SECTION 3. PI 11.36 (1) (b) 1. b. is repealed.
SECTION 4. PI 11.36 (1) (b) 2. (intro.) is amended to read:
2. The child has deficits significant limitations in adaptive behavior asthat are demonstrated by a standard score of 2 or more standard deviations below the mean on standardized or nationally-normed measures, as measured by comprehensive, individual assessments that include interviews of the parents, tests, and observations of the child in adaptive behavior which are relevant to the child’s age, such as including at least one of the following:
SECTION 5. PI 11.36 (1) (b) 2. a. to j. are repealed.
SECTION 6. PI 11.36 (1) (b) 2. am. to dm. are created to read:
am. Conceptual skills.
bm. Social adaptive skills.
cm. Practical adaptive skills.
dm. An overall composite score on a standardized measure of conceptual, social, and practical skills.
SECTION 7. PI 11.36 (1) (b) 3. a. and b. are amended to read:
a. The Except as provided in subd. 3. c., the child is age 3 through 5 and has a standard score of 2 or more standard deviations below the mean on standardized or nationally-normed measures, as measured by comprehensive, individual assessments, in at least 2 of the following areas: academic readiness, comprehension of language or communication, or motor skillslanguage development and communication, cognition and general knowledge.
b. The Except as provided in subd. 3. c., the child is age 6 through 21 and has a standard score of 2 or more standard deviations below the mean on standardized or nationally-normed measures, as measured by comprehensive, individual assessments, in general information and at least 2 of the following areas: written language, reading, orand mathematics.
SECTION 8. PI 11.36 (1)(b) 3. b. (Note) is repealed.
SECTION 9. PI 11.36 (1) (b) 3. c. and 4. are created to read:
c. When it is determined that reliable and valid assessment results under subd. 3. a. or b. are not possible due to the child’s functioning level or age, a standardized developmental scale or a body of evidence including informal measures shall be used to assess the child.
4. Upon re-evaluation, a child who met identification criteria for cognitive disability prior to the effective date of this rule…[LRB to insert date]…, and continues to demonstrate a need for special education under s. PI 11.35(2), including specially designed instruction, is a child with a disability under this section. SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE:
The rules contained in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month commencing after the date of publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats.
