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Copies of Rule and Contact Person

A copy of the proposed rule and the fiscal estimate may be obtained by sending an email request to [e-mail] or by writing to:

Lori Slauson

Administrative Rules & Federal Grants Coordinator

Department of Public Instruction

125 South Webster Street

P.O. Box 7841

Madison, WI 53707

Written comments on the proposed rules received by Ms. Slauson at the above address no later than May 18, 1998, will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing. Comments submitted via email will not be accepted as formal testimony.

Analysis by the Dept. of Public Instruction

Section 15.375 (2), Stats., requires the state superintendent to appoint 12 school board members to serve on the school district boundary appeal board (SDBAB). The statute also states that 4 members of the SDBAB shall be school board members from small school districts, 4 members shall be school board members from medium school districts and 4 members shall be school board members from large school districts.

Chapter PI 2, Wis. Adm. Code, establishes the criteria used in determining whether a school district is considered to be small, medium or large. The proposed rule amendment changes the criteria used in determining whether a school district is small, medium or large to more accurately reflect the representation of such school districts on the SDBAB.

Fiscal Estimate

School district boundary appeal board (SDBAB) members are appointed by the state superintendent. Four members of the SDBAB represent small school districts, four members represent medium school districts and four members represent large school districts.

The proposed rule amendment changes the criteria used in determining whether a school district is small, medium or large to more accurately reflect the representation of such school districts on the SDBAB.

Because this rule does not change the number of members on the Board, the composition of the Board, the process or procedures used by the Board, or the fees collected by the Department to conduct school district boundary appeals, the proposed rules will not have a fiscal effect on local schools or the Department.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

The proposed rules are not anticipated to have a fiscal effect on small businesses as defined under s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.

Notice of Hearing

Public Instruction

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 115.28 (7) and 227.11 (2) (a), Stats., and interpreting s. 115.28 (7), Stats., the Department of Public Instruction will hold a public hearing as follows to consider proposed permanent rules affecting ch. PI 3, relating to environmental education requirements and an urban education license.

Hearing Information

The hearing will be held as follows:

April 13, 1998   4th Floor

Monday   Milwaukee Teacher Ed. Ctr.

3:00 p.m. -   144 South 32nd St.

5:00 p.m.   MILWAUKEE, WI

The hearing site is fully accessible to people with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to access the meeting, please call Peter Burke, Director, Bureau for Teacher Education, Licensing and Placement, at [phone] or leave a message with the Teletypewriter (TTY) at [phone] at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Reasonable accommodation includes materials prepared in an alternative format, as provided under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Copies of Rule and Contact Person

A copy of the proposed rule and the fiscal estimate may be obtained by sending an email request to [e-mail] or by writing to:

Lori Slauson

Administrative Rules & Federal Grants Coordinator

Department of Public Instruction

125 South Webster Street

P.O. Box 7841

Madison, WI 53707

Written comments on the proposed rules received by Ms. Slauson at the above address no later than April 20, 1998, will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing. Comments submitted via email will not be accepted as formal testimony.

Analysis by the Dept. of Public Instruction

Section 115.28 (7), Stats., requires the state Superintendent of Public Instruction to license all teachers for the public schools and to make rules establishing standards of attainment for licensure. The proposed rules:

1. Clarify that environmental education was not required prior to July 1, 1985, in order to receive a license to teach early childhood, elementary, and elementary/middle level education.

2. Create an urban education license. This license is not required but may be obtained by teachers in a city of the first class who complete specified program requirements. Successful completion of the urban education license program can be used in meeting license renewal requirements.

Fiscal Estimate

The proposed rules make a technical amendment relating to environmental education and create an urban teacher license. The urban teacher license is not required and may be obtained by teachers in a city of the first class who complete specified program requirements.

The proposed rules should have no fiscal effect on local school districts, since the license is permissive and not required.

The University of Wisconsin System could incur additional costs if it were to offer an urban teacher license program; however, offering such a program is not required.

Any increase in costs due to increased applications can be absorbed within the agency's existing budget. The increase in applications for urban teacher licenses will be insignificant compared to the volume of applications for all teaching licenses which the Department processes each year.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

The proposed rules are not anticipated to have a fiscal effect on small businesses as defined under s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.

Notice of Hearing

Transportation

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 85.16 (1) and 348.07 (4), Stats., interpreting s. 348.07 (4), Stats., the Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing at the following location to consider the amendment of ch. Trans 276, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to allowing the operation of “double bottoms” (and certain other vehicles) on certain specified highways.

Hearing Information

April 15, 1998   Rooms 1H & 1L

Wednesday   Dodge Co. Adm. Bldg.

10:00 A.M.   127 Oak St.

  JUNEAU, WI

The hearing locations are accessible to people with disabilities.

Written Comments & Contact Person

The public record on this proposed rulemaking will be held open until close of business, April 17, 1998, to permit the submission of written comments from people unable to attend the public hearing or who wish to supplement testimony offered at the hearing. Any such written comments should be submitted to:

Mark Morrison

Traffic & Safety Engineer, Room 601

P. O. Box 7916

Madison, WI 53707-7916

Analysis Prepared by the Wis. Dept. of Transportation

Statutory authority: ss. 85.16 (1) and 348.07(4)

Statute interpreted: s. 348.07 (4)

General Summary of Proposed Rule. This proposed rule amends s. Trans 276.07 (29), (31) and (32) Wis. Adm. Code, to add eight segments of highway to the designated highway system established under s. 348.07 (4), Stats. The actual highway segments that this proposed rule adds to the designated highway system are:

Hwy.	From	To
Columbia
Co. “E”	STH 22 N. of Pardeeville	STH 73 in Randolph
Co. “EF”	STH 33 S. of Friesland	CTH “E” N. of Friesland
Co. “P”	STH 44 in Pardeeville	STH 73 N. of Randolph
Dodge
Co. “B”	STH 26 N. of Juneau	STH 33 N. of Beaver Dam
Co. “E”	STH 33 in Horicon	STH 33 in Beaver Dam
Co. “P”	STH 73 in Randolph	STH 33 in Fox Lake
Fond du Lac
Co. “AS”	STH 151 N.E. of Waupun	CTH “D” S.W. of Oakfield
Co. “D”	CTH “AS” S.W. of Oakfield	STH 151 S.W. of Fond du Lac

The proposed rule text often achieves these objectives by consolidating individual segments into contiguous segments with new end points. In order to determine the actual highway segment added, it is necessary to compare the combined old designations with the combined new designation.

The long trucks to which this proposed rule applies are those with 53-foot semitrailers, “double bottoms” and the vehicles which may legally operate on the federal National Network, but which exceed Wisconsin's regular limits on overall length. Generally, no person may operate any of the following vehicles on Wisconsin's highways without a permit:

⍽ A single vehicle with an overall length in excess of 40 feet (45-foot buses are allowed on the National Network and Interstate system by Federal law. Section 4006 (b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991);

⍽ A combination of vehicles with an overall length in excess of 65 feet;

⍽ A semitrailer longer than 48 feet;

⍽ An automobile haulaway longer than 66 feet plus allowed overhangs; or

⍽ A “double bottom”.

Certain exceptions are provided under s. 348.07(2), Stats., which implements provisions of the federal Surface Transportation Assistance Act in Wisconsin.