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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2011 SENATE BILL 234
November 3, 2011 - Offered by Representative Krusick.
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32. Page 2, line 2: after "schools" insert "a school assessment guide, the
4operation of, and insurance requirements related to, school buses and alternative
5methods of pupil transportation, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty".
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Section 1d. 20.255 (2) (fw) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.255
(2) (fw)
Parental choice programs; pupil assessments. A sum sufficient
9to pay the costs of acquiring, administering, and scoring the examinations required
10under ss. 118.30 (1s) and (1t), 118.60 (7) (b) 1., and 119.23 (7) (b) 1.
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11Section 1d. 115.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.28
(7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of
13applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the
1state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private
2schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such
3certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private,
4or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the
5state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the
6applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the
7applicant's teaching therein.
Private Except as provided in ss. 118.60 (7) (b) 9. and
8119.23 (7) (b) 9., private schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or certified
9teachers.
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115.28
(27) School assessment guide. Develop a guide for parents to use in
12assessing public and private schools, including charter schools. The guide shall
13include information on how to evaluate the academic performance of pupils enrolled
14in a school, a school's academic opportunities, a school's expenditures per enrolled
15pupil, the education and experience levels of teachers, and the opportunities for
16parental involvement in a school and classroom, and may include additional
17information. In developing the guide, the department shall consult with the
18Wisconsin Association of School Boards, the Wisconsin Association of School District
19Administrators, the Wisconsin Charter Schools Association, the Wisconsin Council
20of Religious and Independent Schools, the Wisconsin Education Association Council,
21and School Choice Wisconsin, Inc. The department shall post the guide on its
22Internet site and make copies of the guide available to schools upon request.
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118.19
(1) Except as provided in s. 118.40 (8) (b) 2., any person seeking to teach
25in a public school, including a charter school,
in a private school participating in the
1program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a school or institution operated by a county
2or the state shall first procure a license or permit from the department.".
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Section 9e. 118.60 (6m) (e), (f) and (g) of the statutes are created to read:
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118.60
(6m) (e) Provide, annually to the department and upon request to any
7person, all of the following:
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1. The results of all standardized examinations administered to pupils
9attending the private school under this section in the previous 5 school years,
10categorized by subject area, grade, sex, race, disability, and economic status, except
11as provided in par. (f). The department shall post the results on its Internet site.
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2. Rates of graduation, truancy, attendance, suspension, and expulsion in the
13previous school year, categorized as specified in subd. 1., except as provided in par.
14(f).
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3. The private school's requirements for promotion from grade to grade and for
16graduation.
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4. The number of pupils enrolled in the previous school year who were children
18with a disability, as defined s. 115.76 (5), except as provided in par. (f).
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5. The private school's safety plan.
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6. The services provided by the private school to pupils who are children with
21disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5).
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7. The private school's attrition rate for teachers in the previous school year,
23as compared to the statewide attrition rate in the previous school year and the
24attrition rate of the eligible school district in the previous school year.
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18. The private school's budget, specifying all existing indebtedness and all
2anticipated revenue from all sources during the ensuing fiscal year and all proposed
3expenditures during the ensuing fiscal year.
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9. The private school's academic standards adopted under s. 118.30 (1g) (a) 4.
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(f) A private school participating in the program under this section is not
6required to categorize the information under par. (e) 1. and 2., or disclose the
7information under par. (e) 4., if the number of pupils in a category is insufficient to
8yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally
9identifiable information about an individual pupil.
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(g) A private school participating in the program under this section shall
11ensure that the information specified under par. (e) 1., as well as information on the
12percentage of pupils attending the school who are enrolled in advanced placement
13courses, and the percentage of such pupils that successfully complete such courses,
14is always available on the counter in the school's office.
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118.60
(7) (am) 1. An independent financial audit of the private school
18conducted by an independent certified public accountant, accompanied by the
19auditor's statement that the report is free of material misstatements and fairly
20presents pupil costs under sub. (4) (b) 1. The audit under this subdivision shall be
21limited in scope to those records that are necessary for the department to make
22payments under subs. (4) and (4m)
, except that the certified public accountant
23conducting the audit shall include a report on the private school's compliance with
24par. (b) 11. a. and c. The auditor shall conduct his or her audit, including determining
25sample sizes and evaluating financial viability, in accordance with the auditing
1standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
2The department may not require an auditor to comply with standards that exceed
3the scope of the standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public
4Accountants.
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5Section 9s. 118.60 (7) (b) 9. to 13. of the statutes are created to read:
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118.60
(7) (b) 9. Ensure that every teacher, supervisor, administrator, and
7professional staff member holds a license or permit to teach issued by the
8department.
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10. Develop policies on truancy, excused and unexcused absences, bullying,
10pupil engagement in learning activities, promoting the emotional development of
11pupils, promoting practices designed to provide instruction to each pupil based on
12the pupil's abilities, and promoting parental involvement and volunteerism. The
13latter policy shall describe the circumstances under which a pupil's parent or
14guardian may volunteer, shadow the pupil in school, and observe the pupil in the
15pupil's classes.
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11. a. Maintain records for each pupil attending the private school under this
17section while the pupil attends the school and for at least 5 years after the pupil
18ceases to attend the school, except that if the private school ceases operating as a
19private school, it shall immediately transfer all of the records of the pupils who
20attended the school under this section to the school board of the eligible school
21district.
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b. Upon request, provide a pupil or the parent or guardian of a minor pupil who
23is attending the private school under this section with a copy of the pupil's records,
24except that the private school need not provide a pupil's parent with a copy of the
1pupil's records if the pupil's parent has been denied periods of physical placement
2with the pupil under s. 767.41 (4).
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c. Issue a high school diploma or certificate to each pupil who attends the
4private school under this section and satisfactorily completes the course of
5instruction and any other requirements necessary for high school graduation.
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12. Permit public inspection and copying of any record, as defined in s. 19.32
7(2), of the private school to the same extent as is required of, and subject to the same
8terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, an authority under subch. II of ch.
919.
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13. Provide public access to its meetings to the same extent as is required of,
11and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, a
12governmental body under subch. V of ch. 19.".
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Section 11d. 118.60 (10) (a) 9. and 10. of the statutes are created to read:
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(10) (a) 9. Failed to procure and maintain in effect the insurance
16required under s. 121.53 (4) or 121.555 (2) (a).
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10. Failed to procure and maintain in effect the insurance required by the
18department by rule.
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19Section 11h. 118.60 (10) (am) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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(10) (am) 4. The private school has violated s. 100.18 (1).
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(10) (d) The state superintendent may withhold payment from a private
2school under subs. (4) and (4m) if the private school violates this section
or s. 118.125
3(4).
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119.16
(15) Milwaukee parental choice program; report. Annually the board
6shall report to the legislature, in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2), all of the
7costs it incurred in the previous school year in connection with the Milwaukee
8parental choice program under s. 119.23, including transportation costs and the costs
9of providing special education and related services to pupils attending private
10schools under s. 119.23.".
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Section 23e. 119.23 (6m) (e), (f) and (g) of the statutes are created to read:
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119.23
(6m) (e) Provide, annually to the department and upon request to any
14person, all of the following:
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1. The results of all standardized examinations administered to pupils
16attending the private school under this section in the previous 5 school years,
17categorized by subject area, grade, sex, race, disability, and economic status, except
18as provided in par. (f). The department shall post the results on its Internet site.
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2. Rates of graduation, truancy, attendance, suspension, and expulsion in the
20previous school year, categorized as specified in subd. 1., except as provided in par.
21(f).