118.30 (1s) (a) 2m. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 9th grade in the private school under s. 119.23. The private school shall administer the examination once in the fall session and once in the spring session.
20,1764m
Section 1764m. 118.30 (1s) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.30 (1s) (a) 3. Administer In the spring session, administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 10th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
20,1765
Section
1765. 118.30 (1s) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (1s) (a) 3m. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year in the spring session administer the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 11th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
20,1766
Section
1766. 118.30 (1t) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (1t) (bm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, in the spring session administer the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 9th grade in the private school under s. 118.60. The private school shall administer the examination once in the fall session and once in the spring session.
20,1766m
Section 1766m. 118.30 (1t) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.30 (1t) (c) Administer In the spring session, administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 10th grade in the private school under s. 118.60.
20,1767
Section
1767. 118.30 (1t) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
118.30 (1t) (cm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, in the spring session administer the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 11th grade in the private school under s. 118.60.
20,1768
Section
1768. 118.30 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.30 (2) (b) 5. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1s) (a) 1. to 3. 3m.
20,1769
Section
1769. 118.30 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.30 (2) (b) 6. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1t) (a) to (c) (cm).
20,1778m
Section 1778m. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (2r) (bm) The common council of the city of Milwaukee, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee area technical college district board may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school located only in the school district operating under ch. 119. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee may establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school located only in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school located in a unified school district that is located in the county in which the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is situated or in an adjacent county.
20,1780m
Section 1780m. 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (2r) (c) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in
subd. subds. 3. and 4., only pupils who reside in the school district in which a charter school established under this subsection is located may attend the charter school.
20,1780r
Section 1780r. 118.40 (2r) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (2r) (c) 4. A pupil who resides in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county may attend any charter school established under this subsection in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county.
20,1782
Section
1782. 118.40 (2r) (e) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
20,1783
Section
1783. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (2r) (e) 2m. In the 2013-14 school year and in each school year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year and the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) in the current school year, $7,925 multiplied by the number of pupils attending the charter school.
20,1784
Section
1784. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2n. of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (2r) (e) 2n. In the 2014-15 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to $8,075 multiplied by the number of pupils attending the charter school.
20,1784m
Section 1784m. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. In the 2015-16 school year and in each school year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. The change in the statewide categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows:
a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bb), (fm), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); s. 20.285 (1) (r) and (rc); and 20.505 (4) (es) and (s).
b. Add the amounts appropriated in the previous fiscal year under the sections specified in this subd. 2p. a.
c. Subtract the sum under this subd. 2p. b. from the sum under this subd. 2p. a.
d. Divide the remainder under subd. 2p. c. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled statewide in the 3 previous school years. In this subd. 2p. d., "number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment.
20,1785
Section
1785. 118.40 (2r) (e) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (2r) (e) 3m. The amount paid per pupil under this paragraph may not be less than the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year. The department shall pay 25% of the total amount in September, 25% in December, 25% in February, and 25% in June. The department shall send the check to the operator of the charter school.
20,1786
Section
1786. 118.40 (2r) (e) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
20,1807
Section
1807. 118.40 (7) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (7) (ar) Nothing in this subsection section affects the rights of personnel of a charter school that is an instrumentality of a school district to engage in collective bargaining pursuant to subch. IV of ch. 111.
20,1808
Section
1808. 118.40 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (8) (b) 3. The department may not require a person licensed as provided under subd. 1. to complete professional development not required of any other individual required to be licensed under s. 118.19.
20,1810m
Section 1810m. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
118.51 (16) (a) 3. a. For the amount in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years, the amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year plus $150.
b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year, the sum of the amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
20,1811
Section
1811. 118.52 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
118.52 (title) Course options.
20,1812
Section
1812. 118.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.52 (1) (ar).
20,1813
Section
1813. 118.52 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
118.52 (1) (am) "Educational institution" includes a public school in a nonresident school district, the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, a nonprofit institution of higher education, a tribal college, a charter school, and any nonprofit organization that has been approved by the department.
20,1814
Section
1814. 118.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (2) Applicability. Beginning in the 1998-99 school year, a A pupil enrolled in a public school in the high school grades may attend public school in a nonresident school district an educational institution under this section for the purpose of taking a course offered by the nonresident school district educational institution. A pupil may attend no more than 2 courses at any time in nonresident school districts at educational institutions under this section.
20,1815
Section
1815. 118.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (3) (a) The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend public school in a nonresident school district
an educational institution for the purpose of taking a course under this section shall submit an application, on a form provided by the department, to the school board of the nonresident school district in which educational institution at which the pupil wishes to attend a course not later than 6 weeks prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to commence. The application shall specify the course that the pupil wishes to attend and may specify the school or schools at which the pupil wishes to attend the course. The nonresident school board educational institution shall send a copy of the application to the pupil's resident school board.
20,1816
Section
1816. 118.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (3) (b) If a nonresident school board an educational institution receives more applications for a particular course than there are spaces available in the course, the nonresident school board educational institution shall determine which pupils to accept on a random basis.
20,1817
Section
1817. 118.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (3) (c) No later than one week prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to commence, the nonresident school board educational institution shall notify the applicant and the resident school board, in writing, whether the application has been accepted and, if the application is accepted, the school at which the pupil may attend the course. The acceptance applies only for the following semester, school year or other session in which the course is offered. If the nonresident school board educational institution rejects an application, it shall include in the notice the reason for the rejection.
20,1818
Section
1818. 118.52 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (3) (d) 1. If it denies an application to attend public school in a nonresident school district an educational institution under sub. (6), notify the applicant and the nonresident school board educational institution, in writing, that the application has been denied and include in the notice the reason for the rejection.
20,1819
Section
1819. 118.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (3) (e) Following receipt of a notice of acceptance but prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to commence, the pupil's parent shall notify the resident school board and nonresident school board the educational institution of the pupil's intent to attend the course in at the nonresident school district educational institution.
20,1820
Section
1820. 118.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (6) (a) Individualized education program requirements. The school board of a pupil's resident school district shall reject a pupil's application to attend a course in a public school in a nonresident school district at an educational institution if the resident school board determines that the course conflicts with the individualized education program for the pupil under s. 115.787 (2).
20,1821
Section
1821. 118.52 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
20,1822
Section
1822. 118.52 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
118.52 (6) (c) Pupil plan; high school graduation requirements. The school board of a pupil's resident school district may reject an application by a pupil to attend a course at an educational institution if the resident school board determines that any of the following apply:
1. The course does not satisfy a high school graduation requirement under s. 118.33.
2. The course does not conform to or support the pupil's academic and career plan under s. 115.28 (59) (a), if any.
20,1823
Section
1823. 118.52 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (8) Appeal of rejection. If an application is rejected under sub. (5) (3) (c) or a pupil is prohibited from attending a course in a public school in a nonresident school district at an educational institution under sub. (6), the pupil's parent may appeal the decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. The department shall affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was arbitrary or unreasonable. The department's decision is final and is not subject to judicial review under subch. III of ch. 227.
20,1824
Section
1824. 118.52 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (9) Rights and privileges of nonresident pupils. A pupil attending a course in a public school in a nonresident school district at an educational institution under this section has all of the rights and privileges of other pupils residing in that school district attending the educational institution and is subject to the same rules and regulations as those pupils residing in that school district.
20,1825
Section
1825. 118.52 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (10) Disciplinary records. Notwithstanding s. 118.125, the resident school board shall provide to the nonresident school board educational institution to which a pupil has applied under this section, upon request by that school board educational institution, a copy of any expulsion findings and orders, a copy of records of any pending disciplinary proceeding involving the pupil, a written explanation of the reasons for the expulsion or pending disciplinary proceeding and the length of the term of the expulsion or the possible outcomes of the pending disciplinary proceeding.
20,1826
Section
1826. 118.52 (11) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
118.52 (11) (a) Responsibility. The parent of a pupil attending a course in a public school in a nonresident school district at an educational institution under this section is responsible for transporting the pupil to and from the course that the pupil is attending.
(b)
Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending a course
in a public school in a nonresident school district at an educational institution under this section may apply to the department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or school in which the pupil is enrolled and the
school at which educational institution that the pupil is attending
for the course if the pupil and parent are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy). The department shall give preference under this paragraph to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b).
20,1827
Section
1827. 118.52 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (12) Tuition. The resident school board shall pay to the nonresident school board educational institution, for each resident pupil attending a course
in a public school in the nonresident school district at the educational institution under this section, an amount equal to the cost of providing the course to the pupil, calculated in a manner determined by the department. The educational institution may not charge to or receive from the pupil or the pupil's resident school board any additional payment for a pupil attending a course at the educational institution under this section.
20,1828
Section
1828. 118.53 of the statutes is created to read:
118.53 Attendance by pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program. (1) In this section, "course" means study which has the fundamental purposes of developing the knowledge, concepts, and skills in a subject.
(2) In addition to the standards for admission under ss. 118.14, 118.145 (1), and 120.12 (25), the school board of a district shall determine the minimum standards for admission to a course offered by the school district at each grade.
(3) A school board shall allow a pupil enrolled in a home-based private educational program, who has met the standards for admission to the course under sub. (2), to attend up to 2 courses at a public school in the district during each school semester if the school board determines that there is sufficient space in the classroom.
(4) A pupil enrolled in a home-based private educational program and attending a public school under this section may attend one course in each of 2 school districts, but may not attend more than 2 courses in any semester.
20,1828g
Section 1828g. 118.56 of the statutes is created to read:
118.56 Work based learning programs. A school board, a governing body of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), or a governing body of a private school may create a work based learning program for pupils in grades 9 to 12. A school board or governing body that creates a work based learning program under this section shall create the program to do all of the following:
(1) Require a pupil in the program to work at least 280 hours per school year for an employer that complies with sub. (3). Hours of instruction may not be used to satisfy the work requirements under this subsection.
(2) Require a pupil to complete the required work hours by working no fewer than 40 and no more than 50 days per school year, by working no fewer than 6 and no more than 8 hours per day, and by working no more than 2 days per week.
(3) Require that an employer who participates in the program do all of the following:
(a) Comply with state child labor laws
under ss. 103.21 to 103.31 and 103.64 to 103.82 and any applicable federal labor law requirements for age and immigration status.
(b) Provide each pupil with occupational training and work based learning experiences.
