2015 Wisconsin Act 55

55,3237 Section 3237. 116.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

116.07 (4) No such plan is valid if it permits any territory of this state to be outside an agency area, unless the territory is part of a school district that has withdrawn from an agency under s. 116.065.

55,3238 Section 3238. 116.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

116.08 (title) State Loans and local aid.

55,3239 Section 3239. 116.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

116.08 (1) An amount not to exceed $25,000 annually shall be paid to each agency for the maintenance and operation of the office of the board of control and agency administrator and to match any federal funds received by the agency for vocational education administration. No state aid may be paid unless the agency submits by August 1 an annual report which includes a detailed certified statement of its expenses for the prior year to the state superintendent, and such statement reveals that the state aid was expended as provided by this section. In no case may the state aid exceed the actual expenditures for the prior year as certified in such statement.

55,3240 Section 3240. 116.08 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 116.065 (4) and amended to read:

116.065 (4) The school board of a school district that has withdrawn from cooperative educational service an agency no. 1 under s. 116.065 under this section and is not in any other agency may contract with the department for other programs and services the school district would be receiving if it were in an agency.

55,3242 Section 3242. 116.08 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

55,3243 Section 3243. 117.05 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

117.05 (5) (a) Territory in district. All territory within this state shall be included in a school district operating elementary school grades and a school district operating high school grades or in a school district operating both elementary and high school grades, except for territory located in a school district that is not operating certain grades as a result of entering into a whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50. No territory may be detached from a school district unless by the same order it is attached to another school district or included in a new school district created by the order. No territory may be detached from a school district that operates high school grades unless by the same order it is attached to or included in another school district that operates high school grades.

55,3244 Section 3244. 117.30 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

117.30 (1) (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c) to (d), if a school district for 2 or more successive years has failed to operate sufficient classes at each grade level to provide all pupils who reside in the school district an opportunity to attend class at the appropriate grade level, the board shall attach the territory of the school district to one or more school districts that do so. Within 60 days of the date on which a school district becomes subject to this section, the state superintendent shall so notify the school district clerk and the clerk of each municipality in which part of the school district lies. Prior to August 30 of the year in which the school district becomes subject to this section, the board shall issue an order of school district reorganization attaching the school district to one or more operating school districts. Orders issued under this section take effect upon being filed as provided in s. 117.17 (2). The school board of each district to which any territory is attached under this section shall levy and collect a special tax against the property in the territory so attached for such amount as is payable for tuition and transportation, at the time of the attachment, by the school district in which the attached territory was located prior thereto, in the proportion that the equalized valuation of the attached territory bears to the total equalized valuation of the school district in which such territory was located prior to such attachment.

55,3245 Section 3245. 117.30 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

117.30 (1) (d) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the school district fails to operate one or more grades but provides for their operation by another school district pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50.

55,3245c Section 3245c. 118.016 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.016 (1) (a) and amended to read:

118.016 (1) (a) In the 2013-14 school year, each school board and the governing body of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) shall, using the appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals selected by the department, annually assess each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten to first grade in the school district or in the charter school for reading readiness. Beginning in In the 2014–15 and 2015-16 school year years, each school board and the governing body operator of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall, using the appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals selected by the department, annually assess each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten to second 2nd grade in the school district or in the charter school for reading readiness. The department shall ensure that the assessment evaluates whether a pupil possesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge.

55,3245g Section 3245g. 118.016 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

118.016 (1) (b) Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, each school board and the operator of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall, using the appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals selected by the school board or operator, annually assess each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten to 2nd grade in the school district or in the charter school for reading readiness. The school board or operator shall ensure that the assessment evaluates whether a pupil possesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge. A school board or operator may administer computer adaptive assessments.

55,3245h Section 3245h. 118.016 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

118.016 (1) (c) The department shall pay to the school board or operator, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (f), the per pupil cost of the selected assessment. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (f) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this paragraph, the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards and operators of charter schools entitled to the aid.

55,3245j Section 3245j. 118.016 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.016 (1g) If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under subch. V of ch. 115, the school board or operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).

55,3245k Section 3245k. 118.016 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.016 (1r) The school board or governing body operator of the charter school shall report the results of a pupil's assessment under sub. (1) to the pupil's parent or guardian.

55,3245L Section 3245L. 118.016 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.016 (2) The school board of the school district or governing body operator of the charter school in which the pupil is enrolled shall provide a pupil whose assessment under sub. (1) indicates that he or she is at risk of reading difficulty with interventions or remedial reading services, as described under s. 121.02 (1) (c).

55,3245m Section 3245m. 118.035 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.035 (1) In this section, "school" means a public school and includes a charter school other than a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

55,3245p Section 3245p. 118.076 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.076 (2) (intro.) Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, each school board operating high school grades, the operator of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operates high school grades, and the governing body of each private school that operates high school grades shall do all of the following:

55,3245s Section 3245s. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.125 (4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district and, a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or in the program under s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 shall transfer to another school, including a private or tribal school, or school district all pupil records relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school district or private school has received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends to enroll in the other school or school district or written notice from the other school or school district that the pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this subsection, "school" and "school district" include any juvenile correctional facility, secured residential care center for children and youth, adult correctional institution, mental health institute, or center for the developmentally disabled that provides an educational program for its residents instead of or in addition to that which is provided by public, private, and tribal schools.

55,3245t Section 3245t. 118.133 of the statutes is created to read:

118.133 Participation in interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities. (1) Interscholastic athletics. (a) A school board shall permit a pupil who resides in the school district and is enrolled in a home-based private educational program to participate in interscholastic athletics in the school district on the same basis and to the same extent that it permits pupils enrolled in the school district to participate.

(b) Upon request, the home-based educational program in which the pupil is enrolled shall provide the school board with a written statement that the pupil meets the school board's requirements for participation in interscholastic athletics based on age and academic and disciplinary records. No person may provide a false statement under this paragraph. The school board may not question the accuracy or validity of the statement or request additional information.

(c) A school district may not be a member of an athletic association unless the association requires member school districts to comply with par. (a).

(2) Extracurricular activities. A school board shall permit a pupil who resides in the school district and is enrolled in a home-based private educational program to participate in extracurricular activities in the school district on the same basis and to the same extent that it permits pupils enrolled in the school district to participate.

(3) Participation fees. A school board may charge a pupil who participates in interscholastic athletics or extracurricular activities as permitted under this section participation fees, including fees for uniforms, equipment, and musical instruments, on the same basis and to the same extent that it charges these fees to a pupil who is enrolled in the school district.

55,3246 Section 3246. 118.134 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.134 (3m) A pupil attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50 or 118.51 may not file a complaint under sub. (1) in which the pupil objects to the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name by the school board of the nonresident school district.

55,3247 Section 3247. 118.153 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

118.153 (1) (a) 5. Eighth grade pupils whose score in each subject area on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (am) 1. or 118.301 (3) was below the basic level, 8th grade pupils who failed the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (am) 2. or 118.301 (3), and 8th grade pupils who failed to be promoted to the 9th grade.

55,3247e Section 3247e. 118.19 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the applicant possesses a bachelor's degree including such professional training as the department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17) (a) and, 118.191, 118.192, 118.193, and 118.194. Notwithstanding s. 36.11 (16), no teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in the program is required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school. No license to teach in any public school may be granted to an applicant who completed a professional training program outside this state unless the applicant completed student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as determined by the state superintendent. The state superintendent may grant exceptions to the student teaching requirements under this paragraph when the midyear calendars of the institution offering the teacher preparatory program and the cooperating school differ from each other and would prevent students from attending classes at the institution in accordance with the institution's calendar. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. If for the purpose of granting a license to teach or for approving a teacher preparatory program the state superintendent requires that an institution of higher education be accredited, the state superintendent shall accept accreditation by a regional or national institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of education or by a programmatic accrediting organization.

55,3247g Section 3247g. 118.19 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 118.19 (7) (a).

55,3247gb Section 3247gb. 118.19 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

118.19 (7) (b) The state superintendent may issue a permit to teach industrial arts subjects if the applicant is certified by the technical college system board to teach an industrial arts or similar subject.

55,3247h Section 3247h. 118.19 (17) of the statutes is created to read:

118.19 (17) If the department requires an individual to earn credits from an institution of higher education to renew his or her license to teach, the department shall accept credits earned at any institution of higher education, as defined in 20 USC 1001 (a) and (b).

55,3247p Section 3247p. 118.191 of the statutes is created to read:

118.191 Experience-based licensure for technical education. (1) In this section, "technical education subject" includes technology education, and any technology related occupation.

(2) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject to an individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points on the point system under sub. (5), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district in which the individual will teach.

(3) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is valid for 3 years.

(4) Upon expiration of an initial teaching license issued under sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a professional teaching license to teach the technical education subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the individual agreed to under sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school district that established the curriculum.

(5) (a) The department shall use the following point system to evaluate an applicant for an initial teaching license under sub. (2):

1. The following for experience in a technical field:

a. For a bachelor's degree in any science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field and any teaching license or permit, 100 points.

b. For a bachelor's degree in any science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field, 75 points.

c. For a bachelor's degree in a field other than those described in subd. 1. a. or 2. a., 65 points.

d. For industry certification, 90 points.

e. For industry experience in a trade or technical field, 5 points per 40 hours worked up to a maximum of 90 points.

f. For an internship in a trade or technical field, 25 points.

g. For being mentored in a trade or technical skill by a colleague or a Wisconsin Technology Education Association approved mentor, 25 points.

h. For an apprenticeship in a trade or technical field, 5 points per 40 hours worked up to a maximum of 90 points.

2. The following for pedagogical experience:

a. For a bachelor's degree in technical or technology education, 100 points.

b. For a bachelor's degree in a field other than those described in subd. 1. a. or 2. a. and any teaching license or permit, 75 points.

c. For credit earned at an accredited institution of higher education or technical college, 3 points per credit up to a maximum of 75 points for technical or technology education courses and science, technology, engineering, or mathematics courses and 3 points per credit up to a maximum of 75 points for education and pedagogical courses.

d. For completing at least 100 hours of training in pedagogy, 5 points per 50 hours up to a maximum of 75 points.

(b) The department shall verify the information in par. (a) using only the following:

1. For par. (a) 1. a. to c. and 2. a. to c., the applicant's transcript for the applicable degree or credits.

2. For par. (a) 1. d., the applicant's industry certificate.

3. For par. (a) 1. e. to h., the signature of a supervisor, employer, or other reliable observer.

4. For par. (a) 2. d., verification by a course instructor, a transcript, or a certificate.

5. If the applicant is unable to provide the verification required under subds. 1. to 4., any other proof of the applicant's experience approved by the department.

(6) The department shall approve or deny an application for a license under sub. (2) no later than 45 business days after receipt of the application. If the department denies the application, it shall provide, in writing, the reason for the denial. If the department does not act within 45 business days of receiving an application for a license under sub. (2), the application shall be considered approved and the applicant considered a licensed teacher until the department approves or denies the application.

(7) Nothing in this section prohibits the department from granting a teaching license to teach a technical education subject under s. 118.19.

55,3247r Section 3247r. 118.193 of the statutes is created to read:

118.193 Licenses based on reciprocity. (1) In this section, an "administrator license" means a license in a school administrator category under s. PI 34.32, Wis. Adm. Code.

(2) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (4m), (6) to (9), and (12) to (14), the department shall grant an initial license to teach to an individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10) and who satisfies all of the following:

(a) The individual holds a license to teach granted by the proper authority of another state and is in good standing with the proper authority of that state.

(b) The individual taught for at least one year under the license granted by another state.

(c) The individual has received an offer of employment to teach in a school located in this state.

(3) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (9) and (11), the department shall grant an initial administrator license to an individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10) and who satisfies all of the following:

(a) The individual holds a license granted by the proper authority of another state that is equivalent to an administrator license and the individual is in good standing with the proper authority of that state.

(b) The individual worked as an administrator under the license granted by another state for at least one year.

(c) The individual has received an offer of employment to be an administrator for a school or school district located in this state.

(4) (a) An application for a license under sub. (2) or (3) shall be made jointly by the applicant and the school or school board that made the offer of employment required for the license.