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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 489
November 11, 2013 - Offered by Representatives Klenke, Kestell and Jagler.
AB489-ASA2,1,4 1An Act to renumber and amend 118.33 (1) (a) 1.; and to create 118.33 (1) (a)
21. e. of the statutes; relating to: the number of mathematics and science credits
3required for a high school diploma and high school credits for coursework in
4career and technical education and computer sciences.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a school board may not grant a high school diploma to any
student unless the student has earned all of the following minimum credits in the
high school grades: four credits of English; three credits of social studies; two credits
of mathematics; two credits of science; and one and one-half credits of physical
education. This substitute amendment increases the required credits in
mathematics and science to three. The substitute amendment requires a school
board to count up to one credit of mathematics for a qualifying course in computer
sciences. The substitute amendment also requires a school board to award up to one
mathematics credit or one science credit for a career and technical education course

if the school board determines that the course satisfies a mathematics requirement
or a science requirement.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB489-ASA2,1 1Section 1. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 118.33 (1) (a) 1. (intro.)
2and amended to read:
AB489-ASA2,2,33 118.33 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) In the high school grades, at all of the following:
AB489-ASA2,2,4 4a. At least 4 credits of English including writing composition,.
AB489-ASA2,2,5 5b. At least 3 credits of social studies including state and local government, 2 .
AB489-ASA2,2,14 6c. At least 3 credits of mathematics, 2 . The school board shall award a pupil
7up to one mathematics credit for successfully completing in the high school grades
8a course in computer sciences that the department has determined qualifies as
9computer sciences according to criteria established by the department. The school
10board shall award a pupil up to one mathematics credit for successfully completing
11in the high school grades a career and technical education course that the school
12board determines satisfies a mathematics requirement, but may not award any
13credit for that course if the school board awards any credit for that same course under
14subd. 1. c.
AB489-ASA2,3,2 15d. At least 3 credits of science and 1.5 credits of physical education. The school
16board shall award a pupil a science credit for successfully completing in the high
17school grades each course in agriculture that the department has determined
18qualifies as science according to criteria established by the department. The school
19board shall award a pupil up to one science credit for successfully completing in the
20high school grades a career and technical education course that the school board

1determines satisfies a science requirement, but may not award any credit for that
2course if the school board awards any credit for that same course under subd. 1. c.
AB489-ASA2,2 3Section 2. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB489-ASA2,3,44 118.33 (1) (a) 1. e. At least 1.5 credits of physical education.
AB489-ASA2,3 5Section 3. Initial applicability.
AB489-ASA2,3,76 (1) This act first applies to a high school diploma granted to a pupil in the
72016-17 school year.
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