AB64: Bill Text

AB64,653 Section 653. 38.28 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (3) (b) and amended to read:

AB64,397,7 38.28 (3) (b) Minimum standards; violations; necessity. Notwithstanding pars. (b), (be), and (bm) subs. (2) and (2m), the board may withhold, suspend or reduce in whole or in part payment of state aid under this subsection sub. (2) or (2m) to any district board whose program or educational personnel does not meet minimum standards set by the board or which violates this chapter or any rule promulgated by the board under the authority of this chapter. The board shall discontinue aids to those programs which are no longer necessary to meet needs within the state.

AB64,654 Section 654. 38.28 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (3) (c).

AB64,655 Section 655. 38.28 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (6).

AB64,656 Section 656. 38.28 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,397,16 38.28 (2m) Performance funding. (a) Affordability and attainability. The board shall rank each district board's performance regarding all of the following criteria and establish a formula for allocating 10.5 percent of the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) for a fiscal year based on a district board's ranking for the prior fiscal year so that a district board receives an allocation that is greater than any other district board with a lower ranking:

AB64,397,17 1. Participation in dual enrollment programs.

AB64,397,20 2. The development and implementation of a policy to award course credit for relevant educational experience or training not obtained through an institution of higher education, including skills training received during military service.

AB64,397,25 (b) Workforce readiness. The board shall rank each district board's performance regarding all of the following criteria and establish a formula for allocating 10.5 percent of the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) for a fiscal year based on a district board's ranking for the prior fiscal year so that a district board receives an allocation that is greater than any other district board with a lower ranking:

AB64,398,1 1. The placement rate of students in jobs related to students' programs of study.

AB64,398,4 2. The number of degrees and certificates awarded in high-demand fields. The board and the department of workforce development shall jointly determine what constitutes high-demand fields and revise the determination as necessary.

AB64,398,5 3. The number of programs or courses with industry-validated curriculum.

AB64,398,6 4. The workforce training provided to businesses and individuals.

AB64,398,12 (c) Student success in state workforce. The board shall rank each district board's performance regarding all of the following criteria and establish a formula for allocating 6 percent of the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) for a fiscal year based on a district board's ranking for the prior fiscal year so that a district board receives an allocation that is greater than any other district board with a lower ranking:

AB64,398,16 1. The number of adult students served by basic education courses, adult high school or English language learning courses, or courses that combine basic skills and occupational training as a means of expediting basic skills remediation, and the success rate of adult students completing such courses.

AB64,398,17 2. The transition of adult students from basic education to skills training.

AB64,398,19 3. Training or other services provided to special populations or demographic groups that can be considered unique to the district.

AB64,398,25 (d) Efficiency. The board shall rank each district board's performance regarding participation in statewide or regional collaboration or efficiency initiatives and establish a formula for allocating 3 percent of the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) for a fiscal year based a district board's ranking for the prior fiscal year so that a district board receives an allocation that is greater than any other district board with a lower ranking.

AB64,657 Section 657. 38.28 (2m) (f) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,399,2 38.28 (2m) (f) (title) Report to secretary of administration.

AB64,658 Section 658. 38.28 (3) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,399,4 38.28 (3) (title) Funding adjustments; nonpayment.

AB64,659 Section 659 . 38.28 (3) (c) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,399,6 38.28 (3) (c) (title) Program approval.

AB64,660 Section 660. 38.28 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,399,8 38.28 (4) (title) Collegiate transfer program grants.

AB64,661 Section 661. 38.28 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (3) (d) and amended to read:

AB64,399,19 38.28 (3) (d) Sick leave. State aid shall not be paid to a district for any year, unless every teacher, administrator, principal and supervisor employed by the district during that year is under a contract providing for leave of absence by reason of sickness of such person, without deduction from salary, for not less than 5 days per year and for accumulation of unused sick leave from year to year to a total of not less than 30 days. No allowance may be paid for such absences from teaching or other educational services rendered in evening school by any person employed at least 30 hours per week in day school. This subsection paragraph does not apply to a person employed by the district board for less than 30 hours per week.

AB64,662 Section 662 . 38.28 (6) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,399,21 38.28 (6) (title) Anticipated costs.

AB64,663 Section 663 . 38.50 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,664 Section 664. 38.50 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (intro.).

AB64,665 Section 665 . 38.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,666 Section 666. 38.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (b).

AB64,667 Section 667. 38.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (c).

AB64,668 Section 668. 38.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (d).

AB64,669 Section 669 . 38.50 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (e), and 440.52 (1) (e) 8., as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB64,400,6 440.52 (1) (e) 8. Schools accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the board department.

AB64,670 Section 670. 38.50 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (f).

AB64,671 Section 671. 38.50 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (g) and amended to read:

AB64,400,11 440.52 (1) (g) “Teaching location" means the area and facilities designated for use by a school required to be approved by the board department under this section.

AB64,672 Section 672 . 38.50 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (2) and amended to read:

AB64,400,20 440.52 (2) Responsibilities. The board department shall protect the general public by inspecting and approving private trade, correspondence, business, and technical schools doing business within this state, whether located within or outside this state, changes of ownership or control of the schools, teaching locations used by the schools, and courses of instruction offered by the schools and regulate the soliciting of students for correspondence or classroom courses and courses of instruction offered by the schools.

AB64,673 Section 673 . 38.50 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (3) and amended to read:

AB64,400,24 440.52 (3) Rule-making power. The board department shall promulgate rules and establish standards necessary to administer this section.

AB64,674 Section 674 . 38.50 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,675 Section 675. 38.50 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64,401,7 440.52 (7) Approval of schools generally. (intro.) To protect students, prevent fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of courses and courses of instruction, and encourage schools to maintain courses and courses of instruction consistent in quality, content, and length with generally accepted educational standards, the board department shall do all of the following:

AB64,676 Section 676. 38.50 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (a).

AB64,677 Section 677. 38.50 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (b).

AB64,678 Section 678. 38.50 (7) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (c).

AB64,679 Section 679. 38.50 (7) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (d).

AB64,680 Section 680. 38.50 (7) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (e).

AB64,681 Section 681. 38.50 (7) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (f).

AB64,682 Section 682. 38.50 (7) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (g) and amended to read:

AB64,401,22 440.52 (7) (g) Approve courses of instruction, schools, changes of ownership or control of schools, and teaching locations meeting the requirements and standards established by the board department and complying with rules promulgated by the board department; publish a list of the schools and courses of instruction approved and a list of the schools that are authorized to use the term “college," “ university," “state," or “Wisconsin" in their names; and make those lists of the schools available on the board's department's Internet site.

AB64,683 Section 683. 38.50 (7) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (h) and amended to read:

AB64,402,2 440.52 (7) (h) Issue permits to solicitors when all board department requirements have been met.

AB64,684 Section 684. 38.50 (7) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (i) and amended to read:

AB64,402,6 440.52 (7) (i) Require schools to furnish a surety bond in an amount as provided by rule of the board department.

AB64,685 Section 685 . 38.50 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (8), and 440.52 (8) (a), (b), (c) (intro.), 1., 2., 4. and 5., (d) and (e), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB64,402,15 440.52 (8) (a) In general. No solicitor representing any school offering any course or course of instruction shall sell any course or course of instruction or solicit students for a course or course of instruction in this state for a consideration or remuneration, except upon the actual business premises of the school, unless the solicitor first secures a solicitor's permit from the board department. If the solicitor represents more than one school, a separate permit shall be obtained for each school the solicitor represents.

AB64,403,15 (b) Solicitor's permit. The application for a solicitor's permit shall be made on a form furnished by the board department and shall be accompanied by a fee and a surety bond acceptable to the board department in the sum of $2,000. The board department shall, by rule, specify the amount of the fee for a solicitor's permit. The bond may be continuous and shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to any student suffering loss as the result of any fraud or misrepresentation used in procuring his or her enrollment or as a result of the failure of the school to perform faithfully the agreement the solicitor made with the student, and may be supplied by the solicitor or by the school itself either as a blanket bond covering each of its solicitors in the amount of $2,000 or the surety bond under sub. (7) (i). Upon approval of a permit, the board department shall issue an identification card to the solicitor giving his or her name and address, the name and address of the employing school, and certifying that the person whose name appears on the card is authorized to solicit students for the school. A permit shall be valid for one year from the date issued. Liability under this paragraph of the surety on the bond for each solicitor covered by the bond shall not exceed the sum of $2,000 as an aggregate for any and all students for all breaches of the conditions of the bond. The surety of a bond may cancel the bond upon giving 30 days' notice in writing to the board department and shall be relieved of liability under this paragraph upon giving the notice for any breach of condition occurring after the effective date of the cancellation. An application for renewal shall be accompanied by a fee, a surety bond acceptable to the board department in the sum of $2,000 if a continuous bond has not been furnished, and such information as the board department requests of the applicant. The board department shall, by rule, specify the amount of the fee for renewal of a solicitor's permit.

AB64,403,18 (c) Refusal or revocation of permit. (intro.) The board department may refuse to issue or renew, or may revoke, any solicitor's permit upon one or any combination of the following grounds:

AB64,403,20 1. Willful violation of this subsection or any rule promulgated by the board department under this section.

AB64,403,22 2. Furnishing false, misleading, or incomplete information to the board department.

AB64,403,24 4. Refusal by the school to be represented to allow reasonable inspection or to supply information after written request therefor by the board department.

AB64,404,3 5. Failure of the school which the solicitor represents to meet requirements and standards established by and to comply with rules promulgated by the board department under sub. (7).

AB64,404,8 (d) Notice of refusal to issue or renew permit. Notice of refusal to issue or renew a permit or of the revocation of a permit shall be sent by registered mail to the last address of the applicant or permit holder shown in the records of the board department. Revocation of a permit shall be effective 10 days after the notice of revocation has been mailed to the permit holder.

AB64,404,15 (e) Request for appearance. Within 20 days of the receipt of notice of the board's department's refusal to issue or renew a permit or of the revocation of a permit, the applicant or holder of the permit may request permission to appear before the board department in person, with or without counsel, to present reasons why the permit should be issued, renewed, or reinstated. Upon receipt of a request, the board department shall grant a hearing to the applicant or holder of the permit within 30 days giving that person at least 10 days' notice of the date, time, and place.

AB64,686 Section 686. 38.50 (10) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (title).

AB64,687 Section 687. 38.50 (10) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (a) and amended to read:

AB64,405,4 440.52 (10) (a) Authority. All proprietary schools shall be examined and approved by the board department before operating in this state. Approval shall be granted to schools meeting the criteria established by the board department for a period not to exceed one year. No school may advertise in this state unless approved by the board. All approved schools shall submit quarterly reports, including information on enrollment, number of teachers and their qualifications, course offerings, number of graduates, number of graduates successfully employed, and such other information as the board considers necessary. If a school closure results in losses to students, parents, or sponsors, the board may authorize the full or partial payment of those losses from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (2) (gm) 20.165 (1) (jt).

AB64,688 Section 688. 38.50 (10) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (b) and amended to read:

AB64,405,13 440.52 (10) (b) Application. Application for initial approval of a school or a course of instruction, approval of a teaching location, change of ownership, or control of a school, renewal of approval of a school or reinstatement of approval of a school or course of instruction that has been revoked shall be made on a form furnished by the board department and shall be accompanied by a fee set by the board department under par. (c) and any other information as the board department considers necessary to evaluate the school in carrying out the purpose of this section.

AB64,689 Section 689. 38.50 (10) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (c) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64,405,19 440.52 (10) (c) Fees; rule making. (intro.) The board department shall promulgate rules to establish the fees paid to the board department under this subsection. In promulgating rules to establish the fees, the board department shall do all of the following:

AB64,690 Section 690. 38.50 (10) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (c) 1. and amended to read:

AB64,405,24 440.52 (10) (c) 1. Require that the amount of fees collected under this paragraph be sufficient to cover all costs that the board department incurs in examining and approving proprietary schools under this subsection.

AB64,691 Section 691. 38.50 (10) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (c) 2.

AB64,692 Section 692. 38.50 (10) (c) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (c) 3.

AB64,693 Section 693. 38.50 (10) (c) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (c) 4.

AB64,694 Section 694. 38.50 (10) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (cm) and amended to read:

AB64,406,7 440.52 (10) (cm) Limit on student protection fee. The board department shall discontinue collecting annual student protection fees under par. (c) 4. during the period that the balance in the fund created by those fees exceeds $1,000,000.

AB64,695 Section 695. 38.50 (10) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (d).

AB64,696 Section 696. 38.50 (10) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (e).

AB64,697 Section 697. 38.50 (10) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (f).

AB64,698 Section 698. 38.50 (11) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (title).

AB64,699 Section 699. 38.50 (11) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (a).