AB100: Bill Text

AB100,588,19 36.11 (6) (c) By April 10, 1996 1998, and annually thereafter, the board shall develop and submit to the education commission higher educational aids board for its review under s. 39.285 (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s. 39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the upcoming academic year to students enrolled in the system.

AB100, s. 1163 Section 1163. 36.25 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,589,3 36.25 (12) (c) The institute shall investigate medical and social conditions which directly or indirectly result in state care; develop and promote measures to relieve and prevent the need for state care; undertake special education and training; and generally seek by research and investigation to prevent conditions which result in state care. The institute shall render, under mutual agreement, services to the state institutions under the jurisdiction of the department of health and family services and the department of education public instruction. Such state institutions are open to the institute for research and training.

AB100, s. 1164 Section 1164. 36.25 (12m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,589,7 36.25 (12m) State cartographer. (intro.) In coordination and consultation with the land information board department of administration, the state cartographer shall:

AB100, s. 1165 Section 1165. 36.25 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,589,17 36.25 (24) Employe-owned businesses program. Through the University of Wisconsin small business development center, in cooperation with the department of commerce under s. 560.07 (2m) (1) (bm), the technical college system board and the University of Wisconsin-extension, the board shall create, as needed, educational programs to provide training in the management of employe-owned businesses and shall provide technical assistance to employe-owned businesses in matters affecting their management and business operations, including assistance with governmental relations and assistance in obtaining management, technical and financial assistance.

AB100, s. 1166 Section 1166. 36.25 (29m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,589,21 36.25 (29m) (b) Assist the department of education public instruction to periodically assess and report to the environmental education board on the environmental literacy of this state's teachers and students.

AB100, s. 1167 Section 1167. 36.25 (29m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,589,25 36.25 (29m) (e) Assist the department of education public instruction and cooperative educational service agencies to assist school districts in conducting environmental education needs assessments.

AB100, s. 1168 Section 1168. 36.25 (38) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,590,3 36.25 (38) Educational technology projects. (a) In this subsection, "educational technology" has the meaning given in s. 44.70 (3).

AB100,590,5 (b) The board shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (cm) for the following purposes:

AB100,590,6 1. The student information system.

AB100,590,7 2. The development of system technology infrastructure.

AB100,590,9 3. The development of curricula to train students enrolled in the schools of education in the use of educational technology in primary and secondary schools.

AB100,590,11 4. To provide professional development in the use of educational technology for primary and secondary school teachers.

AB100,590,12 5. To provide faculty with educational technology and to train faculty in its use.

AB100,590,14 6. To pay the department of administration for telecommunications services provided under s. 16.973 (1).

AB100, s. 1169 Section 1169. 36.27 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,590,21 36.27 (4) (a) In the 1993-94 to 1996-97 1998-99 academic years, the board may annually exempt from nonresident tuition, but not from incidental or other fees, up to 200 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside as juniors or seniors in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity and up to 150 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity.

AB100, s. 1170 Section 1170. 36.27 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1171 Section 1171. 36.27 (4) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1172 Section 1172. 36.27 (4) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1173 Section 1173. 36.46 of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1174 Section 1174. 36.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,591,7 36.51 (2) Any center or institution approved by the board may establish a system to provide the opportunity for authorized elderly persons to participate in its meal program. If a center or institution desires to establish such a service, it shall develop a plan for the provision of food services for elderly persons and submit the plan to the board. Annually, the board shall notify the department of education public instruction of the approved centers and institutions.

AB100, s. 1175 Section 1175. 36.51 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,591,15 36.51 (6) The center or institution may file a claim with the department of education public instruction for reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding capital equipment costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the meal or 50 cents per meal, whichever is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be charged to participants. If the department of education public instruction approves the claim, it shall certify that payment is due and the state treasurer shall pay the claim from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).

AB100, s. 1176 Section 1176. 36.51 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,591,23 36.51 (7) All meals served must meet the approval of the board, which shall establish minimum nutritional standards and reasonable expenditure limits consistent with the standards and limits established by the department of education state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.345 (6). The board shall give special consideration to the dietary problems of elderly persons in formulating a nutritional plan. However, no center or institution may be required to provide special foods for individual persons with allergies or medical disorders.

AB100, s. 1177 Section 1177. 38.001 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,592,2 38.001 (3) (f) Assist secondary schools in the development and implementation of school-to-work programs, including all of the following:

AB100,592,4 1. Coordinating and aligning technical college courses and programs with high school courses and programs.

AB100,592,6 2. Advocating for curricular links that advance and promote the acquisition of technical college credit by high school juniors and seniors.

AB100,592,8 3. Assisting in the development of and in providing instruction for youth apprenticeship programs.

AB100, s. 1178 Section 1178. 38.04 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,592,14 38.04 (7m) Financial aids. By April 10, 1996 1998, and annually thereafter, the board shall develop and submit to the education commission higher educational aids board for its review under s. 39.285 (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s. 39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the upcoming academic year to students enrolled in the technical colleges.

AB100, s. 1179 Section 1179. 38.04 (11) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,592,23 38.04 (11) (a) 2. In consultation with the department of education state superintendent of public instruction, the board shall establish, by rule, a uniform format for district boards to use in reporting the number of pupils attending district schools under ss. 118.15 (1) (b), (cm) and (d) and 118.37 118.55 (7r) and in reporting pupil participation in technical preparation programs under s. 118.34, including the number of courses taken for advanced standing in the district's associate degree program and for technical college credit. The format shall be identical to the format established by the department of education under s. 115.28 (38).

AB100, s. 1180 Section 1180. 38.04 (21) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,593,5 38.04 (21) Pupils attending technical colleges; board report. Annually by the 3rd Monday in February the board shall submit a report to the department of administration, department of public instruction and department of industry, labor and job development, and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The report shall specify all of the following by school district:

AB100,593,7 (a) The number of pupils who attended district schools under ss. 118.15 (1) (b), (cm) and (d) and 118.55 (7r) in the previous school year.

AB100,593,8 (b) The type and number of credits earned by the pupils.

AB100,593,12 (c) The number of persons who applied for admission to a technical college in the previous school year, who previously earned technical college credit under s. 118.55 (7r) and who applied for admission within one year of graduating from high school.

AB100,593,15 (d) A list of the courses given in high schools for which a pupil may receive postsecondary credit and the number of pupils enrolled in the courses for postsecondary credit in the previous school year.

AB100,593,16 (e) Any other information considered relevant by the board.

AB100, s. 1181 Section 1181. 38.04 (26) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,593,23 38.04 (26) Technical preparation programs. In consultation with the department of education state superintendent of public instruction, the board shall approve courses for technical preparation programs under s. 118.34. By July 1, 1994, and annually thereafter by July 1, the board shall publish a list of the approved courses that indicates the schools in which each course is taught and the credit equivalency available in each district for each course.

AB100, s. 1182 Section 1182. 38.04 (27) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,594,4 38.04 (27) School-to-work services. In consultation with the department of industry, labor and job development, the board may contract with school boards to provide school districts with school-to-work services under the school-to-work program under s. 106.135.

AB100, s. 1183 Section 1183. 38.12 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,594,9 38.12 (8) (a) The district boards shall actively coordinate, with the department of education public instruction and the school boards, the responsibility for providing vocational training to pupils attending high school and for providing education to persons who have dropped out of high school.

AB100, s. 1184 Section 1184. 38.14 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,594,15 38.14 (3) (am) If a district board contracts with a school board to provide youth apprenticeship instruction to pupils enrolled in the school district, the district board may not charge the school board for each pupil receiving such instruction an amount that is greater than the school district's average instructional cost per pupil, as determined by the state superintendent of public instruction.

AB100, s. 1185 Section 1185. 38.22 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,594,19 38.22 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1s) and s. 118.37 118.55 (7r), every person who is at least the age specified in s. 118.15 (1) (b) is eligible to attend the schools of a district a technical college if the person is:

AB100, s. 1186 Section 1186. 38.24 (1s) of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (1s) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB100,594,23 38.24 (1s) Additional fees. (intro.) A district board may establish and charge a fee in addition to the fees under sub. (1m) for a any of the following:

AB100,595,3 (a) A court-approved alcohol or other drug abuse education program offered to individuals under s. 48.245 (2) (a) 4., 48.345 (13) (b), 938.245 (2) (a) 4., 938.32 (1g) (b), 938.34 (6r) (b) or (14s) (b) 3., 938.343 (10) (c) or 938.344 (2g) (a).

AB100, s. 1187 Section 1187. 38.24 (1s) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,595,10 38.24 (1s) (b) A short-term, professional development, vocational-adult seminar or workshop offered to individuals who are employed in a related field. The additional fee may not exceed an amount equal to the full cost of the seminar or workshop less the fee under sub. (1m). Annually the district board shall report to the board the courses for which an additional fee was charged under this paragraph and the amount of the additional fee.

AB100, s. 1188 Section 1188. 38.24 (1s) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,595,17 38.24 (1s) (c) A vocational-adult course intended to improve an individual's skills beyond the entry level if the course is required by state or federal law, rule or regulation, or by a professional organization, to maintain licensure or certification in the individual's field of employment and the state director approves. The additional fee may not exceed an amount equal to the full cost of the course less the fee under sub. (1m).

AB100, s. 1189 Section 1189. 38.24 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,595,23 38.24 (3) (f) Notwithstanding par. (a), the state director may authorize the district board to charge a student who is not a resident of this state and who is enrolled in a course provided through the use of distance education, as defined in s. 24.60 (1g), a fee that is less than the fee established under par. (a) but not less than the fees established under sub. (1m).

AB100, s. 1190 Section 1190. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,596,9 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under subs. sub. (6) and (7) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a), 118.37 118.55 (7r) and 146.55 (5), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8) and (20), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.33 and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24 and driver education and chauffeur training aids.

AB100, s. 1191 Section 1191. 38.28 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1192 Section 1192. 38.33 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,596,14 38.33 Faculty development grants. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (eg), the board shall award grants to district boards to establish faculty development programs. The programs shall promote all of the following:

AB100,596,16 (a) Instructor awareness of and expertise in a wide variety of newly emerging technologies.

AB100,596,17 (b) The integration of learning technologies in curriculum and instruction.

AB100,596,18 (c) The use of instructional methods that involve emerging technologies.

AB100,596,20 (2) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules establishing criteria for the awarding of grants.

AB100, s. 1193 Section 1193. 38.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,597,2 38.36 (2) Any district approved by the board may establish a system to provide the opportunity for authorized elderly persons to participate in its meal program. If a district board desires to establish such a service, it shall develop a plan for the provision of food services for elderly persons and submit the plan to the board. Annually, the board shall notify the department of education public instruction of the approved districts.

AB100, s. 1194 Section 1194. 38.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,597,10 38.36 (6) The district board may file a claim with the department of education public instruction for reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding capital equipment costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the meal or 50 cents per meal, whichever is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be charged to participants. If the department of education public instruction approves the claim, it shall certify that payment is due and the state treasurer shall pay the claim from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).

AB100, s. 1195 Section 1195. 38.36 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,597,18 38.36 (7) All meals served must meet the approval of the board, which shall establish minimum nutritional standards and reasonable expenditure limits consistent with the standards and limits established by the department of education state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.345 (6). The board shall give special consideration to the dietary problems of elderly persons in formulating a nutritional plan. However, no district board may be required to provide special foods for individual persons with allergies or medical disorders.

AB100, s. 1196 Section 1196. 38.51 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1197 Section 1197. 38.51 (1) (intro.), (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 39.51 (1) (intro.), (b) and (c).