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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Hynek, BB0365 - Academic and career planning software
For 2013-2015 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Education
Primary and secondary education
This bill requires DPI to ensure that, beginning in the 2017-18 school year, every school board is providing academic and career planning services to pupils enrolled in grades 6 to 12. DPI is also required to purchase, install, and maintain information technology that will be used by school districts statewide to provide academic and career planning to pupils in grades 6 to 12. Finally, DPI must provide training and technical assistance to school districts and school district staff related to implementing academic and career plans.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 20.255 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (1) (em) Academic and career planning. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for implementing academic and career planning statewide under s. 115.28 (59).
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section
2. 115.28 (59) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (59) Academic and career planning. (a) Ensure that, beginning in the 2017-18 school year, every school board is providing academic and career planning services to pupils enrolled in grades 6 to 12 in the school district.
(b) Procure, install, and maintain information technology, including computer software, to be used statewide by school districts to provide academic and career planning services to pupils in grades 6 to 12.
(c) Provide guidance, training, and technical assistance to school districts and school district staff, including teachers and counselors, on how to implement model academic and career plans, including training and technical assistance that is necessary to implement the information technology under par. (b).
(d) Promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
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