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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 112,
TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2001 SENATE BILL 55
June 29, 2001 - Offered by Representatives Young, Coggs and Morris-Tatum.
SB55-ASA1-AA112,1,114
118.13
(1m) No person who wishes to attend a private school under s. 119.23
5or a charter school may be denied admission to that school and no pupil who is
6attending a private school under s. 119.23 or a charter school may be denied
7participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any
8curricular, extracurricular, pupil services, recreational, or other program or activity
9of that school because of the person's sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry,
10creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental,
11emotional, or learning disability.
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1118.13
(2) (am) Each private school participating in the program under s.
2119.23 and each charter school shall develop written policies and procedures to
3implement this section and submit them to the state superintendent. The policies
4and procedures shall provide for receiving and investigating complaints regarding
5possible violations of this section, for making determinations as to whether this
6section has been violated, and for ensuring compliance with this section.
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(2) (b) Any person who receives a negative determination under par. (a)
9or (am) may appeal the determination to the state superintendent.
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(3) (a) 3. Include in the department's biennial report under s. 15.04 (1)
12(d) information on the
status of school district compliance
of school districts, charter
13schools, and private schools with this section and
school district the progress
made 14toward providing reasonable equality of educational opportunity for all pupils in this
15state.
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(3) (b) 1. Periodically review school district
, charter school, and private
18school programs, activities and services to determine whether the school boards
,
19charter schools, and private schools are complying with this section.
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(3) (b) 2. Assist school boards
, charter schools, and private schools to
22comply with this section by providing information and technical assistance upon
23request.
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(4) Any public school
, charter school, or private school official, employee
2or teacher who intentionally engages in conduct which discriminates against a
3person or causes a person to be denied rights, benefits or privileges, in violation of
4sub. (1)
or (1m), may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.".
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(1g) (a) 1. By August 1, 1998, each school board shall adopt pupil
8academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography
, and
9history.
If the governor has issued The school board may adopt the pupil academic
10standards
issued by the governor as
an executive order
under s. 14.23, the school
11board may adopt those standards no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
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(1g) (a) 3. By January 1, 2002, or by January 1 of the first school year
14in which the private school participates in the program under s. 119.23, whichever
15is later, the governing body of each private school participating in the program under
16s. 119.23 shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and
17writing, geography, and history. The governing body of the private school may adopt
18the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326,
19dated January 13, 1998.
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(1g) (b) Each school board operating high school grades
and, each
22operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates high school grades
, and
23the governing body of each private school participating in the program under s.
24119.23 that operates high school grades shall adopt a high school graduation
1examination that is designed to measure whether pupils meet the pupil academic
2standards adopted by the school board
or, operator of the charter school
, or governing
3body of the private school under par. (a). If the school board
or, operator of the charter
4school
, or governing body of the private school has adopted the pupil academic
5standards issued as executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998, the school
6board
or, operator of the charter school
, or governing body of the private school may
7adopt the high school graduation examination developed by the department under
8sub. (1) (b). If a school board
or, operator of a charter school
, or governing body of a
9private school develops and adopts its own high school graduation examination, it
10shall notify the department annually by October 1 that it intends to administer the
11examination in the following school year.
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(1g) (c) Each school board operating elementary grades
and, each
14operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates elementary grades
, and
15the governing body of each private school participating in the program under s.
16119.23 that operates elementary grades may develop or adopt its own examination
17designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 4th grade
18and may develop or adopt its own examination designed to measure pupil attainment
19of knowledge and concepts in the 8th grade. If the school board
or, operator of the
20charter school
, or governing body of the private school develops or adopts an
21examination under this paragraph, it shall notify the department.".
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(1s) Annually the governing body of each private school participating
2in the program under s. 119.23 shall do all of the following:
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(a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade examination
4adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils
5attending the 4th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
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2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the governing body of the private school has
7developed or adopted its own 4th grade examination, administer that examination
8to all pupils attending the 4th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
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(am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade examination
10adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils
11attending the 8th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
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2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the governing body of the private school has
13developed or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that examination
14to all pupils attending the 8th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
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(b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils attending the 10th
16grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
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(d) If the private school operates high school grades, beginning in the 2002-03
18school year administer the high school graduation examination adopted by the
19governing body of the private school under sub. (1g) (b) to all pupils attending the
2011th and 12th grades at the private school under s. 119.23. The governing body of
21the private school shall administer the examination at least twice each school year
22and may administer the examination only to pupils attending the 11th and 12th
23grades.
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(2) (b) 1. If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under
2subch. V of ch. 115, the school board
or, operator of
the a charter school under s. 118.40
3(2r)
, or governing body of a private school participating in the program under s.
4119.23 shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
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(2) (b) 2. According to criteria established by the state superintendent
7by rule, the school board
or, operator of
the a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
, or
8governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 may
9determine not to administer an examination under this section to a limited-English
10proficient pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined
11in his or her native language
, or may modify the format and administration of an
12examination for such pupils.
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(2) (b) 5. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing
15body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall excuse the
16pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1s).
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(6) A school board
and, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
19(2r)
, and the governing body of a private school participating in the program under
20s. 119.23 is not required to administer the 4th and 8th grade examinations adopted
21or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) if the school board
or, the
22operator of the charter school
, or the governing body of the private school administers
23its own 4th and 8th grade examinations, the school board
or
, operator of the charter
24school
, or governing body of the private school provides the state superintendent
25with statistical correlations of those examinations with the examinations adopted or
1approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1), and the federal department of
2education approves.
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(1) (f) 2m. By September 1, 2002, the governing body of each private
5school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall develop a policy specifying
6criteria for granting a high school diploma to pupils attending the private school
7under s. 119.23. The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination
8administered under s. 118.30 (1s) (d), the pupil's academic performance, and the
9recommendations of teachers.
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(1) (f) 3. Beginning September 1, 2003, neither a school board nor an
12operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may grant a high school diploma to
13any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the school board's or
14charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2.
Beginning September 1, 2003, the
15governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 may
16not grant a high school diploma to any pupil attending the private school under s.
17119.23 unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the governing body's
18policy under subd. 2m.
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(6) (c) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the
21program under s. 119.23 shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for
22promoting a pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 from the 4th
23grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall
24include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1s) (a) or
25(am), unless the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30
1(2) (b); the pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which
2shall be based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic
3criteria specified by the governing body of the private school.
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2. Beginning on September 1, 2002, the governing body of a private school
5participating in the program under s. 119.23 may not promote a 4th grade pupil who
6is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 5th grade, and may not promote
7an 8th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 9th
8grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the governing
9body's policy under subd. 1.
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(4) (a) 3. Permit public inspection and copying of any record, as defined
12in s. 19.32 (2), of the charter school to the same extent as is required of, and subject
13to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, an authority under
14subch. II of ch. 19.
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4. Provide public access to meetings of the governing body of the charter school
16to the same extent as is required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement
17provisions that apply to, a governmental body under subch. V of ch. 19.
SB55-ASA1-AA112, s. 2725f
18Section 2725f. 118.40 (4) (b) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
19renumbered 118.40 (4) (b) and amended to read:
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(4) (b)
Restrictions. A charter school may not
do any of the following:
211. Charge charge tuition.
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24"
Section 2748m. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. and 7. of the statutes are created to read:
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1119.23
(2) (a) 6. The governing body of the private school permits public
2inspection and copying of any record, as defined in s. 19.32 (2), of the private school
3to the same extent as is required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement
4provisions that apply to, an authority under subch. II of ch. 19.
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7. The governing body of the private school provides public access to its
6meetings to the same extent as is required of, and subject to the same terms and
7enforcement provisions that apply to, a governmental body under subch. V of ch. 19.
