AB100-ASA1, s. 2770m 6Section 2770m. 116.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1261,16 7116.01 Purpose. The organization of school districts in Wisconsin is such that
8the legislature recognizes the need for a service unit between the school district and
9the department state superintendent. The cooperative educational service agencies
10are designed to serve educational needs in all areas of Wisconsin by serving as a link
11both between school districts and between school districts and the state. Cooperative
12educational service agencies may provide leadership, coordination and education
13services to school districts, University of Wisconsin System institutions and centers
14and technical colleges. Cooperative educational service agencies may facilitate
15communication and cooperation among all public and private schools, agencies and
16organizations that provide services to pupils.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2099 17Section 2099. 116.02 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1261,2318 116.02 (1) (c) The department state superintendent shall cause to convene
19annually on the day that the board of control holds its annual organizational meeting
20under par. (a) a convention composed of the representative from each school board
21in the agency. There shall be no more than one representative from each union high
22school district. The convention may direct the board of control to determine a
23different date for the annual organizational meeting.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2100 24Section 2100. 116.03 (10) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100-ASA1,1262,5
1116.03 (10) Authorize the expenditure of money for the purposes set forth in
2this chapter and for the actual and necessary expenses of the board of control and
3agency administrator and for the acquisition of equipment, space and personnel. All
4accounts of the agency shall be paid by check, share draft or other draft signed by the
5chairperson and secretary to the board of control.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2101 6Section 2101. 116.03 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1262,117 116.03 (11) Establish the salaries of the agency administrator and other
8professional and nonprofessional employes. State reimbursement for the cost of the
9salary of the agency administrator shall be equal to the actual salary paid or the
10maximum of the salary range for public instruction supervisors in the department
11under the state superintendent, whichever is less.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2774m 12Section 2774m. 116.03 (12m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100-ASA1,1262,1513 116.03 (12m) Every 3rd year as scheduled by the state superintendent, provide
14to the school board of each school district in the agency an accountability plan that
15addresses both the efficiency and effectiveness of all agency programs and services.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2775m 16Section 2775m. 116.03 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1262,1917 116.03 (13) Every 3rd year, as scheduled by the department state
18superintendent
, submit to the department state superintendent for its his or her
19approval an evaluation of agency programs and services.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2775n 20Section 2775n. 116.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1263,421 116.06 (1) Upon the petition of a school board of a district operating high school
22grades, the department state superintendent, after investigation of the proposal,
23may transfer by order the entire school district from one agency to another, effective
24the next succeeding July 1. Any school district so transferred shall pay its agreed
25share of all expenses incurred by the agency in its behalf, but shall not be required

1to fulfill any commitments in the agency from which transferred extending beyond
2the effective date of transfer. A transfer of the territory of a union high school district
3shall include and effect a transfer of that territory of underlying elementary school
4districts which lie within the boundaries of the union high school district.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2775p 5Section 2775p. 116.065 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1263,96 116.065 (1) The school board of a school district in cooperative educational
7service agency no. 1, as designated on April 1, 1985, may adopt a resolution to
8withdraw from the agency. The school board shall immediately notify the board of
9control and the department state superintendent of its intention.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2775s 10Section 2775s. 116.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1263,1911 116.08 (1) An amount not to exceed $25,000 annually shall be paid to each
12agency for the maintenance and operation of the office of the board of control and
13agency administrator and to match any federal funds received by the agency for
14vocational education administration. No state aid may be paid unless the agency
15submits by August 1 an annual report which includes a detailed certified statement
16of its expenses for the prior year to the department state superintendent, and such
17statement reveals that the state aid was expended as provided by this section. In no
18case may the state aid exceed the actual expenditures for the prior year as certified
19in such statement.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2775t 20Section 2775t. 116.10 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1263,22 21116.10 Lease of equipment. The board of control may lease equipment for
22the purpose of assisting pupils with a visual handicap to read.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2102 23Section 2102. 117.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1263,2524 117.03 (2) "Appeal panel" means a panel appointed by the secretary state
25superintendent
under s. 117.05 (1).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2103
1Section 2103. 117.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1264,62 117.05 (1) Appeal panels. The secretary state superintendent shall appoint 3
3members of the board to hear appeals filed under ss. 117.12 (4) and 117.13 (3). No
42 members of the appeal panel may be board members from any of the following kinds
5of school districts: those with small enrollments, those with medium enrollments or
6those with large enrollments.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2104 7Section 2104. 117.05 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1264,118 117.05 (1m) Board and appeal panel meetings. The secretary state
9superintendent
shall set the time and place for meetings of the board under ss.
10117.10, 117.12 (5) and 117.132 and for meetings of appeal panels under ss. 117.12 (4)
11and 117.13.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2105 12Section 2105. 117.05 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1264,2013 117.05 (2) (a) Board. The secretary state superintendent shall appoint 7
14members of the board to perform any review under ss. 117.10, 117.12 (5) and 117.132.
15The 7 members shall include the secretary state superintendent or his or her
16designee on the board, 2 board members from school districts with small
17enrollments, 2 board members from school districts with medium enrollments and
182 board members from school districts with large enrollments. Any action of the
19board under this chapter requires the affirmative vote of at least 4 of the 7 members
20appointed under this paragraph.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2779m 21Section 2779m. 117.05 (9) (a) (intro.), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended
22to read:
AB100-ASA1,1264,2523 117.05 (9) (a) (intro.) The department state superintendent may charge the
24following persons a fee sufficient to reimburse the department for the costs of the
25board under ss. 117.10 and 117.132:
AB100-ASA1,1265,4
1(b) The clerk of the school district ordering the dissolution or requesting review
2shall pay the fee under par. (a) 3. or 4. to the department state superintendent. The
3secretary of the board shall forward the fee collected under par. (a) 5. to the
4department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1,1265,115 (c) The department state superintendent may charge a person filing a notice
6of appeal under s. 117.12 (4) or 117.13 (3) a fee sufficient to reimburse the department
7for the costs of the appeal panel under s. 117.12 (4) or 117.13 (3). The secretary of
8the board shall collect the fee and forward it to the department state superintendent.
9The department state superintendent may not charge any person who files a notice
10of appeal under s. 117.12 (4) and is charged the fee under this paragraph any
11additional fee for review by the board under s. 117.12 (5).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2106 12Section 2106. 117.05 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1265,1713 117.05 (10) (title) Secretary State superintendent to advise. The secretary
14state superintendent shall advise and consult with school boards regarding school
15district organization and reorganization. If, in the secretary's state superintendent's
16opinion, one or more school districts should be altered, consolidated or dissolved, he
17or she may make recommendations to the school boards.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2780g 18Section 2780g. 117.25 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1266,219 117.25 (1m) (a) A written agreement between the school boards of 2 or more
20school districts that are considering consolidating under s. 117.08 or 117.09 to
21continue operating a program or facility at a specific location for a specified period
22after consolidation, not to exceed 5 years, shall be binding upon the joint interim
23school board of the new school district under s. 117.22 and any subsequently elected
24school board of the new school district. The school district clerk of the school district

1with the largest equalized valuation shall file a copy of the agreement with the
2department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2780r 3Section 2780r. 117.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1266,194 117.30 (1) If a school district for 2 or more successive years has failed to operate
5a school as required by law, the board shall attach the territory of the school district
6to one or more school districts that do operate schools. Within 60 days of the date on
7which a school district becomes subject to this section, the department state
8superintendent
shall so notify the school district clerk and the clerk of each
9municipality in which part of the school district lies. Prior to August 30 of the year
10in which the school district becomes subject to this section, the board shall issue an
11order of school district reorganization attaching the school district to one or more
12operating school districts. Orders issued under this section take effect upon being
13filed as provided in s. 117.17 (2). The school board of each district to which any
14territory is attached under this section shall levy and collect a special tax against the
15property in the territory so attached for such amount as is payable for tuition and
16transportation, at the time of the attachment, by the school district in which the
17attached territory was located prior thereto, in the proportion that the equalized
18valuation of the attached territory bears to the total equalized valuation of the school
19district in which such territory was located prior to such attachment.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2107 20Section 2107. 118.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1267,621 118.01 (1) Purpose. Public education is a fundamental responsibility of the
22state. The constitution vests in the state superintendent the supervision of public
23instruction and
directs the legislature to provide for the establishment of district
24schools. The effective operation of the public schools is dependent upon a common
25understanding of what public schools should be and do. Establishing such goals and

1expectations is a necessary and proper complement to the state's financial
2contribution to education. Each school board should provide curriculum, course
3requirements and instruction consistent with the goals and expectations established
4under sub. (2). Parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school district share
5with the state and school board the responsibility for pupils meeting the goals and
6expectations under sub. (2).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2782g 7Section 2782g. 118.015 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1267,138 118.015 (2) Employment of reading specialists. Each school district shall
9employ a reading specialist certified by the department to develop and coordinate a
10comprehensive reading curriculum in grades kindergarten to 12. At the discretion
11of the department state superintendent, a school district may contract with other
12school districts or cooperative educational service agencies to employ a certified
13reading specialist on a cooperative basis.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2782r 14Section 2782r. 118.125 (1) (cm) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1267,2215 118.125 (1) (cm) "Pupil physical health records" means those pupil records that
16include basic health information about a pupil, including the pupil's immunization
17records, an emergency medical card, a log of first aid and medicine administered to
18the pupil, an athletic permit card, a record concerning the pupil's ability to
19participate in an education program, any lead screening records required under s.
20254.162, the results of any routine screening test, such as for hearing, vision or
21scoliosis, and any follow-up to such test, and any other basic health information, as
22determined by the department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1,1268,323 (d) "Pupil records" means all records relating to individual pupils maintained
24by a school but does not include notes or records maintained for personal use by a
25teacher or other person who is required by the department state superintendent

1under s. 115.28 (7) to hold a certificate, license or permit if such records and notes
2are not available to others, nor does it include records necessary for, and available
3only to persons involved in, the psychological treatment of a pupil.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2785d 4Section 2785d. 118.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1268,105 118.13 (2) (a) Each school board shall develop written policies and procedures
6to implement this section and submit them to the department state superintendent
7as a part of its 1986 annual report under s. 120.18. The policies and procedures shall
8provide for receiving and investigating complaints by residents of the school district
9regarding possible violations of this section, for making determinations as to
10whether this section has been violated and for ensuring compliance with this section.
AB100-ASA1,1268,1211 (b) Any person who receives a negative determination under par. (a) may
12appeal the determination to the department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2785h 13Section 2785h. 118.13 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1268,1414 118.13 (3) (a) (intro.) The department state superintendent shall:
AB100-ASA1, s. 2785p 15Section 2785p. 118.13 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1268,1816 118.13 (3) (a) 1. Decide appeals made to him or her under sub. (2) (b). Decisions
17of the department state superintendent under this subdivision are subject to judicial
18review under ch. 227.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2785t 19Section 2785t. 118.13 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1268,2020 118.13 (3) (b) (intro.) The department state superintendent may:
AB100-ASA1, s. 2108 21Section 2108. 118.145 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1268,2422 118.145 (1) The school board of a district operating high school grades shall
23determine, with the advice and consent of the department state superintendent, the
24minimum standards for admission to high school.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2787e 25Section 2787e. 118.15 (1) (cm) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1269,5
1118.15 (1) (cm) 5. The department state superintendent shall grant a high
2school equivalency diploma to a child under this paragraph who completes the
3general educational development test with a passing score, as determined by the
4department state superintendent, and completes the additional requirements
5determined by the department state superintendent under s. 115.29 (4).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2787m 6Section 2787m. 118.15 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1269,107 118.15 (2) (a) 3. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. by any additional costs
8associated with direct student support services, as determined jointly by the
9department state superintendent and the state director of the technical college
10system.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2109 11Section 2109. 118.15 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1269,1612 118.15 (2) (c) Pupils attending a technical college under this subsection may
13receive general education subjects at the technical college and shall be counted as
14pupils enrolled in the high school for all purposes including computing state aid for
15the school district
. Payments by the school district under par. (a) shall be deemed
16costs of operation and maintenance.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788b 17Section 2788b. 118.153 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1269,2118 118.153 (2) (b) 1. If in the previous school year a school district had 50 or more
19dropouts and a dropout rate exceeding 5% of its total high school enrollment, the
20school board shall apply to the department state superintendent for aid under this
21section.
AB100-ASA1,1269,2422 2. If in the previous school year a school district had 40 or more dropouts, the
23school board may apply to the department state superintendent for aid under this
24section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788c 25Section 2788c. 118.153 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1270,10
1118.153 (3m) (a) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's
2council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), the state superintendent
3may approve an innovative school-to-work program provided by a nonprofit
4organization for children at risk in a county having a population of 500,000 or more
5to assist those children at risk in acquiring employability skills and
6occupational-specific competencies before leaving high school. If the state
7superintendent approves a program under this paragraph, the state superintendent
8may award a grant, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (ef), to the nonprofit
9organization providing the program and the nonprofit organization shall use the
10funds received under the grant to provide the program.
AB100-ASA1,1270,1311 (b) The state superintendent shall establish requirements for the operation of
12the grant program under this subsection. Those requirements need not be
13promulgated as rules.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788d 14Section 2788d. 118.153 (4) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1270,2015 118.153 (4) (a) Beginning in August 1994, and annually thereafter, a school
16board that applied for aid under this section in the previous school year shall submit
17a report to the department state superintendent. The report shall include only
18information about the pupils enrolled in a program for children at risk in the
19previous school year that is necessary for the department state superintendent to
20determine the number of pupils who achieved each of the objectives under par. (c).
AB100-ASA1,1271,221 (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the department
22state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s.
2320.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved
24at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state

1aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided
2under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the previous school year.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788h 3Section 2788h. 118.153 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1271,74 118.153 (7) The department state superintendent shall promulgate rules to
5implement and administer this section. The rules shall not be overly restrictive in
6defining approved programs and shall not serve to exclude programs that have
7demonstrated success in meeting the needs of children at risk.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788p 8Section 2788p. 118.155 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1271,189 118.155 (1) Any school board shall, without approval of the department state
10superintendent
, permit pupils with written permission of a parent or guardian to be
11absent from school at least 60 minutes but not more than 180 minutes per week to
12obtain religious instruction outside the school during the required school period. The
13supervisor of such religious instruction shall report monthly, to the principal of the
14school regularly attended, the names of the pupils who attended such weekly
15religious instruction. The school board may deny the privilege of released time to
16pupils who absent themselves from such religious instruction after requesting the
17privilege. The time period, or periods, allotted for the pupil to be absent from school
18for the purpose of religious instruction shall be determined by the school board.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788t 19Section 2788t. 118.16 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1271,2320 118.16 (2) (b) Annually, on or before August 1, shall determine how many pupils
21enrolled in the school district were absent in the previous year and whether the
22absences were excused under s. 118.15 and shall notify the department state
23superintendent
of the determination.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2110 24Section 2110. 118.165 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1272,4
1118.165 (2) An institution may request the department state superintendent
2to approve the institution's educational program as a private school. The department
3state superintendent shall base its his or her approval solely on the criteria under
4sub. (1).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2111 5Section 2111. 118.167 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1272,15 6118.167 (title) Private school determination by department state
7superintendent
. If an association that regulates or accredits private educational
8institutions in this state submits an affidavit to the department state
9superintendent
attesting that the institution meets or exceeds all of the criteria
10under s. 118.165 and the department state superintendent finds that the institution
11does meet or exceed all of the criteria under s. 118.165, the department state
12superintendent
shall determine that the institution is a private school. If at any time
13the department state superintendent finds that an institution determined to be a
14private school under this section no longer meets the criteria under s. 118.165, the
15department state superintendent may withdraw the determination.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2790m 16Section 2790m. 118.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1272,20 17118.18 Teacher reports. Every teacher shall record the names, ages and
18studies of all pupils under his or her charge and their daily attendance and such other
19facts or matters relating to the school as the department state superintendent or
20school board requires.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2792b 21Section 2792b. 118.19 (3), (4) and (4m) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1273,1522 118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the
23applicant possesses a bachelor's degree including such professional training as the
24department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17)
25(a) and 118.192. Notwithstanding s. 36.11 (16), beginning August 31, 1990, no

1teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the department state
2superintendent
under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in the program is
3required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester
4following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school.
5Beginning August 31, 1990, no license to teach in any public school may be granted
6to an applicant who completed a professional training program outside this state
7unless the applicant completed student teaching consisting of full days for a full
8semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating
9school or the equivalent, as determined by the department state superintendent.
10The department state superintendent may grant exceptions to the student teaching
11requirements under this paragraph when the midyear calendars of the institution
12offering the teacher preparatory program and the cooperating school differ from each
13other and would prevent students from attending classes at the institution in
14accordance with the institution's calendar. The department state superintendent
15shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
AB100-ASA1,1273,2316 (b) The department state superintendent shall permanently certify any
17applicant to teach Wisconsin native American languages and culture who has
18successfully completed the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee school of education
19approved Wisconsin native American languages and culture project certification
20program at any time between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 1977. School
21districts shall not assign individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses
22other than Wisconsin native American languages and culture, unless they qualify
23under par. (a).
AB100-ASA1,1274,5 24(4) (a) Notwithstanding subch. II of ch. 111, the department state
25superintendent
may not grant a license to any person who has been convicted of any

1Class A, B, C or D felony under ch. 940 or 948, except ss. 940.08 and 940.205, or of
2an equivalent crime in another state or country, for a violation that occurs on or after
3September 12, 1991, for 6 years following the date of the conviction, and may grant
4the license only if the person establishes by clear and convincing evidence that he or
5she is entitled to the license.
AB100-ASA1,1274,96 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department state superintendent shall grant
7a license to a person convicted of a crime described under par. (a), prior to the
8expiration of the 6-year period following the conviction, if the conviction is reversed,
9set aside or vacated.
AB100-ASA1,1274,16 10(4m) Beginning July 1, 1995, the department state superintendent may not
11issue or renew a license to teach the visually impaired unless the applicant
12demonstrates, based on criteria established by the department state superintendent
13by rule, that he or she is proficient in reading and writing braille and in teaching
14braille. In promulgating rules under this subsection, the department state
15superintendent
shall take into consideration the standard used by the librarian of
16congress for certifying braille transcribers.
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