AB603, s. 17 3Section 17. 115.52 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
4is amended to read:
AB603,6,195 115.52 (3) All the blind and the deaf residents of this state 6 to 20 years old,
6and for the duration of a school term all the blind or deaf residents of this state who
7become 21 years old during that school term, who are capable of receiving instruction
8shall be received and taught in the schools school free of charge. Like nonresident
9pupils also may be received upon payment in advance of the fees fixed by the state
10superintendent at an amount not less than $75 per month, but no nonresident shall
11be received to the exclusion of a resident pupil. The state superintendent also may
12admit pupils who are 21 years of age or older prior to the beginning of a school term
13upon the payment of fees fixed by the superintendent and upon the recommendation
14of the secretary of health and family services, the director of the technical college
15system or the superintendent of the school to which the pupil will be assigned. All
16pupils shall equally and freely enjoy the benefits and privileges of the schools school
17and have the use of the library and books of instruction and receive board, lodging
18and laundry, without discrimination. The schools school may provide transportation
19for resident pupils.
AB603, s. 18 20Section 18. 115.52 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
21is amended to read:
AB603,7,222 115.52 (5) The state superintendent may grant approval for the maintenance
23of a summer school at the school for the deaf whenever it will be to the advantage of
24deaf persons and may grant approval for the maintenance of a summer school at the
25school for the visually handicapped whenever it will be to the advantage of visually

1handicapped minors. There shall be a summer school each year at the school for the
2visually handicapped
for visually handicapped adults.
AB603, s. 19 3Section 19. 115.52 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
4is amended to read:
AB603,7,95 115.52 (6) The state superintendent may make charges for meals, living
6quarters, laundry and other services furnished to employes of the schools school and
7their families. The state superintendent also may make charges for services
8furnished to visitors at the schools school and participants in training programs and
9institutes.
AB603, s. 20 10Section 20. 115.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB603,7,1511 115.52 (7) The Wisconsin school for the deaf may provide instruction for
12preschool deaf children and their parents. The Wisconsin school for the visually
13handicapped may provide instruction for preschool visually handicapped children
14and their parents.
Such instruction or treatment shall be subject to the approval of,
15and shall comply with requirements established by, the department.
AB603, s. 21 16Section 21. 115.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB603,7,2317 115.53 (2) Arrange for vocational, trade or academic training for any pupil in
18either state the school qualified to take such training advantageously, in either a
19public school or technical college or a private business establishment in Janesville
20or
Delavan. The public school and the technical college shall be paid the regular
21tuition for full-time attendance and proportionally for part-time attendance by the
22school district responsible for the pupil's placement in an appropriate program under
23s. 115.85 (1).
AB603, s. 22 24Section 22. 115.53 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB603,8,3
1115.53 (3) Arrange for otological or ophthalmic examination of any pupil or
2prospective pupil of the schools school. The examination shall be paid for from the
3appropriation in s. 20.255 (1) (b).
AB603, s. 23 4Section 23. 115.53 (4) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB603,8,75 115.53 (4) (intro.) Apply to the board of directors of the University of Wisconsin
6Hospitals and Clinics Authority for admission to the University of Wisconsin
7Hospitals and Clinics of any pupil in the state schools school.
AB603,8,108 (a) The application shall be accompanied by the report of a physician appointed
9by the appropriate school superintendent and shall be in the same form as reports
10of other physicians for admission of patients to such hospital.
AB603, s. 24 11Section 24. 115.53 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
12is amended to read:
AB603,8,2013 115.53 (4) (b) The net cost of hospital treatment shall be at the rate established
14under s. 233.40 (1) and shall be chargeable to the appropriation for operating the
15patient's school. The state superintendent likewise may authorize payment for the
16expense of transporting patients to and from the hospital. The state superintendent
17shall make payments for the treatment to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
18Clinics Authority. Funds collected by the state superintendent on account of the
19hospitalization shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (b) for the
20school concerned.
AB603, s. 25 21Section 25. 115.53 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
22is amended to read:
AB603,8,2523 115.53 (5) Arrange for visits by members of the staff of either the school to other
24public schools or to families of blind or deaf children, whenever it appears to the state
25superintendent that such visits will be of advantage to blind or deaf children.
AB603, s. 26
1Section 26. 115.53 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB603,9,52 115.53 (6) Charge the school district responsible for a pupil's placement in a
3the school under this subchapter for the costs of transporting the pupil to and from
4the pupil's home on weekends. All fees received under this subsection shall be
5deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (gt).
AB603, s. 27 6Section 27. 115.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB603,9,15 7115.54 Compulsory education. If it appears, by affidavit, to any circuit
8judge that any blind or deaf child between the ages of 6 and 21 is deprived of a
9suitable education by the failure of the person having the care and custody of the
10child to provide a suitable education, the judge shall order the person to bring the
11child before the judge. If the material allegations of the affidavit are denied, the
12judge shall subpoena witnesses and hear testimony. If the allegations are admitted
13or established, the judge may, if appropriate, order the child sent to the school for the
14visually handicapped or for the deaf or to some class or other school for instruction,
15but the order shall not make a direct charge for the class or school against any county.
AB603, s. 28 16Section 28. 115.55 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
17amended to read:
AB603,9,24 18115.55 Library for the blind and visually handicapped. Embossed, clear
19type or large type text books acquired by the school for the visually handicapped
20department shall constitute a circulating collection for the blind and visually
21handicapped. The collection shall be kept at the school and be under the supervision
22of its superintendent the department. All blind and visually handicapped school age
23children of the state may use such books upon compliance with rules made by the
24superintendent and approved by the
with the approval of the state superintendent.
AB603, s. 29
1Section 29. 115.58 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
2amended to read:
AB603,10,11 3115.58 (title) Park grounds of the former state school for the visually
4handicapped
. The state superintendent may, with the approval of the department
5of administration,
permit the city of Janesville to use portions of the grounds of the
6former state school for the visually handicapped at Janesville, which abut on the
7Rock river, for purposes of operating a city park. Any construction on such grounds
8is subject to prior approval by the state superintendent. Any agreement pursuant
9hereto shall be cancelable at the option of either party without liability. Any such
10grounds so used by the city of Janesville shall be supervised by the city and shall be
11subject to the ordinances of the city of Janesville applicable to city parks.
AB603, s. 30 12Section 30. 115.77 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
13is amended to read:
AB603,10,1614 115.77 (3) (a) Services for children with exceptional educational needs who are
15under the jurisdiction of the state superintendent and for the Wisconsin school for
16the deaf and the Wisconsin school for the visually handicapped.
AB603, s. 31 17Section 31. 115.88 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB603,10,2518 115.88 (8m) Aid for creating and improving programs and services for
19children with visual disabilities.
The full cost of salaries, fringe benefits and other
20approved costs attributable to providing new and expanded educational and related
21programs and services for children with visual disabilities shall be paid from the
22appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bj). If the program or service is eligible for aid
23under subs. (1) to (6) or (8) and under this subsection, the department shall consider
24it eligible for aid only under this subsection. This subsection does not apply after
25June 30, 2004.
AB603, s. 32
1Section 32. 115.882 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
2amended to read:
AB603,11,12 3115.882 Proration of state aid. If In the 1999-2000 to 2003-04 fiscal years,
4if
the sum of the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b), (bj) and (br) in any one fiscal
5year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under ss. 115.88 and 118.255, funds
6in the appropriations shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4), then for the
7purpose of s. 115.88 (8m),
and any remaining funds shall be prorated among the
8counties, school districts and cooperative educational service agencies entitled
9thereto. In the 2004-05 fiscal year and thereafter, if the sum of the appropriations
10under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (br) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount
11of aid under ss. 115.88 and 118.255, state aid payments shall be prorated among the
12counties, school districts and cooperative education service agencies entitled thereto.
AB603, s. 33 13Section 33. 115.93 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
14is amended to read:
AB603,11,2015 115.93 (2) Subject to s. 115.882, if the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) in
16any year the 1999-2000 to 2003-04 fiscal years is insufficient to pay the full amount
17of aid under sub. (1), state aid payments shall be prorated among the entitled school
18districts. In the 2004-05 fiscal year and thereafter, if the appropriation under s.
1920.255 (2) (b) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under sub.
20(1), state aid payments shall be prorated among the entitled school districts.
AB603, s. 34 21Section 34. 121.05 (1) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB603,12,222 121.05 (1) (a) 8. Pupils enrolled in a the residential school operated by the state
23under subch. III of ch. 115 for whom the school district is paying tuition under s.
24115.53 (2) determined by multiplying the total number of periods in each day in
25which the pupils are enrolled in the local public school by the total number of days

1for which the pupils are enrolled in the local public school and dividing the product
2by 1,080.
AB603, s. 35 3Section 35. 121.54 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
4is amended to read:
AB603,12,145 121.54 (3) Transportation for children with exceptional educational needs.
6Every school board shall provide transportation for children with exceptional
7educational needs, as defined in s. 115.76 (3), to any public or private elementary or
8high school, to the Wisconsin school for the visually handicapped or the Wisconsin
9school for the deaf or to any special educational program for children with
10exceptional educational needs sponsored by a state tax-supported institution of
11higher education, regardless of distance, if the request for such transportation is
12approved by the state superintendent. Approval shall be based on whether or not the
13child can walk to school with safety and comfort. Section 121.53 shall apply to
14transportation provided under this subsection.
AB603, s. 36 15Section 36. 940.295 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB603,12,1716 940.295 (1) (q) "State school for the visually handicapped or hearing impaired"
17means any schools the school described in s. 115.52 (2).
AB603, s. 37 18Section 37. 940.295 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB603,12,2019 940.295 (2) (j) A The state school for the visually handicapped or hearing
20impaired.
AB603, s. 38 21Section 38 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB603,13,222 (1) Not later than August 1, 1998, the department of administration shall
23determine the amount appropriated in the 1998-99 fiscal year under section 20.255
24(1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1997, that will be saved by the closing
25of the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped. The department of public

1instruction shall ensure that the amount determined by the department of
2administration under this subsection lapses to the general fund.
AB603, s. 39 3Section 39. Initial applicability.
AB603,13,64 (1) The treatment of sections 20.255 (2) (bj), 115.88 (8m), 115.882 and 115.93
5(2) of the statutes first applies to the payment of special education aid in the
61999-2000 school year.
AB603, s. 40 7Section 40. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 1998, except as
8follows:
AB603,13,109 (1) The treatment of sections 20.255 (2) (bj), 115.882 and 115.93 (2) of the
10statutes takes effect on July 1, 1999.
AB603,13,1111 (End)
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