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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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).
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20Section
2749. 115.40 (4) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(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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(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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(2) Scholarships. (intro.) The
department state superintendent shall:
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(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.
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11Section
2750. 115.45 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
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(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.
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9Section 2750d. 115.45 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3m) (b) (intro.) The
department state superintendent shall give
11priority in awarding grants under this section to all of the following programs:
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12Section 2750g. 115.45 (4) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(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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(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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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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15115.53 (title)
Department
State superintendent; powers. (intro.) The
16department state superintendent may:
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(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.
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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(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).
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5Section 2754c. 115.75 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) (b) (intro.) No alternative school may receive state aid under this
7section unless the
department state superintendent:
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(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.
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(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:
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(3) (m) Any combination of conditions named by the
department state
21superintendent or enumerated in pars. (a) to (L).
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(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.