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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2011 ASSEMBLY BILL 558
February 22, 2012 - Offered by
Committee on Education.
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1An Act to repeal 20.505 (4) (c);
to renumber and amend 14.20 (2);
to amend
214.20 (title), 20.525 (1) (f), 115.28 (7) (a), 115.28 (7) (e) 2., 119.04 (1) and 121.02
3(1) (c) (intro.);
to repeal and recreate 14.20 (1); and
to create 14.017 (5), 14.20
4(1m), 14.20 (2) (b) and (c), 20.255 (1) (f), 20.255 (2) (q), 20.525 (1) (q), 25.17 (1)
5(ge), 25.79, 115.28 (7g), 115.28 (12) (ag), 115.415, 118.016, 118.19 (14), 120.12
6(2m) and 121.02 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes;
relating to: the governor's read to lead
7development fund, the Read to Lead Development Council, grants in support
8of literacy and early childhood development programs, teacher licensure,
9screening kindergarten pupils for reading readiness, interventions or remedial
10reading services for certain pupils, evaluating teacher preparatory programs
11and educator effectiveness, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority,
12and making an appropriation.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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14.017
(5) Read to lead development council. (a) There is created in the office
3of the governor a read to lead development council consisting of all of the following:
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1. The governor or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the
5council.
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2. The state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee, who
7shall serve as vice-chair of the council.
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3. The chairpersons of the committees in the assembly and the senate whose
9subject matter is elementary and secondary education or members of those
10committees designated by those chairpersons.
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4. The ranking minority members of each of the committees under subd. 3. or
12members of those committees designated by the ranking minority members.
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5. The following members appointed by the governor for 3-year terms:
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a. Two practicing elementary and secondary education teachers or principals.
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b. One practicing preschool teacher.
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c. Three persons representing this state's philanthropic community.
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d. Three persons representing this state's business community.
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e. One person representing the Wisconsin State Reading Association.
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f. One person representing the Wisconsin Reading Coalition.
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g. One person representing the International Dyslexia Association.
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h. One person representing Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.
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i. One person representing the Wisconsin Library Association.
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j. One person representing this state's research community.
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1k. One person representing an organization that has as its mission service to
2children with various types of disabilities.
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(b) Section 15.09 applies to the read to lead development council.
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514.20 (title)
Literacy improvement aids and early childhood
6development grants.
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7Section
3. 14.20 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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14.20
(1) In this section:
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(a) "Council" means the read to lead development council.
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(b) "State superintendent" means the state superintendent of public
11instruction.
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14.20
(1m) The council shall make recommendations to the governor and state
14superintendent regarding recipients of grants under sub. (2). The amount of each
15grant awarded shall be determined jointly by the governor and the state
16superintendent. In addition to reports required under s. 15.09 (7), annually the
17council shall submit a report on its operation to the appropriate standing committees
18of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
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19Section
5. 14.20 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 14.20 (2) (a) and amended
20to read:
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14.20
(2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.525 (1) (f), the governor may
22provide award a grant to any
local governmental unit or nonprofit organization 23person other than a school board for support of a literacy improvement program.
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24Section
6. 14.20 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
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114.20
(2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.525 (1) (q), the governor may
2award a grant to any person other than a school board for support of a literacy or early
3childhood development program.
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(c) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (q), the state superintendent
5may award a grant to a school board for support of a literacy or early childhood
6development program.
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7Section
7. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
8the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
-
See PDF for table 
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20.255
(1) (f)
Assessments of reading readiness. The amounts in the schedule
11to provide school districts and independent charter schools with the assessments of
12reading readiness under s. 118.016.
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13Section
9. 20.255 (2) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.255
(2) (q)
Grants for literacy and early childhood development programs. 15From the governor's read to lead development fund, a sum sufficient for grants to
16support literacy and early childhood development programs under s. 14.20 (2) (c).
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120.525
(1) (f)
Literacy improvement aids. The amounts in the schedule for
the
2governor to provide grants
for to support literacy improvement under s. 14.20
(2) (a).
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20.525
(1) (q)
Grants for literacy and early childhood development programs. 5From the governor's read to lead development fund, a sum sufficient for grants to
6support literacy and early childhood development programs under s. 14.20 (2) (b).
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25.17
(1) (ge) Governor's read to lead development fund.
