2. The ability of the parent to provide the transportation.
3. Other information deemed appropriate by the department.
(b) If the department is asked to determine the amount of compensation under par. (a), the school board shall provide transportation for the pupil using one of the options under s. 121.55 (1) (a) or (c) to (e), Stats., until a determination by the department is made. The department's determination shall be final, subject to judicial review pursuant to ch. 227, Stats. SECTION 2. PI 7.05 (2) (Note) is repealed.
SECTION 3. PI 7.05 (6) is created to read:
PI 7.05 (6) Parent contract disputes.
(a) If the school board and the parent or guardian cannot agree on the amount of compensation under this section, the department shall determine the amount of compensation to be designated in the contract upon the request of either party. The department shall determine the amount of compensation by reviewing the school board’s estimated cost to transport the private school pupil and the school district’s average cost per pupil for bus transportation in the previous school year determined under sub. (2).
(b) In conducting the review under par. (a), the department shall utilize all the written records described under sub. (2) to determine that the district properly applied the statutes to arrive at its estimate. The department's determination shall be final, subject to judicial review pursuant to ch. 227, Stats. SECTION 4. PI 7.06 is repealed.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE:
The proposed rules contained in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month commencing after the date of publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. Dated this _____ day of ____________, 2019
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Carolyn Stanford Taylor
State Superintendent
