Amendment SA8-AB40

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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 8, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 40

June 20, 2013 - Offered by Senators Lehman, Wirch, Risser, Miller, Shilling, Harris, Vinehout, Erpenbach, Hansen, Lassa and C. Larson.

AB40-SA8,1,2 At the locations indicated, amend the bill, as shown by assembly substitute amendment 1, as follows:

AB40-SA8,1,3 1. Page 961, line 16: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,1,4 " Section 1730m. 115.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA8,2,2 115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private, or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the applicant's teaching therein. Private Except for a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, private schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or certified teachers.".

AB40-SA8,2,3 2. Page 966, line 22: delete that line.

AB40-SA8,2,4 3. Page 966, line 23: delete "119.23".

AB40-SA8,2,5 4. Page 966, line 25: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,2,8 "(3) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, the department shall include in its annual school accountability report under sub. (1) each private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.".

AB40-SA8,2,10 5. Page 968, line 8: after "(2r)" insert "and of each private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23".

AB40-SA8,2,11 6. Page 968, line 11: after "charter" insert "or private".

AB40-SA8,2,13 7. Page 968, line 13: after "(2r)" insert "and of each private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23".

AB40-SA8,2,15 8. Page 968, line 16: after "readiness." insert " For a private school, this subsection applies only to pupils attending the school under s. 118.60 or 119.23.".

AB40-SA8,2,16 9. Page 968, line 18: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,2,17 " Section 1755m. 118.016 (1g), (1r) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB40-SA8,2,20 118.016 (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 private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).

AB40-SA8,2,23 (1r) The school board or governing body of the charter or private school shall report the results of a pupil's assessment under sub. (1) to the pupil's parent or guardian.

AB40-SA8,3,4 (2) The school board of the school district or governing body of the charter or private 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).".

AB40-SA8,3,5 10. Page 968, line 25: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,3,6 " Section 1756m. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA8,3,11 118.19 (1) Except as provided in s. 118.40 (8) (b) 2., any person seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a school or institution operated by a county or the state shall first procure a license or permit from the department.".

AB40-SA8,3,12 11. Page 972, line 3: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,3,13 " Section 1769m. 118.30 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA8,3,20 118.30 (5m) When determining the percentage of pupils participating in the program under s. 119.23 who performed at designated proficiency levels on the examinations administered as required under sub. (1s), the department shall consider only the pupils participating in the program under s. 119.23 to whom the examinations were administered at each grade level, and shall not exclude from consideration those pupils participating in the program under s. 119.23 who were excused from taking the examinations under sub. (2) (b) 5.

AB40-SA8,1778h Section 1778h. 118.305 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,3,24 118.305 (1) (gm) "Pupil" excludes pupils who are attending a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 but not under the parental choice program.

AB40-SA8,1778k Section 1778k. 118.305 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA8,4,3 118.305 (1) (h) "School" means a public school, including a charter school, and a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.

AB40-SA8,1778L Section 1778L. 118.33 (1) (f) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,4,9 118.33 (1) (f) 5. Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the governing body of each private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall include in its policy under subd. 2m. or 2r. the requirements for granting a high school diploma specified in pars. (a) and (b), with the exceptions provided in pars. (d) and (e).".

AB40-SA8,4,10 12. Page 982, line 6: delete ", (bm),".

AB40-SA8,4,11 13. Page 982, line 10: delete "par. (bm)" and substitute "subd. 1. am.".

AB40-SA8,4,12 14. Page 982, line 17: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,4,13 " Section 1829o. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. am. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,4,22 118.60 (2) (a) 1. am. Beginning in the 2013-14 school year, the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 1.85 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget. In this subdivision and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. The family income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this section whose family income increases above the income level in this subd. 1. am. may continue to attend a private school under this section.".

AB40-SA8,4,23 15. Page 985, line 22: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,4,24 " Section 1843m. 118.60 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,5,2 118.60 (2) (a) 9. The private school has been in operation for the attendance of pupils for at least 2 school years.

AB40-SA8,1843n Section 1843n. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,5,4 118.60 (2) (a) 10. The private school is located in this state.".

AB40-SA8,5,6 16. Page 986, line 12: delete lines 12 to 20, as affected by assembly amendment 3.

AB40-SA8,5,7 17. Page 986, line 25: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,5,8 " Section 1845m. 118.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,5,10 118.60 (2) (d) No more than 49 percent of a private school's enrollment may consist of pupils attending the private school under this section.".

AB40-SA8,5,12 18. Page 993, line 11: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 996, line 6, as affected by assembly amendment 3, and substitute:

AB40-SA8,5,13 " Section 1848td. 118.60 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA8,5,18 118.60 (4) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (bg), upon Upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr), an amount equal to the lesser of the following: