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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 7,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 751
February 9, 2016 - Offered by Representative Pope.
AB751-AA7,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
AB751-AA7,1,2 21. Page 2, line 1: before that line insert:
AB751-AA7,1,4 3" Section 1b. 13.94 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Acts
42
and 55, is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,2,8 513.94 Legislative audit bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be
6known as the "Legislative Audit Bureau," headed by a chief known as the "State
7Auditor." The bureau shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the
8confidential nature of any audit currently being performed. Subject to s. 230.35 (4)
9(a) and (f), the state auditor or designated employees shall at all times with or
10without notice have access to all departments and to any books, records or other
11documents maintained by the departments and relating to their expenditures,
12revenues, operations and structure, including specifically any such books, records,
13or other documents that are confidential by law, except as provided in sub. (4) and

1except that access to documents of counties, cities, villages, towns or school districts
2is limited to work performed in connection with audits authorized under sub. (1) (m)
3and except that access to documents of the opportunity schools and partnership
4programs under s. 119.33,
subch. IX of ch. 115, and subch. II of ch. 119 is limited to
5work performed in connection with audits authorized under sub. (1) (os)
. In the
6discharge of any duty imposed by law, the state auditor may subpoena witnesses,
7administer oaths and take testimony and cause the deposition of witnesses to be
8taken as prescribed for taking depositions in civil actions in circuit courts.
AB751-AA7,1d 9Section 1d. 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
10is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,2,2411 13.94 (1) (b) At the state auditor's discretion or as the joint legislative audit
12committee directs, audit the records of each department. Audits of the records of a
13county, city, village, town, or school district may be performed only as provided in par.
14(m). Audits of the records of the opportunity schools and partnership programs
15under s. 119.33
, subch. IX of ch. 115, and subch. II of ch. 119 may be performed only
16as provided in par. (os).
After completion of any audit under this paragraph, the
17bureau shall file with the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, the governor,
18the department of administration, the legislative reference bureau, the joint
19committee on finance, the legislative fiscal bureau, and the department audited, a
20detailed report of the audit, including the bureau's recommendations for
21improvement and efficiency and including specific instances, if any, of illegal or
22improper expenditures. The chief clerks shall distribute the report to the joint
23legislative audit committee, the appropriate standing committees of the legislature,
24and the joint committee on legislative organization.
AB751-AA7,1f
1Section 1f. 13.94 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
2is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,3,83 13.94 (1) (e) Make such special examinations of the accounts and financial
4transactions of any department, agency or officer as the legislature, joint legislative
5audit committee or joint committee on legislative organization directs.
6Examinations of the accounts and transactions of a county, city, village, town, or,
7subject to par. (os), of a
school district, may be performed only as authorized in par.
8(m).
AB751-AA7,1h 9Section 1h. 13.94 (1) (os) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
10is repealed.
AB751-AA7,1j 11Section 1j. 13.94 (1s) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
12is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,3,1813 13.94 (1s) (a) Except as otherwise provided in par. (c), the legislative audit
14bureau may charge any department for the reasonable cost of auditing services
15performed at the request of a department or at the request of the federal government
16that the bureau is not required to perform under sub. (1) (b) or (c) or any other law.
17This paragraph does not apply to counties, cities, villages, towns, or school districts
18or to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under sub. (1) (os).
AB751-AA7,1L 19Section 1L. 20.255 (2) (fs) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2055
, is repealed.
AB751-AA7,1n 21Section 1n. 40.03 (2) (x) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
22is repealed.
AB751-AA7,1p 23Section 1p. 59.17 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2455
, is repealed.
AB751-AA7,1r
1Section 1r. 59.796 of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
2repealed.
AB751-AA7,1t 3Section 1t. 62.53 of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
4repealed.
AB751-AA7,1u 5Section 1u. 63.23 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
6amended to read:
AB751-AA7,4,147 63.23 (1) The city service commission shall classify all offices and positions in
8the city service, excepting those subject to the exemptions of s. 63.27 and those
9subject to an exclusion under s. 119.33 (2) (e) 1. or 119.9002 (5) (a)
, according to the
10duties and responsibilities of each position. Classification shall be so arranged that
11all positions which in the judgment of the commission are substantially the same
12with respect to authority, responsibility and character of work are included in the
13same class. From time to time the commission may reclassify positions upon a proper
14showing that the position belongs to a different class.
AB751-AA7,1w 15Section 1w. 66.0301 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1655
, is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,5,817 66.0301 (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), in this section
18"municipality" means the state or any department or agency thereof, or any city,
19village, town, county, or school district, the opportunity schools and partnership
20programs under subch. IX of ch. 115 and subch. II of ch. 119, the superintendent of
21schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33
, or any public
22library system, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary
23district, farm drainage district, metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility district,
24solid waste management system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition district
25created under subch. II of ch. 229, local professional baseball park district created

1under subch. III of ch. 229, local professional football stadium district created under
2subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229,
3long-term care district under s. 46.2895, water utility district, mosquito control
4district, municipal electric company, county or city transit commission, commission
5created by contract under this section, taxation district, regional planning
6commission, housing authority created under s. 66.1201, redevelopment authority
7created under s. 66.1333, community development authority created under s.
866.1335, or city-county health department.
AB751-AA7,1x 9Section 1x. 115.28 (10m) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
10is repealed.
AB751-AA7,1y 11Section 1y. 115.28 (10o) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
12is repealed.
AB751-AA7,1z 13Section 1z. Subchapter IX of chapter 115 [precedes 115.999] of the statutes,
14as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is repealed.".
AB751-AA7,5,15 152. Page 7, line 15: after that line insert:
AB751-AA7,5,17 16" Section 19a. 118.125 (4) of the statutes, as affected by Wisconsin Act 55, is
17amended to read:
AB751-AA7,6,1218 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district, and
19a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or in the program under
20s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3),
21119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general
22management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership
23program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall transfer
24to another school, including a private or tribal school, or school district all pupil

1records relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school district or private school
2has received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her parent
3or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends to enroll in the other school
4or school district or written notice from the other school or school district that the
5pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil has been placed in a juvenile
6correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center
7for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this subsection, " school" and
8"school district" include any juvenile correctional facility, secured residential care
9center for children and youth, adult correctional institution, mental health institute,
10or center for the developmentally disabled that provides an educational program for
11its residents instead of or in addition to that which is provided by public, private, and
12tribal schools.
AB751-AA7,19b 13Section 19b. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
14Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,6,2315 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the
16program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
17to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
18and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
19partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
20adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing,
21geography, and history. The governing body of the private school may adopt the pupil
22academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January
2313, 1998.
AB751-AA7,19c 24Section 19c. 118.30 (1s) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
25Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,7,7
1118.30 (1s) (intro.) Annually, the governing body of each private school
2participating in the program under s. 119.23, other than a private school at which
3fewer than 20 pupils are attending the school under the program under s. 119.23, and
4the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c)
53., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management of a
6school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
7119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall do all of the following:
AB751-AA7,19d 8Section 19d. 118.33 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
955
, is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,7,1810 118.33 (1) (f) 2. The operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that
11operates high school grades and an individual or group or a person that, pursuant
12to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the

13operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools
14and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119

15and that operates high school grades shall develop and periodically review and revise
16a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma. The criteria shall
17include the pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test
18under sub. (1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
AB751-AA7,19e 19Section 19e. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
20Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,8,621 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. The governing body of each private school participating in the
22program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
23to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
24and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
25partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall

1develop and periodically review and revise a policy specifying criteria for granting
2a high school diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the
3school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
4119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
. The criteria shall include the
5pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test under sub.
6(1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
AB751-AA7,19f 7Section 19f. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
855
, is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,9,29 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Neither a school board nor an operator of a charter school under
10s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) nor an individual or group or person that, pursuant to s. 115.999
11(3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the operation and
12general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and

13partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 may
14grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria
15specified in the school board's or charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Neither
16the
The governing body of a private school participating in the program under s.
17119.23 nor a governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33
18(2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management
19of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
20119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
may not grant a high school diploma
21to any pupil attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the school transferred
22to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch.
23115, or subch. II of ch. 119
unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the
24governing body's policy under subd. 2m. The governing body of a private school
25participating in the program under s. 118.60 may not grant a high school diploma to

1any pupil attending the private school under s. 118.60 unless the pupil has satisfied
2the criteria specified in the governing body's policy under subd. 2r.
AB751-AA7,19g 3Section 19g. 119.02 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
4is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,9,75 119.02 (1) "Board" means the board of school directors in charge of the public
6schools of a city of the 1st class other than those public schools transferred to the
7opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 or subch. II
.
AB751-AA7,19h 8Section 19h. 119.02 (2g) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
9is repealed.
AB751-AA7,19i 10Section 19i. 119.02 (4) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
11is repealed.
AB751-AA7,19j 12Section 19j. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Acts 55
13and 92, is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,9,2414 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
1566.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
16115.345, 115.363, 115.365 (3), 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 118.001 to 118.04,
17118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145
18(4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20,
19118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258,
20118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53,
21118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to
22(g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20,
23120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but
24not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the

1commissioner or to
any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership
2program
.
AB751-AA7,19k 3Section 19k. 119.16 (1n) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
4is repealed.
AB751-AA7,19L 5Section 19L. 119.16 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
6is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,10,127 119.16 (2) Establish schools and districts. The board shall maintain the
8public schools in the city, other than those public schools transferred to the
9opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II,
and
10shall establish, organize and maintain such schools as the board determines are
11necessary to accommodate the children entitled to instruction therein. The board
12shall divide the city into attendance districts for such schools.
AB751-AA7,19m 13Section 19m. 119.16 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
14is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,10,2115 119.16 (8) Budget. (a) Annually before adopting its budget for the ensuing
16school year and at least 5 days before transmitting its completed budget under par.
17(b), the board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed school budget at a time and
18place fixed by the board. At least 45 days before the public hearing, the board shall
19notify the superintendent of schools and the commissioner of the date, time, and
20place of the hearing. At least one week before the public hearing, the board shall
21publish a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of the public hearing.
AB751-AA7,11,522 (b) The board shall transmit its completed budget to the common council on or
23before the first Monday in August of each year on forms furnished by the auditing
24officer of the city, and shall include in the budget the information specified under s.
25119.46 (1) for all public schools in the city under this chapter , including the schools

1transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and
2subch. II. The board shall itemize those portions of the budget allocated to schools
3transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and
4subch. II
. Such completed budget shall be published with the budget summary under
5s. 65.04 (2) or 65.20 and budget under s. 65.05 (7).
AB751-AA7,19n 6Section 19n. 119.16 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
7is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,11,118 119.16 (9) School budget. Annually, the board shall prepare a budget for each
9school in the school district operating under this chapter, other than the schools
10transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and
11subch. II
.
AB751-AA7,19o 12Section 19o. 119.16 (15) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
13is repealed.
AB751-AA7,19p 14Section 19p. 119.33 of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
15repealed.
AB751-AA7,19q 16Section 19q. 119.44 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1755
, is repealed.
AB751-AA7,19r 18Section 19r. 119.46 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
19is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,12,2120 119.46 (1) As part of the budget transmitted annually to the common council
21under s. 119.16 (8) (b), the board shall report the amount of money required for the
22ensuing school year to operate all public schools in the city under this chapter,
23including the schools transferred to the superintendent of schools opportunity
24schools and partnership program under s. 119.33 and to the opportunity schools and
25partnership program under subch. II,
to repair and keep in order school buildings

1and equipment, including school buildings and equipment transferred to the
2superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
3119.33 and to the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II,
to
4make material improvements to school property, and to purchase necessary
5additions to school sites. The report shall specify the amount of net proceeds from
6the sale or lease of city-owned property used for school purposes deposited in the
7immediately preceding school year into the school operations fund as specified under
8s. 119.60 (2m) (c) or (5) and the net proceeds from the sale of an eligible school
9building deposited in the immediately preceding school year into the school
10operations fund as specified under s. 119.61 (5). The amount included in the report
11for the purpose of supporting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under s.
12119.23 shall be reduced by the amount of aid received by the board under s. 121.136
13and by the amount specified in the notice received by the board under s. 121.137 (2).
14The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all the property subject to
15taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the amount of money required by the
16board for the purposes set forth in this subsection, at the same time and in the same
17manner as other taxes are levied and collected. Such taxes shall be in addition to all
18other taxes which the city is authorized to levy. The taxes so levied and collected, any
19other funds provided by law and placed at the disposal of the city for the same
20purposes, and the moneys deposited in the school operations fund under ss. 119.60
21(1), (2m) (c), and (5) and 119.61 (5) shall constitute the school operations fund.
AB751-AA7,19s 22Section 19s. 119.61 (2) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2355
, is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,13,3
1119.61 (2) (b) The board shall submit a copy of the inventory required under
2par. (a) to the commissioner, the superintendent of schools, the city clerk, the
3department, and the joint committee on finance.
AB751-AA7,19t 4Section 19t. 119.61 (2) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
5is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,13,96 119.61 (2) (c) In addition to the inventory required under par. (a), the board
7shall annually notify the commissioner, the superintendent of schools, the city clerk,
8the department, and the joint committee on finance any time a change is made to the
9use of a school building.
AB751-AA7,19u 10Section 19u. 119.61 (3) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
11is amended to read:
AB751-AA7,13,1712 119.61 (3) (a) If, within 60 days after receipt of the inventory required under
13sub. (2) (a) or of a notice under sub. (2) (c), either the commissioner or the
14superintendent of schools submits a letter of interest regarding an eligible school
15building, the common council shall immediately proceed to add the commissioner or
16the
superintendent of schools, respectively, as an agent of the board on any existing
17lease for the eligible school building between the common council and the board.
AB751-AA7,14,218 (b) If, no more than 60 days after providing the commissioner and the
19superintendent of schools with a copy of the inventory under sub. (2) (a) or of a notice
20under sub. (2) (c), neither the commissioner nor the superintendent of schools has not
21submitted a letter of interest under par. (a), the city clerk shall post a public notice
22on the city's Internet site. The city clerk shall include in the public notice under this
23subsection the address of and the information specified under sub. (2) (a) 1. and 8.
24for each school building identified on the inventory under sub. (2) (a), or on the notice
25under sub. (2) (c), that is an eligible school building. The city clerk shall include in

1the public notice a request for and instructions for submitting letters of interest from
2persons interested in purchasing an eligible school building.
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