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13115.28 General duties. (intro.) The
department state superintendent shall:
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14Section
2057. 115.28 (3m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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(3m) Supervision of cooperative educational service agencies; rules. 16(a) Supervise and audit the receipts and expenditures of the cooperative educational
17service agencies, conduct program review of the agencies, approve agency
18evaluations, supervise boundary reorganization where necessary, advise the
19administrators of the agencies and provide assistance in organizing the agencies
20throughout the state.
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(b) Promulgate rules establishing procedures for the reorganization of
22cooperative educational service agencies and boundary appeals.
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(c) Every 3rd year as scheduled by the department, report to the appropriate
24standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) on all cooperative
1educational service agency programs and services. The report shall include
2information on the efficiency and effectiveness of the programs and services.
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(5) Appeals. Examine and determine all appeals which by law are made
5to the
department state superintendent and prescribe rules of practice in respect
6thereto, not inconsistent with law.
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(7) (a) License all teachers for the public schools of the state, make rules
9establishing standards of attainment and procedures for the examination and
10licensing of teachers within the limits prescribed in ss. 118.19 (2) and (3), 118.192 and
11118.195, prescribe by rule standards and procedures for the approval of teacher
12preparatory programs leading to licensure, file in the
secretary's state
13superintendent's office all papers relating to state teachers' licenses and register
14each such license.
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(7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of
17applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the
18department state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in
19private schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such certificates
20and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in either public or private
21schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the
department 22state superintendent finds that the private school in which the applicant taught
23offered an adequate educational program during the period of the applicant's
24teaching therein. Private schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or
25certified teachers.
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(7) (e) 2. Promulgate rules establishing requirements for licensure as
3an alternative education program teacher and for the approval of teacher education
4programs leading to licensure as an alternative education program teacher. The
5rules shall encompass the teaching of multiple subjects or grade levels or both, as
6determined by the
department state superintendent. The rules may require teacher
7education programs to grant credit towards licensure as an alternative education
8program teacher for relevant experience or demonstrated proficiency in relevant
9skills and knowledge.
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(7m) Certification of school nurses. Certify school nurses, make
12rules for the examination and certification of school nurses and file in the
secretary's 13state superintendent's office all papers relating to school nurses certification and
14register each such certification.
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(9) Federal aids. Accept federal funds for any function over which the
17department state superintendent has jurisdiction and act as the agent for the receipt
18and disbursement of such funds.
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(20) (a) Advise the
secretary
state superintendent on funding criteria
21and evaluation plans for grant programs for the school district operating under ch.
22119.
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(20) (b) Advise the
secretary
state superintendent on the programs that
25meet or do not meet the funding criteria.
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(20) (c) Assist the
secretary
state superintendent in monitoring the
3progress of funded programs.
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(20) (d) Recommend to the
secretary state superintendent needed
6changes in statutes or rules relating to grant programs.
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(20) (e) Submit to the
secretary state superintendent an annual report
9detailing the council's activities, accomplishments and projected needs.
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(21) Youth initiatives program. Administer grants to local community
12organizations for standardized assessment and programs for instruction in basic
13skills and work experience under the youth initiatives program. The
department 14state superintendent may require a school board to provide matching funds at any
15percentage. The match may be in the form of money or in-kind services or both. The
16department state superintendent shall establish, by rule, performance standards for
17the youth initiatives program and shall monitor performances by grantees. This
18subsection does not apply after June 30, 1996.
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(35) Grants for collaborative projects. From the appropriation under
22s. 20.255 (2) (ef), award a $300,000 grant to a rural school district, a suburban school
23district and an urban school district, other than the school district operating under
24ch. 119, for projects, conducted in collaboration with the county social services
25department or the county human services department, that integrate social services
1and school responsibilities as they relate to pupils and their parents. One-third of
2the total grant amount shall be paid in each of 3 consecutive school years. The
3department state superintendent shall give preference in awarding grants to
4projects that provide for the delivery of services in a single location. No grant may
5be awarded under this subsection after June 30, 1996.
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(39) Alcohol and other drug abuse report. By July 1, 1998, and
9biennially by July 1 thereafter, evaluate the effectiveness of the programs under ss.
10115.36, 115.361 and 115.362 and submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172
11(2). To satisfy this reporting requirement as it pertains to s. 115.361, the department
12may incorporate into the report under this subsection the report required under s.
13115.361 (7) (c).
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(40) Milwaukee public museum. Annually distribute the amount
16appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (ef) to the Milwaukee Public Museum to develop
17curricula and exhibits relating to African American history if the Milwaukee Public
18Museum provides an equal amount of money for that purpose.
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20115.29 General powers. (intro.) The
secretary state superintendent may:
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(1) Designate representative. Designate the deputy
secretary state
23superintendent or another employe of the department as the
secretary's state
24superintendent's representative on any body on which the
secretary state
1superintendent is required to serve, except the board of regents of the university of
2Wisconsin system.
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(2) Educational meetings. Attend such educational meetings and make
5such investigations as the
secretary state superintendent deems important and as
6will acquaint the
secretary state superintendent with the different systems of public
7schools in the United States.
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(4) High school graduation equivalency. Grant declarations of
10equivalency of high school graduation to persons, if in the
secretary's state
11superintendent's judgment they have presented satisfactory evidence of having
12completed a recognized high school course of study or its equivalent. The
secretary 13state superintendent may establish the standards by which high school graduation
14equivalency is determined. Such standards may consist of evidence of high school
15courses completed in high schools recognized by the proper authorities as accredited,
16results of examinations given by or at the request of the
secretary state
17superintendent, successful completion of correspondence study courses given by
18acceptable correspondence study schools, a general educational development
19certificate of high school equivalency issued by an agency of the U.S. government,
20course credits received in schools meeting the approval of the
secretary state
21superintendent or other standards established by the
secretary state
22superintendent.
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(4) (intro.) In the biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d), the
department 25state superintendent also shall report:
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(4) (a) The condition of all schools under the
department's state
3superintendent's supervision.
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(4) (b) An abstract of the public school reports made to the
department 6state superintendent.
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(4) (c) The
secretary's state superintendent's visits to educational
9institutions.
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(4) (f) A summary of the receipts and disbursements of all schools under
12the
department's state superintendent's jurisdiction.
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(4) (g) Such other matters as the
department state superintendent 15deems appropriate.
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(2) Except as provided under sub. (2g), after written notice of the
18charges and of an opportunity for defense, any license granted by the
department 19state superintendent may be revoked by the
department state superintendent for
20incompetency or immoral conduct on the part of the licensee.
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(2g) Notwithstanding subch. II of ch. 111, the
department state
23superintendent shall revoke a license granted by the
department state
24superintendent, without a hearing, if the licensee is convicted of any Class A, B, C
1or D felony under ch. 940 or 948, except ss. 940.08 and 940.205, for a violation that
2occurs on or after September 12, 1991.
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(2r) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), the
department state
5superintendent may not reinstate a license revoked under sub. (2g) for 6 years
6following the date of the conviction, and may reinstate a license revoked under sub.
7(2g) only if the licensee establishes by clear and convincing evidence that he or she
8is entitled to reinstatement.
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(b) The
department state superintendent shall reinstate a license revoked
10under sub. (2g), prior to the expiration of the 6-year period following the conviction,
11if he or she receives from the court in which the conviction occurred a certificate
12stating that the conviction has been reversed, set aside or vacated.
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(3) (a) (intro.) Report to the
department state superintendent the name
15of any person employed by the educational agency and licensed by the
department 16state superintendent if any of the following occurs:
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(3) (b) Report to the
department state superintendent the name of any
19person employed by the educational agency who is not licensed by the
department 20state superintendent if the person is convicted of a crime described under par. (a) 1.
21or of 4th degree sexual assault under s. 940.225 (3m).
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(3) (c) Send a copy of any report that is made to the
department state
24superintendent under par. (a) or (b) to the person who is the subject of the report.
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(4) If an administrator requests a person who is employed by an
2educational agency and licensed by the
department
state superintendent to resign,
3and the administrator has a reasonable suspicion that the person engaged in
4immoral conduct, the administrator shall inform the person of the duty to report to
5the
department state superintendent under sub. (3) (a) 4.
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(5) (b) Any administrator who in good faith reports or fails to report
8information under sub. (3), and any other person who reports information under sub.
9(3) to the
department state superintendent, is immune from civil liability for such
10acts or omissions.
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(6) (a) Upon receiving a report under sub. (3) (a) 2. or (b) indicating that
13a person was convicted of a crime, the
department
state superintendent shall verify
14the conviction.
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(6) (b) Upon receiving a report under sub. (3) relating to a person
17licensed by the
department state superintendent, the
department state
18superintendent shall investigate to determine whether to initiate revocation
19proceedings. During the investigation, the
department
state superintendent shall
20keep confidential all information pertaining to the investigation except the fact that
21an investigation is being conducted and the date of the revocation hearing.
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(8) The
department state superintendent shall promulgate rules to
24implement and administer this section.
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(2) (a) The
department state superintendent may request the
2department of commerce to inspect a public school if any of the following occurs:
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1. Any elector in the school district complains in writing to the
department 4state superintendent that the school is inadequate or is otherwise unfit for school
5purposes.
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2. The school board of the school district in which the school is located requests
7the
department state superintendent to do so. The school board may also request an
8opinion as to whether the school is adequate for a proposed use.
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3. The
department state superintendent determines there is significant
10evidence that the school is not in compliance.
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(b) The department of commerce shall inspect the school within 30 days after
12receiving a request from the
department state superintendent under par. (a).
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(3) (a) If the
department
state superintendent determines that a school
15is not in compliance, and the department of commerce, based on its inspection of the
16school, concurs in the determination, the
department
state superintendent may
17order the school board to repair, improve, remodel or close the school by a stated date.
18An order issued under this paragraph constitutes a preliminary finding of
19noncompliance with the standard under s. 121.02 (1) (i).
