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(2) Educational meetings. Attend such educational meetings and make
5such investigations as the
secretary state superintendent deems important and as
6will acquaint the
secretary state superintendent with the different systems of public
7schools in the United States.
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(4) High school graduation equivalency. Grant declarations of
10equivalency of high school graduation to persons, if in the
secretary's state
11superintendent's judgment they have presented satisfactory evidence of having
12completed a recognized high school course of study or its equivalent. The
secretary 13state superintendent may establish the standards by which high school graduation
14equivalency is determined. Such standards may consist of evidence of high school
15courses completed in high schools recognized by the proper authorities as accredited,
16results of examinations given by or at the request of the
secretary state
17superintendent, successful completion of correspondence study courses given by
18acceptable correspondence study schools, a general educational development
19certificate of high school equivalency issued by an agency of the U.S. government,
20course credits received in schools meeting the approval of the
secretary state
21superintendent or other standards established by the
secretary state
22superintendent.
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(4) (intro.) In the biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d), the
department 25state superintendent also shall report:
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(4) (a) The condition of all schools under the
department's state
3superintendent's supervision.
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(4) (b) An abstract of the public school reports made to the
department 6state superintendent.
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(4) (c) The
secretary's state superintendent's visits to educational
9institutions.
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(4) (f) A summary of the receipts and disbursements of all schools under
12the
department's state superintendent's jurisdiction.
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(4) (g) Such other matters as the
department state superintendent 15deems appropriate.
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(2) Except as provided under sub. (2g), after written notice of the
18charges and of an opportunity for defense, any license granted by the
department 19state superintendent may be revoked by the
department state superintendent for
20incompetency or immoral conduct on the part of the licensee.
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(2g) Notwithstanding subch. II of ch. 111, the
department state
23superintendent shall revoke a license granted by the
department state
24superintendent, without a hearing, if the licensee is convicted of any Class A, B, C
1or D felony under ch. 940 or 948, except ss. 940.08 and 940.205, for a violation that
2occurs on or after September 12, 1991.
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(2r) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), the
department state
5superintendent may not reinstate a license revoked under sub. (2g) for 6 years
6following the date of the conviction, and may reinstate a license revoked under sub.
7(2g) only if the licensee establishes by clear and convincing evidence that he or she
8is entitled to reinstatement.
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(b) The
department state superintendent shall reinstate a license revoked
10under sub. (2g), prior to the expiration of the 6-year period following the conviction,
11if he or she receives from the court in which the conviction occurred a certificate
12stating that the conviction has been reversed, set aside or vacated.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2717h
13Section 2717h. 115.31 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (a) (intro.) Report to the
department state superintendent the name
15of any person employed by the educational agency and licensed by the
department 16state superintendent if any of the following occurs:
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(3) (b) Report to the
department state superintendent the name of any
19person employed by the educational agency who is not licensed by the
department 20state superintendent if the person is convicted of a crime described under par. (a) 1.
21or of 4th degree sexual assault under s. 940.225 (3m).
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(3) (c) Send a copy of any report that is made to the
department state
24superintendent under par. (a) or (b) to the person who is the subject of the report.
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(4) If an administrator requests a person who is employed by an
2educational agency and licensed by the
department
state superintendent to resign,
3and the administrator has a reasonable suspicion that the person engaged in
4immoral conduct, the administrator shall inform the person of the duty to report to
5the
department state superintendent under sub. (3) (a) 4.
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(5) (b) Any administrator who in good faith reports or fails to report
8information under sub. (3), and any other person who reports information under sub.
9(3) to the
department state superintendent, is immune from civil liability for such
10acts or omissions.
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(6) (a) Upon receiving a report under sub. (3) (a) 2. or (b) indicating that
13a person was convicted of a crime, the
department
state superintendent shall verify
14the conviction.
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(6) (b) Upon receiving a report under sub. (3) relating to a person
17licensed by the
department state superintendent, the
department state
18superintendent shall investigate to determine whether to initiate revocation
19proceedings. During the investigation, the
department
state superintendent shall
20keep confidential all information pertaining to the investigation except the fact that
21an investigation is being conducted and the date of the revocation hearing.
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(8) The
department state superintendent shall promulgate rules to
24implement and administer this section.
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(2) (a) The
department state superintendent may request the
2department of commerce to inspect a public school if any of the following occurs:
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1. Any elector in the school district complains in writing to the
department 4state superintendent that the school is inadequate or is otherwise unfit for school
5purposes.
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2. The school board of the school district in which the school is located requests
7the
department state superintendent to do so. The school board may also request an
8opinion as to whether the school is adequate for a proposed use.
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3. The
department state superintendent determines there is significant
10evidence that the school is not in compliance.
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(b) The department of commerce shall inspect the school within 30 days after
12receiving a request from the
department state superintendent under par. (a).
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(3) (a) If the
department
state superintendent determines that a school
15is not in compliance, and the department of commerce, based on its inspection of the
16school, concurs in the determination, the
department
state superintendent may
17order the school board to repair, improve, remodel or close the school by a stated date.
18An order issued under this paragraph constitutes a preliminary finding of
19noncompliance with the standard under s. 121.02 (1) (i).
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(3) (b) 1. If the
department
state superintendent determines that a
22school is not in compliance and is not worth repairing, and the department of
23commerce, based on its inspection of the school, concurs in the determination, the
24department state superintendent may order the school board to develop a plan that
25describes how the school board will achieve compliance with the standard under s.
1121.02 (1) (i). The plan shall specify the time within which compliance with the
2standard under s. 121.02 (1) (i) shall be achieved. The
department state
3superintendent shall hold a public hearing on the plan in the school district and may,
4as a result of the hearing, recommend changes to the plan. The
department state
5superintendent may withhold up to 25% of the school district's state aid if the school
6district fails to achieve compliance with the standard under s. 121.02 (1) (i) within
7the period specified in the plan.
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(2) The
department state superintendent shall make payments to
10school districts and to private schools for school lunches served to children in the
11prior year as determined by the
department state superintendent from the
12appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn). Payments to school districts and to private
13schools shall equal the state's matching obligation under
42 USC 1751 et seq.
14Payments in the current year shall be determined by prorating the state's matching
15obligation based on the number of school lunches served to children in the prior year.
16In this subsection, "private school" means any school defined in s. 115.001 (3r) which
17complies with the requirements of
42 USC 2000d.
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(1) (intro.) A school board or governing body of a private school may
20apply to the
department state superintendent for a grant to assist in establishing a
21school breakfast program. Beginning in the 1994-95 school year, the
department 22state superintendent shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
23(cm). The
department state superintendent may award a grant of up to $10,000 to
24a school board or governing body of a private school under this section only if all of
25the following apply:
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(4) The
department state superintendent shall promulgate rules to
3implement and administer this section.
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(1) Any school district approved by the
department state
6superintendent may establish a system to provide the opportunity for authorized
7elderly persons to participate in its school lunch program. If a school board desires
8to establish such a service, it shall develop a plan for the provision of food services
9for elderly persons and submit the plan to the
department state superintendent.
10Upon petition of 5% of the voters in the school district who voted in the last school
11board election, the school board shall formulate a food services plan, provided that
12hot food service facilities are available to school children in the district.
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(2) Each plan shall provide at least one meal per day for each day that
15school is in regular session. The school board may provide additional service at other
16times in its discretion, if the number of eligible persons in the district or adjacent
17districts is of sufficient size, in the opinion of the
department state superintendent,
18so that unwarranted production expense is not incurred.
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(3) Any school board which operates a food services plan for elderly
21persons under this section shall make facilities available for service to elderly
22persons at every high school and junior high school in the district which provides hot
23food service to its students. Upon application, the
department state superintendent 24may grant exceptions from compliance with this subsection for reasons of safety,
1convenience or insufficient interest in a given neighborhood. The school board may,
2in addition, provide service at elementary schools if desired.
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(4) Meals may be served at schools where they are served to students
5or at any site more convenient to the majority of authorized elderly persons
6interested in the service. Food may be transported to authorized elderly persons who
7are unable to leave their homes or distributed to nonprofit organizations for such
8purposes. However, no state funds under this section may be used for food delivery
9to individual homes. The
department state superintendent may require
10consolidation of programs between districts and between schools if such a procedure
11will be convenient and economical.
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(6) All meals served must meet the approval of the
department which 14state superintendent who shall establish minimum nutritional standards not
15inconsistent with federal standards and reasonable expenditure limits such that the
16average cost per meal is not excessive. The
department state superintendent shall
17give special consideration to dietary problems of elderly persons in formulating a
18nutritional plan. However, no school board shall be required to provide special foods
19for individual persons with allergies or medical disorders.
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(7) Participants in a program under this section may be required to
22document their Wisconsin residency in a manner approved by the department. The
23department state superintendent may issue identification cards to such persons if
24necessary.
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1115.345
(7m) A private school may establish a food services plan for elderly
2persons. If the plan meets all of the requirements of this section and is approved by
3the
department state superintendent, the private school is eligible for
4reimbursement in the same manner as school districts under sub. (5).
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(8) The
department state superintendent shall adopt reasonable rules
7necessary to implement this section.
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(3) The
department state superintendent shall assist school boards in
11developing a method for submitting enrollment data to the department of workforce
12development under sub. (1).
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(2) (intro.) In carrying out this section, the
department state
15superintendent may, without limitation because of enumeration:
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(5) (intro.) In each report under s. 15.04 (1) (d), the
department state
18superintendent shall include information:
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(5) (c) As to the
department's
state superintendent's recommendations
21to improve such programs and cooperation.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2733m
22Section 2733m. 115.361 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
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(2) (b) A school board contracting under par. (am) may apply to the
24department state superintendent for a grant to help fund the costs of the program.
25The
department state superintendent shall review the applications and determine
1which of the applicants will receive grants. A grant shall fund 100% of the cost of the
2classroom materials for the program and 80% of the costs of the contract, except that
3no grant may exceed $50,000. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under
4s. 20.255 (2) (dm).
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(c) The
department state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement
6and administer this subsection, including rules establishing criteria for selecting
7grant recipients under par. (b).
SB77-SSA1, s. 2734m
8Section 2734m. 115.361 (3) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
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(3) (a) A school board may apply to the
department state
10superintendent for a grant to fund a families and schools together program designed
11to identify pupils who are 6 to 11 years of age who have a high risk of dropping out
12of school, experiencing alcohol and other drug abuse problems or being adjudged
13delinquent. The program shall provide prevention and early intervention activities
14involving joint school, family and community participation, including mental health
15and alcohol and other drug abuse program specialists.
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(b) Beginning in the 1990-91 school year and annually thereafter, the
17department state superintendent may award grants of up to $50,000 to school
18districts with small and medium memberships and grants of up to $70,000 to school
19districts with large memberships. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation
20under s. 20.255 (2) (dm). In this paragraph, "membership" has the meaning given
21in s. 121.004 (5).
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(4) Grants for pupil alcohol and other drug abuse program projects.
24(a) The
department state superintendent may award grants of up to $1,000 to a
25participating school district for alcohol and other drug abuse education, prevention
1or intervention programs designed by the pupils enrolled in the school district. The
2school district shall use the funds for the costs of the projects.
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(b) Grants under this subsection shall be awarded from the appropriation
4under s. 20.255 (2) (dm). To the extent possible, the
department state superintendent 5shall ensure that grants are equally distributed on a statewide basis.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2736m
6Section 2736m. 115.361 (5) (a), (b) (intro.) and 3. (intro.) and (c) (intro.) and
73. of the statutes are amended to read:
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(5) (a) A school board, with the cooperation and support of a
9community-based organization, may apply to the
department state superintendent 10for a grant of up to $30,000 to fund an after-school or summer school program for
11pupils in grades 1 to 9.