AB621,8,222 115.372 (2) The state superintendent shall seek the advice of and consult with
23the council on issues related to persons who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of
24hearing
. The state superintendent and the director of the Wisconsin Educational

1Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or their designees, shall attend
2meetings of the council.
AB621,27 3Section 27. 115.372 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,8,64 115.372 (3) (b) Advise the state superintendent on such statewide services,
5activities, programs, investigations, and research as in its judgment will benefit
6pupils who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,28 7Section 28. 115.372 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,8,108 115.372 (3) (d) Review the level and quality of services available to pupils in
9the state who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing and make
10recommendations about those services.
AB621,29 11Section 29. 115.372 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,8,1412 115.372 (3) (e) Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve the
13preparation of teachers and other staff who provide services to pupils who are
14hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,30 15Section 30. 115.372 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,8,1816 115.372 (3) (f) Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve
17coordination between the department and other agencies in providing services to
18persons who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,31 19Section 31. 115.372 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,8,2220 115.372 (5) The council shall have access to public files, public records, and
21statistics kept in the department that relate to matters concerning children who are
22hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,32 23Section 32. 115.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.51 (2)Hearing impaired Deaf or hard of hearing" has the meaning given
2in the rules promulgated by the state superintendent to define “hearing impairments
3loss" under s. 115.76 (5) (a) 2.
AB621,33 4Section 33. 115.52 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,9,75 115.52 (1m) Purpose. The purpose of the program is to serve as a statewide
6educational resource relating to hearing impairments loss to benefit all Wisconsin
7children who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,34 8Section 34. 115.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,9,129 115.52 (2) Governance. The state superintendent shall maintain and govern
10the program's facilities. The state superintendent shall appoint an individual who
11has training and experience in educating pupils who are hearing impaired deaf or
12hard of hearing
to serve as the director of the program.
AB621,35 13Section 35. 115.52 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,9,1514 115.52 (3) Services. (intro.) The program shall provide services that benefit
15children throughout the state who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,36 16Section 36. 115.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,9,2417 115.52 (3) (a) 1. `Residents 3 to 20 years old.' The program shall operate a school
18at which any resident of this state 3 to 20 years old who is hearing impaired deaf or
19hard of hearing
, and for the duration of a school term any resident of this state who
20is hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing and becomes 21 years old during that
21school term, shall be received and taught free of charge if the individualized
22education program for the resident under s. 115.787 and the educational placement
23under s. 115.79 specify the school operated by the program as the appropriate
24placement.
AB621,37 25Section 37. 115.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.52 (3) (a) 2. `Residents 21 years old or older.' The state superintendent may
2admit to the school operated by the program a resident of the state who is hearing
3impaired
deaf or hard of hearing and is 21 years of age or older prior to the beginning
4of a school term upon the payment of fees fixed by the state superintendent and upon
5the recommendation of the secretary of health services, the director of the technical
6college system, or the director of the program.
AB621,38 7Section 38. 115.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,10,158 115.52 (3) (a) 3. `Nonresidents.' A nonresident of this state, who is hearing
9impaired
deaf or hard of hearing, who either is 3 to 20 years old or becomes 21 years
10old during a school term, whose individualized education program under 20 USC
111414
(d) and educational placement specify the school operated by the program as
12the appropriate placement, and who is capable of receiving instruction may be
13received at the school upon payment in advance of the fees fixed by the state
14superintendent, but no nonresident may be received to the exclusion of a resident
15pupil.
AB621,39 16Section 39. 115.52 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,10,1817 115.52 (3) (b) 4. Provide in-service and other training to teachers and other
18staff serving pupils who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,40 19Section 40. 115.52 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,10,2320 115.52 (3) (b) 5. Provide training, technical assistance, and consultation
21services for parents of children who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing and
22for professionals who work with children who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of
23hearing
.
AB621,41 24Section 41. 115.52 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.52 (3) (b) 6. Provide access to educational materials to children who are
2hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,42 3Section 42. 115.52 (3) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,11,54 115.52 (3) (b) 8. Serve as a clearinghouse for information about children who
5are hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,43 6Section 43. 115.52 (3) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,11,97 115.52 (3) (b) 11. Facilitate the preparation of teachers of pupils who are
8hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing by providing assistance to teacher
9preparation programs.
AB621,44 10Section 44. 115.52 (3) (b) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,11,1211 115.52 (3) (b) 12. Provide other statewide services that relate to the education
12of children who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,45 13Section 45. 115.52 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,11,1714 115.52 (3) (c) 1. `Birth to 3 services.' The program may provide instruction or
15services, or both, for children who are under the age of 3 and are hearing impaired
16deaf or hard of hearing and their parents. The instruction or services are subject to
17the approval of, and shall comply with requirements established by, the department.
AB621,46 18Section 46. 115.52 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,11,2519 115.52 (3) (c) 2. `Library.' Educational media and materials acquired by the
20program constitute a circulating collection for persons who are hearing impaired
21deaf or hard of hearing. The collection shall be kept at the program's facility and be
22under the supervision of its director. All school age children of the state who are
23hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing may use the media and materials upon
24compliance with criteria established by the director of the program and approved by
25the state superintendent.
AB621,47
1Section 47. 115.52 (3) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,12,32 115.52 (3) (c) 3. `Summer programs.' The program shall provide summer
3programs each year for children who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,48 4Section 48. 115.53 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,12,105 115.53 (5) Arrange for visits by members of the staff of either the Wisconsin
6Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing or the Wisconsin
7Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired to other public schools or to families of
8children who are hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing or children who are
9visually impaired, whenever it appears to the state superintendent that such visits
10will be of advantage to such children.
AB621,49 11Section 49. 115.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,12,23 12115.54 Compulsory education. If it appears, by affidavit, to any circuit
13judge that any child who is either hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing or
14visually impaired and who is between the ages of 6 and 21 is deprived of a suitable
15education by the failure of the person having the care and custody of the child to
16provide a suitable education, the judge shall order the person to bring the child before
17the judge. If the material allegations of the affidavit are denied, the judge shall
18subpoena witnesses and hear testimony. If the allegations are admitted or
19established, the judge may order the child sent to the school operated by the
20Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the
21school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or to
22some class or other school for instruction, but the order may not make a direct charge
23for the class or school against any county.
AB621,50 24Section 50. 115.76 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,12,2525 115.76 (5) (a) 2. Hearing impairments loss.
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1Section 51. 115.787 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,13,72 115.787 (3) (b) 4. Consider the communication needs of the child, and, in the
3case of a child who is hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing, consider the child's
4language and communication needs, opportunities for direct communications with
5peers and professional personnel in the child's language and communication mode,
6academic level and full range of needs, including opportunities for direct instruction
7in the child's language and communication mode.
AB621,52 8Section 52. 118.255 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,13,139 118.255 (1) (a) Under this section “physical or mental health treatment
10services" means treatment for physical or orthopedic disability, developmental
11disability, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment loss, visual disability, speech
12or language disability; and includes itinerant services such as evaluative and
13diagnostic services.
AB621,53 14Section 53. 459.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,13,1815 459.01 (2) “Hearing aid" means any wearable instrument or device designed
16for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing
17loss and any parts, attachments or accessories of such an instrument or device,
18except batteries and cords.
AB621,54 19Section 54. 459.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,13,2420 459.01 (5) “Practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids" means the
21measurement of human hearing by means of an audiometer or by any other means
22accepted by the examining board solely for the purpose of making selections,
23adaptations or sales of hearing aids intended to compensate for impaired hearing
24loss. This term also includes making impressions for ear molds.
AB621,55 25Section 55. 459.10 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1459.10 (1) (q) Intentionally or negligently misrepresented the cause of a
2hearing impairment loss or the cure of a hearing impairment loss by the use of a
3hearing aid.
AB621,56 4Section 56. 459.20 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,14,85 459.20 (3g) “Hearing aid" means any wearable or implantable instrument or
6device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired
7human hearing loss and any parts, attachments or accessories of such an instrument
8or device, except batteries and cords.
AB621,57 9Section 57. 459.20 (3p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,14,1410 459.20 (3p) “Practice of fitting and dealing in hearing aids" means the
11measurement of human hearing by means of an audiometer or by any other means
12accepted by the examining board for the purpose of making selections, adaptations
13or sales of hearing aids intended to compensate for impaired hearing loss, and
14includes making impressions for ear molds.
AB621,58 15Section 58. 459.34 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,14,1816 459.34 (2) (i) Intentionally or negligently misrepresented the cause of a
17hearing impairment loss or the cure of a hearing impairment loss by the use of a
18hearing aid.
AB621,59 19Section 59. 632.895 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,14,2320 632.895 (16) (a) 2. “Hearing aid" means any externally wearable instrument
21or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for
22impaired human hearing loss and any parts, attachments, or accessories of such an
23instrument or device, except batteries and cords.
AB621,60 24Section 60. 632.895 (16) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1632.895 (16) (b) 1. a. Coverage of the cost of hearing aids and cochlear implants
2that are prescribed by a physician, or by an audiologist licensed under subch. II of
3ch. 459, in accordance with accepted professional medical or audiological standards,
4for a child covered under the policy or plan who is under 18 years of age and who is
5certified as deaf or hearing impaired hard of hearing by a physician or by an
6audiologist licensed under subch. II of ch. 459.
AB621,61 7Section 61. 885.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,15,208 885.37 (1) If a municipal court has notice that a person who is a juvenile or
9parent subject to ch. 938, or who is a witness in a proceeding under ch. 938, has a
10language difficulty because of the inability to speak or understand English, has a
11hearing impairment loss, is unable to speak or has a speech defect, the court shall
12make a factual determination of whether the language difficulty or, the hearing loss,
13or the speaking impairment is sufficient to prevent the individual from
14communicating with his or her attorney, reasonably understanding the English
15testimony or reasonably being understood in English. If the court determines that
16an interpreter is necessary, the court shall advise the person that he or she has a right
17to a qualified interpreter and that, if the person cannot afford one, an interpreter will
18be provided for him or her at the public's expense. Any waiver of the right to an
19interpreter is effective only if made voluntarily in person, in open court and on the
20record.
AB621,62 21Section 62. 885.37 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,16,922 885.37 (3) (b) In any administrative contested case proceeding before a state,
23county or municipal agency, if the agency conducting the proceeding has notice that
24a party to the proceeding has a language difficulty because of the inability to speak
25or understand English, has a hearing impairment loss, is unable to speak or has a

1speech defect, the agency shall make a factual determination of whether the
2language difficulty or, hearing loss, or speaking impairment is sufficient to prevent
3the party from communicating with others, reasonably understanding the English
4testimony or reasonably being understood in English. If the agency determines that
5an interpreter is necessary, the agency shall advise the party that he or she has a
6right to a qualified interpreter. After considering the party's ability to pay and the
7other needs of the party, the agency may provide for an interpreter for the party at
8the public's expense. Any waiver of the right to an interpreter is effective only if made
9at the administrative contested case proceeding.
AB621,63 10Section 63. 885.37 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,16,2011 885.37 (5) (b) The department of health services shall maintain a list of
12qualified interpreters for use with persons who have hearing impairments are deaf
13or hard of hearing
. The department shall distribute the list, upon request and
14without cost, to courts and agencies who must appoint interpreters. If an interpreter
15needs to be appointed for a person who has a hearing impairment is deaf or hard of
16hearing
, the court or agency shall appoint a qualified interpreter from the list. If no
17listed interpreter is available or able to interpret, the court or agency shall appoint
18as interpreter another person who is able to accurately communicate with and
19convey information to and receive information from the hearing-impaired person
20who is deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,64 21Section 64. 905.015 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,16,23 22905.015 (title) Interpreters for persons with language difficulties,
23limited English proficiency,
or hearing loss, or speaking impairments.
AB621,65 24Section 65. 905.015 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1905.015 (1) If an interpreter for a person with a language difficulty, limited
2English proficiency, as defined in s. 885.38 (1) (b), or a hearing loss or speaking
3impairment interprets as an aid to a communication which is privileged by statute,
4rules adopted by the supreme court, or the U.S. or state constitution, the interpreter
5may be prevented from disclosing the communication by any person who has a right
6to claim the privilege. The interpreter may claim the privilege but only on behalf of
7the person who has the right. The authority of the interpreter to do so is presumed
8in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
AB621,17,99 (End)
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