SB45-SSA1,1097,1210
115.75
(3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
(ci) (km) in any year is
11insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this section, state aid payments shall
12be prorated among the alternative schools entitled to such aid.
SB45-SSA1,1097,16
14115.775 Duties of operators of certain charter schools. An operator of a
15charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) is a local educational agency, as defined in
20 USC
161401 (15), and shall comply with
20 USC 1400 to
1491o.
SB45-SSA1,1098,418
115.88
(1m) (a) If, upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4), the state
19superintendent is satisfied that the special education program has been maintained
20during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the state superintendent
21shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each county, cooperative
22educational service agency and school district maintaining such special education
23program a sum equal to
63% of the amount expended by the county, agency and
24school district during the preceding year for salaries of personnel enumerated in sub.
25(1), including the salary portion of any authorized contract for physical or
1occupational therapy services,
except as provided in par. (b), and other expenses
2approved by the state superintendent
. The department of administration shall pay
3such amounts to the county, agency and school district as costs eligible for
4reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).
SB45-SSA1,1098,196
115.88
(1m) (am) If the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40
7(2r) operates a special education program and the state superintendent is satisfied
8that the operator of the charter school is complying with
20 USC 1400 to
1491o, the
9state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the
10operator of the charter school a sum equal to the amount that the operator of the
11charter school expended during the previous school year for salaries of full-time or
12part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of special education, licensed
13school social workers, licensed school psychologists, paraprofessionals, licensed
14consulting teachers to work with any teacher of regular education programs who has
15a child with a disability in a class and any other personnel, as determined by the state
16superintendent. Certified costs under this paragraph are eligible for reimbursement
17from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b). The state superintendent may audit
18costs under this paragraph and adjust reimbursement to cover only actual, eligible
19costs.
SB45-SSA1,1099,1122
115.88
(2) Transportation aid. If upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4)
23the state superintendent is satisfied that the transportation of children with
24disabilities has been maintained during the preceding year in accordance with the
25law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in
1favor of each county, cooperative educational service agency or school district
2transporting such pupils
63% of an amount equal to the amount expended for such
3transportation
as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriations under s.
420.255 (2) (b) and (br). Pupils for whom aid is paid under this subsection shall not
5be eligible for aid under s. 121.58 (2) or (4).
The department of administration shall
6pay such amounts to the county, agency or school district from the appropriations
7under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (br). This subsection applies to any child with a disability
8who requires special assistance in transportation, including any such child
9attending regular classes who requires special or additional transportation. This
10subsection does not apply to any child with a disability attending regular or special
11classes who does not require any special or additional transportation.
SB45-SSA1,1099,2213
115.88
(2m) Other transportation aid. If the operator of a charter school
14established under s. 118.40 (2r) transports children with disabilities and the state
15superintendent is satisfied that the operator of the charter school is complying with
1620 USC 1400 to
1491o, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of
17administration in favor of the operator of the charter school a sum equal to the
18amount that the operator of the charter school expended during the previous school
19year for transportation under this subsection as costs eligible for reimbursement
20from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b). The state superintendent may audit
21costs under this subsection and adjust reimbursement to cover only actual, eligible
22costs.
SB45-SSA1,1100,924
115.88
(3) Board and lodging aid. There shall be paid the amount expended
25for board and lodging and transportation between the boarding home and the special
1education program of nonresident children enrolled under s. 115.82 (1) in the special
2education program. The department shall certify
the full amount to the department
3of administration
which shall pay such amount from the appropriation under s.
420.255 (2) (b) to the in favor of each school district, cooperative educational service
5agency, county children with disabilities education board, state agency of another
6state or private, nonsectarian special education service which operates the special
7education program while providing board, lodging and transportation
an amount
8equal to the amount expended for such board and lodging and transportation as costs
9eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).
SB45-SSA1,1100,1711
115.88
(6) Aid for instruction outside of district. From the appropriation
12under s. 20.255 (2) (b) there shall be paid the full cost of salary
The department shall
13certify to the department of administration, in favor of each school district, an
14amount equal to the amount expended for salaries and travel expenses,
in amounts 15as determined in advance by the state superintendent,
to school districts for
16providing special education outside the school district of employment
, as eligible for
17reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).
SB45-SSA1,1101,419
115.88
(8) Enrollment out of state. If a child with a disability is enrolled in
20a public special education program located in another state and the state
21superintendent is satisfied that the program in which the child is enrolled complies
22with this subchapter, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of
23administration in favor of the school district in which the child resides or the school
24district attended by the child under s. 118.51 a sum equal to the
percentage of the
25approved costs under subs. (1) and (2) of the amount expended by the school district
1during the preceding year for the additional costs associated with the child's special
2education program
. The department of administration shall pay the amount to the
3school district as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s.
420.255 (2) (b).
SB45-SSA1,1101,106
115.88
(9) Distribution schedule. Each county, cooperative educational
7service agency
, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) and
8school district entitled to state aid under this section shall receive 15% of its total aid
9entitlement in each month from November to March and 25% of its total entitlement
10in June.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2063
11Section
2063. 115.882 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB45-SSA1,1101,16
12115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b)
13shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for reimbursement
14from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (br) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3),
15(6) and (8), 115.93 and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the
16full amount appropriated for reimbursement for such costs, not to exceed 100%.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2064
17Section
2064. 115.93 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.93 and amended
18to read:
SB45-SSA1,1102,3
19115.93 State aid. Except as provided under sub. (2), if If upon receipt of the
20reports under s. 115.92 (2) the state superintendent is satisfied that the school age
21parents program has been maintained during the preceding school year in
22accordance with the rules under s. 115.92 (3), the state superintendent shall certify
23to the department of administration in favor of each school district maintaining the
24program a sum equal to
63% of the amount expended by the school district during
25the preceding school year for salaries of teachers and instructional aides, special
1transportation and other expenses approved by the state superintendent
. The
2department of administration shall pay such amounts to the school district as costs
3eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).
SB45-SSA1, s. 2065m
5Section 2065m. 115.995 of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (intro.) and
6amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1102,10
7115.995 State aids. (intro.) Upon receipt of the report under s. 115.993, if the
8state superintendent is satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for
9the previous school year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter, the
10state superintendent shall
certify do all of the following:
SB45-SSA1,1102,19
11(2) Certify to the department of administration in favor of the school district
12a sum equal to a percentage of the amount expended on limited-English speaking
13pupils by the school district during the preceding year for salaries of personnel
14participating in and attributable to bilingual-bicultural education programs under
15this subchapter, special books and equipment used in the bilingual-bicultural
16programs and other expenses approved by the state superintendent. The percentage
17shall be determined by dividing the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
18(cc) in the current school year
less $250,000 by the total amount of aidable costs in
19the previous school year.
SB45-SSA1,1102,2521
115.995
(1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide
22proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993, an annual payment of
23$250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the previous school year were
24at least 15% limited-English speaking pupils. Aid paid under this subsection does
25not reduce aid paid under sub. (2).
SB45-SSA1, s. 2068
1Section
2068. 118.153 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 106.13 (4m) and
2amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1103,133
106.13
(4m) (a)
After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council
4on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), the state superintendent The
5board may approve an innovative school-to-work program provided by a nonprofit
6organization for children at risk
, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a), in a county having
7a population of 500,000 or more to assist those children at risk in acquiring
8employability skills and occupational-specific competencies before leaving high
9school. If the
state superintendent board approves a program under this paragraph,
10the
state superintendent board may award a grant, from the appropriation under s.
1120.255 (3) (ef) 20.445 (7) (ef), to the nonprofit organization providing the program and
12the nonprofit organization shall use the funds received under the grant to provide
13the program.
SB45-SSA1,1103,1614
(b) The
state superintendent board shall establish requirements for the
15operation of the grant program under this subsection.
Those Notwithstanding sub.
16(5), those requirements need not be promulgated as rules.
SB45-SSA1,1104,518
118.255
(4) If the state superintendent is satisfied that the health treatment
19services program has been maintained during the preceding school year in
20accordance with law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of
21administration in favor of each school board, cooperative educational service agency
22and county children with disabilities education board maintaining such health
23treatment services, an amount equal to
63% of the amount expended for items listed
24in s. 115.88 (1m) by the school board, cooperative educational service agency and
25county children with disabilities education board during the preceding year for these
1health treatment services
. The department of administration, upon such
2certification shall distribute the amounts to the appropriate school board,
3cooperative educational service agency and county children with disabilities
4education board as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s.
520.255 (2) (b).
SB45-SSA1, s. 2072
8Section
2072. 118.30 (1g) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1g) (a) 1.
SB45-SSA1,1104,1510
118.30
(1g) (a) 2. By January 1, 2000, or by January 1 of the 1st school year of
11operation, whichever is later, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
12shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing,
13geography and history. The operator of the charter school may adopt the pupil
14academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January
1513, 1998.
SB45-SSA1,1104,2418
118.30
(1g) (c) Each school board operating elementary grades
and each
19operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates elementary grades may
20develop or adopt its own examination designed to measure pupil attainment of
21knowledge and concepts in the 4th grade and may develop or adopt its own
22examination designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the
238th grade. If the school board
or operator of the charter school develops or adopts an
24examination under this paragraph, it shall notify the department.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2076
25Section
2076. 118.30 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1105,2
1118.30
(1m) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in this section
and in s.
2118.40 (2r) (d), annually each school board shall do all of the following:
SB45-SSA1,1105,114
118.30
(1m) (a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade
5examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1)
(a) to
6all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools
7located in the school district, in the 4th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the
8school board has not developed and adopted its own 4th grade examination, the
9school board shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to
achieve a score on 10take the examination administered under this subdivision
that is sufficient for
11promotion under sub. (5) (a) 1.
SB45-SSA1,1105,1612
2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the school board has developed or adopted its
13own 4th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils enrolled in the
14school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school
15district, in the 4th grade. The school board shall provide a pupil with at least 2
16opportunities to
pass take the examination administered under this subdivision.
SB45-SSA1,1105,2518
118.30
(1m) (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade
19examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1)
(a) to
20all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools
21located in the school district, in the 8th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the
22school board has not developed and adopted its own 8th grade examination, the
23school board shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to
achieve a score on 24take the examination administered under this subdivision
that is sufficient for
25promotion under sub. (5) (b) 1.
SB45-SSA1,1106,5
12. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the school board has developed or adopted its
2own 8th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils enrolled in the
3school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school
4district, in the 8th grade. The school board shall provide a pupil with at least 2
5opportunities to
pass take the examination administered under this subdivision.
SB45-SSA1,1106,107
118.30
(1m) (b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled
8in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school
9district, in the 10th grade.
This paragraph does not apply after the 2000-01 school
10year.
SB45-SSA1,1106,1413
118.30
(1r) Annually each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall
14do all of the following:
SB45-SSA1,1106,2015
(a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade examination
16adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils
17enrolled in the charter school in the 4th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the
18operator of the charter school has not developed or adopted its own 4th grade
19examination, the operator of the charter school shall provide a pupil with at least 2
20opportunities to take the examination administered under this subdivision.
SB45-SSA1,1106,2521
2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the operator of the charter school has developed
22or adopted its own 4th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils
23enrolled in the charter school in the 4th grade. The operator of the charter school
24shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to take the examination
25administered under this subdivision.
SB45-SSA1,1107,6
1(am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade examination
2adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils
3enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the
4operator of the charter school has not developed and adopted its own 8th grade
5examination, the operator of the charter school shall provide a pupil with at least 2
6opportunities to take the examination administered under this subdivision.
SB45-SSA1,1107,117
2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the operator of the charter school has developed
8or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils
9enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade. The operator of the charter school
10shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to take the examination
11administered under this subdivision.
SB45-SSA1,1107,1312
(b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled in the charter
13school in the 10th grade.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2081
14Section
2081. 118.30 (2) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1107,1715
118.30
(2) (b) 1. If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under
16subch. V of ch. 115, the school board
or operator of the charter school under s. 118.40
17(2r) shall comply with s. 115.77
(1) (1m) (bg).
SB45-SSA1,1107,2318
2. According to criteria established by the state superintendent by rule, the
19school board
or operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may determine not
20to administer an examination under this section to a limited-English speaking
21pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined in his or
22her native language or may modify the format and administration of an examination
23for such pupils.
SB45-SSA1,1108,3
1118.30
(2) (b) 3. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the school
2board shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under
this
3section sub. (1m) (a), (am) or (b).
SB45-SSA1,1108,75
118.30
(2) (b) 4. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the operator
6of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall excuse the pupil from taking an
7examination administered under sub. (1r) (a), (am) or (b).
SB45-SSA1,1108,1710
118.30
(6) A school board
and an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
11(2r) is not required to administer the 4th and 8th grade examinations adopted or
12approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1)
(a) if the school board
or the
13operator of the charter school administers its own 4th and 8th grade examinations,
14the school board
or operator of the charter school provides the state superintendent
15with statistical correlations of those examinations with the examinations adopted or
16approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1)
(a), and the federal department
17of education approves.
SB45-SSA1,1108,19
19118.33 (title)
High school graduation standards; criteria for promotion.
SB45-SSA1,1109,523
118.33
(6) (a) 1. Each school board shall adopt a written policy specifying the
24criteria for promoting a pupil from the 4th grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th
25grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination
1administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (a) or (am), unless the pupil has been excused from
2taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b), the pupil's academic performance and
3the recommendations of teachers, and may include any other criteria specified by the
4school board. Except as provided in par. (b) 1., the criteria apply to pupils enrolled
5in charter schools located in the school district.
SB45-SSA1,1109,126
2. Except as provided in par. (b) 2., beginning on September 1, 2002, a school
7board may not promote a 4th grade pupil enrolled in the school district, including a
8pupil enrolled in a charter school located in the school district, to the 5th grade, and
9may not promote an 8th grade pupil enrolled in the school district, including a pupil
10enrolled in a charter school located in the school district, to the 9th grade, unless the
11pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the school board's policy adopted
12under subd. 1.
SB45-SSA1,1109,1913
(b) 1. Each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall adopt a written
14policy specifying the criteria for promoting a pupil from the 4th grade to the 5th grade
15and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the pupil's score
16on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1r) (a) or (am), unless the pupil has
17been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b), the pupil's
18academic performance and the recommendations of teachers, and may include any
19other criteria specified by the operator of the charter school.
SB45-SSA1,1109,2320
2. Beginning on September 1, 2002, an operator of a charter school under s.
21118.40 (2r) may not promote a 4th grade pupil to the 5th grade, and may not promote
22an 8th grade pupil to the 9th grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for
23promotion specified in the charter school operator's policy under subd. 1.
SB45-SSA1,1110,17
1118.34
(4) The governor's work-based learning board shall review the local
2technical preparation programs established under sub. (1) as operated during the
31999-2000 fiscal year, the organizational structure used to implement those
4programs during that fiscal year and the allocation of funding to those programs for
5that fiscal year to determine whether those programs, that organizational structure
6and that allocation of funding should continue in the manner in which they were
7provided during the 1999-2000 fiscal year beyond that fiscal year and shall submit
8a plan for the implementation of those programs beyond the 1999-2000 fiscal year
9to the joint committee on finance by June 15, 2000. If the cochairpersons of the
10committee do not notify the governor's work-based learning board within 14 working
11days after the date of submittal of the plan that the committee has scheduled a
12meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the board may implement the plan,
13notwithstanding subs. (1), (2) and (3). If within 14 working days after the date of
14submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the governor's
15work-based learning board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the
16purpose of reviewing the plan, the board may implement the plan, notwithstanding
17subs. (1), (2) and (3), only as approved or modified by the committee.
SB45-SSA1,1110,2419
118.40
(2) (a) Within 30 days after receiving a petition under sub. (1m) the
20school board shall hold a public hearing on the petition. At the hearing, the school
21board shall consider the level of employe and parental support for the establishment
22of the charter school described in the petition and the fiscal impact of the
23establishment of the charter school on the school district.
After the hearing, the
24school board may grant the petition.
SB45-SSA1,1111,7
1118.40
(2) (c) The school board
of the school district operating under ch. 119 2shall either grant or deny the petition within 30 days after the public hearing. If the
3school board
of the school district operating under ch. 119 denies a petition, the
4person seeking to establish the charter school may, within 30 days after the denial,
5appeal the denial to the department. The department shall issue a decision within
630 days after receiving the appeal. The department's decision is final and not subject
7to judicial review under ch. 227.
SB45-SSA1,1111,109
118.40
(2r) (d) 2. Administer the examinations under ss. 118.30
(1m) (1r) and
10121.02 (1) (r) to pupils enrolled in charter schools under this subsection.