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23115.54 Compulsory education. If it appears, by affidavit, to any circuit
24judge that any
blind or deaf child
or child who is visually impaired between the ages
25of 6 and 21 is deprived of a suitable education by the failure of the person having the
1care and custody of the child to provide a suitable education, the judge shall order
2the person to bring the child before the judge. If the material allegations of the
3affidavit are denied, the judge shall subpoena witnesses and hear testimony. If the
4allegations are admitted or established, the judge may order the child sent to the
5school Wisconsin School for the
visually handicapped or for the deaf Deaf, the school
6operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or to some
7class or other school for instruction, but the order
shall may not make a direct charge
8for the class or school against any county.
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11115.58 Park grounds. The state superintendent may permit the city of
12Janesville to use portions of the grounds of the
state school for the visually
13handicapped Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired at Janesville,
14which abut on the Rock river, for purposes of operating a city park. Any construction
15on such grounds is subject to prior approval by the state superintendent. Any
16agreement pursuant hereto shall be cancelable at the option of either party without
17liability. Any such grounds so used by the city of Janesville shall be supervised by
18the city and shall be subject to the ordinances of the city of Janesville applicable to
19city parks.".
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6883. Page 1099, line 19: delete lines 19 and 20 and substitute "year for
7transportation under this subsection. The department of administration shall pay
8such amounts to the charter school".
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14115.882 Proration of state aid. If the sum of the appropriations under s.
1520.255 (2) (b) and (br) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid
16under ss. 115.88 and 118.255, funds in the appropriations shall be used first for the
17purpose of s. 115.88 (4) and any remaining funds shall be prorated among the
18counties, school districts
, operators of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) 19and cooperative educational service agencies entitled thereto.".
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118.153
(3m) (a)
After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's
23council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), the
The state
24superintendent may approve an innovative school-to-work program provided by a
1nonprofit organization for children at risk in a county having a population of 500,000
2or more to assist those children at risk in acquiring employability skills and
3occupational-specific competencies before leaving high school. If the state
4superintendent approves a program under this paragraph, the state superintendent
5may award a grant, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (ef), to the nonprofit
6organization providing the program and the nonprofit organization shall use the
7funds received under the grant to provide the program.".
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21"118.43
(2) (br) In the 2000-01 school year, a school board may enter into a
225-year achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf of one or
23more schools in the school district if the school board is not receiving a grant under
1the preschool to grade 5 program on behalf of any of the schools under s. 115.45 and
2if none of the schools is a beneficiary of a contract under this section.".
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118.55
(3) (b) If the pupil specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she
6intends to take a course at an institution of higher education for high school credit,
7the school board shall determine
whether the course is comparable to a course offered
8in the school district, and whether the course satisfies any of the high school
9graduation requirements under s. 118.33 and the number of high school credits to
10award the pupil for the course, if any.
In cooperation with institutions of higher
11education, the state superintendent shall develop guidelines to assist school districts
12in making the determinations. The school board shall notify the pupil of its
13determinations determination, in writing, before the beginning of the semester in
14which the pupil will be enrolled.
If the pupil disagrees with the school board's
15decision regarding comparability of courses, satisfaction of high school graduation
16requirements or the number of high school credits to be awarded, the pupil may
17appeal the school board's decision to the state superintendent within 30 days after
18the decision. The
state superintendent's school board's decision shall be final and is
19not subject to review
under subch. III of ch. 227.
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118.55
(5) Payment. (intro.) Within 30 days after the end of the semester, the
22school board of the school district in which a pupil attending an institution of higher
23education under this section is enrolled shall pay the institution of higher education,
1on behalf of the pupil, the following amount for any course that is taken for high
2school credit
and that is not comparable to a course offered in the school district:
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118.55
(6) (a) A pupil taking a course at an institution of higher education for
5high school credit under this section is not responsible for any portion of the tuition
6and fees for the course
if the school board, or the state superintendent on appeal
7under sub. (3) (b), has determined that the course is not comparable to a course
8offered in the school district.
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118.55
(7r) (c) If a child attends a technical college under this subsection, the
12technical college shall ensure that the child's educational program meets the high
13school graduation requirements under s. 118.33. At least 30 days before the
14beginning of the technical college semester in which the pupil will be enrolled, the
15school board of the school district in which the pupil resides shall notify the pupil,
16in writing, if a course in which the pupil will be enrolled does not meet the high school
17graduation requirements
and whether the course is comparable to a course offered
18in the school district. If the pupil disagrees with the school board's decision regarding
19comparability of courses or satisfaction of high school graduation requirements, the
20pupil may appeal the school board's decision to the state superintendent within 30
21days after the decision and the number of high school credits to be awarded, if any,
22for each course in which the pupil will be enrolled. The
state superintendent's school
23board's decision is final and is not subject to review
under subch. III of ch. 227. The 24. For courses for which the school board has determined to award high school credit
25and which are successfully completed at the technical college, the pupil is eligible to
1receive both high school and technical college credit
for courses successfully
2completed at the technical college.".
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5118.435 Classroom facilities. (1) A school board that is eligible for state aid
6under s. 118.43 (6) may apply to the department for a grant under this section to
7assist in building additional classrooms. A school board shall submit its application
8before January 1 for a grant in that school year.
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9(2) The department shall review each application to determine whether the
10proposed addition is required and by April 1 notify each applicant whether the
11application is approved, rejected or modified and the amount of the grant, if any, to
12be awarded.
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13(3) The department shall determine the amount of the grant to be awarded as
14follows:
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(a) Determine the amount needed by the school district.
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(b) Determine the percentage of the school district's shared cost that the school
17district's state aid under s. 121.08 constitutes.
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(c) Multiply the amount under par. (a) by the percentage determined under par.
19(b).
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20(4) Grants under this section shall be awarded from the appropriation under
21s. 20.866 (2) (zhm). If the total amount of grants to be awarded in any school year
22exceeds the amount of bonding authority under s. 20.866 (2) (zhm), the department
23shall prorate the grants awarded in that school year.
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1(5) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
2section.".
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119.04
(1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.03 (3) (c),
10115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38
11(2), 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14,
12118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19,
13118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.30 to
118.43 14118.435, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (25), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b)
15to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34) and (35) and 120.14 are applicable to a 1st class
16city school district and board.".
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119.04
(1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.03 (3) (c),
20115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38
21(2), 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14,
22118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19,
23118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.30 to 118.43,
24118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to
(25)
(26), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to
1(g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34) and (35) and 120.14 are applicable to a 1st class
2city school district and board.".
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119.04
(1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.03 (3) (c),
6115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38
7(2), 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14,
8118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19,
9118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.30 to 118.43,
10118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (25), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g),
11(3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34)
and, (35)
and (37) and 120.14 are applicable to a 1st
12class city school district and board.".
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119.18
(24) Design-build construction. The board may let a public works
16contract, the estimated cost of which exceeds $3,000,000, using the design-build
17construction process, as defined in s. 59.52 (29) (c) 1. Section 59.52 (29) (d), (e) and
18(f), as it applies to counties with a population of at least 500,000, applies to the school
19district operating under this chapter.".
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119.23
(2) (a) 3. The private school notified the state superintendent of its
24intent to participate in the program under this section by
May February 1 of the
1previous school year. The notice shall specify the number of pupils participating in
2the program under this section for which the school has space.".
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120.12
(26) School safety plan. By July 1, 2000, implement a school safety
7plan in each school.".
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120.13
(2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
1149.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3),
12632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4) and (5), 632.895 (9) to (13), 632.896
, and 767.25
13(4m) (d)
, 767.51 (3m) (d) and 767.62 (4) (b) 4.".
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120.13
(37) Capital improvement fund. (a) A school board of a school district
17that has the largest membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), of any school district
18located in a county that was created in 1850 and borders one of the Great Lakes may
19adopt a resolution creating a capital improvement fund for the purpose of financing
20current and future capital improvements.
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(b) If a tax incremental district that was created in 1989 and that is located in
22whole or in part in the school district described under par. (a) has a value increment
23greater than $300,000,000 and is terminated before the maximum number of years
24that the tax incremental district would have existed under s. 66.46 (7) (am) or (ar),
1in each year until the year after the year in which the tax incremental district would
2have been required to terminate under s. 66.46 (7) (am) or (ar), the school district
3treasurer shall deposit in the capital improvement fund an amount equal to the
4school district's portion of the positive tax increment of the tax incremental district
5in the final year of the tax incremental district's existence, as determined by the
6department of revenue under s. 66.46.
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(c) Money in the capital improvement fund may not be used for any other
8purpose or be transferred to any other fund without the approval of a majority of the
9electors of the school district voting on the question at a referendum.
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(d) If par. (b) applies, the school board of the school district described under par.
11(a) shall submit a report by January 1 of each odd-numbered year to the governor
12and the joint committee on finance describing the use of the moneys deposited in the
13fund under par. (a) and the effects of that use.".
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15"
Section 2127c. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:
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121.004
(7) (c) 1. a. A pupil enrolled in a
5-year-old kindergarten program
17requiring full-day attendance for 5 days a week for an entire school year shall be
18counted as one pupil.
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b. A pupil enrolled in a
5-year-old kindergarten program requiring full-day
20attendance for less than 5 days a week for an entire school year shall be counted as
21the result obtained by multiplying the number of hours in each day in which the pupil
22is enrolled by the total number of days for which the pupil is enrolled, and dividing
23the result by the product of the number of hours of attendance per day required of
24first grade pupils in the school district multiplied by 180.
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121.004
(7) (c) 2. In subd. 1. a. and b., "full-day" means the length of the school
3day for pupils in the first grade of the school district operating the
5-year-old 4kindergarten program.
