Amendment ASA1-AB1

AB1-ASA1,31,18 (b) Provide additional support to teachers and principals, which may include professional development that is incorporated into their work and tuition reimbursement for courses related to their professional duties.

AB1-ASA1,31,20 (3) Establish teacher and principal improvement programs that include all of the following:

AB1-ASA1,31,21 (a) Supplemental mentoring for those with emergency licenses or permits.

AB1-ASA1,31,23 (b) Opportunities to pursue other professional certifications, including certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

AB1-ASA1,32,3 (c) Annually, at least 60 hours of professional development that is incorporated into their work. The school board shall consult with teachers and principals on the content of the professional development.

AB1-ASA1,32,5 (4) Adopt placement criteria for principals that include performance evaluations and measures of pupil academic achievement.

AB1-ASA1,49 Section 49. 118.57 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1,32,14 118.57 Notice of educational options; accountability report grade level; pupil assessments. (1) Annually, by January 31, each school board shall publish as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, and send by U.S. mail a letter to the parent or guardian of each child who is at least 3 years old but not yet 18 years old who resides in the school district that provides a description of the educational options available to the child, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options, and course options.

AB1-ASA1,32,21 (2) The school board shall include in the notice under sub. (1) either the most recent accountability report published under s. 115.385 (1) for each school within the school district boundaries, including charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and private schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or, if impractical, a summary of the accountability report accompanied by a link to the school district's Internet site where the most recent accountability report may be accessed.

AB1-ASA1,32,24 (3) Annually, by August 1, each school board shall provide the parent or guardian of each child enrolled in a public school in the school district a written summary of all of the following:

AB1-ASA1,33,2 (a) Each examination required or permitted to be administered under s. 118.30 that will be administered to pupils enrolled in a public school in the school district.

AB1-ASA1,33,4 (b) The grade level to which each examination identified under par. (a) will be administered.

AB1-ASA1,33,6 (c) The expected date on which each examination identified under par. (a) will be administered.

AB1-ASA1,33,7 (d) The duration of each examination identified under par. (a).

AB1-ASA1,33,9 (e) The instructional time required to prepare pupils for the examinations identified under par. (a).

AB1-ASA1,33,11 (f) The instructional time dedicated to administering each examination identified under par. (a).

AB1-ASA1,33,13 (g) The school district's policy regarding opting out of any examination identified under par. (a).

AB1-ASA1,50 Section 50. 118.60 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1,33,19 118.60 (7) (e) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall administer either the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1t) or the examinations permitted under s. 118.301 (4) to pupils attending the school under the program. The private school may administer additional standardized tests to such pupils.

AB1-ASA1,51 Section 51. 118.60 (10) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-ASA1,52 Section 52. 119.23 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1,34,2 119.23 (7) (e) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall administer either the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1s) or the tests permitted under s. 118.301 (4) to pupils attending the school under the program. The private school may administer additional standardized tests to such pupils.

AB1-ASA1,53 Section 53. 119.23 (10) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-ASA1,54 Section 54. 120.12 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1,34,7 120.12 (13) Declaration of educational standards. (a) Annually, in the month of May, convene to vote on the pupil academic standards to be adopted by the school board as required by s. 118.30 (1g) (a) 1.

AB1-ASA1,34,10 (b) Annually, include as an item on the agenda of the annual meeting a resolution to be considered by the annual meeting regarding the pupil academic standards adopted by the school board under s. 118.30 (1g) (a) 1.

AB1-ASA1,55 Section 55. 121.006 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1-ASA1,56 Section 56. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB1-ASA1,34,13 (1) Rules.

AB1-ASA1,34,18 (a) Submission to legislative council. The department of public instruction shall submit in proposed form the rules required under sections 115.385 (9) and 118.301 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.

AB1-ASA1,34,22 (b) Scope statement. Notwithstanding section 227.135 (2) of the statutes, the department of public instruction is not required to present the statement of the scope of the rules required under sections 115.385 (9) and 118.301 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the governor for approval.

AB1-ASA1,35,5 (c) Economic impact analysis. Notwithstanding section 227.137 (2) of the statutes, the department of public instruction is not required to prepare an economic impact report for the rules required under sections 115.385 (9) and 118.301 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding sections 227.14 (2g) and 227.19 (3) (e) of the statutes, the department of public instruction is not required to submit the proposed rules required under sections 115.385 (9) and 118.301 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the small business regulatory review board and is not required to prepare a final regulatory flexibility analysis for those rules.

AB1-ASA1,35,9 (d) Approval of rules in final draft form. Notwithstanding section 227.185 of the statutes, the department of public instruction is not required to present the rules required under sections 115.385 (9) and 118.301 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, in final draft form to the governor for approval.

AB1-ASA1,35,20 (e) Emergency rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of public instruction may promulgate rules under sections 115.385 (9) and 118.301 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the rules submitted under paragraph (a ), but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, subject to extension under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of public instruction is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph.

AB1-ASA1,57 Section 57. Effective date.

AB1-ASA1,35,23 (1) This act takes effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2015-17 biennial budget act, whichever is later.

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