AB674,13,32 48.428 (3) (e) The authority to act as the child's parent under ss. 115.80, 115.81
3subch. V of ch. 115 and s. 118.125.
AB674, s. 22 4Section 22. 48.60 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,13,65 48.60 (4) (a) In this subsection, "child with exceptional educational needs a
6disability
" has the meaning given in s. 115.76 (3) (5).
AB674,13,127 (b) Notwithstanding ss. 115.85 (2), 121.78 (3) (a) and 121.79 (1) (a), a child
8welfare agency shall pay for the costs incurred by a school district in providing
9special education and related services to a child with exceptional educational needs
10a disability who is a resident of the child welfare agency, if the child was placed in
11the child welfare agency pursuant to the interstate compact on the placement of
12children under s. 48.988.
AB674, s. 23 13Section 23. 51.05 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
14amended to read:
AB674,13,2415 51.05 (5) School activities. If an individual over the age of 2 and under the
16age of 22 and eligible for schooling special education and related services under ss.
17115.76 (2) and 115.85
subch. V of ch. 115 is committed, admitted or transferred to or
18is a resident of the Mendota mental health institute or Winnebago mental health
19institute, the individual shall attend a school program operated by the applicable
20mental health institute or a school outside the applicable mental health institute
21which is approved by the department of public instruction. A school program
22operated by the Mendota mental health institute or Winnebago mental health
23institute shall be under the supervision of the department of public instruction and
24shall meet standards prescribed by that agency.
AB674, s. 24
1Section 24. 51.06 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
2amended to read:
AB674,14,103 51.06 (2) School activities. If an individual over the age of 2 years and under
4the age of 22 years and eligible for schooling special education and related services
5under ss. 115.76 (2) and 115.85 subch. V of ch. 115 is admitted to, is placed in or is
6a resident of a center, the individual shall attend a school program operated by the
7center or a school outside the center which is approved by the department of public
8instruction. A school program operated by the center shall be under the supervision
9of the department of public instruction and shall meet standards prescribed by that
10agency.
AB674, s. 25 11Section 25. 51.42 (3) (ar) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,14,1312 51.42 (3) (ar) 7. Acknowledge receipt of the notification received under s. 115.85
13(4)
115.812 (2).
AB674, s. 26 14Section 26. 51.437 (4m) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,14,1615 51.437 (4m) (g) Acknowledge receipt of the notification received under s. 115.85
16(4)
115.812 (2).
AB674, s. 27 17Section 27. 70.11 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,14,2218 70.11 (10m) (title) Lions foundation camps for visually handicapped children
19with visual impairments. Lands not exceeding 40 acres and the buildings thereon
20owned by the Wisconsin Lions Foundation and used as camps for visually
21handicapped
children with visual impairments, so long as the property is used for
22such purposes and not for pecuniary profit of any individual.
AB674, s. 28 23Section 28. 70.11 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,15,624 70.11 (22) (title) Camps for handicapped persons with disabilities. Lands not
25exceeding 10 acres and the buildings thereon owned by the Wisconsin Easter Seal

1Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Incorporated, and known as Camp
2Wawbeek, used for camps for physically handicapped children and adults with
3orthopedic impairments
and not to exceed 371 acres of wooded and meadowland
4adjacent thereto used in connection therewith, excluding a caretaker's home and 10
5acres of land in connection therewith, so long as the property is used solely for such
6purposes and not for pecuniary profit of any individual.
AB674, s. 29 7Section 29. 79.03 (3) (b) 4. a. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
827
, is amended to read:
AB674,15,189 79.03 (3) (b) 4. a. "Local general purpose taxes" means the portion of tax
10increments collected for payment to a municipality under s. 66.46 which is
11attributable to that municipality's own levy, the portion of environmental
12remediation tax increments collected for payment to a municipality or county under
13s. 66.462 that is attributable to that municipality's or county's own levy, general
14property taxes, excluding taxes for a county handicapped children's children with
15disabilities
education board, collected to finance the general purpose government
16unit, property taxes collected for sewage and sanitary districts, mobile home fees, the
17proceeds of county sales and use taxes and municipal and county vehicle registration
18fees under s. 341.35 (1).
AB674, s. 30 19Section 30. 79.10 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,15,2320 79.10 (1) (e) "School tax levies" means property taxes levied in a municipality
21for elementary and secondary school districts and for handicapped children's county
22children with disabilities
education board programs under s. 115.86 115.817, net of
23municipal surplus funds applied against those levies.
AB674, s. 31 24Section 31. Chapter 115 (title) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
25Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB674,16,1
1CHAPTER 115
AB674,16,52 state superintendent; GENERAL
3 CLASSIFICATIONS AND DEFINITIONS;
4HANDICAPPED CHILDREN with
5 disabilities
AB674, s. 32 6Section 32. 115.001 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB674,16,87 115.001 (15) "State superintendent" means the state superintendent of public
8instruction.
AB674, s. 33 9Section 33. 115.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,16,1210 115.28 (3) Supervision of schools. Supervise and inspect the public schools
11and day schools for handicapped children with disabilities, advise the principals and
12local authorities thereof and give assistance in organizing such schools.
AB674, s. 34 13Section 34. 115.28 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,16,1714 115.28 (7) (c) Subject to s. 118.19 (4m), license and make rules for the
15examination and licensing of persons, including teachers, employed by to provide
16publicly funded
special education programs, as and related services, as those terms
17are
defined in s. 115.76 (10) (14) and (15).
AB674, s. 35 18Section 35. 115.28 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,17,219 115.28 (11) Driver education courses. Approve driver education courses
20offered by school districts, county handicapped children's children with disabilities
21education boards and technical college districts for the purposes of ss. 121.41 (1) and
22343.16 (1) (c) 1. and establish minimum standards for driver education courses
23offered in private schools for the purposes of s. 343.16 (1) (c) 3. All driver education
24courses approved or for which standards are established under this subsection shall

1acquaint each student with the hazards posed by farm machinery and animals on
2highways and shall provide instruction in safely dealing with such hazards.
AB674, s. 36 3Section 36. 115.28 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,17,94 115.28 (13) Uniform financial fund accounting. Prescribe a uniform financial
5fund accounting system, applicable to all school districts and county handicapped
6children's
children with disabilities education boards, which provides for the
7recording of all financial transactions inherent in the management of schools and
8county handicapped children's children with disabilities education board programs
9and the administration of the state's school aid programs.
AB674, s. 37 10Section 37. 115.28 (19) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB674, s. 38 11Section 38. 115.28 (19) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.28 (19).
AB674, s. 39 12Section 39. 115.29 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,17,1713 115.29 (5) Teacher supply, information and analysis. Assist school boards,
14cooperative educational service agencies and county handicapped children's children
15with disabilities
education boards to locate qualified professional school personnel,
16assist qualified professional school personnel to locate vacant positions and provide
17information and analysis of the professional school personnel supply.
AB674, s. 40 18Section 40. 115.362 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
1927
, is amended to read:
AB674,17,2420 115.362 (4) (a) Each school board receiving a grant under sub. (2) (a) 2. shall
21ensure that its program meets standards established by the state superintendent by
22rule. The school board may establish the program individually or on a cooperative
23basis with one or more school districts, cooperative educational service agencies or
24county handicapped children's children with disabilities education boards.
AB674, s. 41
1Section 41. 115.37 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
2amended to read:
AB674,18,14 3115.37 Council on the education of the blind. The council on the education
4of the blind shall make recommendations as to procedures and policies affecting any
5problem of the visually handicapped children with visual impairments before the
6department. The council shall advise on such services, activities, programs,
7investigations and researches as in its judgment will contribute to the welfare of
8visually handicapped persons with visual impairments. The state superintendent
9shall seek the advice of and consult with the council on problems and policy changes
10affecting the visually handicapped persons with visual impairments in the
11department's jurisdiction, and the council may initiate consultations with the
12department. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the council shall have
13access to files, records and statistics kept in the department which relate to matters
14concerning the visually handicapped children with visual impairments.
AB674, s. 42 15Section 42. Subchapter III of chapter 115 (title) [precedes 115.51] of the
16statutes is amended to read:
AB674,18,1717 Chapter 115
AB674,18,2018 SUBCHAPTER III
19 STATE SCHOOLS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
20 FOR THE HANDICAPPED
AB674, s. 43 21Section 43. 115.51 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
22is amended to read:
AB674,18,2523 115.51 (1) "Blind" includes persons visually handicapped with visual
24impairments
, as determined by competent medical authority with the approval of
25the state superintendent.
AB674, s. 44
1Section 44. 115.52 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,19,62 115.52 (1) The object of the Wisconsin school for the visually handicapped and
3the Wisconsin school for the deaf is to afford the visually handicapped persons with
4visual impairments
and the deaf persons with hearing impairments a practical
5education and physical rehabilitation which may aid them to make a living,
6discharge their duties as citizens and secure to them all possible happiness.
AB674, s. 45 7Section 45. 115.52 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
8is amended to read:
AB674,19,159 115.52 (5) The state superintendent may grant approval for the maintenance
10of a summer school at the school for the deaf whenever it will be to the advantage of
11deaf persons with hearing impairments and may grant approval for the maintenance
12of a summer school at the school for the visually handicapped whenever it will be to
13the advantage of visually handicapped minors children with visual impairments.
14There shall be a summer school each year at the school for the visually handicapped
15for visually handicapped adults with visual impairments.
AB674, s. 46 16Section 46. 115.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,19,2217 115.52 (7) The Wisconsin school for the deaf may provide instruction for
18preschool deaf children with hearing impairments and their parents. The Wisconsin
19school for the visually handicapped may provide instruction for preschool visually
20handicapped
children with visual impairments and their parents. Such instruction
21or treatment shall be subject to the approval of, and shall comply with requirements
22established by, the department.
AB674, s. 47 23Section 47. 115.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,20,524 115.53 (2) Arrange for vocational, trade or academic training for any pupil in
25either state school qualified to take such training advantageously, in either a public

1school or technical college or a private business establishment in Janesville or
2Delavan. The public school and the technical college shall be paid the regular tuition
3for full-time attendance and proportionally for part-time attendance by the school
4district responsible for the pupil's placement in an appropriate program under s.
5115.85 (1)
provision of a free appropriate public education under subch. V.
AB674, s. 48 6Section 48. 115.55 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
7amended to read:
AB674,20,15 8115.55 (title) Library for the blind and visually handicapped persons
9with visual impairments
. Embossed, clear type or large type text books acquired
10by the school for the visually handicapped shall constitute a circulating collection for
11the blind and visually handicapped persons with visual impairments. The collection
12shall be kept at the school and be under the supervision of its superintendent. All
13blind and visually handicapped school age children with visual impairments of the
14state may use such books upon compliance with rules made by the superintendent
15and approved by the state superintendent.
AB674, s. 49 16Section 49. 115.74 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB674,20,1917 115.74 (1) (a) 3. Placement rates Rates of American Indian children in classes
18for handicapped pupils
receiving special education and related services under subch.
19V of ch. 115
in comparison with statewide and district-wide placement rates.
AB674, s. 50 20Section 50. Subchapter V of chapter 115 [precedes 115.758] of the statutes, as
21affected by 1997 Wisconsin Acts 27 and .... (Senate Bill 272), is repealed and
22recreated to read:
AB674,20,2323 CHAPTER 115
AB674,20,2524 SUBCHAPTER V
25 children with disabilities
AB674,21,2
1115.758 Construction. To the extent possible, this subchapter shall be
2construed in a manner that is consistent with 20 USC 1400 to 1487.
AB674,21,3 3115.76 Definitions. In this subchapter:
AB674,21,6 4(1) "Assistive technology device" means any item, piece of equipment or
5product system that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional
6capabilities of a child with a disability.
AB674,21,9 7(2) "Assistive technology service" means any service that directly assists a child
8with a disability in the selection, acquisition or use of an assistive technology device,
9including all of the following:
AB674,21,1110 (a) The evaluation of the needs of the child, including a functional evaluation
11of the child in the child's customary environment.
AB674,21,1312 (b) Purchasing, leasing or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive
13technology devices by the child.
AB674,21,1514 (c) Selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining,
15repairing or replacing of assistive technology devices.
AB674,21,1816 (d) Coordinating and using other therapies, interventions or services with
17assistive technology devices, such as those associated with existing education and
18rehabilitative plans and programs.
AB674,21,2019 (e) Training or technical assistance for the child or, where appropriate, the
20child's family.
AB674,21,2421 (f) Training or technical assistance for professionals, including individuals
22providing education and rehabilitative services, employers or other individuals who
23provide services to, employ or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life
24functions of the child.
AB674,22,2
1(3) "Child" means any person who is at least 3 years old but not yet 22 years
2old and who has not graduated from high school.
AB674,22,4 3(4) "Child caring institution" means a child welfare agency licensed under s.
448.60.
AB674,22,6 5(5) (a) "Child with a disability" means a child who, by reason of any of the
6following, needs special education and related services:
AB674,22,77 1. Cognitive disabilities.
AB674,22,88 2. Hearing impairments.
AB674,22,99 3. Speech or language impairments.
AB674,22,1010 4. Visual impairments.
AB674,22,1111 5. Emotional disturbance.
AB674,22,1212 6. Orthopedic impairments.
AB674,22,1313 7. Autism.
AB674,22,1414 8. Traumatic brain injury.
AB674,22,1515 9. Other health impairments.
AB674,22,1616 10. Learning disabilities.
AB674,22,1917 (b) "Child with a disability" may, at the discretion of the local educational
18agency and consistent with department rules, include a child who, by reason of his
19or her significant developmental delay, needs special education and related services.
AB674,22,21 20(6) "Division" means the division for learning support, equity and advocacy in
21the department.
AB674,23,2 22(7) "Free appropriate public education" means special education and related
23services that are provided at public expense and under public supervision and
24direction, meet the standards of the department, include an appropriate preschool,

1elementary or secondary school education and are provided in conformity with an
2individualized education program.
AB674,23,4 3(8) "Hearing officer" means an independent examiner appointed to conduct
4hearings under s. 115.80.
AB674,23,7 5(9) "Individualized education program" means a written statement for a child
6with a disability that is developed, reviewed and revised in accordance with s.
7115.787.
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