519.
Page 1364, line 15: after that line insert:
"SECTION 3951m. 118.19 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
118.19 (11) The department may promulgate rules establishing requirements for licensure as a school principal. A school principal license shall authorize the individual to serve as a school principal for any grade level.".
520.
Page 1364, line 15: after that line insert:
"SECTION 3951s. 118.19 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
118.19 (12) Beginning on July 1, 1998, the department may not issue or renew a license that authorizes the holder to teach reading or language arts to pupils in any prekindergarten class or in any of the grades from kindergarten to 8 unless the applicant has successfully completed instruction preparing the applicant to teach reading and language arts using intensive systematic phonics. In this subsection, "intensive systematic phonics" means a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the phonetic value of letters, letter groups and syllables.".
521.
Page 1364, line 16: delete "Section" and substitute "SECTION".
522.
Page 1364, line 17: delete that line and substitute:
"SECTION 3953. 118.195 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.195 (1) No person otherwise qualified may be denied a certificate or license from the state superintendent under s. 118.19 (1) because the person is totally or partially blind, deaf or physically handicapped nor may any school district refuse to employ or contract with a teacher on such grounds, if such handicapped teacher is able to carry out the duties of the position which the person seeks.
SECTION 3954. 118.20 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
118.20 (1) No discrimination because of sex, except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification as defined in s. 111.36 (2), race, nationality or political or religious affiliation may be practiced in the employment of or contracting with teachers or administrative personnel in public schools or in their assignment or reassignment. No questions of any nature or form relative to sex, except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification as defined in s. 111.36 (2), race, nationality or political or religious affiliation may be asked applicants for teaching or administrative positions in the public schools either by public school officials or employes or by teachers agencies or placement bureaus.".
523.
Page 1364, line 18: delete "118.20".
524.
Page 1364, line 20: after "of" insert "or contracting with".
525.
Page 1366, line 4: delete lines 4 to 9 and substitute:
"SECTION 3957. 118.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.24 (1) A school board may employ a school district administrator, a business manager and school principals and assistants to such persons. The term of each initial employment contract shall expire on June 30 of an odd-numbered year and may not exceed be for a term of at least 2 years.".
526.
Page 1367, line 10: delete lines 10 to 18 and substitute:
"Section 3960. 118.24 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.24 (8) Personnel administrators and supervisors, curriculum administrators and assistants to such administrative personnel, when employed by the school board of any school district to perform administrative duties only, may be initially employed for a term that expires on June 30 of an odd-numbered year and that does not exceed of at least 2 years. The term shall coincide with the state fiscal biennium. Subsections (5) to (7) are applicable to such persons when they are employed to perform administrative duties only.".
527.
Page 1369, line 3: substitute "(26)" for "(25m)".
528.
Page 1370, line 5: on lines 5 and 6, delete "all of the following: (a) Examinations" and substitute "examinations".
529.
Page 1370, line 7: before "8th" insert "4th,".
530.
Page 1370, line 8: delete that line.
531.
Page 1370, line 11: after that line insert:
"(a) Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, administer the 4th grade examination to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 4th grade.".
532.
Page 1370, line 12: substitute "(am)" for "(a)"; and delete "under sub. (1) (a)".
533.
Page 1370, line 15: delete "under sub. (1) (a)".
534.
Page 1370, line 18: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1371, line 20.
535.
Page 1372, line 2: delete "or performance assessment".
536.
Page 1372, line 5: delete lines 5 to 19.
537.
Page 1372, line 20: before that line insert:
"SECTION 3971yd. 118.30 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (4) The department shall study the utility of administering technology-based performance assessments to pupils.".
538.
Page 1376, line 18: after "or" insert: ", except that if 2 or more school boards enter into an agreement under s. 66.30 to establish a charter school, the charter school shall be located within one of the school districts".
539.
Page 1376, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1377, line 2, and substitute:
"118.40 (7) (a) A charter school is an instrumentality of the school district in which it is located and the school board of that school district shall employ all personnel for the charter school. This paragraph does not apply to charter schools located in the school district operating under ch. 119.".
540.
Page 1383, line 18: delete lines 18 to 22.
541.
Page 1385, line 22: after "operating" insert "and debt service"; and after "pupil" insert "that is related to educational programming".
542.
Page 1391, line 14: delete lines 14 to 18.
543.
Page 1391, line 19: delete lines 19 to 22 and substitute:
"SECTION 4027. 120.13 (26) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
120.13 (26) CONTRACTS FOR TEACHING AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. Contract in writing with any person for teaching or other educational services if the individual who will be providing the services is appropriately licensed by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) and the person entering into the contract files a copy of the individual's license with the school board. The contract may be for any term not exceeding 3 years. Except as provided in s. 118.25 (1), an individual who provides services under such a contract is not a school district employe for any purpose, including the purposes of ss. 118.21, 118.22 and 118.23.".
544.
Page 1392, line 13: after that line insert:
"SECTION 4033. 121.006 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.006 (2) (b) Employ or contract under s. 120.13 (26) for teachers qualified under s. 118.19.".
545.
Page 1392, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with the material on page 1393, line 2, and substitute:
"121.02 (1) (s) Beginning in the 1993-94 school year, administer the examinations required by the state superintendent under s. 118.30. A school board may administer additional examinations only if they are aligned with the school district's curriculum (1m) (am) and (b), and beginning in the 1996-97 school year, administer the examination required by the state superintendent under s. 118.30 (1m) (a).".
546.
Page 1393, line 20: after that line insert:
"SECTION 4043. 121.05 (1) (a) 11. of the statutes is created to read:
121.05 (1) (a) 11. Pupils taught by persons under contract with the school board under s. 120.13 (26).".
547.
Page 1395, line 13: delete the material beginning with ", except" and ending with "1" on line 23.
548.
Page 1397, line 8: delete "121.105 and" and substitute "121.105,"; and after "(c)" insert "and 121.86".
****NOTE: Inserts a missing cross-reference.
549.
Page 1399, line 6: after that line insert:
"SECTION 4067m. 121.08 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
121.08 (4) Beginning with aid paid in the 1996-97 school year, if the amount determined by the joint committee on finance under s. 121.15 (3m) (c) is less than the amount certified to the committee under s. 121.15 (3m) (b), each school district's aid under this section shall be calculated as if the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) were equal to the amount certified to the committee and shall then be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the amount determined by the committee is less than the amount certified to the committee.".
550.
Page 1399, line 8: after that line insert:
"SECTION 4069m. 121.105 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
121.105 (4) Beginning with aid paid in the 1996-97 school year, if the amount determined by the joint committee on finance under s. 121.15 (3m) (c) in less than the amount certified to the committee under s. 121.15 (3m) (b), each school district's aid under this section shall be calculated as if the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) were equal to the amount certified to the committee and shall then be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the amount determined by the committee is less than the amount certified to the committee.".
551.
Page 1402, line 2: after that line insert:
"SECTION 4080r. 121.555 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
121.555 (2) (c) 1. Shall possess a valid Wisconsin operator's license or a valid operator's license issued by another jurisdiction, as defined in s. 340.01 (41m), or a valid commercial driver license issued by Mexico.".
552.
Page 1403, line 20: after that line insert:
"SECTION 4099g. 121.86 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
121.86 (2) (a) 2. Multiply the number of pupils enumerated under pars. (b) and (c) by 0.325 0.25.
SECTION 4099r. 121.86 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.86 (3) STATE AID EXCEPTION. Pupils under sub. (2) (b) and (c) who are enrolled in a kindergarten program or in a preschool program under subch. V of ch. 115 shall be multiplied under sub. (2) (a) 2. by a number equal to the result obtained by multiplying 0.325 0.25 by the appropriate fraction under s. 121.004 (7) (c), (cm) or (d).".
****NOTE: These 2 sections correct a drafting error in b0595.
553.
Page 1403, line 20: after that line insert:
"SECTION 4098g. 121.85 (6) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
121.85 (6) (h) Aid reduction. Beginning with aid paid in the 1996-97 school year, if the amount determined by the joint committee on finance under s. 121.15 (3m) (c) is less than the amount certified to the committee under s. 121.15 (3m) (b), each school district's aid under par. (a) shall be calculated as if the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) were equal to the amount certified to the committee and shall then be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the amount determined by the committee is less than the amount certified to the committee.
SECTION 4098r. 121.86 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
121.86 (5) AID REDUCTION. Beginning with aid paid in the 1996-97 school year, if the amount determined by the joint committee on finance under s. 121.15 (3m) (c) in less than the amount certified to the committee under s. 121.15 (3m) (b), each school district's aid under sub. (2) shall be calculated as if the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) were equal to the amount certified to the committee and shall then be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the amount determined by the committee is less than the amount certified to the committee.".
554.
Page 1407, line 17: substitute "75%" for "65%".
555.
Page 1408, line 14: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1409, line 18.
556.
Page 1417, line 17: delete "fined not more than $10" and substitute "required to forfeit not more than $100".
557.
Page 1418, line 7: after that line insert:
"SECTION 4145b. 133.12 of the statutes is amended to read:
133.12 Domestic and foreign corporations and limited liability companies; cancellation of charters or certificates of authority for restraining trade; affidavit. Any corporation or limited liability company organized under the laws of this state or foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state pursuant to a certificate of authority from the secretary of state department of financial institutions which violates any provision of this chapter, may, upon proof thereof, in any circuit court have its charter or authority to transact business in this state suspended, canceled or annulled. Every corporation or limited liability company shall, in its annual report filed with the secretary of state department of financial institutions, show whether it has entered into any contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce. The department of justice shall enforce this section.".
558.
Page 1420, line 4: after that line insert:
"SECTION 4147b. 134.45 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
134.45 (3) (b) A domestic or foreign corporation, association or limited liability company exercising any of the powers, franchises or functions of a business entity in this state that violates any provision of this section, shall not have the right of, and shall be prohibited from, doing business in this state, and the secretary of state department of financial institutions shall revoke its certificate to do business in this state.".
559.
Page 1436, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1437, line 9.
560.
Page 1437, line 9: after that line insert:
"SECTION 4190rb. 139.31 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
139.31 (1) (a) On cigarettes weighing not more than 3 pounds per thousand, 19 21.5 mills on each cigarette.
SECTION 4190rg. 139.31 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
139.31 (1) (b) On cigarettes weighing more than 3 pounds per thousand, 38 43 mills on each cigarette.".
561.
Page 1437, line 16: after that line insert:
"SECTION 4193b. 139.34 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
