Wis. Stat. § 43.01
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 43.01, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Definitions.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) “Department” means the department of public instruction.
(2) “Division” means the division for libraries and technology in the department.
(3) “Municipality” means a city, village, town, tribal government or tribal association, or a school district that maintained and operated a public library facility prior to December 17, 1971.
(4) “Network” means a formal arrangement between libraries or other informational service organizations whereby materials, information and services are exchanged and made available to potential users.
(5) “Public library system” means a system established as either a federated public library system under s. 43.19 or a consolidated public library system under s. 43.21 .
(6) “State superintendent” means the state superintendent of public instruction.
(7) “Tribal college” means an accredited college, operated or controlled by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, that meets the requirements of 25 USC 1804 .
History: 1971 c. 152 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 347 ; 1983 a. 189 ; 1985 a. 177 ss. 4 , 5 ; 1993 a. 335 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 1967 , 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 48 ; 2011 a. 158 ; 2015 a. 306 .
(1) “Department” means the department of public instruction.
(2) “Division” means the division for libraries and technology in the department.
(3) “Municipality” means a city, village, town, tribal government or tribal association, or a school district that maintained and operated a public library facility prior to December 17, 1971.
(4) “Network” means a formal arrangement between libraries or other informational service organizations whereby materials, information and services are exchanged and made available to potential users.
(5) “Public library system” means a system established as either a federated public library system under s. 43.19 or a consolidated public library system under s. 43.21 .
(6) “State superintendent” means the state superintendent of public instruction.
(7) “Tribal college” means an accredited college, operated or controlled by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, that meets the requirements of 25 USC 1804 .
History: 1971 c. 152 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 347 ; 1983 a. 189 ; 1985 a. 177 ss. 4 , 5 ; 1993 a. 335 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 1967 , 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 48 ; 2011 a. 158 ; 2015 a. 306 .
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