Amendment AP8 AA1-SB2

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April 1998 Special Session

1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 2

May 19, 1998 - Offered by Representative Boyle.

SB2-AA1,1,2 At the locations indicated, amend the bill, as shown by senate substitute amendment 2, as follows:

SB2-AA1,1,7 1. Page 2, line 3: delete the material beginning with "measuring" and ending with "Schools" on line 5 and substitute "requiring the Milwaukee Public Schools to meet certain educational criteria, abolishing the board of school directors of the Milwaukee Public Schools and creating the Milwaukee Public Schools governing commission".

SB2-AA1,1,8 2. Page 2, line 11: before that line insert:

SB2-AA1,1,9 " Section 1m. 17.01 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB2-AA1,1,11 17.01 (8m) By a commissioner appointed under s. 119.92 (1), to the appointing authority.

SB2-AA1, s. 1n Section 1n. 17.125 of the statutes is created to read:

SB2-AA1,2,3 17.125 Removal of Milwaukee Public Schools commissioners. Notwithstanding s. 17.12 (1), a commissioner appointed under s. 119.92 (1) may be removed at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

SB2-AA1, s. 1p Section 1p. 17.26 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2-AA1,2,6 17.26 (2) In a 1st class city school district operating under subch. I of ch. 119, by special election as provided under s. 119.08 (4).

SB2-AA1, s. 1q Section 1q. 17.27 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB2-AA1,2,10 17.27 (3m) Milwaukee Public Schools governing commission. A vacancy in the membership of the Milwaukee Public Schools governing commission shall be filled by the appointing authority.".

SB2-AA1,2,11 3. Page 2, line 11: delete " Section 1" and substitute "Section 1r".

SB2-AA1,2,12 4. Page 5, line 6: after that line insert:

SB2-AA1,2,13 " Section 7m. 118.01 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB2-AA1,2,15 118.01 (2) (e) Applicability. This subsection does not apply to the school district operating under subch. II of ch. 119.

SB2-AA1, s. 7r Section 7r. 118.40 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2-AA1,2,18 118.40 (1m) (a) 1. A written petition requesting the school board to establish a charter school under this section may be filed with the school district clerk.

SB2-AA1,2,22 2. The petition shall be signed by at least 10% of the teachers employed by the school district or by at least 50% of the teachers employed at one school of the school district. This subdivision does not apply to the school district operating under subch. II of ch. 119.".

SB2-AA1,2,23 5. Page 5, line 15: before that line insert:

SB2-AA1,2,24 " Section 8m. 118.40 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2-AA1,3,4 118.40 (5) (b) The pupils enrolled in the charter school failed to make sufficient progress toward attaining the educational goals under s. 118.01 (2). This paragraph does not apply to a charter school under contract with the Milwaukee Public Schools governing commission.".

SB2-AA1,3,5 6. Page 5, line 18: after that line insert:

SB2-AA1,3,6 " Section 9m. Chapter 119 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2-AA1,3,9 CHAPTER 119 FIRST CLASS CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM systems

SB2-AA1, s. 9r Section 9r. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 119 [precedes 119.01] of the statutes is created to read:

SB2-AA1,3,12 CHAPTER 119

SB2-AA1,3,14 SUBCHAPTER I Board of school directors

SB2-AA1, s. 9s Section 9s. 119.01 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2-AA1,3,17 119.01 Applicability. This chapter subchapter applies only to cities of the 1st class.

SB2-AA1,3,18 Section 9t 119.02 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2-AA1,3,20 119.02 Definitions. (intro.) In this chapter subchapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:".

SB2-AA1,3,21 7. Page 11, line 4: after that line insert:

SB2-AA1,3,22 " Section 21m. 119.32 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB2-AA1,4,3 119.32 (8) This section does not apply to the Milwaukee Public Schools beginning on the date that the board of school directors of the Milwaukee Public Schools is abolished under s. 119.92 (2).".

SB2-AA1,4,5 8. Page 11, line 19: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 14, line 7, as affected by senate amendments 19 and 22, and substitute:

SB2-AA1,4,7 " Section 24m. Subchapter II of chapter 119 [precedes 119.90] of the statutes is created to read:

SB2-AA1,4,8 Chapter 119

SB2-AA1,4,11 SUBCHAPTER II Milwaukee public schools governing commission

SB2-AA1,4,12 119.90 Definitions. In this subchapter:

SB2-AA1,4,13 (1) "Commission" means the Milwaukee Public Schools governing commission.

SB2-AA1,4,14 (2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the system.

SB2-AA1,4,15 (3) "System" means the Milwaukee Public Schools.

SB2-AA1,4,20 119.91 Educational achievement criteria. (1) By December 15, 2000, the department, the department of administration and the legislative fiscal bureau shall jointly determine and certify to the governor and the joint committee on finance whether, in the preceding school year, all of the following were true, as calculated and defined by the department of public instruction:

SB2-AA1,4,21 (a) The system's graduation rate was at least 90%.

SB2-AA1,4,22 (b) The system's attendance rate was at least 91%.

SB2-AA1,4,23 (c) The system's dropout rate was no greater than 9%.

SB2-AA1,5,5 (d) The percentage of pupils enrolled in the 3rd grade in the system whose score on the reading test under s. 121.02 (1) (r) in the preceding school year was at least at the basic level was equal to at least 90% of the percentage of all pupils enrolled in 3rd grade in the state whose score on the test in the preceding school year was at least at the basic level.

SB2-AA1,5,9 (2) If the department, the department of administration and the legislative fiscal bureau certify that the system meets all of the criteria under sub. (1), then the certification procedure shall be repeated biennially by December 15, unless the system does not meet the educational criteria under sub. (1).