1997 Wisconsin Act 27

27,67m Section 67m. 15.347 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

27,67p Section 67p. 15.347 (11) of the statutes is repealed.

27,67q Section 67q. 15.347 (12) of the statutes is repealed.

27,67s Section 67s. 15.347 (18) of the statutes is repealed.

27,68t Section 68t. 15.347 (19) of the statutes is repealed.

27,69 Section 69 . 15.37 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

15.37 Department of public instruction; creation. There is created a department of public instruction under the direction and supervision of the state superintendent of public instruction.

27,70 Section 70 . 15.373 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.373 (1) Division for learning support, equity and advocacy. There is created in the department of education public instruction a division for learning support, equity and advocacy.

27,71 Section 71 . 15.373 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.373 (2) Division for libraries and community learning. There is created in the department of education public instruction a division for libraries and community learning.

27,72 Section 72 . 15.374 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.374 (1) Office of educational accountability. There is created an office of educational accountability in the department of education public instruction. The director of the office shall be appointed by the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction.

27,73m Section 73m. 15.375 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

27,74 Section 74 . 15.375 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.375 (2) School district boundary appeal board. There is created a school district boundary appeal board in the department of education public instruction. The board shall consist of 12 school board members appointed by the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction for staggered 2-year terms and the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee. Four board members shall be school board members of school districts with small enrollments, 4 board members shall be school board members of school districts with medium enrollments and 4 board members shall be school board members of school districts with large enrollments. No 2 school board members of the board may reside within the boundaries of the same cooperative educational service agency.

27,75m Section 75m. 15.375 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 15.915 (6), and 15.915 (6) (a) and (b) 1. and 6. (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:

15.915 (6) (a) Creation. There is created an environmental education board attached to the department of education University of Wisconsin System under s. 15.03.

(b) 1. The secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction.

6. (intro.) One member, appointed for a 3-year term by the secretary of education president of the University of Wisconsin System, to represent each of the following:

27,78 Section 78 . 15.377 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.377 (1) Council on the education of the blind. There is created in the department of education public instruction a council on the education of the blind consisting of 3 members, who shall be visually handicapped and shall have a recognized interest in and a demonstrated knowledge of the problems of the visually handicapped, appointed by the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction for staggered 6-year terms. “Visually handicapped" means having a) a visual acuity equal to or less than 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or b) a visual acuity greater than 20/70 in the better eye with correcting lenses, but accompanied by a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.

27,79m Section 79m. 15.377 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

27,80m Section 80m. 15.377 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

27,81 Section 81 . 15.377 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.377 (4) Council on exceptional education. There is created in the department of education public instruction a council on exceptional education consisting of 15 members appointed by the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction for 3-year terms. No more than 7 members of the council may be persons who do not have children with exceptional educational needs and who are representatives of the state, school districts, county handicapped children's education boards or cooperative educational service agencies. At least 5 members of the council shall be parents or guardians of a child with exceptional educational needs, at least one member of the council shall be a school board member, at least one member shall be a certified teacher of regular education as defined in s. 115.76 (9) and at least one member shall be a certified teacher of special education.

27,82 Section 82 . 15.377 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.377 (6) Council on library and network development. There is created in the department of education public instruction a council on library and network development composed of 15 members. Seven of the members shall be library science, audiovisual and informational science professionals representative of various types of libraries and information services, including public libraries, public library systems, school libraries, public and private academic libraries, special libraries and library educators. Eight of the members shall be public members who have demonstrated an interest in libraries or other types of information services. The members of the council shall be appointed for 3-year terms. The council shall meet 6 times annually and shall also meet on the call of the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction, and may meet at other times on the call of the chairperson or a majority of its members.

27,83ag Section 83ag. 15.377 (7m) of the statutes is repealed.

27,84 Section 84 . 15.435 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

27,84e Section 84e. 15.467 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

27,84g Section 84g. 15.467 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

27,85 Section 85 . 15.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.57 (1) The secretary of administration, the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction, the president of the university of Wisconsin system and the director of the technical college system board, or their designees.

27,85d Section 85d. 15.57 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

27,85g Section 85g. 15.57 (6g) of the statutes is created to read:

15.57 (6g) The president of the Wisconsin Public Radio Association.

27,85h Section 85h. 15.57 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

15.57 (6m) One member with a demonstrated interest in public television who resides within the coverage area of an education television channel subject to s. 39.11 (3).

27,85j Section 85j. 15.577 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

27,85k Section 85k. 15.577 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

27,85km Section 85km. 15.615 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

27,85L Section 85L. 15.615 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

27,85n Section 85n. 15.617 of the statutes is repealed.

27,86 Section 86 . 15.64 of the statutes is repealed.

27,87 Section 87 . 15.643 of the statutes is repealed.

27,89m Section 89m. 15.647 of the statutes is repealed.

27,90m Section 90m. 15.67 of the statutes is created to read:

15.67 Higher educational aids board; creation. (1) There is created a higher educational aids board consisting of the state superintendent of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3-year terms, except that the members specified under pars. (a) 5. and 6. and (b) 3. shall be appointed for 2-year terms:

(a) To represent public institutions of higher education, all of the following:

1. One member of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

2. One member of the technical college system board.

3. One financial aids administrator within the University of Wisconsin System.

4. One financial aids administrator within the technical college system.

5. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at an institution or center within the University of Wisconsin System who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.

6. One student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at a technical college who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.

(b) To represent private, nonprofit institutions of higher education, all of the following:

1. One member of a board of trustees of an independent college or university in this state.

2. One financial aids administrator of a private nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.

3. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.

(c) One member to represent the general public.

(2) If a student member under sub. (1) loses the status upon which the appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a qualified successor.

27,91 Section 91 . 15.675 of the statutes is created to read:

15.675 Same; attached board. (1) Educational approval board. There is created an educational approval board which is attached to the higher educational aids board under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of not more than 7 members, who shall be representatives of state agencies and other persons with a demonstrated interest in educational programs, appointed to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

27,92c Section 92c. 15.707 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

27,92e Section 92e. 15.707 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

27,92m Section 92m. 15.707 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

15.707 (3) Historical society endowment fund council. There is created in the historical society a historical society endowment fund council consisting of 10 members, including at least one representative of each of the following:

(a) The historical society.

(b) The Wisconsin Humanities Council.

(c) The Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts and Letters.

(d) The arts board.

(e) Wisconsin public radio.

(f) Wisconsin public television.

27,92v Section 92v. 15.735 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

27,92w Section 92w. 15.735 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

27,93 Section 93 . 15.735 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.195 (6) and amended to read:

15.195 (6) Board on health care information. There is created a board on health care information which is attached to the office of the commissioner of insurance department of health and family services under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of 9 members, a majority of whom may neither be nor represent health care providers, appointed for 4-year terms.

27,94 Section 94 . 15.737 of the statutes is repealed.

27,94e Section 94e. 15.915 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.915 (2) (a) The president of the university of Wisconsin system, the chancellor of the university of Wisconsin-Madison, the secretary of health and family services, the secretary of natural resources and the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or their designees.

27,94k Section 94k. 15.915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

15.915 (2) (b) An employe of the department of health and family services appointed by the secretary of health and family services, an employe of the department of natural resources appointed by the secretary of natural resources, a A representative of local health departments who is not an employe of the department of health and family services, one physician representing clinical laboratories and, one member representing private environmental testing laboratories, none of whom may be employes of the laboratory of hygiene one member representing occupational health laboratories and 3 additional members, one of whom shall be a medical examiner or coroner, appointed for 3-year terms. No member appointed under this paragraph may be an employe of the laboratory of hygiene.

27,94m Section 94m. 15.915 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

27,94mm Section 94mm. 15.917 of the statutes is created to read:

15.917 Same; councils. (1) Council on the Institute for Excellence in Urban Education. There is created in the University of Wisconsin System a council on the Institute for Excellence in Urban Education. The council shall consist of all of the following, appointed for 2-year terms:

(a) Two senators, at least one of whom is a resident of Milwaukee County, appointed as are members of standing committees in the senate.

(b) Two representatives to the assembly, at least one of whom is a resident of Milwaukee County, appointed as are members of standing committees in the assembly.

(c) One member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, appointed by the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.