AB126-ASA1,6,84 118.40 (2m) (b) A school board may not enter into a contract under par. (a) that
5would result in the conversion of all of the public schools in the school district to
6charter schools unless the school board complies with sub. (2) (b) 2 if the school board
7provides alternative public school attendance arrangements for pupils who do not
8wish to attend or are not admitted to a charter school
.
AB126-ASA1,14 9Section 14. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA1,6,1210 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. b. The chancellor of the an institution within the University
11of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin System except for the chancellor of the
12University of Wisconsin Colleges
.
AB126-ASA1,15 13Section 15. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. bn. of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA1,6,1514 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. bn. The dean appointed under s. 36.09 (1) (e) of a college
15campus within the University of Wisconsin System.
AB126-ASA1,16 16Section 16. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is repealed.
AB126-ASA1,17 17Section 17. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. cm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA1,6,1918 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. cm. The board of control of a cooperative educational service
19agency.
AB126-ASA1,18 20Section 18. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA1,6,2121 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. d. The Milwaukee area A technical college district board.
AB126-ASA1,19 22Section 19. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA1,7,623 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. A charter shall include all of the provisions specified under
24sub. (1m) (b) 3. to 14. A contract shall include all of the provisions specified under
25sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment of the charter

1school on the liability of the contracting entity under this paragraph. The contract
2may include other provisions agreed to by the parties. The chancellor of the
3University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee or of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may
4not establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school under
5this paragraph without the approval of the board of regents of the University of
6Wisconsin System.
AB126-ASA1,20 7Section 20. 118.40 (2r) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB126-ASA1,21 8Section 21. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
920
, is renumbered 118.40 (2r) (bm) 1. and amended to read:
AB126-ASA1,7,1310 118.40 (2r) (bm) 1. The common council of the city of Milwaukee and the
11Milwaukee area technical college district board
may only establish or enter into a
12contract for the establishment of a charter school located only in the school district
13operating under ch. 119.
AB126-ASA1,7,18 142. The chancellor of an institution within the University of
15Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin System may only establish or enter into a contract
16for the establishment of a charter school located only in Milwaukee County the
17county in which the institution is located
or in an adjacent county. The chancellor
18of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside
AB126-ASA1,7,22 194. A technical college district board may only establish or enter into a contract
20for the establishment of a charter school located in a unified school district that is
21located in the county in which the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is situated
22technical college district or in an a county adjacent county to the district.
AB126-ASA1,22 23Section 22. 118.40 (2r) (bm) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA1,8,224 118.40 (2r) (bm) 3. The dean of a college campus within the University of
25Wisconsin System may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment

1of a charter school that is located in the county in which the college campus is located
2or in an adjacent county.
AB126-ASA1,23 3Section 23. 118.40 (2r) (bm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA1,8,64 118.40 (2r) (bm) 5. The board of control of a cooperative educational service
5agency may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter
6school that is located within the boundaries of the agency.
AB126-ASA1,24 7Section 24. 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB126-ASA1,25 8Section 25. 118.40 (2r) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB126-ASA1,26 9Section 26. 118.40 (2r) (c) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act
1020
, is renumbered 118.40 (2r) (c) and amended to read:
AB126-ASA1,8,1311 118.40 (2r) (c) A pupil who resides in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent
12county
may attend any charter school established under this subsection in
13Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county
.
AB126-ASA1,27 14Section 27. 118.40 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB126-ASA1,28 15Section 28. 118.40 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA1,8,2316 118.40 (3) (f) 1. In this paragraph, a person has a proven track record of success
17if, during the 2 immediately preceding school years, a person operated a charter
18school in which the percentage of pupils attending the charter school who received
19a score of advanced or proficient on the state assessments for math and reading
20under ss. 118.30 and 121.02 (1) (r) in all tested grades is at least 10 percentage points
21greater than the percentage of pupils attending public schools in the school district
22where the charter school is located who received the same scores on the same
23assessments in the same grades.
AB126-ASA1,9,424 2. Subject to subd. 4., a school board or entity under sub. (2r) (b) that has
25contracted with a person to operate a charter school shall, upon receiving a letter of

1intent under subd. 3. from the person, amend the existing contract or enter into a new
2contract with the person to authorize the person to operate one or more additional
3charter schools if the person has a proven track record of success operating a charter
4school under a contract with the school board or entity.
AB126-ASA1,9,75 3. To operate an additional charter school under subd. 2., a person must submit
6to a school board or entity under sub. (2r) (b) a letter of intent that includes all of the
7following:
AB126-ASA1,9,88 a. The date on which instruction will begin at each additional charter school.
AB126-ASA1,9,99 b. The general location of each additional charter school.
AB126-ASA1,9,1210 c. A description of any potential facility that may be used by each additional
11charter school, including the approximate number of pupils that each facility may
12safely accommodate.
AB126-ASA1,9,1313 d. Evidence demonstrating that the person has a proven track record of success.
AB126-ASA1,9,1614 4. A school board or entity under sub. (2r) (b) shall to authorize a person to
15operate no more than 2 additional charter schools per school year under this
16paragraph, unless the parties agree to more than 2.
AB126-ASA1,9,2017 5. An additional charter school authorized under this paragraph is not a
18satellite or subsidiary campus of the charter school for which the operator
19demonstrated a proven track record of success under subd. 2. and is considered an
20individual school for funding purposes.
AB126-ASA1,29 21Section 29. 118.40 (7) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA1,9,2522 118.40 (7) (am) 2. A charter school established under sub. (2r) or a private
23school located in the school district operating under ch. 119 that is converted to a
24charter school is not an instrumentality of any school district and no school board
25may employ any personnel for the charter school. If the chancellor of the an

1institution or the dean of a college campus within the
University of
2Wisconsin-Parkside Wisconsin System contracts for the establishment of a charter
3school under sub. (2r), the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System
4may employ instructional staff for the charter school. If a technical college district
5board contracts for the establishment of a charter school under sub. (2r), the
6technical college district board may employ instructional staff for the charter school.
7If the board of control of a cooperative educational service agency contracts for the
8establishment of a charter school under sub. (2r), the board of control may employ
9instructional staff for the charter school.
AB126-ASA1,30 10Section 30. 230.08 (2) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA1,10,1311 230.08 (2) (dm) Instructional staff employed by the board of regents of the
12University of Wisconsin System who provide services for a charter school established
13by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2011 stats.
AB126-ASA1,31 14Section 31. 230.35 (1s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA1,10,2015 230.35 (1s) Annual leave of absence with pay for instructional staff employed
16by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System who provide services
17for a charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2011 stats.,
18shall be determined by the governing board of the charter school established by
19contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2011 stats., as approved by the chancellor of the
20University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
AB126-ASA1,32 21Section 32. Initial applicability.
AB126-ASA1,10,2422 (1) Charter schools contracts. The creation of section 118.40 (3) (f) of the
23statutes first applies to a contract for the establishment of a charter school that is
24entered into, modified, or renewed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB126-ASA1,33
1Section 33. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
2except as follows:
AB126-ASA1,11,43 (1) The repeal and recreation of sections 20.923 (6) (m) and 111.815 (1) of the
4statutes takes effect on July 1, 2015.
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