March 15, 2000 Chippewa Falls
Wednesday CESA 10
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. 725 West Park Avenue
Room 1
The hearing sites are fully accessible to people with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to access any meeting, please call Larry Allen, Director, Education Options, at (608) 267-2402, or leave a message with the Teletypewriter (TTY) at (608) 267-2427 at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Reasonable accommodation includes materials prepared in an alternative format, as provided under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Copies of Rule and Contact Person
A copy of the proposed rule and the fiscal estimate may be obtained by sending an email request to
lori.slauson@dpi.state.wi.us or by writing to:
Lori Slauson
Administrative Rules &
Federal Grants Coordinator
Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707
Written comments on the proposed rules received by Ms. Slauson at the above address no later than March 20, 2000, will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing. Comments submitted via email will not be accepted as formal testimony.
Analysis by the Department of Public Instruction
1999 Wis. Act 9 created an alternative education grant program under s. 115.366, Stats.. The Act also requires the department to promulgate rules to administer the program and to define alternative education programs to be funded.
In compliance with the Act, the proposed rules establish criteria and procedures for awarding alternative education program grants. The definition of an alternative education program reflects the statutory definition of alternative education programs under s. 115.28 (7) (e), Stats.
The Act appropriated $5,000,000 for the 2000-2001 school year. The department will annually submit to school districts application materials specifying funding limits and eligibility criteria. For the upcoming school year, the department will send grant application materials to school districts in January. Grant applications must be returned to the department in the spring of 2000 and grants will be awarded prior to July 1, 2000.
Grants will be awarded for a 5 year period (100% for the first 3 years, 60% for the 4th year, 40% for the 5
th year). Grant recipients: 1) may not use these funds to supplant alternative education program funding received from other local, state or federal sources, and 2) shall agree to participate in any state level evaluations of the program as required by the state superintendent.
Fiscal Estimate
Under s. 20.255 (2) (cf), Stats., 1999 Wisconsin Act 9 appropriated $5,000,000 for the department to award grants to school districts and consortia of schools districts for alternative education programs, as defined by the department by rule. As required by the Act, the rule defines alternative education program and establishes criteria and procedures for awarding alternative education program grants. The rules will have no fiscal effect on local governments or small businesses.
Since the Act did not allocate staff resources to administer the program, the department is reallocating limited state and federal funds for this purpose.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rules are not anticipated to have a fiscal effect on small businesses as defined under s. 227.114(1)(a), Stats.
Notice of Hearing
Public Instruction
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 43.24 (1) (b) and 227.11 (2) (a), Stats., and interpreting s. 43.24 (1), Stats., the department of public instruction will hold a public hearing as follows to consider emergency and proposed permanent rules, relating to public library system aid payment adjustments. Emergency rules will be promulgated by the department in March 2000. The hearing will be held as follows:
Hearing Information
April 4, 2000 Madison
Tuesday GEF 3 Building
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. 125 South Webster St.
Room 041
The hearing site is fully accessible to people with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to access any meeting, please call Larry Nix, Director, Public Library Development, at (608) 266-7270 or leave a message with the Teletypewriter (TTY) at (608) 267-2427 at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Reasonable accommodation includes materials prepared in an alternative format, as provided under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Copies of Rule and Contact Person
A copy of the proposed rule and the fiscal estimate may be obtained by sending an email request to
lori.slauson@dpi.state.wi.us or by writing to:
Lori Slauson
Administrative Rules &
Federal Grants Coordinator
Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707
Written comments on the proposed rules received by Ms. Slauson at the above address no later than April 7, 2000, will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing. Comments submitted via email will not be accepted as formal testimony.
Analysis by the Department of Public Instruction
The proposed rule adjusts public library aid payments to be consistent with system services areas after territorial changes occur. If the territory of a public library system is altered before the new distribution formula created under s. 43.24 (1) (c), Stats., becomes effective, the department shall adjust the aid paid based on the previous funding formula established under s. 43.24 (1), Stats.
The amount of the transfer will be the 1999 share of state aid generated by the territory causing the change applied to the current appropriation. The territorial share will be determined by summing the territory's payment factors (square miles, population, and expenditure) as calculated for the 1999 system aids payment and dividing by $13,249,800, the total amount paid in 1999.
Fiscal Estimate
In accordance with s. 43.24 (1) (b), Stats., the proposed rules adjust public library aid payments to be consistent with system services areas after territorial changes occur.
The formula used to make aid payment adjustments will change but the total funds distributed statewide will remain the same. Therefore, the proposed rules will have no fiscal effect.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The proposed rules are not anticipated to have a fiscal effect on small businesses as defined under s. 227.114(1)(a), Stats.
Notice of Hearings
Public Instruction
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 115.36 (3) (a) 5., 115.361 (1) and 227.11 (2) (a), Stats., and interpreting s. 115.36 and 115.361, Stats., the department of public instruction will hold public hearings as follows to consider emergency and proposed permanent rules, relating to alcohol and other drug abuse programs. Emergency rules will be promulgated by the department in March 2000. The hearings will be held as follows:
Hearing Information
March 6, 2000 Oconomowoc
Monday Olympia Resort & Spa
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. 1350 Royale Mile Rd.
Illinois Room
March 8, 2000 Rice Lake
Wednesday Wisconsin Indianhead
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Technical College
1900 College Dr.
Conference Center
The hearing sites are fully accessible to people with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to access any meeting, please call Michael Thompson, Director, Student Services, Prevention, and Wellness Team, at (608) 266-3584, or leave a message with the Teletypewriter (TTY) at (608) 267-2427 at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Reasonable accommodation includes materials prepared in an alternative format, as provided under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Copies of Rule and Contact Person
A copy of the proposed rule and the fiscal estimate may be obtained by sending an email request to
lori.slauson@dpi.state.wi.us or by writing to:
Lori Slauson,
Administrative Rules &
Federal Grants Coordinator
Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707
Written comments on the proposed rules received by Ms. Slauson at the above address no later than March 17, 2000, will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing. Comments submitted via email will not be accepted as formal testimony.
