CR 20-071 Hearing Information

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CHAPTER PI 34

EDUCATOR LICENSES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to s. 115.28 (7) (a), Stats., the Department of Public Instruction will hold a public hearing as required under s. 227.16, Stats., to consider the promulgation of the following proposed permanent rules:

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Clearinghouse Rule 20-070, amending PI 34 relating to relating to speech and language pathologist licenses. This proposed rule specifies a pathway for licensees who hold a tier I speech-language pathologist license to become eligible for a tier II license and makes technical changes to the rule to conform the rule’s terminology with current terminology for speech-language pathologists.

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Clearinghouse Rule 20-071, amending PI 34 relating to relating to alternative completion standards for educator preparation programs. This proposed rule addresses the prohibition that no more than 10 percent of the cohort of students completing an educator preparation program may be measured using alternative measures of performance while maintaining high standards in the use of each alternative measure.

The Department will hold the public hearing at the time shown below via teleconference only. The hearing will be held as follows:

Date and Time: Wednesday, December 9, 2020, from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location (Conference Call Only): Phone Number [phone] Conference ID: 520 961 384#

Accessibility

The hearing is fully accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to access the meeting, please call Carl Bryan using the contact information provided below prior to the hearing date. Reasonable accommodation includes materials prepared in an alternative format, as provided under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Appearances at the Hearing and Submittal of Written Comments

The purpose of this hearing to consider public testimony on the proposed rules under consideration. Interested persons are invited to call into the hearing and will be afforded the opportunity to make a presentation of their position on the proposed rule orally. Questions or comments about the proposed rule under consideration may be posed and will be duly recorded.

Individuals who are unable to attend the hearing but would like to submit written comments may do so via the Legislature’s webpage for submitting comment at https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/chr/comment. Questions or additional testimony may be accepted by using the contact information below. Written comments on the proposed rules received no later than the date of the hearing will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing.

Agency Contact Person

Carl Bryan, Administrative Rules Coordinator, Department of Public Instruction, 125 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841, or by email to [e-mail].

The statements of scope for each proposed rule are available to review at https://dpi.wi.gov/legislative-policy-outreach/administrative-rules or https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/chr/comment.

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State Superintendent or Designee                   Date