AB1: Bill Text

AB1,21,6 3. Develop, by rule, consequences to be borne by failing schools.

AB1,21,9 4. Develop, by rule, methods for evaluating and improving the collection of data from schools and developing and modifying when appropriate the criteria used to grade schools under sub. (3) (a).

AB1,21,11 5. Develop alternative improvement plans to be used by schools subject to sanctions under sub. (6).

AB1,21,16 6. Within 30 days after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], request from the research center a list of alternative tests determined by the research center to be acceptable for statistical comparison with examinations adopted or approved under s. 118.30 (1). The review board shall evaluate and approve 3 of the tests, and shall provide the list of approved tests to the department.

AB1,21,23 7. In consultation with the department and the research center, establish, by rule, a procedure for the review and approval by the review board of applications by schools seeking to administer an alternative test not already approved under subd. 6. A test approved under this subdivision may be administered only by the school that applies to administer the test. The review board may approve under this subdivision only those tests that the research center has determined are consistent with the following parameters:

AB1,21,25 a. The test aligns sufficiently with content standards established for examinations adopted or approved under s. 118.30 (1).

AB1,22,2 b. The test is comprised of a variety of testing methodologies, including multiple choice and short answer, to assess a range of student skills.

AB1,22,4 c. The test includes accommodations or alternative assessments for students enrolled in a special education program under subch. V of ch. 115.

AB1,22,6 d. The test provider makes available translations for limited-English proficient pupils, as defined in s. 115.955 (7).

AB1,22,8 e. The test may be administered in a variety of modes, including with paper and pencil, in an online format, in a fixed form format, and in an adaptive format.

AB1,22,9 f. The test has internal consistency reliability coefficients of at least 0.8.

AB1,22,10 8. Develop, by rule, the qualifying score for each grade under sub. (2) (c).

AB1,22,16 (b) Beginning in 2017, in each odd-numbered year, no later than 60 days after the department issues review reports for schools under sub. (3) (a), the review board shall make recommendations to the department, provide a copy of the recommendations to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), and be prepared to make a presentation to a hearing or joint hearing of the appropriate standing committees of the legislature on all of the following:

AB1,22,18 1. How the grade of a school should be affected when a pupil is excused from taking an examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b) 3. to 6.

AB1,22,23 2. Policies that address appropriate accommodations on statewide assessments for a pupil attending a private school participating in a parental choice program who is a child with a disability, a limited-English proficient pupil, or economically disadvantaged, as defined in federal law, that are similar to the accommodations made for such pupils attending public schools.

AB1,22,25 3. Refining the information to be used by the department under sub. (4) for each measure specified in sub. (2) (a).

AB1,23,2 4. The methodology for measuring the performance of schools under this section.

AB1,23,4 5. The appropriate weight to be given each of the measures under sub. (2) (a) for the grades under sub. (2) (c).

AB1,23,5 6. The qualifying score for each grade under sub. (2) (c).

AB1,23,7 7. A list of nationally recognized, norm-referenced tests appropriate for approval by the review board under par. (a) 6. and 7.

AB1,23,9 8. Sanctions imposed upon, or lifted from, schools by the state superintendent under subs. (6), (7), and (8).

AB1,23,11 9. Actions, if any, taken by the state superintendent pursuant to the recommendations under subd. 8.

AB1,23,16 (10) Value-Added Research Center. Within 90 days after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the research center shall submit to the review board a list of alternative examinations determined by the research center to be acceptable for statistical comparison with examinations adopted or approved under s. 118.30 (1).

AB1,10 Section 10. 118.153 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,23,21 118.153 (1) (a) 5. Eighth grade pupils whose score in each subject area on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (am) 1. or (8) was below the basic level, 8th grade pupils who failed the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (am) 2. or (8), and 8th grade pupils who failed to be promoted to the 9th grade.

AB1,11 Section 11. 118.30 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,23,25 118.30 (2) (b) 3. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the school board shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1m) or (8).

AB1,12 Section 12. 118.30 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,24,4 118.30 (2) (b) 4. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1r) or (8).

AB1,13 Section 13. 118.30 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,24,8 118.30 (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) to (cm) or (8).

AB1,14 Section 14. 118.30 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,24,12 118.30 (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 (cm) or (8).

AB1,15 Section 15. 118.30 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1,24,23 118.30 (8) Notwithstanding subs. (1m), (1r), (1s), and (1t), a school board, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r), and the governing body of a private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 is not required to administer an examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) in any grade for which an examination is required to be administered under this section if the school board, operator, or governing body administers instead an alternative test approved by the academic review board under s. 115.39 (9) (a) 6. or 7. If a school elects to administer an alternative test approved by the academic review board, the school board, operator, or governing body of the school shall be responsible for the costs of the test and of administering the test.

AB1,16 Section 16. 118.33 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,25,9 118.33 (6) (a) 1. Each school board shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for promoting a pupil from the 4th grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (a) or (am) or (8), unless the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which shall be based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic criteria specified by the school board. Except as provided in par. (b) 1. and 3., the criteria apply to pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district.

AB1,17 Section 17. 118.33 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,25,18 118.33 (6) (b) 1. Each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for promoting a pupil from the 4th grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1r) (a) or (am) or (8), unless the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which shall be based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic criteria specified by the operator of the charter school.

AB1,18 Section 18. 118.33 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,26,3 118.33 (6) (c) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall adopt a written policy specifying criteria for promoting a pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 from the 4th grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1s) (a) or (b) or (8), unless the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which shall be based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic criteria specified by the governing body of the private school.

AB1,19 Section 19. 118.33 (6) (cr) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,26,13 118.33 (6) (cr) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 shall adopt a written policy specifying criteria for promoting a pupil who is attending the private school under s. 118.60 from the 4th grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1t) (a) or (b) or (8), unless the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which shall be based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic criteria specified by the governing body of the private school.

AB1,20 Section 20. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. e. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1,26,15 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. e. The academic review board under s. 115.39 (7) (a).

AB1,21 Section 21. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,27,3 118.40 (2r) (bm) The common council of the city of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee area technical college district board may 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. The academic review board under s. 115.39 (7) (a) 1. may establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school under this paragraph only for a public school subject to sanctions under s. 115.39 (7) (a) 1.

AB1,22 Section 22. 118.40 (2r) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,27,6 118.40 (2r) (d) 2. Administer the examinations under ss. 118.30 (1r) and 121.02 (1) (r) to pupils enrolled in charter schools under this subsection.

AB1,23 Section 23. 118.42 of the statutes is repealed.

AB1,24 Section 24. 118.60 (2) (ag) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1,25 Section 25. 118.60 (7) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1,26 Section 26. 118.60 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,27,14 118.60 (7) (e) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall administer the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1t) to pupils attending the school under the program. The private school may administer additional standardized tests to such pupils.

AB1,27 Section 27. 118.60 (10) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1,28 Section 28. 119.23 (2) (ag) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1,29 Section 29. 119.23 (7) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1,30 Section 30. 119.23 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1,27,22 119.23 (7) (e) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall administer the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1s) to pupils attending the school under the program. The private school may administer additional standardized tests to such pupils.

AB1,31 Section 31. 119.23 (10) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB1,32 Section 32. 121.006 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1,33 Section 33. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB1,28,4 (1) Academic review board; initial membership. Notwithstanding section 15.375 (3) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members appointed to the academic review board under section 15.375 (3) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed as follows:

AB1,28,7 (a) The members appointed under section 15.375 (3) (a) 2., 4. and 13. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed no later than 180 days after the effective date of this paragraph for a term expiring on May 1, 2017.

AB1,28,10 (b) The members appointed under section 15.375 (3) (a) 3., 7. and 9. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed no later than 180 days after the effective date of this paragraph for a term expiring on May 1, 2018.

AB1,28,13 (c) The members appointed under section 15.375 (3) (a) 6., 8. and 10. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed no later than 180 days after the effective date of this paragraph for a term expiring on May 1, 2019.

AB1,28,16 (d) The members appointed under section 15.375 (3) (a) 5., 11. and 12. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall be appointed no later than 180 days after the effective date of this paragraph for a term expiring on May 1, 2020.

AB1,28,17 (2) Academic review board; rules.

AB1,28,22 (a) Submission to legislative council. The academic review board shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 115.39 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 13th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.

AB1,29,4 (b) Scope statement. Notwithstanding section 227.135 (2) of the statutes, the academic review board is not required to present the statement of the scope of the rules required under section 115.39 of the statutes, as created by this act, to the governor for approval. Notwithstanding section 227.135 (2) of the statutes, the academic review board is not required to present the statement of scope, as provided in section 227.135 (2) of the statutes, to the state superintendent of public instruction for approval.

AB1,29,14 (c) Emergency rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the academic review board may promulgate rules under section 115.39 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 academic review board 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.

AB1,34 Section 34. Effective date.

AB1,29,17 (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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