115.36 and submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). (40) MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM. Annually distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (eg) to the Milwaukee Public Museum to develop curricula and exhibits relating to African American history if the Milwaukee Public Museum provides an equal amount of money for that purpose. (41) ELKS AND EASTER SEALS CENTER FOR RESPITE AND RECREATION. Annually distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (d) to the Elks and Easter Seals Center for Respite and Recreation. (42) WISCONSIN GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION PROGRAM. Enter into an agreement with the National Geographic Society Education Foundation to establish a geographical education program in this state. The agreement shall require each of the following: (a) That the National Geographic Society Education Foundation shall establish and manage a trust fund consisting of any grant made under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9101 (10) (b), and $500,000 in matching funds provided by the Foundation. (b) That, from the trust fund established under par. (a) and any income thereon, the National Geographic Society Education Foundation shall award grants and support programs for improving geographical education in this state, with an emphasis on improving student use of geographic information systems technology. (c) That the National Geographic Society Education Foundation annually submit to the department an audited financial statement of the trust fund established under par. (a) that is prepared by an independent auditor and a report listing the names of grant recipients and the amounts and purposes of awards and other expenditures made from the trust fund. (d) That, if the trust fund established under par. (a) is dissolved, the National Geographic Society Education Foundation shall return to the department the grant made under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9101 (10) (b), and unexpended income thereon. (e) That the agreement is not effective unless the secretary of administration determines that the transfer between the appropriation accounts described under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9101 (10) (b), has occurred and that the National Geographic Society Education Foundation has provided the matching funds described in par. (a). (43) SCHOOL SAFETY FUNDING. With the department of justice, seek and apply for federal funds relating to school safety and reducing violence and disruption in schools, including funds for alternative schools or programs. (45) GRANTS FOR BULLYING PREVENTION. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (eb), award grants to a nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), to provide training and an online bullying prevention curriculum for pupils in grades kindergarten to 8. (48) VETERANS. Encourage school boards to invite armed forces veterans to school to discuss their experiences as veterans. (49) CHARTER SCHOOL REPORT. Annually report to the legislature, in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2), on the status of existing charter schools, the number of petitions for new charter schools, and school board and departmental action on petitions for new charter schools. (50) TRANSITION SERVICES. In cooperation with the department of workforce development and the department of health services, establish a clearinghouse for information about the special education transition services and vocational opportunities avail-
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able in each county. Each of the 3 departments shall post information about the clearinghouse on its Internet site. (51) FUNERAL ASSISTANTS. Encourage school boards to grant an excused absence to a pupil in grades 6 to 12 for the purpose of sounding “Taps” during a military honors funeral for a deceased veteran. (52) ADULT LITERACY GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (b), award grants to nonprofit organizations, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), to support programs that train community-based adult literacy staff and to establish new volunteerbased programs in areas of this state that have a demonstrated need for adult literacy services. No organization may receive more than one grant in any fiscal year. (53) ONLINE COURSES. Make online courses available for a reasonable fee, through a statewide web academy, to school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, and charter schools, private schools, and tribal schools located in this state. (54) COLLABORATIVE CONTENT DELIVERY AND ONLINE INSTRUCTION. Promote the delivery of digital content and collaborative instruction among schools within a school district and between 2 or more school districts, including through online courses. To accomplish the objectives of this subsection, the department may not promulgate a rule that requires a licensed teacher or instructional staff person, defined as required under s. 121.02 (1) (a) 2., to be physically present in a classroom in which the delivery of content or collaborative instruction is being provided in that classroom digitally or through an online course. (54m) NOTICE OF EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS. Include on the home page of the department’s Internet site a link to information about all of the educational options available to children in the state who are at least 3 years old but not yet 18 years old, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment in a nonresident school district, the early college credit program, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program. (55) SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS; ORGANIZED LABOR. Incorporate the history of organized labor and the collective bargaining process into the model academic standards for social studies. (55m) THE HOLOCAUST AND OTHER GENOCIDES; MODEL STANDARDS, CURRICULA, AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. (a) Incorporate the Holocaust, as defined in s. 121.02 (1) (L) 8. a., and other genocides into the model academic standards for social studies. (b) Develop a model curriculum and related instructional materials for pupils in grades 5 to 8 on the Holocaust, as defined in s. 121.02 (1) (L) 8. a., and other genocides. (c) Develop a model curriculum and related instructional materials for pupils in grades 9 to 12 on the Holocaust, as defined in s. 121.02 (1) (L) 8. a., and other genocides. (56) GUIDEBOOK RELATED TO DYSLEXIA AND RELATED CONDITIONS. (a) At least once every 3 school years, in consultation with the International Dyslexia Association – Wisconsin Branch, Inc., and the Wisconsin State Reading Association, Inc., review the guidebook related to dyslexia and related conditions developed under 2019 Wisconsin Act 86, section 3 (2), and, if appropriate, revise the guidebook. (b) Publish on the department’s Internet site the guidebook related to dyslexia and related conditions developed under 2019 Wisconsin Act 86, section 3 (2), and any revisions under par. (a). The guidebook shall be published for informational purposes only. (58) ASSESSMENT FOR INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCA-
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mine the amount of the assessment under s. 115.997 (14) (b). The amount shall be the lesser of $1,000 or the amount calculated by multiplying $1 by the number of children of military families, as defined in s. 115.997 (2) (b), who are enrolled in public schools in this state. (59) ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLANNING. (a) Ensure that, beginning in the 2017-18 school year, every school board is providing academic and career planning services to pupils enrolled in grades 6 to 12 in the school district. (b) Procure, install, and maintain information technology, including computer software, to be used statewide by school districts to provide academic and career planning services to pupils in grades 6 to 12. (c) Provide guidance, training, and technical assistance to school districts and school district staff, including teachers and counselors, on how to implement model academic and career plans, including training and technical assistance that is necessary to implement the information technology under par. (b). (d) Promulgate rules to implement this subsection. (61) WHOLE GRADE SHARING FEASIBILITY STUDIES. Approve organizations to conduct feasibility studies under s. 118.50 (2) (c). (62) MICROSOFT IT ACADEMY COORDINATOR. Designate one individual to serve as the coordinator of the Microsoft IT Academy program. (63) MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAM. Establish a mental health training support program under which the department provides training on all of the following evidence-based strategies related to addressing mental health issues in schools to school district staff and instructional staff of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x): (a) The screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment program. (b) Trauma sensitive schools. (c) Youth mental health first aid. (64) COLLEGE POSSIBLE. Annually, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fc), award a grant to College Possible, Inc., to work with pupils and college students in Milwaukee. The grant amount shall be determined on a matching basis, under which College Possible, Inc., provides matching funds in an amount equal to 20 percent of the grant amount. (65) WISCONSIN READING CORPS. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fr) to Wisconsin Reading Corps to provide one-on-one tutoring if Wisconsin Reading Corps provides matching funds of $250,000 in each school year. (66) HOLOCAUST EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (eh) to the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Inc., to support the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center. History: 1971 c. 40, 125; 1973 c. 89, 90; 1975 c. 39, 115, 199, 220, 224, 395, 422; 1977 c. 26, 29, 203, 418, 429; 1979 c. 28, 331; 1979 c. 346 ss. 10, 15; 1979 c. 355; 1981 c. 20, 241; 1983 a. 27, 412; 1985 a. 12; 1985 a. 29 ss. 1686m, 1689, 3202 (43); 1987 a. 27, 159; 1989 a. 31, 56, 297, 336, 359; 1991 a. 39, 93, 108, 164, 227, 250, 269, 315; 1993 a. 16, 27, 213, 223, 335, 339, 437, 455, 492; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3847g to 3858, 9126 (19), 9145 (1); 1995 a. 225; 1997 a. 27, 113, 114, 164, 240, 245, 252; 1999 a. 9, 19, 32, 124, 185, 186; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33, 42; 2005 a. 25 ss. 1108, 1855, 1856m, 1856w; 2005 a. 218, 220, 466; 2007 a. 20 ss. 2683 to 2684m, 9121 (6) (a); 2007 a. 68, 222; 2009 a. 28, 64, 99, 220, 302, 329; 2011 a. 32, 157, 166, 173, 209; 2013 a. 20, 253, 256, 258; 2015 a. 55, 190; 2017 a. 31, 59, 143, 209; 2017 a. 365 s. 112; 2019 a. 9, 86; 2021 a. 30, 89; 2021 a. 239 s. 74; 2023 a. 19, 20, 160, 248, 262; 2025 a. 42, 129. NOTE: 1993 Wis. Act 339, which created sub. (7) (e), contains explanatory notes. The Department of Public Instruction may, if so authorized under s. 16.54, implement the school lunch program and special food service plan for children in secular and sectarian private schools and child-care institutions without violating the U.S. or Wisconsin Constitutions. 63 Atty. Gen. 473.
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