Plain language analysis:
This proposed change will modify ch. PI 17 as a result of statutory change made in 2013 Wisconsin Act 257. Any other changes to ch. PI 17 that are needed to align PI 17 with current statutes will also be made. Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulations: N/A
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Effect on small business:
The proposed rules will have no significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats. Agency contact person: (including email and telephone)
Carl Bryan
Budget and Policy Analyst
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
(608) 267-9127
Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:
Comments should be submitted to Carl Bryan using the contact information above. Comments must be submitted no later than 15 days after publication of the Notice of Submittal of Rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse in the Administrative Register. The Department will publish a hearing notice in the Administrative Register which will provide information on the deadline for the submission of comments.
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SECTION 1. Chapter PI 17 (title) is amended to read: SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMSAND INTERIM SESSION CLASSES
SECTION 2. PI 17.01 is amended to read:
PI 17.01 Applicability and purpose. This chapter establishes criteria for summer school programsand interim session classes receiving state aid, as authorized under s. 121.14, Stats. SECTION 3. PI 17.02 (1) is renumbered PI 17.02 (1m).
SECTION 4. PI 17.02 (1d), (2m) and (6) are created to read:
(1d) “Academic purposes” means summer or interim session learning experiences that are related or similar to instruction that is offered during the rest of the school year or for which credit toward graduation is given.
(2m) “Interim session” has the meaning given in s. 115.001(3m), Stats., for school districts or county children with disabilities education boards that provide year-round school. Interim sessions are not an extension of the regular school day or school week. (6) “Year-round school” means a school with an academic program calendar that does not have more than 45 calendar days between consecutive sessions during which hours of direct pupil instruction are counted to meet the requirement in s. 121.02 (1) (f), Stats. SECTION 5. PI 17.03 (title), (1), (2) (intro.) and (c) are amended to read:
PI 17.03 Summer school programsand interim session classes. (1) Under s. 121.14, Stats., a school district or county children with disabilities education board may count pupils for aid membership for those academic summer classes or laboratory periods that are necessary for academic purposes, as specified under this chapter. A school district may operate a summer schoolUnder s. 121.14, Stats., a school district or county children with disabilities education board that provides year-round school may count pupils for aid membership for those interim session classes or laboratory periods that are necessary for academic purposes. A school district may operate a summer or interim session program in cooperation with a CESA or another school district under an agreement as provided in s. 66.0301, Stats. In this section, “academic purposes” means summer school learning experiences are related or similar to instruction that is offered during the rest of the school year or for which credit toward graduation is given. (2) Summer school coursesand interim session classes necessary for academic purposes may include all any of the following:
(c) Up to 270 minutes of instructional time, including field tripsInstructional minutes, per student, per day, including field trips if accompanied by a department-licensed teacher and if all pupils have equal access to the field trips, regardless of their ability to pay.
SECTION 6. PI 17.03 (2) (d) is created to read:
(d) Online classes offered to high school pupils and pupils in grades 7 and 8 that meet the requirements of s. 121.004 (8) (b), Stats., and s. PI 36.11 (1) and in which at least 8,100 minutes of direct instruction are required to earn one credit. If fewer minutes of direct instruction are provided the credit shall be prorated accordingly. SECTION 7. PI 17.03 (3) (intro.) and (e), (4), and (5) are amended to read:
17.03 (3) Summer schooland interim session activities not necessary for academic purposes include all of the following:
(e) Any offering not provided by or directed on site by a department-licensed teacher.
(4) A school district under sub.(1) shall annually submit to the department a summer schoolor interim session membership report. (5) A school district under sub. (1) shall document and retain the calculation of summer schoolor interim session membership on a form provided by the department. SECTION 8. PI 17.04 (title), (1) and (2) are amended to read:
PI 17.04 Summer schoolor interim session classes aid calculation. (1) Summer school average daily membership equivalent shall be included as a full-time equivalency in the school district's September official enrollment of the school district required under s. 121.05 (1) (a), Stats. (2) The summer school average daily membership equivalent reported under sub. (1) shall be calculated using the school district's total summer school residentor interim session pupil membership minutes, divided by 48,600, and rounding to the nearest whole number, as provided under s. 121.004 (8), Stats. SECTION 9. PI 17.05 (title), (1) (intro.), (2) (intro.) and (b), and (4) are amended to read:
PI 17.05 Fees charged for summer school coursesand interim session classes. (1) A school district or county children with disabilities education board offering a summer school programor interim session classes may charge reasonable fees for the following:
(2) A school district or county children with disabilities education board offering a summer schoolor interim session classes may not charge fees for any of the following:
