AB100-engrossed,1423,24
17115.993 Report on bilingual-bicultural education. Annually, on or before
18August 15, the school board of a district operating a bilingual-bicultural education
19program under this subchapter shall report to the
department state superintendent 20the number of pupils, including both limited-English speaking pupils and other
21pupils, instructed the previous school year in bilingual-bicultural education
22programs, an itemized statement on oath of all disbursements on account of the
23bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year
24and a copy of the estimated budget for that program for the current school year.
AB100-engrossed,1424,12
1115.995 State aids. Upon receipt of the report under s. 115.993, if the
2department state superintendent is satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education
3program for the previous school year was maintained in accordance with this
4subchapter, the
department state superintendent shall certify to the department of
5administration in favor of the school district a sum equal to a percentage of the
6amount expended on limited-English speaking pupils by the school district during
7the preceding year for salaries of personnel participating in and attributable to
8bilingual-bicultural education programs under this subchapter, special books and
9equipment used in the bilingual-bicultural programs and other expenses approved
10by the
department state superintendent. The percentage shall be determined by
11dividing the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in the current school
12year by the total amount of aidable costs in the previous school year.
AB100-engrossed,1424,25
14115.996 Report to the legislature. Annually, on or before December 31, the
15department state superintendent shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each
16house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), on the
17status of bilingual-bicultural education programs established under this
18subchapter. The report shall include the number of pupils served in
19bilingual-bicultural education programs for each language group in each school
20district in which such programs are offered and the cost of the program per pupil for
21each school district, language group and program type. The department shall also
22provide the number of pupils in each school district and language group who as a
23result of participation in a bilingual-bicultural education program improved their
24English language ability to such an extent that the program is no longer necessary
25for such pupils.
AB100-engrossed,1425,11
2116.01 Purpose. The organization of school districts in Wisconsin is such that
3the legislature recognizes the need for a service unit between the school district and
4the
department state superintendent. The cooperative educational service agencies
5are designed to serve educational needs in all areas of Wisconsin by serving as a link
6both between school districts and between school districts and the state. Cooperative
7educational service agencies may provide leadership, coordination and education
8services to school districts, University of Wisconsin System institutions and centers
9and technical colleges. Cooperative educational service agencies may facilitate
10communication and cooperation among all public and private schools, agencies and
11organizations that provide services to pupils.
AB100-engrossed,1425,1813
116.02
(1) (c) The
department state superintendent shall cause to convene
14annually on the day that the board of control holds its annual organizational meeting
15under par. (a) a convention composed of the representative from each school board
16in the agency. There shall be no more than one representative from each union high
17school district. The convention may direct the board of control to determine a
18different date for the annual organizational meeting.
AB100-engrossed,1425,2420
116.03
(10) Authorize the expenditure of money for the purposes set forth in
21this chapter and for the actual and necessary expenses of the board of control and
22agency administrator and for the acquisition of equipment, space and personnel. All
23accounts of the agency shall be paid by check, share draft or other draft signed by the
24chairperson and secretary to the board of control.
AB100-engrossed,1426,5
1116.03
(11) Establish the salaries of the agency administrator and other
2professional and nonprofessional employes. State reimbursement for the cost of the
3salary of the agency administrator shall be equal to the actual salary paid or the
4maximum of the salary range for
public instruction supervisors
in the department 5under the state superintendent, whichever is less.
AB100-engrossed,1426,97
116.03
(12m) Every 3rd year as scheduled by the state superintendent, provide
8to the school board of each school district in the agency an accountability plan that
9addresses both the efficiency and effectiveness of all agency programs and services.
AB100-engrossed,1426,1311
116.03
(13) Every 3rd year, as scheduled by the
department state
12superintendent, submit to the
department state superintendent for
its his or her 13approval an evaluation of agency programs and services.
AB100-engrossed,1426,2315
116.06
(1) Upon the petition of a school board of a district operating high school
16grades, the
department state superintendent, after investigation of the proposal,
17may transfer by order the entire school district from one agency to another, effective
18the next succeeding July 1. Any school district so transferred shall pay its agreed
19share of all expenses incurred by the agency in its behalf, but shall not be required
20to fulfill any commitments in the agency from which transferred extending beyond
21the effective date of transfer. A transfer of the territory of a union high school district
22shall include and effect a transfer of that territory of underlying elementary school
23districts which lie within the boundaries of the union high school district.
AB100-engrossed,1427,4
1116.065
(1) The school board of a school district in cooperative educational
2service agency no. 1, as designated on April 1, 1985, may adopt a resolution to
3withdraw from the agency. The school board shall immediately notify the board of
4control and the
department state superintendent of its intention.
AB100-engrossed,1427,146
116.08
(1) An amount not to exceed $25,000 annually shall be paid to each
7agency for the maintenance and operation of the office of the board of control and
8agency administrator and to match any federal funds received by the agency for
9vocational education administration. No state aid may be paid unless the agency
10submits by August 1 an annual report which includes a detailed certified statement
11of its expenses for the prior year to the
department
state superintendent, and such
12statement reveals that the state aid was expended as provided by this section. In no
13case may the state aid exceed the actual expenditures for the prior year as certified
14in such statement.
AB100-engrossed,1427,17
16116.10 Lease of equipment. The board of control may lease equipment for
17the purpose of assisting pupils with a visual handicap to read.
AB100-engrossed,1427,2019
117.03
(2) "Appeal panel" means a panel appointed by the
secretary state
20superintendent under s. 117.05 (1).
AB100-engrossed,1428,222
117.05
(1) Appeal panels. The
secretary state superintendent shall appoint 3
23members of the board to hear appeals filed under ss. 117.12 (4) and 117.13 (3). No
242 members of the appeal panel may be board members from any of the following kinds
1of school districts: those with small enrollments, those with medium enrollments or
2those with large enrollments.
AB100-engrossed,1428,74
117.05
(1m) Board and appeal panel meetings. The
secretary state
5superintendent shall set the time and place for meetings of the board under ss.
6117.10, 117.12 (5) and 117.132 and for meetings of appeal panels under ss. 117.12 (4)
7and 117.13.
AB100-engrossed,1428,169
117.05
(2) (a)
Board. The
secretary state superintendent shall appoint 7
10members of the board to perform any review under ss. 117.10, 117.12 (5) and 117.132.
11The 7 members shall include the
secretary state superintendent or his or her
12designee on the board, 2 board members from school districts with small
13enrollments, 2 board members from school districts with medium enrollments and
142 board members from school districts with large enrollments. Any action of the
15board under this chapter requires the affirmative vote of at least 4 of the 7 members
16appointed under this paragraph.
AB100-engrossed,1428,2119
117.05
(9) (a) (intro.) The
department
state superintendent may charge the
20following persons a fee sufficient to reimburse the department for the costs of the
21board under ss. 117.10 and 117.132:
AB100-engrossed,1428,2522
(b) The clerk of the school district ordering the dissolution or requesting review
23shall pay the fee under par. (a) 3. or 4. to the
department state superintendent. The
24secretary of the board shall forward the fee collected under par. (a) 5. to the
25department state superintendent.
AB100-engrossed,1429,7
1(c) The
department state superintendent may charge a person filing a notice
2of appeal under s. 117.12 (4) or 117.13 (3) a fee sufficient to reimburse the department
3for the costs of the appeal panel under s. 117.12 (4) or 117.13 (3). The secretary of
4the board shall collect the fee and forward it to the
department state superintendent.
5The
department state superintendent may not charge any person who files a notice
6of appeal under s. 117.12 (4) and is charged the fee under this paragraph any
7additional fee for review by the board under s. 117.12 (5).
AB100-engrossed,1429,139
117.05
(10) (title)
Secretary State superintendent to advise. The
secretary 10state superintendent shall advise and consult with school boards regarding school
11district organization and reorganization. If, in the
secretary's state superintendent's 12opinion, one or more school districts should be altered, consolidated or dissolved, he
13or she may make recommendations to the school boards.
AB100-engrossed,1429,18
15117.20 Referendum procedures. (1) If a referendum is required under ss.
16117.08 to 117.11, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
17occurring not sooner than 45 days following receipt of the petition or adoption of the
18resolution under s. 117.08 (3) (a), 117.09 (3) (a), 117.10 (3) (a) or 117.11 (4) (a).
AB100-engrossed,1430,4
19(2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as required
20under s.
8.55 10.06 (4), in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
21school board elections under s. 120.06 (5), (9), (11), (13) and (14) apply to a
22referendum held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each
23affected school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions
24assigned to the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those
25subsections. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the
1elections board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each affected school
2district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement prepared by
3the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum in that school
4district.
AB100-engrossed,1430,136
117.25
(1m) (a) A written agreement between the school boards of 2 or more
7school districts that are considering consolidating under s. 117.08 or 117.09 to
8continue operating a program or facility at a specific location for a specified period
9after consolidation, not to exceed 5 years, shall be binding upon the joint interim
10school board of the new school district under s. 117.22 and any subsequently elected
11school board of the new school district. The school district clerk of the school district
12with the largest equalized valuation shall file a copy of the agreement with the
13department state superintendent.
AB100-engrossed,1431,515
117.30
(1) If a school district for 2 or more successive years has failed to operate
16a school as required by law, the board shall attach the territory of the school district
17to one or more school districts that do operate schools. Within 60 days of the date on
18which a school district becomes subject to this section, the
department state
19superintendent shall so notify the school district clerk and the clerk of each
20municipality in which part of the school district lies. Prior to August 30 of the year
21in which the school district becomes subject to this section, the board shall issue an
22order of school district reorganization attaching the school district to one or more
23operating school districts. Orders issued under this section take effect upon being
24filed as provided in s. 117.17 (2). The school board of each district to which any
25territory is attached under this section shall levy and collect a special tax against the
1property in the territory so attached for such amount as is payable for tuition and
2transportation, at the time of the attachment, by the school district in which the
3attached territory was located prior thereto, in the proportion that the equalized
4valuation of the attached territory bears to the total equalized valuation of the school
5district in which such territory was located prior to such attachment.
AB100-engrossed,1431,177
118.01
(1) Purpose. Public education is a fundamental responsibility of the
8state. The constitution
vests in the state superintendent the supervision of public
9instruction and directs the legislature to provide for the establishment of district
10schools. The effective operation of the public schools is dependent upon a common
11understanding of what public schools should be and do. Establishing such goals and
12expectations is a necessary and proper complement to the state's financial
13contribution to education. Each school board should provide curriculum, course
14requirements and instruction consistent with the goals and expectations established
15under sub. (2). Parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school district share
16with the state and school board the responsibility for pupils meeting the goals and
17expectations under sub. (2).
AB100-engrossed,1431,2419
118.015
(2) Employment of reading specialists. Each school district shall
20employ a reading specialist certified by the department to develop and coordinate a
21comprehensive reading curriculum in grades kindergarten to 12. At the discretion
22of the
department state superintendent, a school district may contract with other
23school districts or cooperative educational service agencies to employ a certified
24reading specialist on a cooperative basis.
AB100-engrossed,1432,5
1118.019
(2) (e) Human sexuality; reproduction;
contraception family planning,
2as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (a), including natural family planning; human
3immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; prenatal
4development; childbirth; adoption; available prenatal and postnatal support; and
5male responsibility.
AB100-engrossed,1432,147
118.125
(1) (cm) "Pupil physical health records" means those pupil records that
8include basic health information about a pupil, including the pupil's immunization
9records, an emergency medical card, a log of first aid and medicine administered to
10the pupil, an athletic permit card, a record concerning the pupil's ability to
11participate in an education program, any lead screening records required under s.
12254.162, the results of any routine screening test, such as for hearing, vision or
13scoliosis, and any follow-up to such test, and any other basic health information, as
14determined by the
department state superintendent.
AB100-engrossed,1432,2015
(d) "Pupil records" means all records relating to individual pupils maintained
16by a school but does not include notes or records maintained for personal use by a
17teacher or other person who is required by the
department state superintendent 18under s. 115.28 (7) to hold a certificate, license or permit if such records and notes
19are not available to others, nor does it include records necessary for, and available
20only to persons involved in, the psychological treatment of a pupil.
AB100-engrossed,1433,2022
118.125
(2) (d) Pupil records shall be made available to persons employed by
23the school district which the pupil attends who are required by the department under
24s. 115.28 (7) to hold a license and other school district officials who have been
25determined by the school board to have legitimate educational interests, including
1safety interests, in the pupil records. Law enforcement officers' records obtained
2under s. 938.396 (1m)
(a) shall be made available
under this paragraph for the
3purposes of as provided in s. 118.127 (2)
to those employes of the school district who
4have been designated by the school board to receive that information for the purpose
5of providing alcohol and other drug abuse programs. Law enforcement officers'
6records obtained under s. 938.396 (1m) (am) and (b) shall be made available under
7this paragraph for the purposes of s. 118.127 (2m) and (3) to persons employed by the
8school district which the pupil attends who are required by the department under s.
9115.28 (7) to hold a license, to other school district officials who have been determined
10by the school board to have legitimate educational interests, including safety
11interests, in those records and to those employes of the school district who have been
12designated by the school board to receive that information for the purpose of
13providing treatment programs. A school board member or an employe of a school
14district may not be held personally liable for any damages caused by the
15nondisclosure of any information specified in this paragraph unless the member or
16employe acted with actual malice in failing to disclose the information. A school
17district may not be held liable for any damages caused by the nondisclosure of any
18information specified in this paragraph unless the school district or its agent acted
19with gross negligence or with reckless, wanton or intentional misconduct in failing
20to disclose the information.
AB100-engrossed,1434,922
118.127
(2) A school district shall
use disclose information from law
23enforcement officers' records obtained under s. 938.396 (1m)
(a) to persons employed
24by the school district who are required by the department under s. 115.28 (7) to hold
25a license and to other school district officials who have been determined by the school
1board to have legitimate educational interests, including safety interests, in that
2information. In addition, if that information relates to a pupil of the school district,
3the school district shall also disclose that information to those employes of the school
4district who have been designated by the school board to receive that information for
5the purpose of providing
alcohol and other drug abuse
treatment programs for pupils
6enrolled in the school district. A school district
shall may not use law enforcement
7officers' records obtained under s. 938.396 (1m)
(a) as the sole basis for expelling or
8suspending a pupil
or as the sole basis for taking any other disciplinary action,
9including action under the school district's athletic code, against a pupil.
AB100-engrossed,1434,1813
118.13
(2) (a) Each school board shall develop written policies and procedures
14to implement this section and submit them to the
department state superintendent 15as a part of its 1986 annual report under s. 120.18. The policies and procedures shall
16provide for receiving and investigating complaints by residents of the school district
17regarding possible violations of this section, for making determinations as to
18whether this section has been violated and for ensuring compliance with this section.
AB100-engrossed,1434,2019
(b) Any person who receives a negative determination under par. (a) may
20appeal the determination to the
department state superintendent.
AB100-engrossed,1434,2222
118.13
(3) (a) (intro.) The
department
state superintendent shall:
AB100-engrossed,1435,3
1118.13
(3) (a) 1. Decide appeals made to him or her under sub. (2) (b). Decisions
2of the
department state superintendent under this subdivision are subject to judicial
3review under ch. 227.
AB100-engrossed,1435,55
118.13
(3) (b) (intro.) The
department
state superintendent may:
AB100-engrossed,1435,97
118.145
(1) The school board of a district operating high school grades shall
8determine, with the advice and consent of the
department state superintendent, the
9minimum standards for admission to high school.
AB100-engrossed,1435,1611
118.145
(4) The school board of a school district operating high school grades
12shall allow a pupil enrolled in a private school or a pupil enrolled in a home-based
13educational program, who has met the standards for admission to high school under
14sub. (1), to take up to 2 courses during each school semester if the pupil resides in
15the school district in which the public school is located and if the school board
16determines that there is sufficient space in the classroom.
AB100-engrossed,1435,2218
118.15
(1) (cm) 5. The
department
state superintendent shall grant a high
19school equivalency diploma to a child under this paragraph who completes the
20general educational development test with a passing score, as determined by the
21department state superintendent, and completes the additional requirements
22determined by the
department state superintendent under s. 115.29 (4).
AB100-engrossed,1436,224
118.15
(2) (a) 3. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. by any additional costs
25associated with direct student support services, as determined jointly by the
1department state superintendent and the state director of the technical college
2system.
AB100-engrossed,1436,84
118.15
(2) (c) Pupils attending a technical college under this subsection may
5receive general education subjects at the technical college
and shall be counted as
6pupils enrolled in the high school for all purposes including computing state aid for
7the school district. Payments by the school district under par. (a) shall be deemed
8costs of operation and maintenance.
AB100-engrossed,1436,1310
118.153
(2) (b) 1. If in the previous school year a school district had 50 or more
11dropouts and a dropout rate exceeding 5% of its total high school enrollment, the
12school board shall apply to the
department state superintendent for aid under this
13section.
AB100-engrossed,1436,1614
2. If in the previous school year a school district had 40 or more dropouts, the
15school board may apply to the
department state superintendent for aid under this
16section.
AB100-engrossed,1437,218
118.153
(3m) (a) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's
19council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), the state superintendent
20may approve an innovative school-to-work program provided by a nonprofit
21organization for children at risk in a county having a population of 500,000 or more
22to assist those children at risk in acquiring employability skills and
23occupational-specific competencies before leaving high school. If the state
24superintendent approves a program under this paragraph, the state superintendent
25may award a grant, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (ef), to the nonprofit
1organization providing the program and the nonprofit organization shall use the
2funds received under the grant to provide the program.
AB100-engrossed,1437,53
(b) The state superintendent shall establish requirements for the operation of
4the grant program under this subsection. Those requirements need not be
5promulgated as rules.
AB100-engrossed,1437,127
118.153
(4) (a) Beginning in August 1994, and annually thereafter, a school
8board that applied for aid under this section in the previous school year shall submit
9a report to the
department state superintendent. The report shall include only
10information about the pupils enrolled in a program for children at risk in the
11previous school year that is necessary for the
department state superintendent to
12determine the number of pupils who achieved each of the objectives under par. (c).
AB100-engrossed,1437,1813
(b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the
department 14state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s.
1520.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved
16at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state
17aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided
18under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the previous school year.