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(c) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce
13excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), approve school-to-work programs provided by
14school boards under s. 121.02 (1) (m) and, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1)
15(kb), award grants to school boards providing school-to-work programs approved by
16the department.
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(d) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce
18excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (ep), approve statewide skill standards for
19school-to-work programs provided by school boards under s. 121.02 (1) (m).
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20(4) (a) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council on
21workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), the department may approve an
22innovative school-to-work program provided by a nonprofit organization for
23children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a), in a county having a population of
24500,000 or more to assist those children at risk in acquiring employability skills and
25occupational-specific competencies before leaving high school. If the department
1approves a program under this paragraph, the department may award a grant, from
2the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (fa), to the nonprofit organization providing the
3program and the nonprofit organization shall use the funds received under the grant
4to provide the program.
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(b) The department shall establish requirements for the operation of the grant
6program under this subsection. Those requirements need not be promulgated as
7rules.
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106.14
(1) The department may award grants to nonprofit corporations and
11public agencies for the provision of career counseling centers throughout the state.
12From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (gd), the department shall allocate
13$600,000 in each fiscal year for the payment of those grants.
SB77, s. 2679
14Section
2679. 106.14 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act ....
15(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB77,1159,1716
106.14
(1) The department may award grants to nonprofit corporations and
17public agencies for the provision of career counseling centers throughout the state.
SB77, s. 2680
18Section
2680. 106.14 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1159,2219
106.14
(2) (b) A career counseling center under this section shall coordinate its
20services with the counseling and guidance activities and the
education for
21employment school-to-work program under s. 121.02 (1) (m) provided by the school
22board of the school district in which the career counseling center is located.
SB77, s. 2681
23Section
2681. 106.215 (8g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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106.215
(8g) (b) If the department of corrections is a sponsor of a project that
25is approved under this subsection, the corps members on the project shall be
1prisoners in state prison, probationers
or, parolees
or persons on community
2supervision and the members of the project shall receive applicable alcohol or other
3drug abuse treatment and educational programming services for a portion of each
4work week, but not to exceed 8 hours per work week.
SB77, s. 2682
5Section
2682. 106.215 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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106.215
(10) (d)
Unemployment compensation. A corps
enrollee member or
7assistant crew leader is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits by
8virtue of his or her employment in the Wisconsin conservation corps program. To the
9extent permitted by federal law, the Wisconsin conservation corps program shall be
10considered a work-relief and working-training program for the purpose of
11determining eligibility for benefits under s. 108.02 (15) (g) 1.
SB77, s. 2683
12Section
2683. 106.215 (10) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1160,2213
106.215
(10) (g) 1. A person who is employed as a corps enrollee for a 6-month
14to one-year period of continuous employment, as determined by standards adopted
15by the board, and who receives a satisfactory employment evaluation upon
16termination of employment is entitled to an incentive payment of $500 prorated in
17the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person
18bears to 2,080 hours or an education voucher that is worth at least double the
19monetary value of the prorated incentive payment, but not more than
$2,400 $2,600 20prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed
21by that person bears to 2,080 hours. No corps enrollee may receive more than 2
22incentive payments or 4 education vouchers.
SB77, s. 2684
23Section
2684. 106.215 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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106.215
(13) (a)
Enrollment period. The board may authorize the employment
25of a corps member who is not promoted to assistant crew leader beyond the 6-month
1to one-year enrollment period for a limited time, not to exceed one year, if the corps
2member has a disability. The normal enrollment period for a corps member who is
3promoted to assistant crew leader or for a person who is hired as assistant crew
4leader is 2 years. The board may authorize the employment of a corps member or
5assistant crew leader beyond the normal enrollment period for a limited time, not to
6exceed 3 months, under special circumstances where continued employment is
7required in order to complete a project in progress. The normal enrollment period
8for a crew leader
or a regional crew leader is 2 years. The board may extend the
9employment of a crew leader beyond the normal enrollment period
if the crew leader
10possesses special experience, training or skills valuable to the program for a limited
11time, not to exceed 2 years. The normal enrollment period for a regional crew leader
12is 2 years. The board may extend the employment of a regional crew leader for an
13unlimited time.
SB77, s. 2685
14Section
2685. 107.31 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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107.31
(5) (a) 1. Four percent of all moneys distributed under s. 70.395 (1)
, 1995
16stats., and under s. 70.395 (1e) beginning on May 22, 1980; and
SB77, s. 2686
17Section
2686. 108.02 (15) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
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108.02
(15) (gm) "Employment" as applied to work for the Wisconsin
19conservation corps board, does not include service as a corps member or assistant
20crew leader.
SB77, s. 2687
21Section
2687. 108.14 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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108.14
(7) (a) The records made or maintained by the department or
23commission in connection with the administration of this chapter are confidential
24and shall be open to public inspection or disclosure only to the extent that the
25department or commission permits in the interest of the unemployment
1compensation program. No person may permit inspection or disclosure of any record
2provided to it by the department or commission unless the department or
3commission authorizes the inspection or disclosure.
This paragraph does not apply
4to a request for disclosure of a record made by the subunit of the department that
5administers child and spousal support under s. 49.22 (2m).
SB77, s. 2688
6Section
2688. 108.20 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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108.20
(2m) From the moneys not appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (ge) and (gf)
8which are received by the administrative account as interest and penalties under
9this chapter, the department shall pay the benefits chargeable to the administrative
10account under s. 108.07 (5) and the interest payable to employers under s. 108.17
11(3m) and may pay interest due on advances to the unemployment reserve fund from
12the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act,
42 USC
131321 to
1324, may make payments to satisfy a federal audit exception concerning a
14payment from the fund or any federal aid disallowance involving the unemployment
15compensation program,
or may make payments to the fund if such action is necessary
16to obtain a lower interest rate or deferral of interest payments on advances from the
17federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act
or may
18provide career counseling center grants under s. 106.14, except that any interest
19earned pending disbursement of federal employment security grants under s. 20.445
20(1) (n) shall be credited to the general fund. Any moneys reverting to the
21administrative account from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (1) (ge) and (gf) shall
22be utilized as provided in this subsection.
SB77, s. 2689
23Section
2689. 108.20 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
24.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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1108.20
(2m) From the moneys not appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (ge) and (gf)
2which are received by the administrative account as interest and penalties under
3this chapter, the department shall pay the benefits chargeable to the administrative
4account under s. 108.07 (5) and the interest payable to employers under s. 108.17
5(3m) and may pay interest due on advances to the unemployment reserve fund from
6the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act,
42 USC
71321 to
1324, may make payments to satisfy a federal audit exception concerning a
8payment from the fund or any federal aid disallowance involving the unemployment
9compensation program, or may make payments to the fund if such action is necessary
10to obtain a lower interest rate or deferral of interest payments on advances from the
11federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act, except that
12any interest earned pending disbursement of federal employment security grants
13under s. 20.445 (1) (n) shall be credited to the general fund. Any moneys reverting
14to the administrative account from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (1) (ge) and
15(gf) shall be utilized as provided in this subsection.
SB77, s. 2690
16Section
2690. 109.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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109.09
(2) The department, under its authority under sub. (1) to maintain
18actions for the benefit of employes, or an employe who brings an action under s.
19109.03 (5) shall have a lien upon all property of the employer, real or personal, located
20in this state for the full amount of any wage claim or wage deficiency. A lien under
21this subsection takes effect when the department or employe files a verified petition
22claiming the lien with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the services
23or some part of the services were performed pays the fee specified in s. 814.61 (5) to
24that clerk of circuit court and serves a copy of that petition on the employer by
25personal service in the same manner as a summons is served under s. 801.11 or by
1certified mail with a return receipt requested. The department or employe must file
2the petition within 2 years after the date that the wages were due. The petition shall
3specify the nature of the claim and the amount claimed, describe the property upon
4which the claim is made and state that the petitioner claims a lien on that property.
5The lien shall take precedence over all other debts, judgments, decrees, liens or
6mortgages against the employer, except a lien under s. 292.31 (8) (i)
, 292.41 (6) (d) 7or 292.81, and may be enforced in the manner provided in ss. 779.09 to 779.12, 779.20
8and 779.21, insofar as such provisions are applicable. The lien ceases to exist if the
9department or the employe does not bring an action to enforce the lien within the
10period prescribed in s. 893.44 for the underlying wage claim.
SB77, s. 2691
11Section
2691. 110.065 of the statutes is amended to read:
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12110.065 Traffic academy. The secretary may establish and operate an
13academy for the training of state, county and local traffic patrol officers and other
14related personnel and make rules and regulations for the conduct thereof. The
15secretary shall establish and periodically revise a reasonable scale of tuition charges.
16The tuition for personnel other than employes of the department shall be paid by
17their respective departments or governing bodies and shall be deposited in the
18transportation fund appropriation account under s. 20.395 (5) (dh). The secretary
19shall consult appropriate state, county and local authorities concerning the
20establishment and operation of the academy and the determination of tuition
21charges. State agencies shall cooperate with the secretary in providing information
22and instructional services for the academy.
SB77, s. 2692
23Section
2692. 111.32 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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111.32
(3) "Conviction record" includes, but is not limited to, information
25indicating that an individual has been convicted of any felony, misdemeanor or other
1offense, has been adjudicated delinquent, has been less than honorably discharged,
2or has been placed on probation, fined, imprisoned
, placed on community supervision 3or paroled pursuant to any law enforcement or military authority.
SB77, s. 2693
4Section
2693. 111.70 (4) (jm) 5. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
5read:
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111.70
(4) (jm) 5. In determining the proper compensation to be received by
7members of the police department under subd. 4., the arbitrator shall consider the
8following factors, with the greatest weight given to the factor specified under subd.
95. a., the next greatest weight given to the factor specified under subd. 5. b., the next
10greatest weight given to the factor specified under subd. 5. c., the next greatest
11weight given to the factor specified under subd. 5. d. and the least weight given to
12the factor specified under subd. 5. e.:
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a. Comparison of all of the items of compensation specified in subd. 4. of the
14municipal employes in the collective bargaining unit with such items of
15compensation of other municipal law enforcement officers in the metropolitan area
16in which the 1st class city is located.
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b. Comparison of the respective crime rates, and workloads of and risks of
18injury to law enforcement officers, in the 1st class city and any other jurisdiction with
19which comparisons are made under subd. 5. a.
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c. The increase in the average consumer prices for goods and services,
21commonly known as the cost of living, during the term of the predecessor collective
22bargaining agreement.
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d. Comparison of all of the items of compensation specified in subd. 4. of the
24municipal employes in the collective bargaining unit with such items of
1compensation of other municipal law enforcement officers in comparable
2communities in this state.
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e. Comparison of all of the items of compensation specified in subd. 4. of the
4municipal employes in the collective bargaining unit with such items of
5compensation of other protective service municipal employes in the 1st class city.
SB77, s. 2694
6Section
2694. Chapter 115 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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8DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION state
9
superintendent; GENERAL
10
CLASSIFICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS;
11
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
SB77, s. 2695
12Section
2695. 115.001 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.001
(1) Charter school. "Charter school" means a school under contract
14with a school board under s. 118.40
or with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b),
15or a school established and operated by one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b).
SB77, s. 2696
16Section
2696. 115.001 (13m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 2697
17Section
2697. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.28] of the
18statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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Chapter 115
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Subchapter II
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State superintendent of
22
public instruction
SB77, s. 2698
23Section
2698. 115.28 (3m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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115.28
(3m) Supervision of cooperative educational service agencies; rules. 25(a) Supervise and audit the receipts and expenditures of the cooperative educational
1service agencies, conduct program review of the agencies, approve agency
2evaluations, supervise boundary reorganization where necessary, advise the
3administrators of the agencies and provide assistance in organizing the agencies
4throughout the state.
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(b) Promulgate rules establishing procedures for the reorganization of
6cooperative educational service agencies and boundary appeals.
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(c) Every 3rd year as scheduled by the department, report to the appropriate
8standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) on all cooperative
9educational service agency programs and services. The report shall include
10information on the efficiency and effectiveness of the programs and services.
SB77, s. 2699
11Section
2699. 115.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.28
(7) (a) License all teachers for the public schools of the state, make rules
13establishing standards of attainment and procedures for the examination and
14licensing of teachers within the limits prescribed in ss. 118.19 (2) and (3), 118.192 and
15118.195, prescribe by rule standards and procedures for the approval of teacher
16preparatory programs leading to licensure, file in the
secretary's state
17superintendent's office all papers relating to state teachers' licenses and register
18each such license.
SB77, s. 2700
19Section
2700. 115.28 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.28
(7m) Certification of school nurses. Certify school nurses, make
21rules for the examination and certification of school nurses and file in the
secretary's 22state superintendent's office all papers relating to school nurses certification and
23register each such certification.
SB77, s. 2701
24Section
2701. 115.28 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 2702
25Section
2702. 115.28 (16) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 2703
1Section
2703. 115.28 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.28
(20) (a) Advise the
secretary
state superintendent on funding criteria
3and evaluation plans for grant programs for the school district operating under ch.
4119.
SB77, s. 2704
5Section
2704. 115.28 (20) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.28
(20) (b) Advise the
secretary
state superintendent on the programs that
7meet or do not meet the funding criteria.
SB77, s. 2705
8Section
2705. 115.28 (20) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.28
(20) (c) Assist the
secretary
state superintendent in monitoring the
10progress of funded programs.
SB77, s. 2706
11Section
2706. 115.28 (20) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.28
(20) (d) Recommend to the
secretary state superintendent needed
13changes in statutes or rules relating to grant programs.
SB77, s. 2707
14Section
2707. 115.28 (20) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.28
(20) (e) Submit to the
secretary state superintendent an annual report
16detailing the council's activities, accomplishments and projected needs.
SB77, s. 2708
17Section
2708. 115.28 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.28
(24) Priority in awarding grants. Give priority in awarding grants to
19local community organizations under sub. (21)
and to school boards under ss. 115.36
20and 115.362, and in awarding grants from federal funds received under
20 USC 2301 21to
2471,
20 USC 4601 to
4665 and
29 USC 1602 (b) (1), to programs that provide more
22than one of the educational services specified under sub. (21), s.
115.36, 115.362, 23115.915, 118.01 (2) (d) 7. or 8. or 118.153 or
20 USC 2301 to
2471,
20 USC 4601 to
4665 24or
29 USC 1602 (b) (1).
SB77, s. 2709
25Section
2709. 115.28 (38) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 2710
1Section
2710. 115.29 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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2115.29 General powers. (intro.) The
secretary state superintendent may:
SB77, s. 2711
3Section
2711. 115.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.29
(1) Designate representative. Designate the deputy
secretary state
5superintendent or another employe of the department as the
secretary's state
6superintendent's representative on any body on which the
secretary state
7superintendent is required to serve, except the board of regents of the university of
8Wisconsin system.
SB77, s. 2712
9Section
2712. 115.29 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.29
(2) Educational meetings. Attend such educational meetings and make
11such investigations as the
secretary state superintendent deems important and as
12will acquaint the
secretary state superintendent with the different systems of public
13schools in the United States.
SB77, s. 2713
14Section
2713. 115.29 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.29
(4) High school graduation equivalency. Grant declarations of
16equivalency of high school graduation to persons, if in the
secretary's state
17superintendent's judgment they have presented satisfactory evidence of having
18completed a recognized high school course of study or its equivalent. The
secretary 19state superintendent may establish the standards by which high school graduation
20equivalency is determined. Such standards may consist of evidence of high school
21courses completed in high schools recognized by the proper authorities as accredited,
22results of examinations given by or at the request of the
secretary state
23superintendent, successful completion of correspondence study courses given by
24acceptable correspondence study schools, a general educational development
25certificate of high school equivalency issued by an agency of the U.S. government,
1course credits received in schools meeting the approval of the
secretary state
2superintendent or other standards established by the
secretary state
3superintendent.
SB77, s. 2714
4Section
2714. 115.30 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.30
(4) (a) The condition of all schools under the
department's state
6superintendent's supervision.
SB77, s. 2715
7Section
2715. 115.30 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.30
(4) (c) The
secretary's state superintendent's visits to educational
9institutions.
SB77, s. 2716
10Section
2716. 115.30 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.30
(4) (f) A summary of the receipts and disbursements of all schools under
12the
department's state superintendent's jurisdiction.
SB77, s. 2717
13Section
2717. 115.31 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: