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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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115.33
(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.
SB77-SSA1,1228,2519
115.341
(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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115.345
(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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115.345
(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.
SB77-SSA1,1230,2421
115.345
(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.
SB77-SSA1,1231,4
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).
SB77-SSA1,1231,76
115.345
(8) The
department state superintendent shall adopt reasonable rules
7necessary to implement this section.
SB77-SSA1,1231,1210
115.347
(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).
SB77-SSA1,1231,1514
115.35
(2) (intro.) In carrying out this section, the
department state
15superintendent may, without limitation because of enumeration:
SB77-SSA1,1231,1817
115.35
(5) (intro.) In each report under s. 15.04 (1) (d), the
department state
18superintendent shall include information:
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115.35
(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:
SB77-SSA1,1232,423
115.361
(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).
SB77-SSA1,1232,75
(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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115.361
(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).
SB77-SSA1,1233,223
115.361
(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.
SB77-SSA1,1233,53
(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:
SB77-SSA1,1233,118
115.361
(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.
SB77-SSA1,1233,1612
(b) (intro.) The
department state superintendent shall award grants under this
13subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dm). The amount of a grant
14may not exceed 80% of the cost of the program, including in-kind contributions. The
15department state superintendent may award a grant to a school board under this
16subsection only if all of the following apply:
SB77-SSA1,1233,2317
3. (intro.) The program includes a school tutoring program operated by the
18school board or the community-based organization for pupils in grades 1 to 9 who
19are one or more years behind their age group in reading, writing or mathematics or
20who exhibit other significant academic deficiencies, including poor school
21attendance or school work completion problems. The
department state
22superintendent may consider whether any of the following applies to the program in
23determining whether to award a grant:
SB77-SSA1,1233,2424
(c) (intro.) The
department state superintendent shall:
SB77-SSA1,1234,4
13. Annually by July 1, evaluate the programs funded under this subsection and
2submit a report describing
its his or her conclusions and recommendations to the
3chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate
4standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).
SB77-SSA1, s. 2738m
5Section 2738m. 115.361 (7) (a) (intro.), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended
6to read:
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115.361
(7) (a) (intro.) Of the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
8(dm), annually the
department state superintendent shall allocate the following
9amounts for the following programs:
SB77-SSA1,1234,2010
b) Annually, the
department state superintendent shall determine whether the
11amount allocated for each program under par. (a) will be fully utilized based upon
12the applications received that meet the specified criteria for each program. If an
13amount will not be fully utilized, the
department
state superintendent may transfer
14the unutilized funds to programs for which qualified applications exceed the
15amounts allocated. The transfer shall be made by November 1 of each school year,
16except that in any school year in which a biennial budget act takes effect, the transfer
17shall be made by November 1 or within 120 days after the effective date of the
18biennial budget act, whichever is later. Annually, the
department state
19superintendent shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance describing all
20transfers under this paragraph.
SB77-SSA1,1234,2521
(c) The
department state superintendent shall collect and analyze information
22about the programs funded under this section, evaluate their effectiveness and
23submit a report of the evaluation to the appropriate standing committees of the
24legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor by July 1, 1994, and biennially by
25July 1 thereafter.
SB77-SSA1,1235,13
2115.3615 Head start supplement. From the appropriation under s. 20.255
3(2) (eh), the
department state superintendent shall distribute funds to agencies
4determined by the
department state superintendent to be eligible for designation as
5head start agencies under
42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health,
6educational, nutritional, social and other services to economically disadvantaged
7children and their families. The
department state superintendent shall distribute
8the funds in a manner consistent with
42 USC 9831 to
9852 except that there is no
9matching fund requirement. The
department state superintendent shall give
10preference in funding under this section to an agency that is receiving federal funds
11under
42 USC 9831 to
9852. Funds distributed under this section may be used to
12match available federal funds under
42 USC 9831 to
9852 only if the funds are used
13to secure additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.
SB77-SSA1,1235,1915
115.362
(4) (a) Each school board receiving a grant under sub. (2) (a) 2. shall
16ensure that its program meets standards established by the
department state
17superintendent by rule. The school board may establish the program individually
18or on a cooperative basis with one or more school districts, cooperative educational
19service agencies or county handicapped children's education boards.
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115.362
(5) The
department state superintendent shall promulgate rules
22establishing criteria for the awarding of grants under sub. (2) (a). The rules shall
23require that the
department state superintendent give priority in awarding grants
24to school districts in which no pupil assistance program is available.
SB77-SSA1,1236,11
1115.37 Council on the education of the blind. The council on the education
2of the blind shall make recommendations as to procedures and policies affecting any
3problem of the visually handicapped before the department. The council shall advise
4on such services, activities, programs, investigations and researches as in its
5judgment will contribute to the welfare of visually handicapped persons. The
6department state superintendent shall seek the advice of and consult with the
7council on problems and policy changes affecting the visually handicapped in the
8department's jurisdiction, and the council may initiate consultations with the
9department. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the council shall have
10access to files, records and statistics kept in the department which relate to matters
11concerning the visually handicapped.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2745g
12Section 2745g. 115.375 of the statutes is renumbered 36.54, and 36.54 (1) and
13(2) (b), (c) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB77-SSA1,1236,2014
36.54
(1) (a) The environmental education board shall consult with the
15department state superintendent of public instruction in identifying needs and
16establishing priorities for environmental education in public schools, including
17needs for teacher training, curriculum development and the development and
18dissemination of curriculum materials. The
department
state superintendent of
19public instruction shall seek the advice of the
environmental education board in
20carrying out these activities.
SB77-SSA1,1236,2421
(b) The
environmental education board shall consult with other state agencies,
22including the university of Wisconsin-extension, conservation and environmental
23groups, youth organizations and nature and environmental centers in identifying
24needs and establishing priorities for environmental education.
SB77-SSA1,1237,9
1(2) (b) From the appropriations under s.
20.255 (1) (jr) and (2) (ee) and (ra) 220.285 (1) (ee), (j), (r) and (rc), the
environmental education board shall award grants
3to corporations and public agencies for the development, dissemination and
4presentation of environmental education programs. Programs shall be funded on an
518-month basis. The
environmental education board may not award a grant unless
6the grant recipient matches at least 25% of the amount of the grant. Private funds
7and in-kind contributions may be applied to meet the matching requirement.
8Grants under this paragraph may not be used to replace funding available from other
9sources.
SB77-SSA1,1237,1610
(c) The
environmental education board shall promulgate rules establishing the
11criteria and procedures for the awarding of grants for programs and projects under
12par. (b). The
environmental education board shall use the priorities established
13under sub. (1) for awarding grants if the amount in the appropriations under s.
1420.255 (1) (jr) and (2) (ee) and (ra) 20.285 (1) (ee), (j), (r) and (rc) in any fiscal year
15is insufficient to fund all applications under this subsection.
The department shall
16assist the board in administering this section.
SB77-SSA1,1237,1817
(d) The
environmental education board shall seek private funds for the purpose
18of the grants under this subsection.
SB77-SSA1,1237,2220
115.38
(1) (intro.) The
department
state superintendent shall develop a school
21and school district performance report for use by school districts under sub. (2). The
22report shall include all of the following by school and by school district:
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115.38
(1) (c) Staffing and financial data information, as determined by the
25department state superintendent, not to exceed 10 items. The
department state
1superintendent may not request a school board to provide information solely for the
2purpose of including the information in the report under this paragraph.
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115.38
(2) By January 1, 1993, and annually thereafter by January 1, each
5school board shall distribute to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the
6school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school
7district, or give to each pupil to bring home to his or her parent or guardian, a school
8and school district performance report that includes the information specified by the
9department state superintendent under sub. (1).
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115.38
(3) Annually, the
department
state superintendent shall publish and
12distribute to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) a summary of the reports under sub.
13(2).
SB77-SSA1,1238,2215
115.38
(4) Beginning in the 1993-94 school year and annually thereafter, the
16department state superintendent shall identify those school districts that are low in
17performance and those schools in which there are pupils enrolled who do not meet
18the state minimum performance standards on the examinations administered under
19s. 118.30. The
department state superintendent shall make recommendations
20regarding how the programs and operations of the identified school districts and
21schools may be improved and periodically assess school district implementation of
22the recommendations.
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115.40
(2) (a) A school board, in conjunction with one or more public agencies
25or private, nonprofit, community-based organizations, may submit an application
1to the
department state superintendent for a 3-year grant to develop and implement
2a collaborative service program for preschool or elementary-grade pupils, or both,
3and their families.
SB77-SSA1,1239,74
(b) A public agency or a private, nonprofit, community-based organization, in
5conjunction with a school board, may submit an application to the
department state
6superintendent for a 3-year grant to develop and implement a collaborative service
7program for preschool or elementary-grade pupils, or both, and their families.
SB77-SSA1,1239,119
115.40
(4) (a) The
secretary state superintendent and the secretary of health
10and social services shall provide technical assistance to and consult with applicants
11regarding the preparation of their applications.
SB77-SSA1,1239,1913
115.40
(4) (b) The
secretary state superintendent and the secretary of health
14and social services shall review the applications and jointly determine the grant
15recipients and the amount of each grant. A grant may not be awarded to a school
16board, agency or organization unless the percentage of the participating school
17district's membership in the previous school year for whom aid to families with
18dependent children was being received under s. 49.19 was greater than 5%. In this
19paragraph, "membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
SB77-SSA1, s. 2749
20Section
2749. 115.40 (4) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77-SSA1,1239,2321
115.40
(4) (c) (intro.) The
secretary
state superintendent and the secretary of
22health and social services shall give preference in awarding grants under this section
23to all of the following:
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1115.40
(6) The
department
state superintendent shall include in the
2department's biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d) information on the programs
3funded under this section.