Wisconsin Legislature: School

Academic fee increase grants to certain U.W. students; eligibility re amount of award, family income, and continuous enrollment; exception re delinquent child support [Sec. 261m, 740] - Act 28

Chiropractor examinations and regulation of technicians and radiological technicians modified; provisions re fees, loan default, sexual misconduct, continuing education, and claims for waived insurance [Sec. 226, 226m, 2994eg, er, mnag, mnar, 2995ib-igm, ihm-ir, 9142 (1f), (1g), 9342 (1m), 9442 (1f), (1g)] [2994mnag, mnar, 2995iem, iom — partial veto; 2995if, inm, ip-ir — vetoed] - Act 28

College savings account contributions: individual income tax deduction modified [Sec. 1543c-cg, 9343 (13x)] - Act 28

Fee remission for veterans or dependents: educational assistance and reimbursement provision [Sec. 231, 745f, 747f, 754f, 756f, 770k, 9323 (1q)(a), 9423 (1q)(a)] [745f, 747f, 754f, 756f, 770k — partial veto] - Act 28

Health professional loan repayment program and Rural Health Development Council transferred from Comm.Dept to U.W. System [Sec. 40g-n, 43-43g, 211-213, 215, 582, 747s, 1296, 3035-3060, 9110 (3)-(5), 9210 (1)] - Act 28

Lawton minority undergraduate grants: funding modified [Sec. 262m, 747p, r] - Act 28

Normal school fund income designated for environmental programs and financial aid [Sec. 240b, 261w, 665s, 747rm, 9139 (2c)] - Act 28

Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program modifications [Sec. 763-770, 3411, 9101 (5), 9301 (2)] - Act 28

Wisconsin higher education grants (WHEG) in 2009-10 to be funded by U.W. System auxiliary enterprises; link between WHEG and U.W. resident undergraduate tuition suspended for 2009-11 [Sec. 230v, 232, 233, 254, 255, 760g-762, 9423 (1)] - Act 28

Wisconsin higher education grants: maximum amount increased [Sec. 760d] - Act 28

Academic excellence higher education scholarship eligibility revised re alternates, date school must designate a scholar, and allowing the scholar to claim in second year after receiving the scholarship if not enrolling the first year - Act 306

Charter school established by agreement between a school board and an Indian tribe or band: school must be located within the school district or the boundaries of the reservation; school board responsibilities specified [Sec. 2256g, r, 2266d-p, 2269f, 2270m, 2272e-s, 2273d-t, 2298g, i] - Act 28

Charter school establishment or contract for establishment of: school board required to consider the principles and standards established by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers - Act 61

Electronic waste recycling: manufacturer, recycler, retailer, public school, and consumer requirements created; DNR, reporting, fee, definition, audit, and penalty provisions; disposal in landfill and incineration prohibited - Act 50

Emergency management: chap.166, Wis.Stats, recodified - Act 42

Five-year-old kindergarten made a prerequisite to first grade in public and charter schools; exemption provision; school board and charter school operator duties; enrolling eligible child in 1st grade who did not complete kindergarten because of exemption or recent move to Wisconsin - Act 41

Independent charter schools: per pupil payment; provision re National Association of Charter School Authorizers [Sec. 2273bd-bf, 2300m] - Act 28

Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children adopted, state council provision - Act 329

Lifesaving skills instruction in CPR and CCR and about AEDs in the high school grades: public, private, and charter schools required to offer - Act 273

Low-performing school districts and schools: State Superintendent to determine and may intervene under certain conditions; school board authority specified; tenure and permanent employment for principals and assistant principals prohibited; performance evaluations, professional development, instructional design, master facilities plan, alternative routes to graduation, parent survey, and STEM pilot program for grades K-5 provisions; school district may request a hearing if state aid is withheld - Act 215

MPCP laws revised [Sec. 2259, 2265, 2266, 2267-2269, 2271, 2272, 2273, 2276v-2277, 2279-2285c, 2286-2290k, 3335, 9139 (4r), 9339 (4q)-(5u)] - Act 28

Open Enrollment Program, full-time: nonresident union high school district to give preference to underlying elementary school district pupils, count of occupied spaces provision - Act 303

Pupil records: DPI confidentiality requirement eliminated; federal regulations permit disclosure of certain information to the educational agency that disclosed the information to DPI - Act 11

Sale of mercury-added products regulated, including fever thermometers, manometers, thermostats, instruments and measuring devices, switches and relays, and specified household items; public, parochial, and charter schools prohibited from purchasing or storing free-flowing elemental mercury, a device containing mercury, or a mercury-containing compound, exceptions provided; DNR duties - Act 44

School closings and reopenings: school board required to notify DPI - Act 305

School safety patrol flag made an exception to prohibition on traffic control devices containing advertising on highways, conditions specified - Act 88

School safety plan criteria specified and required of public and private schools; DPI to develop model policy on bullying, school board requirements; Bullying Awareness Day designated; pupil records confidentiality and disclosure provisions - Act 309

Tribal schools, pupils, and staff: providing benefits and protections similar to those provided to private schools, pupils, and staff - Act 302

Five-year-old kindergarten made a prerequisite to first grade in public and charter schools; exemption provision; school board and charter school operator duties; enrolling eligible child in 1st grade who did not complete kindergarten because of exemption or recent move to Wisconsin - Act 41

MPCP laws revised [Sec. 2259, 2265, 2266, 2267-2269, 2271, 2272, 2273, 2276v-2277, 2279-2285c, 2286-2290k, 3335, 9139 (4r), 9339 (4q)-(5u)] - Act 28

Open enrollment hold harmless payments re pupil transfers [Sec. 242d, 2274t, 2309, 9339 (7j)] [vetoed] - AB-75

Open Enrollment Program: creating provisions for habitually truant pupils - Act 304

Open Enrollment Program, full-time: nonresident union high school district to give preference to underlying elementary school district pupils, count of occupied spaces provision - Act 303

Open enrollment pupils and per pupil amounts re MPS limited [Sec. 9139 (2q)] [vetoed] - AB-75

Sparsity aid: per pupil amount increased [Sec. 2256t] - Act 28

Open Enrollment Program: creating provisions for habitually truant pupils - Act 304

Charter school established by agreement between a school board and an Indian tribe or band: school must be located within the school district or the boundaries of the reservation; school board responsibilities specified [Sec. 2256g, r, 2266d-p, 2269f, 2270m, 2272e-s, 2273d-t, 2298g, i] - Act 28

Charter school establishment or contract for establishment of: school board required to consider the principles and standards established by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers - Act 61

Child care provider: prohibition from being licensed, certified, or contracted with re conviction or adjudicated delinquent of specified crimes; frequency of criminal history search increased, sex offender registry provision; revocation or suspension of license, certification, or contract required re conviction of or pending serious criminal charges, W-2 payment provision; fraudulent W-2 activity reporting requirements; ineligibility for Wisconsin Shares child care subsidies and use of recovered funds to detect fraud - Act 76

Five-year-old kindergarten made a prerequisite to first grade in public and charter schools; exemption provision; school board and charter school operator duties; enrolling eligible child in 1st grade who did not complete kindergarten because of exemption or recent move to Wisconsin - Act 41

High school agriculture courses that meet certain DPI criteria count as science credit - Act 114

Human growth and development instruction: school board may offer if it provides medically accurate information and addresses specified topics including marriage and parental responsibilities, the sex offender registry, and criminal penalties for crimes against children; notification required if not offered; instruction by volunteer health care provider, definitions, and State Superintendent duties - Act 134

Indoor Environmental Quality in Schools Task Force: State Superintendent directed to establish; DPI, school boards, and MPCP duties - Act 96

Low-performing school districts and schools: State Superintendent to determine and may intervene under certain conditions; school board authority specified; tenure and permanent employment for principals and assistant principals prohibited; performance evaluations, professional development, instructional design, master facilities plan, alternative routes to graduation, parent survey, and STEM pilot program for grades K-5 provisions; school district may request a hearing if state aid is withheld - Act 215

Open Enrollment Program: creating provisions for habitually truant pupils - Act 304

Pupil records: DPI confidentiality requirement eliminated; federal regulations permit disclosure of certain information to the educational agency that disclosed the information to DPI - Act 11

Race-based team names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: complaint procedure established; State Superintendent and DPI duties specified - Act 250

Revenue limits adjusted re school safety equipment, security officers, school nurses, energy efficiency, and pupil transportation costs [Sec. 2258m, n, 2276m, 2297m, n, 2315z-2318, 9139 (2x), 9339 (6)] - Act 28

School closings and reopenings: school board required to notify DPI - Act 305

Standardized examinations of pupils: results used to evaluate teacher performance permitted; school board to develop a teacher evaluation plan, collective bargaining provision - Act 60

Center on Education and Work at U.W. Madison to establish a career conversations program for students in grades 7-12; requirements, evaluation, sunset, and report provisions - Act 271

Charter school established by agreement between a school board and an Indian tribe or band: school must be located within the school district or the boundaries of the reservation; school board responsibilities specified [Sec. 2256g, r, 2266d-p, 2269f, 2270m, 2272e-s, 2273d-t, 2298g, i] - Act 28

Five-year-old kindergarten made a prerequisite to first grade in public and charter schools; exemption provision; school board and charter school operator duties; enrolling eligible child in 1st grade who did not complete kindergarten because of exemption or recent move to Wisconsin - Act 41

High school agriculture courses that meet certain DPI criteria count as science credit - Act 114

High school diploma awarded to veterans expanded to include person 55 years or older with service-connected disability - Act 208

History of organized labor and the collective bargaining process incorporated into model academic standards for social studies - Act 99

Lifesaving skills instruction in CPR and CCR and about AEDs in the high school grades: public, private, and charter schools required to offer - Act 273

Low-performing school districts and schools: State Superintendent to determine and may intervene under certain conditions; school board authority specified; tenure and permanent employment for principals and assistant principals prohibited; performance evaluations, professional development, instructional design, master facilities plan, alternative routes to graduation, parent survey, and STEM pilot program for grades K-5 provisions; school district may request a hearing if state aid is withheld - Act 215

MPCP laws revised [Sec. 2259, 2265, 2266, 2267-2269, 2271, 2272, 2273, 2276v-2277, 2279-2285c, 2286-2290k, 3335, 9139 (4r), 9339 (4q)-(5u)] - Act 28

Project Lead the Way grants: award date extended [Sec. 250] - Act 28

Standardized examinations of pupils: results used to evaluate teacher performance permitted; school board to develop a teacher evaluation plan, collective bargaining provision - Act 60

Energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, LEED certification for public building projects, graywater and rainwater systems; DOA, Building Commission, and Comm.Dept duties; report and lease provisions [vetoed] - SB-616

Indoor Environmental Quality in Schools Task Force: State Superintendent directed to establish; DPI, school boards, and MPCP duties - Act 96

MPS school construction projects: requirements re federal economic stimulus funds [Sec. 9139 (7u)] [partial veto] - Act 28

Revenue limits adjusted re school safety equipment, security officers, school nurses, energy efficiency, and pupil transportation costs [Sec. 2258m, n, 2276m, 2297m, n, 2315z-2318, 9139 (2x), 9339 (6)] - Act 28

Equalization aid calculation for consolidation districts [Sec. 2299g, r, 9339 (7i)] - Act 28

Revenue limit of consolidated school district: calculation revision [Sec. 2315m, 9339 (2)] - Act 28

School district consolidation: alternative timelines provided - Act 307

Private school transportation provided through parent contracts [Sec. 2302p, t, 9339 (8x)] - Act 28

Revenue limits adjusted re school safety equipment, security officers, school nurses, energy efficiency, and pupil transportation costs [Sec. 2258m, n, 2276m, 2297m, n, 2315z-2318, 9139 (2x), 9339 (6)] - Act 28

School safety plan criteria specified and required of public and private schools; DPI to develop model policy on bullying, school board requirements; Bullying Awareness Day designated; pupil records confidentiality and disclosure provisions - Act 309

Educational support personnel retirement benefits under WRS revised; JSCRS appendix report [Sec. 795, 796, 9315 (1e), (1f)] - Act 28

Low-performing school districts and schools: State Superintendent to determine and may intervene under certain conditions; school board authority specified; tenure and permanent employment for principals and assistant principals prohibited; performance evaluations, professional development, instructional design, master facilities plan, alternative routes to graduation, parent survey, and STEM pilot program for grades K-5 provisions; school district may request a hearing if state aid is withheld - Act 215

Preparation time during school day made a mandatory subject of collective bargaining under MERA in school districts - Act 34

Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law: ``institutional investor" definition limited re securities transaction exemption for certain school district employee benefit plans - Act 345

BCPL loan program changes [Sec. 20-28, 72] - Act 2