AB56-ASA1-AA3,1549
1Section 1549. 118.192 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,65,52 118.192 (4) A school board or private school participating in a parental choice
3program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
that employs a person who holds a professional
4teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his
5or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1550 6Section 1550. 118.196 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,65,8 7118.196 (title) Teacher Grants for teacher development program,
8training, and recruitment
.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1551 9Section 1551. 118.196 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (1) (intro.) and
10amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,65,1311 118.196 (1) (intro.) A school board, governing body of a private school, or a
12charter management organization may apply to the department of workforce
13development
for a any of the following grants:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,65,17 14(a) A grant under s. 106.272 sub. (4) to design and implement a teacher
15development program that satisfies the requirements under sub. (2) with an
16educator preparation program approved by the department and headquartered in
17this state.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1552 18Section 1552. 118.196 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,65,2519 118.196 (2) (a) The school board, governing body, or charter management
20organization and the educator preparation program under sub. (1) (a) shall design
21the teacher development program to prepare employees of the school district, private
22school, or charter management organization who work closely with students to
23successfully complete the requirements for obtaining a permit under s. 118.192 or an
24initial teaching license under s. 118.19, including any standardized examination
25prescribed by the state superintendent as a condition for permitting or licensure.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1553
1Section 1553. 118.196 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,66,72 118.196 (2) (b) To implement the teacher development program designed under
3par. (a), the school board, governing body, and charter management organization
4shall allow employees who are enrolled in the program to satisfy student teaching
5requirements in a school in the school district, in the private school, or in the charter
6management organization, and the partnering entity under sub. (1) (a) shall prepare
7and provide intensive coursework for participating employees.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1554 8Section 1554. 118.197 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1555 9Section 1555. 118.237 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,66,12 10118.237 Paid planning time for teachers. Every school board shall provide
11each of its teachers with at least 45 minutes or the equivalent of one class period,
12whichever is longer, of paid planning time each school day.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1556 13Section 1556. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,66,2214 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the
15program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
16to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
17and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
18partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
19adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing,
20geography, and history. The governing body of the private school may adopt the pupil
21academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January
2213, 1998.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1557 23Section 1557. 118.30 (1s) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,67,624 118.30 (1s) (intro.) Annually, the governing body of each private school
25participating in the program under s. 119.23, other than a private school at which

1fewer than 20 pupils in grades 3 to 12 are attending the school under the program
2under s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s.
3115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and
4general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
5partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
6do all of the following:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1558 7Section 1558. 118.33 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,67,168 118.33 (1) (f) 2. The operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that
9operates high school grades and an individual or group or a person that, pursuant
10to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the
11operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools
12and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
13and that operates high school grades
shall develop and periodically review and revise
14a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma. The criteria shall
15include the pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test
16under sub. (1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1559 17Section 1559. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,68,318 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. The governing body of each private school participating in the
19program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
20to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
21and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
22partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
23develop and periodically review and revise a policy specifying criteria for granting
24a high school diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the
25school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.

1119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
. The criteria shall include the
2pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test under sub.
3(1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1560 4Section 1560. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,68,235 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Neither a school board nor an operator of a charter school under
6s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) nor an individual or group or person that, pursuant to s. 115.999
7(3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the operation and
8general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
9partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
may
10grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria
11specified in the school board's or charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Neither
12the
No governing body of a private school participating in the program under s.
13119.23 nor a governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33
14(2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management
15of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
16119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
may grant a high school diploma
17to any pupil attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the school transferred
18to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch.
19115, or subch. II of ch. 119
unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the
20governing body's policy under subd. 2m. The governing body of a private school
21participating in the program under s. 118.60 may not grant a high school diploma to
22any pupil attending the private school under s. 118.60 unless the pupil has satisfied
23the criteria specified in the governing body's policy under subd. 2r.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1562 24Section 1562. 118.35 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.35 (1) (intro.) and
25amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,69,1
1118.35 (1) (intro.) In this section, “ gifted:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,69,6 2(b) “Gifted and talented pupils" means pupils enrolled in public schools who
3give evidence of high performance capability in intellectual, creative, artistic,
4leadership or specific academic areas and who need services or activities not
5ordinarily provided in a regular school program in order to fully develop such
6capabilities.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1563 7Section 1563. 118.35 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,69,108 118.35 (1) (a) “Economically disadvantaged pupil” means a pupil who satisfies
9either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC
101758
(b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as determined by the department.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1564 11Section 1564. 118.35 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,69,1312 118.35 (1) (c) “Underrepresented gifted and talented pupil” means a gifted and
13talented pupil who is any of the following:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,69,1414 1. A minority group pupil, as defined in s. 121.845 (2).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,69,1515 2. An economically disadvantaged pupil.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,69,1616 3. A child with a disability, as defined in s. 115.76 (5).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,69,1717 4. A limited-English proficient pupil, as defined in s. 115.955 (7).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1565 18Section 1565. 118.35 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 118.35 (4) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,69,2320 118.35 (4) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fy), the
21department shall award grants to nonprofit organizations, cooperative educational
22service agencies, institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, and school
23districts for the purpose of providing any of the following purposes:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,70,2 24(a) Providing to underrepresented gifted and talented pupils those services and
25activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school program that allow such pupils

1to fully develop their capabilities. The services and activities under this paragraph
2may be provided inside or outside of a pupil's regular classroom.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1566 3Section 1566. 118.35 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,70,54 118.35 (4) (b) Providing teachers with professional development and training
5related to identifying and educating gifted and talented pupils.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1567 6Section 1567. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,70,87 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) All Except as provided under par. (i), all of the
8following entities may contract with a person to operate a charter school:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1568 9Section 1568. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,70,1210 118.40 (2r) (bm) The Except as provided under par. (i), the county executive of
11Waukesha County may contract for the establishment of a charter school located only
12in Waukesha County.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1569 13Section 1569. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,70,2314 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) In Beginning in the 2015-16 school year and in each
15ending in the 2018-19 school year thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school
16established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. a. to f., from the
17appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of
18the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under
19this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
20adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
21change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
22school year and the current school year, if positive. The change in the statewide
23categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1570 24Section 1570. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,71,8
1118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
2under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dg), (dj), (fm), (fp), (fq),
3(fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the
4secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for
5payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and
6cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13), for grants to school
7district consortia under s. 16.997 (7), and to make educational technology teacher
8training grants under s. 16.996
.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1571 9Section 1571. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,71,1810 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year and in each school year
11thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school established by or under a contract
12with an entity under par. (b) 1. a. to f., from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm),
13the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the
14sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year;
15the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
16current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
17115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
18positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1572 19Section 1572. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,71,2120 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per
21pupil amount calculated under par. (e) 2p. 2q. for that school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1573 22Section 1573. 118.40 (2r) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,223 118.40 (2r) (i) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., beginning on the
24effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023,
25an entity under par. (b) 1. may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a

1charter school that was not operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
2inserts date].
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,63 2. An entity under par. (b) 1. may contract with a person to operate a charter
4school that begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
5inserts date], if the person opens the charter school under a contract provision
6described under par. (b) 2. c.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,107 3. An entity under par. (b) 1. may contract with a person to operate a charter
8school that begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
9inserts date], if the entity notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by
10February 1, 2019, of the entity's intention to establish the charter school.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1574 11Section 1574. 118.40 (2x) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,1312 118.40 (2x) (b) 1. The Except as provided under par. (g), the director may
13contract with a person to operate a charter school.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1575 14Section 1575. 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,1915 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1., the director may, except
16as provided under par. (g),
enter into a contract to establish, as a pilot project, one
17recovery charter school, to be located in this state and that operates only high school
18grades, if the term of the contract is limited to 4 consecutive school years and the
19contract requires the charter school operator to do all of the following:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1576 20Section 1576. 118.40 (2x) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,2421 118.40 (2x) (g) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on the effective date
22of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023, the director
23may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a charter school that was not
24operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,4
12. The director may contract with a person to operate a charter school that
2begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], if
3the director notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by February 1, 2019, of
4the director's intention to establish the charter school.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1577 5Section 1577. 118.40 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,126 118.40 (3) (h) A Except as provided under subs. (2r) (i) and (2x) (g), a school
7board, an entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) may contract for the
8establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides one or
9more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board, entity under sub. (2r), or
10the director under sub. (2x) makes available to the opposite sex, under the same
11policies and criteria of admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such
12school or course.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1578 13Section 1578. 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,1914 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. Beginning in In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school year years,
15the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year;
16the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
17current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical
18aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as
19determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1579 20Section 1579. 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,2521 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the sum of the per
22pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the
23per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year,
24if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between
25the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1580
1Section 1580. 118.51 (1) (aj) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1581 2Section 1581. 118.51 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,74,133 118.51 (9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
4application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
5attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d) or the
6nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the
7nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may appeal the
8decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident
9school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not
10available under sub. (12) (b), the pupil's parent may appeal the required transfer to
11the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall
12affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was
13arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1582 14Section 1582. 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,74,1615 118.51 (12) (title) Nonresident school district statement of educational
16costs; special
Special education or related services.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1583 17Section 1583. 118.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1584 18Section 1584. 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1585 19Section 1585. 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,74,2220 118.51 (16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils
21attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for
22whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1586 23Section 1586. 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,3
1118.51 (16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils
2attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than
3pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1587 4Section 1587. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,125 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year and
6ending with the amount for the 2018-19 school year, except as provided in subd. 3.
7c., in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this
8subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
9adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
10change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
11school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
12if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1588 13Section 1588. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,1914 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2019-20 school year,
15except as provided in subd. 3. c., and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the
16amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount
17of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
18year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
19between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1589 20Section 1589. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,2221 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. For the amount in the 2017-18 to 2020-21 school years, the
22amount determined under subd. 3. b. or bm. plus $100.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1590 23Section 1590. 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,76,324 118.51 (16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district
25under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the

1state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) based on the
2number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the
3nonresident school district.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1591 4Section 1591. 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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