Amendment ASA1-AB64

AB64-ASA1,1512h Section 1512h. 118.19 (10) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,787,10 118.19 (10) (a) 2. “Pupil services professional” has the meaning given in s. 118.257 (1) (c).

AB64-ASA1,1512p Section 1512p. 118.19 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,787,15 118.19 (10) (b) 1. Conduct a background investigation of each applicant for issuance or renewal of a license or permit, including a license or permit issued to a pupil services professional, and for a faculty member seeking to teach in a public high school without a license or permit.

AB64-ASA1,1512t Section 1512t. 118.19 (10) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 118.19 (10) (b) 2. (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,787,19 118.19 (10) (b) 2. (intro.) Over a 5-year period At least once every 5 years, conduct a background investigation of each person who satisfies all of the following:

AB64-ASA1,787,21 a. The person holds a license, issued by the state superintendent, including a license issued to a pupil services professional, that has no expiration date and who.

AB64-ASA1,787,23 b. The person is employed by an educational agency or by a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

AB64-ASA1,1516 Section 1516 . 118.19 (10) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,788,2 118.19 (10) (e) The state superintendent may issue or renew a license or permit conditioned upon the receipt of a satisfactory background investigation.

AB64-ASA1,1517 Section 1517 . 118.19 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,788,11 118.19 (12) Beginning on July 1, 1998, the department may not issue or renew a license that authorizes the holder to teach reading or language arts to pupils in any prekindergarten class or in any of the grades from kindergarten to 6 unless the applicant has successfully completed instruction preparing the applicant to teach reading and language arts using appropriate instructional methods, including phonics. The phonics instruction need not be provided as a separate course. In this subsection, “phonics" means a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the phonetic value of letters, letter groups and syllables.

AB64-ASA1,1518 Section 1518 . 118.19 (17) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1519 Section 1519 . 118.19 (18) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,788,19 118.19 (18) (a) Beginning on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and subject to ss. 115.31 and 115.315, an individual who is applying for an initial teaching license, an initial administrator license, or an initial pupil services professional license under this section shall be subject to the requirement of this paragraph. The department may issue a provisional license for a term of 3 years to an individual who applies for an initial license under this paragraph.

AB64-ASA1,788,23 (b) 1. Except as provided in par. (c), and subject to ss. 115.31 and 115.315, a professional or master teaching license, administrator license, or pupil services license that is valid and current on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], is a lifetime license and has no expiration date.

AB64-ASA1,789,2 2. The department shall, subject to ss. 115.31 and 115.315, issue a provisional license to an individual who holds a valid and current initial teaching, administrator, or pupil services license on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

AB64-ASA1,789,9 3. a. The department may issue a lifetime license under this subdivision to an individual who obtained a provisional license under subd. 2. or par. (a) if the individual has successfully completed 6 semesters of teaching, administrating, or pupil services experience and if the school board of each school district in which the individual served as a teacher, administrator, or pupil services professional certifies to the department that the semesters completed by that individual in that school district were completed successfully.

AB64-ASA1,789,14 b. An individual who does not complete 6 semesters of teaching, administrating, or pupil services experience within the 3-year term of a provisional license issued under par. (a) may apply to renew the provisional license. There is no limit to the number of times an individual may renew a provisional license under par. (a).

AB64-ASA1,789,20 (c) If an individual who holds a lifetime license under par. (b) is not actively employed by a school district for 5 or more consecutive years, the department shall invalidate the lifetime license. An individual whose lifetime license has been invalidated under this paragraph may not revalidate the lifetime license until the individual applies for and obtains a provisional license under par. (a) and obtains the certification required under par. (b) 3. a.

AB64-ASA1,1519m Section 1519m. 118.1915 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,790,2 118.1915 Licensure for Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructors. (1) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (4m), (6) to (9), and (12) to (14), the department shall grant a license to an individual to provide instruction to pupils enrolled in a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program offered in the high school grades if the individual is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10) and the individual satisfies all of the following:

AB64-ASA1,790,3 (a) Possesses a bachelor's degree.

AB64-ASA1,790,5 (b) Successfully completed a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructor Certification program.

AB64-ASA1,790,8 (2) A license under sub. (1) authorizes an individual to teach the courses for which the individual has successfully completed the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructor Certification process.

AB64-ASA1,1520 Section 1520 . 118.193 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1521 Section 1521 . 118.193 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1522 Section 1522 . 118.193 (4) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1523 Section 1523 . 118.193 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.193 (4).

AB64-ASA1,1524 Section 1524 . 118.196 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,790,19 118.196 Teacher development program. (1) A school board, governing body of a private school, or a charter management organization may apply to the department of workforce development for a grant under s. 106.272 to design and implement a teacher development program that satisfies the requirements under sub. (2) with an educator preparation program approved by the department and headquartered in this state.

AB64-ASA1,791,2 (2) (a) The school board, governing body, or charter management organization and the educator preparation program under sub. (1) shall design the teacher development program to prepare employees of the school district, private school, or charter management organization who work closely with students to successfully complete the requirements for obtaining a permit under s. 118.192 or an initial teaching license under s. 118.19, including any standardized examination prescribed by the state superintendent as a condition for permitting or licensure.

AB64-ASA1,791,8 (b) To implement the teacher development program designed under par. (a), the school board, governing body, and charter management organization shall allow employees who are enrolled in the program to satisfy student teaching requirements in a school in the school district, in the private school, or in the charter management organization, and the partnering entity under sub. (1) shall prepare and provide intensive coursework for participating employees.

AB64-ASA1,791,11 (c) The school board, governing body, and charter management organization shall permit an individual who does not hold a bachelor's degree to enroll in a teacher development program developed and implemented under this section.

AB64-ASA1,791,14 (3) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (3) (a), the department may issue an initial teaching license to an individual who completes a teacher development program designed and implemented under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1524g Section 1524g. 118.197 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,791,19 118.197 Initial license to teach; alternative preparation programs. (1) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (4m), (6) to (9), and (12) to (14), the department shall grant an initial license to teach to an individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10) and who satisfies all of the following:

AB64-ASA1,791,20 (a) The individual possesses a bachelor's degree.

AB64-ASA1,791,23 (b) The individual successfully completed an alternative teacher certification program operated by a nonstock, nonprofit organization described under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that satisfies all of the following criteria:

AB64-ASA1,791,24 1. The organization operates in at least 5 states.

AB64-ASA1,792,2 2. The organization has been operating an alternative teacher certification program for at least 10 years.

AB64-ASA1,792,5 3. The organization requires candidates to pass a subject area exam and the pedagogy exam known as the Professional Teaching Knowledge exam to receive a certificate under the alternative teacher certification.

AB64-ASA1,792,10 (2) A license under sub. (1) authorizes an individual to teach the subject and educational levels for which the individual has successfully completed an alternative teacher certification program. The department shall treat an initial license to teach granted under sub. (1) in the same manner the state superintendent treats an initial license to teach granted in accordance with s. 118.19.

AB64-ASA1,1525 Section 1525 . 118.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,792,20 118.21 (2) Any person who contracts to teach in any public school shall file in the office of the school district administrator, within 10 days after entering into such contract, a statement showing the date of expiration, if any, and the grade and character of certificate or license held. In any school district not having a school district administrator, the statement shall be filed with the school district clerk. Teachers employed by a cooperative educational service agency shall file the statement in the office of the agency coordinator. No order or warrant may be issued by the school district clerk in payment of the salary of any teacher, unless the teacher has complied with this subsection.

AB64-ASA1,1528m Section 1528m. 118.33 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,793,5 118.33 (1m) (a) 1. Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, no school board, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or governing body of a private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may, except as provided in subd. 2. and subject to the policies under sub. (2) (m), grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil takes, during the high school grades, a civics test comprised of 100 questions that are identical to the 100 questions that may be asked of an individual during the process of applying for U.S. citizenship by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the pupil correctly answers at least 60 65 of those questions.

AB64-ASA1,1529 Section 1529 . 118.35 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,793,12 118.35 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fy), the department shall award grants to nonprofit organizations, cooperative educational service agencies, institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, and the school district operating under ch. 119 districts for the purpose of providing to gifted and talented pupils those services and activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school program that allow such pupils to fully develop their capabilities.

AB64-ASA1,1531g Section 1531g. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,793,15 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. c. On a pilot basis, the The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

AB64-ASA1,1531h Section 1531h. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,793,18 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. e. The Gateway Each technical college district board other than the Milwaukee area technical college district board.

AB64-ASA1,1531j Section 1531j. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. eg. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,793,22 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. eg. The chancellor of any institution in the University of Wisconsin System other than the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

AB64-ASA1,1531k Section 1531k. 118.40 (2r) (bm) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1531L Section 1531L. 118.40 (2r) (bm) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (2r) (bm).

AB64-ASA1,1531m Section 1531m. 118.40 (2r) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1531n Section 1531n. 118.40 (2r) (cp) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1532 Section 1532 . 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,794,12 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dg), (dj), (fm), (fp), (fq), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13), for grants to school district consortia under s. 16.997 (7), and to make educational technology teacher training grants under s. 16.996.

AB64-ASA1,1532d Section 1532d. 118.40 (2r) (e) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,794,19 118.40 (2r) (e) 3m. The department shall pay 25 percent of the total amount in September, 25 percent in December, 25 percent in February, and 25 percent in June. The department shall send the check to the operator of the charter school. The department shall include the entire amount under par. (fm) 1. in the December installment, but the payment shall be made in a separate check from the payment under this paragraph.

AB64-ASA1,1532e Section 1532e. 118.40 (2r) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,795,2 118.40 (2r) (f) 2. The department shall pay 25 percent of the total amount due to an operator of a charter school in September, 25 percent in December, 25 percent in February, and 25 percent in June. The department shall send the check to the operator of the charter school. The department shall include the entire amount under par. (fm) 2. in the December installment, but the payment shall be made in a separate check from the payment under this paragraph.

AB64-ASA1,1532f Section 1532f. 118.40 (2r) (fh) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,795,7 118.40 (2r) (fh) Annually, on or before September 15, an operator of a charter school authorized under this subsection shall file with the department a report stating its summer daily attendance for each day of summer school for the purpose of par. (fm).

AB64-ASA1,1532g Section 1532g. 118.40 (2r) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,795,13 118.40 (2r) (fm) 1. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, in addition to the payment under par. (e) and subject to subd. 3., for a pupil attending summer school at a charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. a. to f., the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school, in the manner described in par. (e) 3m., an amount determined as follows:

AB64-ASA1,795,15 a. Determine the per pupil amount under par. (e) for attending the charter school in the immediately preceding school term.

AB64-ASA1,795,18 b. If the pupil attended summer school for at least 15 days of summer instruction at the charter school during that summer, multiply the amount under subd. 1. a. by 0.05.

AB64-ASA1,795,22 c. If the pupil attended summer school for less than 15 days of summer instruction at the charter school during that summer, multiply the amount under subd. 1. a. by 0.05 by the quotient determined by dividing the number of days of summer instruction the pupil attended during that summer by 15.

AB64-ASA1,796,2 2. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, in addition to the payment under par. (f) and subject to subd. 3., for a pupil attending summer school at a charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. g. or h., the state superintendent shall pay to the operator of the charter school, in the manner described in sub. (f) 2., an amount determined as follows:

AB64-ASA1,796,4 a. Determine the per pupil amount under par. (f) for attending the charter school in the immediately preceding school term.

AB64-ASA1,796,7 b. If the pupil attended summer school for at least 15 days of summer instruction at the charter school during that summer, multiply the amount under subd. 2. a. by 0.05.

AB64-ASA1,796,11 c. If the pupil attended summer school for less than 15 days of summer instruction at the charter school during that summer, multiply the amount under subd. 2. a. by 0.05 by the quotient determined by dividing the number of days of summer instruction the pupil attended during that summer by 15.

AB64-ASA1,796,13 3. An operator of a charter school may receive a per pupil payment under this paragraph if all of the following are satisfied:

AB64-ASA1,796,15 a. The charter school offers no fewer than 19 summer days of instruction during that summer.

AB64-ASA1,796,17 b. Each summer day of instruction offered by the charter school under subd. 3. a. is comprised of no fewer than 270 minutes of instruction.

AB64-ASA1,1532h Section 1532h. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,796,22 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. a. Determine the number of pupils residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under par. (e) to an operator of a charter school established under contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. e., eg., or f. in that school year.

AB64-ASA1,1532j Section 1532j. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. bf. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,797,3 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. bf. Identify the pupils residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under par. (fm) to an operator of a charter school established under contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. e. or f. in that school year.

AB64-ASA1,1532k Section 1532k. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. bn. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,797,6 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. bn. Sum the payments made under par. (fm) 1. for all of the pupils identified under subd. 1. bf. that school year.

AB64-ASA1,1532m Section 1532m. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. df. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,797,10 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. df. Identify the pupils residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under par. (fm) to an operator of a charter school established under contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. g. or h. in that school year.

AB64-ASA1,1532n Section 1532n. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. dn. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,797,13 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. dn. Sum the payments made under par. (fm) 2. for all of the pupils identified under subd. 1. df. that school year.