AB64,698,1021 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of notice an application for a scholarship under
22sub. (3) (c) (2) (f), the department governing body of the private school shall
23determine whether the application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other
24than the requirement under sub. (2) (d), and shall
request verification from the local
25education agency that developed the
child's resident school board that the child has

1an
individualized education program or services plan that the child has an
2individualized education program or services plan
in place for the child and that
3meets the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the private school shall
4also
notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
5requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied, the child will be awarded a scholarship
6under this section. The child's resident school board local education agency shall,
7within 3 5 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide
8verification to the department and provide the governing body of the private school
9that accepted the child with a copy of the child's individualized education program
10or services plan.
AB64,1493 11Section 1493. 115.7915 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,698,1312 115.7915 (8) (a) 1. Intentionally and substantially misrepresented information
13required under sub. (6) this section or by rules promulgated pursuant to sub. (10).
AB64,1494 14Section 1494. 115.88 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.88 (1) (a) and
15amended to read:
AB64,699,216 115.88 (1) (a) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational
17service agency, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
18operator of a school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not
19an instrumentality of a school district,
or, upon authorization of the county board, a
20county children with disabilities education board may employ, for a special education
21program, either full-time or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of
22special education, school nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed school
23psychologists, licensed school counselors, paraprofessionals, licensed consulting
24teachers to work with any teacher of regular education programs who has a child

1with a disability in a class, and any other personnel approved by the department.
2The
AB64,699,16 3(b) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency,
4operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), operator of a
5school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an
6instrumentality of a school district, or, upon authorization of the county board, a
7county children with disabilities education
board may contract with private or public
8agencies for substitute teaching and paraprofessional staffing services, physical or
9occupational therapy services, orientation and mobility training services,
10educational interpreter services, educational audiology, speech and language
11therapy, pupil transition services for eligible pupils who are 18 to 21 years old, or any
12service approved by the state superintendent, on the basis of demonstrated need.
13 A school board may contract with a charter school to provide special education
14services to pupils attending the charter school if the charter school is under contract
15with the school board under s. 118.40 (2m) and the charter school is not an
16instrumentality of the school district.
AB64,1495 17Section 1495. 115.88 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,700,518 115.88 (1m) (a) Subject to par. (b), upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4),
19if the state superintendent is satisfied that the special education program has been
20maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the state
21superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each
22county, cooperative educational service agency, charter school established under s.
23118.40 (2r) or (2x),
and school district maintaining such special education program
24a sum equal to the amount expended by the county, agency, charter school, and school
25district during the preceding year for salaries of personnel and services enumerated

1in sub. (1); the salary portion of any authorized contract for services under sub. (1);
2the salary portion of any contract to provide special education services to pupils
3attending a charter school, as authorized under sub. (1);
(a) and (b) and other
4expenses approved by the state superintendent, as costs eligible for reimbursement
5from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).
AB64,1496 6Section 1496. 115.88 (1m) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,700,177 115.88 (1m) (ag) Subject to par. (b), if the state superintendent is satisfied that
8the special education program of an operator of a school under a contract with a
9school board under s. 118.40 that is not an instrumentality of a school district has
10been maintained during the previous school year in accordance with law, the state
11superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the
12school board a sum equal to the amount expended by the operator during the
13previous school year for salaries of personnel and services enumerated in sub. (1) (a)
14and (b) and other expenses approved by the state superintendent as costs eligible for
15reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b). Within 30 days of its
16receipt, the school board shall pay to the operator of the school under a contract with
17the school board the aid received under this paragraph.
AB64,1497 18Section 1497. 115.88 (1m) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1498 19Section 1498. 115.88 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,701,220 115.88 (1m) (b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing the
21percentage of the salaries of school nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed
22school psychologists, and licensed school counselors that may be certified under pars.
23par. (a) and (am) as costs eligible for reimbursement. For each category of personnel,
24the department shall base the percentage on the average percentage of work time

1that the category spends providing services to children with disabilities, including
2conducting evaluations under s. 115.782.
AB64,1499 3Section 1499. 115.88 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1500 4Section 1500. 115.88 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,701,55 115.88 (2m) (title) Other Special or additional transportation ; aid.
AB64,1501 6Section 1501 . 115.88 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 115.88 (2m) (b) and
7amended to read:
AB64,701,238 115.88 (2m) (b) If the state superintendent is satisfied that a school board,
9board of control,
operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
10or established as a noninstrumentality charter school under s. 118.40 (2m)
11transports children with disabilities and the state superintendent is satisfied that
12the operator of the charter school is complying with 20 USC 1400 to 1491o
county
13children with disabilities education board has provided special or additional
14transportation during the previous school year as described under par. (a)
, the state
15superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the
16school board, board of control, operator of the charter school, or county children with
17disabilities education board providing the transportation
a sum equal to the amount
18that expended by the school board, board of control, operator of the charter school
19expended, or county children with disabilities education board during the previous
20school year for transportation under this subsection as costs eligible for
21reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b). The state
22superintendent may audit costs under this subsection and adjust reimbursement to
23cover only actual, eligible costs.
AB64,1502 24Section 1502. 115.88 (2m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,702,10
1115.88 (2m) (a) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational
2service agency, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
3or, upon authorization of the county board, a county children with disabilities
4education board shall provide special or additional transportation as required in the
5individualized education program developed for the child with a disability under s.
6115.787 (2) or as required under s. 121.54 (3). The operator of a school under a
7contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an instrumentality of the
8school district shall provide special or additional transportation under this
9paragraph if the contract between the operator and the school board requires the
10operator to provide the special or additional transportation.
AB64,1503 11Section 1503. 115.88 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,702,2112 115.88 (2m) (c) If the state superintendent is satisfied that the operator of a
13school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an
14instrumentality of the school district has provided special or additional
15transportation during the previous school year as described under par. (a), the state
16superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the
17school board a sum equal to the amount expended by the operator during the
18previous school year for providing the transportation as costs eligible for
19reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b). Within 30 days of its
20receipt, the school board shall pay to the operator of the school under a contract with
21the school board the aid received under this paragraph.
AB64,1504 22Section 1504 . 115.88 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,702,2523 115.88 (10) Audit of eligible costs. The state superintendent may audit costs
24under this section and adjust the amounts eligible for reimbursement to cover only
25actual, eligible costs.
AB64,1505
1Section 1505. 118.015 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,703,72 118.015 (2) Employment of reading specialists. Each school district shall
3employ a reading specialist certified by the department to develop and coordinate a
4comprehensive reading curriculum in grades kindergarten to 12. At the discretion
5of the state superintendent, a
A school district may contract with other school
6districts or cooperative educational service agencies to employ a certified reading
7specialist on a cooperative basis.
AB64,1506 8Section 1506 . 118.135 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,703,139 118.135 (3) To the extent feasible, the medical examining board and the
10optometry examining board
shall encourage physicians and optometrists, for the
11purpose of this section, to conduct free eye examinations or evaluations of pupils who
12are in financial need and do not have insurance coverage for eye examinations or
13evaluations.
AB64,1507 14Section 1507. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,703,1815 118.19 (1) Except as provided in sub. (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 2., any person
16seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school, or in a school or
17institution operated by a county or the state shall first procure a license or permit
18from the department.
AB64,1508 19Section 1508. 118.19 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,703,2320 118.19 (1c) (a) In this subsection, “institution of higher education” means an
21institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical
22college under ch. 38, or any private, nonprofit postsecondary institution that is a
23member of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
AB64,704,224 (b) A faculty member of an institution of higher education may teach in a public
25high school, including a charter school that operates only high school grades, without

1a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all of the
2following:
AB64,704,43 1. The faculty member is in good standing with the institution of higher
4education at which he or she is a member of the faculty.
AB64,704,55 2. The faculty member possesses a bachelor's degree.
AB64,1509 6Section 1509. 118.19 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,704,137 118.19 (1m) (a) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew
8a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the
9applicant provides the department of public instruction with his or her social
10security number. The department of public instruction may not disclose the social
11security number except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of
12requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce
13development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227.
AB64,704,1914 (b) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or
15permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date if the department of
16revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant, licensee, or permit holder is
17liable for delinquent taxes or if the department of workforce development certifies
18under s. 108.227 that the applicant, licensee, or permit holder is liable for delinquent
19unemployment insurance contributions.
AB64,1510 20Section 1510. 118.19 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,705,221 118.19 (1r) (a) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s.
2249.857, the department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or
23permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the applicant
24provides the department of public instruction with his or her social security number.
25The department of public instruction may not disclose the social security number

1except to the department of children and families for the sole purpose of
2administering s. 49.22.
AB64,705,113 (b) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857, the
4department may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that
5has no expiration date
if the applicant, licensee or permit holder is delinquent in
6making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth
7expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or
8former spouse or if the applicant, licensee or permit holder fails to comply, after
9appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children
10and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to
11paternity or child support proceedings.
AB64,1511 12Section 1511. 118.19 (1s) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,705,1713 118.19 (1s) (a) Notwithstanding subs. (1m) and (1r), if an applicant does not
14have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for, or
15applying to renew or revalidate,
a license under this section shall submit a statement
16made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant
17does not have a social security number.
AB64,1512 18Section 1512. 118.19 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,705,2419 118.19 (4m) The state superintendent may not issue or renew a license to teach
20the visually impaired unless the applicant demonstrates, based on criteria
21established by the state superintendent by rule, that he or she is proficient in reading
22and writing braille and in teaching braille. In promulgating rules under this
23subsection, the state superintendent shall take into consideration the standard used
24by the librarian of congress for certifying braille transcribers.
AB64,1513
1Section 1513. 118.19 (10) (b) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
2renumbered 118.19 (10) (b) and amended to read:
AB64,706,53 118.19 (10) (b) With the assistance of the department of justice, the state
4superintendent shall do all of the following: 1. Conduct conduct a background
5investigation of each applicant for issuance or renewal of a license or permit.
AB64,1514 6Section 1514. 118.19 (10) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1515 7Section 1515. 118.19 (10) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,706,118 118.19 (10) (d) (intro.) Upon request, an educational agency shall provide the
9state superintendent with all of the following information about each person
10employed by the educational agency who holds a license, issued by the state
11superintendent, that has no expiration date:
AB64,1516 12Section 1516. 118.19 (10) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,706,1413 118.19 (10) (e) The state superintendent may issue or renew a license or permit
14conditioned upon the receipt of a satisfactory background investigation.
AB64,1517 15Section 1517. 118.19 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,706,2316 118.19 (12) Beginning on July 1, 1998, the department may not issue or renew
17a license that authorizes the holder to teach reading or language arts to pupils in any
18prekindergarten class or in any of the grades from kindergarten to 6 unless the
19applicant has successfully completed instruction preparing the applicant to teach
20reading and language arts using appropriate instructional methods, including
21phonics. The phonics instruction need not be provided as a separate course. In this
22subsection, “phonics" means a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce
23words by learning the phonetic value of letters, letter groups and syllables.
AB64,1518 24Section 1518. 118.19 (17) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1519 25Section 1519. 118.19 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,707,4
1118.19 (18) (a) Beginning on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
2inserts date], and subject to ss. 115.31 and 115.315, an initial teaching license,
3professional teaching license, master educator license, or administrator's license
4issued under this section has no expiration date.
AB64,707,95 (b) Subject to ss. 115.31 and 115.315, an initial teaching license, professional
6teaching license, master educator license, or administrator's license that is valid and
7current on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], has no
8expiration date and the department may not require an individual who holds such
9a license to renew that license.
AB64,1520 10Section 1520. 118.193 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1521 11Section 1521. 118.193 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1522 12Section 1522. 118.193 (4) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1523 13Section 1523. 118.193 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.193 (4).
AB64,1524 14Section 1524. 118.196 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,707,18 15118.196 Teacher development program. (1) A school district may apply
16to the department of workforce development for a grant under s. 106.272 to design
17and implement with one of the following partnering entities a teacher development
18program that satisfies the requirements under sub. (2):
AB64,707,1919 (a) A school of education in the University of Wisconsin System.
AB64,707,2120 (b) The flexible option program in the University of Wisconsin System
21Extension.
AB64,708,2 22(2) (a) The school district and the partnering entity under sub. (1) shall design
23the teacher development program to prepare employees of the school district who
24work closely with students and hold a bachelor's degree to successfully complete the
25requirements for obtaining a permit under s. 118.192 or an initial teaching license

1under s. 118.19, including any standardized examination prescribed by the state
2superintendent as a condition for permitting or licensure.
AB64,708,73 (b) To implement the teacher development program designed under par. (a), the
4school district shall allow employees who are enrolled in the program to satisfy
5student teaching requirements in a school in the school district, and the partnering
6entity under sub. (1) shall prepare and provide intensive coursework for
7participating school district employees.
AB64,708,10 8(3) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (3) (a), the department may issue an initial
9teaching license to an individual who completes a teacher development program
10designed and implemented under this section.
AB64,1525 11Section 1525. 118.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,708,2012 118.21 (2) Any person who contracts to teach in any public school shall file in
13the office of the school district administrator, within 10 days after entering into such
14contract, a statement showing the date of expiration, if any, and the grade and
15character of certificate or license held. In any school district not having a school
16district administrator, the statement shall be filed with the school district clerk.
17Teachers employed by a cooperative educational service agency shall file the
18statement in the office of the agency coordinator. No order or warrant may be issued
19by the school district clerk in payment of the salary of any teacher, unless the teacher
20has complied with this subsection.
AB64,1526 21Section 1526. 118.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,708,2522 118.24 (1) A school board may employ a school district administrator, a
23business manager, and school principals and assistants to such persons. The term
24of each employment contract may not exceed 2 years. A contract for a term of 2 years
25may provide for one or more extensions of one year each.
AB64,1527
1Section 1527. 118.24 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,709,152 118.24 (6) The employment contract of any person described under sub. (1)
3shall be in writing and filed with the school district clerk. At least 4 months prior
4to the expiration of the employment contract, the employing school board shall give
5notice in writing of either renewal of the contract or of refusal to renew such person's
6contract. If no such notice is given, the contract then in force shall continue in force
7for 2 years.
Any such person who receives notice of renewal or who does not receive
8notice of renewal or refusal to renew the person's contract at least 4 months before
9the contract expiration shall accept or reject the contract in writing on or before a
10date 3 months prior to the contract expiration. No such person may be employed or
11dismissed except by a majority vote of the full membership of the school board.
12Nothing in this section prevents the modification or termination of an employment
13contract by mutual agreement of the parties. No school board may enter into a
14contract of employment with any such person for a period of time as to which such
15person is then under a contract of employment with another school board.
AB64,1528 16Section 1528. 118.24 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1529 17Section 1529. 118.35 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,709,2318 118.35 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fy), the department shall
19award grants to nonprofit organizations, cooperative educational service agencies,
20institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, and the school district
21operating under ch. 119
districts for the purpose of providing to gifted and talented
22pupils those services and activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school
23program that allow such pupils to fully develop their capabilities.
AB64,1530 24Section 1530 . 118.38 (2) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 118.38 (2).
AB64,1531 25Section 1531 . 118.38 (2) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1532
1Section 1532. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2015
2Wisconsin Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB64,710,103 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
4under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (az), (bb), (df), (dg), (dj), (fm), (fr), (fu),
5(k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the secretary
6of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4)
(s) allocated for payments
7to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and
8cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13), for grants to school
9district consortia under s. 16.997 (7), and to make educational technology teacher
10training grants under s. 16.996
.
AB64,1533 11Section 1533 . 118.40 (8) (d) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1534 12Section 1534. 118.40 (8) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,710,1713 118.40 (8) (fm) Attendance requirement. The governing body of a virtual
14charter school may not allow a pupil to begin attending the virtual charter school
15during a semester in which the pupil has been absent from a school without an
16acceptable excuse under s. 118.15 or 118.16 (4) for part or all of 4 or more days on
17which the school was held during the school semester.
AB64,1535 18Section 1535. 118.51 (5) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,711,419 118.51 (5) (a) 1. (intro.) The availability of space in the schools, programs,
20classes, or grades within the nonresident school district. The nonresident school
21board shall determine the number of regular education and special education spaces
22available within the school district in the January meeting of the school board, except
23that for the 2011-12 school year the board shall determine the number of regular
24education and special education spaces available within the school district in the
no
25later than the first Monday in
February meeting of the school board. In determining

1the availability of space, the nonresident school board may consider criteria such as
2class size limits, pupil-teacher ratios, or enrollment projections established by the
3nonresident school board and may include in its count of occupied spaces all of the
4following:
AB64,1536 5Section 1536 . 118.52 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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