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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).
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5Section 2065m. 115.995 of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (intro.) and
6amended to read:
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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:
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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.
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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:
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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.
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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25Section
2076. 118.30 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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118.30
(1r) Annually each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall
14do all of the following:
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled in the charter
13school in the 10th grade.
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14Section
2081. 118.30 (2) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
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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).
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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.
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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).
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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).
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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.
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19118.33 (title)
High school graduation standards; criteria for promotion.
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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.
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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.
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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118.40
(2r) (e) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department
13shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the
shared cost per
14member in the previous school year of the school district operating under ch. 119 sum
15of the amount paid under this paragraph in the previous school year and the amount
16of revenue increase per pupil allowed under subch. VII of ch. 121 in the current school
17year, multiplied by the number of pupils attending the charter school. The
18department shall pay 25% of the total amount in September, 25% in December, 25%
19in February and 25% in June. The department shall send the check to the operator
20of the charter school.
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118.40
(7) (am) 1. Except as provided in
subds. subd. 2.
and 3., if a charter
25school is established under sub. (2m) and located in the school district operating
1under ch. 119, the school board of that school district shall determine whether or not
2the charter school is an instrumentality of the school district. If the school board
3determines that a charter school is an instrumentality of the school district, the
4school board shall employ all personnel for the charter school. If the school board
5determines that a charter school is not an instrumentality of the school district, the
6school board may not employ any personnel for the charter school.
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118.43
(2) (a) The school board of any school district in which a school in the
11previous school year had an enrollment that was at least 50% low-income is eligible
12to participate in the program under this section
, except that a school board is eligible
13to participate in the program under this section in the 2000-01 school year if in the
141998-99 school year a school in the school district had an enrollment that was at least
1550% low-income.
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16Section
2097. 118.43 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.43
(2) (b) (intro.) In the 1996-97
and 1998-99 school
years year, the school
18board of an eligible school district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee
19contract with the department on behalf of one school in the school district if all of the
20following apply:
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118.43
(2) (bg) In the 1998-99 school year, the school board of an eligible school
23district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the
24department on behalf of one school in the school district if all of the following apply:
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11. In the previous school year, the school had an enrollment that was at least
230% low-income.
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2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5
4program on behalf of the school under s. 115.45.
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118.43
(2) (br) In the 2000-01 school year, the school board of an eligible school
7district other than the school district operating under ch. 119 may enter into a 5-year
8achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf of one or more
9schools in the school district if all of the following apply:
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1. In the previous school year, each school had an enrollment that was at least
1165% low-income.
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2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5
13program on behalf of any of the schools under s. 115.45.
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3. The school board, if eligible to participate in the program under this section
15in the 1996-97 and 1998-99 school years, had participated in the program during
16either school year.
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4. None of the schools is a beneficiary of a contract under this section.
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118.43
(2) (bt) In the 2000-01 school year, the school board of the school district
20operating under ch. 119 may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract
21with the department on behalf of one or more schools in the school district if all of the
22following apply: