AB674,59,18 17(10) Sections 227.44 to 227.50 do not apply to hearings conducted under this
18section.
AB674,59,21 19115.807 Transfer of parental rights at age of majority. When a child with
20a disability, other than a child with a disability who has been determined to be
21incompetent under ch. 880, reaches the age of 18, all of the following apply:
AB674,59,23 22(1) The local educational agency shall provide any notice required by this
23subchapter to both the individual and the individual's parents.
AB674,59,25 24(2) All other rights accorded to the individual's parents under this subchapter
25transfer to the individual.
AB674,60,2
1(3) The local educational agency shall notify the individual and the individual's
2parents of the transfer of rights.
AB674,60,4 3115.81 Children in child caring institutions. (1) Definitions. In this
4section:
AB674,60,65 (a) "County department" means a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or
646.23.
AB674,60,97 (b) "Originating local educational agency" means the local educational agency
8that was responsible for providing a free, appropriate public education to the child
9before the placement of the child in a child caring institution.
AB674,60,12 10(2) Establishment of program. Subject to the approval of the division, a child
11caring institution may establish and maintain special education and related services
12for children with disabilities.
AB674,60,16 13(3) Referral. (a) Whenever a county department recommends to a court that
14a child be placed in a child caring institution or whenever a state agency anticipates
15placing a child in a child caring institution, the county department or state agency
16shall notify the originating local educational agency.
AB674,60,1817 (b) For each child identified in a notice under par. (a), the originating local
18educational agency shall do all of the following:
AB674,60,2219 1. If the child is a child with a disability, as soon as reasonably possible and after
20consulting with a county department or a state agency, as appropriate, appoint an
21individualized education program team to review and revise, if necessary, the child's
22individualized education program and develop an educational placement offer.
AB674,60,2323 2. If the child has not been identified as a child with a disability:
AB674,61,3
1a. Appoint staff to review the child's education records and develop a status
2report for the child and send a copy of the report to the county department or state
3agency, as appropriate, within 30 days after receiving the notice under par. (a).
AB674,61,134 b. If the originating local educational agency has reasonable cause to believe
5that the child is a child with a disability, appoint an individualized education
6program team to conduct an evaluation of the child under s. 115.782. The originating
7local educational agency may include appropriately licensed staff of the child caring
8institution in the team if that staff is available. The individualized education
9program team shall conduct the evaluation. If the individualized education program
10team determines that the child is a child with a disability, the individualized
11education program team, in consultation with a county department or a state agency,
12as appropriate, shall develop an individualized education program and an
13educational placement offer.
AB674,61,16 14(4) Responsibility for educational placement. Whenever the originating local
15educational agency offers an educational placement in a child caring institution
16under sub. (3) (b) 1. or 2. b., all of the following apply:
AB674,61,1717 (a) The originating local educational agency shall do all of the following:
AB674,61,1818 1. Ensure that the child receives a free appropriate public education.
AB674,61,2019 2. Ensure that the child's treatment and security needs are considered when
20determining the least restrictive environment for the child.
AB674,61,2321 3. While the child resides at a child caring institution, appoint an
22individualized education program team to conduct reevaluations of the child in the
23manner provided under s. 115.782 (4).
AB674,62,324 4. While the child resides at a child caring institution, after consulting with the
25child caring institution and a county department or a state agency, as appropriate,

1refer the child to another local educational agency if the originating local educational
2agency determines that the child's special education needs may be appropriately
3served in a less restrictive setting in the other local educational agency.
AB674,62,64 5. If the child is leaving the child caring institution, assign staff or an
5individualized education program team to develop a reintegration plan for the child
6in cooperation with a county department and staff of the child caring institution.
AB674,62,87 (b) The county department or state agency, as appropriate, shall do all of the
8following:
AB674,62,109 1. Consider the child's educational needs when selecting a child caring
10institution for the child.
AB674,62,1411 2. In cooperation with the originating local educational agency and staff of the
12child caring institution, participate in the individualized education program team
13evaluation of the child and the development of the individualized education program
14for the child.
AB674,62,1715 3. Notify the local educational agency that will be responsible for providing a
16free, appropriate public education to the child whenever the county department or
17state agency anticipates removing the child from the child caring institution.
AB674,62,2018 4. In cooperation with the originating local educational agency and staff of the
19child caring institution, develop a reintegration plan for the child if the child is
20leaving the child caring institution.
AB674,62,2221 5. Pay all of the child caring institution related costs of educating the child
22while the child resides in the child caring institution.
AB674,63,723 (c) Whenever a local educational agency receives a referral under par. (a) 4., the
24local educational agency shall assign staff to determine whether the child can
25appropriately receive special education and related services provided in the local

1educational agency. If the assigned staff determine that the child can appropriately
2receive special education and related services in the local educational agency, the
3local educational agency shall provide such services for the child and is eligible for
4state tuition payments under s. 121.79 (1) (a). If the assigned staff determine that
5the child cannot appropriately receive special education and related services in the
6local educational agency, the local educational agency shall keep a written record of
7the reasons for that determination.
AB674,63,9 8115.812 Placement disputes; school board referrals; interagency
9cooperation.
AB674,63,16 10(1) Placement disputes. If a dispute arises between a local educational agency
11and the department of health and family services, the department of corrections or
12a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, or between local educational
13agencies under s. 115.81 (4) (c), over the placement of a child, the state
14superintendent shall resolve the dispute. This subsection applies only to placements
15in nonresidential educational programs made under s. 48.57 (1) (c) and to placements
16in child caring institutions made under s. 115.81.
AB674,63,23 17(2) School board referrals. Annually on or before August 15, each local
18educational agency shall report to the appropriate county departments under ss.
1951.42 and 51.437 the names of children who reside in the local educational agency,
20are at least 16 years of age, are not expected to be enrolled in an educational program
212 years from the date of the report and may require services described under s. 51.42
22or 51.437 (1). This subsection does not affect a local educational agency's
23responsibility to make services available to children with disabilities.
AB674,64,4 24(3) Interagency cooperation. (a) A school board, cooperative educational
25service agency and county children with disabilities education board may enter into

1an agreement with a county administrative agency, as defined in s. HFS 90.03 (10),
2Wis. adm. code, to allow the employes of the school board, agency or county children
3with disabilities education board to participate in the performance of evaluations
4and the development of individualized family service plans under s. 51.44.
AB674,64,65 (b) 1. In this paragraph, "public agency" has the meaning given in s. 166.20 (1)
6(i), except that it excludes a local educational agency.
AB674,64,147 2. If a public agency that is required by federal or state law or by an interagency
8agreement to provide or pay for the location, identification or evaluation of a child
9with a disability, including a child with a disability who is not yet 3 years of age, or
10for assistive technology devices or services, supplementary aids or services,
11transition services or special education or related services for a child with a
12disability, and fails to do so, the local educational agency shall provide or pay for the
13services. The public agency shall reimburse the local educational agency for the cost
14of providing the services.
AB674,64,16 15115.817 Children with disabilities education board. (1) Definitions. In
16this section "board" means the county children with disabilities education board.
AB674,64,19 17(2) Establishment. (a) A county board of supervisors may determine to
18establish a special education program, including the provision of related services for
19children with disabilities, for school districts in the county.
AB674,64,2120 (b) The program may provide for one or more special schools, classes, treatment
21or instruction centers for children with one or more types of disabilities.
AB674,64,2322 (c) A school district shall be included under the county program only to the
23extent approved by formal action of the school board.
AB674,65,9 24(3) Organization. (a) The board shall consist of 3 or more persons, as
25determined by the county board of supervisors, elected by the county board or

1appointed by the chairperson of the county board, as the rules of the county board
2direct. Board members shall be electors selected from that part of the county
3participating in the program and shall be representative of the area the board serves.
4The board may include school board members, members of the county board of
5supervisors and other electors. Board members shall hold office for a term of 3 years,
6except that the terms of office of members of the first board shall be 3 years, 2 years
7and one year. Board members shall receive compensation and reimbursement for
8mileage in an amount fixed by the county board of supervisors, but not more than
9that of county board members.
AB674,65,1210 (b) The board annually shall select one member as chairperson and one as
11secretary. The county treasurer shall serve as board treasurer but shall not be a
12member of the board.
AB674,65,1413 (c) The board shall appoint an advisory committee whose membership includes
14school district administrators representative of the area the board serves.
AB674,65,19 15(4) Application. Upon authorization of the county board, the board shall apply
16to the division for the establishment of a program or part of a program to provide
17special education and related services. The application shall state whether the
18program or part will be available in the county at large or only to certain school
19districts.
AB674,66,2 20(5) Board duties. (a) The board shall have charge of all matters pertaining to
21the organization, equipment, operation and maintenance of such programs and may
22do all things necessary to perform its functions, including the authority to erect
23buildings subject to county board approval and employ teachers and other personnel.
24The board shall prepare an annual budget, which shall be subject to approval of the
25county board under s. 65.90 unless a resolution is adopted under sub. (9) (c), and shall

1include funds for the hiring of staff, the purchase of materials, supplies and
2equipment and the operation and maintenance of buildings or classrooms.
AB674,66,53 (b) 1. At the close of each fiscal year, the board shall employ a licensed
4accountant to audit its accounts and certify the audit. The cost of the audit shall be
5paid from board funds.
AB674,66,76 3. The department shall establish by rule a standard contract and minimum
7standards for audits performed under this paragraph.
AB674,66,128 (c) If the county board of supervisors establishes an integrated service program
9for children with severe disabilities under s. 59.53 (7), the county children with
10disabilities education board shall participate in an integrated service program for
11children with severe disabilities under s. 59.53 (7), and may enter into written
12interagency agreements or contracts under the program.
AB674,66,2113 (d) Annually by October 1, the board and the school boards of the school
14districts participating in the county program shall submit a report to the state
15superintendent that specifies the portion of each school day that each pupil enrolled
16in the county program who is also enrolled in the school district of the pupil's
17residence spent in county program classes in the previous school year and the portion
18of the school day that the pupil spent in school district classes in the previous school
19year. The state superintendent shall develop guidelines for a full-time equivalency
20methodology. The state superintendent is not required to promulgate the guidelines
21as rules.
AB674,66,23 22(6) Assignment of functions. (a) The board may not assign by resolution or
23by contract the full administrative or instructional services of the board.
AB674,67,224 (b) The ability of the board to contract with the board of control of a cooperative
25educational service agency, a school board or other public agency in the county for

1a portion of administrative or instructional services is not prohibited by par. (a). The
2board shall be responsible for all programs contracted under this paragraph.
AB674,67,14 3(7) Withdrawal and dissolution. (a) The school board of any school district
4that is included under the administration of a board may withdraw from
5participation in any part of the program only with the approval of the state
6superintendent after conference with the board and a determination by the state
7superintendent that such withdrawal is in the interest of the program in the county
8and the school district affected. Such withdrawal shall be effective only if the school
9board has the approval of the division to establish an equivalent part of a program.
10Such withdrawal shall be effective either December 31 or June 30 provided that 12
11months' notice has been given to the board. The withdrawing school district shall
12be liable for its proportionate share of all operating costs until its withdrawal
13becomes effective, shall continue to be liable for its share of debt incurred while it was
14a participant and shall receive no share in the assets.
AB674,67,1915 (b) A program established under this section may be dissolved by action of the
16county board, but such dissolution shall not take place until the end of the school
17term in which the action was taken. When a program is dissolved, assets and
18liabilities shall be distributed under s. 66.03 to all units which participated in the
19program.
AB674,68,3 20(8) Transportation. The board may promulgate a plan for the transportation
21at county expense of children who are receiving special education and related
22services under this section, special education and related services provided at day
23care centers or special education and related services provided by a private
24organization within whose attendance area the child resides and which is situated
25not more than 5 miles beyond the boundaries of the area the board serves, as

1measured along the usually traveled route. The plan, upon approval of the state
2superintendent, shall govern the transportation of such children. Any such plan for
3transportation during the school term supersedes ss. 115.88 and 121.54 (3).
AB674,68,6 4(9) Area taxed. (a) The tax for the operation and maintenance of each part of
5a special education program and for the transportation of children under sub. (8)
6shall be levied against the area of the county participating in the part of the program.
AB674,68,107 (b) Beginning July 1, 1981, no board, except a board that has constructed or
8acquired building facilities, may continue to operate under this section if the area
9taxed under par. (a) constitutes less than 50% of the full value of taxable property
10within the county.
AB674,68,1911 (c) Upon the adoption of a resolution by a majority of the school boards that are
12located in whole or in part in the county and are participating in the county program
13under sub. (2) (c), this subsection shall not apply commencing on the effective date
14of the resolution. A resolution adopted under this paragraph between January 1 and
15June 30 in any year shall be effective on January 1 of the year commencing after its
16adoption. A resolution adopted under this paragraph between July 1 and December
1731 in any year shall be effective on January 1 of the 2nd year commencing after its
18adoption. In the year in which the resolution is effective, the county budget under
19s. 59.60 or 65.90 shall include a line item for the special education program.
AB674,68,22 20(10) State aids. (a) The board may apply for and receive the state aid under
21ss. 115.88 and 121.41 (1) for the transportation, board and lodging, treatment and
22instruction of children participating in programs under this section.
AB674,68,2523 (b) The board may apply for and receive the state aid under ss. 121.135 and
24121.14. This paragraph does not apply beginning on the effective date of a resolution
25adopted under sub. (9) (c).
AB674,69,2
1(c) All state aid shall be paid to the county treasurer and credited to the fund
2of the board.
AB674,69,4 3(11) Violations. The state superintendent shall withhold aid from any board
4that violates this section.
AB674,69,11 5115.82 Admission and transportation of nonresidents. (1) A cooperative
6educational service agency, county children with disabilities education board or
7school district that provides special education and related services shall admit a
8nonresident if the program is appropriate for the child's disability. Refusal to admit
9a child does not relieve the local educational agency that is responsible for providing
10a free, appropriate public education to the child under this subchapter from that
11responsibility.
AB674,69,14 12(2) In addition to the requirements of s. 121.54 (3), when board and lodging are
13not furnished to a nonresident child with a disability, the school district in which the
14child resides shall provide transportation, except as follows:
AB674,69,1615 (a) If there is a plan of transportation under s. 115.817 (8), the county children
16with disabilities education board shall provide transportation.
AB674,69,1817 (b) If the child is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
18s. 118.51, the nonresident school district shall provide transportation.
AB674,70,3 19115.88 State aid. (1) Personnel. A school board, board of control of a
20cooperative educational service agency or, upon authorization of the county board,
21a county children with disabilities education board may employ, for a special
22education program, either full- or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators
23of special education, licensed school social workers, licensed school psychologists,
24paraprofessionals, licensed consulting teachers to work with any teacher of regular
25education programs who has a child with a disability in a class and any other

1personnel approved by the department. The board may contract with private or
2public agencies for physical or occupational therapy services on the basis of
3demonstrated need.
AB674,70,15 4(1m) Program aid. (a) If, upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4), the state
5superintendent is satisfied that the special education program has been maintained
6during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the state superintendent
7shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each county, cooperative
8educational service agency and school district maintaining such special education
9program a sum equal to 63% of the amount expended by the county, agency and
10school district during the preceding year for salaries of personnel enumerated in sub.
11(1), including the salary portion of any authorized contract for physical or
12occupational therapy services, except as provided in par. (b), and other expenses
13approved by the state superintendent. The department of administration shall pay
14such amounts to the county, agency and school district from the appropriation under
15s. 20.255 (2) (b).
AB674,70,2116 (b) Salaries of licensed school psychologists and licensed school social workers
17shall be reimbursed at 51% without regard to whether they are employed in a
18program for children with disabilities. The school district, county children with
19disabilities education board or cooperative educational service agency shall include
20in the plan under s. 115.77 (4) any information required by the state superintendent
21relating to use of a school psychologist or school social worker.
AB674,71,10 22(2) Transportation aid. If upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4) the state
23superintendent is satisfied that the transportation of children with disabilities has
24been maintained during the preceding year in accordance with the law, the state
25superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each

1county, cooperative educational service agency or school district transporting such
2pupils 63% of the amount expended for such transportation. Pupils for whom aid is
3paid under this subsection shall not be eligible for aid under s. 121.58 (2) or (4). The
4department of administration shall pay such amounts to the county, agency or school
5district from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (br). This subsection
6applies to any child with a disability who requires special assistance in
7transportation, including any such child attending regular classes who requires
8special or additional transportation. This subsection does not apply to any child with
9a disability attending regular or special classes who does not require any special or
10additional transportation.
AB674,71,19 11(3) Board and lodging aid. There shall be paid the amount expended for board
12and lodging and transportation between the boarding home and the special
13education program of nonresident children enrolled under s. 115.82 (1) in the special
14education program. The department shall certify the full amount to the department
15of administration which shall pay such amount from the appropriation under s.
1620.255 (2) (b) to the school district, cooperative educational service agency, county
17children with disabilities education board, state agency of another state or private,
18nonsectarian special education service which operates the special education
19program while providing board, lodging and transportation.
AB674,72,2 20(4) Hospitals and convalescent home aid. The full cost of special education for
21children in hospitals and convalescent homes for orthopedically disabled children
22shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b). The supervision of such
23instruction shall be under the department and the school board of the school district
24in which the hospital or convalescent home is located. The school board of the district
25in which the hospital or convalescent home is located shall submit to the department

1an itemized statement of all revenues and expenditures for the actual cost of such
2instruction and any other information it requires.
AB674,72,6 3(6) Aid for instruction outside of district. From the appropriation under s.
420.255 (2) (b) there shall be paid the full cost of salary and travel expenses, in
5amounts determined in advance by the state superintendent, to school districts for
6providing special education outside the school district of employment.
AB674,72,9 7(7) Offsetting receipts. In any school year, the following revenues shall be
8deducted from costs aidable under this section before aids are calculated under this
9section:
AB674,72,1110 (a) Any federal operational revenues expended on costs aidable under this
11section.
AB674,72,1512 (b) That portion of state tuition payments attributable to the special annual
13tuition rate under s. 121.83 (1) (c), regardless of the school year in which the services
14were provided. The tuition revenues shall be allocated to the most appropriate part
15of a program.
AB674,72,25 16(8) Enrollment out of state. If a child with a disability is enrolled in a public
17special education program located in another state and the state superintendent is
18satisfied that the program in which the child is enrolled complies with this
19subchapter, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of
20administration in favor of the school district in which the child resides or the school
21district attended by the child under s. 118.51 a sum equal to the percentage of the
22approved costs under subs. (1) and (2) of the amount expended by the school district
23during the preceding year for the additional costs associated with the child's special
24education program. The department of administration shall pay the amount to the
25school district from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).
AB674,73,4
1(9) Distribution schedule. Each county, cooperative educational service
2agency and school district entitled to state aid under this section shall receive 15%
3of its total aid entitlement in each month from November to March and 25% of its
4total entitlement in June.
AB674,73,10 5115.882 Proration of state aid. If the sum of the appropriations under s.
620.255 (2) (b) and (br) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid
7under ss. 115.88 and 118.255, funds in the appropriations shall be used first for the
8purpose of s. 115.88 (4) and any remaining funds shall be prorated among the
9counties, school districts and cooperative educational service agencies entitled
10thereto.
AB674,73,14 11115.897 Exhaustion of remedies. Before the filing of a civil action under any
12federal law seeking any relief that is also available under this subchapter, the
13procedures under s. 115.80 shall be exhausted to the same extent as would be
14required had the action been brought under this subchapter.
AB674,73,15 15115.90 Noncompliance; remedies.
AB674,73,19 16(1) If, as the result of a monitoring procedure or a complaint investigation, the
17state superintendent finds that a local educational agency has violated this
18subchapter, the state superintendent may require the local educational agency to
19submit a corrective plan addressing the violation.
AB674,73,24 20(2) If the state superintendent, after reasonable notice and an opportunity for
21a hearing, finds that a local educational agency has failed to comply with any
22requirement in this subchapter, the state superintendent shall reduce or eliminate
23special education aid to the local educational agency until he or she is satisfied that
24the local educational agency is complying with that requirement.
AB674,74,5
1(3) If the state superintendent finds that a corrective plan under sub. (1) has
2not been implemented, or that withholding aid under sub. (2) has been inadequate
3to ensure compliance with this subchapter, the state superintendent shall request
4the attorney general to proceed against the local educational agency for injunctive
5or other appropriate relief.
AB674, s. 51 6Section 51. 116.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,74,167 116.08 (4) Whenever an agency performs any service or function under chs. 115
8to 121 by contract with a county board or any agency thereof, with a school board or
9with a county handicapped children's children with disabilities education board, the
10contract may authorize the agency to make claim for and receive the state aid for
11performing the service or function. The agency shall transmit a certified copy of the
12contract containing the authority to collect state aid to the department. When an
13agency receives the state aid, it shall pay over or credit the amount of state aid
14received to the proper county or agency thereof, school district or county handicapped
15children's
children with disabilities education board for which the service or function
16was performed according to the contract therefor.
AB674, s. 52 17Section 52. 118.15 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,74,2418 118.15 (1) (dm) The school board shall render its decision, in writing, within
1990 days of a request under par. (d), except that if the request relates to a child who
20has been examined by a multidisciplinary evaluated by an individualized education
21program
team under s. 115.80 115.782 and has not been recommended for special
22education, the school board shall render its decision within 30 days of the request.
23If the school board denies the request, the school board shall give its reasons for the
24denial.
AB674, s. 53 25Section 53. 118.15 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,75,10
1118.15 (3) (a) Any child who is excused by the school board because the child
2is temporarily not in proper physical or mental condition to attend a school or an
3educational
program under s. 115.85 (2), but who can be expected to return to a school
4or the program upon termination or abatement of the illness or condition. The school
5attendance officer may request the parent or guardian of the child to obtain a written
6statement from a licensed physician, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist or
7psychologist or Christian Science practitioner living and residing in this state, who
8is listed in the Christian Science Journal, as sufficient proof of the physical or mental
9condition of the child. An excuse under this paragraph shall be in writing and shall
10state the time period for which it is valid, not to exceed 30 days.
AB674, s. 54 11Section 54. 118.15 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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