SB21: Bill Text

SB21,3199 Section 3199. 115.385 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1242,17 115.385 (1) (a) 4. Rates of attendance or of high school graduation.

SB21,3200 Section 3200. 115.385 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.385 (1) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB21,1242,23 115.385 (1) (b) (intro.) An index system to identify a school's level of performance and a school district's level of improvement and to annually place assign to each school into and school district one of 5 performance categories. the following grade levels:

SB21,3201 Section 3201. 115.385 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1242,25 115.385 (1) (b) 1. "A — Significantly Exceeds Expectations."

SB21,3202 Section 3202. 115.385 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,2 115.385 (1) (b) 2. "B — Exceeds Expectations."

SB21,3203 Section 3203. 115.385 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,4 115.385 (1) (b) 3. "C — Meets Expectations."

SB21,3204 Section 3204. 115.385 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,6 115.385 (1) (b) 4. "D — Meets Few Expectations."

SB21,3205 Section 3205. 115.385 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,8 115.385 (1) (b) 5. "F — Fails to Meet Expectations."

SB21,3206 Section 3206. 115.385 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,10 115.385 (1) (c) A qualitative definition for each of the 5 grade levels in par. (b).

SB21,3207 Section 3207. 115.385 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,13 115.385 (1m) For purposes of determining a school's performance or a school district's improvement under sub. (1) all of the following apply:

SB21,1243,15 (a) The department may not include the following pupils or pupil assessment scores:

SB21,1243,18 a. A pupil who attended a private school under the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 in the 8th grade and who transfers to a public school, including a charter school, for the 9th grade.

SB21,1243,21 b. A pupil who was enrolled in a public school, including a charter school, in the 8th grade and who transfers to a private school under the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for the 9th grade.

SB21,1243,23 c. A pupil, other than a pupil enrolled in the 9th grade, who was enrolled in the school or school district for less than one year prior to taking the pupil assessment.

SB21,1244,2 (b) 1. Subject to subd. 2., if the department uses pupil assessment scores to determine a school's performance or a school district's improvement, the department shall account for the length of time a pupil was enrolled in the school or school district prior to taking the pupil assessment by weighting pupil assessment scores as follows:

SB21,1244,4 a. For a pupil who was enrolled in the school or school district for at least one year but less than 2 years prior to taking the pupil assessment, multiply by 1.

SB21,1244,6 b. For a pupil who was enrolled in the school or school district for at least 2 years but less than 3 years prior to taking the pupil assessment, multiply by 2.

SB21,1244,8 c. For a pupil who was enrolled in the school or school district for more than 3 years prior to taking the pupil assessment, multiply by 3.

SB21,1244,11 2. The department may not, for purposes of determining a school's performance, account for the length of time a 9th grade pupil was enrolled in the school.

SB21,1244,20 (c) The department shall consider the impact of poverty on pupil achievement and growth by adjusting the importance given to the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1. and 1m. based on the percentage of pupils in the school or school district who are economically disadvantaged. In this paragraph, an economically disadvantaged pupil is a pupil that satisfies either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as determined by the department. Of the total weight the department allocates to the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1. and 1m. for the purpose of determining a school's performance or a school district's improvement, the department shall do as follows:

SB21,1244,23 1. If 5 percent or less of the school or school district membership is comprised of economically disadvantaged pupils, weight the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1. at 90 percent and the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1m. at 10 percent.

SB21,1245,3 2. If 65 percent or more of the school or school district membership is comprised of economically disadvantaged pupils, weight the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1. at 10 percent and the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1m. at 90 percent.

SB21,1245,6 3. If the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school district membership is more than 5 percent but less than 65 percent, the department shall determine the weight of the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1. as follows:

SB21,1245,7 a. Divide 80 by 60.

SB21,1245,9 b. Multiply the quotient determined under subd. 3. a. by the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school district membership.

SB21,1245,10 c. Add 3.35 to the result under subd. 3. b.

SB21,1245,15 4. If the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school district membership is more than 5 percent but less than 65 percent, the department shall determine the weight of the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1m. by subtracting the weight given to the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1. as determined under subd. 3. from 100.

SB21,3208 Section 3208. 115.385 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1246,2 115.385 (2) Beginning one year after a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 begins using the student information system under s. 115.28 (12) (b), or begins using a system that is interoperable with that system, the with the accountability report published for the 2015-16 school year, the department shall include the school in its annual school accountability report under sub. (1) charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and private schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23. The department shall use the same criteria to measure the performance of all schools included in the annual school accountability report.

SB21,3209 Section 3209. 115.385 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1246,7 115.385 (3) On an accountability report published for a private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, the department shall specify the percentage of pupils attending the private school under the program and comply with one of the following:

SB21,1246,10 (a) For a private school that submits achievement data only for those pupils attending the private school under the program, identify the grade derived from data about those pupils as the choice pupil grade.

SB21,1246,17 (b) For a private school that submits achievement data for those pupils attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 and achievement data for all other pupils attending the private school, identify the grade derived from data about pupils attending the school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 as the choice pupil grade. The department shall also identify a 2nd grade, derived from data about all pupils attending the private school including pupils attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23, as the private school grade.

SB21,3210 Section 3210. 115.385 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1247,3 115.385 (4) Annually, each public school, including a charter school, and each private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall provide a copy of the school's accountability report to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in or attending the school. Each school shall simultaneously provide to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school a list of the educational options available to children who reside in the pupil's resident school district, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options, course options, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.

SB21,3211 Section 3211. 115.385 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1247,8 115.385 (5) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and biennially thereafter, the appropriate standing committee of each house of the legislature shall conduct a review of school and school district accountability reports published under this section.

SB21,3212 Section 3212. 115.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1247,13 115.42 (2) (c) The amount of each grant under par. (a) shall be $5,000 in any school year in which the recipient is employed in a school in which at least 60 percent of the pupils enrolled are eligible satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

SB21,3213 Section 3213. 115.43 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1247,17 115.43 (1) Definition. In this section, " economically disadvantaged pupil" means a pupil who is eligible satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

SB21,3214 Section 3214. 115.43 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1247,25 115.43 (2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fz), award precollege scholarships, on a competitive basis, to economically disadvantaged pupils who enroll in a technical college or in college or university classes or programs designed to improve academic skills that are essential for success in postsecondary school education. The state superintendent shall give preference to economically disadvantaged pupils who are inadequately represented in the technical college colleges and the University of Wisconsin Systems System Authority.

SB21,3215 Section 3215. 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,3216 Section 3216. 115.437 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB21,1248,8 115.437 (2) (intro.) Annually Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, annually on the 4th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount equal to the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year and by $150 in each school year thereafter. determined as follows:

SB21,1248,10 (3) The department shall make the payments under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).

SB21,3217 Section 3217. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1248,14 115.437 (2) (a) Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (aq) for the current fiscal year by the total number of pupils enrolled in all school districts in the current school year.

SB21,3218 Section 3218. 115.437 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1248,17 115.437 (2) (b) Multiply the quotient under par. (a) by the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current school year.

SB21,3219 Section 3219. 115.53 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1249,4 115.53 (4) Apply to the board of directors of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority or the University of Wisconsin System Authority for admission to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics or the University of Wisconsin System Authority of any pupil at the school operated by the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing or the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The application shall be accompanied by the report of a physician appointed by the director of the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing or the director of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and shall be in the same form as reports of other physicians for admission of patients to such hospital.

SB21,3220 Section 3220. 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1249,9 115.77 (1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (a) and (b) 2., if a child with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), "local educational agency" means the school district that the child is attending.

SB21,3221 Section 3221. 115.777 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1249,18 115.777 (1) (a) A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker or administrator of a social agency who reasonably believes that a child brought to him or her for services has a disability shall refer the child to the local educational agency. If the local educational agency to whom the referral is made is the school district in which the child resides but the child is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district in which the child resides shall provide the name of the child and related information to the school board of the school district that the child is attending.

SB21,1250,2 (b) A person who is required to be licensed under s. 115.28 (7), who is employed by a local educational agency and who reasonably believes a child has a disability, shall refer the child to the local educational agency. If the local educational agency to whom the referral is made is the school district that the child is attending but the child is a nonresident attending a public school in that school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that the child is attending shall provide the name of the child and related information to the school board of the child's school district of residence.

SB21,1250,10 (c) Any person other than those specified under par. (a) or (b) who reasonably believes that a child is a child with a disability may refer the child to a local educational agency. If the local educational agency to whom the referral is made is the school district in which the child resides but the child is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district in which the child resides shall provide the name of the child and related information to the school board of the school district that the child is attending.

SB21,3222 Section 3222. 115.78 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1250,15 115.78 (1) Definition. In this section, for a child who is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), "local educational agency" means the school board of the school district that the child is attending.

SB21,3223 Section 3223. 115.78 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1250,20 115.78 (1m) (h) If the child is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), at least one person designated by the school board of the child's school district of residence who has knowledge or special expertise about the child.

SB21,3224 Section 3224. 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1251,3 115.79 (1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (a) and (b) 2., if a child with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required by the placement.

SB21,3225 Section 3225. 115.792 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1251,11 115.792 (1) (b) The local educational agency shall establish and maintain procedures to ensure that a child's parents are provided prior written notice whenever the local educational agency proposes to initiate or change, or refuses to initiate or change, the identification, evaluation or educational placement of the child, or the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child. In this paragraph, "local educational agency" includes the nonresident school district that a child is attending under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4).

SB21,3226 Section 3226. 115.792 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1251,15 115.792 (3) (a) In this subsection, "local educational agency" includes the nonresident school district that a child is attending under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4).

SB21,3227 Section 3227. 115.80 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1251,24 115.80 (8) Except as provided in 20 USC 1415 (k), during the pendency of any proceedings under this section, the local educational agency may not change the educational placement of a child unless the child's parents agree to the change. If the child is applying for initial admission to a public school, the child shall, with the consent of the child's parents, be placed in the public school program until all proceedings under this section have been completed. In this subsection, "local educational agency" includes the nonresident school district that a child is attending under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4).

SB21,3228 Section 3228. 115.82 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1252,3 115.82 (2) (c) If the child is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, the school district specified to do so in the whole grade sharing agreement shall provide transportation.

SB21,3229 Section 3229. 115.88 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1252,13 115.88 (8) Enrollment out of state. If a child with a disability is enrolled in a public special education program located in another state and the state superintendent is satisfied that the program in which the child is enrolled complies with this subchapter, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the school district in which the child resides or the school district attended by the child under s. 118.50, 118.51 , or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4) a sum equal to the amount expended by the school district during the preceding year for the additional costs associated with the child's special education program as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).

SB21,3230 Section 3230. 116.01 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1252,24 116.01 Purpose. The organization of school districts in Wisconsin is such that the legislature recognizes the need for benefit of a service unit between the school district and the state superintendent. The cooperative educational service agencies are designed to serve educational needs in all areas of Wisconsin by serving as a link both between school districts and between school districts and the state. Cooperative educational service agencies may provide leadership, coordination, and education services to school districts, University of Wisconsin System institutions, and technical colleges. Cooperative educational service agencies may facilitate communication and cooperation among all public, private, and tribal schools, and all public and private agencies and organizations, that provide services to pupils.

SB21,3231 Section 3231. 116.03 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,3232 Section 3232. 116.03 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1253,7 116.03 (5) Determine each school district's proportional share of the cost of the maintenance and operation of the office of the board of control and agency administrator and to match any federal funds received by the agency for vocational education administration less any amount received under s. 116.08 (1). No cost may be assessed against a school district that has withdrawn under s. 116.065 for expenses incurred while the school district is not in the agency.