EmR2003 Hearing Information

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PI 17

SUMMER AND INTERIM SESSION CLASSES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to s. 121.14 (1) (a), Stats.; and interpreting s. 121.14, Stats., the Department of Public Instruction will hold a public hearing as required under s. 227.24 (4), Stats., to consider the promulgation of Emergency Rule 2003, amending PI 17 relating to expanding virtual summer and interim session courses.

The objective of the emergency rule is to expand the grade levels in which school districts and county children with disabilities education boards may receive state aid in providing virtual instruction during summer and interim session courses, as necessitated by the COVID-19 emergency.

The Department will hold the public hearing at the time shown below via teleconference due to the restrictions adopted during the COVID-19 emergency declaration established for Dane County. The hearing will be held as follows:

Date and Time: Monday, June 8, 2020, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Location (Conference Call Only): Phone Number [phone] Conference ID: 644 099 123#

The proposed administrative rule is available to review at https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/emergency_rules/all/emr2003.

Accessibility

The hearing is fully accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to access the meeting, please call Carl Bryan using the contact information provided below at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Reasonable accommodation includes materials prepared in an alternative format, as provided under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Appearances at the Hearing and Submittal of Written Comments

The purpose of this hearing to consider public testimony on the scope statement under consideration. Interested persons are invited to call into the hearing and will be afforded the opportunity to make a presentation of their position on the proposed rule orally. Questions or comments about the scope statement under consideration may be posed and will be duly recorded.

Individuals who are unable to attend the hearing but would like to submit written comments may do so via the Legislature’s website for submitting comment on emergency rules at https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/feedback/agencyform?cite=emergencyrules/EmR2003. Questions or additional testimony may be accepted by using the contact information below. Written comments on the statement of scope received no later than the date of the hearing will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing.

Agency Contact Person

Carl Bryan, Administrative Rules Coordinator, [e-mail], Department of Public Instruction, 125 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841.