PI 49.13(7)(b)4.a. a. Speech-language pathology and audiology services.
PI 49.13(7)(b)4.b. b. Interpreting services.
PI 49.13(7)(b)4.c. c. Psychological services.
PI 49.13(7)(b)4.d. d. Physical and occupational therapy.
PI 49.13(7)(b)4.e. e. Recreation, including therapeutic recreation.
PI 49.13(7)(b)4.f. f. Social work services.
PI 49.13(7)(b)4.g. g. School nursing services designed to enable a child with a disability to receive an education as described in the agreement of services required under s. 115.7915 (6) (h) 1., Stats.
PI 49.13(7)(b)4.h. h. Counseling services, including rehabilitative counseling.
PI 49.13(7)(b)4.i. i. Orientation and mobility services.
PI 49.13(7)(b)4.j. j. Medical services for diagnostic and evaluative purposes only.
PI 49.13(7)(b)4.k. k. The early identification and assessment of disabling conditions in children.
PI 49.13(7)(b)5. 5. The cost was incurred to provide services or activities for school personnel to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.
PI 49.13(7)(c) (c) Notwithstanding par. (b) 4., the cost of a medical device that is surgically implanted or the replacement of such a device may not be included in the statement of actual cost.
PI 49.13(7)(d) (d) The statement of actual costs may only include costs that meet the eligible education expense requirements under s. PI 49.09 (1).
PI 49.13(7)(e) (e) The statement of actual costs may only include costs for a pupil incurred after the pupil is accepted into the special needs scholarship program at the school under s. PI 49.05 (5) (c) 2. or (7r).
PI 49.13(7)(f) (f) Only the school that submitted the statement of actual costs under par. (a) may receive the per pupil payment based on the actual cost in the statement in the subsequent school year under subs. (1), (2), and (3).
PI 49.13 Note Note: The statement of actual cost may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction's webpage at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/special-needs-scholarship.
PI 49.13 History History: EmR1619: emerg. cr., eff. 6-2-16; CR 16-005: cr., Register October 2016 No. 730, eff. 11-1-16; EmR1815: emerg. am. (intro.), (2) (intro.), cr. (2m), (6), (7), eff 7-1-18; EmR1911: emerg. am. (intro.), cr. (1) (c), am. (2) (intro.), cr. (2) (c), (2m), am. (3) (intro.), cr. (3) (c), (6), (7), eff. 7-1-19; CR 19-095: am. (intro.), cr. (1) (c), am. (2) (intro.), cr. (2) (c), (2m), am. (3) (intro.), cr. (3) (c), (6), (7) Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20; correction in (7) (c) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register March 2020 No. 771; correction in (7) (e) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register January 2021 No. 781; EmR2117: emerg. am. (7) (a), eff. 6-12-21; CR 21-046: am. (7) (a) Register February 2022 No. 794, eff. 3-1-22.
PI 49.14 PI 49.14 Department authority.
PI 49.14(1)(1)Inquiries. The department may make inquiries to ascertain the accuracy and completeness of information contained in audits or reports required under s. 115.7915, Stats., or this chapter. Schools and auditors shall promptly respond to inquiries made by the department.
PI 49.14(2) (2)Training. The department may provide training to school staff and auditors. The department may charge a reasonable fee for providing training under this subsection.
PI 49.14(3) (3)Pupil confidentiality. The department shall maintain pupil confidentiality at all times.
PI 49.14(4) (4)Order to bar. The department may issue an order barring a private school from participating in the special needs scholarship program if the department determines that the school has done any of the following:
PI 49.14(4)(a) (a) Failed to submit the financial audit or financial audit supplemental schedule in two or more years by the date specified in s. PI 49.08.
PI 49.14(4)(b) (b) Submitted a financial audit or financial audit supplemental schedule that does not comply with the requirements under s. PI 49.08 or 49.09 in two or more instances in the same year or in different years.
PI 49.14(4)(c) (c) Excluded liabilities, whether or not the school disputes the amount owed, from the financial information required under s. 115.7915 (6) (f) 2., Stats., and s. PI 49.04 (1m) (b).
PI 49.14(4)(d) (d) Included assets in the financial information filed under s. 115.7915 (6) (f) 2., Stats., and s. PI 49.04 (1m) (b) that exceed the assets of the school.
PI 49.14(4)(e) (e) Failed to file a bond required under s. PI 49.04 for 3 consecutive months after the date the bond is due.
PI 49.14(4)(f) (f) Failed to conduct background checks required under s. PI 49.03 (4) for two or more individuals.
PI 49.14(4)(g) (g) Employed an individual in violation of s. PI 49.03 (4) (d) 1. or 2.
PI 49.14 History History: EmR1619: emerg. cr., eff. 6-2-16; CR 16-005: cr., Register October 2016 No. 730, eff. 11-1-16; correction in (4) (b), (g) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register October 2016 No. 730l; EmR1815: emerg. am. (4) (c), (d), (g), eff 7-1-18; EmR1911: emerg. am. (4) (a) to (e), (g), eff. 7-1-19; CR 19-095: am. (4) (a) to (e), (g) Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20.
PI 49.15 PI 49.15 Right to a request a hearing.
PI 49.15(1)(1)Who may request. A person or school adversely affected by an action of the department under this chapter or s. 115.7915, Stats., may request a contested case hearing on that action. A request for a contested case hearing shall be filed with the office of legal services within 14 days of the date of the department's action.
PI 49.15 Note Note: See s. 227.42, Stats. A request for a contested case hearing may be filed with the office of legal services at the following address:
PI 49.15 Note Office of Legal Services
PI 49.15 Note Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
PI 49.15 Note 125 S. Webster St.
PI 49.15 Note PO Box 7841
PI 49.15 Note Madison, WI 53707-7841
PI 49.15(2) (2)Request form.
PI 49.15(2)(a) (a) A request for a contested case hearing under sub. (1) shall be in writing and shall describe all of the following:
PI 49.15(2)(a)1. 1. The department action on which a hearing is requested.
PI 49.15(2)(a)2. 2. The requester's substantial interest claimed to be adversely affected.
PI 49.15(2)(a)3. 3. How the department's action adversely affected the requester's substantial interest.
PI 49.15(2)(a)4. 4. The grounds for the hearing request, including each of the specific material facts or legal issues that are in dispute. Any material fact or legal issue that is not disputed shall be deemed admitted.
PI 49.15(2)(a)5. 5. The relief sought.
PI 49.15(2)(b) (b) Upon the request of the department, the person or school who filed a request for a hearing under sub. (1) shall provide the department with any additional clarifying information the department determines is necessary to decide whether to grant or deny a hearing request.
PI 49.15(3) (3)Granting or denying request.
PI 49.15(3)(a) (a) The department shall grant or deny a request for a contested case hearing under sub. (1) within 20 days after a request is filed, unless the person or school requesting the hearing agrees to an extension of time. The department may grant a request for a contested case hearing if, upon preliminary review, it appears that all of the following apply:
PI 49.15(3)(a)1. 1. The department has jurisdiction over the matter.
PI 49.15(3)(a)2. 2. The request for a hearing complies with the requirements under subs. (1) and (2).
PI 49.15(3)(a)3. 3. The requester is entitled to a hearing under s. 227.42, Stats.
PI 49.15(3)(b) (b) Any action taken by the department which is contested under sub. (1) shall remain in effect until the state superintendent issues a final decision and order under s. 227.47, Stats.
PI 49.15(4) (4)Transcript.
PI 49.15(4)(a) (a) Upon filing a written request with the department, any party in a contested case hearing may obtain a written transcript of the hearing. Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall charge the requesting party the actual cost to produce the transcript.
PI 49.15(4)(b) (b) The department may provide a written transcript free of charge to a requesting party if the requesting party demonstrates, to the department's satisfaction, that the requesting party is indigent and has a legal need for the transcript.
PI 49.15 History History: EmR1619: emerg. cr., eff. 6-2-16; CR 16-005: cr., Register October 2016 No. 730, eff. 11-1-16; correction in (2) (a) 2., (3) (a) 3. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register October 2016 No. 730.
PI 49.16 PI 49.16 Summer school attendance and payment.
PI 49.16(1)(1)Definition. In this section, “academic purposes" means summer school learning experiences that are related to or similar to instruction the school offers during the regular school term or for which credit toward graduation is given.
PI 49.16(2) (2)List of classes. Annually by the first weekday in May, a school shall file with the department a list of academic summer school classes and laboratory periods that the school will provide in the following summer. The department shall annually review the list to ensure the classes are for academic purposes.
PI 49.16(3) (3) Program requirements. A school may count any of the following as instruction for academic purposes:
PI 49.16(3)(a) (a) Music programs, lessons, sections, or clinics.
PI 49.16(3)(b) (b) Swimming instruction programs, if taught or directed by a teacher at the site of the instruction.
PI 49.16(3)(c) (c) Field trips if accompanied by a teacher and if all pupils have equal access to the field trips regardless of a pupil's ability to pay.
PI 49.16(4) (4)Pupil attendance requirements. A school may include a pupil in its summer school report if the pupil was a special needs scholarship program pupil on a count date during the school year immediately preceding the summer school instruction.
PI 49.16(5) (5)Report. A school counting pupils for special needs scholarship program summer school payment purposes shall file a summer school report with the department listing the special needs scholarship program pupils who attended summer school and the number of days the pupils attended. The school shall report this information on a form provided by the department.
PI 49.16(6) (6)Choice payment. A school may not receive a summer school payment under ss. 118.60 (4m) or 119.23 (4m), Stats., and a summer school payment under s. 115.7915 (4p), Stats., for the same pupil in the same school year.
PI 49.16 Note Note: A summer school report form may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction’s website at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/special-needs-scholarship.
PI 49.16 History History: EmR1619: emerg. cr., eff. 6-2-16; CR 16-005: cr., Register October 2016 No. 730, eff. 11-1-16; correction in (2) (a) 2., (3) (a) 3. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register October 2016 No. 730; EmR1815: emerg. cr., eff 7-1-18; EmR1911: emerg. cr., eff. 7-1-19; CR 19-095: cr. Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20.
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