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2059. 115.88 (1m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.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.
SB45, s. 2075
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.
SB45, s. 2076
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.
SB45, s. 2078
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).
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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.
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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.
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(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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1. If the operator of the charter school board does not administer its own 8th
15grade examination under sub. (1r) (am) 2., the pupil's score in each subject area on
16the examination administered under sub. (1r) (am) 1. is at the basic level or above,
17as determined by the state superintendent.
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2. If the operator of the charter school administers its own 8th grade
19examination under sub. (1r) (am) 2., the pupil achieves a passing score on that
20examination, as determined by the operator of the charter school.
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(c) The operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall develop
22alternative criteria for evaluating a pupil who did not take the 4th grade or the 8th
23grade examination that was required for promotion as a result of sub. (2) (b). The
24operator of the charter school may promote a pupil who did not take the examination
1that was required for promotion as a result of sub. (2) (b) if the pupil satisfies the
2alternative criteria.
SB45, s. 2084
3Section
2084. 118.30 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.30
(6) A school board
and an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
5(2r) is not required to administer the 4th and 8th grade examinations adopted or
6approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) if the school board
or the
7operator of the charter school administers its own 4th and 8th grade examinations,
8the school board
or operator of the charter school provides the state superintendent
9with statistical correlations of those examinations with the examinations adopted or
10approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a), and the federal department
11of education approves.
SB45, s. 2085
12Section
2085. 118.33 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.33
(1) (cm) Except as provided in par. (e), beginning on September 1, 2002,
14neither a school board
nor an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may
15not grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has passed the high
16school graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d)
or (1r) (d). A
17school board
and an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall provide a
18pupil with at least 4 opportunities to take the examination
in the high school grades.
SB45, s. 2086
19Section
2086. 118.33 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.33
(1) (e) Each school board
and operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
21(2r) shall develop alternative criteria for evaluating a pupil who has been excused
22from the high school graduation examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b)
3. 1. or 2. A
23school board may grant a high school diploma to a pupil who has been excused from
24the high school graduation examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b)
3. 1. or 2. if the pupil
25satisfies all of the other requirements under this subsection and satisfies the
other
1alternative criteria.
The operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may grant
2a high school diploma to a pupil who has been excused from the high school
3graduation examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b) 1. or 2. if the pupil satisfies the
4alternative criteria.
SB45, s. 2087
5Section
2087. 118.38 (1) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.38
(1) (a) 7. Licensure or certification under s. 115.28
(7) or (7m)
other than
7the licensure of the school district administrator or business manager.
SB45, s. 2088
8Section
2088. 118.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.40
(2) (a) Within 30 days after receiving a petition under sub. (1m) the
10school board shall hold a public hearing on the petition. At the hearing, the school
11board shall consider the level of employe and parental support for the establishment
12of the charter school described in the petition and the fiscal impact of the
13establishment of the charter school on the school district.
After the hearing, the
14school board may grant the petition.
SB45, s. 2089
15Section
2089. 118.40 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.40
(2) (c) The school board
of the school district operating under ch. 119 17shall either grant or deny the petition within 30 days after the public hearing. If the
18school board
of the school district operating under ch. 119 denies a petition, the
19person seeking to establish the charter school may, within 30 days after the denial,
20appeal the denial to the department. The department shall issue a decision within
2130 days after receiving the appeal. The department's decision is final and not subject
22to judicial review under ch. 227.
SB45, s. 2090
23Section
2090. 118.40 (2r) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.40
(2r) (d) 2. Administer the examinations under ss. 118.30
(1m) (1r) and
25121.02 (1) (r) to pupils enrolled in charter schools under this subsection.
SB45, s. 2091
1Section
2091. 118.40 (2r) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2092
2Section
2092. 118.40 (2r) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2093
3Section
2093. 118.40 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.40
(7) (am) 1. Except as provided in
subds. subd. 2.
and 3., if a charter
5school is established under sub. (2m) and located in the school district operating
6under ch. 119, the school board of that school district shall determine whether or not
7the charter school is an instrumentality of the school district. If the school board
8determines that a charter school is an instrumentality of the school district, the
9school board shall employ all personnel for the charter school. If the school board
10determines that a charter school is not an instrumentality of the school district, the
11school board may not employ any personnel for the charter school.
SB45, s. 2094
12Section
2094. 118.40 (7) (am) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2095
13Section
2095. 118.42 of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2096
14Section
2096. 118.43 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.43
(2) (a) The school board of any school district in which a school in the
16previous school year had an enrollment that was at least 50% low-income is eligible
17to participate in the program under this section
, except that a school board is eligible
18to participate in the program under this section in the 2000-01 school year if in the
191998-99 school year a school in the school district had an enrollment that was at least
2050% low-income.
SB45, s. 2097
21Section
2097. 118.43 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: