SB21-SSA1,971,1615 1. In the 2013-14 school year, the school district's revenue authority per pupil
16under subch. VII of ch. 121 was below the statewide average.
SB21-SSA1,971,1817 2. In the 2013-14 school year, the school district's membership, as defined in
18s. 121.004 (5), was less than 2,000 pupils.
SB21-SSA1,971,2019 3. The school district qualified for aid under this section in the 2013-14 school
20year.
SB21-SSA1,971,2421 4. In the 2013-14 school year, the school district experienced a natural disaster,
22including a fire, that caused the school district's total costs to increase such that the
23school district's expenditures for special education constituted less than 16 percent
24of the school district's total expenditures in that school year.
SB21-SSA1,3229p 25Section 3229p. 115.884 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,972,6
1115.884 Special education transition grants. (1) In the 2016-17 school
2year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bf), the department shall award an
3incentive grant in the amount of $1,000 per individual to a school district, or to an
4operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), that applies for a grant
5under this section and that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that
6the individual satisfies all of the following criteria:
SB21-SSA1,972,97 (a) The individual was enrolled in a school in the school district or in the charter
8school in the 2014-15 or 2015-16 school year and, at the time of his or her enrollment,
9an individualized education program was in effect for the individual.
SB21-SSA1,972,1210 (b) At the time the school district or the operator of the charter school applies
11to receive an incentive grant under this section, one of the following criteria applies
12to the individual described in par. (a):
SB21-SSA1,972,1613 1. The individual had enrolled in a higher education program within one year
14of leaving high school. In this subdivision, "higher education program" means a
154-year program at a college or university, a 2-year program at a college or
16community college, or a 2-year program at a technical college.
SB21-SSA1,972,2217 2. The individual had enrolled in other postsecondary education or training
18within one year of leaving high school. In this subdivision, "other postsecondary
19education or training" includes a high school completion or equivalency program, a
20vocational school, an apprenticeship or short-term training program, an on-the-job
21training program, an adult education program, and a program, other than a 2-year
22program, at a vocational or technical school.
SB21-SSA1,973,223 3. The individual had been, or remains, competitively employed within one
24year of leaving high school. In this subdivision, "competitively employed" means 90

1days or more of cumulative or consecutive work paying minimum wage or greater for
2an average of at least 20 hours per week in a setting with others who are not disabled.
SB21-SSA1,973,7 3(2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bf) in the 2016-17 school year is
4insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (1), the department shall prorate the
5amount of its payments among school districts and operators of charter schools
6established under s. 118.40 (2r) that are eligible for an incentive grant under this
7section.
SB21-SSA1,3229q 8Section 3229q. 115.997 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,973,109 115.997 (2) (h) "Local education agency" means a school district or the operator
10of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
SB21-SSA1,3229r 11Section 3229r. Subchapter IX of chapter 115 [precedes 115.999] of the statutes
12is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,973,1313 CHAPTER 115
SB21-SSA1,973,1414 subchapter ix
SB21-SSA1,973,1615 opportunity schools and
16 partnership program
SB21-SSA1,3229s 17Section 3229s. 115.999 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,973,19 18115.999 Opportunity schools and partnership program. (1) Definitions.
19 In this subchapter:
SB21-SSA1,973,2120 (a) "Commissioner" means the individual in charge of the opportunity schools
21and partnership program under this subchapter.
SB21-SSA1,973,2322 (b) "County executive" means the chief elected official of the county within
23which all or the majority of the territory of an eligible school district lies.
SB21-SSA1,974,3
1(c) "Eligible school" means a public school in an eligible school district identified
2on the annual report submitted by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (10m)
3(b).
SB21-SSA1,974,54 (d) "Eligible school district" means a school district that satisfies all of the
5following:
SB21-SSA1,974,86 1. The school district was assigned to the lowest performance category on the
7accountability reports published for the district under s. 115.385 (1) in the 2 most
8recent school years.
SB21-SSA1,974,109 2. The membership of the school district is greater than 15,000. In this
10subdivision, "membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
SB21-SSA1,974,1211 3. The school district received intradistrict transfer aid under s. 121.85 (6) (a)
12in the 2 school years described under subd. 1.
SB21-SSA1,974,1413 (e) "Mayor" means the mayor of the city within which all or the majority of the
14territory of an eligible school district lies.
SB21-SSA1,974,19 15(2) General provisions; commissioner; opportunity schools and partnership
16program.
(a) Within 120 days after receiving notice under s. 115.28 (10o) (b), the
17governor, the mayor, and the county executive shall compile a list of candidates for
18commissioner. The county executive shall select a commissioner using the procedure
19under s. 119.9001 (2) (a).
SB21-SSA1,974,2320 (b) The opportunity schools and partnership program in any eligible school
21district comprises individual eligible schools transferred by the commissioner of that
22opportunity schools and partnership program in the manner provided under s.
23119.9002 (2).
SB21-SSA1,975,4 24(3) Commissioner; powers and duties. Upon selection by the county executive
25under sub. (2), the commissioner shall establish an opportunity schools and

1partnership program that is substantially similar to the opportunity schools and
2partnership program established under subch. II of ch. 119. The commissioner shall
3have all of the powers and duties granted to the commissioner of the opportunity
4schools and partnership program under subch. II of ch. 119.
SB21-SSA1,975,12 5(4) Payments on behalf of pupils attending schools transferred to the
6opportunity schools and partnership program; state aid adjustments.
The state
7superintendent shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fs), make payments
8on behalf of pupils attending schools transferred to an opportunity schools and
9partnership program under this subchapter in the same manner as payments are
10made under s. 119.9005 (1) to (3), and shall make adjustments to the amount of state
11aid received by the eligible school district in the manner provided in s. 119.9005 (4)
12and (5).
SB21-SSA1,3230 13Section 3230. 116.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,975,23 14116.01 Purpose. The organization of school districts in Wisconsin is such that
15the legislature recognizes the need for benefit of a service unit between the school
16district and the state superintendent. The cooperative educational service agencies
17are designed to serve educational needs in all areas of Wisconsin by serving as a link
18both between school districts and between school districts and the state. Cooperative
19educational service agencies may provide leadership, coordination, and education
20services to school districts, University of Wisconsin System institutions, and
21technical colleges. Cooperative educational service agencies may facilitate
22communication and cooperation among all public, private, and tribal schools, and all
23public and private agencies and organizations, that provide services to pupils.
SB21-SSA1,3231 24Section 3231. 116.03 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,3233 25Section 3233. 116.03 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,976,5
1116.03 (11) Establish the salaries of the agency administrator and other
2professional and nonprofessional employees. State reimbursement for the cost of the
3salary of the agency administrator shall be equal to the actual salary paid or the
4maximum of the salary range for public instruction supervisors under the state
5superintendent, whichever is less.
SB21-SSA1,3234 6Section 3234. 116.065 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,976,117 116.065 (1) The school board of a school district in cooperative educational
8service agency no. 1, as designated on April 1, 1985,
may adopt a resolution to
9withdraw from the an agency. The school board shall immediately notify the board
10of control and the state superintendent of its intention that the school board has
11adopted a resolution under this subsection
.
SB21-SSA1,3235 12Section 3235. 116.065 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,976,1613 116.065 (2) A resolution adopted under sub. (1) or (3) prior to January 15 in any
14school year shall be effective the next succeeding July 1. A resolution adopted under
15sub. (1) or (3) on or after January 15 in any school year shall be effective on the 2nd
16succeeding July 1.
SB21-SSA1,3236 17Section 3236. 116.065 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,976,2118 116.065 (3) A school district that has withdrawn from the an agency described
19under sub. (1) may rejoin the agency. The procedures under subs. (1) and (2) apply
20to readmissions
by adopting a resolution and immediately notifying the board of
21control and state superintendent of the resolution to rejoin.
SB21-SSA1,3236m 22Section 3236m. 116.065 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,976,2523 116.065 (5) The board of control of an agency may not assess any cost against
24a school district that withdraws from the agency under this section for expenses the
25board incurs while the school district is not in the agency.
SB21-SSA1,3237
1Section 3237. 116.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,977,42 116.07 (4) No such plan is valid if it permits any territory of this state to be
3outside an agency area, unless the territory is part of a school district that has
4withdrawn from an agency under s. 116.065
.
SB21-SSA1,3238 5Section 3238. 116.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,977,6 6116.08 (title) State Loans and local aid.
SB21-SSA1,3239 7Section 3239. 116.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,977,168 116.08 (1) An amount not to exceed $25,000 annually shall be paid to each
9agency for the maintenance and operation of the office of the board of control and
10agency administrator and
to match any federal funds received by the agency for
11vocational education administration. No state aid may be paid unless the agency
12submits by August 1 an annual report which includes a detailed certified statement
13of its expenses for the prior year to the state superintendent, and such statement
14reveals that the state aid was expended as provided by this section. In no case may
15the state aid exceed the actual expenditures for the prior year as certified in such
16statement.
SB21-SSA1,3240 17Section 3240. 116.08 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 116.065 (4) and
18amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,977,2219 116.065 (4) The school board of a school district that has withdrawn from
20cooperative educational service an agency no. 1 under s. 116.065 under this section
21and is not in any other agency may contract with the department for other programs
22and services the school district would be receiving if it were in an agency.
SB21-SSA1,3242 23Section 3242. 116.08 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,3243 24Section 3243. 117.05 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,978,10
1117.05 (5) (a) Territory in district. All territory within this state shall be
2included in a school district operating elementary school grades and a school district
3operating high school grades or in a school district operating both elementary and
4high school grades, except for territory located in a school district that is not
5operating certain grades as a result of entering into a whole grade sharing agreement
6under s. 118.50
. No territory may be detached from a school district unless by the
7same order it is attached to another school district or included in a new school district
8created by the order. No territory may be detached from a school district that
9operates high school grades unless by the same order it is attached to or included in
10another school district that operates high school grades.
SB21-SSA1,3244 11Section 3244. 117.30 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,979,412 117.30 (1) (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c) to (d), if a school district
13for 2 or more successive years has failed to operate sufficient classes at each grade
14level to provide all pupils who reside in the school district an opportunity to attend
15class at the appropriate grade level, the board shall attach the territory of the school
16district to one or more school districts that do so. Within 60 days of the date on which
17a school district becomes subject to this section, the state superintendent shall so
18notify the school district clerk and the clerk of each municipality in which part of the
19school district lies. Prior to August 30 of the year in which the school district becomes
20subject to this section, the board shall issue an order of school district reorganization
21attaching the school district to one or more operating school districts. Orders issued
22under this section take effect upon being filed as provided in s. 117.17 (2). The school
23board of each district to which any territory is attached under this section shall levy
24and collect a special tax against the property in the territory so attached for such
25amount as is payable for tuition and transportation, at the time of the attachment,

1by the school district in which the attached territory was located prior thereto, in the
2proportion that the equalized valuation of the attached territory bears to the total
3equalized valuation of the school district in which such territory was located prior
4to such attachment.
SB21-SSA1,3245 5Section 3245. 117.30 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,979,86 117.30 (1) (d) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the school district fails to operate
7one or more grades but provides for their operation by another school district
8pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50.
SB21-SSA1,3245c 9Section 3245c. 118.016 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.016 (1) (a) and
10amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,979,2211 118.016 (1) (a) In the 2013-14 school year, each school board and the governing
12body of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) shall, using the
13appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals selected by the
14department, annually assess each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten to first
15grade in the school district or in the charter school for reading readiness. Beginning
16in
In the 2014–15 and 2015-16 school year years, each school board and the
17governing body operator of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
18shall, using the appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals
19selected by the department, annually assess each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old
20kindergarten to second 2nd grade in the school district or in the charter school for
21reading readiness. The department shall ensure that the assessment evaluates
22whether a pupil possesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge.
SB21-SSA1,3245g 23Section 3245g. 118.016 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,980,624 118.016 (1) (b) Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, each school board and the
25operator of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall, using

1the appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals selected by
2the school board or operator, annually assess each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old
3kindergarten to 2nd grade in the school district or in the charter school for reading
4readiness. The school board or operator shall ensure that the assessment evaluates
5whether a pupil possesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge. A
6school board or operator may administer computer adaptive assessments.
SB21-SSA1,3245h 7Section 3245h. 118.016 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,980,138 118.016 (1) (c) The department shall pay to the school board or operator, from
9the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (f), the per pupil cost of the selected assessment.
10If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (f) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the
11full amount of aid under this paragraph, the state superintendent shall prorate state
12aid payments among the school boards and operators of charter schools entitled to
13the aid.
SB21-SSA1,3245j 14Section 3245j. 118.016 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,980,1715 118.016 (1g) If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under subch.
16V of ch. 115, the school board or operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
17or (2x) shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
SB21-SSA1,3245k 18Section 3245k. 118.016 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,980,2119 118.016 (1r) The school board or governing body operator of the charter school
20shall report the results of a pupil's assessment under sub. (1) to the pupil's parent
21or guardian.
SB21-SSA1,3245L 22Section 3245L. 118.016 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,981,223 118.016 (2) The school board of the school district or governing body operator
24of the charter school in which the pupil is enrolled shall provide a pupil whose

1assessment under sub. (1) indicates that he or she is at risk of reading difficulty with
2interventions or remedial reading services, as described under s. 121.02 (1) (c).
SB21-SSA1,3245m 3Section 3245m. 118.035 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,981,54 118.035 (1) In this section, "school" means a public school and includes a
5charter school other than a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
SB21-SSA1,3245p 6Section 3245p. 118.076 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,981,107 118.076 (2) (intro.) Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, each school board
8operating high school grades, the operator of each charter school established under
9s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operates high school grades, and the governing body of each
10private school that operates high school grades shall do all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,3245s 11Section 3245s. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,982,512 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district and,
13a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or in the program under
14s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3),
15119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general
16management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership
17program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall transfer
18to another school, including a private or tribal school, or school district all pupil
19records relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school district or private school
20has received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her parent
21or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends to enroll in the other school
22or school district or written notice from the other school or school district that the
23pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil has been placed in a juvenile
24correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center
25for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this subsection, " school" and

1"school district" include any juvenile correctional facility, secured residential care
2center for children and youth, adult correctional institution, mental health institute,
3or center for the developmentally disabled that provides an educational program for
4its residents instead of or in addition to that which is provided by public, private, and
5tribal schools.
SB21-SSA1,3245t 6Section 3245t. 118.133 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,982,12 7118.133 Participation in interscholastic athletics and extracurricular
8activities.
(1) Interscholastic athletics. (a) A school board shall permit a pupil
9who resides in the school district and is enrolled in a home-based private educational
10program to participate in interscholastic athletics in the school district on the same
11basis and to the same extent that it permits pupils enrolled in the school district to
12participate.
SB21-SSA1,982,1813 (b) Upon request, the home-based educational program in which the pupil is
14enrolled shall provide the school board with a written statement that the pupil meets
15the school board's requirements for participation in interscholastic athletics based
16on age and academic and disciplinary records. No person may provide a false
17statement under this paragraph. The school board may not question the accuracy
18or validity of the statement or request additional information.
SB21-SSA1,982,2019 (c) A school district may not be a member of an athletic association unless the
20association requires member school districts to comply with par. (a).
SB21-SSA1,982,25 21(2) Extracurricular activities. A school board shall permit a pupil who
22resides in the school district and is enrolled in a home-based private educational
23program to participate in extracurricular activities in the school district on the same
24basis and to the same extent that it permits pupils enrolled in the school district to
25participate.
SB21-SSA1,983,5
1(3) Participation fees. A school board may charge a pupil who participates in
2interscholastic athletics or extracurricular activities as permitted under this section
3participation fees, including fees for uniforms, equipment, and musical instruments,
4on the same basis and to the same extent that it charges these fees to a pupil who is
5enrolled in the school district.
SB21-SSA1,3246 6Section 3246. 118.134 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,983,107 118.134 (3m) A pupil attending a public school in a nonresident school district
8under s. 118.50 or 118.51 may not file a complaint under sub. (1) in which the pupil
9objects to the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name by the school
10board of the nonresident school district.
SB21-SSA1,3247 11Section 3247. 118.153 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,983,1612 118.153 (1) (a) 5. Eighth grade pupils whose score in each subject area on the
13examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (am) 1. or 118.301 (3) was below the
14basic level, 8th grade pupils who failed the examination administered under s.
15118.30 (1m) (am) 2. or 118.301 (3), and 8th grade pupils who failed to be promoted
16to the 9th grade.
SB21-SSA1,3247e 17Section 3247e. 118.19 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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