AB100-engrossed,1395,105
115.38
(2) By January 1, 1993, and annually thereafter by January 1, each
6school board shall distribute to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the
7school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school
8district, or give to each pupil to bring home to his or her parent or guardian, a school
9and school district performance report that includes the information specified by the
10department state superintendent under sub. (1).
AB100-engrossed,1395,1412
115.38
(3) Annually, the
department
state superintendent shall publish and
13distribute to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) a summary of the reports under sub.
14(2).
AB100-engrossed,1395,2316
115.38
(4) Beginning in the 1993-94 school year and annually thereafter, the
17department state superintendent shall identify those school districts that are low in
18performance and those schools in which there are pupils enrolled who do not meet
19the state minimum performance standards on the examinations administered under
20s. 118.30. The
department state superintendent shall make recommendations
21regarding how the programs and operations of the identified school districts and
22schools may be improved and periodically assess school district implementation of
23the recommendations.
AB100-engrossed,1396,5
1115.40
(2) (a) A school board, in conjunction with one or more public agencies
2or private, nonprofit, community-based organizations, may submit an application
3to the
department state superintendent for a 3-year grant to develop and implement
4a collaborative service program for preschool or elementary-grade pupils, or both,
5and their families.
AB100-engrossed,1396,96
(b) A public agency or a private, nonprofit, community-based organization, in
7conjunction with a school board, may submit an application to the
department state
8superintendent for a 3-year grant to develop and implement a collaborative service
9program for preschool or elementary-grade pupils, or both, and their families.
AB100-engrossed,1396,1311
115.40
(4) (a) The
secretary state superintendent and the secretary of health
12and social services shall provide technical assistance to and consult with applicants
13regarding the preparation of their applications.
AB100-engrossed,1396,2115
115.40
(4) (b) The
secretary state superintendent and the secretary of health
16and social services shall review the applications and jointly determine the grant
17recipients and the amount of each grant. A grant may not be awarded to a school
18board, agency or organization unless the percentage of the participating school
19district's membership in the previous school year for whom aid to families with
20dependent children was being received under s. 49.19 was greater than 5%. In this
21paragraph, "membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
AB100-engrossed,1396,2523
115.40
(4) (c) (intro.) The
secretary
state superintendent and the secretary of
24health and social services shall give preference in awarding grants under this section
25to all of the following:
AB100-engrossed,1397,42
115.40
(6) The
department state superintendent shall include in the
3department's biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d) information on the programs
4funded under this section.
AB100-engrossed,1397,12
6115.41 Teacher improvement program. The
department state
7superintendent shall operate a program to provide prospective teachers with
8one-semester internships under the supervision of licensed teachers. The program
9may also fund in-service activities and professional staff development research
10projects. The
department state superintendent shall charge school districts fees for
11participation in the program. Program costs shall be paid from the appropriation
12under s. 20.255 (1) (hg).
AB100-engrossed,1397,1414
115.43
(2) Scholarships. (intro.) The
department state superintendent shall:
AB100-engrossed,1397,2216
115.43
(2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fz), award precollege
17scholarships, on a competitive basis, to minority group pupils who enroll in a
18technical college or in college or university classes or programs designed to improve
19academic skills that are essential for success in postsecondary school education. The
20department state superintendent shall give preference to minority group pupils who
21are inadequately represented in the technical college and university of Wisconsin
22systems.
AB100-engrossed,1398,5
24115.44 Early identification program.
(1) The
department state
25superintendent shall establish an early identification program as part of the
1Wisconsin educational opportunity program under s. 115.28 (23). Early
2identification program costs shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1)
3(a). The early identification program shall assist minority and economically
4disadvantaged pupils in grades 8 to 12 in pursuing higher educational opportunities
5by providing direction toward attainment of career goals.
AB100-engrossed,1398,11
6(2) Biennially, the
department state superintendent shall provide the governor
7and any appropriate standing committee of the legislature information on the
8performance of the early identification program and the postsecondary educational
9progress of the pupils who were enrolled in the program. The information shall
10include the number and ethnic backgrounds of the pupils who were enrolled in the
11program and college acceptance, retention and graduation rates of the pupils.
AB100-engrossed,1398,2113
115.45
(2) (a) Annually by September 15, the school board, on its own initiative
14or upon receipt of an application from the principal of an elementary school located
15in the school district, may apply to the
department
state superintendent for a grant
16under this section. The application shall include a plan specifying how the school
17board intends to meet the requirements under sub. (4), explaining the school board's
18selection process for individual schools and private service providers and identifying
19the schools in the school district, or the private service providers certified by the
20school board as providing the services under sub. (4) (b), to which the grant funds will
21be applied.
AB100-engrossed,1399,222
(b) The council for Milwaukee public schools grant programs under s. 115.28
23(20) shall review the applications submitted under par. (a) and make
24recommendations to the
secretary state superintendent regarding the schools to be
25selected 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-engrossed,1399,8
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-engrossed,1399,1110
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-engrossed,1399,1413
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-engrossed,1399,1616
115.45
(6) (intro.) The
department
state superintendent shall:
AB100-engrossed,1400,218
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-engrossed,1400,64
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-engrossed,1400,148
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-engrossed,1400,17
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-engrossed,1400,22
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-engrossed,1401,3
1115.51
(1) "Blind" includes persons visually handicapped, as determined by
2competent medical authority with the approval of the
department state
3superintendent.
AB100-engrossed,1401,95
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-engrossed,1401,2511
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-engrossed,1402,72
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-engrossed,1402,139
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-engrossed,1402,16
15115.53 (title)
Department
State superintendent; powers. (intro.) The
16department state superintendent may:
AB100-engrossed,1402,2518
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-engrossed,1403,52
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-engrossed,1403,13
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-engrossed,1403,22
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-engrossed,1404,3
1115.71
(2) (d) Determined to be an Indian under rules promulgated by the
2department in coordination with the board state superintendent under s. 115.28 (17)
3(c).
AB100-engrossed,1404,76
115.74
(1) (intro.) On or before July 1 in every even-numbered year, the
7department, in coordination with the board, state superintendent shall:
AB100-engrossed,1404,139
115.74
(2) (intro.) Annually, on or before July 1, the
department, in
10coordination with the board, state superintendent shall evaluate all available
11resources and programs which are or could be directed toward meeting the
12educational needs of American Indian pupils. The evaluation shall include
13information on:
AB100-engrossed,1404,2115
115.74
(4) The
department, in coordination with the board, state
16superintendent shall prepare a biennial report which shall be included as an
17addendum to the department's biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d). The report shall
18include the results of the most recent assessment of needs and evaluation of
19programs under sub. (1), the evaluation of resources under sub. (2) and
20recommendations for legislation in the area of American Indian language and
21culture education.
AB100-engrossed,1404,2524
115.75
(1) (b) (intro.) No alternative school may receive state aid under this
25section unless the
department state superintendent:
AB100-engrossed,1405,62
115.75
(1) (b) 2. Certifies that the alternative school has met the requirements
3of ss. 115.73 and 115.735 and has submitted a report to the
department state
4superintendent which includes a description of all expenditures made in the prior
5year in connection with the program, a budget for the current year for the program
6and the number of pupils who have completed the fall semester in the program.
AB100-engrossed,1405,118
115.76
(3) (intro.) "Child with exceptional educational needs" means a child
9with any of the following conditions, or such other conditions as the
department state
10superintendent determines, who may require educational services to supplement or
11replace regular education:
AB100-engrossed,1405,1413
115.76
(3) (m) Any combination of conditions named by the
department state
14superintendent or enumerated in pars. (a) to (L).
AB100-engrossed,1405,1816
115.76
(8) "Reduced program" means any program which has decreased its
17educational services, facilities or staff in the manner and degree specified in written
18standards issued by the
department state superintendent.
AB100-engrossed,1405,2120
115.77
(1) Appointment of administrator. The
secretary state superintendent 21shall appoint the administrator.
AB100-engrossed,1405,2423
115.77
(2) Duties of administrator. (intro.) Subject to the direction of the
24secretary state superintendent, the administrator: