OC7 SB1: Bill Text

SB1,1175,23 (c) It incorporates industry concepts into core academic areas.

SB1,1175,25 (d) It incorporates into its curriculum work experience in construction-related industries.

SB1,1176,2 (e) It coordinates classroom credits with a technical college district or with a baccalaureate degree granting institution.

SB1,1176,4 (f) It uses a learning community curriculum approved by the department in consultation with the department of public instruction.

SB1,1176,6 (g) It awards a certificate of recognition to each pupil who successfully completes the construction career academy's plan of study.

SB1,1176,8 (3) The recipient of a grant under this section shall provide matching funds equal to 50 percent of the grant amount awarded to the recipient.

SB1,1176,10 (4) The recipient of a grant under this section may use the grant funds only for the following purposes:

SB1,1176,13 (a) To purchase materials and equipment, fund field trips, and make improvements to facilities, or for other specific needs relating to the construction career academy.

SB1,1176,15 (b) For developing a core curriculum, for professional development, or for other administrative needs of the recipient.

SB1,1176,18 (5) (a) The department may award a grant for the purposes described under sub. (4) (a) in an amount that equals not more than $900 for each pupil enrolled in the construction career academy at the time that the award is granted.

SB1,1176,20 (b) The department may award a grant for the purposes described under sub. (4) (b) in an amount not exceeding $50,000.

SB1,1176,21 (6) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section.

SB1, s. 2641b Section 2641b. 101.985 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 456, is amended to read:

SB1,1177,3 101.985 (2) (a) General licensing. (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (am) to (d), the department shall issue an elevator mechanic's license to each individual who satisfactorily completes an elevator mechanic's apprenticeship program that is approved by the U.S. department of labor or by the department of workforce development or who satisfies all of the following:

SB1, s. 2641f Section 2641f. 101.985 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 456, is repealed.

SB1, s. 2641h Section 2641h. 101.985 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 456, is repealed.

SB1, s. 2641k Section 2641k. 101.985 (2) (am) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 456, is amended to read:

SB1,1177,17 101.985 (2) (am) Requirements for individuals with prior experience. The department shall promulgate rules that establish requirements for issuing an elevator mechanic's licenses license to individuals an individual who have has performed work described under s. 101.984 (2) (a) or (b) within the scope of their his or her employment before June 1, 2007, but who do does not satisfy all of the criteria specified in par. (a) 1. to 4 the requirements under par. (a) to be issued a license. The rules may contain a deadline before which an individual must apply for a license issued under this paragraph.

SB1, s. 2641m Section 2641m. 101.985 (2) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 456, is amended to read:

SB1,1177,24 101.985 (2) (b) Licensing out-of-state mechanics. The requirements under par. (a) 1. to 4. do not apply to an individual who is licensed as an elevator mechanic under the laws of another state, if, in the opinion of the department, that state's regulation of elevator mechanics is substantially the same as this state's. The department may summarily issue an elevator mechanic's license to such an individual.

SB1, s. 2641p Section 2641p. 101.985 (2) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 456, is amended to read:

SB1,1178,20 101.985 (2) (c) Emergency licensing. If the governor declares that a state of emergency exists in this state under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 1. and the department determines that the number of individuals in the state who hold elevator mechanic's licenses issued by the department under this section on the date of the declaration is insufficient to cope with the emergency, the department shall summarily issue an emergency elevator mechanic's license to any individual who is certified by an elevator contractor licensed under this subchapter as adequately qualified and able to perform the work of an elevator mechanic without direct and immediate supervision, who the department determines is so qualified and able, and who applies for an emergency elevator mechanic's license on a form prescribed by the department. An individual certified by a contractor under this subdivision may perform work as an elevator mechanic for up to a total of 5 days preceding the date the individual is issued the license. An emergency elevator mechanic's license has a term of 30 days and may be renewed by the department in the case of a continuing emergency. The department shall specify on an emergency elevator mechanic's license the geographic area in which the licensee may provide services under the license. The requirements under par. (a) 1. to 4. do not apply to an individual who applies for an emergency elevator mechanic's license.

SB1, s. 2641r Section 2641r. 101.985 (2) (d) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 456, is amended to read:

SB1,1179,11 101.985 (2) (d) Temporary licensing. If there are no elevator mechanics licensed under this subchapter available to provide services contracted for by an elevator contractor licensed under this subchapter, the elevator contractor may notify the department and request the issuance of a temporary elevator mechanic's license to any individual who is certified by the elevator contractor as adequately qualified and able to perform the work of an elevator mechanic without direct and immediate supervision and who applies for a temporary elevator mechanic's license on a form prescribed by the department. A temporary elevator mechanic's license has a term of 30 days and may be renewed by the department in the case of a continuing shortage of licensed elevator mechanics. The department shall specify on a temporary elevator mechanic's license the elevator contractor in whose employ the licensee must remain to provide services under the temporary elevator mechanic's license. The requirements under par. (a) 1. to 4. do not apply to an individual who applies for a temporary elevator mechanic's license.

SB1, s. 2642 Section 2642. 102.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1179,15 102.01 (2) (d) "Municipality" includes a county, city, town, village, school district, sewer district, drainage district and family long-term care district and other public or quasi-public corporations.

SB1, s. 2643 Section 2643. 102.04 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1179,19 102.04 (1) (a) The state, each county, city, town, village, school district, sewer district, drainage district, family long-term care district and other public or quasi-public corporations therein.

SB1, s. 2644 Section 2644. 102.27 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1179,22 102.27 (2) (a) A benefit under this chapter is assignable under s. 46.10 (14) (e), 49.345 (14) (e), 301.12 (14) (e), 767.225 (1) (L), 767.513 (3), or 767.75 (1) or (2m).

SB1, s. 2645 Section 2645. 102.29 (8r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1180,7 102.29 (8r) No participant in a food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.13 49.79 (9) who, under s. 49.13 (2) (d) 49.79 (9) (a) 5., is provided worker's compensation coverage by the department of health and family services or by a Wisconsin works Works agency, as defined in s. 49.001 (9), or other provider under contract with the department of health and family services or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or tribal governing body to administer the food stamp employment and training program and who makes a claim for compensation under this chapter may make a claim or maintain an action in tort against the employer who provided the employment and training from which the claim arose.

SB1, s. 2647 Section 2647. 103.001 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1180,13 103.001 (6) "Employer" means any person, firm, corporation, state, county, town, city, village, school district, sewer district, drainage district, family long-term care district and other public or quasi-public corporations as well as any agent, manager, representative or other person having control or custody of any employment, place of employment or of any employee.

SB1, s. 2648 Section 2648. 103.005 (17) of the statutes is repealed.

SB1, s. 2649 Section 2649. 103.005 (18) of the statutes is repealed.

SB1, s. 2650 Section 2650. 106.18 of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,1180,19 106.18 Youth programs in 1st class cities. From the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (fm), the department shall implement and operate youth summer jobs programs in 1st class cities.

SB1, s. 2650e Section 2650e. 108.05 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1180,23 108.05 (2) (f) The department shall certify such schedule to the revisor of statutes, who legislative reference bureau, which shall when publishing the statutes include the latest such schedule then available.

SB1, s. 2650r Section 2650r. 108.10 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1181,8 108.10 (7) (b) The department may choose not to appeal and to nonacquiesce in the decision by sending a notice of nonacquiescence to the commission, to the revisor of statutes legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin administrative register and to the employer before the time expires for seeking a judicial review of the decision under sub. (4). The effect of this action is that, although the decision is binding on the parties to the case, the commission's conclusions of law, the rationale and construction of statutes in the case are not binding on the department in other cases.

SB1, s. 2651 Section 2651. 108.20 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1182,4 108.20 (2m) From the moneys not appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (ge), (gf), (gg), and (gi) which that are received by the administrative account as interest and penalties under this chapter, the department shall pay the benefits chargeable to the administrative account under s. 108.07 (5) and the interest payable to employers under s. 108.17 (3m), and may expend the remainder to pay interest due on advances to the unemployment reserve fund from the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act, 42 USC 1321 to 1324, may to conduct research relating to the condition of the unemployment reserve fund under s. 108.14 (6), to administer the unemployment insurance program and federal or state unemployment insurance programs authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, to assist the department of justice in the enforcement of this chapter, to make payments to satisfy a federal audit exception concerning a payment from the fund or any federal aid disallowance involving the unemployment insurance program, or may to make payments to the fund if such action is necessary to obtain a lower interest rate or deferral of interest payments on advances from the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act, except that any interest earned pending disbursement of federal employment security grants under s. 20.445 (1) (n) shall be credited to the general fund. Any moneys reverting to the administrative account from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (1) (ge) and (gf) shall be utilized as provided in this subsection.

SB1, s. 2665 Section 2665. 111.70 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1182,12 111.70 (1) (j) "Municipal employer" means any city, county, village, town, metropolitan sewerage district, school district, family long-term care district, or any other political subdivision of the state, or instrumentality of one or more political subdivisions of the state, that engages the services of an employee and includes any person acting on behalf of a municipal employer within the scope of the person's authority, express or implied, but specifically does not include a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229.

SB1, s. 2680c Section 2680c. 111.91 (2) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1182,15 111.91 (2) (n) The provision to employees of the health insurance coverage required under s. 632.895 (11) to (14) (15).

SB1, s. 2682 Section 2682. 114.33 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1183,6 114.33 (10) Subject to the approval of the governor under this subsection, the secretary may sell at public or private sale property of whatever nature owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the secretary when the secretary determines that the property is no longer necessary for the state's use for airport purposes and, if real property, the real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 560.9810. The secretary shall present to the governor a full and complete report of the property to be sold, the reason for the sale, and the minimum price for which the property should be sold, together with an application for the governor's approval of the sale. The governor shall investigate the proposed sale as he or she deems necessary and approve or disapprove the application. Upon approval and receipt of the full purchase price, the secretary shall by appropriate deed or other instrument transfer the property to the purchaser. The funds derived from the sale shall be deposited in the appropriate airport fund, and the expense incurred by the secretary in connection with the sale shall be paid from that fund. This subsection does not apply to real property that is sold under s. 16.848.

SB1, s. 2683 Section 2683. 115.28 (23) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1183,9 115.28 (23) (d) The minority group pupil precollege scholarship program under s. 115.43.

SB1, s. 2684 Section 2684. 115.28 (46) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,1183,15 115.28 (46) Grants for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fz), award grants to school districts to develop innovative instructional programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; support pupils who are typically under-represented in these subjects; and increase the academic achievement of pupils in those subjects.

SB1, s. 2684m Section 2684m. 115.28 (47) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,1184,2 115.28 (47) Grants for nursing services. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dL), annually award grants to school districts, other than the school district operating under ch. 119, to employ additional school nurses or contract for additional nursing services. The state superintendent shall award grants to those school districts that demonstrate the greatest need for such services based upon criteria such as the ratio of pupils to nurses, the rate of chronic health problems among pupils, and the number of pupils from low-income families. A school district receiving a grant may not use the money to supplant existing nursing staff or services. Each school district receiving a grant shall submit a report to the department describing how the school district used the money and its effectiveness in providing additional nursing services to pupils who need such services.

SB1, s. 2685 Section 2685. 115.315 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1184,13 115.315 Memorandum of understanding; license restriction and suspension. As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857, the department shall restrict or suspend a license or permit granted by the department if the licensee or permit holder is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or if the licensee or permit holder fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings.

SB1, s. 2686 Section 2686. 115.341 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1184,20 115.341 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board 10 15 cents for each breakfast served at a school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse each governing body of a private school 10 15 cents for each breakfast served at the private school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.

SB1, s. 2687 Section 2687. 115.347 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1185,2 115.347 (1) Beginning in the 1994-95 school year, a school board may submit enrollment data to the department of workforce development children and families for the purpose of directly certifying children as eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federal school nutrition programs. The department of workforce development children and families shall prescribe a format for the report.

SB1, s. 2688 Section 2688. 115.347 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1185,14 115.347 (2) Whenever a school district that is located in whole or in part in a county that has converted to the client assistance for reemployment and economic support data system submits a report under sub. (1) in the prescribed format, the department of workforce development children and families shall determine which children enrolled in the school district are members of Wisconsin works Works groups participating under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) or of families receiving aid to families with dependent children or food stamps and shall provide the information to the school board as soon thereafter as possible. The school board shall use the information to directly certify children as eligible for free or reduced-price meals served by the school district under federal school nutrition programs, pursuant to 42 USC 1758 (b) (2) (C) (ii) and (iii).

SB1, s. 2689 Section 2689. 115.347 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1185,18 115.347 (3) The state superintendent shall assist school boards in developing a method for submitting enrollment data to the department of workforce development children and families under sub. (1).

SB1, s. 2690 Section 2690. 115.365 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1185,21 115.365 (2) (intro.) The department, in conjunction with the department of health and family services and the department of children and families, shall:

SB1, s. 2691 Section 2691. 115.368 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1186,2 115.368 (2) (intro.) The department, in conjunction with the department of health and family services and the department of children and families, and after consulting with established organizations providing services with a focus on children of risk, shall:

SB1, s. 2692 Section 2692. 115.395 of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,1186,6 115.395 Grants for improving pupil academic achievement. (1) In this section, "board" means the board of school directors in charge of the school district operating under ch. 119.

SB1,1186,17 (2) Beginning in the 2008-09 school year, the board may apply to the department of administration for an annual grant of up to $10,000,000 to implement initiatives to improve pupil academic achievement in all grades, such as employing licensed teachers to tutor pupils who are struggling academically, or employing persons to coordinate the district's instructional programs and provide ongoing professional development for teachers. The board shall submit with its application a plan for the department of administration's approval describing the initiatives for which the grant will be used, describing the research showing that the initiatives have a positive effect on pupil academic achievement, and including criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the initiatives, such as high school graduation rates or the results of the statewide pupil assessments under ch. 118.30.

SB1,1186,21 (3) The department of administration may approve the plan submitted under sub. (2) in whole or in part. If the department approves a plan in part, the board may submit an additional plan for the same school year and the department may award the board all or part of the balance of grant funds.

SB1,1186,25 (4) Upon receipt of a notice from the department of administration that a plan has been approved under sub. (3), the state superintendent shall pay to the board, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (df), the amount specified by the department of administration.

SB1, s. 2693 Section 2693. 115.42 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1187,3 115.42 (title) National Grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure.

SB1, s. 2694 Section 2694. 115.42 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1187,7 115.42 (1) (a) 1. The person is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or licensed by the department as a master educator under s. PI 34.19, Wis. Adm. Code.

SB1, s. 2697 Section 2697. 115.42 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1187,13 115.42 (1) (b) The grant under this subsection shall be an amount equal to the costs of obtaining certification or licensure under par. (a) 1. that are borne by the person, not to exceed $2,000. The department shall award the grant under this subsection in the first school year in which the person meets the requirements under par. (a).

SB1, s. 2698 Section 2698. 115.42 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1187,17 115.42 (2) (a) (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (c), the department shall award 9 grants of $2,500 each to each person who received a grant under sub. (1) if the person satisfies all of the following requirements:

SB1, s. 2699 Section 2699. 115.42 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1187,21 115.42 (2) (a) 1. The person maintains his or her certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards national teacher certificate or master educator license.

SB1, s. 2700 Section 2700. 115.42 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,1187,25 115.42 (2) (a) 2. The person maintains his or her license as a teacher issued by the state superintendent or remains employed in a private school located in this state.

SB1, s. 2702 Section 2702. 115.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,1188,5 115.42 (2) (c) The amount of each grant under par. (a) shall be $5,000 in any school year in which the recipient is employed in a school in which at least 60 percent of the pupils enrolled are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (6).