EmR2003 Rule Text

Carl Bryan

Administrative Rules Coordinator

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:

Comments should be submitted to Carl Bryan, Department of Public Instruction, 125 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 or at [e-mail]. The Department will publish a hearing notice in the Administrative Register which will provide information on the deadline for the submission of comments.

SECTION 1. PI 17.03 (2) (d) is amended to read:

PI 17.03 (2) (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) 1. and 2., 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 accordinglyif taught by a teacher licensed by the department or authorized to teach under s. 118.19 (1b) or (1c), Stats.

  SECTION 2. STATEMENT OF EMERGENCY

The Department of Public Instruction finds an emergency exists and that a rule is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public welfare. A statement of the facts constituting the emergency is:

Emergency Order #1, which was published effective on March 18, 2020, ordered the closure of all public and private Wisconsin schools for the purposes of pupil instruction and extracurricular activities in order to suppress and control the spread of the infectious coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”). The proposed rule under this statement of scope will provide options for school districts and county children with disabilities education boards by allowing them to provide virtual instruction during summer and interim sessions in the event that school closures prevent students from meeting all academic requirements during the regular school year. However, a permanent rule will not be completed in time before the end of the school year. An emergency rule is therefore needed to ensure that schools may be able to use summer and interim sessions to provide virtual instruction as a means of making up instruction that was lost due to the emergency declaration.

  SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE:

The rules contained in this order shall take effect upon publication as emergency rules pursuant to the authority granted by s. 227.24, Stats.

Dated this _____ day of ____________, 2020

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Carolyn Stanford Taylor

State Superintendent