SB21: Bill Text

SB21,1239,11 115.28 (7) (gs) 1. Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (3), (4m), (6) to (9), and (12) to (14), grant a teaching license to any individual who satisfies all of the following:

SB21,1239,12 a. Has a bachelor's degree.

SB21,1239,14 b. Demonstrates by passing a competency exam approved by the department that he or she is proficient in the subject or subjects that he or she intends to teach.

SB21,1239,16 c. Has relevant experience, as determined by the department, in the subject or subjects that he or she intends to teach.

SB21,1239,20 2. A license under this paragraph authorizes the individual to teach only the subject or subjects in which he or she demonstrated proficiency and relevant experience in grades 6 to 12. The license is valid for 3 years and is renewable for 3-year periods.

SB21,3184 Section 3184. 115.28 (7g) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1240,2 115.28 (7g) (a) (intro.) The department shall, in consultation with the governor's office, the chairpersons of the committees in the assembly and senate whose subject matter is elementary and secondary education and ranking members of those committees, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, do all of the following:

SB21,3185 Section 3185. 115.28 (54m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1240,10 115.28 (54m) Notice of educational options. Include on the home page of the department's Internet site a link to information about all of the educational options available to children in the state who are at least 3 years old but not yet 18 years old, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options, course options, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.

SB21,3186 Section 3186. 115.28 (61) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1240,13 115.28 (61) Whole grade sharing feasibility studies. Approve organizations to conduct feasibility studies under s. 118.50 (2) (c).

SB21,3187 Section 3187. 115.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1240,18 115.29 (1) Designate representative. Designate the deputy state superintendent or another employee of the department as the state superintendent's representative on any body on which the state superintendent is required to serve, except the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,3188 Section 3188. 115.29 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1240,23 115.29 (8) Alternative data collection method; low-income pupils. Use an alternative data collection method established by the department to identify pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

SB21,3189 Section 3189. 115.293 of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1241,4 115.293 Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium; Common Core State Standards Initiative; prohibition. (1) Beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the state superintendent shall cease all participation in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.

SB21,1241,9 (2) The state superintendent may not give effect to any academic standard developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative and adopted and implemented in this state before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date]. The state superintendent may not require any school board to give effect to any such academic standard.

SB21,1241,13 (3) Beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the state superintendent may not take any action to adopt or implement any academic standard developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and may not direct any school board to adopt or implement any such standard.

SB21,3190 Section 3190. 115.297 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1241,18 115.297 (1) (a) "Agencies" means the department, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the department of children and families, the department of workforce development, the technical college system board, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

SB21,3191 Section 3191. 115.297 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1241,22 115.297 (5) (b) Failure of any of the agencies to enter into a written agreement under sub. (3) does not affect the powers and duties conferred upon the other agencies under this section or under s. 36.11 (31) or 38.04 (19).

SB21,3192 Section 3192. 115.343 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1241,25 115.343 (2) (b) The child meets the income eligibility standard for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

SB21,3193 Section 3193. 115.367 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,3194 Section 3194. 115.385 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1242,5 115.385 (1) (a) (intro.) Multiple measures to determine a school's performance or a school district's improvement, including all of the following categorized by English language proficiency, disability, income level, and race or ethnicity:

SB21,3195 Section 3195. 115.385 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1242,7 115.385 (1) (a) 1. Pupil achievement and growth in reading and mathematics.

SB21,3196 Section 3196. 115.385 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1242,10 115.385 (1) (a) 1m. Growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics, calculated using a value-added methodology.

SB21,3197 Section 3197. 115.385 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,3198 Section 3198. 115.385 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1242,15 115.385 (1) (a) 3. Gaps Gap closure in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics and, when available, rates of graduation, categorized by race, English language proficiency, disability, and income level.

SB21,3199 Section 3199. 115.385 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1242,17 115.385 (1) (a) 4. Rates of attendance or of high school graduation.

SB21,3200 Section 3200. 115.385 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.385 (1) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB21,1242,23 115.385 (1) (b) (intro.) An index system to identify a school's level of performance and a school district's level of improvement and to annually place assign to each school into and school district one of 5 performance categories. the following grade levels:

SB21,3201 Section 3201. 115.385 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1242,25 115.385 (1) (b) 1. "A — Significantly Exceeds Expectations."

SB21,3202 Section 3202. 115.385 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,2 115.385 (1) (b) 2. "B — Exceeds Expectations."

SB21,3203 Section 3203. 115.385 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,4 115.385 (1) (b) 3. "C — Meets Expectations."

SB21,3204 Section 3204. 115.385 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,6 115.385 (1) (b) 4. "D — Meets Few Expectations."

SB21,3205 Section 3205. 115.385 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,8 115.385 (1) (b) 5. "F — Fails to Meet Expectations."

SB21,3206 Section 3206. 115.385 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,10 115.385 (1) (c) A qualitative definition for each of the 5 grade levels in par. (b).

SB21,3207 Section 3207. 115.385 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1243,13 115.385 (1m) For purposes of determining a school's performance or a school district's improvement under sub. (1) all of the following apply:

SB21,1243,15 (a) The department may not include the following pupils or pupil assessment scores:

SB21,1243,18 a. A pupil who attended a private school under the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 in the 8th grade and who transfers to a public school, including a charter school, for the 9th grade.

SB21,1243,21 b. A pupil who was enrolled in a public school, including a charter school, in the 8th grade and who transfers to a private school under the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for the 9th grade.

SB21,1243,23 c. A pupil, other than a pupil enrolled in the 9th grade, who was enrolled in the school or school district for less than one year prior to taking the pupil assessment.

SB21,1244,2 (b) 1. Subject to subd. 2., if the department uses pupil assessment scores to determine a school's performance or a school district's improvement, the department shall account for the length of time a pupil was enrolled in the school or school district prior to taking the pupil assessment by weighting pupil assessment scores as follows:

SB21,1244,4 a. For a pupil who was enrolled in the school or school district for at least one year but less than 2 years prior to taking the pupil assessment, multiply by 1.

SB21,1244,6 b. For a pupil who was enrolled in the school or school district for at least 2 years but less than 3 years prior to taking the pupil assessment, multiply by 2.

SB21,1244,8 c. For a pupil who was enrolled in the school or school district for more than 3 years prior to taking the pupil assessment, multiply by 3.

SB21,1244,11 2. The department may not, for purposes of determining a school's performance, account for the length of time a 9th grade pupil was enrolled in the school.

SB21,1244,20 (c) The department shall consider the impact of poverty on pupil achievement and growth by adjusting the importance given to the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1. and 1m. based on the percentage of pupils in the school or school district who are economically disadvantaged. In this paragraph, an economically disadvantaged pupil is a pupil that satisfies either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as determined by the department. Of the total weight the department allocates to the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1. and 1m. for the purpose of determining a school's performance or a school district's improvement, the department shall do as follows:

SB21,1244,23 1. If 5 percent or less of the school or school district membership is comprised of economically disadvantaged pupils, weight the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1. at 90 percent and the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1m. at 10 percent.

SB21,1245,3 2. If 65 percent or more of the school or school district membership is comprised of economically disadvantaged pupils, weight the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1. at 10 percent and the measure under sub. (1) (a) 1m. at 90 percent.

SB21,1245,6 3. If the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school district membership is more than 5 percent but less than 65 percent, the department shall determine the weight of the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1. as follows:

SB21,1245,7 a. Divide 80 by 60.

SB21,1245,9 b. Multiply the quotient determined under subd. 3. a. by the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school district membership.

SB21,1245,10 c. Add 3.35 to the result under subd. 3. b.

SB21,1245,15 4. If the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils in the school or school district membership is more than 5 percent but less than 65 percent, the department shall determine the weight of the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1m. by subtracting the weight given to the measures under sub. (1) (a) 1. as determined under subd. 3. from 100.

SB21,3208 Section 3208. 115.385 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1246,2 115.385 (2) Beginning one year after a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 begins using the student information system under s. 115.28 (12) (b), or begins using a system that is interoperable with that system, the with the accountability report published for the 2015-16 school year, the department shall include the school in its annual school accountability report under sub. (1) charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and private schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23. The department shall use the same criteria to measure the performance of all schools included in the annual school accountability report.

SB21,3209 Section 3209. 115.385 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1246,7 115.385 (3) On an accountability report published for a private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, the department shall specify the percentage of pupils attending the private school under the program and comply with one of the following:

SB21,1246,10 (a) For a private school that submits achievement data only for those pupils attending the private school under the program, identify the grade derived from data about those pupils as the choice pupil grade.

SB21,1246,17 (b) For a private school that submits achievement data for those pupils attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 and achievement data for all other pupils attending the private school, identify the grade derived from data about pupils attending the school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 as the choice pupil grade. The department shall also identify a 2nd grade, derived from data about all pupils attending the private school including pupils attending the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23, as the private school grade.

SB21,3210 Section 3210. 115.385 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1247,3 115.385 (4) Annually, each public school, including a charter school, and each private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall provide a copy of the school's accountability report to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in or attending the school. Each school shall simultaneously provide to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school a list of the educational options available to children who reside in the pupil's resident school district, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options, course options, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.

SB21,3211 Section 3211. 115.385 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1247,8 115.385 (5) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and biennially thereafter, the appropriate standing committee of each house of the legislature shall conduct a review of school and school district accountability reports published under this section.

SB21,3212 Section 3212. 115.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1247,13 115.42 (2) (c) The amount of each grant under par. (a) shall be $5,000 in any school year in which the recipient is employed in a school in which at least 60 percent of the pupils enrolled are eligible satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

SB21,3213 Section 3213. 115.43 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1247,17 115.43 (1) Definition. In this section, " economically disadvantaged pupil" means a pupil who is eligible satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

SB21,3214 Section 3214. 115.43 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1247,25 115.43 (2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fz), award precollege scholarships, on a competitive basis, to economically disadvantaged pupils who enroll in a technical college or in college or university classes or programs designed to improve academic skills that are essential for success in postsecondary school education. The state superintendent shall give preference to economically disadvantaged pupils who are inadequately represented in the technical college colleges and the University of Wisconsin Systems System Authority.

SB21,3215 Section 3215. 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,3216 Section 3216. 115.437 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) (intro.) and amended to read: