Amendment ASA1-SB461

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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2011 SENATE BILL 461

March 15, 2012 - Offered by Representatives Pope-Roberts, Sinicki, Clark and Hintz.

SB461-ASA1,2,3 An Act to repeal 20.505 (4) (c); to renumber 118.40 (5); to renumber and amend 14.20 (2) and 115.38 (1); to amend 14.20 (title), 20.525 (1) (f), 115.28 (7) (a), 115.28 (7) (e) 2., 115.38 (title), 115.38 (2), 118.42 (1) (intro.), 118.42 (2) (intro.), 118.42 (3) (a) (intro.), 118.42 (3) (b) (intro.), 118.42 (4), 119.04 (1), 121.006 (2) (d) and 121.02 (1) (c) (intro.); to repeal and recreate 14.20 (1); and to create 13.94 (1) (dL), 13.94 (1s) (c) 6., 14.017 (5), 14.20 (1m), 14.20 (2) (b) and (c), 20.255 (1) (f), 20.255 (2) (q), 20.525 (1) (q), 25.17 (1) (ge), 25.79, 115.28 (7g), 115.28 (12) (ag), 115.38 (1e) to (1k), 115.38 (1s), 115.415, 118.016, 118.19 (14), 118.40 (3) (f), 118.40 (5) (b), 118.42 (3m), 120.12 (2m) and 121.02 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes; relating to: the governor's read to lead development fund, the Read to Lead Development Council, grants in support of literacy and early childhood development programs, teacher licensure, screening kindergarten pupils for reading readiness, interventions or remedial reading services for certain pupils, evaluating teacher preparatory programs and educator effectiveness, a school and school district accountability system, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB461-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 13.94 (1) (dL) of the statutes is created to read:

SB461-ASA1,2,7 13.94 (1) (dL) Annually, conduct a financial audit of the governor's read to lead development fund. The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of the report of the audit under this paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b).

SB461-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 13.94 (1s) (c) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

SB461-ASA1,2,10 13.94 (1s) (c) 6. The department of administration for the cost of the audit under sub. (1) (dL).

SB461-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. 14.017 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB461-ASA1,2,13 14.017 (5) Read to lead development council. (a) There is created in the office of the governor a read to lead development council consisting of all of the following:

SB461-ASA1,2,15 1. The governor or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the council.

SB461-ASA1,2,17 2. The state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee, who shall serve as vice-chair of the council.

SB461-ASA1,2,20 3. The chairpersons of the committees in the assembly and the senate whose subject matter is elementary and secondary education or members of those committees designated by those chairpersons.

SB461-ASA1,2,22 4. The ranking minority members of each of the committees under subd. 3. or members of those committees designated by the ranking minority members.

SB461-ASA1,2,23 5. The following members appointed by the governor for 3-year terms:

SB461-ASA1,3,1 a. Two practicing elementary and secondary education teachers or principals.

SB461-ASA1,3,2 b. One practicing preschool teacher.

SB461-ASA1,3,3 c. Three persons representing this state's philanthropic community.

SB461-ASA1,3,4 d. Three persons representing this state's business community.

SB461-ASA1,3,5 e. One person representing the Wisconsin State Reading Association.

SB461-ASA1,3,6 f. One person representing the Wisconsin Reading Coalition.

SB461-ASA1,3,7 g. One person representing the International Dyslexia Association.

SB461-ASA1,3,8 h. One person representing Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.

SB461-ASA1,3,9 i. One person representing the Wisconsin Library Association.

SB461-ASA1,3,10 j. One person representing this state's research community.

SB461-ASA1,3,12 k. One person representing an organization that has as its mission service to children with various types of disabilities.

SB461-ASA1,3,13 (b) Section 15.09 applies to the read to lead development council.

SB461-ASA1, s. 4 Section 4. 14.20 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB461-ASA1,3,16 14.20 (title) Literacy improvement aids and early childhood development grants.

SB461-ASA1, s. 5 Section 5. 14.20 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB461-ASA1,3,18 14.20 (1) In this section:

SB461-ASA1,3,19 (a) "Council" means the read to lead development council.

SB461-ASA1,3,21 (b) "State superintendent" means the state superintendent of public instruction.

SB461-ASA1, s. 6 Section 6. 14.20 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB461-ASA1,4,3 14.20 (1m) The council shall make recommendations to the governor and state superintendent regarding recipients of grants under sub. (2). The amount of each grant awarded shall be determined jointly by the governor and the state superintendent. In addition to reports required under s. 15.09 (7), annually the council shall submit a report on its operation to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).

SB461-ASA1, s. 7 Section 7. 14.20 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 14.20 (2) (a) and amended to read:

SB461-ASA1,4,8 14.20 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.525 (1) (f), the governor may provide award a grant to any local governmental unit or nonprofit organization person other than a school board for support of a literacy improvement program.

SB461-ASA1, s. 8 Section 8. 14.20 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:

SB461-ASA1,4,12 14.20 (2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.525 (1) (q), the governor may award a grant to any person other than a school board for support of a literacy or early childhood development program.

SB461-ASA1,4,15 (c) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (q), the state superintendent may award a grant to a school board for support of a literacy or early childhood development program.

SB461-ASA1, s. 9 Section 9. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

SB461-ASA1, s. 10 Section 10. 20.255 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB461-ASA1,5,3 20.255 (1) (f) Assessments of reading readiness. The amounts in the schedule to provide school districts and independent charter schools with the assessments of reading readiness under s. 118.016.

SB461-ASA1, s. 11 Section 11. 20.255 (2) (q) of the statutes is created to read:

SB461-ASA1,5,7 20.255 (2) (q) Grants for literacy and early childhood development programs. From the governor's read to lead development fund, a sum sufficient for grants to support literacy and early childhood development programs under s. 14.20 (2) (c).

SB461-ASA1, s. 12 Section 12. 20.505 (4) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is repealed.

SB461-ASA1, s. 13 Section 13. 20.525 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB461-ASA1,5,12 20.525 (1) (f) Literacy improvement aids. The amounts in the schedule for the governor to provide grants for to support literacy improvement under s. 14.20 (2) (a).