115.45 (2) (a) Annually by September 15, the school board, on its own initiative or upon receipt of an application from the principal of an elementary school located in the school district, may apply to the department
state superintendent for a grant under this section. The application shall include a plan specifying how the school board intends to meet the requirements under sub. (4), explaining the school board's selection process for individual schools and private service providers and identifying the schools in the school district, or the private service providers certified by the school board as providing the services under sub. (4) (b), to which the grant funds will be applied.
(b) The council for Milwaukee public schools grant programs under s. 115.28 (20) shall review the applications submitted under par. (a) and make recommendations to the secretary state superintendent regarding the schools to be selected and amounts of the grants to be awarded. The council's recommendations shall be based upon and include information regarding the degree to which the proposed projects will effectively meet the requirements under sub. (4).
(3) The department state superintendent shall determine the amount of the grant, if any, to be awarded a school board submitting an application under sub. (2) (a). Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (do). Amounts awarded shall be used by the school board to supplement existing elementary school programs and not to supplant or replace funds otherwise available for such programs.
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Section 2750d. 115.45 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.45 (3m) (b) (intro.) The department state superintendent shall give priority in awarding grants under this section to all of the following programs:
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Section 2750g. 115.45 (4) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.45 (4) (h) (intro.) Annually, each identified school or private service provider shall report to the department state superintendent all of the following:
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Section 2750r. 115.45 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.45 (6) (intro.) The department state superintendent shall:
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Section 2751
. 115.45 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.45 (6) (b) By March 1, 1986, and annually thereafter, submit to the joint committee on finance and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), a budget report detailing the grants the department he or she intends to award under this section in the next fiscal year. The report shall provide summary data on the results of the annual testing required under sub. (4) (b) and include a description of the guidelines used to determine the individual schools and private service providers that will receive funds under this section and the types of expenditures eligible for such funds.
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Section 2751g. 115.45 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.45 (9) (b) The department
state superintendent may authorize a school district to use up to 8% of a grant to pay the costs of transporting pupils under par. (a).
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Section 2751r. 115.45 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.45 (10) Grants under this section shall be awarded for a 3-year period. The department
state superintendent and the grant recipient shall jointly establish performance objectives for each proposed project and criteria for evaluating whether the project meets the objectives. At the end of the 3-year period, the department state superintendent shall determine whether the project met its objectives. A grant may not be renewed unless the department state superintendent determines that the project met its objectives.
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Section 2752
. 115.47 of the statutes is amended to read:
115.47 Designated state official under agreement. The “designated state official" for this state under s. 115.46 shall be the secretary state superintendent.
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Section 2753
. 115.48 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
115.48 Contracts under agreement. True copies of all contracts made on behalf of this state pursuant to the agreement shall be kept on file in the department and in the office of the secretary of state. The department shall publish all such contracts in convenient form.
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Section 2753b. 115.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.51 (1) “Blind" includes persons visually handicapped, as determined by competent medical authority with the approval of the department state superintendent.
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Section 2753c. 115.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.52 (2) The department
state superintendent shall maintain and govern the school for the visually handicapped and the school for the deaf. The department
state superintendent may fix the period of the school year at the schools at not less than 38 weeks, prescribe the school terms and confer diplomas upon meritorious pupils who have completed the prescribed curricula.
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Section 2753d. 115.52 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.52 (3) All the blind and the deaf residents of this state 6 to 20 years old, and for the duration of a school term all the blind or deaf residents of this state who become 21 years old during that school term, who are capable of receiving instruction shall be received and taught in the schools free of charge. Like nonresident pupils also may be received upon payment in advance of the fees fixed by the department state superintendent at an amount not less than $75 per month, but no nonresident shall be received to the exclusion of a resident pupil. The department state superintendent also may admit pupils who are 21 years of age or older prior to the beginning of a school term upon the payment of fees fixed by the superintendent and upon the recommendation of the secretary of health and family services, the director of the technical college system or the superintendent of the school to which the pupil will be assigned. All pupils shall equally and freely enjoy the benefits and privileges of the schools and have the use of the library and books of instruction and receive board, lodging and laundry, without discrimination. The schools may provide transportation for resident pupils.
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Section 2753f. 115.52 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.52 (5) The department
state superintendent may grant approval for the maintenance of a summer school at the school for the deaf whenever it will be to the advantage of deaf persons and may grant approval for the maintenance of a summer school at the school for the visually handicapped whenever it will be to the advantage of visually handicapped minors. There shall be a summer school each year at the school for the visually handicapped for visually handicapped adults.
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Section 2753h. 115.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.52 (6) The department
state superintendent may make charges for meals, living quarters, laundry and other services furnished to employes of the schools and their families. The department state superintendent also may make charges for services furnished to visitors at the schools and participants in training programs and institutes.
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Section 2753j. 115.53 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.53 (title) Department State superintendent; powers. (intro.) The department state superintendent may:
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Section 2753L. 115.53 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.53 (4) (b) The net cost of hospital treatment shall be at the rate established under s. 233.40 (1) and shall be chargeable to the appropriation for operating the patient's school. The department state superintendent likewise may authorize payment for the expense of transporting patients to and from the hospital. The department
state superintendent shall make payments for the treatment to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority. Funds collected by the department state superintendent on account of the hospitalization shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (b) for the school concerned.
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Section 2753n. 115.53 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.53 (5) Arrange for visits by members of the staff of either school to other public schools or to families of blind or deaf children, whenever it appears to the department state superintendent that such visits will be of advantage to blind or deaf children.
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Section 2753p. 115.55 of the statutes is amended to read:
115.55 Library for the blind and visually handicapped. Embossed, clear type or large type text books acquired by the school for the visually handicapped shall constitute a circulating collection for the blind and visually handicapped. The collection shall be kept at the school and be under the supervision of its superintendent. All blind and visually handicapped school age children of the state may use such books upon compliance with rules made by the superintendent and approved by the department state superintendent.
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Section 2753r. 115.58 of the statutes is amended to read:
115.58 Park grounds. The department state superintendent may permit the city of Janesville to use portions of the grounds of the state school for the visually handicapped at Janesville, which abut on the Rock river, for purposes of operating a city park. Any construction on such grounds is subject to prior approval by the department state superintendent. Any agreement pursuant hereto shall be cancelable at the option of either party without liability. Any such grounds so used by the city of Janesville shall be supervised by the city and shall be subject to the ordinances of the city of Janesville applicable to city parks.
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Section 2753t. 115.71 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.71 (2) (d) Determined to be an Indian under rules promulgated by the department in coordination with the board state superintendent under s. 115.28 (17) (c).
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Section 2753u. 115.71 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 2753v. 115.74 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.74 (1) (intro.) On or before July 1 in every even-numbered year, the department, in coordination with the board, state superintendent shall:
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Section 2753w. 115.74 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.74 (2) (intro.) Annually, on or before July 1, the department, in coordination with the board, state superintendent shall evaluate all available resources and programs which are or could be directed toward meeting the educational needs of American Indian pupils. The evaluation shall include information on:
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Section 2753x. 115.74 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.74 (4) The department, in coordination with the board, state superintendent shall prepare a biennial report which shall be included as an addendum to the department's biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d). The report shall include the results of the most recent assessment of needs and evaluation of programs under sub. (1), the evaluation of resources under sub. (2) and recommendations for legislation in the area of American Indian language and culture education.
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Section 2754
. 115.745 of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 2754c. 115.75 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.75 (1) (b) (intro.) No alternative school may receive state aid under this section unless the department state superintendent:
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Section 2754g. 115.75 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
115.75 (1) (b) 2. Certifies that the alternative school has met the requirements of ss. 115.73 and 115.735 and has submitted a report to the department state superintendent which includes a description of all expenditures made in the prior year in connection with the program, a budget for the current year for the program and the number of pupils who have completed the fall semester in the program.
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Section 2754n. 115.76 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.76 (3) (intro.) “Child with exceptional educational needs" means a child with any of the following conditions, or such other conditions as the department state superintendent determines, who may require educational services to supplement or replace regular education:
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Section 2754r. 115.76 (3) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.76 (3) (m) Any combination of conditions named by the department state superintendent or enumerated in pars. (a) to (L).
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Section 2754w. 115.76 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.76 (8) “Reduced program" means any program which has decreased its educational services, facilities or staff in the manner and degree specified in written standards issued by the department state superintendent.
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Section 2755
. 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.77 (1) Appointment of administrator. The secretary state superintendent shall appoint the administrator.
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Section 2756
. 115.77 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.77 (2) Duties of administrator. (intro.) Subject to the direction of the secretary state superintendent, the administrator:
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Section 2756d. 115.77 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.77 (3) (a) Services for children with exceptional educational needs who are under the jurisdiction of the department state superintendent and for the Wisconsin school for the deaf and the Wisconsin school for the visually handicapped.
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Section 2756h. 115.77 (3) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
115.77 (3) (d) 3. Recommending to the department state superintendent standards for certification of personnel whom the department state superintendent determines to be involved in the education of children described in this paragraph.
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Section 2756p. 115.78 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.78 State exceptional educational needs plan. (intro.) The department state superintendent shall annually issue and make public a state plan for the education of children with exceptional educational needs. The state plan shall include:
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Section 2756t. 115.781 of the statutes is amended to read:
115.781 Reports of service to handicapped children. The department state superintendent shall report to the governor, the joint committee on finance and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), the state's progress toward achieving full service to handicapped children under the education for all handicapped children act of 1975 (P.L. 94-142). The department state superintendent shall submit reports under this section within 45 days of the collection of data for the submission of the report of handicapped children receiving special education and related services, or its successor forms, as required under P.L. 94-142.
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Section 2757
. 115.79 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.79 (1) (intro.) The secretary
state superintendent shall consult with the council on exceptional education concerning:
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Section 2758
. 115.79 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.79 (1) (d) Any other matters upon which the
secretary state superintendent wishes the council's opinion.
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Section 2758d. 115.80 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.80 (1) (a) A parent or a physician, nurse, teacher at a state or county residential facility, psychologist, social worker or administrator of a social agency who has reasonable cause to believe that a child brought to him or her for services has exceptional educational needs shall report the name of the child and any other information required to the school board for the school district or governing body of a state or county residential facility in which the child resides or to the division, except as provided in par. (b). If the child is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.51, the school board shall provide the name of the child and related information to the school board of the school district that the child is attending.
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Section 2758g. 115.80 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.80 (1) (b) A person who is required to be certified or licensed under s. 115.28 (7), who is employed by the school district in which a child attends public school and who has reasonable cause to believe a child has exceptional educational needs shall report such child and any other information required to the school board of that school district. If the child is a nonresident who is attending public school in the school district under s. 118.51, the school board shall provide the name of the child and related information to the school board of the child's school district of residence.
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Section 2758k. 115.80 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.80 (2) School district screening. Each school board is responsible for screening each child who resides in the school district and has not graduated from high school to determine if there is reasonable cause to believe that the child is a child with exceptional educational needs. If the child is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.51 and the school board determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the child is a child with exceptional educational needs, the school board shall provide the name of the child and related information to the school board of the school district that the child is attending.
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Section 2758m. 115.80 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.80 (3) (a) The Except as provided in par. (am), the school board shall appoint a multidisciplinary team for each child reported to it under sub. (1) who resides in the school district and has not graduated from high school and for each child identified under sub. (2). A multidisciplinary team shall be composed of 2 or more persons who are skilled in assessing the exceptional educational needs that a child may have and who are skilled in programming for children with exceptional educational needs. The department state superintendent shall determine the method of appointing members to the team and may require that there be additional members. The number and specialties of additional members may depend on the exceptional educational needs that the particular child is believed to have. Before a child is sent from a state or county residential facility to a school district, the department state superintendent may require that the team for the school district to which the child may be sent include or consult with persons appointed by the governing body of the residential facility. For the evaluation of a child who resides and is receiving education only at a state or county residential facility, the multidisciplinary team shall be appointed by and make recommendations under pars. (c) and (d) to the governing body of the residential facility in which the child resides.
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Section 2760b. 115.80 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
115.80 (3) (am) If a child is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.51, the school board of the school district that the child is attending shall appoint the multidisciplinary team under par. (a).
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Section 2760e. 115.80 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.80 (3) (b) Except as provided under s. 115.81
(1) (1m) (b), the multidisciplinary team appointed under par. (a) or (am) shall, upon written parental consent, evaluate each child reported to the school board under sub. (1) who resides in the school district and has not graduated from high school and each child identified under sub. (2). If the multidisciplinary team is appointed under par. (am), as part of its evaluation of the child, the multidisciplinary team shall consult with appropriate personnel designated by the school board of the child's school district of residence.
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Section 2760h. 115.80 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.80 (3) (d) The multidisciplinary team shall recommend a child to the school board for special education if it to the school board that appointed the multidisciplinary team under par. (a) or (am) if the multidisciplinary team determines that the child is a child with exceptional educational needs.
