2016 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
16. Department of administration.
16.994 Information technology block grants.
16.994 Information technology block grants.
16.994(1) (1) Competitive grants. In fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, the department may annually award grants on a competitive basis to eligible school districts for the purpose of improving information technology infrastructure. In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give priority to applications for school districts in which the percentage of pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) for a free or reduced-price lunch is greater than in other applicant school districts. The department shall require an applicant for a grant under this section to provide all of the following:
16.994(1)(a) (a) A description of the specific infrastructure, including any equipment, that the applicant intends to purchase with grant proceeds.
16.994(1)(b) (b) The applicant's plan to purchase, install, and use the information technology infrastructure described in par. (a).
16.994(1)(c) (c) A description of the applicant's readiness to use information technology infrastructure purchased with grant proceeds.
16.994(2) (2) Eligible school districts. A school district is eligible for a grant under this section if the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is 13 or less.
16.994(3) (3) Maximum awards. The total amount the department may award to an eligible school district under sub. (1) during the 2015-17 fiscal biennium may not exceed the following:
16.994(3)(a) (a) If the membership of the eligible school district is fewer than 750 pupils, $30,000.
16.994(3)(b) (b) If the membership of the eligible school district is 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils, $40 multiplied by the school district's membership.
16.994(3)(c) (c) If the membership of the eligible school district is more than 1,500 pupils, $60,000.
16.994(4) (4) Funding limitation. The department may not award grants under this section that total more than $7,500,000 in any fiscal year.
NOTE: This section is repealed eff. 7-1-17 by 2015 Wis. Act 55.
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