Amendment SA8-AB40

AB40-SA8,12,10 " Section 1873n. 119.23 (7) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA8,12,21 119.23 (7) (b) 3m. Annually, schedule two meetings at least one meeting each month at which members of the governing body of the private school will be present and at which pupils, and the parents or guardians of pupils, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school may meet and communicate with the members of the governing body. The meetings shall be open to the public. The private school shall, within 30 days after the start of the school term, notify the department in writing of the scheduled meeting dates and shall, at least 30 days before the scheduled meeting date, notify in writing each pupil, or the parent or guardian of each minor pupil, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school of the meeting date, time, and place. The private school shall provide notice of the meetings in the manner provided in s. 19.84.

AB40-SA8,1873o Section 1873o. 119.23 (7) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,13,5 119.23 (7) (b) 9. Permit public inspection and copying of any record, as defined in s. 19.32 (2), of the private school to the same extent as required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, a school board under subch. II of ch. 19. This subdivision applied only to records that relate to pupils attending the private school under this section.".

AB40-SA8,13,7 45. Page 1015, line 15: after "occupancy" insert ", and shall annually obtain a building inspection of the school building".

AB40-SA8,13,8 46. Page 1016, line 19: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,13,9 " Section 1875g. 119.23 (7) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,13,15 119.23 (7) (h) A participating private school that is placed in either of the 2 lowest performance categories on the accountability report issued for the private school under s. 115.385 (3) for 2 consecutive school years shall contract with a public or private entity to develop a corrective action plan and shall implement the corrective action plan for the next school year. The private school shall, at minimum, make the following progress under the corrective action plan:

AB40-SA8,13,19 1. Within 3 school years, the private school shall increase the numeric score used as the basis for the performance categories established under s. 115.385 (1) (b) by 6 points over the numeric score received on the accountability report in the school year in which the requirement to undertake a corrective action plan was triggered.

AB40-SA8,13,23 2. Within 5 school years, the private school shall improve by one performance category over the performance category received on the accountability report in the school year in which the requirement to undertake a corrective action plan was triggered.

AB40-SA8,14,3 3. Within 7 school years, the private school shall have improved its numeric scores to the extent that the private school falls within one of the top 3 performance categories established under s. 115.385 (1) (b).

AB40-SA8,1875h Section 1875h. 119.23 (7) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,14,8 119.23 (7) (i) 1. Each private school participating in the program under this section shall annually conduct state and federal background checks of all teachers and administrators employed by the private school on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

AB40-SA8,14,13 2. Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], each private school participating in the program under this section shall annually conduct state and federal background checks of each individual who applies to teach in or serve as an administrator of the private school prior to extending an offer of employment to that individual.

AB40-SA8,14,17 3. A participating private school may not employ a person as a teacher or administrator or contract with the person to serve as a teacher or administrator if the person would not be eligible to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the reasons specified under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.".

AB40-SA8,14,18 47. Page 1017, line 2: delete "(b) or" and substitute "(b) or".

AB40-SA8,14,19 48. Page 1017, line 3: delete "(bg) or" and substitute "(bg) or".

AB40-SA8,14,20 49. Page 1017, line 3: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,14,21 " Section 1876c. 119.23 (10) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA8,14,22 119.23 (10) (a) 7. Violated sub. (7) (b) 3m., 4., 5., or 6., or (9).

AB40-SA8,1876d Section 1876d. 119.23 (10) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,14,24 119.23 (10) (a) 9. Violated s. 118.016, 118.19 (1), 118.305, or 118.33 (1) (f) 5.

AB40-SA8,1876e Section 1876e. 119.23 (10) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,15,2 119.23 (10) (a) 10. Violated the rules promulgated under s. 120.13 (1) (i).".

AB40-SA8,15,3 50. Page 1018, line 10: after that line insert:

AB40-SA8,15,4 " Section 1876dh. 119.23 (10) (bu) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,15,7 119.23 (10) (bu) The state superintendent shall issue an order barring a private school from participating in the program under this section if the private school fails to make progress as required under sub. (7) (h) 1., 2., or 3.".

AB40-SA8,15,8 51. Page 1018, line 11: delete lines 11 to 14 and substitute:

AB40-SA8,15,9 " Section 1876di. 119.23 (10) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,15,14 119.23 (10) (bg) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she determines that the owner of the private school would not be eligible or permitted to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the reasons specified under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.

AB40-SA8,1876dig Section 1876dig. 119.23 (10) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,15,20 119.23 (10) (br) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she determines that the private school has failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (i) 1. or 2. or if the private school employs an individual in contravention of the prohibitions under sub. (7) (i) 3.

AB40-SA8,1876dir Section 1876dir. 119.23 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA8,15,24 119.23 (10) (c) Whenever the state superintendent issues an order under par. (a), (am), or (ar), (b), (bg), (br), or (bu), he or she shall immediately notify the parent or guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this section.".

AB40-SA8,16,2 52. Page 1018, line 18: after that line, after the material inserted by assembly amendment 3, insert:

AB40-SA8,16,3 " Section 1877m. 120.13 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA8,16,7 120.13 (1) (i) The department shall promulgate rules establishing a procedure for the expulsion of pupils attending a private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 by the governing body of the private school. The rules shall adhere as closely as feasible to the provisions applicable to public school pupils under this subsection.".

AB40-SA8,16,8 53. Page 1372, line 13: delete lines 13 to 22.

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