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).
AB100-engrossed,1440,21
15(4) (a) Notwithstanding subch. II of ch. 111, the
department state
16superintendent may not grant a license to any person who has been convicted of any
17Class A, B, C or D felony under ch. 940 or 948, except ss. 940.08 and 940.205, or of
18an equivalent crime in another state or country, for a violation that occurs on or after
19September 12, 1991, for 6 years following the date of the conviction, and may grant
20the license only if the person establishes by clear and convincing evidence that he or
21she is entitled to the license.
AB100-engrossed,1440,2522
(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the
department state superintendent shall grant
23a license to a person convicted of a crime described under par. (a), prior to the
24expiration of the 6-year period following the conviction, if the conviction is reversed,
25set aside or vacated.
AB100-engrossed,1441,7
1(4m) Beginning July 1, 1995, the
department state superintendent may not
2issue or renew a license to teach the visually impaired unless the applicant
3demonstrates, based on criteria established by the
department state superintendent 4by rule, that he or she is proficient in reading and writing braille and in teaching
5braille. In promulgating rules under this subsection, the
department state
6superintendent shall take into consideration the standard used by the librarian of
7congress for certifying braille transcribers.
AB100-engrossed,1441,139
118.19
(8) Beginning July 1, 1992, the
department state superintendent may
10not grant to any person a license to teach unless the person has received instruction
11in the study of minority group relations, including instruction in the history, culture
12and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands
13located in this state.
AB100-engrossed,1441,1815
118.19
(9) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), beginning on July 1, 1996,
16the
department state superintendent may not issue an initial teaching license,
17school district administrator's license or school administrator's license unless the
18applicant has demonstrated competency in all of the following:
AB100-engrossed,1441,2220
118.19
(9) (b) The
department state superintendent may waive the
21requirements under par. (a) if the applicant demonstrates competency in the subjects
22under par. (a) 1. to 3. within 12 months after the date on which the license is issued.
AB100-engrossed,1441,2524
118.19
(10) (b) (intro.) With the assistance of the department of justice, the
25department state superintendent shall do all of the following:
AB100-engrossed,1442,42
118.19
(10) (b) 2. Over a 5-year period, conduct a background investigation of
3each person who holds a license, issued by the
department state superintendent, that
4has no expiration date and who is employed by an educational agency.
AB100-engrossed,1442,136
118.19
(10) (c) If the person under par. (b) is a nonresident, or if the
department 7state superintendent determines that the person's employment, licensing or state
8court records provide a reasonable basis for further investigation, the
department
9state superintendent shall require the person to be photographed and fingerprinted
10on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The
11department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the
12federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person
13fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrest and conviction.
AB100-engrossed,1442,1815
118.19
(10) (d) (intro.) Upon request, an educational agency shall provide the
16department state superintendent with all of the following information about each
17person employed by the educational agency who holds a license, issued by the
18department state superintendent, that has no expiration date:
AB100-engrossed,1442,2220
118.19
(10) (e) The
department state superintendent may issue or renew a
21license or permit conditioned upon the receipt of a satisfactory background
22investigation.
AB100-engrossed,1443,224
118.19
(10) (f) The
department state superintendent shall keep confidential all
25information received under this subsection from the department of justice or the
1federal bureau of investigation. Such information is not subject to inspection or
2copying under s. 19.35.
AB100-engrossed,1443,74
118.192
(1) The
department state superintendent shall establish an
5alternative teacher training program for mathematics and science teachers. The
6program shall be conducted during the summer and shall consist of approximately
7100 hours of formal instruction.
AB100-engrossed,1443,15
8(2) An individual who holds a bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics,
9biology, chemistry or physics, has at least 5 years of experience as an engineer,
10mathematician or science professional and passes the appropriate subject area
11portion of the national teacher's examination administered by the educational
12testing service, inc., in mathematics or science may apply to the
department state
13superintendent for enrollment in the alternative teacher training program. The
14department state superintendent shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the costs of the
15program.
AB100-engrossed,1443,21
16(3) The
department state superintendent shall grant a professional teaching
17permit to any person who satisfactorily completes the program under sub. (2). The
18permit authorizes the person to teach mathematics or science, as specified by the
19department state superintendent, in grades kindergarten to 12 for 2 years, if the
20person is supervised by a person who holds a regular teaching license. The permit
21is renewable.
AB100-engrossed,1444,4
24118.195 Discrimination against handicapped teachers prohibited. (1) 25No person otherwise qualified may be denied a certificate or license from the
1department state superintendent under s. 118.19 (1) because the person is totally or
2partially blind, deaf or physically handicapped nor may any school district refuse to
3employ a teacher on such grounds, if such handicapped teacher is able to carry out
4the duties of the position which the person seeks.
AB100-engrossed,1444,6
5(2) Any school board may request the
department state superintendent for
6advice and assistance in interpreting this section.
AB100-engrossed,1444,138
118.20
(2) The
department state superintendent or a person designated by the
9state superintendent may receive and investigate complaints charging
10discrimination in employment, assignment or reassignment of teachers or
11administrative personnel in the public schools and the
department state
12superintendent or designee may hold hearings, subpoena witnesses and take
13testimony to effectuate the purposes of this section.
AB100-engrossed,1445,215
118.20
(3) If the
department state superintendent finds probable cause to
16believe that any discrimination prohibited by this section has been or is being
17practiced, the
department state superintendent shall immediately endeavor to
18eliminate the practice by conference, conciliation or persuasion. In case of failure to
19eliminate the discrimination, the
department state superintendent shall issue and
20serve a written notice of hearing, specifying the nature of the discrimination which
21appears to have been committed, and requiring the public school official, employe,
22teacher agency or placement bureau named, hereinafter called the "respondent" to
23answer the complaint at a hearing before the
department state superintendent. The
24notice shall specify a time of hearing not less than 10 days after service of the
1complaint, and a place of hearing within the county in which the discrimination is
2alleged to have occurred.
AB100-engrossed,1445,154
118.20
(4) After hearing, if the
department state superintendent finds that the
5respondent has engaged in discrimination prohibited by this section the
department 6state superintendent shall make written findings and recommend such action by the
7respondent as shall satisfy the purposes of this section and shall serve a certified
8copy of the findings and recommendations on the respondent together with an order
9requiring the respondent to comply with the recommendations. Any person
10aggrieved by noncompliance with the order shall be entitled to have the order
11enforced specifically by suit in equity. If the
department state superintendent finds
12that the respondent has not engaged in the alleged discrimination, the
department 13state superintendent shall serve a certified copy of the
department's state
14superintendent's findings on the complainant together with an order dismissing the
15complaint.
AB100-engrossed,1445,2517
118.20
(5) If any public school official, employe, teachers agency or placement
18bureau violates sub. (1) or fails or refuses to obey any lawful order made by the
19department state superintendent pursuant to this section, such person shall forfeit
20and pay into the state treasury not less than $25 nor more than $50, or be imprisoned
21not less than 5 nor more than 30 days. Such violation or failure or refusal to obey
22an order shall be grounds for the removal of any school district administrator,
23member of a school board or other public school official. Findings and orders of the
24department state superintendent under this section shall be subject to judicial
25review under ch. 227.
AB100-engrossed,1446,62
118.20
(6) Upon request of the
department state superintendent, the attorney
3general or district attorney of the county in which any investigation, hearing or trial
4under this section is pending, shall aid and prosecute under supervision of the
5department state superintendent, all necessary actions or proceedings for the
6enforcement of this section and for the punishment of all violations thereof.
AB100-engrossed,1446,108
118.20
(7) In administering this section the
department state superintendent 9shall have authority to make, amend and rescind rules necessary to carry out the
10purposes of this section.
AB100-engrossed,1446,1612
118.22
(1) (b) "Teacher" means any person who holds a teacher's certificate or
13license issued by the
department state superintendent or a classification status
14under the technical college system board and whose legal employment requires such
15certificate, license or classification status, but does not include part-time teachers
16or teachers employed by any board of school directors in a city of the 1st class.
AB100-engrossed,1446,2018
118.25
(6) As a condition of employment, employes of the
department state
19superintendent whose work brings them into contact with school children or with
20school employes shall have physical examinations under sub. (2).
AB100-engrossed,1446,2522
118.255
(3) The school board, cooperative educational service agency or county
23handicapped children's education board maintaining health treatment services shall
24report annually to the department, and at such other times as the department
25directs, such information as the department requires.
AB100-engrossed,1447,132
118.255
(4) If the
department state superintendent is satisfied that the health
3treatment services program has been maintained during the preceding school year
4in accordance with law, the
department state superintendent shall certify to the
5department of administration in favor of each school board, cooperative educational
6service agency and county handicapped children's education board maintaining such
7health treatment services, an amount equal to 63% of the amount expended for items
8listed in s. 115.88 (1) by the school board, cooperative educational service agency and
9county handicapped children's education board during the preceding year for these
10health treatment services. The department of administration, upon such
11certification shall distribute the amounts to the appropriate school board,
12cooperative educational service agency and county handicapped children's education
13board.
AB100-engrossed,1447,1715
118.258
(2) (b) The school board shall submit a copy of the rules under sub. (1)
16to the
department state superintendent when the rule is first adopted and whenever
17the rule is amended.
AB100-engrossed,1447,22
19118.26 Claim against school district. No action may be brought or
20maintained against a school district upon a claim or cause of action unless the
21claimant complies with s. 893.80. This section does not apply to actions commenced
22under s. 19.37
or, 19.97
or 281.99.
AB100-engrossed,1448,3
1118.30
(1) (a) The
department state superintendent shall adopt or approve
2examinations designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in
3the 4th, 8th and 10th grades.
AB100-engrossed,1448,85
118.30
(1) (b) If the governor has issued pupil academic standards as an
6executive order under s. 14.23, the department shall develop a high school
7graduation examination that is designed to measure whether pupils meet the pupil
8academic standards.