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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
June 21, 2001 - Introduced by Representatives Olsen, Albers, J. Lehman, Wade,
Stone, Townsend and
Petrowski, cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Darling,
Huelsman, Schultz and
Rosenzweig. Referred to Committee on Education.
AB448,1,3
1An Act to renumber and amend 118.30 (3); and
to create 118.30 (3) (b) of the
2statutes;
relating to: access to statewide pupil assessments and granting
3rule-making authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires each school board and each Milwaukee charter school (a
charter school operated by or under contract with the city of Milwaukee, the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, or Milwaukee Area Technical College) to adopt
either its own academic standards or the academic standards contained in the
governor's executive order issued January 13, 1998, and to administer standardized
examinations to fourth, eighth, and tenth grade pupils enrolled in the school district,
including pupils enrolled in charter schools (other than Milwaukee charter schools)
located in the school district. Beginning in the 2002-03 school year, each school
board must also administer a high school graduation examination that is designed
to measure whether pupils have met the academic standards adopted by the school
board. A school board may either adopt the examinations developed by the
department of public instruction or develop its own examinations. Identical
provisions exist under current law for Milwaukee charter schools.
Current law directs the state superintendent of public instruction to make
available upon request, within 90 days after the date of administration, any of the
required pupil assessments.
This bill requires a person to submit a request in writing and provides that the
person may view the examination but not receive a copy. The bill also directs the
state superintendent to promulgate rules that, to the extent feasible, protect the
security and confidentiality of the examinations.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB448, s. 1
1Section
1. 118.30 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (3) (a) and amended
2to read:
AB448,2,83
118.30
(3) (a) The state superintendent shall
make available upon request, 4allow a person to view an examination required to be administered under this section
5if the person submits to the state superintendent a written request to do so within
690 days after the date of administration
, any of the examination
required to be
7administered under this section. This
subsection
paragraph does not apply while
the 8an examination is being developed or validated.
AB448, s. 2
9Section
2
. 118.30 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB448,2,1310
118.30
(3) (b) The state superintendent shall promulgate rules establishing
11procedures to administer par. (a). To the extent feasible, the rules shall protect the
12security and confidentiality of the examinations required to be administered under
13this section.
