Section 1. SPS 401.01 (29m) is amended to read:
SPS 401.01 (29m) Teach-out. “Teach-out" means an arrangement for the completion of an EAB- a department approved program in which a student is enrolled in the event of a school's closure or a school's failure to perform its contractual obligations.
Section 2. SPS 404 (Note 2) is repealed and recreated to read:
Note: The forms required in this chapter are available on the department's website at dsps.wi.gov, or by request from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8366, or call (608) 266 - 2112.
Section 3. SPS 404.01 (6) is repealed and recreated to read:
SPS 404.01(6)(a)(6) A school whose approval has been denied or revoked as provided under sub. (2m) or (5) may request a hearing in conformance with the procedures in chs. SPS 1 to 9. Section 4. SPS 404.07 (1) is amended to read:
SPS 404.07 (1) All schools seeking approval must provide the name and Wisconsin address of a designated agent upon whom any process, notice, or demand may be served. The executive secretary of the educational approval department may be appointed for this purpose.
Section 5. SPS 404.07 (1) (Note) is repealed.
Section 6. SPS 404.10 (1) (b) and (2) (d) 1. and 2. are amended to read:
SPS 404.10 (1) (b) If the school is applying for approval of more than one program, the school shall pay the highest applicable fee specified in par. (a), plus the fee specified in sub. (3) for each additional program for which the school requests approval.. (2) (d) LicensedApproved schools shall pay annual renewal fees in 2 parts.
SPS 404.10(2)(d)1.1. Each licensedapproved school shall make a first payment, in the amount of $500, no later than September 1 prior to the calendar year for which the school is applying for renewal of approval. Each licensedapproved school shall make a second renewal payment, in the amount determined as provided in subds. 2. through 4. no later than March 1 of the calendar year for which the school is applying for renewal of approval. SPS 404.10(2)(d)2.2. The department shall levy a second renewal fee based on licensed schools' the approved school’s adjusted gross annual revenues and set the fee multiplier for 2-year periods at a time. Section 7. SPS 407.04 (1) (d) is amended to read:
SPS 407.04 (1) (d) Surrender the school’s SPS license certificate of approval.
Section 8. SPS 411.04 (1) is amended to read:
SPS 411.04 (1) Except as provided under s. 440.52 (1) (e) 8., Stats., a school that delivers a distance learning program shall apply for approval upon department forms meeting the requirements of s. SPS 404.03. Section 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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