SB45: Bill Text

SB45, s. 2034 Section 2034. 111.70 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,980,13 111.70 (1) (j) "Municipal employer" means any city, county, village, town, metropolitan sewerage district, school district, family care district or any other political subdivision of the state which that engages the services of an employe and includes any person acting on behalf of a municipal employer within the scope of the person's authority, express or implied.

SB45, s. 2035 Section 2035. 111.70 (4) (m) (title), 1., 2. and 4. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB45,980,16 111.70 (4) (m) (title) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; school districts.

SB45,980,23 1. Reassignment of municipal employes who perform services for a board of school directors under ch. 119, with or without regard to seniority, as a result of a decision of the board of school directors municipal employer to contract with an individual or group a person to operate a school as a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), or to convert a school to a charter school, or the impact of any such reassignment on the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the municipal employes who perform those services.

SB45,981,3 2. Reassignment of municipal employes who perform services for a board of school directors, with or without regard to seniority, as a result of the decision of the board municipal employer to close or reopen a school under s. 119.18 (23) 118.36, or the impact of any such reassignment on the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the municipal employes who perform those services.

SB45,981,7 4. Any decision of a board of school directors municipal employer to contract with a school or agency to provide educational programs under s. 119.235 118.37, or the impact of any such decision on the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the municipal employes who perform services for the board municipal employer.

SB45, s. 2036 Section 2036. 111.71 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,981,19 111.71 (2m) The commission shall assess and collect a fee from any party who requests that the commission assemble a panel of individuals who are not members or employes of the commission to act as an arbitrator to resolve a dispute involving the interpretation or application of a collective bargaining agreement under s. 111.70 (4) (c) 2. or (cm) 4. Any fee assessed and collected under this subsection shall be in addition to any fee assessed and collected under sub. (2). The commission shall promulgate rules establishing a schedule of fees to be paid under this subsection. Fees required to be paid under this subsection shall be paid at the time of filing the request and any such request may not be considered filed until the date that the fee is paid. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (h).

SB45, s. 2037 Section 2037. 111.91 (2) (r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,981,22 111.91 (2) (r) The requirements related to offering point-of-service coverage under s. 609.23.

SB45, s. 2038 Section 2038. 111.94 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,982,9 111.94 (2m) The commission shall assess and collect a fee from any party who requests that the commission assemble a panel of individuals who are not members or employes of the commission to act as an arbitrator to resolve a dispute involving the interpretation or application of a collective bargaining agreement under s. 111.86. Any fee assessed and collected under this subsection shall be in addition to any fee assessed and collected under sub. (2). The commission shall promulgate rules establishing a schedule of fees to be paid under this subsection. Fees required to be paid under this subsection shall be paid at the time of filing the request and any such request may not be considered filed until the date that the fee is paid. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (h).

SB45, s. 2039 Section 2039. 114.20 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,982,16 114.20 (11) Issuance of certificate of registration; display of certificate; refunds. Upon payment of a registration fee or transfer of registration fee, the department shall issue evidence of registration which shall be displayed at all times in the manner prescribed by the department. A refund may be made for aircraft registration fees paid in error as determined by the department. Refunds under this section shall be paid out of the appropriation under s. 20.395 ( 4) (aq).

SB45, s. 2040 Section 2040. 115.28 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,982,24 115.28 (24) Priority in awarding grants. Give priority in awarding grants to local community organizations under sub. (21) and to school boards under ss. 115.36 and 115.362 115.361, and in awarding grants from federal funds received under 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 and 29 USC 1602 (b) (1), to programs that provide more than one of the educational services specified under sub. (21), s. 115.36, 115.362 115.361, 115.915, 118.01 (2) (d) 7. or 8. or 118.153 or 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 or 29 USC 1602 (b) (1).

SB45, s. 2041 Section 2041. 115.28 (25) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,983,3 115.28 (25) School technology resource grants. Consult with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board before awarding school technology resource grants under 20 USC 6842.

SB45, s. 2042 Section 2042. 115.28 (39) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,983,10 115.28 (39) Alcohol and other drug abuse report. By July 1, 1998, and biennially by July 1 thereafter, evaluate the effectiveness of the programs under ss. 115.36, and 115.361 and 115.362 and submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). To satisfy this reporting requirement as it pertains to s. 115.361, the department may incorporate into the report under this subsection the report required under s. 115.361 (7) (c) (2).

SB45, s. 2043 Section 2043. 115.355 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,983,16 115.355 Assistance to schools for instruction on adoption. The department shall annually and upon request disseminate to appropriate public school staff information about materials and services available through the state adoption center under s. 48.551 48.55 which may serve as resources for instruction on adoption for pupils in grades kindergarten through 12.

SB45, s. 2044 Section 2044. 115.36 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,983,21 115.36 (3) (a) (intro.) The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (g) (kd), fund school district projects designed to assist minors experiencing problems resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs or to prevent alcohol or other drug abuse by minors. The department shall:

SB45, s. 2045 Section 2045. 115.361 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB45,984,2 115.361 Alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and intervention programs. (1) A school board may apply to the department for a grant to fund an alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and intervention program. The department shall pay grants awarded under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dm) and shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

SB45,984,6 (2) The department shall collect and analyze information about the programs funded under this section, evaluate their effectiveness and submit a report of the evaluation to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor by July 1, 2000, and biennially by July 1 thereafter.

SB45, s. 2046 Section 2046. 115.3615 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,984,20 115.3615 Head start supplement. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (eh) (kh), the state superintendent shall distribute funds to agencies determined by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation as head start agencies under 42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families. The state superintendent shall distribute the funds in a manner consistent with 42 USC 9831 to 9852 except that there is no matching fund requirement. The state superintendent shall give preference in funding under this section to an agency that is agencies that are receiving federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 and to agencies that operate full-time or early head start programs. Funds distributed under this section may be used to match available federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 only if the funds are used to secure additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.

SB45, s. 2047 Section 2047. 115.362 of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2048 Section 2048. 115.363 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,984,25 115.363 Smoking prevention programs. (1) The department shall award grants to school districts for smoking prevention programs in grades kindergarten to 8.

SB45,985,2 (2) The department shall award grants under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (c). No grant may exceed $10,000.

SB45,985,4 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

SB45, s. 2049 Section 2049. 115.406 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,985,9 115.406 Grant program for staff development. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fL), the state superintendent shall award grants for staff development to school districts, cooperative educational service agencies and other persons.

SB45,985,13 (2) The state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules concerning eligibility requirements, the amounts of the grants that may be awarded and the uses to which the grants may be put.

SB45, s. 2050 Section 2050. 115.42 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,985,16 115.42 (1) (a) (intro.) In the 1999-2000 school year the The department shall award a $2,000 grant to any person who satisfies all of the following requirements:

SB45, s. 2051 Section 2051. 115.42 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,985,19 115.42 (1) (a) 1. The person is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards before July 1, 2000.

SB45, s. 2052 Section 2052. 115.42 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,985,22 115.42 (1) (b) The department shall award the grant under this subsection in the school year in which the person is certified under par. (a) 1.

SB45, s. 2053 Section 2053. 115.42 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,986,2 115.42 (2) (intro.) In the 2000-01 school year the The department shall award a $2,500 grant to each person who received a grant under sub. (1) in each of the 9 school years following the school year in which he or she received the grant if the person satisfies all of the following requirements:

SB45, s. 2054 Section 2054. 115.75 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,986,8 115.75 (1) (a) Subject to the requirements of par. (b), each alternative school operating an American Indian language and culture education program under this subchapter shall receive state aid, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ci) (km), in an amount equal to $185 $200 for each pupil who has completed the fall semester in the program.

SB45, s. 2055 Section 2055. 115.75 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,986,12 115.75 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ci) (km) in any year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this section, state aid payments shall be prorated among the alternative schools entitled to such aid.

SB45, s. 2056 Section 2056. 115.81 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,986,17 115.81 (9) (c) Notwithstanding ss. 48.345, 48.363, 48.427 (3), 767.24 (3), 880.12, 880.15, 938.183, 938.34 (4), (4d), (4h), (4m) and (4n), 938.345, 938.357 (4) and 938.363, a surrogate parent has the authority to act as the child's parent in all matters relating to this subchapter.

SB45, s. 2057 Section 2057. 115.88 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,987,5 115.88 (1m) (a) If, upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4), the state superintendent is satisfied that the special education program has been maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each county, cooperative educational service agency and school district maintaining such special education program a sum equal to 63% of the amount expended by the county, agency and school district during the preceding year for salaries of personnel enumerated in sub. (1), including the salary portion of any authorized contract for physical or occupational therapy services, except as provided in par. (b), and other expenses approved by the state superintendent. The department of administration shall pay such amounts to the county, agency and school district as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).

SB45, s. 2058 Section 2058. 115.88 (1m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,987,20 115.88 (1m) (am) If the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) operates a special education program and the state superintendent is satisfied that the operator of the charter school is complying with 20 USC 1400 to 1491o as though the operator of the charter school were a local educational agency, as defined in 20 USC 1401 (15), the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the operator of the charter school a sum equal to the amount that the operator of the charter school estimates it will expend during the current school year for salaries of full-time or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of special education, licensed school social workers, licensed school psychologists, paraprofessionals, licensed consulting teachers to work with any teacher of regular education programs who has a child with a disability in a class and any other personnel, as determined by the state superintendent. Certified costs under this paragraph are eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).

SB45, s. 2059 Section 2059. 115.88 (1m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2060 Section 2060. 115.88 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,988,12 115.88 (2) Transportation aid. If upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4) the state superintendent is satisfied that the transportation of children with disabilities has been maintained during the preceding year in accordance with the law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each county, cooperative educational service agency or school district transporting such pupils 63% of an amount equal to the amount expended for such transportation as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (br). Pupils for whom aid is paid under this subsection shall not be eligible for aid under s. 121.58 (2) or (4). The department of administration shall pay such amounts to the county, agency or school district from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (br). This subsection applies to any child with a disability who requires special assistance in transportation, including any such child attending regular classes who requires special or additional transportation. This subsection does not apply to any child with a disability attending regular or special classes who does not require any special or additional transportation.

SB45, s. 2061 Section 2061. 115.88 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,988,23 115.88 (2m) Other transportation aid. If the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) transports children with disabilities and the state superintendent is satisfied that the operator of the charter school is complying with 20 USC 1400 to 1491o as though the operator of the charter school were a local educational agency, as defined in 20 USC 1401 (15), the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the operator of the charter school a sum equal to the amount that the operator of the charter school estimates it will expend during the current school year for transportation under this subsection as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (br).

SB45, s. 2062 Section 2062. 115.88 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,989,5 115.88 (9) Distribution schedule. Each county, cooperative educational service agency, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) and school district entitled to state aid under this section shall receive 15% of its total aid entitlement in each month from November to March and 25% of its total entitlement in June.

SB45, s. 2063 Section 2063. 115.882 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB45,989,10 115.882 Payment of state aid. Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (br) under ss. 115.88 (1m), (2) and (2m), 115.93 and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for such costs, not to exceed 100%.

SB45, s. 2064 Section 2064. 115.93 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.93 and amended to read:

SB45,989,22 115.93 State aid. Except as provided under sub. (2), if If upon receipt of the reports under s. 115.92 (2) the state superintendent is satisfied that the school age parents program has been maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with the rules under s. 115.92 (3), the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each school district maintaining the program a sum equal to 63% of the amount expended by the school district during the preceding school year for salaries of teachers and instructional aides, special transportation and other expenses approved by the state superintendent . The department of administration shall pay such amounts to the school district as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).

SB45, s. 2065 Section 2065. 115.93 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2066 Section 2066. 118.045 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,990,3 118.045 Commencement of school term. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), beginning in 2001, no public school may commence the school term until September 1.

SB45,990,5 (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a school board from doing any of the following:

SB45,990,6 (a) Holding athletic contests or practices before September 1.

SB45,990,7 (b) Scheduling in-service days or work days before September 1.

SB45,990,8 (c) Holding school year-round.

SB45, s. 2067 Section 2067. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,990,23 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district shall transfer to another school or school district all pupil records relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school district has received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends to enroll in the other school or school district or written notice from the other school or school district that the pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil has been placed in a juvenile secured correctional facility or, as defined in s. 938.02 (15m), a secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), or a secured group home, as defined in s. 938.02 (15p). In this subsection, "school" and "school district" include any juvenile secured correctional facility, secured child caring institution as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), secured group home, adult correctional institution, mental health institute or center for the developmentally disabled, that provides an educational program for its residents instead of or in addition to that which is provided by public and private schools.

SB45, s. 2068 Section 2068. 118.153 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 106.13 (4m) and amended to read:

SB45,991,11 106.13 (4m) (a) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), the state superintendent The board may approve an innovative school-to-work program provided by a nonprofit organization for children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a), in a county having a population of 500,000 or more to assist those children at risk in acquiring employability skills and occupational-specific competencies before leaving high school. If the state superintendent board approves a program under this paragraph, the state superintendent board may award a grant, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (ef) 20.445 (7) (ef), to the nonprofit organization providing the program and the nonprofit organization shall use the funds received under the grant to provide the program.

SB45,991,14 (b) The state superintendent board shall establish requirements for the operation of the grant program under this subsection. Those Notwithstanding sub. (5), those requirements need not be promulgated as rules.

SB45, s. 2069 Section 2069. 118.19 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,991,18 118.19 (3m) The state superintendent may not renew a license issued under s. 115.28 (7) (a) unless the person seeking renewal has received instruction in educational technology, as determined by the state superintendent by rule.

SB45, s. 2070 Section 2070. 118.255 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,992,7 118.255 (4) If the state superintendent is satisfied that the health treatment services program has been maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each school board, cooperative educational service agency and county children with disabilities education board maintaining such health treatment services, an amount equal to 63% of the amount expended for items listed in s. 115.88 (1m) by the school board, cooperative educational service agency and county children with disabilities education board during the preceding year for these health treatment services. The department of administration, upon such certification shall distribute the amounts to the appropriate school board, cooperative educational service agency and county children with disabilities education board as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).

SB45, s. 2071 Section 2071. 118.30 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,992,13 118.30 (1) (b) If the governor has issued pupil academic standards as an executive order under s. 14.23, the The department shall develop a high school graduation examination that is designed to measure whether pupils meet the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.

SB45, s. 2072 Section 2072. 118.30 (1g) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1g) (a) 1.

SB45, s. 2073 Section 2073. 118.30 (1g) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,992,21 118.30 (1g) (a) 2. By January 1, 2000, or by January 1 of the 1st school year of operation, whichever is later, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography and history. The operator of the charter school may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.

SB45, s. 2074 Section 2074. 118.30 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: