Under current law, each school board must administer to all pupils enrolled in
the school district in the third grade, including pupils enrolled in charter schools
(other than independent charter schools) located in the school district, a
standardized reading test developed by DPI. The independent charter schools are
required to administer this test to their third grade pupils. Private schools
participating in the MPCP are not required to administer this test. This bill imposes
this requirement on these private schools.
This bill requires that DPI provide all of the examinations administered to
MPCP pupils, and score the examinations, free of charge. The bill also prohibits DPI
from disclosing the results of the examinations administered to MPCP pupils, except
that DPI must publish the aggregate results and must report each pupil's scores to
the pupil's parent or guardian.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB248, s. 1 1Section 1. 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB248,3,32 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. By August 1, 1998, each school board shall adopt pupil
3academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, and

1history. If the governor has issued The school board may adopt the pupil academic
2standards issued by the governor as an executive order under s. 14.23, the school
3board may adopt those standards
no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
AB248, s. 2 4Section 2. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB248,3,95 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the
6program under s. 119.23 shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics,
7science, reading and writing, geography, and history. The governing body of the
8private school may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as
9executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
AB248, s. 3 10Section 3. 118.30 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB248,3,2511 118.30 (1g) (b) Each school board operating high school grades and, each
12operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates high school grades, and
13the governing body of each private school participating in the program under s.
14119.23 that operates high school grades
shall adopt a high school graduation
15examination that is designed to measure whether pupils meet the pupil academic
16standards adopted by the school board or, operator of the charter school, or governing
17body of the private school
under par. (a). If the school board or, operator of the charter
18school, or governing body of the private school has adopted the pupil academic
19standards issued as executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998, the school
20board or, operator of the charter school , or governing body of the private school may
21adopt the high school graduation examination developed by the department under
22sub. (1) (b). If a school board or, operator of a charter school, or governing body of a
23private school
develops and adopts its own high school graduation examination, it
24shall notify the department annually by October 1 that it intends to administer the
25examination in the following school year.
AB248, s. 4
1Section 4. 118.30 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB248,4,102 118.30 (1g) (c) Each school board operating elementary grades and, each
3operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates elementary grades, and
4the governing body of each private school participating in the program under s.
5119.23 that operates elementary grades
may develop or adopt its own examination
6designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 4th grade
7and may develop or adopt its own examination designed to measure pupil attainment
8of knowledge and concepts in the 8th grade. If the school board or, operator of the
9charter school, or governing body of the private school develops or adopts an
10examination under this paragraph, it shall notify the department.
AB248, s. 5 11Section 5. 118.30 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB248,4,1312 118.30 (1s) Annually the governing body of each private school participating
13in the program under s. 119.23 shall do all of the following:
AB248,4,1614 (a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade examination
15adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils
16attending the 4th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB248,4,1917 2. Beginning on July 1, 2004, if the governing body of the private school has
18developed or adopted its own 4th grade examination, administer that examination
19to all pupils attending the 4th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB248,4,2220 (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade examination
21adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils
22attending the 8th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB248,4,2523 2. Beginning on July 1, 2004, if the governing body of the private school has
24developed or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that examination
25to all pupils attending the 8th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB248,5,2
1(b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils attending the 10th
2grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB248,5,93 (d) If the private school operates high school grades, beginning in the 2004-05
4school year administer the high school graduation examination adopted by the
5governing body of the private school under sub. (1g) (b) to all pupils attending the
611th and 12th grades at the private school under s. 119.23. The governing body of
7the private school shall administer the examination at least twice each school year
8and may administer the examination only to pupils attending the 11th and 12th
9grades.
AB248, s. 6 10Section 6. 118.30 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB248,5,1411 118.30 (2) (b) 1. If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under
12subch. V of ch. 115, the school board or, operator of the a charter school under s. 118.40
13(2r), or governing body of a private school participating in the program under s.
14119.23
shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
AB248, s. 7 15Section 7. 118.30 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB248,5,2216 118.30 (2) (b) 2. According to criteria established by the state superintendent
17by rule, the school board or, operator of the a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r), or
18governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23
may
19determine not to administer an examination under this section to a limited-English
20proficient pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined
21in his or her native language, or may modify the format and administration of an
22examination for such pupils.
AB248, s. 8 23Section 8. 118.30 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB248,6,3
1118.30 (2) (b) 5. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing
2body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall excuse the
3pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1s).
AB248, s. 9 4Section 9. 118.30 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB248,6,145 118.30 (6) A school board and, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
6(2r), and the governing body of a private school participating in the program under
7s. 119.23
is not required to administer the 4th and 8th grade examinations adopted
8or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) if the school board or, the
9operator of the charter school, or the governing body of the private school administers
10its own 4th and 8th grade examinations, the school board or , operator of the charter
11school, or governing body of the private school provides the state superintendent
12with statistical correlations of those examinations with the examinations adopted or
13approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1), and the federal department of
14education approves.
AB248, s. 10 15Section 10. 118.30 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB248,6,1716 118.30 (7) (a) The department shall provide the examinations administered
17under sub. (1s) and score the examinations free of charge.
AB248,6,1918 (b) The department may not disclose the results of the examinations
19administered under sub. (1s) except as follows:
AB248,6,2120 1. The department shall publish the aggregate results of all of the examinations
21provided to the department.
AB248,6,2322 2. The department shall report each pupil's scores to the pupil's parent or
23guardian.
AB248, s. 11 24Section 11. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB248,7,6
1118.33 (1) (f) 2m. By September 1, 2004, the governing body of each private
2school that operates high school grades and that is participating in the program
3under s. 119.23 shall develop a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school
4diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23. The criteria shall
5include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1s) (d),
6the pupil's academic performance, and the recommendations of teachers.
AB248, s. 12 7Section 12. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB248,7,158 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Beginning on September 1, 2005, neither a school board nor an
9operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may grant a high school diploma to
10any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the school board's or
11charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Beginning on September 1, 2005, the
12governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 may
13not grant a high school diploma to any pupil attending the private school under s.
14119.23 unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the governing body's
15policy under subd. 2m.
AB248, s. 13 16Section 13. 118.33 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB248,7,2517 118.33 (6) (c) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the
18program under s. 119.23 shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for
19promoting a pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 from the 4th
20grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall
21include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1s) (a) or
22(am), unless the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30
23(2) (b); the pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which
24shall be based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic
25criteria specified by the governing body of the private school.
AB248,8,6
12. Beginning on September 1, 2004, the governing body of a private school
2participating in the program under s. 119.23 may not promote a 4th grade pupil who
3is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 5th grade, and may not promote
4an 8th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 9th
5grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the governing
6body's policy under subd. 1.
AB248, s. 14 7Section 14. 119.23 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB248,8,108 119.23 (10) Each private school participating in the program under this section
9shall administer to the pupils attending the 3rd grade in the private school under this
10section a standardized reading test developed by the department.
AB248,8,1111 (End)
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