20.255 Public instruction, department of.
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20.255 Public instruction, department of. There is appropriated to the department of public instruction for the following programs:
(1)Educational leadership.
(a)General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the improvement of curriculum, instruction, and educational resources for local educational agencies and the improvement of library services. The amounts include the matching of federal funds available under applicable federal acts or programs.
(b)General program operations; Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The amounts in the schedule for the operation and maintenance of the facilities of the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, including the matching of federal funds.
(c)Energy costs; Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; energy-related assessments. The amounts in the schedule to be used at the facilities of the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired to pay for utilities and for fuel, heat, and air conditioning, to pay assessments levied by the department of administration under s. 16.847
(3)for costs incurred and savings generated at departmental facilities, and to pay costs incurred by or on behalf of the department under ss. 16.858 and 16.895 . No moneys may be expended from this appropriation for the purposes specified in par.
(cm).
(cm)Electric energy derived from renewable resources. The amounts in the schedule for the premium cost incurred for the generation or purchase of electric energy derived from renewable resources under s. 16.75
(12).
(d)Principal repayment and interest. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866
(u)for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the acquisition, construction, development, enlargement or improvement of institutional facilities for individuals with hearing impairments under s. 115.52 , individuals with visual impairments under s. 115.525 , and resources for libraries and lifelong learning service facilities under s. 43.05
(11)and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06
(a).
(dw)Pupil assessment. The amounts in the schedule for the costs of the examinations developed and administered under ss. 118.30 and 121.02
(r).
(e)Student information system, data collection and maintenance. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the student information system under s. 115.383 and for the data collection and maintenance activities under s. 43.06
(1).
(eb)Professional development for science teachers. The amounts in the schedule for professional development for science teachers.
(ee)Educator effectiveness evaluation system. The amounts in the schedule to implement the educator effectiveness evaluation system under s. 115.415 .
(eg)Rural school teacher talent pilot program. The amounts in the schedule for grants to cooperative educational service agencies under s. 115.423 .
(ek)Longitudinal data system, data collection and maintenance. The amounts in the schedule to develop and maintain the longitudinal data system of student information under s. 115.297 and the tools necessary to access the data for research and analysis purposes, and for the data collection and maintenance activities under s. 43.06
(1).
(eL)WISElearn. The amounts in the schedule for WISElearn under s. 115.28
(27).
(em)Academic and career planning. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for implementing academic and career planning statewide under s. 115.28
(59).
(ep)Mental health training program. The amounts in the schedule for the mental health training program under s. 115.28
(63).
(f)Assessments of reading readiness. The amounts in the schedule to provide school districts and independent charter schools under s. 118.40
(2r)and
(2x)with the assessments of reading readiness under s. 118.016 .
(fc)Office of literacy; literacy coaching program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the office of literacy and the literacy coaching program under s. 115.39 .
Effective date note NOTE: Par.
(fc)is repealed eff. 7-1-28 by 2023 Wis. Act 100 , as affected by Wisconsin State Legislature v. DPI , 2025 WI 27 , ¶ 34, 416 Wis. 2d 611 , 22 N.W.3d 932 , 24-1713 .
(fm)Value-Added Research Center. The amounts in the schedule to pay the costs of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Value-Added Research Center under s. 118.301
(2)and
(4).
(g)Student activity therapy. The amounts in the schedule for the purchase of necessary materials, equipment and supplies for activity therapy. All moneys received in connection with the sale of products resulting from activity therapy at the 2 schools shall be credited to this appropriation.
(gb)Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; nonresident fees. All moneys received from fees charged nonresident pupils for services provided by the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under s. 115.52
(3)and for services provided by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired under s. 115.525
(a)3.
(ge)Educator effectiveness evaluation system; fees. All moneys received from fees under s. 115.415
(2)to be used for the educator effectiveness evaluation system developed under s. 115.415
(2).
(gL)Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; leasing of space. All moneys received from leasing space at the facilities of the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under s. 115.52
(6)and at the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired under s. 115.525
(6)for the operation and maintenance of the center and program.
(gs)Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; services. All moneys received from services provided by the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under s. 115.52
(5)and by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired under s. 115.525
(5)for the operation and maintenance of the program and the center.
(gt)Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired; pupil transportation. The amounts in the schedule for the weekend transportation of pupils enrolled in the school operated by the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under s. 115.52 or the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired under s. 115.525 to and from their homes. All moneys received under s. 115.53
(6)shall be credited to this appropriation.
(he)Student information system; fees. All moneys received from fees charged as authorized under s. 115.383
(c)to be used for the student information system established under s. 115.383
(1).