Note: The amendments in Sections
1 and 2 provide that the Council of State Governments, rather than the Center for Research Libraries, will now be a depository to collect state documents. According to the reference and loan library, department of public instruction (DPI), the Council of State Governments took over this function in 1992, but the statutes have not been revised to reflect this change.
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3
. 35.84 (figure) line 17. (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
35.84 (figure)
17. (title) Legislative Reference Library; 35.85 (11m)
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4
. 35.84 (figure) line 41. (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
35.84 (figure)
41. (title) Historical Society; s. 35.85 (7)
Note: The amendments in Sections
3 and 4 delete statutory references in s. 35.84, stats., which are no longer accurate.
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5
. 35.84 (figure) line 53. (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
35.84 (figure)
53. (title) Each regional state document depository library; s. 35.82 (3), not to exceed 10 (DLS)
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6
. 35.84 (figure) line 54. (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
35.84 (figure)
54. (title) Each selective state document depository library; s. 35.82 (3), not to exceed 35 (DLS)
Note: The amendments in Sections
5 and 6 add references that the division of library services shall certify the list for distribution of official documents to each regional state document depository library and each selective state document depository library.
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7
. 35.84 (figure) column E line 54 of the statutes is amended to read:
35.84 (figure) Column E Blue Books; s. 35.24 (1)
54. Each selective state document depository library; s. 35.82 (3); not to exceed 35 (DLS)1
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8
. 35.84 (figure) column H line 54 of the statutes is amended to read:
35.84 (figure) Column H Biennial Reports; s. 15.04 (1) (d)
54. Each selective state document depository library; s. 35.82 (3); not to exceed 35 (DLS) 1
Note: The amendments in Sections
7 and 8 provide that each selective state document depository library shall receive one copy of the Blue Book and one copy of agency biennial reports. According to the reference and loan library, DPI, this change reflects the intent that selective state depositories, which are designated by the division of library services, receive publications such as these which are of a general nature.
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9
. 35.84 (figure) line 58 of the statutes is created to read:
35.84 (figure)
58. Department of Public Instruction Reference and Loan Library
Column A Statutes, Hard Covers; s. 35.181
Column C Annotations; s. 35.231
Column D Laws of Wisconsin; s. 35.151
Column E Blue Books; s. 35.24 (1)1
Column F Administrative Code and Register; s. 35.93; s. 227.0251
Column G Budget Estimates; s. 35.2651
Column H Biennial Reports; s. 15.04 (1) (d) 1
Column I Governor's Messages; s. 14.041
Column J Opinions of Attorney General; s. 35.28; s. 165.015 (1)1
Column K Supreme Court Reports; s. 35.28; s. 751.111
Column L Decisions of Public Service Comm.; s. 35.281
Column M Decisions of Tax Appeals Comm.; s. 73.01 (3) (b)1
Column N Town Law Forms; s. 35.201
Note: Section 9 provides that the reference and loan library receives the major publications which are distributed by the department of administration. According to the reference and loan library, DPI, the library was made a state level depository by
1991 Wisconsin Act 285, but corresponding changes in the chart accompanying s. 35.84, stats., were not made to indicate this.
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10
. 35.84 (figure) line 59 of the statutes is created to read:
35.84 (figure)
59. Council of State Governments, Lexington, Kentucky
Column A Statutes, Hard Covers; s. 35.181
Column C Annotations; s. 35.231
Column D Laws of Wisconsin; s. 35.151
Column E Blue Books; s. 35.24 (1)1
Column F Administrative Code and Register; s. 35.93; s. 227.0251
Column G Budget Estimates; s. 35.2651
Column H Biennial Reports; s. 15.04 (1) (d)1
Column I Governor's Messages; s. 14.041
Column J Opinions of Attorney General; s. 35.28; s. 165.015 (1)1
Column K Supreme Court Reports; s. 35.28; s. 751.111
Column L Decisions of Public Service Comm.; s. 35.281
Column M Decisions of Tax Appeals Comm.; s. 73.01 (3) (b)1
Column N Town Law Forms; s. 35.201
Note: Section 10 provides that the Council of State Governments, now a state document depository library outside of the state, receives distribution of certain state documents.
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11
. 35.84 (figure) column F line 61 of the statutes is amended to read:
35.84 (figure) Column F Administrative Code and Register; s. 35.93; s. 227.025
61. Library of Congress1A 1
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12. 35.84 (figure) column G line 61 of the statutes is amended to read:
35.84 (figure) Column G Budget Estimates; s. 35.265
61. Library of Congress1
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13
. 35.84 (figure) column N line 61 of the statutes is amended to read:
35.84 (figure) Column N Town Law Forms; s. 35.20
61. Library of Congress1
Note: The amendments in Sections
11 to 13 provide that the Library of Congress, a state document depository library outside of the state, receives automatic free distribution of 3 additional state documents.
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14
. 115.28 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.28 (15) (a) Establish, by rule, standards for the approval of the abilities of certified teachers and counselors and their aides participating in bilingual-bicultural education programs under subch. VII to read, write and speak a non-English language and to possess knowledge of the culture of limited-English speaking proficient pupils.
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15
. 115.92 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.92 (2) (b) Annually, on or before August September 15, each school board maintaining a program under this subchapter shall submit to the department an itemized statement on oath of all revenues and expenditures related to the program during the preceding school year.
Note: Section 15 changes the date for reporting revenues and expenditures for the school age parent program from August 15 to September 15 of each year. According to DPI, audited data from school districts' annual financial reports are used to compile the revenue and expenditure data for the annual report for the school age parent program. The annual financial report is not required to be filed until September 1. Changing the reporting date from August 15 to September 15 will enable school districts to have sufficient time to prepare the school age parent program report using the audited data from the annual financial report.
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16
. 115.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.95 (2) It is the policy of this state to provide equal educational opportunities by ensuring that necessary programs are available for limited-English speaking
proficient pupils while allowing each school district maximum flexibility in establishing programs suited to its particular needs. To this end, this subchapter establishes bilingual-bicultural education programs for pupils in school districts with specified concentrations of limited-English speaking proficient pupils in the attendance areas of particular schools.
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17. 115.95 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.95 (4) It is the policy of this state that a limited-English speaking proficient pupil participate in a bilingual-bicultural education program only until such time as the pupil is able to perform ordinary classwork in English.
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18. 115.955 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.955 (2) "Bilingual-bicultural education program" means a program designed to improve the comprehension and the speaking, reading and writing ability of a limited-English speaking proficient pupil in the English language, so that the pupil will be able to perform ordinary classwork in English.
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19. 115.955 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.955 (7) "Limited-English speaking proficient pupil" means a pupil whose ability to use the English language is limited because of the use of a non-English language in his or her family or in his or her daily, nonschool surroundings, and who has difficulty, as defined by rule by the state superintendent, in performing ordinary classwork in English as a result of such limited English language ability proficiency.
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20. 115.96 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.96 (1) Count of limited-English
speaking proficient pupils. Annually, on or before March 1, each school board shall conduct a count of the limited-English speaking proficient pupils in the public schools of the district, assess the language proficiency of such pupils and classify such pupils by language group, grade level, age and English language proficiency.
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21. 115.96 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.96 (2) Notification. Annually, on or before April 1, a school board which may be required to offer a bilingual-bicultural education program shall send to the parent, legal custodian or guardian of every limited-English speaking proficient pupil identified under sub. (1) who is eligible for participation in such a program, a notice which states that a bilingual-bicultural education program may be instituted, contains information on the procedures for registering a pupil in such a program, and provides notice of the consent required under sub. (3). The notice shall be in English and in the non-English language of the limited-English speaking proficient pupil.
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22. 115.96 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.96 (4) (b) Through the use of the native language of the limited-English speaking proficient pupil, instruction in the subjects necessary to permit the pupil to progress effectively through the educational system.
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23. 115.96 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.96 (5) (a) By the commencement of the school term, the school board shall place, with the parent's or legal custodian's written consent, each limited-English speaking proficient pupil in the appropriate bilingual-bicultural education program established under this subchapter. If a limited-English speaking proficient pupil is identified after March 1 or the parent or legal custodian of such child gives consent after May 1, the school board shall place the pupil, with the written consent of the pupil's parent or legal custodian, in an appropriate program where feasible.
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24. 115.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.97 (1) A school board may combine pupils in attendance at separate schools in its bilingual-bicultural education program. The school board shall be eligible for state aids under s. 115.995 if the number of limited-English speaking proficient pupils served from the combined schools meets the requirements under sub. (2), (3) or (4). A pupil shall be eligible for a bilingual-bicultural education program only until he or she is able to perform ordinary classwork in English. The bilingual-bicultural education program shall be designed to provide intensive instruction to meet this objective. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize isolation of children of limited-English speaking proficient ability or ethnic background for a substantial portion of the school day. Pupils who are not limited-English speaking
proficient pupils may participate in a bilingual-bicultural education program, except that a school board shall give preference to limited-English speaking proficient pupils in admitting pupils to such a program.