AB100-ASA1,1240,2115
115.43
(2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fz), award precollege
16scholarships, on a competitive basis, to minority group pupils who enroll in a
17technical college or in college or university classes or programs designed to improve
18academic skills that are essential for success in postsecondary school education. The
19department state superintendent shall give preference to minority group pupils who
20are inadequately represented in the technical college and university of Wisconsin
21systems.
AB100-ASA1,1241,4
23115.44 Early identification program.
(1) The
department state
24superintendent shall establish an early identification program as part of the
25Wisconsin educational opportunity program under s. 115.28 (23). Early
1identification program costs shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1)
2(a). The early identification program shall assist minority and economically
3disadvantaged pupils in grades 8 to 12 in pursuing higher educational opportunities
4by providing direction toward attainment of career goals.
AB100-ASA1,1241,10
5(2) Biennially, the
department state superintendent shall provide the governor
6and any appropriate standing committee of the legislature information on the
7performance of the early identification program and the postsecondary educational
8progress of the pupils who were enrolled in the program. The information shall
9include the number and ethnic backgrounds of the pupils who were enrolled in the
10program and college acceptance, retention and graduation rates of the pupils.
AB100-ASA1,1241,2012
115.45
(2) (a) Annually by September 15, the school board, on its own initiative
13or upon receipt of an application from the principal of an elementary school located
14in the school district, may apply to the
department
state superintendent for a grant
15under this section. The application shall include a plan specifying how the school
16board intends to meet the requirements under sub. (4), explaining the school board's
17selection process for individual schools and private service providers and identifying
18the schools in the school district, or the private service providers certified by the
19school board as providing the services under sub. (4) (b), to which the grant funds will
20be applied.
AB100-ASA1,1242,221
(b) The council for Milwaukee public schools grant programs under s. 115.28
22(20) shall review the applications submitted under par. (a) and make
23recommendations to the
secretary state superintendent regarding the schools to be
24selected and amounts of the grants to be awarded. The council's recommendations
1shall be based upon and include information regarding the degree to which the
2proposed projects will effectively meet the requirements under sub. (4).
AB100-ASA1,1242,8
3(3) The
department state superintendent shall determine the amount of the
4grant, if any, to be awarded a school board submitting an application under sub. (2)
5(a). Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (do).
6Amounts awarded shall be used by the school board to supplement existing
7elementary school programs and not to supplant or replace funds otherwise available
8for such programs.
AB100-ASA1,1242,1110
115.45
(3m) (b) (intro.) The
department state superintendent shall give
11priority in awarding grants under this section to all of the following programs:
AB100-ASA1,1242,1413
115.45
(4) (h) (intro.) Annually, each identified school or private service
14provider shall report to the
department state superintendent all of the following:
AB100-ASA1,1242,1616
115.45
(6) (intro.) The
department
state superintendent shall:
AB100-ASA1,1243,218
115.45
(6) (b) By March 1, 1986, and annually thereafter, submit to the joint
19committee on finance and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for
20distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), a budget
21report detailing the grants
the department he or she intends to award under this
22section in the next fiscal year. The report shall provide summary data on the results
23of the annual testing required under sub. (4) (b) and include a description of the
24guidelines used to determine the individual schools and private service providers
1that will receive funds under this section and the types of expenditures eligible for
2such funds.
AB100-ASA1,1243,64
115.45
(9) (b) The
department state superintendent may authorize a school
5district to use up to 8% of a grant to pay the costs of transporting pupils under par.
6(a).
AB100-ASA1,1243,148
115.45
(10) Grants under this section shall be awarded for a 3-year period. The
9department state superintendent and the grant recipient shall jointly establish
10performance objectives for each proposed project and criteria for evaluating whether
11the project meets the objectives. At the end of the 3-year period, the
department 12state superintendent shall determine whether the project met its objectives. A grant
13may not be renewed unless the
department state superintendent determines that
14the project met its objectives.
AB100-ASA1,1243,17
16115.47 Designated state official under agreement. The "designated state
17official" for this state under s. 115.46 shall be the
secretary state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1,1243,22
19115.48 Contracts under agreement. True copies of all contracts made on
20behalf of this state pursuant to the agreement shall be kept on file in the department
21and in the office of the secretary of state. The department shall publish all such
22contracts in convenient form.
AB100-ASA1,1244,3
1115.51
(1) "Blind" includes persons visually handicapped, as determined by
2competent medical authority with the approval of the
department state
3superintendent.
AB100-ASA1,1244,95
115.52
(2) The
department state superintendent shall maintain and govern the
6school for the visually handicapped and the school for the deaf. The
department state
7superintendent may fix the period of the school year at the schools at not less than
838 weeks, prescribe the school terms and confer diplomas upon meritorious pupils
9who have completed the prescribed curricula.
AB100-ASA1,1244,2511
115.52
(3) All the blind and the deaf residents of this state 6 to 20 years old,
12and for the duration of a school term all the blind or deaf residents of this state who
13become 21 years old during that school term, who are capable of receiving instruction
14shall be received and taught in the schools free of charge. Like nonresident pupils
15also may be received upon payment in advance of the fees fixed by the
department 16state superintendent at an amount not less than $75 per month, but no nonresident
17shall be received to the exclusion of a resident pupil. The
department state
18superintendent also may admit pupils who are 21 years of age or older prior to the
19beginning of a school term upon the payment of fees fixed by the superintendent and
20upon the recommendation of the secretary of health and family services, the director
21of the technical college system or the superintendent of the school to which the pupil
22will be assigned. All pupils shall equally and freely enjoy the benefits and privileges
23of the schools and have the use of the library and books of instruction and receive
24board, lodging and laundry, without discrimination. The schools may provide
25transportation for resident pupils.
AB100-ASA1,1245,72
115.52
(5) The
department state superintendent may grant approval for the
3maintenance of a summer school at the school for the deaf whenever it will be to the
4advantage of deaf persons and may grant approval for the maintenance of a summer
5school at the school for the visually handicapped whenever it will be to the advantage
6of visually handicapped minors. There shall be a summer school each year at the
7school for the visually handicapped for visually handicapped adults.
AB100-ASA1,1245,139
115.52
(6) The
department state superintendent may make charges for meals,
10living quarters, laundry and other services furnished to employes of the schools and
11their families. The
department state superintendent also may make charges for
12services furnished to visitors at the schools and participants in training programs
13and institutes.
AB100-ASA1,1245,16
15115.53 (title)
Department
State superintendent; powers. (intro.) The
16department state superintendent may:
AB100-ASA1,1245,2518
115.53
(4) (b) The net cost of hospital treatment shall be at the rate established
19under s. 233.40 (1) and shall be chargeable to the appropriation for operating the
20patient's school. The
department state superintendent likewise may authorize
21payment for the expense of transporting patients to and from the hospital. The
22department state superintendent shall make payments for the treatment to the
23University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority. Funds collected by the
24department state superintendent on account of the hospitalization shall be deposited
25in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (b) for the school concerned.
AB100-ASA1,1246,52
115.53
(5) Arrange for visits by members of the staff of either school to other
3public schools or to families of blind or deaf children, whenever it appears to the
4department state superintendent that such visits will be of advantage to blind or deaf
5children.
AB100-ASA1,1246,13
7115.55 Library for the blind and visually handicapped. Embossed, clear
8type or large type text books acquired by the school for the visually handicapped shall
9constitute a circulating collection for the blind and visually handicapped. The
10collection shall be kept at the school and be under the supervision of its
11superintendent. All blind and visually handicapped school age children of the state
12may use such books upon compliance with rules made by the superintendent and
13approved by the
department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1,1246,22
15115.58 Park grounds. The
department state superintendent may permit the
16city of Janesville to use portions of the grounds of the state school for the visually
17handicapped at Janesville, which abut on the Rock river, for purposes of operating
18a city park. Any construction on such grounds is subject to prior approval by the
19department state superintendent. Any agreement pursuant hereto shall be
20cancelable at the option of either party without liability. Any such grounds so used
21by the city of Janesville shall be supervised by the city and shall be subject to the
22ordinances of the city of Janesville applicable to city parks.
AB100-ASA1,1247,3
1115.71
(2) (d) Determined to be an Indian under rules promulgated by the
2department state superintendent in coordination with the board under s. 115.28 (17)
3(c).
AB100-ASA1,1247,76
115.75
(1) (b) (intro.) No alternative school may receive state aid under this
7section unless the
department state superintendent:
AB100-ASA1,1247,139
115.75
(1) (b) 2. Certifies that the alternative school has met the requirements
10of ss. 115.73 and 115.735 and has submitted a report to the
department state
11superintendent which includes a description of all expenditures made in the prior
12year in connection with the program, a budget for the current year for the program
13and the number of pupils who have completed the fall semester in the program.
AB100-ASA1,1247,1815
115.76
(3) (intro.) "Child with exceptional educational needs" means a child
16with any of the following conditions, or such other conditions as the
department state
17superintendent determines, who may require educational services to supplement or
18replace regular education:
AB100-ASA1,1247,2120
115.76
(3) (m) Any combination of conditions named by the
department state
21superintendent or enumerated in pars. (a) to (L).
AB100-ASA1,1247,2523
115.76
(8) "Reduced program" means any program which has decreased its
24educational services, facilities or staff in the manner and degree specified in written
25standards issued by the
department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1,1248,32
115.77
(1) Appointment of administrator. The
secretary state superintendent 3shall appoint the administrator.
AB100-ASA1,1248,65
115.77
(2) Duties of administrator. (intro.) Subject to the direction of the
6secretary state superintendent, the administrator:
AB100-ASA1,1248,108
115.77
(3) (a) Services for children with exceptional educational needs who are
9under the jurisdiction of the
department state superintendent and for the Wisconsin
10school for the deaf and the Wisconsin school for the visually handicapped.
AB100-ASA1,1248,1412
115.77
(3) (d) 3. Recommending to the
department state superintendent 13standards for certification of personnel whom the
department state superintendent 14determines to be involved in the education of children described in this paragraph.
AB100-ASA1,1248,19
16115.78 State exceptional educational needs plan. (intro.) The
17department state superintendent shall annually issue and make public a state plan
18for the education of children with exceptional educational needs. The state plan shall
19include:
AB100-ASA1,1249,4
21115.781 Reports of service to handicapped children. The
department 22state superintendent shall report to the governor, the joint committee on finance and
23the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate
24standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), the state's progress toward achieving full
25service to handicapped children under the education for all handicapped children act
1of 1975 (P.L.
94-142). The
department
state superintendent shall submit reports
2under this section within 45 days of the collection of data for the submission of the
3report of handicapped children receiving special education and related services, or
4its successor forms, as required under P.L.
94-142.
AB100-ASA1,1249,76
115.79
(1) (intro.) The
secretary
state superintendent shall consult with the
7council on exceptional education concerning:
AB100-ASA1,1249,109
115.79
(1) (d) Any other matters upon which the
secretary state
10superintendent wishes the council's opinion.
AB100-ASA1,1250,312
115.80
(3) (a) The school board shall appoint a multidisciplinary team for each
13child reported to it under sub. (1) who resides in the school district and has not
14graduated from high school and for each child identified under sub. (2). A
15multidisciplinary team shall be composed of 2 or more persons who are skilled in
16assessing the exceptional educational needs that a child may have and who are
17skilled in programming for children with exceptional educational needs. The
18department state superintendent shall determine the method of appointing
19members to the team and may require that there be additional members. The
20number and specialties of additional members may depend on the exceptional
21educational needs that the particular child is believed to have. Before a child is sent
22from a state or county residential facility to a school district, the
department state
23superintendent may require that the team for the school district to which the child
24may be sent include or consult with persons appointed by the governing body of the
25residential facility. For the evaluation of a child who resides and is receiving
1education only at a state or county residential facility, the multidisciplinary team
2shall be appointed by and make recommendations under pars. (c) and (d) to the
3governing body of the residential facility in which the child resides.
AB100-ASA1,1250,165
115.815
(4) (c) Whenever a school board receives a referral under par. (a) 4., the
6school board shall assign staff to determine whether the child can appropriately be
7placed in a special education program operated by the school district. If the assigned
8staff determines that the child can appropriately be placed in a special education
9program operated by the school district, the school board shall provide an education
10program for the child and is eligible for state tuition payments under s. 121.79 (1) (a).
11If the assigned staff determines that the child cannot appropriately be placed in a
12special education program operated by the school district, the school board shall keep
13a written record of the reasons for that determination. If there is a dispute regarding
14the placement of a child under this paragraph between the school board of the
15originating school district and the school board receiving the referral, the
16department state superintendent shall resolve the dispute under s. 115.85 (2m).
AB100-ASA1,1250,1918
115.815
(5) Rules. The
department state superintendent shall promulgate
19rules to implement and administer this section.
AB100-ASA1,1251,221
115.83
(2) A special education program may consist of such special education
22programs for children as to allow them to attend regular education programs, one or
23more special schools or preschools, special sections within a school or preschool,
24special instruction centers, special instruction at the home or residence of the child
1or at any other location or any other special education program approved by the
2department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1,1251,74
115.83
(5) The courses, qualifications of teachers, coordinators, social workers
5and school psychologists and plan of organizing and maintaining special education
6programs and other services shall comply with requirements established by the
7department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1,1251,129
115.85
(1) (b) A school district may provide special education for preschool
10children under the age of 3 years and instruction for their parents. Such special
11education shall be subject to the approval of and shall comply with requirements
12established by the
department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1,1251,1514
115.85
(2) (c) 1. Upon the approval of the
department state superintendent, the
15child may be placed in a public special education program located in another state.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2094
16Section
2094. 115.85 (2) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
