EmR1802 Hearing Information

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CHAPTER PI 34 - TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROVAL AND LICENSES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to s. 115.28 (7) (a), Stats., and interpreting s. 115.28 (7) (a), Stats., the Department of Public Instruction will hold a public hearing as follows to consider the promulgation of Emergency Rule 1802, revising PI 34 relating to revisions to emergency rules governing licensure as a result of 2017 Wisconsin Act 59.

This emergency rule will replace Emergency Rule 1711 to align emergency rule provisions with recent changes in statute as a result of 2017 Wisconsin Act 59. This new emergency rule will ensure consistency between rule and statute while a related permanent rule (Clearinghouse Rule 17-093) completes promulgation. The hearings will be held as follows:

Hearing Information

DATE AND TIME  

February 15, 2018

2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

LOCATION

Madison

GEF 3 Building

125 South Webster St.

Room 041

For those who cannot attend the public hearing, comments received by the Department will be given the same weight as testimony presented at the hearing.

The hearing site is fully accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to access the meeting, please call Carl Bryan at [phone], or leave a message with the Teletypewriter (TTY) at [phone], 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.

Submittal of Written Comments and Deadline for Submission

Written comments may be made via the Department’s form for submitting comment at https://goo.gl/forms/bxuFf5rTXfj20NLU2. Questions or additional testimony may be accepted by using the contact information below. Written comments on the emergency rule received no later than February 23, 2018 will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing.

Agency Contact Person

Carl Bryan, Administrative Rules Coordinator, [e-mail], Department of Public Instruction, 125 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841.

The proposed administrative rule is available to review at https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/policy-budget/PI%2034D2%20emergency%20rule.pdf or https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/emergency_rules/all/emr1802.