24.60 Definitions. - Wisconsin Statutes

24.60

SUBCHAPTER II
TRUST FUNDS
24.60 Definitions. In this subchapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:

24.60(1)

(1) "Consortium" means an association of 2 or more of any of the following entities for the purpose of implementing, expanding or participating in a distance education or educational technology project:

24.60(1)(a)

(a) A school district.

24.60(1)(b)

(b) A technical college district.

24.60(1)(c)

(c) A county, if the county acts on behalf of a county library board that has adopted a resolution under s. 24.66 (3m).

24.60(1)(d)

(d) A city, village or town, if the city, village or town acts on behalf of a municipal library board that has adopted a resolution under s. 24.66 (3m).

24.60(1g)

(1g) "Distance education" means instruction that takes place, regardless of the location of a teacher or student, by means of telecommunications or other means of communication, including cable, instructional television fixed service, microwave, radio, satellite, computer, telephone or television.

24.60(1r)

(1r) "Educational technology" means technology used in the education or training of any person or in the administration of an elementary or secondary school or a public library.

24.60(1v)

(1v) "Federated public library system" means a federated public library system whose territory lies within 2 or more counties.

24.60(2)

(2) "Municipality" means a town, village, city, county, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, town sanitary district created under s. 60.71, metropolitan sewerage district created under s. 200.05 or 200.23, joint sewerage system created under s. 281.43 (4), school district or technical college district.

24.60(3)

(3) "School district" has the meaning designated under s. 115.01 (3).

24.60(4)

(4) "State trust fund loan" means a loan authorized under s. 24.61 (3).

24.60(5)

(5) "Trust funds" means the common school fund, the normal school fund, the university fund and the agricultural college fund.

24.60 - ANNOT.

History: 1979 c. 221; 1981 c. 169; Stats. 1981 s. 24.60; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (42); 1983 a. 196; 1985 a. 49, 225; 1993 a. 399; 1995 a. 27, 227; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 253.