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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