AB133-SSA1-SA1,257,15
1(3) All the blind and the deaf residents of this state 6 to 20 years old, and for
2the duration of a school term all the blind or deaf residents of this state who become
321 years old during that school term, who are capable of receiving instruction shall
4be received and taught in the schools School for the Deaf free of charge. Like
5nonresident pupils also may be received upon payment in advance of the fees fixed
6by the state superintendent at an amount not less than $75 per month, but no
7nonresident shall be received to the exclusion of a resident pupil. The state
8superintendent also may admit pupils who are 21 years of age or older prior to the
9beginning of a school term upon the payment of fees fixed by the superintendent and
10upon the recommendation of the secretary of health and family services, the director
11of the technical college system or the superintendent of the school to which the pupil
12will be assigned
School for the Deaf. All pupils shall equally and freely enjoy the
13benefits and privileges of the schools school and have the use of the library and books
14of instruction and receive board, lodging and laundry, without discrimination. The
15schools school may provide transportation for resident pupils.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,257,22 16(5) The state superintendent may grant approval for the maintenance of a
17summer school at the school School for the deaf Deaf whenever it will be to the
18advantage of persons with hearing impairments and may grant approval for the
19maintenance of a summer school at the school for the visually handicapped whenever
20it will be to the advantage of children with visual impairments. There shall be a
21summer school each year at the school for the visually handicapped for adults with
22visual impairments
.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,258,2 23(6) The state superintendent may make charges for meals, living quarters,
24laundry and other services furnished to employes of the schools School for the Deaf
25and their families. The state superintendent also may make charges for services

1furnished to visitors at the schools school and participants in training programs and
2institutes.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,258,8 3(7) The Wisconsin school School for the deaf Deaf may provide instruction for
4preschool children with hearing impairments and their parents. The Wisconsin
5school for the visually handicapped may provide instruction for preschool children
6with visual impairments and their parents.
Such instruction or treatment shall be
7subject to the approval of, and shall comply with requirements established by, the
8department.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2053h 9Section 2053h. 115.525 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,258,12 10115.525 Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. (1)
11Definition.
In this section, "center" means the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and
12Visually Impaired.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,258,15 13(1m) Purpose. The purpose of the center is to serve as a statewide educational
14resource relating to visual impairments to benefit all Wisconsin children who are
15visually impaired.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,258,19 16(2) Governance. The state superintendent shall maintain and govern the
17center. The state superintendent shall appoint an individual who has training and
18experience in educating pupils who are visually impaired to serve as the director of
19the center.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,258,21 20(3) Services. The center shall provide services that benefit children
21throughout the state who are visually impaired.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,259,322 (a) School. 1. `Residents 3 to 20 years old.' The center shall operate a school
23at which any resident of this state 3 to 20 years old who is visually impaired, and for
24the duration of a school term any resident of this state who is visually impaired and
25becomes 21 years old during that school term, shall be received and taught free of

1charge if the individualized education program for the resident under s. 115.787 and
2the educational placement under s. 115.79 specify the school operated by the center
3as the appropriate placement.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,259,94 2. `Residents 21 years old or older.' The state superintendent may admit to the
5school operated by the center a resident of the state who is visually impaired and is
621 years of age or older prior to the beginning of a school term upon the payment of
7fees fixed by the state superintendent and upon the recommendation of the secretary
8of health and family services, the director of the technical college system or the
9director of the center.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,259,1610 3. `Nonresidents.' A nonresident of this state, who is visually impaired, who
11either is 3 to 20 years old or becomes 21 years old during a school term, whose
12individualized education program under 20 USC 1414 (d) and educational placement
13specify the school operated by the center as the appropriate placement and who is
14capable of receiving instruction may be received at the school upon payment in
15advance of the fees fixed by the state superintendent, but no nonresident may be
16received to the exclusion of a resident pupil.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,259,1917 4. `Pupil use of residential facilities.' Except as provided in sub. (4), the director
18of the center shall make the residential facilities at the center available to all pupils
19received at the school operated by the center.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,259,2420 5. `School term.' The state superintendent shall fix the period of the school term
21at the school operated by the center at not less than 38 weeks, prescribe the school
22sessions and confer diplomas upon meritorious pupils who have completed the
23prescribed curriculum. Pursuant to a pupil's individualized education program
24under s. 115.787, a pupil may be placed at the school for less than a school term.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,2
16. `Transportation.' The center may provide transportation for resident pupils
2at the school operated by the center.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,33 (b) Other statewide services. The center may do any of the following:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,64 1. Provide testing, evaluation and assessment services to assist local
5educational agencies, cooperative educational service agencies and county children
6with disabilities education boards.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,97 2. Provide technical assistance and consultation services to entities such as
8local educational agencies, cooperative educational service agencies, county children
9with disabilities education boards and private schools.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,1010 3. Develop and disseminate curriculum and instructional materials.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,1211 4. Provide inservice and other training to teachers and other staff serving
12pupils who are visually impaired.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,1513 5. Provide training, technical assistance and consultation services for parents
14of children who are visually impaired and for professionals who work with children
15who are visually impaired.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,1716 6. Provide materials in braille, large print and other appropriate formats to
17children who are visually impaired.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,1918 7. Train teachers and braillists about braille codes and formats used by
19individuals who are visually impaired.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,2020 8. Loan books and other materials from the library described in par. (c) 2.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,2321 9. Serve as a clearinghouse for information about children who are visually
22impaired, including information related to library resources, adapted materials and
23current research.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,260,2524 10. Assist in providing assistive technology services, as defined in s. 115.76 (2),
25for pupils who are visually impaired.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,261,3
111. Lend, rent or lease technological materials and assistive technology
2devices, as defined in s. 115.76 (1), to local educational agencies, cooperative
3educational service agencies and county children with disabilities education boards.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,261,54 12. Facilitate the preparation of teachers of pupils who are visually impaired
5by providing assistance to teacher preparation programs.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,261,86 13. Coordinate and collaborate with public and private agencies and
7organizations that provide services to individuals who are visually impaired,
8including the development of employment skills and opportunities.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,261,109 14. Provide other statewide services that relate to the education of children who
10are visually impaired.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,261,1411 (c) Additional services. 1. `Birth to 2 services.' The center may provide
12instruction or services, or both, for children who are under the age of 2 and are
13visually impaired and their parents. The instruction or services are subject to the
14approval of, and shall comply with requirements established by, the department.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,261,2015 2. `Library.' Embossed, clear type or large type books acquired by the center
16constitute a circulating collection for persons who are visually impaired. The
17collection shall be kept at the center and be under the supervision of its director. All
18school age children of the state who are visually impaired may use such books upon
19compliance with criteria established by the director of the center and approved by
20the state superintendent.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,261,2221 3. `Summer programs.' The center shall provide summer programs each year
22for children who are visually impaired.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,261,2523 4. `Adult summer program.' The center shall provide a summer program each
24year for adults who are visually impaired. The state superintendent may contract
25with other entities to provide this program.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,262,4
15. `Independent living skills.' With the approval of the state superintendent,
2the center may use state-owned housing on the grounds of the center in Janesville
3as a facility in which individuals receive instruction in and practice independent
4living skills.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,262,75 (d) Provision of services. In addition to providing services at the center's facility
6in Janesville, the center may provide services at any location in the state and may
7operate regional satellite facilities throughout the state to provide services.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,262,13 8(4) Nondiscrimination. All pupils at the center may equally and freely enjoy
9the benefits and privileges of the center, have the use of the library and books of
10instruction and receive board, lodging and laundry, without discrimination, except
11that the director of the center may determine that board, lodging and laundry may
12not be provided to an individual because appropriate services are not available for
13that individual at the center's residential facilities.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,262,17 14(5) Charges. The state superintendent may charge for meals, living quarters,
15laundry and other services furnished to employes of the center and their families.
16The state superintendent may charge for services furnished to visitors at the center
17and participants in training programs and institutes.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,262,21 18(6) Leasing of space. The state superintendent may lease space at the center
19in Janesville that is not required by the center to any person if the state
20superintendent determines that the use will not be inconsistent with the operation
21of the center.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,262,25 22(7) Audit. In the 2002-03 fiscal year, the legislative audit bureau shall perform
23a performance evaluation audit of the center. The bureau shall submit copies of the
24audit report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the
25appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) by June 30, 2003.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2053j
1Section 2053j. 115.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,263,9 2115.53 (2) Arrange for vocational, trade or academic training for any pupil in
3either state school the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and
4Visually Impaired or the Wisconsin School for the Deaf
qualified to take such
5training advantageously, in either a public school or technical college or a private
6business establishment in Janesville or Delavan. The public school and the technical
7college shall be paid the regular tuition for full-time attendance and proportionally
8for part-time attendance by the school district responsible for the provision of a free
9appropriate public education under subch. V.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2053k 10Section 2053k. 115.53 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 115.53 (3) (a) and
11amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,263,1412 115.53 (3) (a) Arrange for otological or ophthalmic examination of any pupil or
13prospective pupil of the schools Wisconsin School for the Deaf. The examination shall
14be paid for from the appropriation in s. 20.255 (1) (b), (gh) or (gs).
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2053L 15Section 2053L. 115.53 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,263,1916 115.53 (3) (b) Arrange for ophthalmic or otological examination of any pupil or
17prospective pupil of the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and
18Visually Impaired. The examination shall be paid from the appropriation in s. 20.255
19(1) (b), (gh), (gL) or (gs).
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2053m 20Section 2053m. 115.53 (4) and (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,263,2521 115.53 (4) Apply to the board of directors of the University of Wisconsin
22Hospitals and Clinics Authority for admission to the University of Wisconsin
23Hospitals and Clinics of any pupil in at the state schools Wisconsin School for the
24Deaf or the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually
25Impaired
.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,264,5
1(a) The application shall be accompanied by the report of a physician appointed
2by the appropriate school superintendent of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf or the
3director of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
and shall be in
4the same form as reports of other physicians for admission of patients to such
5hospital.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,264,166 (b) The net cost of hospital treatment shall be at the rate established under s.
7233.40 (1) and shall be chargeable to paid from the appropriation for operating the
8patient's school
under s. 20.255 (1) (b), (gh) or (gs) if the patient is a pupil at the
9Wisconsin School for the Deaf or from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (b), (gh),
10(gL) or (gs) if the patient is a pupil at the school operated by the Wisconsin Center
11for the Blind and Visually Impaired
. The state superintendent likewise may
12authorize payment for the expense of transporting patients to and from the hospital.
13The state superintendent shall make payments for the treatment to the University
14of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority. Funds collected by the state
15superintendent on account of the hospitalization shall be deposited in credited to the
16appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (b) (gh) for the school or center concerned.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,264,21 17(5) Arrange for visits by members of the staff of either school the Wisconsin
18School for the Deaf or the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired to
19other public schools or to families of blind or deaf children or children who are
20visually impaired
, whenever it appears to the state superintendent that such visits
21will be of advantage to blind or deaf such children.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2053p 22Section 2053p. 115.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,265,8 23115.54 Compulsory education. If it appears, by affidavit, to any circuit
24judge that any blind or deaf child or child who is visually impaired between the ages
25of 6 and 21 is deprived of a suitable education by the failure of the person having the

1care and custody of the child to provide a suitable education, the judge shall order
2the person to bring the child before the judge. If the material allegations of the
3affidavit are denied, the judge shall subpoena witnesses and hear testimony. If the
4allegations are admitted or established, the judge may order the child sent to the
5school Wisconsin School for the visually handicapped or for the deaf Deaf, the school
6operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
or to some
7class or other school for instruction, but the order shall may not make a direct charge
8for the class or school against any county.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2053q 9Section 2053q. 115.55 of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2053r 10Section 2053r. 115.58 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,265,19 11115.58 Park grounds. The state superintendent may permit the city of
12Janesville to use portions of the grounds of the state school for the visually
13handicapped
Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired at Janesville,
14which abut on the Rock river, for purposes of operating a city park. Any construction
15on such grounds is subject to prior approval by the state superintendent. Any
16agreement pursuant hereto shall be cancelable at the option of either party without
17liability. Any such grounds so used by the city of Janesville shall be supervised by
18the city and shall be subject to the ordinances of the city of Janesville applicable to
19city parks.".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,265,21 20877. Page 1097, line 17: delete the material beginning with that line and
21ending with page 1098, line 4.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,265,22 22878. Page 1098, line 10: after "equal to" insert "63% of".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,265,24 23879. Page 1098, line 15: after "personnel," insert "except as provided under
24par. (b),".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,266,2
1880. Page 1098, line 16: delete that line and substitute "superintendent. The
2department of administration shall pay such amounts to the charter school".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,266,4 3881. Page 1098, line 20: delete the material beginning with that line and
4ending with page 1099, line 11.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,266,5 5882. Page 1099, line 17: after "equal to" insert "63% of".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,266,8 6883. Page 1099, line 19: delete lines 19 and 20 and substitute "year for
7transportation under this subsection. The department of administration shall pay
8such amounts to the charter school".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,266,10 9884. Page 1099, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and
10ending with page 1101, line 4.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,266,12 11885. Page 1101, line 11: delete the material beginning with that line and
12ending with page 1102, line 4 and substitute:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,266,13 13" Section 2063m. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,266,19 14115.882 Proration of state aid. If the sum of the appropriations under s.
1520.255 (2) (b) and (br) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid
16under ss. 115.88 and 118.255, funds in the appropriations shall be used first for the
17purpose of s. 115.88 (4) and any remaining funds shall be prorated among the
18counties, school districts, operators of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r)
19and cooperative educational service agencies entitled thereto.".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,266,20 20886. Page 1103, line 1: delete lines 1 to 16 and substitute:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,266,21 21" Section 2068d. 118.153 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,267,722 118.153 (3m) (a) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's
23council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), the
The state
24superintendent may approve an innovative school-to-work program provided by a

1nonprofit organization for children at risk in a county having a population of 500,000
2or more to assist those children at risk in acquiring employability skills and
3occupational-specific competencies before leaving high school. If the state
4superintendent approves a program under this paragraph, the state superintendent
5may award a grant, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (ef), to the nonprofit
6organization providing the program and the nonprofit organization shall use the
7funds received under the grant to provide the program.".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,267,9 8887. Page 1103, line 17: delete the material beginning with that line and
9ending with page 1104, line 5.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,267,10 10888. Page 1109, line 24: delete that line.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,267,11 11889. Page 1110, line 1: delete lines 1 to 17.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,267,13 12890. Page 1110, line 18: delete the material beginning with that line and
13ending with page 1111, line 7.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,267,14 14891. Page 1111, line 15: after "paid" insert "per pupil".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,267,16 15892. Page 1111, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and
16ending with page 1112, line 7.
AB133-SSA1-SA1,267,18 17893. Page 1112, line 12: delete the material beginning with "this" and ending
18with "low-income" on line 15 and substitute " this section pars. (b) and (bg)".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,267,20 19894. Page 1113, line 6: delete the material beginning with that line and
20ending with page 1114, line 3, and substitute:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,268,2 21"118.43 (2) (br) In the 2000-01 school year, a school board may enter into a
225-year achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf of one or
23more schools in the school district if the school board is not receiving a grant under

1the preschool to grade 5 program on behalf of any of the schools under s. 115.45 and
2if none of the schools is a beneficiary of a contract under this section.".
AB133-SSA1-SA1,268,3 3895. Page 1116, line 12: after that line insert:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,268,4 4" Section 2107a. 118.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,268,195 118.55 (3) (b) If the pupil specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she
6intends to take a course at an institution of higher education for high school credit,
7the school board shall determine whether the course is comparable to a course offered
8in the school district, and whether the course satisfies any of the high school
9graduation requirements under s. 118.33 and
the number of high school credits to
10award the pupil for the course, if any. In cooperation with institutions of higher
11education, the state superintendent shall develop guidelines to assist school districts
12in making the determinations.
The school board shall notify the pupil of its
13determinations determination, in writing, before the beginning of the semester in
14which the pupil will be enrolled. If the pupil disagrees with the school board's
15decision regarding comparability of courses, satisfaction of high school graduation
16requirements or the number of high school credits to be awarded, the pupil may
17appeal the school board's decision to the state superintendent within 30 days after
18the decision.
The state superintendent's school board's decision shall be final and is
19not subject to review under subch. III of ch. 227.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2107b 20Section 2107b. 118.55 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,269,221 118.55 (5) Payment. (intro.) Within 30 days after the end of the semester, the
22school board of the school district in which a pupil attending an institution of higher
23education under this section is enrolled shall pay the institution of higher education,

1on behalf of the pupil, the following amount for any course that is taken for high
2school credit and that is not comparable to a course offered in the school district:
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2107c 3Section 2107c. 118.55 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,269,84 118.55 (6) (a) A pupil taking a course at an institution of higher education for
5high school credit under this section is not responsible for any portion of the tuition
6and fees for the course if the school board, or the state superintendent on appeal
7under sub. (3) (b), has determined that the course is not comparable to a course
8offered in the school district
.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2107d 9Section 2107d. 118.55 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1-SA1, s. 2107e 10Section 2107e. 118.55 (7r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1-SA1,270,211 118.55 (7r) (c) If a child attends a technical college under this subsection, the
12technical college shall ensure that the child's educational program meets the high
13school graduation requirements under s. 118.33. At least 30 days before the
14beginning of the technical college semester in which the pupil will be enrolled, the
15school board of the school district in which the pupil resides shall notify the pupil,
16in writing, if a course in which the pupil will be enrolled does not meet the high school
17graduation requirements and whether the course is comparable to a course offered
18in the school district. If the pupil disagrees with the school board's decision regarding
19comparability of courses or satisfaction of high school graduation requirements, the
20pupil may appeal the school board's decision to the state superintendent within 30
21days after the decision
and the number of high school credits to be awarded, if any,
22for each course in which the pupil will be enrolled
. The state superintendent's school
23board's
decision is final and is not subject to review under subch. III of ch. 227. The
24. For courses for which the school board has determined to award high school credit
25and which are successfully completed at the technical college, the
pupil is eligible to

1receive both high school and technical college credit for courses successfully
2completed at the technical college
.".
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