SB45, s. 2047 21Section 2047. 115.362 of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2048 22Section 2048. 115.363 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,984,25 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.
SB45,985,4 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:
SB45,985,9 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.
SB45,985,13 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:
SB45,985,1615 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:
SB45, s. 2051 17Section 2051. 115.42 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,985,1918 115.42 (1) (a) 1. The person is certified by the National Board for Professional
19Teaching Standards before July 1, 2000.
SB45, s. 2052 20Section 2052. 115.42 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,985,2221 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.
SB45, s. 2053 23Section 2053. 115.42 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,986,224 115.42 (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:
SB45,986,84 115.75 (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.
SB45, s. 2055 9Section 2055. 115.75 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,986,1210 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, s. 2056 13Section 2056. 115.81 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,986,1714 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:
SB45,987,519 115.88 (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:
SB45,987,207 115.88 (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:
SB45,988,1223 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:
SB45,988,2314 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:
SB45,989,5
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:
SB45,989,10 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:
SB45,989,22 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:
SB45,990,3
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.
SB45,990,5 4(2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a school board from doing any of the
5following:
SB45,990,66 (a) Holding athletic contests or practices before September 1.
SB45,990,77 (b) Scheduling in-service days or work days before September 1.
SB45,990,88 (c) Holding school year-round.
SB45, s. 2067 9Section 2067. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,990,2310 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.
SB45,991,1412 (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:
SB45,991,1816 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:
SB45,992,720 118.255 (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:
SB45,992,139 118.30 (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:
SB45,992,2116 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:
SB45,993,923 118.30 (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
.
SB45, s. 2075 10Section 2075. 118.30 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,993,1711 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.
SB45, s. 2076 18Section 2076. 118.30 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,993,2019 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:
SB45,993,2522 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.
SB45, s. 2078
1Section 2078. 118.30 (1m) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1m) (d) 1.
2and amended to read:
SB45,994,93 118.30 (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:
SB45,994,1711 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:
SB45,994,2019 118.30 (1r) Annually each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall
20do all of the following:
SB45,995,221 (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.
SB45,995,73 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.
SB45,995,148 (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.
SB45,995,1915 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.
SB45,995,2120 (b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled in the charter
21school in the 10th grade.
SB45,996,222 (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.
SB45,996,83 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:
SB45,996,1210 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).
SB45,996,1813 2. According to criteria established by the state superintendent by rule, the
14school board or operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may determine not
15to administer an examination under this section to a limited-English speaking
16pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined in his or
17her native language or may modify the format and administration of an examination
18for such pupils.
SB45, s. 2082 19Section 2082. 118.30 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,996,2220 118.30 (2) (b) 3. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the school
21board shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under this
22section
sub. (1m) (a), (am) or (b).
SB45, s. 2083 23Section 2083. 118.30 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,997,3
1118.30 (5m) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), beginning on July 1, 2002, the
2operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may not promote a 4th grade pupil
3to the 5th grade unless one of the following applies:
SB45,997,74 1. If the operator of the charter school does not administer its own 4th grade
5examination under sub. (1r) (a) 2., the pupil's score in each subject area on the
6examination administered under sub. (1r) (a) 1. is at the basic level or above, as
7determined by the state superintendent.
SB45,997,108 2. If the operator of the charter school board administers its own 4th grade
9examination under sub. (1r) (a) 2., the pupil achieves a passing score on that
10examination, as determined by the operator of the charter school.
SB45,997,1311 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), beginning on July 1, 2002, the operator of a
12charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may not promote an 8th grade pupil to the 9th
13grade unless one of the following applies:
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