Wisconsin Legislature: School

Math and science teachers: loan program in HEAB created for residents who graduate from certain institutions of higher education or alternative teacher training program and agree to teach in this state - SB65

Postsecondary education promotion: DOA and Wisconsin Covenant Foundation provisions; report required [Sec. 78, 520, 521] - SB40

Postsecondary student convicted of manufacturing, distributing, or delivering a controlled substance or analog is ineligible for state financial assistance - AB151

Postsecondary student convicted of manufacturing, distributing, or delivering a controlled substance or analog is ineligible for state financial assistance - SB67

Precollege Scholarship Program eligibility: statutes modified to conform to federal agreement re pupils (regardless of race) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch [Sec. 247, 2683, 2705-2708] - SB40

Student loans: nonrefundable individual income tax credit for educational interest expenses created - AB714

U.W. La Crosse: certain 2008-09 GPR appropriation to be expended on additional financial aid - AB854

U.W. La Crosse: certain 2008-09 GPR appropriation to be expended on additional financial aid - SB516

Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program and office created in DOA [Sec. 25, 26, 32, 225, 748, 9122 (1), 9322 (3); Enrolled SB-40: DOA liaison and Wisconsin Covenant Foundation, Inc. duties, report required, 35p, 78, 520, 3006, deletes 32] - SB40

Wisconsin higher education grant: maximum amount set [Sec. 744, 9322 (1)] - SB40

Wisconsin higher education grant: maximum amount set by formula - AB252

schoolSchool, see also Discrimination in education; Educational Service Agency, Cooperative; Kindergarten; Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.; Milwaukee — School; Parochial and private educational institutions; Teacher; Technical college; University of Wisconsin and its subheadings

Academic excellence higher education scholarship eligibility revised re alternates and date school must designate a scholar - AB658

Autism scholarship program created; LAB and DPI duties set [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Commencement of school term: prohibition on starting before September 1 eliminated - AB585

County tax levy for library services: exemption created for city, town, village, or school district that levies a tax for library services and meets certain spending criteria - AB420

Educational materials and supplies paid for by eligible educator: individual income tax deduction up to set amount created; federal law re deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers adopted - AB647

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: educational agency exempt re unpardoned felony conviction - AB30

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: educational agency exempt re unpardoned felony conviction - SB8

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: educational agency exempt re unpardoned felony conviction [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Excise tax exemption on gasoline and diesel fuel used to transport students to and from school activities for school districts and certain persons under contract - AB112

Excise tax exemption on gasoline and diesel fuel used to transport students to and from school activities for school districts and certain persons under contract - SB53

Fiscal year allowable revenues for the state and local governmental units created; excess revenue, referendum, and exemption from state mandates provisions. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR99

Four-year-old kindergarten: DPI to develop standards that participating school boards must adopt [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Gift or grant from a class of a particular school with no specific direction: school board must use gift for the benefit of that school - AB478

High school students hired for summer employment: income and franchise tax credits for businesses created - AB837

Human papillomavirus: school boards and private and charter schools required to provide information from DHFS and DPI to parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in grades 6 to 12 - AB492

Human papillomavirus: school boards and private and charter schools required to provide information from DHFS and DPI to parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in grades 6 to 12 - SB252

La Causa Charter School in Milwaukee: grant from the segregated universal service fund [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 243c, 9137 (7c)] - SB40

McPike, Milton: life and service as an educator in Madison commended - MR8 SJR3

Mercury: public, private, and charter schools prohibited from purchasing, storing, or using; instruments containing mercury provision - AB715

MPCP: high schools in Milwaukee County may participate [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Post-employment benefits: school district funds held in trust must be held in segregated accounts; provisions expanded to include local governmental units and technical college districts - AB184

Post-employment benefits: school district funds held in trust must be held in segregated accounts; provisions expanded to include local governmental units and technical college districts - SB93

Project Lead the Way grants: appropriation repealed [Sec. 246; Enrolled SB-40: appropriation extended, 246m, deletes 246] - SB40

Residential charter school: common council of the City of Milwaukee may establish one [Sec. 2720, 2721] - SB40

Safe routes to school program created [Sec. 308, 309, 2541] - SB40

Safe routes to school program created - OC7 SB2

SAGE Program: participating districts may opt out of reducing class sizes for second or third grades [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

School conference and activities leave: employers must allow - AB395

School conference and activities leave: employers must allow - SB195

School district referenda required to be held on general election or primary dates [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

School safety grants: annual appropriation created [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

School term: 180 day requirement eliminated; hours of direct pupil instruction set - AB375

School term: 180 day requirement eliminated; hours of direct pupil instruction set [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

School term: 180 day requirement eliminated; minimum number of hours of direct pupil instruction changed - AB376

State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities and certain health care providers revised; governing bodies of counties allowed to make declarations of emergencies; civil liability immunity for donating or selling qualified food and household products modified; State Interoperability Council made a statutory council and renamed the Interoperability Council; tornado or other hazardous drill requirement in public and private schools revised [A.Amdt.1: mass clinic provision added; A.Amdt.2: schools to report on fire and tornado drills to fire department; S.Amdt.2: qualified emergency household products revision] - AB321

Tribal schools and pupils: providing benefits similar to those provided to private schools and pupils; some benefits apply generically to all schools - AB199

Tribal schools and pupils: providing benefits similar to those provided to private schools and pupils; some benefits apply generically to all schools - SB98

``Veteran Recognition Week" and ``Hire a Veteran Week" observation dates modified; DVA to award certificate of achievement and appreciation to veterans who volunteer in private or public schools - AB63

Virtual charter school provisions re definition, contract with school board, licensed teachers, school year, parent advisory council, compulsory school attendance, and transfer to resident school district; DPI to make online courses available through a statewide web academy; professional development requirements for online teaching; tuition for nonresidents of this state - AB870

Virtual charter school provisions re definition, teaching license or permit, location, and the Open Enrollment Program; DPI directed to make online courses available for a fee and establish instructional standards for online courses; school board duties specified; completion of professional development program required for online teaching after certain date [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, compulsory school attendance provision, tuition for out-of-state pupil, Open Enrollment Program provision removed, online courses duty moved to Superintendent of Public Instruction; S.Amdt.1: enrollment limit added, LAB audit required; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, licensing requirements modified, enrollment limit revised and report required] - SB396

Virtual charter school provisions re location, teaching license requirement, definition, pupil residency, and tuition for out of state pupils; U.W. Parkside provision; pupil may attend a charter school in a nonresident school district through the Open Enrollment Program - AB697

Virtual charter school: timeline for application to attend under the open enrollment program established - AB286

school _ attendanceSchool — Attendance

Health insurance for full-time student on medically necessary leave of absence: insurer required to continue until certain events occur - AB280

Health insurance for full-time student on medically necessary leave of absence: insurer required to continue until certain events occur [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Health insurance for full-time student on medically necessary leave of absence: insurer required to continue until certain events occur - SB154

MPCP revisions re teacher licensure; standards and hours of pupil instruction; enrollment cap; pupil assessments and academic standards; high school diplomas, grade promotion, and maintenance of pupil records; religious activities; nondiscrimination; disclosure requirements - AB919

Open enrollment program: additional criteria for full-time and part-time enrollment established re disciplinary and criminal history of a pupil; school board provision - AB402

Open Enrollment Program application extended to certain pupils of the closed St. Mary's Catholic School in Auburndale re the Auburndale School District - AB476

Open Enrollment Program application extended to certain pupils of the closed St. Mary's Catholic School in Auburndale re the Auburndale School District - SB242

Open Enrollment Program application extension for pupils of the closed Porterfield Elementary School in the Marinette School District - AB441

Open Enrollment Program application extension for pupils of the closed Porterfield Elementary School in the Marinette School District [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Open Enrollment Program: racial imbalance as a reason to reject applicants eliminated - SB475

Open Enrollment Program: racial imbalance in school district eliminated as a reason to reject applicants - AB517

Racine County parental choice program created; DPI duties set [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf. Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

School aids for the 2007-09 fiscal biennium; primary and secondary education law revisions re revenue limits and reimbursements; shared revenue and school levy tax credit provisions - AB506

School district revenue limit revisions re increasing the low-revenue ceiling, authorization to exceed under certain conditions, adjustments for declining enrollment, and distribution of transportation aid balances - AB653

Special orders of business for March 5, 2008 established re AB-47, AB-67, AB-92, AB-151, AB-212, AB-281, AB-346, AB-424, AB-479, AB-486, AB-517, AB-543, AB-553, AB-569, AB-579, AB-603, AB-635, AB-645, AB-663, AB-672, AB-673, AB-676, AB-677, AB-692, AB-693, AB-717, AB-736, AB-753, AB-755, AB-771, AB-772, AB-793, AB-804, AB-805, AB-817, AB-819, AB-825, AB-835, AB-842, AB-853, AB-864, AB-869, AB-872, AB-901, SB-69, SB-176, SB-272, SB-289, SB-294, SB-324, SB-325, SB-326, SB-327, SB-328, SB-335, SB-368, SB-369, SB-370 - AR16

Virtual charter school: timeline for application to attend under the open enrollment program established - AB286

school _ attendance _ compulsorySchool — Attendance — Compulsory

Real work, real pay pilot project created; directive to DWD re continued creation and implementation of a subsidized work program eliminated [Sec. 1410, 1478, 1479, 1511, 1960-1965, 2033-2038, 2089-2094, 2162-2166, 2994, 3935, 9341 (3); Enrolled SB-40: further revisions, deletes 1960, 2033, 2090] - SB40

school _ boardSchool — Board, see also Milwaukee — School

Abstinence-only education: notification requirements for school boards created; pupil may be excused from instruction and not subject to discipline or academic penalty - AB747

Abstinence-only education: notification requirements for school boards created; pupil may be excused from instruction and not subject to discipline or academic penalty - SB400

Advanced placement examinations taken by certain pupils: payment of costs modified - AB404

Advanced placement examinations taken by certain pupils: payment of costs modified - SB249

Advanced placement examinations taken by certain pupils: payment of costs modified (remedial legislation) - SB338

Bullying policy for schools: DPI to develop a model and each school board to adopt; Bullying Awareness Day provision - SB42

Children's products: sale by commercial suppliers regulated re unsafe products; DATCP duties specified; recall, baby crib, injunction, and forfeiture provisions; residential care center for children and youth, foster home, group home, day care center or provider, or shelter care facility prohibitions and inspection requirements - SB37

Ethnic names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: complaint procedure established; State Superintendent duty specified - AB176

Ethnic names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: complaint procedure established; State Superintendent duty specified - AB180

Ethnic names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: complaint procedure established; State Superintendent duty specified - SB132