36.48 History
History: 1989 a. 31.
36.51
36.51
Nutritional improvement for elderly. 36.51(1)(a)
(a) "Authorized elderly person" means any resident of this state who is 60 years of age or older, and the spouse of any such person.
36.51(1)(b)
(b) "Institution" includes any private institution of higher education.
36.51(2)
(2) Any college campus 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 college campus 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 public instruction of the approved college campuses and institutions.
36.51(3)
(3) Each plan shall provide at least one meal per day for each day that school is in regular session. The college campus or institution may provide additional service at other times in its discretion, if the number of eligible persons in the area is of sufficient size, in the opinion of the board, so that unwarranted production expense is not incurred.
36.51(4)
(4) Any college campus or institution that operates a food services plan for elderly persons under this section shall make facilities available for service to elderly persons at every facility that provides hot food service to its students. Upon application, the board may grant exceptions from compliance with this subsection for reasons of safety, convenience or insufficient interest in a given neighborhood.
36.51(5)
(5) Meals may be served at schools where they are served to students or at any site more convenient to the majority of authorized elderly persons interested in the service. Food may be transported to authorized elderly persons who are unable to leave their homes or distributed to nonprofit organizations for such purposes. However, no state funds under this section may be used for food delivery to individual homes. The board may require consolidation of programs between college campuses and institutions and between schools if such a procedure will be convenient and economical.
36.51(6)
(6) The college campus or institution may file a claim with the department of 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 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).
36.51(7)
(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 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 college campus or institution may be required to provide special foods for individual persons with allergies or medical disorders.
36.51(8)
(8) Participants in a program under this section may be required to document their Wisconsin residency in a manner approved by the board. The board may issue identification cards to such persons if necessary. A college campus or institution may admit nonresidents who would otherwise qualify into its program, but no state funds under this section may be used to subsidize any portion of the meals served to such persons.
36.51(9)
(9) The board shall adopt reasonable rules necessary to implement this section.
36.52
36.52
Reimbursement of pay supplements. Whenever moneys become available from the federal government to finance the cost of pay and related adjustments for employes of the system in the unclassified service whose positions are wholly or partly funded from federal revenue under
7 USC 343 that have been paid from the appropriation under
s. 20.865 (1) (cj) during the same fiscal year in which moneys are expended from that appropriation, the board shall reimburse the general fund for any expenditures made under
s. 20.865 (1) (cj) from the appropriate appropriation to the board made from federal revenues.
36.52 History
History: 1991 a. 39.
36.54
36.54
Environmental education board and grants. 36.54(1)(a)(a) The environmental education board shall consult with the state superintendent of public instruction in identifying needs and establishing priorities for environmental education in public schools, including needs for teacher training, curriculum development and the development and dissemination of curriculum materials. The state superintendent of public instruction shall seek the advice of the environmental education board in carrying out these activities.
36.54(1)(b)
(b) The environmental education board shall consult with other state agencies, including the university of Wisconsin-extension, conservation and environmental groups, youth organizations and nature and environmental centers in identifying needs and establishing priorities for environmental education.
36.54(2)(a)1.
1. "Corporation" means a nonstock corporation organized under
ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in
s. 181.0103 (17).
36.54(2)(a)2.
2. "Public agency" means a county, city, village, town, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, lake sanitary district or school district or an agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, lake sanitary district or school district.
36.54(2)(b)
(b) From the appropriations under
s. 20.285 (1) (ee),
(j),
(r) and
(rc), the environmental education board shall award grants to corporations and public agencies for the development, dissemination and presentation of environmental education programs. Programs shall be funded on an 18-month basis. The environmental education board may not award a grant unless the grant recipient matches at least 25% of the amount of the grant. Private funds and in-kind contributions may be applied to meet the matching requirement. Grants under this paragraph may not be used to replace funding available from other sources.
36.54(2)(c)
(c) The environmental education board shall promulgate rules establishing the criteria and procedures for the awarding of grants for programs and projects under
par. (b). The environmental education board shall use the priorities established under
sub. (1) for awarding grants if the amount in the appropriations under
s. 20.285 (1) (ee),
(j),
(r) and
(rc) in any fiscal year is insufficient to fund all applications under this subsection.
36.54(2)(d)
(d) The environmental education board shall seek private funds for the purpose of the grants under this subsection.
36.54(2)(e)
(e) No more than one-third of the total amount awarded in grants under
par. (b) in any fiscal year may be awarded to state agencies.
36.54(2)(f)
(f) The environmental education board may use up to 5% of the amount appropriated under
s. 20.285 (1) (rc) to administer the grants under this subsection.
