AB768-ASA1,282,16 4115.405 Grant program for peer review and mentoring. (1) A
5cooperative educational service agency or a consortium consisting of 2 or more school
6districts or cooperative educational service agencies, or a combination thereof, may
7apply to the department for a grant to provide technical assistance and training for
8teachers who are licensed or have been issued a permit under ss. 115.28 (7) and
9118.192 to implement peer review and mentoring programs. An applicant for a grant
10under this section shall submit to the department a plan identifying the school
11districts and cooperative educational service agencies that will participate in the
12peer review and mentoring program and describing how the grant funds will be
13allocated. As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, a cooperative
14educational service agency or a consortium shall provide matching funds in an
15amount equal to at least 20% of the amount of the grant awarded. The matching
16funds may be in the form of money or in-kind services or both.
AB768-ASA1,282,19 17(2) The department shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.255
18(2) (fk). The department may not award more than $25,000 to an applicant in a fiscal
19year.
AB768-ASA1,282,21 20(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
21section.
AB768-ASA1, s. 361 22Section 361. 115.42 of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,282,25 23115.42 National teacher certification. (1) (a) Subject to par. (b), in the
241999-2000 school year the department shall award a $2,000 grant to any person who
25satisfies all of the following requirements:
AB768-ASA1,283,2
11. The person is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching
2Standards before July 1, 2000.
AB768-ASA1,283,43 2. The person is licensed as a teacher by the state superintendent or employed
4as a teacher in a private school located in this state.
AB768-ASA1,283,55 3. The person is a resident of this state.
AB768-ASA1,283,66 4. The person is employed as a teacher in this state.
AB768-ASA1,283,77 (b) The department may award a grant under par. (a) to no more than 20 people.
AB768-ASA1,283,10 8(2) In the 2000-01 school year and in each of the 7 succeeding school years, the
9department shall award a $2,500 grant to each person who received a grant under
10sub. (1) if the person satisfies all of the following requirements:
AB768-ASA1,283,1211 (a) The person maintains his or her certification by the National Board for
12Professional Teaching Standards.
AB768-ASA1,283,1413 (b) The person maintains his or her license as a teacher by the state
14superintendent or remains employed in a private school located in this state.
AB768-ASA1,283,1515 (c) The person remains a resident of this state.
AB768-ASA1,283,1616 (d) The person remains employed as a teacher in this state.
AB768-ASA1,283,21 17(3) The department may not require, as a condition for renewing a person's
18teaching license, that the person have earned continuing professional education
19credits or their equivalent in the 5 years immediately preceding his or her
20application for renewal if he or she has been initially certified by the National Board
21for Professional Teaching Standards during those 5 years.
AB768-ASA1,283,23 22(4) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
23section, including rules relating to all of the following:
AB768-ASA1,283,2424 (a) The application process, including necessary documentation.
AB768-ASA1,283,2525 (b) The selection process for grant recipients.
AB768-ASA1,284,2
1(c) The number of times that a teacher may be exempt from continuing
2professional education requirements under sub. (3).
AB768-ASA1, s. 361g 3Section 361g. 115.76 (10) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
4.... (Senate Bill 384), is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,284,115 115.76 (10) "Local educational agency", except as otherwise provided, means
6the school district in which the child with a disability resides, or the department of
7health and family services if the child with a disability resides in an institution or
8facility operated by the department of health and family services,
or the department
9of corrections if such department is responsible for providing a free appropriate
10public education to
the child with a disability resides in a Type 1 secured correctional
11facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), or a Type 1 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (5)
.
AB768-ASA1, s. 361m 12Section 361m. 115.81 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
13.... (Senate Bill 384), is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,284,2114 115.81 (1) (b) "Originating Responsible local educational agency" means the
15local educational agency that was responsible for providing a free, appropriate public
16education to the child before the placement of the child in a child caring institution
17except that if the child resided in an institution or facility operated by the
18department of health and family services, a Type 1 secured correctional facility, as
19defined in s. 938.02 (19), or a Type 1 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (5), before the
20placement of the child in a child caring institution, "responsible local educational
21agency" means the school district in which the child caring institution is located
.
AB768-ASA1, s. 361p 22Section 361p. 115.81 (3) (a) and (b) (intro.) and 2. b. of the statutes, as affected
23by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (Senate Bill 384), are amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,285,224 115.81 (3) (a) Whenever a county department recommends to a court that a
25child be placed in a child caring institution or whenever a state agency anticipates

1placing a child in a child caring institution, the county department or state agency
2shall notify the originating responsible local educational agency.
AB768-ASA1,285,43 (b) (intro.) For each child identified in a notice under par. (a), the originating
4responsible local educational agency shall do all of the following:
AB768-ASA1,285,145 2. b. If the originating responsible local educational agency has reasonable
6cause to believe that the child is a child with a disability, appoint an individualized
7education program team to conduct an evaluation of the child under s. 115.782. The
8originating responsible local educational agency may include appropriately licensed
9staff of the child caring institution in the team if that staff is available. The
10individualized education program team shall conduct the evaluation. If the
11individualized education program team determines that the child is a child with a
12disability, the individualized education program team, in consultation with a county
13department or a state agency, as appropriate, shall develop an individualized
14education program and an educational placement offer.
AB768-ASA1, s. 361r 15Section 361r. 115.81 (4) (intro.) and (a) (intro.) and 4. of the statutes, as
16affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (Senate Bill 384), are amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,285,1917 115.81 (4) (intro.) Whenever the originating responsible local educational
18agency offers an educational placement in a child caring institution under sub. (3)
19(b) 1. or 2. b., all of the following apply:
AB768-ASA1,285,2120 (a) (intro.) The originating responsible local educational agency shall do all of
21the following:
AB768-ASA1,286,222 4. While the child resides at a child caring institution, after consulting with the
23child caring institution and a county department or a state agency, as appropriate,
24refer the child to another local educational agency if the originating responsible local
25educational agency determines that the child's special education needs may be

1appropriately served in a less restrictive setting in the other local educational
2agency.
AB768-ASA1, s. 361t 3Section 361t. 115.81 (4) (b) 2. and 4. of the statutes, as affected by 1997
4Wisconsin Act .... (Senate Bill 384), are amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,286,85 115.81 (4) (b) 2. In cooperation with the originating responsible local
6educational agency and staff of the child caring institution, participate in the
7individualized education program team evaluation of the child and the development
8of the individualized education program for the child.
AB768-ASA1,286,119 4. In cooperation with the originating responsible local educational agency and
10staff of the child caring institution, develop a reintegration plan for the child if the
11child is leaving the child caring institution.
AB768-ASA1, s. 361tg 12Section 361tg. 116.01 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
13is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,286,23 14116.01 Purpose. The organization of school districts in Wisconsin is such that
15the legislature recognizes the need for a service unit between the school district and
16the state superintendent. The cooperative educational service agencies are designed
17to serve educational needs in all areas of Wisconsin by serving as a link both between
18school districts and between school districts and the state. Cooperative educational
19service agencies may provide leadership, coordination and education services to
20school districts, University of Wisconsin System institutions and centers and
21technical colleges. Cooperative educational service agencies may facilitate
22communication and cooperation among all public and private schools, agencies and
23organizations that provide services to pupils.
AB768-ASA1, s. 361tr 24Section 361tr. 116.032 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,287,4
1116.032 (1) Subject to subs. (2) to (5), for the purpose of providing services to
2pupils a board of control may contract with school districts, University of Wisconsin
3System institutions and centers, technical college district boards, private schools,
4and agencies or organizations that provide services to pupils.
AB768-ASA1, s. 361u 5Section 361u. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,287,186 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district shall
7transfer to another school or school district all pupil records relating to a specific
8pupil if the transferring school district has received written notice from the pupil if
9he or she is an adult or his or her parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the
10pupil intends to enroll in the other school or school district or written notice from the
11other school or school district that the pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil
12has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured child caring
13institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this subsection, "school" and "school
14district" include any state juvenile correctional facility or, secured child caring
15institution which as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), adult correctional institution, mental
16health institute or center for the developmentally disabled, that
provides an
17educational program for its residents instead of or in addition to that which is
18provided by public and private schools.
AB768-ASA1, s. 362 19Section 362. 118.19 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,287,2520 118.19 (1m) (a) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew
21a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the
22applicant provides the department of public instruction with his or her social
23security number. The department of public instruction may not disclose the social
24security number except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of
25requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.
AB768-ASA1,288,4
1(b) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or
2permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date if the department of
3revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant, licensee or permit holder is
4liable for delinquent taxes.
AB768-ASA1, s. 362c 5Section 362c. 118.192 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,288,7 6118.192 (title) Professional teaching permits ; mathematics and science
7and licenses.
AB768-ASA1, s. 362g 8Section 362g. 118.192 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
927
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,288,1310 118.192 (1) The state superintendent shall establish an alternative teacher
11training program for music, art, foreign language, computer science, mathematics
12and science teachers. The program shall be conducted during the summer and shall
13consist of approximately 100 hours of formal instruction.
AB768-ASA1, s. 362L 14Section 362L. 118.192 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
1527
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,289,216 118.192 (2) An individual who holds a bachelor's degree in engineering, music,
17art, foreign language, computer science
, mathematics, biology, chemistry or physics
18or science from an accredited institution of higher education, has at least 5 years of
19experience as an engineer, mathematician or science a professional in the subject
20area in which his or her degree was awarded
and passes the appropriate subject area
21portion of the national teacher's examination administered by the educational
22testing service, inc., in mathematics or science
demonstrates, to the satisfaction of
23the state superintendent, competency in that subject area that is current and
24compatible with modern curricula
may apply to the state superintendent for

1enrollment in the alternative teacher training program. The state superintendent
2shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the costs of the program.
AB768-ASA1, s. 362p 3Section 362p. 118.192 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
427
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,289,145 118.192 (3) The state superintendent shall grant a professional teaching
6permit to any person who satisfactorily completes the program under sub. (2). The
7permit authorizes the person to teach mathematics or science, as the subject area
8specified by the state superintendent, in grades kindergarten to 12. The initial
9permit shall be valid
for 2 years, if. During the initial permit period, the person is
10shall be supervised by a person who holds a regular teaching license. The permit is
11renewable for 5-year periods. The state superintendent shall renew the permit or
12grant the permit holder a regular teaching license if the school board that employs
13the person certifies to the state superintendent that the person is a successful
14teacher
.
AB768-ASA1, s. 362t 15Section 362t. 118.192 (4) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
16renumbered 118.192 (4) and amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,289,2017 118.192 (4) A school board that employs a person who holds a professional
18teaching permit shall do all of the following: (b) Ensure ensure that no regularly
19licensed teacher is removed from his or her position as a result of the employment
20of persons holding permits.
AB768-ASA1, s. 362x 21Section 362x. 118.192 (4) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB768-ASA1, s. 363 22Section 363. 118.30 (1g) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,290,323 118.30 (1g) (c) Each school board operating elementary grades may develop or
24adopt its own examination designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and
25concepts in the 4th grade and may develop or adopt its own examination designed

1to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 8th grade. If the
2school board develops or adopts an examination under this paragraph, it shall notify
3the department.
AB768-ASA1, s. 364 4Section 364. 118.30 (1m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1m) (a) 1.
5and amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,290,136 118.30 (1m) (a) 1. Beginning in the 1996-97 school year Except as provided in
7sub. (6)
, administer the 4th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
8superintendent under sub. (1) (a)
to all pupils enrolled in the school district,
9including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 4th
10grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the school board has not developed and adopted
11its own 4th grade examination, the school board shall provide a pupil with at least
122 opportunities to achieve a score on the examination administered under this
13subdivision that is sufficient for promotion under sub. (5) (a) 1.
AB768-ASA1, s. 365 14Section 365. 118.30 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,290,1915 118.30 (1m) (a) 2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the school board has developed
16or adopted its own 4th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils
17enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in
18the school district, in the 4th grade. The school board shall provide a pupil with at
19least 2 opportunities to pass the examination administered under this subdivision.
AB768-ASA1, s. 366 20Section 366. 118.30 (1m) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1m) (am)
211. and amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,291,422 118.30 (1m) (am) 1. Administer Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the
238th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub.
24(1) (a)
to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter
25schools located in the school district, in the 8th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if

1the school board has not developed and adopted its own 8th grade examination, the
2school board shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to achieve a score on
3the examination administered under this subdivision that is sufficient for promotion
4under sub. (5) (b) 1.
AB768-ASA1, s. 367 5Section 367. 118.30 (1m) (am) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,291,116 118.30 (1m) (am) 2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the school board has
7developed or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that examination
8to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter
9schools located in the school district, in the 8th grade. The school board shall provide
10a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to pass the examination administered under this
11subdivision.
AB768-ASA1, s. 368 12Section 368. 118.30 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,291,1513 118.30 (5) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), beginning on July 1, 2002, a school
14board may not promote a 4th grade pupil to the 5th grade unless one of the following
15applies:
AB768-ASA1,291,1916 1. If the school board does not administer its own 4th grade examination under
17sub. (1m) (a) 2., the pupil's score in each subject area on the examination
18administered under sub. (1m) (a) 1. is at the basic level or above, as determined by
19the state superintendent.
AB768-ASA1,291,2220 2. If the school board administers its own 4th grade examination under sub.
21(1m) (a) 2., the pupil achieves a passing score on that examination, as determined by
22the school board.
AB768-ASA1,291,2423 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), beginning on July 1, 2002, a school board may
24not promote an 8th grade pupil to the 9th grade unless one of the following applies:
AB768-ASA1,292,4
11. If the school board does not administer its own 8th grade examination under
2sub. (1m) (am) 2., the pupil's score in each subject area on the examination
3administered under sub. (1m) (am) 1. is at the basic level or above, as determined by
4the state superintendent.
AB768-ASA1,292,75 2. If the school board administers its own 8th grade examination under sub.
6(1m) (am) 2., the pupil achieves a passing score on that examination, as determined
7by the school board.
AB768-ASA1,292,128 (c) Each school board shall develop alternative criteria for evaluating a pupil
9who did not take the 4th grade or the 8th grade examination that was required for
10promotion as a result of sub. (2) (b). A school board may promote a pupil who did not
11take the examination that was required for promotion as a result of sub. (2) (b) if the
12pupil satisfies the alternative criteria.
AB768-ASA1, s. 368c 13Section 368c. 118.30 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,292,1914 118.30 (6) A school board is not required to administer the 4th and 8th grade
15examinations adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) if
16the school board administers its own 4th and 8th grade examinations, the school
17board provides the state superintendent with statistical correlations of those
18examinations with the examinations adopted or approved by the state
19superintendent under sub. (1) (a), and the federal department of education approves.
AB768-ASA1, s. 368d 20Section 368d. 118.55 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
21is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,292,2522 118.55 (1) Definition. In this section, "institution of higher education" means
23a center or an institution within the university of Wisconsin system, a tribally
24controlled college or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in
25this state.
AB768-ASA1, s. 368f
1Section 368f. 118.55 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
227
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,293,53 118.55 (5) (a) If the pupil is attending a center or an institution within the
4university of Wisconsin system, the actual cost of tuition, fees, books and other
5necessary materials directly related to the course.
AB768-ASA1, s. 368h 6Section 368h. 120.115 (1) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
7is renumbered 120.115 (1) (b).
AB768-ASA1, s. 368j 8Section 368j. 120.115 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,293,139 120.115 (1) (a) Within 10 days after adopting a resolution that authorizes the
10school board to incur debt or that authorizes the common council of a 1st class city
11to incur debt on behalf of the school district operating under ch. 119, the school board
12shall notify the department of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit a
13copy of the resolution to the department.
AB768-ASA1, s. 368L 14Section 368L. 120.12 (17) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
1527
, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,293,2016 120.12 (17) University of Wisconsin system tuition. Pay the tuition of any
17pupil enrolled in the school district and attending a center or an institution within
18the university of Wisconsin system if the pupil is not participating in the program
19under s. 118.55, the course the pupil is attending at the university is not offered in
20the school district and the pupil will receive high school credit for the course.
AB768-ASA1, s. 368n 21Section 368n. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Acts
22155
and 191, is amended to read:
AB768-ASA1,294,223 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
2449.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3),

1632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4) and (5), 632.895 (9) to (13), 632.896, 767.25 (4m)
2(d), 767.51 (3m) (d) and 767.62 (4) (b) 4.
AB768-ASA1, s. 368p 3Section 368p. 121.06 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB768-ASA1,294,74 121.06 (4) For purposes of computing state aid under s. 121.08, equalized
5valuations calculated under sub. (1) and certified under sub. (2) shall include the full
6value of computers that are exempt under s. 70.11 (39) as determined under s. 79.095
7(3).
AB768-ASA1, s. 368v 8Section 368v. 121.15 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin
9Act 27
, is amended to read:
Loading...
Loading...