15.227 (17) (b) (intro.) The council shall have
19 21 members, serving 5-year terms, consisting of:
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Section 65r. 15.227 (17) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
15.227 (17) (b) 1. Seven Eight representatives of the labor community in this state.
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Section 65s. 15.227 (17) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
15.227 (17) (b) 2. Seven Eight representatives of the management community in this state.
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Section 66
. 15.227 (24) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
15.227 (24) (a) 4. The state superintendent of public instruction or the state superintendent's designee.
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Section 66b. 15.227 (24) (a) 5n. of the statutes is created to read:
15.227 (24) (a) 5n. One representative to the assembly appointed by the assembly minority leader.
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Section 66bm. 15.227 (24) (a) 5r. of the statutes is created to read:
15.227 (24) (a) 5r. One senator appointed by the senate minority leader.
27,66c
Section 66c. 15.227 (24) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
15.227 (24) (a) 12. One member who is an elected county official.
27,66e
Section 66e. 15.227 (24) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.227 (24) (bm) The members of the council appointed under par. (a) 6. to 11. 12. and the chairperson of the council shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor.
27,66f
Section 66f. 15.257 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
27,66g
Section 66g. 15.315 of the statutes is repealed.
27,66m
Section 66m. 15.345 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
27,66r
Section 66r. 15.347 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
15.347 (2) Dry cleaner environmental response council. There is created in the department of natural resources a dry cleaner environmental response council consisting of the following members appointed for 3-year terms:
(a) One member representing dry cleaning operations with annual gross receipts of less than $200,000.
(b) Two members representing dry cleaning operations with annual gross receipts of at least $200,000.
(c) One member representing wholesale distributors of dry cleaning solvent.
(d) One engineer or hydrogeologist with knowledge, experience or education concerning remediation of environmental contamination.
(e) One member representing manufacturers and sellers of dry cleaning equipment.
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Section 67
. 15.347 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.347 (4) (c) One from the department of education public instruction, appointed by the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction.
27,67m
Section 67m. 15.347 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
27,67p
Section 67p. 15.347 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
27,67q
Section 67q. 15.347 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
27,67s
Section 67s. 15.347 (18) of the statutes is repealed.
27,68t
Section 68t. 15.347 (19) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 69
. 15.37 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
15.37 Department of public instruction; creation. There is created a department of public instruction under the direction and supervision of the state superintendent of public instruction.
27,70
Section 70
. 15.373 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.373 (1) Division for learning support, equity and advocacy. There is created in the department of education public instruction a division for learning support, equity and advocacy.
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Section 71
. 15.373 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.373 (2) Division for libraries and community learning. There is created in the department of education public instruction a division for libraries and community learning.
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Section 72
. 15.374 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.374 (1) Office of educational accountability. There is created an office of educational accountability in the department of education public instruction. The director of the office shall be appointed by the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction.
27,73m
Section 73m. 15.375 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 74
. 15.375 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.375 (2) School district boundary appeal board. There is created a school district boundary appeal board in the department of education public instruction. The board shall consist of 12 school board members appointed by the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction for staggered 2-year terms and the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee. Four board members shall be school board members of school districts with small enrollments, 4 board members shall be school board members of school districts with medium enrollments and 4 board members shall be school board members of school districts with large enrollments. No 2 school board members of the board may reside within the boundaries of the same cooperative educational service agency.
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Section 75m. 15.375 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.915 (6), and 15.915 (6) (a) and (b) 1. and 6. (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
15.915 (6) (a) Creation. There is created an environmental education board attached to the department of education University of Wisconsin System under s. 15.03.
(b) 1. The secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction.
6. (intro.) One member, appointed for a 3-year term by the secretary of education president of the University of Wisconsin System, to represent each of the following:
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Section 78
. 15.377 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.377 (1) Council on the education of the blind. There is created in the department of education
public instruction a council on the education of the blind consisting of 3 members, who shall be visually handicapped and shall have a recognized interest in and a demonstrated knowledge of the problems of the visually handicapped, appointed by the secretary of education
state superintendent of public instruction for staggered 6-year terms. “Visually handicapped" means having a) a visual acuity equal to or less than 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or b) a visual acuity greater than 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses, but accompanied by a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
27,79m
Section 79m. 15.377 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
27,80m
Section 80m. 15.377 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 81
. 15.377 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.377 (4) Council on exceptional education. There is created in the department of education
public instruction a council on exceptional education consisting of 15 members appointed by the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction for 3-year terms. No more than 7 members of the council may be persons who do not have children with exceptional educational needs and who are representatives of the state, school districts, county handicapped children's education boards or cooperative educational service agencies. At least 5 members of the council shall be parents or guardians of a child with exceptional educational needs, at least one member of the council shall be a school board member, at least one member shall be a certified teacher of regular education as defined in s. 115.76 (9) and at least one member shall be a certified teacher of special education.
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Section 82
. 15.377 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.377 (6) Council on library and network development. There is created in the department of education public instruction a council on library and network development composed of 15 members. Seven of the members shall be library science, audiovisual and informational science professionals representative of various types of libraries and information services, including public libraries, public library systems, school libraries, public and private academic libraries, special libraries and library educators. Eight of the members shall be public members who have demonstrated an interest in libraries or other types of information services. The members of the council shall be appointed for 3-year terms. The council shall meet 6 times annually and shall also meet on the call of the secretary of education
state superintendent of public instruction, and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson or a majority of its members.
27,83ag
Section 83ag. 15.377 (7m) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 84
. 15.435 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
27,84e
Section 84e. 15.467 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
27,84g
Section 84g. 15.467 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 85
. 15.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.57 (1) The secretary of administration, the
secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction, the president of the university of Wisconsin system and the director of the technical college system board, or their designees.
27,85d
Section 85d. 15.57 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
27,85g
Section 85g. 15.57 (6g) of the statutes is created to read:
15.57 (6g) The president of the Wisconsin Public Radio Association.
27,85h
Section 85h. 15.57 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
15.57 (6m) One member with a demonstrated interest in public television who resides within the coverage area of an education television channel subject to s. 39.11 (3).
27,85j
Section 85j. 15.577 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
27,85k
Section 85k. 15.577 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
27,85km
Section 85km. 15.615 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
27,85L
Section 85L. 15.615 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
27,85n
Section 85n. 15.617 of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 86
. 15.64 of the statutes is repealed.
27,87
Section 87
. 15.643 of the statutes is repealed.
27,89m
Section 89m. 15.647 of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 90m. 15.67 of the statutes is created to read:
15.67 Higher educational aids board; creation. (1) There is created a higher educational aids board consisting of the state superintendent of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3-year terms, except that the members specified under pars. (a) 5. and 6. and (b) 3. shall be appointed for 2-year terms:
(a) To represent public institutions of higher education, all of the following:
1. One member of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
2. One member of the technical college system board.
3. One financial aids administrator within the University of Wisconsin System.
4. One financial aids administrator within the technical college system.
5. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at an institution or center within the University of Wisconsin System who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.
6. One student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at a technical college who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.
(b) To represent private, nonprofit institutions of higher education, all of the following:
1. One member of a board of trustees of an independent college or university in this state.
2. One financial aids administrator of a private nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.
3. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.
(c) One member to represent the general public.
(2) If a student member under sub. (1) loses the status upon which the appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a qualified successor.
