AB100-ASA1,1264,118 117.05 (1m) Board and appeal panel meetings. The secretary state
9superintendent
shall set the time and place for meetings of the board under ss.
10117.10, 117.12 (5) and 117.132 and for meetings of appeal panels under ss. 117.12 (4)
11and 117.13.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2105 12Section 2105. 117.05 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1264,2013 117.05 (2) (a) Board. The secretary state superintendent shall appoint 7
14members of the board to perform any review under ss. 117.10, 117.12 (5) and 117.132.
15The 7 members shall include the secretary state superintendent or his or her
16designee on the board, 2 board members from school districts with small
17enrollments, 2 board members from school districts with medium enrollments and
182 board members from school districts with large enrollments. Any action of the
19board under this chapter requires the affirmative vote of at least 4 of the 7 members
20appointed under this paragraph.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2779m 21Section 2779m. 117.05 (9) (a) (intro.), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended
22to read:
AB100-ASA1,1264,2523 117.05 (9) (a) (intro.) The department state superintendent may charge the
24following persons a fee sufficient to reimburse the department for the costs of the
25board under ss. 117.10 and 117.132:
AB100-ASA1,1265,4
1(b) The clerk of the school district ordering the dissolution or requesting review
2shall pay the fee under par. (a) 3. or 4. to the department state superintendent. The
3secretary of the board shall forward the fee collected under par. (a) 5. to the
4department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1,1265,115 (c) The department state superintendent may charge a person filing a notice
6of appeal under s. 117.12 (4) or 117.13 (3) a fee sufficient to reimburse the department
7for the costs of the appeal panel under s. 117.12 (4) or 117.13 (3). The secretary of
8the board shall collect the fee and forward it to the department state superintendent.
9The department state superintendent may not charge any person who files a notice
10of appeal under s. 117.12 (4) and is charged the fee under this paragraph any
11additional fee for review by the board under s. 117.12 (5).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2106 12Section 2106. 117.05 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1265,1713 117.05 (10) (title) Secretary State superintendent to advise. The secretary
14state superintendent shall advise and consult with school boards regarding school
15district organization and reorganization. If, in the secretary's state superintendent's
16opinion, one or more school districts should be altered, consolidated or dissolved, he
17or she may make recommendations to the school boards.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2780g 18Section 2780g. 117.25 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1266,219 117.25 (1m) (a) A written agreement between the school boards of 2 or more
20school districts that are considering consolidating under s. 117.08 or 117.09 to
21continue operating a program or facility at a specific location for a specified period
22after consolidation, not to exceed 5 years, shall be binding upon the joint interim
23school board of the new school district under s. 117.22 and any subsequently elected
24school board of the new school district. The school district clerk of the school district

1with the largest equalized valuation shall file a copy of the agreement with the
2department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2780r 3Section 2780r. 117.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1266,194 117.30 (1) If a school district for 2 or more successive years has failed to operate
5a school as required by law, the board shall attach the territory of the school district
6to one or more school districts that do operate schools. Within 60 days of the date on
7which a school district becomes subject to this section, the department state
8superintendent
shall so notify the school district clerk and the clerk of each
9municipality in which part of the school district lies. Prior to August 30 of the year
10in which the school district becomes subject to this section, the board shall issue an
11order of school district reorganization attaching the school district to one or more
12operating school districts. Orders issued under this section take effect upon being
13filed as provided in s. 117.17 (2). The school board of each district to which any
14territory is attached under this section shall levy and collect a special tax against the
15property in the territory so attached for such amount as is payable for tuition and
16transportation, at the time of the attachment, by the school district in which the
17attached territory was located prior thereto, in the proportion that the equalized
18valuation of the attached territory bears to the total equalized valuation of the school
19district in which such territory was located prior to such attachment.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2107 20Section 2107. 118.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1267,621 118.01 (1) Purpose. Public education is a fundamental responsibility of the
22state. The constitution vests in the state superintendent the supervision of public
23instruction and
directs the legislature to provide for the establishment of district
24schools. The effective operation of the public schools is dependent upon a common
25understanding of what public schools should be and do. Establishing such goals and

1expectations is a necessary and proper complement to the state's financial
2contribution to education. Each school board should provide curriculum, course
3requirements and instruction consistent with the goals and expectations established
4under sub. (2). Parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school district share
5with the state and school board the responsibility for pupils meeting the goals and
6expectations under sub. (2).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2782g 7Section 2782g. 118.015 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1267,138 118.015 (2) Employment of reading specialists. Each school district shall
9employ a reading specialist certified by the department to develop and coordinate a
10comprehensive reading curriculum in grades kindergarten to 12. At the discretion
11of the department state superintendent, a school district may contract with other
12school districts or cooperative educational service agencies to employ a certified
13reading specialist on a cooperative basis.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2782r 14Section 2782r. 118.125 (1) (cm) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1267,2215 118.125 (1) (cm) "Pupil physical health records" means those pupil records that
16include basic health information about a pupil, including the pupil's immunization
17records, an emergency medical card, a log of first aid and medicine administered to
18the pupil, an athletic permit card, a record concerning the pupil's ability to
19participate in an education program, any lead screening records required under s.
20254.162, the results of any routine screening test, such as for hearing, vision or
21scoliosis, and any follow-up to such test, and any other basic health information, as
22determined by the department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1,1268,323 (d) "Pupil records" means all records relating to individual pupils maintained
24by a school but does not include notes or records maintained for personal use by a
25teacher or other person who is required by the department state superintendent

1under s. 115.28 (7) to hold a certificate, license or permit if such records and notes
2are not available to others, nor does it include records necessary for, and available
3only to persons involved in, the psychological treatment of a pupil.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2785d 4Section 2785d. 118.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1268,105 118.13 (2) (a) Each school board shall develop written policies and procedures
6to implement this section and submit them to the department state superintendent
7as a part of its 1986 annual report under s. 120.18. The policies and procedures shall
8provide for receiving and investigating complaints by residents of the school district
9regarding possible violations of this section, for making determinations as to
10whether this section has been violated and for ensuring compliance with this section.
AB100-ASA1,1268,1211 (b) Any person who receives a negative determination under par. (a) may
12appeal the determination to the department state superintendent.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2785h 13Section 2785h. 118.13 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1268,1414 118.13 (3) (a) (intro.) The department state superintendent shall:
AB100-ASA1, s. 2785p 15Section 2785p. 118.13 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1268,1816 118.13 (3) (a) 1. Decide appeals made to him or her under sub. (2) (b). Decisions
17of the department state superintendent under this subdivision are subject to judicial
18review under ch. 227.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2785t 19Section 2785t. 118.13 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1268,2020 118.13 (3) (b) (intro.) The department state superintendent may:
AB100-ASA1, s. 2108 21Section 2108. 118.145 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1268,2422 118.145 (1) The school board of a district operating high school grades shall
23determine, with the advice and consent of the department state superintendent, the
24minimum standards for admission to high school.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2787e 25Section 2787e. 118.15 (1) (cm) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1269,5
1118.15 (1) (cm) 5. The department state superintendent shall grant a high
2school equivalency diploma to a child under this paragraph who completes the
3general educational development test with a passing score, as determined by the
4department state superintendent, and completes the additional requirements
5determined by the department state superintendent under s. 115.29 (4).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2787m 6Section 2787m. 118.15 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1269,107 118.15 (2) (a) 3. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. by any additional costs
8associated with direct student support services, as determined jointly by the
9department state superintendent and the state director of the technical college
10system.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2109 11Section 2109. 118.15 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1269,1612 118.15 (2) (c) Pupils attending a technical college under this subsection may
13receive general education subjects at the technical college and shall be counted as
14pupils enrolled in the high school for all purposes including computing state aid for
15the school district
. Payments by the school district under par. (a) shall be deemed
16costs of operation and maintenance.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788b 17Section 2788b. 118.153 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1269,2118 118.153 (2) (b) 1. If in the previous school year a school district had 50 or more
19dropouts and a dropout rate exceeding 5% of its total high school enrollment, the
20school board shall apply to the department state superintendent for aid under this
21section.
AB100-ASA1,1269,2422 2. If in the previous school year a school district had 40 or more dropouts, the
23school board may apply to the department state superintendent for aid under this
24section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788c 25Section 2788c. 118.153 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1270,10
1118.153 (3m) (a) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's
2council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), the state superintendent
3may approve an innovative school-to-work program provided by a nonprofit
4organization for children at risk in a county having a population of 500,000 or more
5to assist those children at risk in acquiring employability skills and
6occupational-specific competencies before leaving high school. If the state
7superintendent approves a program under this paragraph, the state superintendent
8may award a grant, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (ef), to the nonprofit
9organization providing the program and the nonprofit organization shall use the
10funds received under the grant to provide the program.
AB100-ASA1,1270,1311 (b) The state superintendent shall establish requirements for the operation of
12the grant program under this subsection. Those requirements need not be
13promulgated as rules.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788d 14Section 2788d. 118.153 (4) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1270,2015 118.153 (4) (a) Beginning in August 1994, and annually thereafter, a school
16board that applied for aid under this section in the previous school year shall submit
17a report to the department state superintendent. The report shall include only
18information about the pupils enrolled in a program for children at risk in the
19previous school year that is necessary for the department state superintendent to
20determine the number of pupils who achieved each of the objectives under par. (c).
AB100-ASA1,1271,221 (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the department
22state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s.
2320.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved
24at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state

1aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided
2under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the previous school year.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788h 3Section 2788h. 118.153 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1271,74 118.153 (7) The department state superintendent shall promulgate rules to
5implement and administer this section. The rules shall not be overly restrictive in
6defining approved programs and shall not serve to exclude programs that have
7demonstrated success in meeting the needs of children at risk.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788p 8Section 2788p. 118.155 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1271,189 118.155 (1) Any school board shall, without approval of the department state
10superintendent
, permit pupils with written permission of a parent or guardian to be
11absent from school at least 60 minutes but not more than 180 minutes per week to
12obtain religious instruction outside the school during the required school period. The
13supervisor of such religious instruction shall report monthly, to the principal of the
14school regularly attended, the names of the pupils who attended such weekly
15religious instruction. The school board may deny the privilege of released time to
16pupils who absent themselves from such religious instruction after requesting the
17privilege. The time period, or periods, allotted for the pupil to be absent from school
18for the purpose of religious instruction shall be determined by the school board.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2788t 19Section 2788t. 118.16 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1271,2320 118.16 (2) (b) Annually, on or before August 1, shall determine how many pupils
21enrolled in the school district were absent in the previous year and whether the
22absences were excused under s. 118.15 and shall notify the department state
23superintendent
of the determination.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2110 24Section 2110. 118.165 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1272,4
1118.165 (2) An institution may request the department state superintendent
2to approve the institution's educational program as a private school. The department
3state superintendent shall base its his or her approval solely on the criteria under
4sub. (1).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2111 5Section 2111. 118.167 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1272,15 6118.167 (title) Private school determination by department state
7superintendent
. If an association that regulates or accredits private educational
8institutions in this state submits an affidavit to the department state
9superintendent
attesting that the institution meets or exceeds all of the criteria
10under s. 118.165 and the department state superintendent finds that the institution
11does meet or exceed all of the criteria under s. 118.165, the department state
12superintendent
shall determine that the institution is a private school. If at any time
13the department state superintendent finds that an institution determined to be a
14private school under this section no longer meets the criteria under s. 118.165, the
15department state superintendent may withdraw the determination.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2790m 16Section 2790m. 118.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1272,20 17118.18 Teacher reports. Every teacher shall record the names, ages and
18studies of all pupils under his or her charge and their daily attendance and such other
19facts or matters relating to the school as the department state superintendent or
20school board requires.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2792b 21Section 2792b. 118.19 (3), (4) and (4m) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1273,1522 118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the
23applicant possesses a bachelor's degree including such professional training as the
24department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17)
25(a) and 118.192. Notwithstanding s. 36.11 (16), beginning August 31, 1990, no

1teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the department state
2superintendent
under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in the program is
3required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester
4following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school.
5Beginning August 31, 1990, no license to teach in any public school may be granted
6to an applicant who completed a professional training program outside this state
7unless the applicant completed student teaching consisting of full days for a full
8semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating
9school or the equivalent, as determined by the department state superintendent.
10The department state superintendent may grant exceptions to the student teaching
11requirements under this paragraph when the midyear calendars of the institution
12offering the teacher preparatory program and the cooperating school differ from each
13other and would prevent students from attending classes at the institution in
14accordance with the institution's calendar. The department state superintendent
15shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
AB100-ASA1,1273,2316 (b) The department state superintendent shall permanently certify any
17applicant to teach Wisconsin native American languages and culture who has
18successfully completed the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee school of education
19approved Wisconsin native American languages and culture project certification
20program at any time between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 1977. School
21districts shall not assign individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses
22other than Wisconsin native American languages and culture, unless they qualify
23under par. (a).
AB100-ASA1,1274,5 24(4) (a) Notwithstanding subch. II of ch. 111, the department state
25superintendent
may not grant a license to any person who has been convicted of any

1Class A, B, C or D felony under ch. 940 or 948, except ss. 940.08 and 940.205, or of
2an equivalent crime in another state or country, for a violation that occurs on or after
3September 12, 1991, for 6 years following the date of the conviction, and may grant
4the license only if the person establishes by clear and convincing evidence that he or
5she is entitled to the license.
AB100-ASA1,1274,96 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department state superintendent shall grant
7a license to a person convicted of a crime described under par. (a), prior to the
8expiration of the 6-year period following the conviction, if the conviction is reversed,
9set aside or vacated.
AB100-ASA1,1274,16 10(4m) Beginning July 1, 1995, the department state superintendent may not
11issue or renew a license to teach the visually impaired unless the applicant
12demonstrates, based on criteria established by the department state superintendent
13by rule, that he or she is proficient in reading and writing braille and in teaching
14braille. In promulgating rules under this subsection, the department state
15superintendent
shall take into consideration the standard used by the librarian of
16congress for certifying braille transcribers.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2792d 17Section 2792d. 118.19 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1274,2218 118.19 (8) Beginning July 1, 1992, the department state superintendent may
19not grant to any person a license to teach unless the person has received instruction
20in the study of minority group relations, including instruction in the history, culture
21and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands
22located in this state.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2792e 23Section 2792e. 118.19 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1275,224 118.19 (9) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), beginning on July 1, 1996,
25the department state superintendent may not issue an initial teaching license,

1school district administrator's license or school administrator's license unless the
2applicant has demonstrated competency in all of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 2792h 3Section 2792h. 118.19 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1275,64 118.19 (9) (b) The department state superintendent may waive the
5requirements under par. (a) if the applicant demonstrates competency in the subjects
6under par. (a) 1. to 3. within 12 months after the date on which the license is issued.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2792L 7Section 2792L. 118.19 (10) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1275,98 118.19 (10) (b) (intro.) With the assistance of the department of justice, the
9department state superintendent shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 2792p 10Section 2792p. 118.19 (10) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1275,1311 118.19 (10) (b) 2. Over a 5-year period, conduct a background investigation of
12each person who holds a license, issued by the department state superintendent, that
13has no expiration date and who is employed by an educational agency.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2792r 14Section 2792r. 118.19 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1275,2215 118.19 (10) (c) If the person under par. (b) is a nonresident, or if the department
16state superintendent determines that the person's employment, licensing or state
17court records provide a reasonable basis for further investigation, the department
18state superintendent shall require the person to be photographed and fingerprinted
19on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The
20department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the
21federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person
22fingerprinted and obtaining records of his or her criminal arrest and conviction.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2792u 23Section 2792u. 118.19 (10) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1276,224 118.19 (10) (d) (intro.) Upon request, an educational agency shall provide the
25department state superintendent with all of the following information about each

1person employed by the educational agency who holds a license, issued by the
2department state superintendent, that has no expiration date:
AB100-ASA1, s. 2792y 3Section 2792y. 118.19 (10) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1276,64 118.19 (10) (e) The department state superintendent may issue or renew a
5license or permit conditioned upon the receipt of a satisfactory background
6investigation.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2112 7Section 2112. 118.19 (10) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1276,118 118.19 (10) (f) The department state superintendent shall keep confidential all
9information received under this subsection from the department of justice or the
10federal bureau of investigation. Such information is not subject to inspection or
11copying under s. 19.35.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2794m 12Section 2794m. 118.192 (1) to (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1276,1613 118.192 (1) The department state superintendent shall establish an
14alternative teacher training program for mathematics and science teachers. The
15program shall be conducted during the summer and shall consist of approximately
16100 hours of formal instruction.
AB100-ASA1,1276,24 17(2) An individual who holds a bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics,
18biology, chemistry or physics, has at least 5 years of experience as an engineer,
19mathematician or science professional and passes the appropriate subject area
20portion of the national teacher's examination administered by the educational
21testing service, inc., in mathematics or science may apply to the department state
22superintendent
for enrollment in the alternative teacher training program. The
23department state superintendent shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the costs of the
24program.
AB100-ASA1,1277,6
1(3) The department state superintendent shall grant a professional teaching
2permit to any person who satisfactorily completes the program under sub. (2). The
3permit authorizes the person to teach mathematics or science, as specified by the
4department state superintendent, in grades kindergarten to 12 for 2 years, if the
5person is supervised by a person who holds a regular teaching license. The permit
6is renewable.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2113 7Section 2113. 118.192 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2795m 8Section 2795m. 118.195 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1277,14 9118.195 Discrimination against handicapped teachers prohibited. (1)
10No person otherwise qualified may be denied a certificate or license from the
11department state superintendent under s. 118.19 (1) because the person is totally or
12partially blind, deaf or physically handicapped nor may any school district refuse to
13employ a teacher on such grounds, if such handicapped teacher is able to carry out
14the duties of the position which the person seeks.
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