AB674-ASA1, s. 22 9Section 22. 48.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,9,1110 48.60 (4) (a) In this subsection, "child with exceptional educational needs a
11disability
" has the meaning given in s. 115.76 (3) (5).
AB674-ASA1,9,1712 (b) Notwithstanding ss. 115.85 (2), 121.78 (3) (a) and 121.79 (1) (a), a child
13welfare agency shall pay for the costs incurred by a school district in providing
14special education and related services to a child with exceptional educational needs
15a disability who is a resident of the child welfare agency, if the child was placed in
16the child welfare agency pursuant to the interstate compact on the placement of
17children under s. 48.988.
AB674-ASA1, s. 23 18Section 23. 51.05 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
19amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,9,2520 51.05 (5) School activities. If an individual over the age of 2 and under the
21age of 22 and eligible for schooling special education and related services under ss.
22115.76 (2) and 115.85
subch. V of ch. 115 is committed, admitted or transferred to or
23is a resident of the Mendota mental health institute or Winnebago mental health
24institute, the individual shall attend a school program operated by the applicable
25mental health institute or a school outside the applicable mental health institute

1which is approved by the department of public instruction. A school program
2operated by the Mendota mental health institute or Winnebago mental health
3institute shall be under the supervision of the department of public instruction and
4shall meet standards prescribed by that agency.
AB674-ASA1, s. 24 5Section 24. 51.06 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
6amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,10,147 51.06 (2) School activities. If an individual over the age of 2 years and under
8the age of 22 years and eligible for schooling special education and related services
9under ss. 115.76 (2) and 115.85 subch. V of ch. 115 is admitted to, is placed in or is
10a resident of a center, the individual shall attend a school program operated by the
11center or a school outside the center which is approved by the department of public
12instruction. A school program operated by the center shall be under the supervision
13of the department of public instruction and shall meet standards prescribed by that
14agency.
AB674-ASA1, s. 25 15Section 25. 51.42 (3) (ar) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,10,1716 51.42 (3) (ar) 7. Acknowledge receipt of the notification received under s. 115.85
17(4)
115.812 (2).
AB674-ASA1, s. 26 18Section 26. 51.437 (4m) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,10,2019 51.437 (4m) (g) Acknowledge receipt of the notification received under s. 115.85
20(4)
115.812 (2).
AB674-ASA1, s. 27 21Section 27. 70.11 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,11,222 70.11 (10m) (title) Lions foundation camps for visually handicapped children
23with visual impairments. Lands not exceeding 40 acres and the buildings thereon
24owned by the Wisconsin Lions Foundation and used as camps for visually

1handicapped
children with visual impairments, so long as the property is used for
2such purposes and not for pecuniary profit of any individual.
AB674-ASA1, s. 28 3Section 28. 70.11 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,11,114 70.11 (22) (title) Camps for handicapped persons with disabilities. Lands not
5exceeding 10 acres and the buildings thereon owned by the Wisconsin Easter Seal
6Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Incorporated, and known as Camp
7Wawbeek, used for camps for physically handicapped children and adults with
8orthopedic impairments
and not to exceed 371 acres of wooded and meadowland
9adjacent thereto used in connection therewith, excluding a caretaker's home and 10
10acres of land in connection therewith, so long as the property is used solely for such
11purposes and not for pecuniary profit of any individual.
AB674-ASA1, s. 29 12Section 29. 79.03 (3) (b) 4. a. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
1327
, is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,11,2314 79.03 (3) (b) 4. a. "Local general purpose taxes" means the portion of tax
15increments collected for payment to a municipality under s. 66.46 which is
16attributable to that municipality's own levy, the portion of environmental
17remediation tax increments collected for payment to a municipality or county under
18s. 66.462 that is attributable to that municipality's or county's own levy, general
19property taxes, excluding taxes for a county handicapped children's children with
20disabilities
education board, collected to finance the general purpose government
21unit, property taxes collected for sewage and sanitary districts, mobile home fees, the
22proceeds of county sales and use taxes and municipal and county vehicle registration
23fees under s. 341.35 (1).
AB674-ASA1, s. 30 24Section 30. 79.10 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,12,4
179.10 (1) (e) "School tax levies" means property taxes levied in a municipality
2for elementary and secondary school districts and for handicapped children's county
3children with disabilities
education board programs under s. 115.86 115.817, net of
4municipal surplus funds applied against those levies.
AB674-ASA1, s. 31 5Section 31. Chapter 115 (title) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
6Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,12,77 CHAPTER 115
AB674-ASA1,12,118 state superintendent; GENERAL
9 CLASSIFICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS;
10HANDICAPPED CHILDREN with
11 disabilities
AB674-ASA1, s. 32 12Section 32. 115.001 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB674-ASA1,12,1413 115.001 (15) "State superintendent" means the state superintendent of public
14instruction.
AB674-ASA1, s. 33 15Section 33. 115.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,12,1816 115.28 (3) Supervision of schools. Supervise and inspect the public schools
17and day schools for handicapped children with disabilities, advise the principals and
18local authorities thereof and give assistance in organizing such schools.
AB674-ASA1, s. 34 19Section 34. 115.28 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,12,2320 115.28 (7) (c) Subject to s. 118.19 (4m), license and make rules for the
21examination and licensing of persons, including teachers, employed by to provide
22publicly funded
special education programs, as and related services, as those terms
23are
defined in s. 115.76 (10) (14) and (15).
AB674-ASA1, s. 35 24Section 35. 115.28 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,13,8
1115.28 (11) Driver education courses. Approve driver education courses
2offered by school districts, county handicapped children's children with disabilities
3education boards and technical college districts for the purposes of ss. 121.41 (1) and
4343.16 (1) (c) 1. and establish minimum standards for driver education courses
5offered in private schools for the purposes of s. 343.16 (1) (c) 3. All driver education
6courses approved or for which standards are established under this subsection shall
7acquaint each student with the hazards posed by farm machinery and animals on
8highways and shall provide instruction in safely dealing with such hazards.
AB674-ASA1, s. 36 9Section 36. 115.28 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,13,1510 115.28 (13) Uniform financial fund accounting. Prescribe a uniform financial
11fund accounting system, applicable to all school districts and county handicapped
12children's
children with disabilities education boards, which provides for the
13recording of all financial transactions inherent in the management of schools and
14county handicapped children's children with disabilities education board programs
15and the administration of the state's school aid programs.
AB674-ASA1, s. 37 16Section 37. 115.28 (19) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB674-ASA1, s. 38 17Section 38. 115.28 (19) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.28 (19).
AB674-ASA1, s. 39 18Section 39. 115.29 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,13,2319 115.29 (5) Teacher supply, information and analysis. Assist school boards,
20cooperative educational service agencies and county handicapped children's children
21with disabilities
education boards to locate qualified professional school personnel,
22assist qualified professional school personnel to locate vacant positions and provide
23information and analysis of the professional school personnel supply.
AB674-ASA1, s. 40 24Section 40. 115.362 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
2527
, is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,14,5
1115.362 (4) (a) Each school board receiving a grant under sub. (2) (a) 2. shall
2ensure that its program meets standards established by the state superintendent by
3rule. The school board may establish the program individually or on a cooperative
4basis with one or more school districts, cooperative educational service agencies or
5county handicapped children's children with disabilities education boards.
AB674-ASA1, s. 41 6Section 41. 115.37 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
7amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,14,19 8115.37 Council on the education of the blind. The council on the education
9of the blind shall make recommendations as to procedures and policies affecting any
10problem of the visually handicapped children with visual impairments before the
11department. The council shall advise on such services, activities, programs,
12investigations and researches as in its judgment will contribute to the welfare of
13visually handicapped persons with visual impairments. The state superintendent
14shall seek the advice of and consult with the council on problems and policy changes
15affecting the visually handicapped persons with visual impairments in the
16department's jurisdiction, and the council may initiate consultations with the
17department. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the council shall have
18access to files, records and statistics kept in the department which relate to matters
19concerning the visually handicapped children with visual impairments.
AB674-ASA1, s. 42 20Section 42. Subchapter III of chapter 115 (title) [precedes 115.51] of the
21statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,14,2222 Chapter 115
AB674-ASA1,14,2523 SUBCHAPTER III
24 STATE SCHOOLS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
25 FOR THE HANDICAPPED
AB674-ASA1, s. 43
1Section 43. 115.51 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
2is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,15,53 115.51 (1) "Blind" includes persons visually handicapped with visual
4impairments
, as determined by competent medical authority with the approval of
5the state superintendent.
AB674-ASA1, s. 44 6Section 44. 115.52 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,15,117 115.52 (1) The object of the Wisconsin school for the visually handicapped and
8the Wisconsin school for the deaf is to afford the visually handicapped persons with
9visual impairments
and the deaf persons with hearing impairments a practical
10education and physical rehabilitation which may aid them to make a living,
11discharge their duties as citizens and secure to them all possible happiness.
AB674-ASA1, s. 45 12Section 45. 115.52 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
13is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,15,2014 115.52 (5) The state superintendent may grant approval for the maintenance
15of a summer school at the school for the deaf whenever it will be to the advantage of
16deaf persons with hearing impairments and may grant approval for the maintenance
17of a summer school at the school for the visually handicapped whenever it will be to
18the advantage of visually handicapped minors children with visual impairments.
19There shall be a summer school each year at the school for the visually handicapped
20for visually handicapped adults with visual impairments.
AB674-ASA1, s. 46 21Section 46. 115.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,16,222 115.52 (7) The Wisconsin school for the deaf may provide instruction for
23preschool deaf children with hearing impairments and their parents. The Wisconsin
24school for the visually handicapped may provide instruction for preschool visually
25handicapped
children with visual impairments and their parents. Such instruction

1or treatment shall be subject to the approval of, and shall comply with requirements
2established by, the department.
AB674-ASA1, s. 47 3Section 47. 115.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,16,104 115.53 (2) Arrange for vocational, trade or academic training for any pupil in
5either state school qualified to take such training advantageously, in either a public
6school or technical college or a private business establishment in Janesville or
7Delavan. The public school and the technical college shall be paid the regular tuition
8for full-time attendance and proportionally for part-time attendance by the school
9district responsible for the pupil's placement in an appropriate program under s.
10115.85 (1)
provision of a free appropriate public education under subch. V.
AB674-ASA1, s. 48 11Section 48. 115.55 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
12amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,16,20 13115.55 (title) Library for the blind and visually handicapped persons
14with visual impairments
. Embossed, clear type or large type text books acquired
15by the school for the visually handicapped shall constitute a circulating collection for
16the blind and visually handicapped persons with visual impairments. The collection
17shall be kept at the school and be under the supervision of its superintendent. All
18blind and visually handicapped school age children with visual impairments of the
19state may use such books upon compliance with rules made by the superintendent
20and approved by the state superintendent.
AB674-ASA1, s. 49 21Section 49. 115.74 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674-ASA1,16,2422 115.74 (1) (a) 3. Placement rates Rates of American Indian children in classes
23for handicapped pupils
receiving special education and related services under subch.
24V of ch. 115
in comparison with statewide and district-wide placement rates.
AB674-ASA1, s. 50
1Section 50. Subchapter V of chapter 115 [precedes 115.758] of the statutes, as
2affected by 1997 Wisconsin Acts 27 and 59, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB674-ASA1,17,33 CHAPTER 115
AB674-ASA1,17,54 SUBCHAPTER V
5 children with disabilities
AB674-ASA1,17,7 6115.758 Construction. To the extent possible, this subchapter shall be
7construed in a manner that is consistent with 20 USC 1400 to 1487.
AB674-ASA1,17,8 8115.76 Definitions. In this subchapter:
AB674-ASA1,17,11 9(1) "Assistive technology device" means any item, piece of equipment or
10product system that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional
11capabilities of a child with a disability.
AB674-ASA1,17,14 12(2) "Assistive technology service" means any service that directly assists a child
13with a disability in the selection, acquisition or use of an assistive technology device,
14including all of the following:
AB674-ASA1,17,1615 (a) The evaluation of the needs of the child, including a functional evaluation
16of the child in the child's customary environment.
AB674-ASA1,17,1817 (b) Purchasing, leasing or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive
18technology devices by the child.
AB674-ASA1,17,2019 (c) Selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining,
20repairing or replacing of assistive technology devices.
AB674-ASA1,17,2321 (d) Coordinating and using other therapies, interventions or services with
22assistive technology devices, such as those associated with existing education and
23rehabilitative plans and programs.
AB674-ASA1,17,2524 (e) Training or technical assistance for the child or, where appropriate, the
25child's family.
AB674-ASA1,18,4
1(f) Training or technical assistance for professionals, including individuals
2providing education and rehabilitative services, employers or other individuals who
3provide services to, employ or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life
4functions of the child.
AB674-ASA1,18,6 5(3) "Child" means any person who is at least 3 years old but not yet 22 years
6old and who has not graduated from high school.
AB674-ASA1,18,8 7(4) "Child caring institution" means a child welfare agency licensed under s.
848.60.
AB674-ASA1,18,10 9(5) (a) "Child with a disability" means a child who, by reason of any of the
10following, needs special education and related services:
AB674-ASA1,18,1111 1. Cognitive disabilities.
AB674-ASA1,18,1212 2. Hearing impairments.
AB674-ASA1,18,1313 3. Speech or language impairments.
AB674-ASA1,18,1414 4. Visual impairments.
AB674-ASA1,18,1515 5. Emotional disturbance.
AB674-ASA1,18,1616 6. Orthopedic impairments.
AB674-ASA1,18,1717 7. Autism.
AB674-ASA1,18,1818 8. Traumatic brain injury.
AB674-ASA1,18,1919 9. Other health impairments.
AB674-ASA1,18,2020 10. Learning disabilities.
AB674-ASA1,18,2321 (b) "Child with a disability" may, at the discretion of the local educational
22agency and consistent with department rules, include a child who, by reason of his
23or her significant developmental delay, needs special education and related services.
AB674-ASA1,18,25 24(6) "Division" means the division for learning support, equity and advocacy in
25the department.
AB674-ASA1,19,5
1(7) "Free appropriate public education" means special education and related
2services that are provided at public expense and under public supervision and
3direction, meet the standards of the department, include an appropriate preschool,
4elementary or secondary school education and are provided in conformity with an
5individualized education program.
AB674-ASA1,19,7 6(8) "Hearing officer" means an independent examiner appointed to conduct
7hearings under s. 115.80.
AB674-ASA1,19,10 8(9) "Individualized education program" means a written statement for a child
9with a disability that is developed, reviewed and revised in accordance with s.
10115.787.
AB674-ASA1,19,14 11(10) "Local educational agency", except as otherwise provided, means the
12school district in which the child with a disability resides, or the department of health
13and family services or the department of corrections if such department is
14responsible for providing a free appropriate public education to the child.
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