Wisconsin Administrative Code

PI 34.087 Educational interpreter, 1-year renewable license. (1) AUTHORIZATION. A license issued under this section authorizes the license holder to work as an educational interpreter for pupils who are deaf or hard of hearing. (2) ELIGIBILITY. The state superintendent may issue …

PI 34.088 Educational interpreter, 5-year nonrenewable license. (1) AUTHORIZATION. A license issued under this section authorizes the license holder to work as an educational interpreter. (2) ELIGIBILITY. The state superintendent may issue a license under this section to an appli…

PI 34.089 Orientation and mobility, 5-year renewable license. (1) AUTHORIZATION. A license issued under this section authorizes the license holder to provide orientation and mobility related services in kindergarten through grade 12. (2) ELIGIBILITY. The state superintendent may …

PI 34.090 School audiologist, 5-year renewable license. (1) AUTHORIZATION. A license issued under this section authorizes the license holder to be employed by a school district as a school audiologist. (2) ELIGIBILITY. The state superintendent may issue a school audiologist licen…

PI 34.091 School occupational therapist licensee. (1) AUTHORIZATION. A license issued under this section authorizes the license holder to be employed by a school district as a school occupational therapist. (2) ELIGIBILITY. The state superintendent may issue a school occupational…

PI 34.092 School occupational therapist assistant license. (1) AUTHORIZATION. A license issued under this section authorizes the license holder to be employed by a school district as a school occupational therapist assistant. (2) ELIGIBILITY. The state superintendent may issue a …

PI 34.093 School physical therapist license. (1) AUTHORIZATION. A license issued under this section authorizes the license hold to be employed by a school district as a school physical therapist. (2) ELIGIBILITY. The state superintendent may issue a school physical therapist lice…

PI 34.095 Educational interpreter, 5-year substitute license. (1) AUTHORIZATION. A license issued under this section authorizes the license holder to be employed by a school district as a short-term substitute in an educational interpreter assignment. (2) ELIGIBILITY. The state s…

PI 34.096 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor license. (1) AUTHORIZATION. A license issued under this section authorizes the license holder to teach the courses specified under s. 118.1915 (2), Stats. (2) ELIGIBILITY. The state superintendent may issue a license unde…

PI 34.097 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Applicant” means a person who applies for or seeks to renew a license from the state superintendent. (2) “Hearing examiner” means the person designated to preside over a contested case hearing, making findings of fact, conclusions o…

PI 34.098 Standards for revocation. (1) The state superintendent may revoke a license if any of the following apply: (a) The state superintendent establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the licensee engaged in immoral conduct or was incompetent. (b) The licensee had a…

PI 34.099 Complaints. (1) INQUIRIES. The state superintendent shall, at his or her initiative or upon receipt of a written complaint, make inquiries necessary to determine whether to conduct an investigation under s. PI 34.100 which may lead to license revocation. (2) NOTIFICATIO…

PI 34.100 Investigations. (1) CONDUCT OF INVESTIGAIf the state superintendent determines that an investigation should be conducted, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: (a) Appoint a person to serve as the investigator. (b) Notify the licensee that an investiga…

PI 34.101 No probable cause. If the state superintendent determines, based on the investigation under s. PI 34.100, that there is no probable cause to revoke a license, the state superintendent shall promptly notify the license holder and the complainant that the investigation is…

PI 34.102 Probable cause. (1) NOTICE. If the state superintendent determines, based on an investigation under s. PI 34.100, that there is probable cause to revoke a license, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: (a) Promptly issue a notice of probable cause and …

PI 34.103 Denials. (1) WHEN ISSUED. (a) The state superintendent shall deny an application as provided under s. 118.19 (1m), (1r), and (4), Stats. (b) The state superintendent shall deny an application if the applicant has not met the requirements for a license under this chapter…

PI 34.104 Request for reinstatement. (1) REQUEST. An individual whose license has been revoked may submit to the state superintendent a written request for reinstatement of the license. The request shall include evidence that the individual meets all of the standards under sub. (…

PI 34.105 Conduct of hearings. A hearing under this subchapter shall use the following procedures: (1) TYPE OF PROCEEDING. (a) A license denial hearing shall be conducted as a class 1 proceeding under subch. III of ch. 227, Stats. The hearing shall be conducted within 60 days aft…

PI 34.106 Proposed decisions. (1) HEARING EXAMINER. Following a hearing under s. PI 34.105, the hearing examiner shall prepare a proposed decision, which includes proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in a form that may be adopted by the state superintendent as a final…

PI 34.107 Final decisions. The state superintendent shall issue a final decision within 60 days of receipt of a proposed decision issued under s. PI 34.106. Subchapter XII — Additional Provisions

PI 34.108 Professional standards council. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section, “labor organizations” means an association of employee organizations that represents the public policy, labor, and professional interests of teachers. (2) CREATION. There is created a professional standar…

PI 34.109 Substitute teachers. (1) LONG-TERM SUBA school district may employ an individual as a longterm substitute teacher if the individual is a licensed substitute teacher under s. PI 34.033 or is fully licensed for the assignment. A long-term substitute teacher may be employe…

PI 34.110 License and preparation program continuation. (1) APPLICABILITY. Educators holding licenses that were issued prior to July 1, 2018, will not be required to obtain a new license level, subject, or position. Professional educator licenses and life licenses issued prior to…

PI 34.111 Obsolete licenses. (1) APPLICABILITY. Based on the needs of school districts and enrollments in educator preparation programs, the state superintendent may designate a license as being obsolete. If the state superintendent designates a license as obsolete, the state sup…

PI 35.01 Purpose. Any qualified pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who meets the requirements under s. 119.23 (2) (a), Stats., may attend any school participating in the Milwaukee parental choice program under s. 119.23, Stats. This chapter establishes approval criteria and requi…

PI 35.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (3) “Choice administrator” means the person designated as such on the notice of intent to participate form under s. PI 35.03 (3) or 35.04 (1) (a) or on the form under s. PI 35.04 (2). (4) “Choice program” means the program established under …

PI 35.03 School requirements. (1) PRIVATE SCHOOL. A school participating in the choice program shall be a private school as defined in s. 118.165, Stats. (2) CHOICE ADMINISTRATOR. The choice administrator shall be one of the following: (a) An owner of the school. (b) An individua…

PI 35.04 New private school requirements. (1) PREA new private school shall participate in a fiscal management training program approved by the department and submit all of the following to the department by August 1 of the school year immediately preceding the school year that t…

PI 35.05 Pupil application requirements. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Continuing pupil” means an applicant who participated in the choice program or a program under s. 118.60, Stats., in the immediately preceding school year. (b) “Prior year” means the calendar year pri…

PI 35.08 Summer school attendance and payment. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “academic purposes” means summer school learning experiences that are related to or similar to instruction the school offers during the regular school term or for which credit toward graduation is giv…

PI 35.09 Financial audit. (1) FINANCIAL AUDIT REQUIREMENT. Annually by October 15, a school shall submit a financial audit and financial audit supplemental schedule to the department. The financial audit shall comply with all of the following: (a) The financial audit shall either…

PI 35.10 Financial audit supplemental schedule. (1) ELIGIBLE EDUCATION EXPENSES. The eligible education expenses included in the financial audit supplemental schedule shall comply with all of the following: (a) Eligible education expenses may only include those expenses that alre…

PI 35.11 School financial requirements. (1) ENA school shall have a written engagement letter with each auditor providing services required by this chapter. The school or auditor shall provide a copy of the engagement letter to the department upon request. The written engagement …

PI 35.12 Auditor requirements. (1) INDEPENDENCE REQUIREMENTS. An auditor engaged by a school to meet the requirements under this chapter and s. 119.23, Stats., shall comply with the standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, including all of following: (…

PI 35.13 Fiscal and internal control practices. (1) FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. A school participating in the choice program shall use a double entry financial accounting system organized in a manner that enables preparation of the audit under ss. PI 35.09 and 35.10 and contains…

PI 35.14 First time participant financial requirements. (1g) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Initial expected payment” means a school’s expected payment amount calculated as the total of the following: 1. The full-time equivalent for pupils participating in a program under ss.…

PI 35.15 Lack of financial viability and going concern determinations. (1) INDICATORS. Any of the following shall be indicators that a school does not have the ability to continue as a going concern or that the school does not meet the financial viability requirements under s. 11…

PI 35.16 Administrator, teacher and teacher aide requirements. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Accredited institution of higher education” means an institution that is listed on the U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs…

PI 35.17 Auditor fee. (1) The department shall annually determine the amount of the nonrefundable fee a school shall pay to the department under s. 119.23 (2) (a) 3., Stats. The department shall calculate the amount of the auditor fee by dividing the cost of the auditor position …

PI 35.18 Income limit calculation. Annually by the first weekday in December, the state superintendent shall calculate the income and tuition limits for pupil participation in the choice program for the next school year as follows: (1) Multiply the most recent federal poverty lev…

PI 35.19 State aid payment calculation. The state superintendent shall make the payments under ss. 119.23 (4) and (4m), Stats., to schools participating in the choice program. The state superintendent may withhold payment from a school under ss. 119.23 (4) and (4m), Stats., if th…

PI 35.20 Department authority. (1) INQUIRIES. Except as provided under s. 119.23, Stats., the department may make inquiries to ascertain the accuracy and completeness of information contained in audits or reports required under s. 119.23, Stats., or this chapter. Schools and audi…

PI 35.21 Request for a hearing on department action. (1) WHO MAY REQUEST. A person or school adversely affected by an action of the department under this chapter or s. 119.23, Stats., may request a contested case hearing on that action. A request for a contested case hearing shal…

PI 36.01 Authority and intent. (1) This chapter is adopted under ss. 227.11 (2) (a) (intro.) and 118.51, Stats., and interprets ss. 118.40 (8), 118.51, and 121.05 (1) (a), Stats. (2) This chapter establishes procedures and requirements relating to applying for the full-time open …

PI 36.02 Definitions. In subchs. I to IV: (1) XAlternative applicationY means an application submitted under the alternative application procedure. (2) XAlternative application procedureY means the application procedure for the parent of a pupil who wishes to attend a public scho…

PI 36.03 Applicability. (1) Except as provided under sub. (2), a pupil may attend a public school, including a charter school, in a nonresident school district under the full-time open enrollment program. (2) A pupil may attend a prekindergarten, 4-year-old kindergarten, early ch…

PI 36.04 Nonresident school board. (1) DESIGNEE. The nonresident school board may appoint a designee to act on applications for the full-time open enrollment program, subject to any policies and criteria adopted by the school board. (2) BOARD POLICIES. (a) The nonresident school …

PI 36.05 Resident school board. The resident school board may appoint a designee to act on applications for the fulltime open enrollment program, subject to the policies and criteria adopted by the school board. Subchapter III — Full-time Open Enrollment

PI 36.06 Application and notification procedures. (1) SUBMISSION. (a) The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend a public school in a nonresident school district shall do one of the following: 1. Submit an application to the nonresident school board during the regular application…

PI 36.07 Alternative application procedures. The following additional provisions apply to applications submitted under the alternative application procedure: (1) APPLICATION. A pupil is a victim of a violent criminal offense under s. 118.51 (3m) (b) 1., Stats., if the resident sc…