118.153 (1) (a) (intro.) "Children at risk" means pupils in grades 5 to 12 who are one at risk of not graduating from high school because they failed the high school graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d), are dropouts, or are 2 or more of the following:
1m. One or more years behind their age group in the number of high school credits attained, or 2.
2. Two or more years behind their age group in basic skill levels, and are also one or more of the following:
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3. 118.153 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
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4. 118.153 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
118.153 (1) (a) 5. Eighth grade pupils whose score in each subject area on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (am) 1. was below the basic level, 8th grade pupils who failed the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (am) 2., and 8th grade pupils who failed to be promoted to the 9th grade.
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5. 118.153 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 118.153 (2) (b) and amended to read:
118.153 (2) (b) If in the previous school year a school district had 50 30 or more dropouts
and or a dropout rate exceeding 5% of its total high school enrollment, the school board shall may apply to the state superintendent for aid under this section.
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6. 118.153 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
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7. 118.153 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
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8. 118.153 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.153 (3) (a) 2. Upon request of a pupil who is a child at risk or the pupil's parent or guardian, a school board described under subd. 1. shall enroll the pupil in the program for children at risk. If the school board makes available more than one program for children at risk, the school board shall enroll the pupil in the program selected by the pupil's parent or guardian if the pupil meets the prerequisites for that program. If there is no space in that program for the pupil, the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall place the pupil's name on a waiting list for that program and offer the pupil an alternative another program for children at risk until space in the requested program becomes available.
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9. 118.153 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.153 (3) (b) A program for children at risk shall be designed to allow the pupils enrolled to meet high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33. The school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall ensure that there are at least 40 30 pupils and no more than 200 250 pupils in each program and that a separate administrator or teacher is in charge of each program.
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10. 118.153 (4) (c) 3. and 5. of the statutes are amended to read:
118.153 (4) (c) 3. The pupil, if a high school senior, received a high school diploma or passed the high school graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d).
5. The pupil has demonstrated, on standardized tests or other appropriate measures, at least one month's
a gain in reading and mathematics for each month of commensurate with the duration of his or her enrollment in the program.
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11. 118.153 (5) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
118.153 (5) (a) In this subsection:
1. "Alternative school" means a public school that has at least 30 pupils and no more than 250 pupils, has a separate administrator or teacher in charge of the school and offers a nontraditional curriculum.
2. "School within a school" means a school that has at least 30 pupils and no more than 250 pupils, has a separate administrator or teacher in charge of the school and is housed in a space specifically dedicated to it in a public school.
(b) Subject to sub. (3) (c) 3., a school board receiving funds under this section shall provide a specific sum to each program for children at risk in which pupils enrolled in the school district are enrolled based on the ability of the program to meet the objectives under sub. (4) (c).
(c) A school board receiving funds under this section shall give preference in allocating those funds to programs for children at risk provided by alternative schools, charter schools, schools within schools and agencies identified under sub. (3) (c) 1.
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12. 118.153 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.153 (6) Biennially By January 1, 2005, the legislative audit bureau shall audit school district eligibility, performance criteria and state aid payments programs funded under this section to determine the extent to which they meet the objectives under sub. (4) (c).
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Initial applicability.
(1) The treatment of section 118.153 (4) (c) 3. and 5. of the statutes first applies to the report due in August 2001 and to state aid paid in the 2001-02 school year.
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Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.
