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.
AB100-engrossed,1448,1310
118.30
(1g) (a) By August 1, 1998, each school board shall adopt pupil academic
11standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography and history. If
12the governor has issued pupil academic standards as an executive order under s.
1314.23, the school board may adopt those standards.
AB100-engrossed,1448,2014
(b) Each school board operating high school grades shall adopt a high school
15graduation examination that is designed to measure whether pupils meet the pupil
16academic standards adopted by the school board under par. (a). If the school board
17has adopted the pupil academic standards issued as an executive order under s.
1814.23, the school board may adopt the high school graduation examination developed
19by the department under sub. (1) (b). If a school board develops and adopts its own
20high school graduation examination, it shall notify the department.
AB100-engrossed,1448,2322
118.30
(1m) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in this section
and in s.
23118.40 (2r) (d), annually each school board shall do all of the following:
AB100-engrossed,1449,4
1118.30
(1m) (b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled
2in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school
3district, in the 10th grade.
This paragraph does not apply after the 2000-01 school
4year.
AB100-engrossed,1449,106
118.30
(1m) (d) If the school board operates high school grades, beginning in
7the 2000-01 school year administer the high school graduation examination adopted
8by the school board under sub. (1g) (b). The school board shall administer the
9examination at least twice each school year. The school board shall determine the
10high school grades in which the examination will be administered each school year.
AB100-engrossed,1449,1712
118.30
(2) (b) 2. According to criteria established by the
department state
13superintendent by rule, the school board may determine not to administer an
14examination under this section to a limited-English speaking pupil, as defined
15under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined in his or her native
16language or may modify the format and administration of an examination for such
17pupils.
AB100-engrossed,1449,2219
118.30
(3) The
department state superintendent shall make available upon
20request, within 90 days after the date of administration, any examination required
21to be administered under this section. This subsection does not apply while the
22examination is being developed or validated.
AB100-engrossed,1450,3
1118.33
(1) (am) The
department state superintendent shall encourage school
2boards to require an additional 8.5 credits selected from any combination of
3vocational education, foreign languages, fine arts and other courses.
AB100-engrossed,1450,95
118.33
(1) (cm) Except as provided in par. (e), beginning on September 1, 2002,
6a school board may not grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has
7passed the high school graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m)
8(d). A school board shall provide a pupil with at least 4 opportunities to take the
9examination in the high school grades.
AB100-engrossed,1450,1611
118.33
(1) (e) Each school board shall develop alternative criteria for
12evaluating a pupil who has been excused from the high school graduation
13examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b) 3. A school board may grant a high school diploma
14to a pupil who has been excused from the high school graduation examination under
15s. 118.30 (2) (b) 3. if the pupil satisfies all of the other requirements under this
16subsection and satisfies the other criteria.
AB100-engrossed,1450,1818
118.33
(2) (intro.) The
department state superintendent shall:
AB100-engrossed,1450,2220
118.33
(2) (c) Establish course requirements under sub. (1)
(a) and approve any
21school board's high school graduation standards policy that is equivalent to the
22requirements under sub. (1).
AB100-engrossed,1451,624
118.33
(3) By September 1, 1986, each school board operating high school
25grades shall submit to the
department state superintendent a report describing the
1school board's policies and guidelines on high school graduation standards, including
2a list of courses required under sub. (1) (a) and the number of hours in each school
3term required to earn one credit under sub. (1) (a), and thereafter shall notify the
4department state superintendent whenever changes are made in such policies or
5guidelines. The department shall make reasonable efforts to combine the reports
6required under this subsection with other required school board reports.
AB100-engrossed,1451,168
118.33
(3m) A course taken at a technical college by a child attending the school
9part-time or in lieu of high school under s. 118.15 (1) (b), or attending the school
10under s. 118.15 (1) (cm), does not fulfill any of the high school graduation
11requirements under sub. (1) (a) unless the
department
state superintendent has
12approved the course for that purpose.
If a pupil satisfies all of the high school
13graduation requirements under sub. (1), the school board shall grant a high school
14diploma to the pupil regardless of whether the pupil satisfied all or a portion of the
15requirements while attending an institution of higher education under s. 118.55 or
16a technical college.
AB100-engrossed,1451,2118
118.33
(4) (a) The
department state superintendent shall establish procedures
19for school boards to certify to the
department state superintendent whether they are
20in compliance with the requirements under sub. (1) and the rules promulgated under
21sub. (2).
AB100-engrossed,1451,2522
(b) The
department state superintendent may periodically review school
23district high school graduation standards and shall notify any school board not in
24compliance with the requirements under sub. (1) or the rules promulgated under
25sub. (2), identifying the changes necessary.
AB100-engrossed,1452,62
118.34
(3) The department and the technical college system board shall provide
3technical assistance to school boards to develop technical preparation programs in
4each high school. Annually, the school board shall evaluate its program and report
5the results to the
department state superintendent and the technical college system
6board.
AB100-engrossed,1452,98
118.35
(2) The
department state superintendent shall by rule establish
9guidelines for the identification of gifted and talented pupils.
AB100-engrossed,1452,1411
118.35
(3) (b) Annually by August 15, report to the
department state
12superintendent the number of gifted and talented pupils who participated in a
13program under par. (a) in the previous school year and such other information as the
14department state superintendent requests.
AB100-engrossed, s. 2816
15Section
2816. 118.37 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (title) and
16amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,1452,17
17118.55 (title)
Postsecondary enrollment Youth options program.
AB100-engrossed,1452,2320
118.55
(1) In this section, "institution of higher education" means a center or
21institution within the university of Wisconsin system, a
technical college tribally
22controlled college or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in
23this state.
AB100-engrossed, s. 2819
24Section
2819. 118.37 (2) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 118.55 (2) and
25(3), and 118.55 (2) and (3) (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,1453,11
1118.55
(2) (a) Beginning in the 1992-93 school year, any public school pupil
2enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade who is not attending a technical college under
sub.
3(7r) or s. 118.15 (1) (b) may enroll in an institution of higher education for the purpose
4of taking one or more nonsectarian courses at the institution of higher education,
5subject to par. (b). The pupil shall submit an application to the institution of higher
6education in the previous school semester. The pupil shall indicate on the application
7whether he or she will be taking the course or courses for high school credit or
8postsecondary credit. The pupil shall also specify on the application that if he or she
9is admitted the institution of higher education may disclose the pupil's grades, the
10courses that he or she is taking and his or her attendance record to the public school
11in which the pupil is enrolled.
AB100-engrossed,1453,1612
(b) Paragraph (a) applies to a private institution of higher education
and to a
13tribally controlled college only if the private institution of higher education
or
14tribally controlled college has notified the
department state superintendent of its
15intent to participate in the program under this section by September 1 of the previous
16school year.
AB100-engrossed,1454,7
17(3) (b) If the pupil specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she intends
18to take a course at an institution of higher education for high school credit, the school
19board shall determine whether the course is comparable to a course offered in the
20school district, and whether the course satisfies any of the high school graduation
21requirements under s. 118.33 and the number of high school credits to award the
22pupil for the course, if any.
The department In cooperation with institutions of higher
23education, the state superintendent shall develop guidelines to assist school districts
24in making the determinations. The school board shall notify the pupil of its
25determinations, in writing, before the
end beginning of the semester in which
it
1received the notice under par. (a) the pupil will be enrolled. If the pupil disagrees
2with the school board's decision regarding comparability of courses, satisfaction of
3high school graduation requirements or the number of high school credits to be
4awarded, the pupil may appeal the school board's decision to the
department state
5superintendent within 30 days after the decision. The
department's state
6superintendent's decision shall be final and is not subject to review under subch. III
7of ch. 227.
AB100-engrossed, s. 2821
9Section
2821. 118.37 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (4), and 118.55
10(4) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,1454,1311
118.55
(4) (a) An institution of higher education may admit a pupil under this
12section only if it has space available.
A pupil may attend a technical college under
13this section only if he or she is a resident of this state.
AB100-engrossed, s. 2822c
14Section 2822c. 118.37 (5) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are renumbered
15118.55 (5) (intro.) and (a).
AB100-engrossed, s. 2823m
17Section 2823m. 118.37 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (5) (c), and
18118.55 (5) (c) 2., as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,1455,219
118.55
(5) (c) 2. An amount determined by dividing the state total net cost of
20the general fund in the previous school year by the state total membership in the
21previous school year, dividing that quotient by the statewide average number of high
22school credits taken by full-time pupils in the previous school year, as determined
23by the
department state superintendent, and multiplying that quotient by the
24number of high school credits taken by the pupil at the private institution of higher
25education, as determined under sub. (3) (b). In this subdivision, "net cost" has the
1meaning given in s. 121.004 (6), and "membership" has the meaning given in s.
2121.004 (5).
AB100-engrossed, s. 2824m
3Section 2824m. 118.37 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (6), and 118.55
4(6) (title), (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB100-engrossed,1455,105
118.55
(6) (title)
Responsibility of pupil for tuition and fees; institution of
6higher education. (a) A pupil taking a course at an institution of higher education
7for high school credit under this section is not responsible for any portion of the
8tuition and fees for the course if the school board, or the
department state
9superintendent on appeal under sub. (3) (b), has determined that the course is not
10comparable to a course offered in the school district.
AB100-engrossed,1455,1511
(b) A pupil taking a course at an institution of higher education for high school
12credit under this section is responsible for the tuition and fees for the course if the
13school board has determined that the course is comparable to a course offered in the
14school district, unless the
department state superintendent reverses the school
15board's decision on appeal under sub. (3) (b).
AB100-engrossed,1456,418
118.55
(7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is
19attending an institution of higher education
or technical college under this section
20and is taking a course for high school credit
that is not comparable to a course offered
21in the school district may apply to the
department
state superintendent for
22reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in which
23the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education
or technical college that
24the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable to
25pay the cost of such transportation. The
department
state superintendent shall
1determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the
2appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cw). The
department state superintendent shall
3give preference under this subsection to those pupils who are eligible for a free or
4reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b).
AB100-engrossed,1456,108
118.55
(9) Rules. The
department state superintendent shall promulgate rules
9to implement and administer this section, including rules establishing criteria for
10determining reimbursement amounts under sub. (7g).
AB100-engrossed,1456,1813
118.38
(3) A waiver is effective for 4 years. The
secretary department shall
14renew the waiver for additional 4-year periods if the school board has evaluated the
15educational and financial effects of the waiver over the previous 4-year period,
16except that the
secretary department is not required to renew a waiver if the
17secretary department determines that the school district is not making adequate
18progress toward improving pupil academic performance.
AB100-engrossed,1456,2520
118.40
(1) Notice to department. Whenever a school board intends to establish
21a charter school, it shall notify the
department
state superintendent of its intention.
22The Whenever one of the entities under sub. (2r) (b) intends to establish a charter
23school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention by February 1 of the
24previous school year. A notice
under this subsection shall include a description of the
25proposed school.
AB100-engrossed,1457,62
118.40
(1m) (a) A written petition requesting
the a school board to establish
3a charter school under this section may be filed with the school district clerk.
The 4If the proposed charter school would replace a public school in whole or in part, the 5petition shall be signed by at least 10% of the teachers employed by the school district
6or by at least 50% of the teachers employed at one school of the school district.
AB100-engrossed,1457,108
118.40
(1m) (b) 7. Subject to sub. (7) (a)
and (am) and ss. 118.19 (1) and 121.02
9(1) (a) 2., the qualifications that must be met by the individuals to be employed in the
10school.
AB100-engrossed,1457,1612
118.40
(2) (a) Within 30 days after receiving a petition under sub. (1m) the
13school board shall hold a public hearing on the petition. At the hearing, the school
14board shall consider the level of employe and parental support for the establishment
15of the charter school described in the petition.
After the hearing, the school board
16may grant the petition.
AB100-engrossed,1457,2418
118.40
(2) (c) The school board
of the school district operating under ch. 119 19shall either grant or deny the petition within 30 days after the public hearing. If the
20school board
of the school district operating under ch. 119 denies a petition, the
21person seeking to establish the charter school may, within 30 days after the denial,
22appeal the denial to the department. The department shall issue a decision within
2330 days after receiving the appeal. The department's decision is final and not subject
24to judicial review under ch. 227.
Section 115.28 (5) applies to this paragraph.
AB100-engrossed,1458,1
1118.40
(2r) Other initiatives. (a) In this subsection:
AB100-engrossed,1458,22
1. "Membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
AB100-engrossed,1458,43
2. "Shared cost per member" means the shared cost under s. 121.07 (6) (a)
4divided by the school district's membership.
AB100-engrossed,1458,165
(b)
The common council of the city of Milwaukee, the chancellor of the
6University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee area technical college
7district board may establish by charter and operate a charter school or, on behalf of
8their respective entities, may initiate a contract with an individual or group to
9operate a school as a charter school. A charter shall include all of the provisions
10specified under sub. (1m) (b) 3. to 14. A contract shall include all of the provisions
11specified under sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment
12of the charter school on the liability of the contracting entity under this paragraph.
13The contract may include other provisions agreed to by the parties. The chancellor
14of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee may not establish or enter into a contract
15for the establishment of a charter school under this paragraph without the approval
16of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
AB100-engrossed,1458,2117
(c) An entity under par. (b) may not establish or enter into a contract for the
18establishment of a charter school located outside of the school district operating
19under ch. 119. A pupil residing within the school district operating under ch. 119 may
20attend a charter school established under this subsection only if one of the following
21applies:
AB100-engrossed,1458,2322
1. In the previous school year, the pupil was enrolled in the school district
23operating under ch. 119.