AB621,2,1010
15.377
(2) (a) Two parents of children who
are have hearing
impaired
loss.
AB621,3
11Section
3. 15.377 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,2,1312
15.377
(2) (b) One licensed teacher of pupils who
are have hearing
impaired 13loss.
AB621,4
14Section
4. 15.377 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,2,1715
15.377
(2) (f) One person who is experienced in educating
the individuals with 16hearing
impaired loss, or in educating teachers of
the individuals with hearing
17impaired loss, and is affiliated with an institution of higher education.
AB621,5
18Section
5. 20.255 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,3,519
20.255
(1) (d)
Principal repayment and interest. A sum sufficient to reimburse
20s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing
1the acquisition, construction, development, enlargement or improvement of
2institutional facilities for individuals with hearing
impairments loss under s. 115.52,
3individuals with visual impairments under s. 115.525, and resources for libraries
4and lifelong learning service facilities under s. 43.05 (11) and to make payments
5under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).
AB621,6
6Section
6. 20.435 (1) (da) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,3,117
20.435
(1) (da)
Interpreter services and telecommunication aid for the hearing
8impaired deaf and hard of hearing. The amounts in the schedule to provide
9interpreter services for
hearing-impaired persons
who are deaf or hard of hearing 10under s. 46.295 (1) and assistance under the telecommunication assistance program
11for the
hearing impaired deaf and hard of hearing under s. 46.297.
AB621,7
12Section
7. 20.435 (1) (hs) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,3,1613
20.435
(1) (hs)
Interpreter services for hearing impaired the deaf and hard of
14hearing. The amounts in the schedule for interpreter services for
hearing-impaired 15persons
who are deaf or hard of hearing under s. 46.295 (1). All moneys received from
16fees charged for the interpreter services shall be credited to this appropriation.
AB621,8
17Section
8. 20.866 (2) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,3,2418
20.866
(2) (zh)
Public instruction; state school, state center and library
19facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department
20of public instruction to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve institutional
21facilities for individuals with hearing
impairments
loss and individuals with visual
22impairments and resources for libraries and lifelong learning service facilities. The
23state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $12,350,600 for this
24purpose.
AB621,9
25Section
9. 46.295 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,4,2
146.295 (title)
Interpreters for the hearing-impaired deaf and hard of
2hearing.
AB621,10
3Section
10. 46.295 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.295
(1) The department may, on the request of any
hearing-impaired 5person
who is deaf or hard of hearing, city, village, town, or county or private agency,
6provide funds from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (1) (da) and (hs) to
7reimburse interpreters for
hearing-impaired persons
who are deaf or hard of
8hearing for the provision of interpreter services.
AB621,11
9Section
11. 46.295 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,4,1110
46.295
(4) (intro.) The department may use as an interpreter for
11hearing-impaired persons
who are deaf or hard of hearing only the following:
AB621,12
12Section
12. 46.295 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,4,1413
46.295
(4) (a) An interpreter for
hearing-impaired persons
who are deaf or
14hard of hearing who is certified by the national registry of interpreters for the deaf.
AB621,13
15Section
13. 46.295 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,4,1816
46.295
(4) (b) If an interpreter under par. (a) is unavailable, an interpreter for
17hearing-impaired persons
who are deaf or hard of hearing whose qualifications have
18been determined appropriate by the department.
AB621,14
19Section
14. 46.295 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.295
(5) The department may bill any public or private agency at the rates
21established by the department for interpreter services for
hearing-impaired persons
22who are deaf or hard of hearing commensurate with the certification or qualification
23level of the interpreter providing services if the department determines that the
24agency is required under state or federal law to provide interpreter services to a
1hearing-impaired person
who is deaf or hard of hearing or if the agency agrees to pay
2for the services.
AB621,15
3Section
15. 46.297 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,5,5
446.297 (title)
Telecommunication aid for the hearing impaired deaf or
5hard of hearing.
AB621,16
6Section
16. 46.297 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.297
(1) Assistance. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (da), the
8department shall, subject to the availability of funds, provide assistance to
9hearing-impaired persons
who are deaf or hard of hearing to secure
10telecommunication devices capable of serving their needs. Except in extraordinary
11circumstances, the department shall purchase or provide funds for the purchase of
12telecommunication devices.
AB621,17
13Section
17. 46.297 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,5,1614
46.297
(2) (a) The person is certified as deaf or
severely having severe hearing
15impaired loss by a physician, an audiologist licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 or the
16department.
AB621,18
17Section
18. 46.298 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,6,3
1846.298 Vehicle sticker for the
deaf or hard of hearing impaired. Upon
19the request of a person who is certified as
having a hearing
impaired loss by the
20department, by a physician, by a hearing instrument specialist licensed under subch.
21I of ch. 459 or by an audiologist licensed under subch. II of ch. 459, the department
22shall issue to the person a decal or sticker for display on a motor vehicle owned or
23frequently operated by the person to apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that
24the vehicle is owned or operated by a
hearing-impaired person
who has a hearing
25loss. No charge shall be made for issuance of the decal or sticker. The department
1shall specify the design of the decal or sticker. The department shall designate the
2location on the vehicle at which the decal or sticker shall be affixed by its own
3adhesive.
AB621,19
4Section
19. 51.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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51.05
(6) Hearing-impaired Deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals. The
6department shall provide mental health services appropriate for
hearing-impaired 7individuals
who are deaf or hard of hearing and who are residents of or are
8committed, admitted or transferred to a mental health institute.
AB621,20
9Section
20. 51.42 (7) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,6,1210
51.42
(7) (a) 6. a. Mental health outpatient and follow-up services appropriate
11for
hearing-impaired mentally ill individuals
who are deaf or hard of hearing,
12including advocacy training relating to the rights of mentally ill individuals.
AB621,21
13Section
21. 51.42 (7) (a) 6. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,6,1614
51.42
(7) (a) 6. b. Technical assistance to a county department of community
15programs concerning provision of services to
hearing-impaired mentally ill
16individuals
who are deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,22
17Section
22. 59.54 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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59.54
(5) Emergency services for
persons with a hearing loss and speech
19impaired persons. In any county having a population of 200,000 or more the board
20shall install in the sheriff's department a teletypewriter which shall be available to
21receive calls from
hearing and persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and speech
22impaired persons seeking emergency services. In cities having a population of
2330,000 or more which are not contained in a county having a population of 200,000
24or more, the city shall install a teletypewriter for the purposes of this subsection in
25either the police or fire department. If 2 or more cities having a population of 30,000
1or more are contained in one county, the board shall install the teletypewriter in the
2sheriff's department and no teletypewriter shall be required in the cities.
AB621,23
3Section
23. 101.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,7,104
101.13
(1) In this section, “access" means the physical characteristics of a place
5which allow persons with functional limitations caused by impairments of sight,
6hearing, coordination
, or perception
, persons with a hearing loss, or persons with
7semiambulatory or nonambulatory disabilities to enter, circulate within and leave
8a place of employment or public building and to use the public toilet facilities and
9passenger elevators in the place of employment or public building without
10assistance.
AB621,24
11Section
24. 106.52 (1) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,7,1712
106.52
(1) (fm) “Service animal" means a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal
13that is individually trained or is being trained to do work or perform tasks for the
14benefit of a person with a disability, including the work or task of guiding a person
15with impaired vision, alerting a person
with impaired hearing who is deaf or hard
16of hearing to intruders or sound, providing minimal protection or rescue work,
17pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items.
AB621,25
18Section
25. 115.372 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,7,2019
115.372
(1) (b) “
Hearing impaired Deaf or hard of hearing" has the meaning
20given in s. 115.51 (2).
AB621,26
21Section
26. 115.372 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.372
(2) The state superintendent shall seek the advice of and consult with
23the council on issues related to persons who are
hearing impaired deaf or hard of
24hearing. The state superintendent and the director of the Wisconsin Educational
1Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or their designees, shall attend
2meetings of the council.
AB621,27
3Section
27. 115.372 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.372
(3) (b) Advise the state superintendent on such statewide services,
5activities, programs, investigations, and research as in its judgment will benefit
6pupils who are
hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,28
7Section
28. 115.372 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.372
(3) (d) Review the level and quality of services available to pupils in
9the state who are
hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing and make
10recommendations about those services.
AB621,29
11Section
29. 115.372 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,8,1412
115.372
(3) (e) Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve the
13preparation of teachers and other staff who provide services to pupils who are
14hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,30
15Section
30. 115.372 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,8,1816
115.372
(3) (f) Propose to the state superintendent ways to improve
17coordination between the department and other agencies in providing services to
18persons who are
hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,31
19Section
31. 115.372 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.372
(5) The council shall have access to public files, public records, and
21statistics kept in the department that relate to matters concerning children who are
22hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,32
23Section
32. 115.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,9,3
1115.51
(2) “
Hearing impaired Deaf or hard of hearing" has the meaning given
2in the rules promulgated by the state superintendent to define “hearing
impairments
3loss" under s. 115.76 (5) (a) 2.
AB621,33
4Section
33. 115.52 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.52
(1m) Purpose. The purpose of the program is to serve as a statewide
6educational resource relating to hearing
impairments loss to benefit all Wisconsin
7children who are
hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,34
8Section
34. 115.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,9,129
115.52
(2) Governance. The state superintendent shall maintain and govern
10the program's facilities. The state superintendent shall appoint an individual who
11has training and experience in educating pupils who are
hearing impaired deaf or
12hard of hearing to serve as the director of the program.
AB621,35
13Section
35. 115.52 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,9,1514
115.52
(3) Services. (intro.) The program shall provide services that benefit
15children throughout the state who are
hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,36
16Section
36. 115.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,9,2417
115.52
(3) (a) 1. `Residents 3 to 20 years old.' The program shall operate a school
18at which any resident of this state 3 to 20 years old who is
hearing impaired deaf or
19hard of hearing, and for the duration of a school term any resident of this state who
20is
hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing and becomes 21 years old during that
21school term, shall be received and taught free of charge if the individualized
22education program for the resident under s. 115.787 and the educational placement
23under s. 115.79 specify the school operated by the program as the appropriate
24placement.
AB621,37
25Section
37. 115.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,10,6
1115.52
(3) (a) 2. `Residents 21 years old or older
.' The state superintendent may
2admit to the school operated by the program a resident of the state who is
hearing
3impaired deaf or hard of hearing and is 21 years of age or older prior to the beginning
4of a school term upon the payment of fees fixed by the state superintendent and upon
5the recommendation of the secretary of health services, the director of the technical
6college system, or the director of the program.
AB621,38
7Section
38. 115.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.52
(3) (a) 3. `Nonresidents.' A nonresident of this state, who is
hearing
9impaired deaf or hard of hearing, who either is 3 to 20 years old or becomes 21 years
10old during a school term, whose individualized education program under
20 USC
111414 (d) and educational placement specify the school operated by the program as
12the appropriate placement, and who is capable of receiving instruction may be
13received at the school upon payment in advance of the fees fixed by the state
14superintendent, but no nonresident may be received to the exclusion of a resident
15pupil.
AB621,39
16Section
39. 115.52 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,10,1817
115.52
(3) (b) 4. Provide in-service and other training to teachers and other
18staff serving pupils who are
hearing impaired
deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,40
19Section
40. 115.52 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.52
(3) (b) 5. Provide training, technical assistance, and consultation
21services for parents of children who are
hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing and
22for professionals who work with children who are
hearing impaired deaf or hard of
23hearing.
AB621,41
24Section
41. 115.52 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,11,2
1115.52
(3) (b) 6. Provide access to educational materials to children who are
2hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,42
3Section
42. 115.52 (3) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,11,54
115.52
(3) (b) 8. Serve as a clearinghouse for information about children who
5are
hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,43
6Section
43. 115.52 (3) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,11,97
115.52
(3) (b) 11. Facilitate the preparation of teachers of pupils who are
8hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing by providing assistance to teacher
9preparation programs.
AB621,44
10Section
44. 115.52 (3) (b) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,11,1211
115.52
(3) (b) 12. Provide other statewide services that relate to the education
12of children who are
hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing.
AB621,45
13Section
45. 115.52 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,11,1714
115.52
(3) (c) 1. `Birth to 3 services.' The program may provide instruction or
15services, or both, for children who are under the age of 3 and are
hearing impaired 16deaf or hard of hearing and their parents. The instruction or services are subject to
17the approval of, and shall comply with requirements established by, the department.
AB621,46
18Section
46. 115.52 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB621,11,2519
115.52
(3) (c) 2. `Library.' Educational media and materials acquired by the
20program constitute a circulating collection for persons who are
hearing impaired 21deaf or hard of hearing. The collection shall be kept at the program's facility and be
22under the supervision of its director. All school age children of the state who are
23hearing impaired deaf or hard of hearing may use the media and materials upon
24compliance with criteria established by the director of the program and approved by
25the state superintendent.