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12115.355 Assistance to schools for instruction on adoption. The
13department shall annually and upon request disseminate to appropriate public
14school staff information about materials and services available through the state
15adoption center under s.
48.551 48.55 which may serve as resources for instruction
16on adoption for pupils in grades kindergarten through 12.
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17Section
2044. 115.36 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.36
(3) (a) (intro.) The department shall, from the appropriation under s.
1920.255 (2)
(g) (kd), fund school district projects designed to assist minors
20experiencing problems resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs or to prevent
21alcohol or other drug abuse by minors. The department shall:
SB45, s. 2045
22Section
2045. 115.361 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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23115.361 Alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and intervention
24programs. (1) A school board may apply to the department for a grant to fund an
25alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and intervention program. The department
1shall pay grants awarded under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.255
2(2) (dm) and shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
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3(2) The department shall collect and analyze information about the programs
4funded under this section, evaluate their effectiveness and submit a report of the
5evaluation to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172
6(3) and to the governor by July 1, 2000, and biennially by July 1 thereafter.
SB45, s. 2046
7Section
2046. 115.3615 of the statutes is amended to read:
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8115.3615 Head start supplement. From the appropriation under s. 20.255
9(2)
(eh) (kh), the state superintendent shall distribute funds to agencies determined
10by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation as head start agencies
11under
42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social
12and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families. The
13state superintendent shall distribute the funds in a manner consistent with
42 USC
149831 to
9852 except that there is no matching fund requirement. The state
15superintendent shall give preference in funding under this section to
an agency that
16is agencies that are receiving federal funds under
42 USC 9831 to
9852 and to
17agencies that operate full-time or early head start programs. Funds distributed
18under this section may be used to match available federal funds under
42 USC 9831 19to
9852 only if the funds are used to secure additional federal funds for the purposes
20under this section.
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21Section
2047. 115.362 of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2048
22Section
2048. 115.363 of the statutes is created to read:
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23115.363 Smoking prevention programs.
(1) The department shall award
24grants to school districts for smoking prevention programs in grades kindergarten
25to 8.
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1(2) The department shall award grants under this section from the
2appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (c). No grant may exceed $10,000.
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3(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
4section.
SB45, s. 2049
5Section
2049. 115.406 of the statutes is created to read:
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6115.406 Grant program for staff development. (1) From the
7appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fL), the state superintendent shall award grants
8for staff development to school districts, cooperative educational service agencies
9and other persons.
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10(2) The state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement and
11administer this section, including rules concerning eligibility requirements, the
12amounts of the grants that may be awarded and the uses to which the grants may
13be put.
SB45, s. 2050
14Section
2050. 115.42 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.42
(1) (a) (intro.)
In the 1999-2000 school year the The department shall
16award a $2,000 grant to any person who satisfies all of the following requirements:
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17Section
2051. 115.42 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.42
(1) (a) 1. The person is certified by the National Board for Professional
19Teaching Standards
before July 1, 2000.
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20Section
2052. 115.42 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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115.42
(1) (b) The department shall award the grant under this subsection in
22the school year in which the person is certified under par. (a) 1.
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23Section
2053. 115.42 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.42
(2) (intro.)
In the 2000-01 school year the The department shall award
25a $2,500 grant to each person who received a grant under sub. (1)
in each of the 9
1school years following the school year in which he or she received the grant if the
2person satisfies all of the following requirements:
SB45, s. 2054
3Section
2054. 115.75 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.75
(1) (a) Subject to the requirements of par. (b), each alternative school
5operating an American Indian language and culture education program under this
6subchapter shall receive state aid, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
(ci) 7(km), in an amount equal to
$185
$200 for each pupil who has completed the fall
8semester in the program.
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9Section
2055. 115.75 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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, s. 2056
13Section
2056. 115.81 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.81
(9) (c) Notwithstanding ss. 48.345, 48.363, 48.427 (3), 767.24 (3), 880.12,
15880.15, 938.183, 938.34 (4),
(4d), (4h), (4m) and (4n), 938.345
, 938.357 (4) and
16938.363, a surrogate parent has the authority to act as the child's parent in all
17matters relating to this subchapter.
SB45, s. 2057
18Section
2057. 115.88 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.88
(1m) (a) If, upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4), the state
20superintendent is satisfied that the special education program has been maintained
21during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the state superintendent
22shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each county, cooperative
23educational service agency and school district maintaining such special education
24program a sum equal to
63% of the amount expended by the county, agency and
25school district during the preceding year for salaries of personnel enumerated in sub.
1(1), including the salary portion of any authorized contract for physical or
2occupational therapy services,
except as provided in par. (b), and other expenses
3approved by the state superintendent
. The department of administration shall pay
4such amounts to the county, agency and school district as costs eligible for
5reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).
SB45, s. 2058
6Section
2058. 115.88 (1m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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115.88
(1m) (am) If the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40
8(2r) operates a special education program and the state superintendent is satisfied
9that the operator of the charter school is complying with
20 USC 1400 to
1491o as
10though the operator of the charter school were a local educational agency, as defined
11in
20 USC 1401 (15), the state superintendent shall certify to the department of
12administration in favor of the operator of the charter school a sum equal to the
13amount that the operator of the charter school estimates it will expend during the
14current school year for salaries of full-time or part-time licensed teachers, licensed
15coordinators of special education, licensed school social workers, licensed school
16psychologists, paraprofessionals, licensed consulting teachers to work with any
17teacher of regular education programs who has a child with a disability in a class and
18any other personnel, as determined by the state superintendent. Certified costs
19under this paragraph are eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under
20s. 20.255 (2) (b).
SB45, s. 2059
21Section
2059. 115.88 (1m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2060
22Section
2060. 115.88 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.88
(2) Transportation aid. If upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4)
24the state superintendent is satisfied that the transportation of children with
25disabilities has been maintained during the preceding year in accordance with the
1law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in
2favor of each county, cooperative educational service agency or school district
3transporting such pupils
63% of an amount equal to the amount expended for such
4transportation
as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriations under s.
520.255 (2) (b) and (br). Pupils for whom aid is paid under this subsection shall not
6be eligible for aid under s. 121.58 (2) or (4).
The department of administration shall
7pay such amounts to the county, agency or school district from the appropriations
8under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (br). This subsection applies to any child with a disability
9who requires special assistance in transportation, including any such child
10attending regular classes who requires special or additional transportation. This
11subsection does not apply to any child with a disability attending regular or special
12classes who does not require any special or additional transportation.
SB45, s. 2061
13Section
2061. 115.88 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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115.88
(2m) Other transportation aid. If the operator of a charter school
15established under s. 118.40 (2r) transports children with disabilities and the state
16superintendent is satisfied that the operator of the charter school is complying with
1720 USC 1400 to
1491o as though the operator of the charter school were a local
18educational agency, as defined in
20 USC 1401 (15), the state superintendent shall
19certify to the department of administration in favor of the operator of the charter
20school a sum equal to the amount that the operator of the charter school estimates
21it will expend during the current school year for transportation under this subsection
22as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b)
23and (br).
SB45, s. 2062
24Section
2062. 115.88 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.88
(9) Distribution schedule. Each county, cooperative educational
2service agency
, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) and
3school district entitled to state aid under this section shall receive 15% of its total aid
4entitlement in each month from November to March and 25% of its total entitlement
5in June.
SB45, s. 2063
6Section
2063. 115.882 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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7115.882 Payment of state aid. Costs eligible for reimbursement from the
8appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (br) under ss. 115.88 (1m), (2) and (2m),
9115.93 and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount
10appropriated for reimbursement for such costs, not to exceed 100%.
SB45, s. 2064
11Section
2064. 115.93 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.93 and amended
12to read:
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13115.93 State aid. Except as provided under sub. (2), if If upon receipt of the
14reports under s. 115.92 (2) the state superintendent is satisfied that the school age
15parents program has been maintained during the preceding school year in
16accordance with the rules under s. 115.92 (3), the state superintendent shall certify
17to the department of administration in favor of each school district maintaining the
18program a sum equal to
63% of the amount expended by the school district during
19the preceding school year for salaries of teachers and instructional aides, special
20transportation and other expenses approved by the state superintendent
. The
21department of administration shall pay such amounts to the school district as costs
22eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).
SB45, s. 2065
23Section
2065. 115.93 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2066
24Section
2066. 118.045 of the statutes is created to read:
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1118.045 Commencement of school term. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2),
2beginning in 2001, no public school may commence the school term until September
31.
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4(2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a school board from doing any of the
5following:
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(a) Holding athletic contests or practices before September 1.
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(b) Scheduling in-service days or work days before September 1.
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(c) Holding school year-round.
SB45, s. 2067
9Section
2067. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.125
(4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district shall
11transfer to another school or school district all pupil records relating to a specific
12pupil if the transferring school district has received written notice from the pupil if
13he or she is an adult or his or her parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the
14pupil intends to enroll in the other school or school district or written notice from the
15other school or school district that the pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil
16has been placed in a
juvenile secured correctional facility
or, as defined in s. 938.02
17(15m), a secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g)
, or a secured
18group home, as defined in s. 938.02 (15p). In this subsection, "school" and "school
19district" include any
juvenile secured correctional facility, secured child caring
20institution
as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), secured group home, adult correctional
21institution, mental health institute or center for the developmentally disabled, that
22provides an educational program for its residents instead of or in addition to that
23which is provided by public and private schools.
SB45, s. 2068
24Section
2068. 118.153 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 106.13 (4m) and
25amended to read:
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1106.13
(4m) (a)
After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council
2on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), the state superintendent The
3board may approve an innovative school-to-work program provided by a nonprofit
4organization for children at risk
, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a), in a county having
5a population of 500,000 or more to assist those children at risk in acquiring
6employability skills and occupational-specific competencies before leaving high
7school. If the
state superintendent board approves a program under this paragraph,
8the
state superintendent board may award a grant, from the appropriation under s.
920.255 (3) (ef) 20.445 (7) (ef), to the nonprofit organization providing the program and
10the nonprofit organization shall use the funds received under the grant to provide
11the program.
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(b) The
state superintendent board shall establish requirements for the
13operation of the grant program under this subsection.
Those Notwithstanding sub.
14(5), those requirements need not be promulgated as rules.
SB45, s. 2069
15Section
2069. 118.19 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.19
(3m) The state superintendent may not renew a license issued under
17s. 115.28 (7) (a) unless the person seeking renewal has received instruction in
18educational technology, as determined by the state superintendent by rule.
SB45, s. 2070
19Section
2070. 118.255 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.255
(4) If the state superintendent is satisfied that the health treatment
21services program has been maintained during the preceding school year in
22accordance with law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of
23administration in favor of each school board, cooperative educational service agency
24and county children with disabilities education board maintaining such health
25treatment services, an amount equal to
63% of the amount expended for items listed
1in s. 115.88 (1m) by the school board, cooperative educational service agency and
2county children with disabilities education board during the preceding year for these
3health treatment services
. The department of administration, upon such
4certification shall distribute the amounts to the appropriate school board,
5cooperative educational service agency and county children with disabilities
6education board as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s.
720.255 (2) (b).
SB45, s. 2071
8Section
2071. 118.30 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.30
(1) (b)
If the governor has issued pupil academic standards as an
10executive order under s. 14.23, the The department shall develop a high school
11graduation examination that is designed to measure whether pupils meet the pupil
12academic standards
issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January
1313, 1998.
SB45, s. 2072
14Section
2072. 118.30 (1g) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1g) (a) 1.
SB45, s. 2073
15Section
2073. 118.30 (1g) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.30
(1g) (a) 2. By January 1, 2000, or by January 1 of the 1st school year of
17operation, whichever is later, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
18shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing,
19geography and history. The operator of the charter school may adopt the pupil
20academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January
2113, 1998.
SB45, s. 2074
22Section
2074. 118.30 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.30
(1g) (b) Each school board operating high school grades
and each
24operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates high school grades shall
25adopt a high school graduation examination that is designed to measure whether
1pupils meet the pupil academic standards adopted by the school board
or operator
2of the charter school under par. (a). If the school board
or operator of the charter
3school has adopted the pupil academic standards issued as
an executive order
under
4s. 14.23 no. 326, dated January 13, 1998, the school board
or operator of the charter
5school may adopt the high school graduation examination developed by the
6department under sub. (1) (b). If a school board
or operator of a charter school 7develops and adopts its own high school graduation examination, it shall notify the
8department
annually by October 1 that it intends to administer the examination in
9the following school year.
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10Section
2075. 118.30 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.30
(1g) (c) Each school board operating elementary grades
and each
12operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates elementary grades may
13develop or adopt its own examination designed to measure pupil attainment of
14knowledge and concepts in the 4th grade and may develop or adopt its own
15examination designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the
168th grade. If the school board
or operator of the charter school develops or adopts an
17examination under this paragraph, it shall notify the department.
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18Section
2076. 118.30 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.30
(1m) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in this section
and in s.
20118.40 (2r) (d), annually each school board shall do all of the following:
SB45, s. 2077
21Section
2077. 118.30 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.30
(1m) (b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled
23in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school
24district, in the 10th grade.
This paragraph does not apply after the 2000-01 school
25year.
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1Section
2078. 118.30 (1m) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1m) (d) 1.
2and amended to read:
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118.30
(1m) (d) 1. If the school board operates high school grades,
beginning 4in the 2000-01 school year administer the high school graduation examination
5adopted by the school board under sub. (1g) (b)
to pupils enrolled in the school
6district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district.
7The school board shall administer the examination at least twice
each school year.
8The school board shall determine the high school grades in which the examination
9will be administered
each school year.
SB45, s. 2079
10Section
2079. 118.30 (1m) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.30
(1m) (d) 2. If the school board operates high school grades, beginning
12in the 2001-02 school year administer the high school graduation examination
13adopted by the school board under sub. (1g) (b) to all pupils enrolled in the school
14district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in
15the 11th and 12th grades. The school board shall administer the examination at least
16twice each school year and may administer the examination only to pupils enrolled
17in the 11th and 12th grades.
SB45, s. 2080
18Section
2080. 118.30 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.30
(1r) Annually each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall
20do all of the following:
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(a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade examination
22adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils
23enrolled in the charter school in the 4th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the
24operator of the charter school has not developed or adopted its own 4th grade
25examination, the operator of the charter school shall provide a pupil with at least 2
1opportunities to achieve a score on the examination administered under this
2subdivision that is sufficient for promotion under sub. (5m) (a) 1.
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2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the operator of the charter school has developed
4or adopted its own 4th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils
5enrolled in the charter school in the 4th grade. The operator of the charter school
6shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to pass the examination
7administered under this subdivision.
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(am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade examination
9adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils
10enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the
11operator of the charter school has not developed and adopted its own 8th grade
12examination, the operator of the charter school shall provide a pupil with at least 2
13opportunities to achieve a score on the examination administered under this
14subdivision that is sufficient for promotion under sub. (5m) (b) 1.
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2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the operator of the charter school has developed
16or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils
17enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade. The operator of the charter school
18shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to pass the examination
19administered under this subdivision.
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(b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled in the charter
21school in the 10th grade.
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(d) 1. If the charter school operates high school grades, in the 2000-01 school
23year administer the high school graduation examination adopted by the operator of
24the charter school under sub. (1g) (b) at least twice. The operator of the charter school
1shall determine the high school grades in which the examination will be
2administered.
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2. If the charter school operates high school grades, beginning in the 2001-02
4school year, administer the high school graduation examination adopted by the
5operator of the charter school under sub. (1g) (b) to all pupils enrolled in the 11th and
612th grades in the charter school. The operator of the charter school shall administer
7the examination at least twice each school year and may administer the examination
8only to pupils enrolled in the 11th and 12th grades.
SB45, s. 2081
9Section
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
11subch. V of ch. 115, the school board
or operator of the charter school under s. 118.40
12(2r) shall comply with s. 115.77
(1) (1m) (bg).