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136.46 (1) (b) Notwithstanding
sub. (1) par. (a), if, within 14 working days after
2the date of the secretary's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee do not
3notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of
4reviewing the secretary's proposed action, the proposed
fees may be levied and the
5proposed reserve funds may be accumulated. If, within 14 working days after the
6date of the secretary's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the
7secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing
8the secretary's proposed action, the proposed
fees may not be levied and the proposed 9reserve funds may not be accumulated unless the committee approves that action.
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36.46
(2) (a) The board shall promulgate rules that do all of the following:
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1. Define "one-time, fixed-duration costs" and "student-related activity" for
13the purpose of s. 20.285 (1) (kp).
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2. Establish criteria for the board to use in determining whether to approve
15requests to transfer moneys under s. 20.285 (1) (h).
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(b) The board may not transfer moneys from the appropriation account under
17s. 20.285 (1) (h) to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (kp) unless the
18transfer is approved by the joint committee on finance under this paragraph. The
19board shall submit a request for such approval to the cochairpersons of the joint
20committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board
21that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
22proposed transfer within 14 working days after the date of the board's request, the
23board may transfer the moneys. If, within 14 working days after the date of the
24board's request, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the
25committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed
1transfer, the board may not transfer the moneys until the committee approves the
2transfer.
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(c) By September 1, 1998, and annually by September 1 thereafter, the board
4shall submit to the joint committee on finance a report on the requests to transfer
5moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (h) to the appropriation
6account under s. 20.285 (1) (kp) that were received by the board in the previous fiscal
7year. For each request, the report shall identify the campus that submitted the
8request, the amount of the request, the revenue source of the moneys requested, the
9purpose for which the moneys were to be used and whether the board approved the
10request.
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36.51
(2) Any center or institution approved by the board may establish a
13system to provide the opportunity for authorized elderly persons to participate in its
14meal program. If a center or institution desires to establish such a service, it shall
15develop a plan for the provision of food services for elderly persons and submit the
16plan to the board. Annually, the board shall notify the department of
education 17public instruction of the approved centers and institutions.
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36.51
(6) The center or institution may file a claim with the department of
20education public instruction for reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred,
21excluding capital equipment costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the meal or
2250 cents per meal, whichever is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be
23charged to participants. If the department of
education public instruction approves
24the claim, it shall certify that payment is due and the state treasurer shall pay the
25claim from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).
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36.51
(7) All meals served must meet the approval of the board, which shall
3establish minimum nutritional standards and reasonable expenditure limits
4consistent with the standards and limits established by the
department of education 5state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.345 (6). The board shall give
6special consideration to the dietary problems of elderly persons in formulating a
7nutritional plan. However, no center or institution may be required to provide
8special foods for individual persons with allergies or medical disorders.
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38.04
(7m) Financial aids. By April 10,
1996 1998, and annually thereafter,
11the board shall develop and submit to the
education commission higher educational
12aids board for its review under s. 39.285 (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of
13grants under s. 39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the
14upcoming academic year to students enrolled in the technical colleges.
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38.04
(11) (a) 2. In consultation with the
department of education state
17superintendent of public instruction, the board shall establish, by rule, a uniform
18format for district boards to use in reporting the number of pupils attending district
19schools under ss. 118.15 (1) (b), (cm) and (d) and
118.37 118.55 (7r) and in reporting
20pupil participation in technical preparation programs under s. 118.34, including the
21number of courses taken for advanced standing in the district's associate degree
22program and for technical college credit.
The format shall be identical to the format
23established by the department of education under s. 115.28 (38).
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138.04
(21) Pupils attending technical colleges; board report. Annually by
2the 3rd Monday in February the board shall submit a report to the department of
3administration, department of public instruction and department of workforce
4development, and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The report shall specify all
5of the following by school district:
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(a) The number of pupils who attended district schools under ss. 118.15 (1) (b),
7(cm) and (d) and 118.55 (7r) in the previous school year.
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(b) The type and number of credits earned by the pupils.
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(c) The number of persons who applied for admission to a technical college in
10the previous school year, who previously earned technical college credit under s.
11118.55 (7r) and who applied for admission within one year of graduating from high
12school.
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(d) The courses given in high schools for which a pupil may receive technical
14college credit and the number of pupils enrolled in the courses for technical college
15credit in the previous school year.
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(e) Any other information considered relevant by the board.
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38.04
(26) Technical preparation programs. In consultation with the
19department of education state superintendent of public instruction, the board shall
20approve courses for technical preparation programs under s. 118.34. By July 1, 1994,
21and annually thereafter by July 1, the board shall publish a list of the approved
22courses that indicates the schools in which each course is taught and the credit
23equivalency available in each district for each course.
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138.12
(8) (a) The district boards shall actively coordinate, with the department
2of
education public instruction and the school boards, the responsibility for providing
3vocational training to pupils attending high school and for providing education to
4persons who have dropped out of high school.
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38.14
(3) (am) If a district board contracts with a school board to provide youth
7apprenticeship instruction to pupils enrolled in the school district, the district board
8may not charge the school board an amount that is greater than the technical college
9district's direct instructional costs associated with providing the instruction.
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38.22
(1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1s) and s.
118.37 118.55
12(7r), every person who is at least the age specified in s. 118.15 (1) (b) is eligible to
13attend
the schools of a district a technical college if the person is:
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14Section
1186. 38.24 (1s) of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (1s) (intro.) and
15amended to read:
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38.24
(1s) Additional fees. (intro.) A district board may establish and charge
17a fee in addition to the fees under sub. (1m) for
a
any of the following:
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18(a) A court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program offered to
19individuals under s. 48.245 (2) (a) 4., 48.345 (13) (b), 938.245 (2) (a) 4., 938.32 (1g)
20(b), 938.34 (6r) (b) or (14s) (b) 3., 938.343 (10) (c) or 938.344 (2g) (a).
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38.24
(1s) (b) A short-term, professional development, vocational-adult
23seminar or workshop offered to individuals who are employed in a related field. The
24additional fee may not exceed an amount equal to the full cost of the seminar or
25workshop less the fee under sub. (1m). Annually the district board shall report to the
1board the courses for which an additional fee was charged under this paragraph and
2the amount of the additional fee.
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38.24
(1s) (c) A vocational-adult course intended to improve an individual's
5skills beyond the entry level if the course is required by state or federal law, rule or
6regulation, or by a professional organization, to maintain licensure or certification
7in the individual's field of employment and the state director approves. The
8additional fee may not exceed an amount equal to the full cost of the course less the
9fee under sub. (1m).
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38.24
(3) (f) Notwithstanding par. (a), the state director may authorize the
12district board to charge a student who is not a resident of this state and who is
13enrolled in a course provided through the use of distance education, as defined in s.
1424.60 (1g), a fee that is less than the fee established under par. (a) but not less than
15the fees established under sub. (1m).
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38.27
(1) (h) The creation or expansion of programs at secured juvenile
18correctional facilities.
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38.27
(2m) (e) Beginning in the 1997-98 fiscal year, not more than $150,000
21annually is awarded for the purpose of sub. (1) (h).
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38.28
(1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
24technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
25promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
1expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
2expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under subs.
3(6) and (7) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a),
118.37 118.55 (7r) and
4146.55 (5), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8) and (20), 38.14 (11),
538.26, 38.27
, 38.33 and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24 and driver education
6and chauffeur training aids.
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38.28
(3) If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (d) in any one year
9is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2), state aid payments shall be
10prorated among the districts entitled thereto. If the appropriation for state aid under
11s. 20.292 (1)
(u) (fc) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under subs.
12(2) (c) and (g), funds in the appropriation shall be used first for the purposes of sub.
13(2) (c) and any remaining funds shall be prorated among the districts entitled to
14support under sub. (2) (g). If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1)
(u) 15(fc) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2) (c), funds in
16the appropriation shall be prorated among the districts entitled to the funds.
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17Section 1191m. 38.28 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.28
(7) (a) (intro.) In coordination with the department of
education public
19instruction, the board shall pay the following amounts to each district board from the
20appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (cm) for the development and implementation of
21technical preparation programs in each high school:".
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38.29
(2) (c) Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s.
2420.292 (1)
(v) (fg).
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138.33 Faculty development grants. (1) From the appropriation under s.
220.292 (1) (eg), the board shall award grants to district boards to establish faculty
3development programs. The programs shall promote all of the following:
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(a) Instructor awareness of and expertise in a wide variety of newly emerging
5technologies.
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(b) The integration of learning technologies in curriculum and instruction.
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(c) The use of instructional methods that involve emerging technologies.
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8(1m) The board may not award a grant to a district board under this section
9unless there is a matching fund contribution from the district board equal to at least
1050% of the grant amount.
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11(2) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section,
12including rules establishing criteria for the awarding of grants.
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13(3) No grant may be awarded under this section after June 30, 1999.
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38.36
(2) Any district approved by the board may establish a system to provide
16the opportunity for authorized elderly persons to participate in its meal program.
17If a district board desires to establish such a service, it shall develop a plan for the
18provision of food services for elderly persons and submit the plan to the board.
19Annually, the board shall notify the department of
education public instruction of the
20approved districts.
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38.36
(6) The district board may file a claim with the department of
education 23public instruction for reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding
24capital equipment costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the meal or 50 cents per
25meal, whichever is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be charged to
1participants. If the department of
education
public instruction approves the claim,
2it shall certify that payment is due and the state treasurer shall pay the claim from
3the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).
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38.36
(7) All meals served must meet the approval of the board, which shall
6establish minimum nutritional standards and reasonable expenditure limits
7consistent with the standards and limits established by the
department of education 8state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.345 (6). The board shall give
9special consideration to the dietary problems of elderly persons in formulating a
10nutritional plan. However, no district board may be required to provide special foods
11for individual persons with allergies or medical disorders.
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13Section
1197. 38.51 (1) (intro.), (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered
1439.51 (1) (intro.), (b) and (c).
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16Section
1199. 38.51 (1) (d) to (f) of the statutes are renumbered 39.51 (1) (d)
17to (f).
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18Section
1200. 38.51 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 39.51 (1) (g) and
19amended to read:
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39.51
(1) (g) "Teaching location" means the area and facilities designated for
21use by a school required to be approved by the
department board under this section.
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22Section
1201. 38.51 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 39.51 (2) and amended
23to read:
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39.51
(2) Purpose. The purpose of
this section the board is to approve schools
25and courses of instruction for the training of veterans of the armed forces and war
1orphans receiving assistance from the federal government, protect the general public
2by inspecting and approving private trade, correspondence, business and technical
3schools doing business within this state whether located within or outside this state,
4changes of ownership or control of these schools, teaching locations used by these
5schools and courses of instruction offered by these schools and to regulate the
6soliciting of students for correspondence or classroom courses and courses of
7instruction offered by these schools.
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8Section
1202. 38.51 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 39.51 (3) and amended
9to read:
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39.51
(3) Rule-making power. The
department board shall promulgate rules
11and establish standards necessary to carry out the purpose of this section.
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12Section
1203. 38.51 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 39.51 (6), and 39.51 (6)
13(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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39.51
(6) (a) Except as provided in par. (b)
, the
department board shall be the
15state approval agency for the education and training of veterans and war orphans.
16It shall approve and supervise schools and courses of instruction for their training
17under Title 38, USC, and may enter into and receive money under contracts with the
18U.S. department of veterans affairs or other appropriate federal agencies.
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19Section
1204. 38.51 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 39.51 (7), and 39.51 (7)
20(intro.) and (g) to (i), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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39.51
(7) Approval of schools generally. (intro.) In order to protect students,
22prevent fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of courses and
23courses of instruction and encourage schools to maintain courses and courses of
24instruction consistent in quality, content and length with generally accepted
25educational standards, the
department board shall:
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1(g) Approve courses of instruction, schools, changes of ownership or control of
2schools and teaching locations meeting the requirements and standards established
3by the
department board and complying with rules promulgated by the
department 4board and publish a list of the schools and courses of instruction approved.
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(h) Issue permits to solicitors when all
department
board requirements have
6been met.
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(i) Require schools to furnish a surety bond in an amount as provided by rule
8of the
department board.
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9Section
1205. 38.51 (8) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 39.51 (8) (title).
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10Section
1206. 38.51 (8) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 39.51 (8) (a) and
11amended to read:
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39.51
(8) (a)
In general. No solicitor representing any school offering any
13course or course of instruction shall sell any course or course of instruction or solicit
14students therefor in this state for a consideration or remuneration, except upon the
15actual business premises of the school, unless the solicitor first secures a solicitor's
16permit from the
department board. If the solicitor represents more than one school,
17a separate permit shall be obtained for each school represented by the solicitor.
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18Section
1207. 38.51 (8) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 39.51 (8) (b) and
19amended to read:
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39.51
(8) (b)
Solicitor's permit. The application for a solicitor's permit shall be
21made on a form furnished by the
department board and shall be accompanied by a
22fee and a surety bond acceptable to the
department
board in the sum of $2,000. The
23department board shall, by rule, specify the amount of the fee for a solicitor's permit.
24Such bond may be continuous and shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to
25any student suffering loss as the result of any fraud or misrepresentation used in
1procuring his or her enrollment or as a result of the failure of the school to faithfully
2perform the agreement made with the student by the solicitor, and may be supplied
3by the solicitor or by the school itself either as a blanket bond covering each of its
4solicitors in the amount of $2,000 or the surety bond under sub. (7) (i). Upon approval
5of a permit
, the
department board shall issue an identification card to the solicitor
6giving his or her name and address, the name and address of the employing school,
7and certifying that the person whose name appears on the card is authorized to solicit
8students for the school. A permit shall be valid for one year from the date issued.
9Liability under this paragraph of the surety on the bond for each solicitor covered
10thereby shall not exceed the sum of $2,000 as an aggregate for any and all students
11for all breaches of the conditions of the bond. The surety of a bond may cancel the
12same upon giving 30 days' notice in writing to the
department board and thereafter
13shall be relieved of liability under this paragraph for any breach of condition
14occurring after the effective date of the cancellation. An application for renewal shall
15be accompanied by a fee, a surety bond acceptable to the
department board in the
16sum of $2,000 if a continuous bond has not been furnished, and such information as
17the
department board requests of the applicant. The
department board shall, by
18rule, specify the amount of the fee for renewal of a solicitor's permit.