Amendment SA1-AB848

AB848-SA1,16,7 118.33 (6) (cm) 4. Except as provided in subds. 5. and 6., beginning on September 1, 2011, the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may not enroll a child in the first grade in the school unless the child has completed 5-year-old kindergarten. Each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for promoting a pupil from 5-year-old kindergarten to the first grade.

AB848-SA1,49 Section 49. 118.33 (6) (cm) 5. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,16,15 118.33 (6) (cm) 5. Each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall establish procedures, conditions, and standards for exempting a child from the requirement that the child complete kindergarten as a prerequisite to enrollment in the first grade and for reviewing the denial of an exemption upon the request of the pupil's parent or guardian.

AB848-SA1,50 Section 50. 118.33 (6) (cm) 6. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,16,22 118.33 (6) (cm) 6. (intro.) The operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall enroll in the first grade a child who has not completed kindergarten but who is otherwise eligible to be admitted to and to enroll in first grade as a new or continuing pupil at the time the child moves into this state if one of the following applies:

AB848-SA1,51 Section 51. 118.40 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,17,6 118.40 (1) Notice to state superintendent. Whenever a school board intends to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention. Whenever one of the entities under sub. (2r) (b) or the director under sub. (2x) intends to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention by February 1 of the previous school year. A notice under this subsection shall include a description of the proposed school.

AB848-SA1,52 Section 52. 118.40 (2x) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is repealed.

AB848-SA1,53 Section 53. 118.40 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,17,14 118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under sub. (2m), or (2r), or (2x) may be for any term not exceeding 5 school years and may be renewed for one or more terms not exceeding 5 school years. The contract shall specify the amount to be paid to the charter school during each school year of the contract.

AB848-SA1,54 Section 54. 118.40 (3) (f) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,17,21 118.40 (3) (f) A contract with a school board , or an entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under sub. (2x) may provide for the establishment of more than one charter school, and a charter school governing board may enter into more than one contract with a school board, or an entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under sub. (2x).

AB848-SA1,55 Section 55. 118.40 (3) (g) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,18,2 118.40 (3) (g) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3. and sub. (4) (ar) 1., a contract with a school board, or an entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under sub. (2x) shall require that if the capacity of the charter school is insufficient to accept all pupils who apply, the charter school shall accept pupils at random.

AB848-SA1,56 Section 56. 118.40 (3) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,18,10 118.40 (3) (h) A school board, or an entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) may contract for the establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides one or more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board, or entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) makes available to the opposite sex, under the same policies and criteria of admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such school or course.

AB848-SA1,57 Section 57. 118.40 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,18,14 118.40 (3m) Authorizing entity duties. (intro.) A school board, and an entity under sub. (2r) (b), and the director under sub. (2x) shall do all of the following:

AB848-SA1,58 Section 58. 118.40 (3m) (f) 3. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,18,20 118.40 (3m) (f) 3. The operating costs the school board, or entity under sub. (2r) (b), or director under sub. (2x) incurred under pars. (a) to (e), detailed in an audited financial statement prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

AB848-SA1,59 Section 59. 118.40 (3m) (f) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,18,25 118.40 (3m) (f) 4. The services the school board , or entity under sub. (2r) (b), or director under sub. (2x) provided to the charter schools under contract with it and an itemized accounting of the cost of the services.

AB848-SA1,60 Section 60. 118.40 (5) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,19,6 118.40 (5) Charter revocation. (intro.) A charter may be revoked by the school board, or the entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under (2x) that contracted with the charter school if the school board or, if applicable, the entity under sub. (2r) (b) or the director under sub. (2x) finds that any of the following occurred:

AB848-SA1,61 Section 61. 118.40 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,19,10 118.40 (5) (a) The charter school violated its contract with the school board, or the entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under sub. (2x).

AB848-SA1,62 Section 62. 118.40 (7) (am) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,19,21 118.40 (7) (am) 2. A charter school established under sub. (2r) or (2x) or a private school located in the school district operating under ch. 119 that is converted to a charter school is not an instrumentality of any school district and no school board may employ any personnel for the charter school. If the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside contracts for the establishment of a charter school under sub. (2r), the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may employ instructional staff for the charter school. If the Gateway technical college district board contracts for the establishment of a charter school under sub. (2r), Gateway technical college may employ instructional staff for the charter school.

AB848-SA1,63 Section 63. 118.51 (1) (ad) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,19,25 118.51 (1) (ad) "Charter school" excludes a school under contract with an entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) or the director under s. 118.40 (2x).

AB848-SA1,64 Section 64. 118.56 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,20,7 118.56 Work based learning programs. (intro.) A school board, a governing board of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), 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:

AB848-SA1,65 Section 65. 118.57 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,20,16 118.57 (2) The school board shall include in the notice under sub. (1) the most recent performance category assigned under s. 115.385 (2) to each school within the school district boundaries, including charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) and private schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23. The notice published by the school board shall inform parents that the full school and school district accountability report is available on the school board's Internet site.

AB848-SA1,66 Section 66. 119.61 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,20,20 119.61 (1) (a) 1. The operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

AB848-SA1,67 Section 67. 119.61 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,20,25 119.61 (1) (a) 4. An individual or group that is pursuing a contract with an entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) or the director under s. 118.40 (2x) to operate a school as a charter school.

AB848-SA1,68 Section 68. 120.13 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,21,12 120.13 (1) (f) 3. No school board is required to enroll a pupil during the term of his or her expulsion from a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) if the school board determines the conduct giving rise to the pupil's expulsion would have been grounds for expulsion under par. (c) 1., 2., or 2m. If a pupil who has been expelled from a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) seeks to enroll in a school district during the term of his or her expulsion, upon request of the pupil or, if the pupil is a minor, the pupil's parent or guardian, the governing body of the charter school shall provide the school board of the school district with a copy of the expulsion findings and order, a written explanation of the reasons why the pupil was expelled, and the term of the expulsion.

AB848-SA1,69 Section 69. 121.05 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,21,16 121.05 (1) (a) 9. Pupils enrolled in a charter school, other than a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

AB848-SA1,70 Section 70. 121.07 (2) (f) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is repealed.

AB848-SA1,71 Section 71. 121.085 of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,21,23 121.085 State aid; other reductions. (1) The department shall make state aid adjustments under s. 118.51 (16) and (17) before making a reduction under s. 115.7915 (4m) (f), 118.40 (2r) (g) or (2x) (f), or 118.60 (4d) (b).

AB848-SA1,22,4 (2) For purposes of ss. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 2., 118.40 (2r) (g) 2. and (2x) (f) 2., and 118.60 (4d) (b) 2., a school district's aid under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover a reduction if, after making state aid adjustments under s. 118.51 (16) and (17), the amount of the school district's aid under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover all of the reductions under ss. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1., 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. and (2x) (f) 1., and 118.60 (4d) (b) 1.

AB848-SA1,22,7 (3) The state superintendent shall ensure that the aid reductions under ss. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1., 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. and (2x) (f) 1., and 118.60 (4d) (b) 1. lapse to the general fund.

AB848-SA1,72 Section 72. 121.58 (1) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,22,15 121.58 (1) (b) Annually, by the time the department prescribes under s. 120.18, an operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that provides transportation to and from the charter school shall provide a report to the department that includes the number of pupils for whom transportation is provided and any other information the department requires related to the transportation of those pupils.

AB848-SA1,73 Section 73. 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,22,23 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) A school district that provides transportation to and from a school under ss. 118.50 (3) (a), 121.54 (1) to (3), (5), and (6), and 121.57, a nonresident school district that a pupil attends under s. 118.51 or 121.84 (4) which elects to provide transportation under s. 121.54 (10), and an operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that provides transportation under s. 118.40 (2r) (dm) shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the following rates:

AB848-SA1,74 Section 74. 121.90 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is repealed.

AB848-SA1,75 Section 75. 895.523 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,23,5 895.523 (1) (a) "Governing body of a charter school" means the person that operates a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2) or (2m) or the entity that operates a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).".

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