AB100-ASA1,1283,1410 118.33 (1) (cm) Except as provided in par. (e), beginning on September 1, 2001,
11a school board may not grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has
12passed the high school graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m)
13(d). A school board shall provide a pupil with at least 4 opportunities to take the
14examination in the high school grades.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2810m 15Section 2810m. 118.33 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1283,2116 118.33 (1) (e) Each school board shall develop alternative criteria for
17evaluating a pupil who has been excused from high school graduation examination
18under s. 118.30 (2) (b) 3. A school board may grant a high school diploma to a pupil
19who has been excused from the high school graduation examination under s. 118.30
20(2) (b) 3. if the pupil satisfies all of the other requirements under this subsection and
21satisfies the other criteria.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2810r 22Section 2810r. 118.33 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1283,2323 118.33 (2) (intro.)  The department state superintendent shall:
AB100-ASA1, s. 2129 24Section 2129. 118.33 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1284,3
1118.33 (2) (c) Establish course requirements under sub. (1) (a) and approve any
2school board's high school graduation standards policy that is equivalent to the
3requirements under sub. (1).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2811m 4Section 2811m. 118.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1284,125 118.33 (3) By September 1, 1986, each school board operating high school
6grades shall submit to the department state superintendent a report describing the
7school board's policies and guidelines on high school graduation standards, including
8a list of courses required under sub. (1) (a) and the number of hours in each school
9term required to earn one credit under sub. (1) (a), and thereafter shall notify the
10department state superintendent whenever changes are made in such policies or
11guidelines. The department shall make reasonable efforts to combine the reports
12required under this subsection with other required school board reports.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2130 13Section 2130. 118.33 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1284,2214 118.33 (3m) A course taken at a technical college by a child attending the school
15part-time or in lieu of high school under s. 118.15 (1) (b), or attending the school
16under s. 118.15 (1) (cm), does not fulfill any of the high school graduation
17requirements under sub. (1) (a) unless the department state superintendent has
18approved the course for that purpose. If a pupil satisfies all of the high school
19graduation requirements under sub. (1), the school board shall grant a high school
20diploma to the pupil regardless of whether the pupil satisfied all or a portion of the
21requirements while attending an institution of higher education under s. 118.55 or
22a technical college.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2812m 23Section 2812m. 118.33 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1285,224 118.33 (4) (a) The department state superintendent shall establish procedures
25for school boards to certify to the department state superintendent whether they are

1in compliance with the requirements under sub. (1) and the rules promulgated under
2sub. (2).
AB100-ASA1,1285,63 (b) The department state superintendent may periodically review school
4district high school graduation standards and shall notify any school board not in
5compliance with the requirements under sub. (1) or the rules promulgated under
6sub. (2), identifying the changes necessary.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2815d 7Section 2815d. 118.34 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1285,128 118.34 (3) The department and the technical college system board shall provide
9technical assistance to school boards to develop technical preparation programs in
10each high school. Annually, the school board shall evaluate its program and report
11the results to the department state superintendent and the technical college system
12board.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2815g 13Section 2815g. 118.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1285,1514 118.35 (2) The department state superintendent shall by rule establish
15guidelines for the identification of gifted and talented pupils.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2815r 16Section 2815r. 118.35 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1285,2017 118.35 (3) (b) Annually by August 15, report to the department state
18superintendent
the number of gifted and talented pupils who participated in a
19program under par. (a) in the previous school year and such other information as the
20department state superintendent requests.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2131 21Section 2131. 118.37 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (title) and
22amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1285,23 23118.55 (title) Postsecondary enrollment Youth options program.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2132 24Section 2132. 118.37 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2133
1Section 2133. 118.37 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (1) and amended
2to read:
AB100-ASA1,1286,63 118.55 (1) In this section, "institution of higher education" means a center or
4institution within the university of Wisconsin system, a technical college tribally
5controlled college
or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in
6this state.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2134 7Section 2134. 118.37 (2) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 118.55 (2) and
8(3), and 118.55 (2) and (3) (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1286,199 118.55 (2) (a) Beginning in the 1992-93 school year, any public school pupil
10enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade who is not attending a technical college under sub.
11(7r) or
s. 118.15 (1) (b) may enroll in an institution of higher education for the purpose
12of taking one or more nonsectarian courses at the institution of higher education,
13subject to par. (b). The pupil shall submit an application to the institution of higher
14education in the previous school semester. The pupil shall indicate on the application
15whether he or she will be taking the course or courses for high school credit or
16postsecondary credit. The pupil shall also specify on the application that if he or she
17is admitted the institution of higher education may disclose the pupil's grades, the
18courses that he or she is taking and his or her attendance record to the public school
19in which the pupil is enrolled.
AB100-ASA1,1286,2420 (b) Paragraph (a) applies to a private institution of higher education and to a
21tribally controlled college
only if the private institution of higher education or
22tribally controlled college
has notified the department state superintendent of its
23intent to participate in the program under this section by September 1 of the previous
24school year.
AB100-ASA1,1287,16
1(3) (b) If the pupil specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she intends
2to take a course at an institution of higher education for high school credit, the school
3board shall determine whether the course is comparable to a course offered in the
4school district, and whether the course satisfies any of the high school graduation
5requirements under s. 118.33 and the number of high school credits to award the
6pupil for the course, if any. The department In cooperation with institutions of higher
7education, the state superintendent
shall develop guidelines to assist school districts
8in making the determinations. The school board shall notify the pupil of its
9determinations, in writing, before the end beginning of the semester in which it
10received the notice under par. (a)
the pupil will be enrolled. If the pupil disagrees
11with the school board's decision regarding comparability of courses, satisfaction of
12high school graduation requirements or the number of high school credits to be
13awarded, the pupil may appeal the school board's decision to the department state
14superintendent
within 30 days after the decision. The department's state
15superintendent's
decision shall be final and is not subject to review under subch. III
16of ch. 227.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2135 17Section 2135. 118.37 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2136 18Section 2136. 118.37 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (4), and 118.55
19(4) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1287,2220 118.55 (4) (a) An institution of higher education may admit a pupil under this
21section only if it has space available. A pupil may attend a technical college under
22this section only if he or she is a resident of this state.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2822c 23Section 2822c. 118.37 (5) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are renumbered
24118.55 (5) (intro.) and (a).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2137 25Section 2137. 118.37 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2823m
1Section 2823m. 118.37 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (5) (c), and
2118.55 (5) (c) 2., as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1288,113 118.55 (5) (c) 2. An amount determined by dividing the state total net cost of
4the general fund in the previous school year by the state total membership in the
5previous school year, dividing that quotient by the statewide average number of high
6school credits taken by full-time pupils in the previous school year, as determined
7by the department state superintendent, and multiplying that quotient by the
8number of high school credits taken by the pupil at the private institution of higher
9education, as determined under sub. (3) (b). In this subdivision, "net cost" has the
10meaning given in s. 121.004 (6), and "membership" has the meaning given in s.
11121.004 (5).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2824m 12Section 2824m. 118.37 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (6), and 118.55
13(6) (title), (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1288,1914 118.55 (6) (title) Responsibility of pupil for tuition and fees; institution of
15higher education
. (a) A pupil taking a course at an institution of higher education
16for high school credit under this section is not responsible for any portion of the
17tuition and fees for the course if the school board, or the department state
18superintendent
on appeal under sub. (3) (b), has determined that the course is not
19comparable to a course offered in the school district.
AB100-ASA1,1288,2420 (b) A pupil taking a course at an institution of higher education for high school
21credit under this section is responsible for the tuition and fees for the course if the
22school board has determined that the course is comparable to a course offered in the
23school district, unless the department state superintendent reverses the school
24board's decision on appeal under sub. (3) (b).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2138
1Section 2138. 118.37 (7g) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (7g) and
2amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1289,143 118.55 (7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is
4attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section
5and is taking a course for high school credit that is not comparable to a course offered
6in the school district
may apply to the department state superintendent for
7reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in which
8the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education or technical college that
9the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable to
10pay the cost of such transportation. The department state superintendent shall
11determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the
12appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cw). The department state superintendent shall
13give preference under this subsection to those pupils who are eligible for a free or
14reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2139 15Section 2139. 118.37 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (8).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2827m 16Section 2827m. 118.37 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (9) and
17amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1289,2018 118.55 (9) Rules. The department state superintendent shall promulgate rules
19to implement and administer this section, including rules establishing criteria for
20determining reimbursement amounts under sub. (7g).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2140 21Section 2140. 118.38 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2141 22Section 2141. 118.38 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1290,323 118.38 (3) A waiver is effective for 4 years. The secretary department shall
24renew the waiver for additional 4-year periods if the school board has evaluated the
25educational and financial effects of the waiver over the previous 4-year period,

1except that the secretary department is not required to renew a waiver if the
2secretary department determines that the school district is not making adequate
3progress toward improving pupil academic performance.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2142 4Section 2142. 118.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1290,105 118.40 (1) Notice to department. Whenever a school board intends to establish
6a charter school, it shall notify the department state superintendent of its intention.
7The Whenever one of the entities under sub. (2r) (b) intends to establish a charter
8school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention by February 1 of the
9previous school year. A
notice under this subsection shall include a description of the
10proposed school.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2143 11Section 2143. 118.40 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1290,1612 118.40 (1m) (a) A written petition requesting the a school board to establish
13a charter school under this section may be filed with the school district clerk. The
14If the proposed charter school would replace a public school in whole or in part, the
15petition shall be signed by at least 10% of the teachers employed by the school district
16or by at least 50% of the teachers employed at one school of the school district.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2144 17Section 2144. 118.40 (1m) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1290,2018 118.40 (1m) (b) 7. Subject to sub. (7) (a) and (am) and ss. 118.19 (1) and 121.02
19(1) (a) 2., the qualifications that must be met by the individuals to be employed in the
20school.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2145 21Section 2145. 118.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1291,222 118.40 (2) (a) Within 30 days after receiving a petition under sub. (1m) the
23school board shall hold a public hearing on the petition. At the hearing, the school
24board shall consider the level of employe and parental support for the establishment

1of the charter school described in the petition. After the hearing, the school board
2may grant the petition.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2146 3Section 2146. 118.40 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1291,104 118.40 (2) (c) The school board of the school district operating under ch. 119
5shall either grant or deny the petition within 30 days after the public hearing. If the
6school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 denies a petition, the
7person seeking to establish the charter school may, within 30 days after the denial,
8appeal the denial to the department. The department shall issue a decision within
930 days after receiving the appeal. The department's decision is final and not subject
10to judicial review under ch. 227. Section 115.28 (5) applies to this paragraph.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2147 11Section 2147. 118.40 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1291,1212 118.40 (2r) Other initiatives. (a) In this subsection:
AB100-ASA1,1291,1313 1. "Membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
AB100-ASA1,1291,1514 2. "Shared cost per member" means the shared cost under s. 121.07 (6) (a)
15divided by the school district's membership.
AB100-ASA1,1292,216 (b) The common council of the city of Milwaukee, the chancellor of the
17University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee area technical college
18district board may establish by charter and operate a charter school or, on behalf of
19their respective entities, may initiate a contract with an individual or group to
20operate a school as a charter school. A charter shall include all of the provisions
21specified under sub. (1m) (b) 3. to 14. A contract shall include all of the provisions
22specified under sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment
23of the charter school on the liability of the contracting entity under this paragraph.
24The contract may include other provisions agreed to by the parties. The chancellor
25of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee may not establish or enter into a contract

1for the establishment of a charter school under this paragraph without the approval
2of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
AB100-ASA1,1292,73 (c) An entity under par. (b) may not establish or enter into a contract for the
4establishment of a charter school located outside of the school district operating
5under ch. 119. A pupil residing within the school district operating under ch. 119 may
6attend a charter school established under this subsection only if one of the following
7applies:
AB100-ASA1,1292,98 1. In the previous school year, the pupil was enrolled in the school district
9operating under ch. 119.
AB100-ASA1,1292,1110 2. In the previous school year, the pupil was attending a private school under
11s. 119.23.
AB100-ASA1,1292,1312 3. In the previous school year, the pupil was enrolled in grades kindergarten
13to 3 in a private school located in the city of Milwaukee other than under s. 119.23.
AB100-ASA1,1292,1414 4. In the previous school year, the pupil was not enrolled in school.
AB100-ASA1,1292,1615 5. In the previous school year, the pupil was enrolled in a charter school under
16this subsection.
AB100-ASA1,1292,1817 (d) The chartering or contracting entity under par. (b) shall do all of the
18following:
AB100-ASA1,1292,2019 1. Ensure that all instructional staff of charter schools under this subsection
20hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.
AB100-ASA1,1292,2221 2. Administer the examinations under ss. 118.30 (1m) and 121.02 (1) (r) to
22pupils enrolled in charter schools under this subsection.
AB100-ASA1,1293,323 (e) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay
24to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the shared cost per member
25in the previous school year of the school district operating under ch. 119 multiplied

1by the number of pupils attending the charter school. The department shall pay 25%
2of the total amount in September, 25% in December, 25% in February and 25% in
3June. The department shall send the check to the operator of the charter school.
AB100-ASA1,1293,84 (f) The department shall annually reduce the aid paid under s. 121.08 to the
5board of a school district operating under ch. 119 by an amount equal to the shared
6cost per member in the previous school year of the school district operating under ch.
7119 multiplied by the number of pupils attending charter schools under this
8subsection.
AB100-ASA1,1293,129 (g) The department shall ensure that aid paid to other school districts under
10s. 121.08 is neither reduced nor increased as a result of the payments under par. (e)
11or the reduction in aid to the board under par. (f) and that the amount of the aid
12reduction under par. (f) lapses to the general fund.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2148 13Section 2148. 118.40 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1293,1814 118.40 (3) (a) If the school board grants the petition under sub. (2) (a), the school
15board shall contract with the person named in the petition under sub. (1m) (b) 1. to
16operate the school as a charter school under this section. The contract shall include
17all of the provisions specified in the petition and may include other provisions agreed
18to by the parties.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2149 19Section 2149 . 118.40 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1293,2320 118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under sub. (2m) may be for any term
21not exceeding 5 school years and may be renewed for one or more terms not exceeding
225 school years
any term. The contract shall specify the amount to be paid by the
23school board to the charter school during each school year of the contract.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2150 24Section 2150 . 118.40 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
25.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1294,4
1118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under sub. subs. (2m) and (2r) may
2be for any term and may be renewed for any term. The contract shall specify the
3amount to be paid by the school board to the charter school during each school year
4of the contract.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2151 5Section 2151. 118.40 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1294,86 118.40 (3) (d) A school board or an entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) shall give
7preference in awarding contracts for the operation of charter schools to those charter
8schools that serve children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2152 9Section 2152. 118.40 (5) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1294,1310 118.40 (5) Charter revocation. (intro.) A charter may be revoked by the school
11board or the entity under sub. (2r) (b) that contracted with the charter school if the
12school board or, if applicable, the entity under sub. (2r) (b) finds that any of the
13following occurred:
AB100-ASA1,1294,1514 (a) The charter school violated its contract with the school board or the entity
15under sub. (2r) (b)
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2153 16Section 2153. 118.40 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,1294,2117 118.40 (7) (a) A Except as provided in par. (am), a charter school is an
18instrumentality of the school district in which it is located and the school board of
19that school district shall employ all personnel for the charter school. This paragraph
20does not apply to charter schools located in the school district operating under ch.
21119.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2154 22Section 2154. 118.40 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,1295,523 118.40 (7) (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if a charter school is
24established under sub. (2m) and located in the school district operating under ch.
25119, the school board of that school district shall determine whether or not the

1charter school is an instrumentality of the school district. If the school board
2determines that a charter school is an instrumentality of the school district, the
3school board shall employ all personnel for the charter school. If the school board
4determines that a charter school is not an instrumentality of the school district, the
5school board may not employ any personnel for the charter school.
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