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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 36,
TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2001 SENATE BILL 55
June 29, 2001 - Offered by Representative Wasserman.
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21. Page 134, line 8: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2001-02 by
3$2,000,000 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2002-03 by $2,500,000 to
4reflect elimination of the high school graduation test.
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Section 2698g. 118.153 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.153
(1) (a) (intro.) "Children at risk" means pupils in grades 5 to 12 who
8are at risk of not graduating from high school because they failed the high school
9graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d), are dropouts, or are
102 or more of the following:
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(4) (c) 3. The pupil, if a high school senior, received a high school
2diploma
or passed the high school graduation examination administered under s.
3118.30 (1m) (d).
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Section 2718m. 118.33 (1) (f) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
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118.33
(1) (f) 1. By September 1, 2002, each school board operating high school
13grades shall develop a written policy specifying criteria for granting a high school
14diploma that are in addition to the requirements under par. (a). The criteria shall
15include
the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d), 16the pupil's academic performance and the recommendations of teachers. Except as
17provided in subd. 2., the criteria apply to pupils enrolled in charter schools located
18in the school district.
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2. By September 1, 2002, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
20that operates high school grades shall develop a policy specifying criteria for
21granting a high school diploma. The criteria shall include
the pupil's score on the
22examination administered under s. 118.30 (1r) (d), the pupil's academic performance
23and the recommendations of teachers.".