(em) If the high school weights different courses differently to determine a pupil's grade point average, and the senior designated as a scholar by the executive secretary under par. (e) does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), the faculty of the high school shall select one senior with the same grade point average for certification as a scholar, or, if there is no senior with the same grade point average, one senior with the next highest grade point average for certification as a scholar, and the school board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school shall certify to the board the selected senior as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the board.
(g) Notwithstanding par. (a), if a high school of at least 80 pupils closes or merges in the 1991-92 school year or in any school year thereafter, the school board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school shall, subject to par. (d), for each of the 2 school years following the closure or merger, designate the same number of scholars from among the pupils enrolled in the high school at the time of closure or merger as the number of scholars designated for that high school in the school year the high school closed or merged. Any seniors designated under this paragraph shall be eligible for an original scholarship under this section.
(j) In the event that 2 or more seniors from the same high school of at least 80 pupils have the same grade point average and are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (a), the school board of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school shall make the designation of the faculty of the high school for purposes of par. (d) or (i).
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25
. 45.09 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
45.09 (1) (d) "Tribal school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).
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26
. 45.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.09 (2) Subject to sub. (3), the department shall award a certificate of achievement and appreciation to any veteran who completes 20 hours of volunteer service in a public or, private, or tribal school during a school term.
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. 45.20 (2) (a) 1., (c) 1. and (d) 1. of the statutes are amended to read:
45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50, enrolling in a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.011 (15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.
(c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b) 1. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50, any public or private high school, any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.
(d) 1. A veteran's eligibility for reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 is limited to the following:
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28
. 46.275 (3r) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
46.275 (3r) (a) 3. The person will be relocated into the home of the person's parent or guardian and will be receiving state monitoring of the relocation and services provided by a public or private school or a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m).
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29
. 48.02 (18m) of the statutes is created to read:
48.02 (18m) "Tribal school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).
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30
. 48.345 (12) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
48.345 (12) (a) 5. Pursuant to a contractual agreement with the school district in which the child resides, an educational program provided by a tribal school.
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31
. 48.345 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.345 (12) (c) The judge shall order the county department, department, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, or licensed child welfare agency responsible for supervising the child to disclose to the school board, technical college district board, tribal school, or private, nonprofit, nonsectarian agency which is providing an educational program under par. (a) 3. records or information about the child, as necessary to assure the provision of appropriate educational services under par. (a).
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32
. 48.355 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.355 (2) (c) If school attendance is a condition of an order under par. (b) 7., the order shall specify what constitutes a violation of the condition and shall direct the school board of the school district, or the governing body of the private school, in which the child is enrolled, or shall request the governing body of the tribal school in which the child is enrolled, to notify the county department that is responsible for supervising the child or, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more, the department within 5 days after any violation of the condition by the child.
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33
. 48.396 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.396 (1) Law enforcement officers' records of children shall be kept separate from records of adults. Law enforcement officers' records of the adult expectant mothers of unborn children shall be kept separate from records of other adults. Law enforcement officers' records of children and the adult expectant mothers of unborn children shall not be open to inspection or their contents disclosed except under sub. (1b), (1d), (5), or (6) or s. 48.293 or by order of the court. This subsection does not apply to the representatives of newspapers or other reporters of news who wish to obtain information for the purpose of reporting news without revealing the identity of the child or adult expectant mother involved, to the confidential exchange of information between the police and officials of the public or private school attended by the child or other law enforcement or social welfare agencies, or to children 10 years of age or older who are subject to the jurisdiction of the court of criminal jurisdiction. A public school official who obtains information under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under s. 118.125, and a private school official who obtains information under this subsection shall keep the information confidential in the same manner as is required of a public school official under s. 118.125. This subsection does not apply to the confidential exchange of information between the police and officials of the tribal school attended by the child if the police determine that enforceable protections are provided by a tribal school policy or tribal law that requires tribal school officials to keep the information confidential in a manner at least as stringent as is required of a public school official under s. 118.125. A law enforcement agency that obtains information under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under this subsection and s. 938.396 (1) (a). A social welfare agency that obtains information under this subsection shall keep the information confidential as required under ss. 48.78 and 938.78.
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34
. 48.65 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.65 (2) (b) A public or parochial school or a tribal school.
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35
. 48.78 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.78 (2) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the confidential exchange of information between an agency and another social welfare agency, a law enforcement agency, a public school, or a private school regarding an individual in the care or legal custody of the agency. A social welfare agency that obtains information under this paragraph shall keep the information confidential as required under this section and s. 938.78. A law enforcement agency that obtains information under this paragraph shall keep the information confidential as required under ss. 48.396 (1) and 938.396 (1) (a). A public school that obtains information under this paragraph shall keep the information confidential as required under s. 118.125, and a private school that obtains information under this paragraph shall keep the information confidential in the same manner as is required of a public school under s. 118.125. Paragraph (a) does not apply to the confidential exchange of information between an agency and officials of a tribal school regarding an individual in the care or legal custody of the agency if the agency determines that enforceable protections are provided by a tribal school policy or tribal law that requires tribal school officials to keep the information confidential in a manner at least as stringent as is required of a public school official under s. 118.125.
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36
. 49.26 (1) (a) 2. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
49.26 (1) (a) 2. bm. A tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m).
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37
. 49.26 (1) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.26 (1) (g) 2. The individual has not graduated from a public or, private, or tribal high school or obtained a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation under s. 115.29 (4).
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38
. 51.45 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.45 (4) (d) Cooperate with the department of public instruction, local boards of education, schools, including tribal schools, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), police departments, courts, and other public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals in establishing programs for the prevention of alcoholism and treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons, and preparing curriculum materials thereon for use at all levels of school education.
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39
. 103.21 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
103.21 (7) "Tribal school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).
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40
. 103.23 (2) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
103.23 (2) (intro.) A minor under 12 years of age may work in a fund-raising sale for a nonprofit organization, a public school or, a private school
, or a tribal school under the following conditions:
(a) Each minor must give the nonprofit organization, public school or, private school, or tribal school written approval from the minor's parent or guardian.
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41
. 103.25 (3m) (c) and (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
103.25 (3m) (c) This subsection does not apply to employment of a minor by a newspaper publisher or in a fund-raising sale for a nonprofit organization, a public school or, a private school, or a tribal school.
(5) This section does not apply to employment of a minor in a fund-raising sale for a nonprofit organization, a public school or, a private school
, or a tribal school.
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42
. 103.27 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
103.27 (3) This section does not apply to employment of a minor in a fund-raising sale for a nonprofit organization, a public school or, a private school, or a tribal school.
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43
. 103.275 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
103.275 (8) Exception. This section does not apply to the employment of a minor by a newspaper publisher or in a fund-raising sale for a nonprofit organization, a public school or, a private school, or a tribal school.
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44
. 103.64 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
103.64 (6) "Tribal school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).
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45
. 103.67 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
103.67 (2) (c) Minors 12 years of age or older may be employed in street trades, and any minor may work in fund-raising sales for nonprofit organizations, public schools or, private schools, or tribal schools, as provided in ss. 103.21 to 103.31.
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46
. 103.71 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
103.71 (1) (b) A diploma or certificate to this effect issued by the superintendent of the parochial school system or by the principal of the parochial or private school or tribal school last attended by such minor. Such superintendent, principal, or clerk shall issue such diploma or certificate upon receipt of any application in behalf of any minor entitled thereto. As used in this paragraph the term "school district" shall apply to all regularly constituted school districts, including union free high school districts.
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47. 115.001 (15m) of the statutes is created to read:
115.001 (15m) "Tribal school" means an institution with an educational program that has as its primary purpose providing education in any grade or grades from kindergarten to 12 and that is one of the following:
(a) Controlled by the elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
(b) Jointly controlled by the elected governing bodies of 2 or more federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state.
(c) Controlled by a tribal educational authority established by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
(d) Controlled by a tribal educational authority established jointly by 2 or more federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state.
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48
. 115.28 (7) (b) and (e) 1. and (11) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in either public or, private, or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the applicant's teaching therein. Private schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or certified teachers.
(e) 1. In this paragraph, "alternative education program" means an instructional program, approved by the school board, that utilizes successful alternative or adaptive school structures and teaching techniques and that is incorporated into existing, traditional classrooms or regularly scheduled curricular programs or that is offered in place of regularly scheduled curricular programs. "Alternative educational program" does not include a private school, a tribal school, or a home-based private educational program.
(11) Driver education courses. (intro.) Approve driver education courses offered by school districts, county children with disabilities education boards, and technical college districts for the purposes of s. 343.16 (1) (c) 1. and establish minimum standards for driver education courses offered in private schools and tribal schools for the purposes of s. 343.16 (1) (c) 3. All driver education courses approved or for which standards are established under this subsection shall do all of the following:
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. 115.28 (53) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.28 (53) Online courses. Make online courses available for a reasonable fee, through a statewide web academy, to school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, and charter schools and, private schools, and tribal schools located in this state.
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50
. 115.34 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.34
(2) The state superintendent shall make payments to school districts, private schools, charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r),
tribal schools, the program under s. 115.52, and the center under s. 115.525 for school lunches served to children in the prior year as determined by the state superintendent from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn). Payments shall equal the state's matching obligation under
42 USC 1751 et seq. Payments in the current year shall be determined by prorating the state's matching obligation based on the number of school lunches served to children in the prior year. In this subsection, "private school" means any school defined in s. 115.001 (3r) which complies with the requirements of
42 USC 2000d.
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. 115.341 of the statutes is amended to read:
115.341 School breakfast program. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board 15 cents for each breakfast served at a school that meets the requirements of
7 CFR 220.8 or
220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse each governing body of a private school
or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast served at the private school
or tribal school that meets the requirements of
7 CFR 220.8 or
220.8a, whichever is applicable.
(2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards and governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid.
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52
. 115.343 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.343 (1) The department shall establish a school day milk program. A public, private, or tribal school participating in the program shall offer each eligible child one half-pint of Wisconsin-produced whole milk, 2% milk, 1.5% milk, one percent milk, 0.5% milk, skim milk or chocolate milk on each day in which school is in session. If a child is allergic to milk or has metabolic disorders or other conditions which prohibit him or her from drinking milk, the child shall be offered juice as a substitute. Any school that participates in the program is encouraged to consider bids from local milk suppliers. The school shall keep all information related to the identity of the pupils who receive a beverage under the program confidential. In this subsection, "Wisconsin-produced" means that all or part of the raw milk used by the milk processor was produced in this state.
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. 115.345 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.345 (7m) A private school or tribal school may establish a food services plan for elderly persons. If the plan meets all of the requirements of this section and is approved by the state superintendent, the private school or tribal school is eligible for reimbursement in the same manner as school districts under sub. (5).
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. 115.36 (1) and (2) (a), (b) and (d) 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
115.36 (1) The purpose of this section is to enable and encourage public and, private, and tribal schools to develop comprehensive programs to prevent or ameliorate alcohol and other drug abuse among minors.
(2) (a) Develop and conduct training programs for the professional staff of public and, private, and tribal schools in alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, intervention, and instruction programs.
(b) Provide consultation and technical assistance to public and, private, and tribal schools for the development and implementation of alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, intervention, and instruction programs.
(d) 3. The systematic dissemination of information concerning available resources to appropriate public and
, private, and tribal school staff.
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. 115.365 (1), (2) (a) and (b) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
115.365 (1) The purpose of this section is to enable and encourage public and, private, and tribal schools to develop programs designed to prevent suicide among minors.
(2) Develop and conduct training programs in suicide prevention for the professional staff of public and, private, and tribal schools and county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 51.42. The programs shall include information on how to assist minors in the positive emotional development which will help prevent suicidal tendencies; the detection, by minors, school staff, and parents, of conditions which indicate suicidal tendencies; the proper action to take when there is reason to believe that a minor has suicidal tendencies or is contemplating suicide; and the coordination of school suicide prevention programs and activities with the suicide prevention and intervention programs and activities of other state and local agencies. Persons other than the professional staff of public and, private, and tribal schools and county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22, and 51.42 may attend the training programs. The department may charge such persons a fee sufficient to cover the increased costs to the department of their participation in the programs.
(b) Provide consultation and technical assistance to public and, private, and tribal schools for the development and implementation of suicide prevention programs and the coordination of those programs with the suicide prevention and intervention programs of other state and local agencies.
(3) Each school board and the governing body of each private school annually shall inform their professional staff of the resources available from the department and other sources regarding suicide prevention. The department annually shall provide school boards and the governing bodies of private and tribal schools with a model notice, describing the suicide prevention services that it has developed and how staff may access those services, that school boards and governing bodies of private and tribal schools may use to inform their professional staff.
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. 115.368 (1) and (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
115.368 (1) The purpose of this section is to enable and encourage public and, private, and tribal schools to develop protective behaviors programs and anti-offender behavior programs designed to assist minors and their parents or guardians in recognizing, avoiding, preventing, and halting physically or psychologically intrusive or abusive situations that may be harmful to minors.
(2) (a) Develop and conduct protective behaviors training programs for the professional staff of public and
, private, and tribal schools and counties under ss. 46.034, 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437. The training programs shall include information on how to assist a minor and his or her parent or guardian in recognizing, avoiding, preventing, and halting physically or psychologically intrusive or abusive situations that may be harmful to the minor, including child abuse, sexual abuse, and child enticement. The training programs shall emphasize how to help minors to develop positive psychological, emotional, and problem-solving responses to such situations, and to avoid relying on negative, fearful, or solely reactive methods of dealing with such situations. The training programs shall also include information on the detection, by other minors, their parents or guardians, and school staff, of conditions that indicate that a minor is being or has been subjected to such situations; the proper action to take when there is reason to believe that a minor is being or has been subjected to such situations; and the coordination of school protective behaviors programs and activities with programs and activities of other state and local agencies. Persons other than the professional staff of public and, private, and tribal schools and counties under ss. 46.034, 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, and 51.437 may attend the training programs. The department may charge such persons a fee sufficient to cover the increased costs of materials, but not personnel cost, to the department of their participation in the programs. The department may not deny any resident of Wisconsin the opportunity to participate in a program if the person is unable to pay any fee.
(b) Provide consultation and technical assistance to public and, private, and tribal schools for the development and implementation of protective behaviors programs and the coordination of those programs with programs of other state and local agencies.
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57
. 115.42 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
115.42 (1) (a) 2. The person is licensed as a teacher by the state superintendent or employed as a teacher in a private school or tribal school located in this state.
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. 115.42 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
