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.
AB100-engrossed,1437,2320
118.153
(7) The
department state superintendent shall promulgate rules to
21implement and administer this section. The rules shall not be overly restrictive in
22defining approved programs and shall not serve to exclude programs that have
23demonstrated success in meeting the needs of children at risk.
AB100-engrossed,1438,10
1118.155
(1) Any school board shall, without approval of the
department state
2superintendent, permit pupils with written permission of a parent or guardian to be
3absent from school at least 60 minutes but not more than 180 minutes per week to
4obtain religious instruction outside the school during the required school period. The
5supervisor of such religious instruction shall report monthly, to the principal of the
6school regularly attended, the names of the pupils who attended such weekly
7religious instruction. The school board may deny the privilege of released time to
8pupils who absent themselves from such religious instruction after requesting the
9privilege. The time period, or periods, allotted for the pupil to be absent from school
10for the purpose of religious instruction shall be determined by the school board.
AB100-engrossed,1438,1512
118.16
(2) (b) Annually, on or before August 1, shall determine how many pupils
13enrolled in the school district were absent in the previous year and whether the
14absences were excused under s. 118.15 and shall notify the
department state
15superintendent of the determination.
AB100-engrossed,1438,2017
118.165
(2) An institution may request the
department state superintendent 18to approve the institution's educational program as a private school. The
department 19state superintendent shall base
its
his or her approval solely on the criteria under
20sub. (1).
AB100-engrossed,1439,6
22118.167 (title)
Private school determination by department state
23superintendent. If an association that regulates or accredits private educational
24institutions in this state submits an affidavit to the
department state
25superintendent attesting that the institution meets or exceeds all of the criteria
1under s. 118.165 and the
department state superintendent finds that the institution
2does meet or exceed all of the criteria under s. 118.165, the
department state
3superintendent shall determine that the institution is a private school. If at any time
4the
department state superintendent finds that an institution determined to be a
5private school under this section no longer meets the criteria under s. 118.165, the
6department state superintendent may withdraw the determination.
AB100-engrossed,1439,11
8118.18 Teacher reports. Every teacher shall record the names, ages and
9studies of all pupils under his or her charge and their daily attendance and such other
10facts or matters relating to the school as the
department state superintendent or
11school board requires.
AB100-engrossed,1440,613
118.19
(3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the
14applicant possesses a bachelor's degree including such professional training as the
15department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17)
16(a) and 118.192. Notwithstanding s. 36.11 (16), beginning August 31, 1990, no
17teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the
department state
18superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in the program is
19required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester
20following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school.
21Beginning August 31, 1990, no license to teach in any public school may be granted
22to an applicant who completed a professional training program outside this state
23unless the applicant completed student teaching consisting of full days for a full
24semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating
25school or the equivalent, as determined by the
department state superintendent.
1The
department state superintendent may grant exceptions to the student teaching
2requirements under this paragraph when the midyear calendars of the institution
3offering the teacher preparatory program and the cooperating school differ from each
4other and would prevent students from attending classes at the institution in
5accordance with the institution's calendar. The
department state superintendent 6shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
AB100-engrossed,1440,147
(b) The
department state superintendent shall permanently certify any
8applicant to teach Wisconsin native American languages and culture who has
9successfully completed the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee school of education
10approved Wisconsin native American languages and culture project certification
11program at any time between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 1977. School
12districts shall not assign individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses
13other than Wisconsin native American languages and culture, unless they qualify
14under par. (a).