AB126-ASA2,19 15Section 19. 118.40 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,9,1716 118.40 (2) (title) Public Charter school; public hearing; and granting of
17petition.
AB126-ASA2,20 18Section 20. 118.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,9,2419 118.40 (2) (a) Within 30 days after receiving a petition under sub. (1m) the
20school board shall hold a public hearing on the petition. At the hearing, the school
21board shall consider the level of employee and parental support for the establishment
22of the charter school described in the petition and the fiscal impact of the
23establishment of the charter school on the school district
. After the hearing, the
24school board may grant the petition.
AB126-ASA2,21
1Section 21. 118.40 (2) (b) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated,
2renumbered 118.40 (2) (b) and amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,10,73 118.40 (2) (b) A school board may grant a petition that would result in the
4conversion of all of the public schools in the school district to charter schools if all of
5the following apply: 2. The
the school board provides alternative public school
6attendance arrangements for pupils who do not wish to attend or are not admitted
7to a charter school.
AB126-ASA2,22 8Section 22. 118.40 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB126-ASA2,23 9Section 23. 118.40 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,10,1010 118.40 (2m) (title) School Charter schools; school board initiative.
AB126-ASA2,24 11Section 24. 118.40 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,10,1512 118.40 (2m) (a) A school board may on its own initiative contract with a person
13to operate a school as a charter school. The contract shall include all of the provisions
14specified under sub. (1m) (b), the name of the person who will employ the personnel
15of the charter school,
and may include other provisions agreed to by the parties.
AB126-ASA2,25 16Section 25. 118.40 (2m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,10,2317 118.40 (2m) (am) At least 30 days before entering in a contract under this
18subsection that would convert a private school to a charter school or that would to
19establish a charter school that is not an instrumentality of the school district, the
20school board shall hold a public hearing on the contract. At the hearing, the school
21board shall consider the level of employee and parental support for the establishment
22of the charter school and the fiscal impact of the establishment of the charter school
23on the school district
.
AB126-ASA2,26 24Section 26. 118.40 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,11,5
1118.40 (2m) (b) A school board may not enter into a contract under par. (a) that
2would result in the conversion of all of the public schools in the school district to
3charter schools unless the school board complies with sub. (2) (b) 2. if the school board
4provides alternative public school attendance arrangements for pupils who do not
5wish to attend or are not admitted to a charter school.
AB126-ASA2,27 6Section 27. 118.40 (2r) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,11,77 118.40 (2r) (title) Other Charter schools; other initiatives.
AB126-ASA2,28 8Section 28. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,11,129 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) All Any of the following entities may establish by
10charter and operate a charter school or, on behalf of their respective entities, may
11initiate a
contract with an individual or group a person to operate a school as a
12charter school:
AB126-ASA2,29 13Section 29. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,11,1614 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. b. The chancellor of the an institution within the University
15of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin System except for the chancellor of the
16University of Wisconsin Colleges
.
AB126-ASA2,30 17Section 30. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. bn. of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA2,11,1918 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. bn. The dean appointed under s. 36.09 (1) (e) of a college
19campus within the University of Wisconsin System.
AB126-ASA2,31 20Section 31. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is repealed.
AB126-ASA2,32 21Section 32. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. cm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA2,11,2322 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. cm. The board of control of a cooperative educational service
23agency.
AB126-ASA2,33 24Section 33. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,11,2525 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. d. The Milwaukee area A technical college district board.
AB126-ASA2,34
1Section 34. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,12,102 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. A charter shall include all of the provisions specified under
3sub. (1m) (b) 3. to 14.
A contract shall include all of the provisions specified under
4sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment of the charter
5school on the liability of the contracting entity under this paragraph. The contract
6may include other provisions agreed to by the parties. The chancellor of the
7University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee or of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may
8not establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school under
9this paragraph without the approval of the board of regents of the University of
10Wisconsin System.
AB126-ASA2,35 11Section 35. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,12,1312 118.40 (2r) (b) 2m. a. A charter or contract may include grounds for expelling
13a pupil from the charter school.
AB126-ASA2,12,1614 b. If the charter or contract includes grounds for expelling a pupil from the
15charter school as permitted under subd. 2m. a., the charter or contract shall include
16the procedures to be followed by the charter school prior to expelling a pupil.
AB126-ASA2,36 17Section 36. 118.40 (2r) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB126-ASA2,37 18Section 37. 118.40 (2r) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,12,2019 118.40 (2r) (b) 4. No chartering or contracting entity under subd. 1. may
20establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a virtual charter school.
AB126-ASA2,38 21Section 38. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
2220
, is renumbered 118.40 (2r) (bm) 1. and amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,13,223 118.40 (2r) (bm) 1. The common council of the city of Milwaukee and the
24Milwaukee area technical college district board
may establish or enter into a contract

1for the establishment of a charter school located only in the school district operating
2under ch. 119.
AB126-ASA2,13,7 32. The chancellor of an institution within the University of
4Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin System may establish or enter into a contract for
5the establishment of a charter school located only in Milwaukee County the county
6in which the institution is located
or in an adjacent county. The chancellor of the
7University of Wisconsin-Parkside
AB126-ASA2,13,11 84. A technical college district board may only establish or enter into a contract
9for the establishment of a charter school located in a unified school district that is
10located only in the county in which the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is situated
11technical college district or in an a county adjacent county to the district.
AB126-ASA2,39 12Section 39. 118.40 (2r) (bm) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA2,13,1613 118.40 (2r) (bm) 3. The dean of a college campus within the University of
14Wisconsin System may contract for the establishment of a charter school that is
15located only in the county in which the college campus is located or in an adjacent
16county.
AB126-ASA2,40 17Section 40. 118.40 (2r) (bm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA2,13,2018 118.40 (2r) (bm) 5. The board of control of a cooperative educational service
19agency may contract for the establishment of a charter school that is located only
20within the boundaries of the agency.
AB126-ASA2,41 21Section 41. 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
2220
, is repealed.
AB126-ASA2,42 23Section 42. 118.40 (2r) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB126-ASA2,43 24Section 43. 118.40 (2r) (c) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act
2520
, is renumbered 118.40 (2r) (c) and amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,14,3
1118.40 (2r) (c) A pupil who resides in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent
2county
may attend any charter school established under this subsection in
3Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county
.
AB126-ASA2,44 4Section 44. 118.40 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB126-ASA2,45 5Section 45. 118.40 (2r) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,14,76 118.40 (2r) (d) (intro.) The chartering or contracting entity under par. (b) shall
7do all of the following:
AB126-ASA2,46 8Section 46. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,14,119 118.40 (3) (c) 1. A school board may not enter into a contract for the
10establishment of a charter school or magnet school located outside the school district,
11except as follows:
AB126-ASA2,14,1412 a. If 2 or more school boards enter into an agreement under s. 66.0301 to
13establish a charter school or magnet school, the charter school shall be located within
14one of the school districts.
AB126-ASA2,14,1815 b. If one or more school boards enter into an agreement with the board of control
16of a cooperative educational service agency to establish a charter school or magnet
17school
, the charter school shall be located within the boundaries of the cooperative
18educational service agency.
AB126-ASA2,14,2219 c. If a school board enters into an agreement with a federally recognized
20American Indian tribe or band in this state to establish a charter school or magnet
21school
, the charter school shall be located within the school district or within the
22boundaries of the tribe's or band's reservation.
AB126-ASA2,47 23Section 47. 118.40 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,14,2524 118.40 (3) (c) 2. A school board may not enter into a contract that would result
25in the conversion of a private, sectarian school to a charter school or a magnet school.
AB126-ASA2,48
1Section 48. 118.40 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,15,52 118.40 (3) (e) When establishing or contracting for the establishment of a
3charter school under this section, a school board or entity specified under sub. (2r)
4(b) shall consider the principles and standards for quality charter schools established
5by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.
AB126-ASA2,49 6Section 49. 118.40 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA2,15,147 118.40 (3) (f) 1. In this paragraph, a person has a proven track record of success
8if, during the 2 immediately preceding school years, a person operated a charter
9school in which the percentage of pupils attending the charter school who received
10a score of advanced or proficient on the state assessments for math and reading
11under ss. 118.30 and 121.02 (1) (r) in all tested grades is at least 10 percentage points
12greater than the percentage of pupils attending public schools in the school district
13where the charter school is located who received the same scores on the same
14assessments in the same grades.
AB126-ASA2,15,2015 2. Subject to subds. 4. and 5., a school board or entity under sub. (2r) (b) that
16has contracted with a person to operate a charter school shall, upon receiving a letter
17of intent under subd. 3. from the person, amend the existing contract or enter into
18a new contract with the person to authorize the person to operate one or more
19additional charter schools if the person has a proven track record of success operating
20a charter school under a contract with the school board or entity.
AB126-ASA2,15,2321 3. To operate an additional charter school under subd. 2., a person must submit
22to a school board or entity under sub. (2r) (b) a letter of intent that includes all of the
23following:
AB126-ASA2,15,2424 a. The date on which instruction will begin at each additional charter school.
AB126-ASA2,15,2525 b. The general location of each additional charter school.
AB126-ASA2,16,3
1c. A description of any potential facility that may be used by each additional
2charter school, including the approximate number of pupils that each facility may
3safely accommodate.
AB126-ASA2,16,44 d. Evidence demonstrating that the person has a proven track record of success.
AB126-ASA2,16,75 4. A school board or entity under sub. (2r) (b) shall authorize a person to operate
6no more than 2 additional charter schools per school year under this paragraph,
7unless the parties agree to more than 2.
AB126-ASA2,16,148 5. A school board of a school district containing at least 80 percent of the public
9schools in the state that received the highest level of performance on the most recent
10school accountability report under s. 115.385 may refuse to amend an existing
11contract or enter into a new contract to authorize one or more additional charter
12schools under this paragraph if the school board notifies the person who submitted
13the letter of intent under subd. 3. of the refusal no later than 30 days after the letter
14of intent is submitted to the school board.
AB126-ASA2,16,1815 6. An additional charter school authorized under this paragraph is not a
16satellite or subsidiary campus of the charter school for which the operator
17demonstrated a proven track record of success under subd. 2. and is considered an
18individual school for funding purposes.
AB126-ASA2,50 19Section 50. 118.40 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,16,2120 118.40 (4) (title) Charter school governing board; duties, powers, and
21restrictions.
AB126-ASA2,51 22Section 51. 118.40 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (4) (ar), and
23118.40 (4) (ar) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,16,2524 118.40 (4) (ar) Duties. (intro.) A charter school governing board shall do all of
25the following:
AB126-ASA2,52
1Section 52. 118.40 (4) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA2,17,32 118.40 (4) (ag) Governing board. Each charter school shall be governed by a
3governing board that is a party to the contract with the authorizing entity.
AB126-ASA2,53 4Section 53. 118.40 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,17,65 118.40 (4) (b) Restrictions. (intro.) A charter school governing board may not
6do any of the following:
AB126-ASA2,54 7Section 54. 118.40 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB126-ASA2,17,138 118.40 (4) (c) Single-sex schools and courses. A school board may enter into a
9contract for, and an entity under sub. (2r) may establish or enter into a contract for,
10the establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides one
11or more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board or entity under sub. (2r)
12makes available to the opposite sex, under the same policies and criteria of
13admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such school or course.
AB126-ASA2,55 14Section 55. 118.40 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB126-ASA2,17,1715 118.40 (4) (d) Powers. Subject to the terms of its contract, a charter school
16governing board has all the powers necessary to carry out the terms of its contract,
17including the following:
AB126-ASA2,17,1818 1. To receive and disburse funds for school purposes.
AB126-ASA2,17,1919 2. To incur debt.
AB126-ASA2,17,2020 3. To enter into contracts and leases.
AB126-ASA2,17,2221 4. To pledge, assign, or encumber its assets to be used as collateral for loans or
22extensions of credit.
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