16,2622
Section 2622. 115.28 (27) of the statutes is repealed.
16,2623g
Section 2623g. 115.28 (30) (title), (a), and (b) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
115.28 (30) (title) Vocational Career and technical student organizations. (a) Give priority to assisting school boards to operate vocational career and technical student organizations for pupils pursuing related instruction and related career and technical education programs.
(b) (intro.) Provide in the department administrative leadership for career and technical student organizations and the following vocational education consultants and administrative, leadership and vocational career and technical student organization educational consultants:
16,2623i
Section 2623i. 115.28 (30) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
115.28 (30) (b) 3. Two full-time consultants in technical technology education.
16,2623k
Section 2623k. 115.28 (30) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
115.28 (30) (b) 4. Two full-time consultants in family and consumer sciences education.
16,2623m
Section 2623m. 115.28 (30) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
115.28 (30) (b) 5. One Two full-time consultant and one half-time consultant consultants in marketing education.
16,2623p
Section 2623p. 115.28 (30) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (30) (b) 6. One full-time consultant in health science education.
16,2623r
Section 2623r. 115.28 (30) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.28 (30) (d) Provide in the department, within the integrated and applied curricula team, a vocational career and technical education and vocational career and technical student organizations subteam team consisting of those educational consultants specified in par. (b).
16,2625
Section 2625. 115.28 (42) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (42) Wisconsin geographic education program. Enter into an agreement with the National Geographic Society Education Foundation to establish a geographical education program in this state. The agreement shall require each of the following:
(a) That the National Geographic Society Education Foundation shall establish and manage a trust fund consisting of any grant made under 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9101 (10) (b), and $500,000 in matching funds provided by the Foundation.
(b) That, from the trust fund established under par. (a) and any income thereon, the National Geographic Society Education Foundation shall award grants and support programs for improving geographical education in this state, with an emphasis on improving student use of geographic information systems technology.
(c) That the National Geographic Society Education Foundation annually submit to the department an audited financial statement of the trust fund established under par. (a) that is prepared by an independent auditor and a report listing the names of grant recipients and the amounts and purposes of awards and other expenditures made from the trust fund.
(d) That, if the trust fund established under par. (a) is dissolved, the National Geographic Society Education Foundation shall return to the department the grant made under 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9101 (10) (b), and unexpended income thereon.
(e) That the agreement is not effective unless the secretary of administration determines that the transfer between the appropriation accounts described under 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9101 (10) (b), has occurred and that the National Geographic Society Education Foundation has provided the matching funds described in par. (a).
16,2625m
Section 2625m. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (45) Special counselor grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (kL), award grants to school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, consortia consisting of 2 or more school districts or cooperative educational service agencies, or an educational organization that serves pupils in any grade from kindergarten to 12, if the school district, cooperative educational service agency, or educational organization serves American Indian pupils or borders on an American Indian reservation, for the purpose of employing counselors to help American Indian pupils adjust to the school districts in which they are enrolled.
16,2625w
Section 2625w. 115.28 (47) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (47) Grant to Beloit College. Annually award the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (kj) to Beloit College to educate children and adults in southern Wisconsin about Native American cultures.
16,2635L
Section 2635L. 115.28 (48) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (48) Veterans. Encourage school boards to invite armed forces veterans to school to discuss their experiences as veterans.
16,2635m
Section 2635m. 115.28 (49) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (49) Charter school report. Annually report to the legislature, in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2), on the status of existing charter schools, the number of petitions for new charter schools, and school board and departmental action on petitions for new charter schools.
16,2638m
Section 2638m. 115.28 (50) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (50) Special education study. Distribute a summary of study under s. 36.11 (49) to each school district.
16,2639m
Section 2639m. 115.31 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.31 (1) (b) "Educational agency" means a school district, cooperative educational service agency, state correctional institution under s. 302.01, secured correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (15m), secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Wisconsin School Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the Mendota mental health institute, the Winnebago mental health institute, a state center for the developmentally disabled, a private school, or a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian agency under contract with a school board under s. 118.153 (3) (c).
16,2640g
Section 2640g. 115.343 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
115.343 (title) Wisconsin morning school day milk program. (1) The department shall establish a morning school day milk program. A school participating in the program shall offer each eligible child a one half-pint of Wisconsin-produced whole milk, 2% milk, 1.5% milk, one percent milk, 0.5% milk, skim milk or chocolate milk on each day in which school is in session. If a child is allergic to milk or has metabolic disorders or other conditions which prohibit him or her from drinking milk, the child shall be offered juice as a substitute. Any school that participates in the program is encouraged to consider bids from local milk suppliers. The school shall keep all information related to the identity of the pupils who receive a beverage under the program confidential. In this subsection, "Wisconsin-produced" means that all or part of the raw milk used by the milk processor was produced in this state.
16,2640h
Section 2640h. 115.343 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
115.343 (2) (c) The child does not receive the beverage during the school's breakfast or lunch period.
16,2641m
Section 2641m. 115.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.38 (2) By January 1, 1993, and annually thereafter Annually by January 1, each school board shall distribute to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, or give to each pupil to bring home to his or her parent or guardian, a school and school district performance report that includes the information specified by the state superintendent under sub. (1). The report shall also include a comparison of the school district's performance under sub. (1) (a) and (b) with the performance of other school districts in the same athletic conference under sub. (1) (a) and (b).
16,2649
Section 2649. 115.42 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
16,2650
Section 2650. 115.42 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.42 (1) (b) The grant under this subsection shall be an amount equal to the costs of obtaining certification under par. (a) 1. that are borne by the person, not to exceed $2,000. The department shall award the grant under this subsection in the school year in which the person is certified under par. (a) 1., except that if the person becomes certified under par. (a) 1. while he or she is not a resident of this state, the department shall award the grant under this subsection in the first school year in which the person meets the requirements under par. (a).
16,2651
Section 2651. 115.42 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.42 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
115.42 (2) (a) (intro.) The department shall award a 9 grants of $2,500 grant each to each person who received a grant under sub. (1) in each of the 9 school years following the school year in which he or she received the grant if the person satisfies all of the following requirements:
16,2652
Section 2652. 115.42 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered 115.42 (2) (a) 1. and 2.
16,2653
Section 2653. 115.42 (2) (bL) of the statutes is created to read:
115.42 (2) (bL) The department shall award the grants under this subsection annually, one grant in each of the school years following the school year in which the grant under sub. (1) was awarded and in which the person satisfies the requirements under par. (a).
16,2654
Section 2654. 115.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
16,2655
Section 2655. 115.42 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.42 (2) (a) 4.
16,2657m
Section 2657m. 115.435 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.435 (1) (c) At least 65% 80% of the real property in the school district is exempt from taxation under s. 70.11, taxed as forest croplands under subch. I of ch. 77, owned by or held in trust for a federally recognized American Indian tribe, or owned by the federal government.
16,2660m
Section 2660m. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.51] of the statutes is amended to read:
CHAPTER 115
SUBCHAPTER III
STATE SCHOOL Wisconsin
Educational Services Program
FOR THE DEAF and Hard of Hearing
AND STATE Wisconsin CENTER
FOR THE BLIND AND
VISUALLY IMPAIRED
16,2660r
Section 2660r. 115.51 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
115.51 (2) "Hearing impaired" has the meaning given in the rules promulgated by the state superintendent to define "hearing impairments" under s. 115.76 (5) (a) 2.
16,2660t
Section 2660t. 115.52 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
115.52 Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. (1) Definition. In this section, "program" means the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
(1m) Purpose. The purpose of the program is to serve as a statewide educational resource relating to hearing impairments to benefit all Wisconsin children who are hearing impaired.
(2) Governance. The state superintendent shall maintain and govern the program's facilities. The state superintendent shall appoint an individual who has training and experience in educating pupils who are hearing impaired to serve as the director of the program.
(3) Services. The program shall provide services that benefit children throughout the state who are hearing impaired.
(a) School. 1. `Residents 3 to 20 years old.' The program shall operate a school at which any resident of this state 3 to 20 years old who is hearing impaired, and for the duration of a school term any resident of this state who is hearing impaired and becomes 21 years old during that school term, shall be received and taught free of charge if the individualized education program for the resident under s. 115.787 and the educational placement under s. 115.79 specify the school operated by the program as the appropriate placement.
2. `Residents 21 years old or older.' The state superintendent may admit to the school operated by the program a resident of the state who is hearing impaired and is 21 years of age or older prior to the beginning of a school term upon the payment of fees fixed by the state superintendent and upon the recommendation of the secretary of health and family services, the director of the technical college system, or the director of the program.
3. `Nonresidents.' A nonresident of this state, who is hearing impaired, who either is 3 to 20 years old or becomes 21 years old during a school term, whose individualized education program under
20 USC 1414 (d) and educational placement specify the school operated by the program as the appropriate placement, and who is capable of receiving instruction may be received at the school upon payment in advance of the fees fixed by the state superintendent, but no nonresident may be received to the exclusion of a resident pupil.
4. `Pupil use of residential facilities.' Except as provided in sub. (4), the director of the program shall make the residential facilities of the program available to all pupils received at the school operated by the program.
5. `School term.' The state superintendent shall fix the period of the school term at the school operated by the program at not less than 38 weeks, prescribe the school sessions, and confer diplomas upon meritorious pupils who have completed the prescribed curriculum. Pursuant to a pupil's individualized education program under s. 115.787, a pupil may be placed at the school for less than a school term.
6. `Transportation.' The program may provide transportation for resident pupils at the school operated by the program.
(b) Other statewide services. The program may do any of the following:
1. Provide evaluation services to assist local educational agencies, cooperative educational service agencies, county children with disabilities education boards, private schools, and others.
2. Provide technical assistance and consultation services to local educational agencies, cooperative educational service agencies, county children with disabilities education boards, private schools, and others.
3. Develop and disseminate curriculum and instructional materials.
4. Provide in-service and other training to teachers and other staff serving pupils who are hearing impaired.
5. Provide training, technical assistance, and consultation services for parents of children who are hearing impaired and for professionals who work with children who are hearing impaired.
6. Provide access to educational materials to children who are hearing impaired.
7. Loan books and other materials from the library described in par. (c) 2.
8. Serve as a clearinghouse for information about children who are hearing impaired.
9. Teach American sign language, and teach other subjects using American sign language, through the use of distance education technology.
10. Rent or lease technological materials and assistive technology devices, as defined in s. 115.76 (1), to local educational agencies, cooperative educational service agencies, county children with disabilities education boards, and private schools.
11. Facilitate the preparation of teachers of pupils who are hearing impaired by providing assistance to teacher preparation programs.
12. Provide other statewide services that relate to the education of children who are hearing impaired.
(c) Additional services. 1. `Birth-to-3 services.' The program may provide instruction or services, or both, for children who are under the age of 3 and are hearing impaired and their parents. The instruction or services are subject to the approval of, and shall comply with requirements established by, the department.
2. `Library.' Educational media and materials acquired by the program constitute a circulating collection for persons who are hearing impaired. The collection shall be kept at the program's facility and be under the supervision of its director. All school age children of the state who are hearing impaired may use the media and materials upon compliance with criteria established by the director of the program and approved by the state superintendent.
3. `Summer programs.' The program shall provide summer programs each year for children who are hearing impaired.
4. `Independent living skills.' With the approval of the state superintendent, the program may allow individuals to receive instruction in and practice independent living skills in state-owned housing at the program's facility in Delavan.
(d) Provision of services. In addition to providing services at the program's facility in Delavan, the program may provide services at any location in the state and may operate regional satellite facilities throughout the state to provide services.
(4) Nondiscrimination. All pupils in the program may equally and freely enjoy the benefits and privileges of the program, have the use of the library and books of instruction, and receive board, lodging, and linens, without discrimination, except that the director of the program may determine that board, lodging, and linens may not be provided to an individual because appropriate services are not available for that individual at the program's residential facilities.
(5) Charges. The state superintendent may charge for meals, living quarters, laundry, and other services furnished to employees of the program and their families. The state superintendent may charge for services furnished to visitors to the program's facilities and participants in training programs and institutes.
(6) Leasing of space. The state superintendent may lease space at the program's facilities in Delavan that is not required by the program to any person if the state superintendent determines that the use will not be inconsistent with the operation of the program.
(7) Audit. In the 2004-05 fiscal year, the legislative audit bureau shall perform a performance evaluation audit of the program. The bureau shall submit copies of the audit report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) by June 30, 2005.
