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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.
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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:
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118.43
(2) (b) (intro.) In the 1996-97
and 1998-99 school
years year, the school
23board of an eligible school district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee
24contract with the department on behalf of one school in the school district if all of the
25following apply:
SB45, s. 2098
1Section
2098. 118.43 (2) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.43
(2) (bg) In the 1998-99 school year, the school board of an eligible school
3district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the
4department on behalf of one school in the school district if all of the following apply:
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1. In the previous school year, the school had an enrollment that was at least
630% low-income.
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2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5
8program on behalf of the school under s. 115.45.
SB45, s. 2099
9Section
2099. 118.43 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.43
(2) (br) In the 2000-01 school year, the school board of an eligible school
11district other than the school district operating under ch. 119 may enter into a 5-year
12achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf of one or more
13schools 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
1562% low-income.
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2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5
17program 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
19in the 1996-97 and 1998-99 school years, had participated in the program during
20either school year.
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4. None of the schools is a beneficiary of a contract under this section.
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5. None of the schools is a school to which schools that are beneficiaries of
23contracts under this section are compared for the evaluation under sub. (7).
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24Section
2100. 118.43 (2) (bt) of the statutes is created to read:
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1118.43
(2) (bt) In the 2000-01 school year, the school board of the school district
2operating under ch. 119 may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract
3with the department on behalf of one or more schools in the school district if all of the
4following apply:
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1. In the previous school year, each school had an enrollment that was at least
680% low-income.
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2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5
8program under s. 115.45 on behalf of any of the schools.
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3. None of the schools is a beneficiary of a contract under this section.
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4. None of the schools is a school to which schools that are beneficiaries of
11contracts under this section are compared for the evaluation under sub. (7).
SB45, s. 2101
12Section
2101. 118.43 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.43
(2) (c) Notwithstanding
par.
pars. (b)
and (bg), the school board of the
14school district operating under ch. 119 may enter into an achievement guarantee
15contract on behalf of up to 10 schools
under par. (b) and up to 10 schools under par.
16(bg).
SB45, s. 2102
17Section
2102. 118.43 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.43
(2) (e) 1. If the school board of an eligible school district does not enter
19into an achievement guarantee contract with the department, a school board that
20has entered into such a contract, other than the school board of the school district
21operating under ch. 119, may apply to the department to enter into such a contract
22on behalf of one
additional school or more schools that
meets meet the requirements
23under par. (b)
, (bg) or (br).
SB45, s. 2103
24Section
2103. 118.43 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.43
(2) (f) The department may not enter into an achievement guarantee
2contract with a school board on behalf of a school after June 30,
1999 2001.
SB45, s. 2104
3Section
2104. 118.43 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.43
(3) Contract requirements. (intro.) Except as provided in
par. pars. 5(am)
and (ar), an achievement guarantee contract shall require the school board to
6do all of the following in each participating school:
SB45, s. 2105
7Section
2105. 118.43 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.43
(3) (ar)
Class size; additional contracts. For contracts that begin in the
92000-01 school year, reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:
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1. In the 2000-01 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.
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2. In the 2001-02 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.
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3. In the 2002-03 to 2004-05 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to
133.
SB45, s. 2106
14Section
2106. 118.43 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.43
(5) (b)
At the end of the 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 and
162001-02 school years Annually by June 30 through the 2003-04 school year, a
17committee consisting of the state superintendent, the chairpersons of the education
18committees in the senate and assembly and the individual chiefly responsible for the
19evaluation under sub. (7) shall review the progress made by each school for which
20an achievement guarantee contract has been entered into. The committee may
21recommend to the department that the department terminate a contract if the
22committee determines that the school board has violated the contract or if the school
23has made insufficient progress toward achieving its performance objectives under
24sub. (4) (c). The department may terminate the contract if it agrees with the
25committee's recommendation.
SB45, s. 2107
1Section
2107. 118.43 (6) (b) 6., 7. and 8. of the statutes are created to read:
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118.43
(6) (b) 6. In the 2000-01 school year, divide the amount appropriated
3by the sum of the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to
43 in each school in this state covered by contracts under sub. (3) (a) and (am) and the
5number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten and one in each school
6in this state covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar) and multiply the quotient by the
7number of pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered
8by contracts under this section.
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7. In the 2001-02 school year, divide the amount appropriated by the sum of
10the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 3 in each school
11in this state covered by contracts under sub. (3) (am) and the number of low-income
12pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 2 in each school in this state covered by
13contracts under sub. (3) (ar) and multiply the quotient by the number of pupils
14enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered by contracts
15under this section.