ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 3,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 379
March 18, 2014 - Offered by Representatives Pope, Clark, Wright and
Hesselbein.
AB379-ASA3,1,13 1An Act to repeal 115.38, 118.42 (2) and 118.42 (3) (b); to renumber 115.28 (12)
2(title); to renumber and amend 115.28 (12) (a), 115.28 (12) (ag) (intro.), 115.28
3(12) (ag) 1. and 2. and 115.28 (12) (b); to amend 20.255 (1) (e), 20.255 (1) (he),
4115.001 (1), 118.125 (4), 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.), 118.40 (2r) (b) 2., 118.40 (2r)
5(b) 2m., 118.40 (2r) (b) 4., 118.40 (2r) (bm), 118.40 (2r) (cm), 118.40 (2r) (d)
6(intro.), 118.40 (3) (e), 118.40 (4) (c), 118.42 (title), 118.42 (3) (c) 1. (intro.), 118.42
7(3) (c) 2., 118.42 (4), 118.60 (1) (ag) (intro.), 118.60 (10) (c), 118.60 (10) (d), 119.04
8(1), 119.23 (1) (ag) (intro.), 119.23 (10) (c), 119.23 (10) (d), 121.006 (2) (d) and
9121.02 (1) (o); and to create 20.255 (2) (am), 115.383 (4), 115.383 (5), 115.385
10(3), 115.39, 118.40 (5m), 118.425, 118.60 (9m), 119.23 (9m) and 120.12 (26) of the
11statutes; relating to: the student information system, a school and school
12district accountability system, charter school contracts, and making an
13appropriation.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB379-ASA3,1 1Section 1. 20.255 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
2is amended to read:
AB379-ASA3,2,53 20.255 (1) (e) Student information system. As a continuing appropriation, the
4amounts in the schedule for the student information system under s. 115.28 (12)
5115.383.
AB379-ASA3,2 6Section 2. 20.255 (1) (he) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
7is amended to read:
AB379-ASA3,2,108 20.255 (1) (he) Student information system; fees. All moneys received from fees
9charged as authorized under s. 115.28 (12) (b) 115.383 (3) (c) to be used for the student
10information system established under s. 115.28 (12) (a) 115.383 (1).
AB379-ASA3,3 11Section 3. 20.255 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA3,2,1412 20.255 (2) (am) Corrective action plans. A sum sufficient equal to $10,000,000
13annually to implement corrective action plans under ss. 118.40 (5m (d), 118.425 (4)
14(f), 118.60 (9m) (b), and 119.23 (9m) (b).
AB379-ASA3,4 15Section 4. 115.001 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA3,2,1916 115.001 (1) Charter school. "Charter school" means a school under contract
17with a school board under s. 118.40 or with one of the entities an entity under s.
18118.40 (2r) (b), or a school established and operated by one of the entities under s.
19118.40 (2r) (b)
.
AB379-ASA3,5 20Section 5. 115.28 (12) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.383 (title).
AB379-ASA3,6 21Section 6. 115.28 (12) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
22is renumbered 115.383 (1), and 115.383 (1) (a) and (c), as renumbered, are amended
23to read:
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1115.383 (1) (a) Develop a proposal for a multiple-vendor student information
2system for the standardized collection of pupil data. The proposal shall allow schools
3and school districts to use their vendor of choice and include reporting requirements
4that can reasonably be met by multiple vendors. The state superintendent may not
5establish a student information system unless the proposal is approved by the joint
6committee on finance under subd. 2 par. (b).
AB379-ASA3,3,127 (c) If the proposal is approved under subd. 2. par. (b), the state superintendent
8shall ensure that information about pupils enrolled in charter schools and about
9pupils enrolled in private schools participating in a parental choice program under
10s. 118.60 or 119.23, including their academic performance and demographic
11information, aggregated by school district, school, and teacher, is collected and
12maintained in the student information system.
AB379-ASA3,7 13Section 7. 115.28 (12) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013
14Wisconsin Act 20
, is renumbered 115.383 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB379-ASA3,3,2315 115.383 (2) (intro.) If the student information system is established under par.
16(a)
sub. (1), each school district, charter school, and private school using the system
17under par. (a) sub. (1) shall include in the system the following information for each
18teacher teaching in the school district or school who completed a teacher preparatory
19education program described in sub. s. 115.28 (7) (a) or (e) 2. and located in this state
20or a teacher education program described in sub. (7) (e) 2. and located in this state
21on or after January 1, 2012, or, for each teacher teaching in a private school
22participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, who obtained
23a bachelor's degree from an institution located in this state on or after July 1, 2010
:
AB379-ASA3,8 24Section 8. 115.28 (12) (ag) 1. and 2. of the statutes are renumbered 115.383
25(2) (a) and (b) and amended to read:
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1115.383 (2) (a) The name of the teacher preparatory program or teacher
2education program the teacher attended and completed or the name of the institution
3from which the teacher obtained a bachelor's degree
.
AB379-ASA3,4,54 (b) The term or semester and year in which the teacher completed the teacher
5education
program described in subd. 1 or obtained a bachelor's degree.
AB379-ASA3,9 6Section 9. 115.28 (12) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
7is renumbered 115.383 (3) (a) and amended to read:
AB379-ASA3,4,128 115.383 (3) (a) If the student information system is established under par. (a),
9sub. (1), the state superintendent shall ensure that within 5 years of the
10establishment of the system under par. (a), every school district and every charter
11school, other than a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), is using the
12system, and that.
AB379-ASA3,4,19 13(b) Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the state superintendent shall ensure
14that every charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) and
every private school
15participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 is either using
16the system under par. (a) sub. (1) or is using a system that is interoperable with the
17system under par. (a). The
commercially available, capable of providing the
18information required under s. 115.39, and able to obtain pupil identification
19numbers under sub. (5).
AB379-ASA3,4,23 20(c) If the student information system is established under sub. (1), the state
21superintendent may promulgate rules authorizing the department to charge a fee to
22any person that uses the system. All fees shall be credited to the appropriation
23account under s. 20.255 (1) (he).
AB379-ASA3,10 24Section 10. 115.38 of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, is
25repealed.
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1Section 11. 115.383 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA3,5,52 115.383 (4) A private school participating in a parental choice program under
3s. 118.60 or 119.23 is not required to include information about pupils who are not
4attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 in the system it is using under
5sub. (3).
AB379-ASA3,12 6Section 12. 115.383 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA3,5,127 115.383 (5) The state superintendent shall assign to each pupil attending a
8public school or charter school, and to each pupil attending a private school under
9s. 118.60 or 119.23, a unique identification number for use in the student information
10system. The state superintendent shall not assign to any pupil an identification
11number that is identical to or incorporates the pupil's social security number or that
12uses any other personally identifying information.
AB379-ASA3,13 13Section 13. 115.385 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA3,5,1414 115.385 (3) This section does not apply after September 30, 2017.
AB379-ASA3,14 15Section 14. 115.39 of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA3,5,18 16115.39 School and school district accountability system. (1) In this
17section, "school" means a public school, including a charter school, and a private
18school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB379-ASA3,5,21 19(2) The department shall establish a comprehensive school and school district
20accountability system beginning in the 2017-18 school year that includes all of the
21following components:
AB379-ASA3,5,2422 (a) Multiple measures to determine a school's and school district's performance,
23including all of the following categorized by English language proficiency, disability,
24income level, and race or ethnicity:
AB379-ASA3,5,2525 1. Pupil achievement in reading and mathematics.
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12. Growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics.
AB379-ASA3,6,32 3. College and career readiness for high school pupils and being on track for
3college and career readiness for pupils in the elementary grades.
AB379-ASA3,6,54 4. Gap closure in growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics and
5in graduation rates.
AB379-ASA3,6,66 5. Pupil engagement in school.
AB379-ASA3,6,97 (b) Measures to ensure that all applicable data elements collected and
8calculations performed are done consistently and in a uniform manner for all schools
9and school districts.
AB379-ASA3,6,1110 (c) A grading system to rate a school's and a school district's level of
11performance as one of the following:
AB379-ASA3,6,1212 1. Significantly exceeds expectations.
AB379-ASA3,6,1313 2. Exceeds expectations.
AB379-ASA3,6,1414 3. Meets expectations.
AB379-ASA3,6,1515 4. Meets few expectations.
AB379-ASA3,6,1616 5. Fails to meet expectations.
AB379-ASA3,6,17 17(3) The department shall do all of the following:
AB379-ASA3,6,2318 (a) Except as provided in sub. (6), annually grade the performance of each
19school and school district under sub. (2) (c) and issue an accountability report for the
20school or school district that is clear and easily understandable. Except with regard
21to pupil achievement and high school graduation status, the department shall base
22the grade on data derived from at least 2 consecutive school years, and from at least
233 consecutive school years when feasible.
AB379-ASA3,7,224 (c) Collect and disseminate the best practices from schools, except that the
25department may not collect information for this purpose from a private school

1participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 without the
2private school's consent.
AB379-ASA3,7,73 (d) On the accountability report for a private school participating in a parental
4choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, identify the grade derived from data
5generated by pupils attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 as a choice
6pupil report. The report shall also specify the number and percentage of pupils
7attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB379-ASA3,7,108 (e) Include a data component in a school or school district accountability report
9for a school year only if the component includes data from at least 20 pupils in that
10school year.
AB379-ASA3,7,1311 (f) At least 30 days before issuing an accountability report for a school or school
12district under this section, provide the school or school district an opportunity to
13review a preliminary version of the report and correct errors.
AB379-ASA3,7,15 14(4) The department may use only the following information for each measure
15specified in sub. (2) (a):
AB379-ASA3,7,1716 (a) For measuring pupil achievement in reading and mathematics under sub.
17(2) (a) 1.:
AB379-ASA3,7,2018 1. Scores on the reading and mathematics examinations administered under
19s. 118.30, including scores on the alternate reading and mathematics examinations
20administered to children with significant cognitive disabilities.
AB379-ASA3,7,2121 2. The disability status of pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA3,7,2222 3. The grade level of pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA3,7,2323 4. The race or ethnicity of pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA3,7,2524 5. The English proficiency status of pupils taking the examinations under s.
25118.30.
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16. The eligibility for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) of
2pupils taking the examinations under s. 118.30.
AB379-ASA3,8,43 7. The enrollment status and history of pupils attending the school or school
4district.
AB379-ASA3,8,65 (b) For measuring growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics
6under sub. (2) (a) 2., the information under par. (a).
AB379-ASA3,8,127 (c) For measuring gap closure in growth in pupil achievement in reading and
8mathematics and in graduation rates under sub. (2) (a) 4., the information under par.
9(a) and the information under par. (d) 2. and 6. When measuring gap closure, the
10department shall ensure that a subgroup with a sufficient number of pupils within
11a school or school district is compared to the statewide performance of pupils who are
12not in that subgroup.
AB379-ASA3,8,1813 (d) For measuring college and career readiness under sub. (2) (a) 3. and pupil
14engagement in school under sub. (2) (a) 5., the information under par. (a); the
15assessment records of pupils who are eligible to take the examinations administered
16under s. 118.30; scores on the examinations administered to pupils under s. 118.30;
17pupil performance on postsecondary entrance or placement examinations; and
18pupil-level data about all of the following:
AB379-ASA3,8,1919 1. Pupils who are dropouts, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (b).
AB379-ASA3,8,2220 2. Pupils who graduate from high school with a regular diploma within 4 school
21years and pupils who graduate from high school with a regular diploma within 5 or
226 school years.
AB379-ASA3,8,2423 3. Pupils and high school graduates enrolled in postsecondary educational
24programs.
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14. Pupils participating in courses in which they can earn postsecondary credit
2and their pass rates and performance in those courses.
AB379-ASA3,9,33 5. High school graduates entering the workforce.
AB379-ASA3,9,84 6. Pupils who are suspended or expelled; the reasons for the suspension or
5expulsion; the length of time for which pupils are expelled; whether pupils return to
6school after being expelled; the educational programs and services provided to
7expelled pupils, except for pupils attending a private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23;
8and the schools attended by pupils who are suspended or expelled.
AB379-ASA3,9,109 7. Pupils participating in art and music classes and physical education classes
10offered by the school or school district.
AB379-ASA3,9,1111 8. Pupils who attain industry-recognized certifications.
AB379-ASA3,9,1212 9. Habitual truants, as defined in s. 118.16 (1) (a).
AB379-ASA3,9,1313 10. Pupils participating in extracurricular activities.
AB379-ASA3,9,1414 11. Pupils taking the military readiness examination.
AB379-ASA3,9,1515 12. Pupils who concentrate in career and technical education.
AB379-ASA3,9,19 16(4m) For a private school participating in a parental choice program under s.
17118.60 or 119.23, the department may use for each measure specified in sub. (2) (a)
18only the information specified in sub. (4) that pertains to pupils attending the private
19school under the program.
AB379-ASA3,9,21 20(5) Each school and school district shall provide a link on the home page of its
21Internet site to the report issued by the department under this section.
AB379-ASA3,9,25 22(6) If the department determines that there is insufficient data about a school
23to grade its performance under sub. (3) (a) or that a grade under sub. (2) (c) is
24inappropriate because the school serves exclusively children at risk, as defined
25under s. 118.153 (1) (a), the department may grade the school as "satisfactory" or

1"needs improvement." The department shall issue an accountability report for the
2school.
AB379-ASA3,10,6 3(7) The legislative audit bureau shall study the department's methodology for
4calculating the performance of schools and school districts for the most recently
5issued accountability reports under this section and annually in January submit its
6findings to the joint legislative audit committee under s. 13.172 (3).
AB379-ASA3,15 7Section 15. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA3,10,238 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district, a
9charter school,
and a private school participating in the a parental choice program
10under s. 118.60 or in the program under s. 119.23 shall transfer to another school,
11including a private, charter, or tribal school, or school district all pupil records
12relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school district or private school has
13received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her parent or
14guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends to enroll in the other school
15or school district or written notice from the other school or school district that the
16pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil has been placed in a juvenile
17correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center
18for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this subsection, "school" and
19"school district" include any juvenile correctional facility, secured residential care
20center for children and youth, adult correctional institution, mental health institute,
21or center for the developmentally disabled that provides an educational program for
22its residents instead of or in addition to that which is provided by public, private, and
23tribal schools.
AB379-ASA3,16 24Section 16. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) All Any of the following entities may establish by
2charter and operate a charter school or, on behalf of their respective entities, may
3initiate a
contract with an individual or group a person to operate a school as a
4charter school:
AB379-ASA3,17 5Section 17. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA3,11,146 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. A charter shall include all of the provisions specified under
7sub. (1m) (b) 3. to 14.
A contract shall include all of the provisions specified under
8sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment of the charter
9school on the liability of the contracting entity under this paragraph. The contract
10may include other provisions agreed to by the parties. The chancellor of the
11University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee or of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may
12not establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school under
13this paragraph without the approval of the board of regents of the University of
14Wisconsin System.
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