Amendment SA111-AB150

SENATE AMENDMENT 111, To 1995 ASSEMBLY BILL 150

June 27, 1995 - Offered by Senator Wineke.

AB150-SA111,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the engrossed bill as follows:

AB150-SA111,1,2 1. Page 642, line 7: substitute ", (cm)" for ", (cm)".

AB150-SA111,1,3 2. Page 643, line 5: after that line insert:

AB150-SA111,1,4 " Section 1804m. 38.24 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA111,1,15 38.24 (1m) (b) Postsecondary and vocational-adult programs. Uniform fees based on not less than 14% of the combined estimated statewide operational cost of postsecondary, exclusive of collegiate transfer, and vocational-adult programs. The board shall maintain statewide uniformity in the program fees charged for postsecondary and vocational-adult credits. Students 62 years old and over shall be exempted from program fees under this paragraph in vocational-adult programs. Students enrolled in adult high school, including students enrolled under s. 118.15 (1) (cm) 3, adult basic education and English as a 2nd language courses shall be exempted from program fees under this paragraph. The board shall establish fees under this paragraph as if students exempt from fees under sub. (4) were not exempt.".

AB150-SA111,1,16 3. Page 1388, line 19: substitute ", (cm)" for ", (cm)".

AB150-SA111,2,1 4. Page 1413, line 3: delete lines 3 to 9 and substitute:

AB150-SA111,2,2 " Section 3941d. 118.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA111,2,9 118.15 (1) (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) to (d) and sub. (4), unless the child is excused under sub. (3) or has graduated from high school, any person having under control a child who is between the ages of 6 and 18 17 years shall cause the child to attend school regularly during the full period and hours, religious holidays excepted, that the public or private school in which the child should be enrolled is in session until the end of the school term, quarter or semester of the school year in which the child becomes 18 17 years of age.

AB150-SA111, s. 3941h Section 3941h. 118.15 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA111,2,16 118.15 (1) (c) 2. Upon the child's request and with the written approval of the child's parent or guardian, of any child who is 17 years of age or over may be excused by, the school board from regular school attendance if the child and his or her parent or guardian agree, in writing, that the child will may allow the child to participate in a program or curriculum modification under par. (d) leading to the child's high school graduation or leading to a high school equivalency diploma under s. 115.29 (4).

AB150-SA111, s. 3941p Section 3941p. 118.15 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA111,3,9 118.15 (1) (c) 3. Prior to a child's admission to a program leading to the child's high school graduation or a high school equivalency program under par. (b) or subd. 1. or 2., the child, his or her parent or guardian, the school board and a representative of the high school equivalency program or program leading to the child's high school graduation shall enter into a written agreement. If the child is 16 years of age, his or her parent or guardian shall also enter into the agreement. The written agreement shall state the services to be provided, the time period needed to complete the high school equivalency program or program leading to the child's high school graduation and how the performance of the pupil will be monitored. The agreement shall be monitored by the school board on a regular basis, but in no case shall the agreement be monitored less frequently than once per semester. If the school board determines that a child is not complying with the agreement, the school board shall notify the child, his or her parent or guardian and the high school equivalency program or program leading to the child's high school graduation that the agreement may be modified or suspended in 30 days. If the child is 16 years of age, the school board shall also notify the child's parent or guardian.

AB150-SA111, s. 3941t Section 3941t. 118.15 (1) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.".

AB150-SA111,3,11 5. Page 1413, line 17: after that line insert:

AB150-SA111,3,12 " Section 3947m. 118.163 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA111,3,20 118.163 (2m) A county, city, village or town may enact an ordinance permitting a court to suspend the operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), of a child who is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age and is a dropout. The ordinance shall provide that the court may suspend the child's operating privilege, as defined in s. 340.01 (40), until the child reaches the age of 18 17. The court shall immediately take possession of any suspended license and forward it to the department of transportation together with a notice stating the reason for and the duration of the suspension.".

AB150-SA111,3,21 6. Page 1422, line 2: after that line insert:

AB150-SA111,3,22 " Section 3979g. 118.33 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA111,4,3 118.33 (3m) A course taken at a technical college by a child attending the school part-time or in lieu of high school under s. 118.15 (1) (b), or attending the school under s. 118.15 (1) (cm), does not fulfill any of the high school graduation requirements under sub. (1) (a) unless the state superintendent has approved the course for that purpose.".

AB150-SA111,4,4 7. Page 1438, line 3: after that line insert:

AB150-SA111,4,5 " Section 4015m. 119.44 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-SA111,4,6 119.44 (2) (a) 1. a. Attending a technical college under s. 118.15 (1) (b) or (cm).".

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