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118.30
(1) (a) The state superintendent shall adopt or approve examinations
7designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 4th
, and 8th
8and 10th grades.".
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118.30
(1m) (d) If the school board operates high school grades, beginning in
13the 2002-03 school year administer the high school graduation examination adopted
14by the school board under sub. (1g) (b) to all pupils enrolled in the school district,
15including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 11th
16and 12th grades. The school board shall administer the examination at least
twice
17each school year 3 times every 2 school years and may administer the examination
18only to pupils enrolled in the 11th and 12th grades.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,800,422
118.30
(1r) (d) If the charter school operates high school grades, beginning in
23the 2002-03 school year, administer the high school graduation examination
24adopted by the operator of the charter school under sub. (1g) (b) to all pupils enrolled
1in the 11th and 12th grades in the charter school. The operator of the charter school
2shall administer the examination at least
twice each school year 3 times every 2
3school years and may administer the examination only to pupils enrolled in the 11th
4and 12th grades.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2712m
7Section 2712m. 118.30 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (3) (a) and
8amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,800,149
118.30
(3) (a) The state superintendent shall
make available upon request, 10allow a person to view an examination required to be administered under this section
11if the person submits to the state superintendent a written request to do so within
1290 days after the date of administration
, any of the examination
required to be
13administered under this section. This
subsection
paragraph does not apply while
the 14an examination is being developed or validated.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,800,1916
118.30
(3) (b) The state superintendent shall promulgate rules establishing
17procedures to administer par. (a). To the extent feasible, the rules shall protect the
18security and confidentiality of the examinations required to be administered under
19this section.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,800,2422
118.30
(2) (f) Each school board, and each operator of a charter school under
23s. 118.40 (2r), shall ensure that no pupil uses a calculator while taking the 4th grade
24examination under sub. (1m) or (1r).".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,801,3
2"
Section 2715q. 118.40 (2r) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (2r) (b)
31. (intro.) and amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,801,84
118.40
(2r) (b) 1. (intro.)
The common council of the city of Milwaukee, the
5chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee area
6technical college district board All of the following entities may establish by charter
7and operate a charter school or, on behalf of their respective entities, may initiate a
8contract with an individual or group to operate a school as a charter school
.:
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92. A charter shall include all of the provisions specified under sub. (1m) (b) 3.
10to 14. A contract shall include all of the provisions specified under sub. (1m) (b) 1.
11to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment of the charter school on the
12liability of the contracting entity under this paragraph. The contract may include
13other provisions agreed to by the parties. The chancellor of the University of
14Wisconsin-Milwaukee
or of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may not establish
15or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school under this
16paragraph without the approval of the board of regents of the University of
17Wisconsin System.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,801,1919
118.40
(2r) (b) 1. a. The common council of the city of Milwaukee.
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b. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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c. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
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d. The Milwaukee area technical college district board.
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e. A technical college district board that has entered into a charter school
24agreement with participating school districts.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,802,1
1f. A county board.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,802,22
g. The board of control of a cooperative educational service agency.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,802,94
118.40
(2r) (bm) The common council of the city of Milwaukee, the chancellor
5of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee area technical college
6district board may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a
7charter school located in the school district operating under ch. 119. A county board
8may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school
9located in the county.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2715rg
10Section 2715rg. 118.40 (2r) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40
11(2r) (c) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,802,1612
118.40
(2r) (c) 1. (intro.)
An entity under par. (b) may not establish or enter into
13a contract for the establishment of a charter school located outside of the school
14district operating under ch. 119. A pupil
residing within the school district operating
15under ch. 119 may attend a charter school established
in the school district operating
16under ch. 119 under this subsection only if one of the following applies:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,802,1918
118.40
(2r) (c) 1. f. In the previous school year, the pupil participated in the
19interdistrict transfer program under s. 121.85 (2).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,802,2221
118.40
(2r) (c) 2. Only pupils who reside in the school district in which the
22charter school is located may attend the charter school, except that:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,803,223
a. If the charter school is established or operated by the board of control of a
24cooperative educational service agency, a pupil who resides in any school district
1served by the cooperative educational service agency may also attend the charter
2school.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,803,63
b. If the charter school is established or operated by a technical college district
4board other than the Milwaukee Area Technical College district board, a pupil who
5resides in any school district that has entered into a charter school agreement with
6the technical college district board may also attend the charter school.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,803,87
c. If the charter school is established or operated by a county, any pupil who
8resides in the county may attend the charter school.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,803,1410
118.40
(7) (am) 2. A charter school established under sub. (2r) or a private
11school located in the school district operating under ch. 119 that is converted to a
12charter school is not an instrumentality of
the any school district
operating under ch.
13119 and
the no school board
of that school district may
not employ any personnel for
14the charter school.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,804,217
118.40
(2) (a) Within 30 days after receiving a petition under sub. (1m) the
18school board shall hold a public hearing on the petition. At the hearing, the school
19board shall consider the level of employee and parental support for the establishment
20of the charter school described in the petition and the fiscal impact of the
21establishment of the charter school on the school district.
After Except as provided
22in par. (c), within 60 days after the hearing, the school board
may shall either grant
23or deny the petition.
The school board's decision shall be in writing and shall include
1the reasons for its decision. The school board shall provide the petitioner with a copy
2of the decision.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,804,115
118.40
(5) (b) If a school board or other entity revokes a charter, its decision
6shall be in writing and include the reasons for its decision. The operator of the
7charter school may appeal the revocation to the circuit court for a county in which
8the school district is located. If the appeal if filed with in 60 days after the date on
9which the decision is issued, the court shall conduct a full trial on the merits. The
10court shall award reasonable attorney fees, damages, and other actual costs to the
11prevailing party.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,804,1414
118.38
(1) (a) 8. The commencement of the school term under s. 118.045.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,804,2417
119.04
(1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
18115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38
19(2), 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10,
118.115, 118.12,
20118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164,
21118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258,
22118.291, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (26), 120.125,
23120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14),
(17) to (18), (19), (26), (34), (35) and (37), 120.14 and
24120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,805,2
2"
Section 2746g. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,805,53
119.23
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to
par. (b) pars. (b) and (e), any pupil in grades
4kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend, at no charge, any private
5school located in
the city Milwaukee County if all of the following apply:
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119.23
(2) (a) 1. The pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income
8that does not exceed an amount equal to
1.75 1.85 times the poverty level determined
9in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of
10management and budget.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,805,1512
119.23
(2) (a) 3. The private school notified the state superintendent of its
13intent to participate in the program under this section by
May February 1 of the
14previous school year. The notice shall specify the number of pupils participating in
15the program under this section for which the school has space.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,805,2117
119.23
(2) (b)
No more than 15% of the school district's membership may attend
18private schools under this section. If in any school year there are more spaces
19available in the participating private schools than the
maximum number of pupils
20allowed who wish to participate, the department shall prorate the number of spaces
21available at each participating private school.
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119.23
(2) (c) 1. If the department receives a notice from a private school under
24par. (a) 3., by March 1 the department shall notify the private school whether it is
1eligible to participate in the program under this section. If the department
2determines that the private school is ineligible, the notice shall include an
3explanation of that determination.
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2. If the department determines under subd. 1. that a private school is
5ineligible, the private school may appeal the decision to the department within 14
6days after the decision. The department shall approve, reverse, or modify its decision
7within 7 days of receiving an appeal.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,806,108
3. A private school may appeal the department's decision under subd. 2. to the
9circuit court for Milwaukee County. The court shall give preference to the action and
10shall conduct a full trial on the merits.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,806,1412
119.23
(2) (e) A pupil who attends a private school under this section is eligible
13to attend a private school under this section in succeeding school years even if the
14pupil no longer meets the criterion under par. (a) 1.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,806,2216
119.23
(9) The legislative audit bureau shall administer a 12-year longitudinal
17study of the program under this section. The bureau shall seek private sources of
18funding for the study. The study shall use standardized examinations, and shall
19review graduation rates and other indicators of academic achievement. The results
20of the study shall be submitted to the legislature periodically over the 12-year period
21in the manner provided under s. 13. 172 (2), with the first report due by October 15,
222003.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,807,2
1119.23
(4) (bm) A pupil enrolled in 4-year-old kindergarten may be counted
2under par. (b) only if the pupil is a child with a disability, as defined in s. 115.76 (5).".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,807,19
8"119.48
(4) (c) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall
9file the communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of
10exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) to be submitted to the voters
11of the city at the
September election or at a special
next election
authorized under
12s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) to be held not sooner than 45
13days after receipt of the communication. The question of exceeding the levy rate
14specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) shall be submitted so that the vote upon exceeding the
15levy rate specified in s. 65.07 (1) (f) is taken separately from any other question
16submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the question favors
17exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f), the common council shall
18approve the increase in the levy rate and shall levy and collect a tax equal to the
19amount of money approved by the electors.
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119.49
(1) (b) The communication shall state the amount of funds needed under
22par. (a) and the purposes for which the funds will be used and shall request the
23common council to submit to the voters of the city at the next election
authorized
24under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) to be held in the city
1not sooner than 45 days after receipt of the communication the question of issuing
2school bonds in the amount and for the purposes stated in the communication.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,808,14
3(2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file the
4communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of issuing such
5school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school purposes to be submitted
6to the voters of the city at the next election
held in the city authorized under s. 8.065
7(2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) that occurs not sooner than 45 days
8after the date of receipt of the communication. The question of issuing such school
9bonds shall be submitted so that the vote upon issuing such school bonds is taken
10separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the
11electors voting on the school bond question favors issuing such school bonds, the
12common council shall cause the school bonds to be issued immediately or within the
13period permitted by law, in the amount requested by the board and in the manner
14other bonds are issued.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,808,1917
120.14
(3) The annual meeting may authorize and direct an audit of the school
18district accounts by a
licensed certified public accountant
licensed or certified under
19ch. 442.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,809,1021
120.18
(1) (gm) Payroll and related benefit costs for all school district
22employees in the previous school year. Costs for represented employees shall be
23based upon the costs of any collective bargaining agreements covering such
24employees for the previous school year. If, as of the time specified by the department
1for filing the report, the school district has not entered into a collective bargaining
2agreement for any portion of the previous school year with the recognized or certified
3representative of any of its employees and the school district and the representative
4have been required to submit final offers under s. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6., increased costs
5limited to the lower of the school district's offer or the representative's offer shall be
6reflected in the report. The school district shall amend the annual report to reflect
7any change in such costs as a result of any award or settlement under s. 111.70 (4)
8(cm) 6. between the date of filing the report and October 1. Any such amendment
9shall be concurred in by the
licensed certified public accountant
licensed or certified
10under ch. 442 certifying the school district audit.".
