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22Section 2733m. 115.361 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
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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).
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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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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).
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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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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.
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(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:
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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:
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(c) (intro.) The
department state superintendent shall:
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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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(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:
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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.
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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(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.
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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.
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(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.
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(d) The
environmental education board shall seek private funds for the purpose
18of the grants under this subsection.
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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).
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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.
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(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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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5115.41 Teacher improvement program. The
department state
6superintendent shall operate a program to provide prospective teachers with
7one-semester internships under the supervision of licensed teachers. The program
8may also fund in-service activities and professional staff development research
9projects. The
department state superintendent shall charge school districts fees for
10participation in the program. Program costs shall be paid from the appropriation
11under s. 20.255 (1) (hg).
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115.43
(2) Scholarships. (intro.) The
department state superintendent shall:
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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.
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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.
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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.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2750
11Section
2750. 115.45 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
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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.
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(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).
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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.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2750d
9Section 2750d. 115.45 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.45
(3m) (b) (intro.) The
department state superintendent shall give
11priority in awarding grants under this section to all of the following programs:
SB77-SSA1, s. 2750g
12Section 2750g. 115.45 (4) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.45
(4) (h) (intro.) Annually, each identified school or private service
14provider shall report to the
department state superintendent all of the following:
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115.45
(6) (intro.) The
department
state superintendent shall:
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(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.
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(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).
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(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.
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16115.47 Designated state official under agreement. The "designated state
17official" for this state under s. 115.46 shall be the
secretary state superintendent.
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18Section
2753. 115.48 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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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.
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1115.51
(1) "Blind" includes persons visually handicapped, as determined by
2competent medical authority with the approval of the
department state
3superintendent.
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(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.
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(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.