Amendment AA41-SB44

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 41, TO 2003 SENATE BILL 44

June 19, 2003 - Offered by Representatives Sinicki and Plouff.

SB44-AA41,1,2 At the locations indicated, amend the bill, as shown by senate substitute amendment 1, as follows:

SB44-AA41,1,3 1. Page 790, line 9: after that line insert:

SB44-AA41,1,4 " Section 2011g. 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA41,1,9 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. By August 1, 1998, each school board shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, and history. If the governor has issued The school board may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as an executive order under s. 14.23, the school board may adopt those standards no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.

SB44-AA41, s. 2011r Section 2011r. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-AA41,2,2 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, and history. The governing body of the private school may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.".

SB44-AA41,2,3 2. Page 790, line 10: after that line insert:

SB44-AA41,2,4 " Section 2012m. 118.30 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA41,2,13 118.30 (1g) (c) Each school board operating elementary grades and, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates elementary grades, and the governing body of each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 that operates elementary grades may develop or adopt its own examination designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 4th grade and may develop or adopt its own examination designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 8th grade. If the school board or, operator of the charter school, or governing body of the private school develops or adopts an examination under this paragraph, it shall notify the department.".

SB44-AA41,2,14 3. Page 790, line 20: after that line insert:

SB44-AA41,2,15 " Section 2016d. 118.30 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-AA41,2,17 118.30 (1s) Annually the governing body of each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall do all of the following:

SB44-AA41,2,20 (a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils attending the 4th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.

SB44-AA41,2,23 2. Beginning on July 1, 2004, if the governing body of the private school has developed or adopted its own 4th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils attending the 4th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.

SB44-AA41,3,3 (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils attending the 8th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.

SB44-AA41,3,6 2. Beginning on July 1, 2004, if the governing body of the private school has developed or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils attending the 8th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.

SB44-AA41, s. 2016h Section 2016h. 118.30 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA41,3,11 118.30 (2) (b) 1. If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under subch. V of ch. 115, the school board or, operator of the a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r), or governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).

SB44-AA41, s. 2016p Section 2016p. 118.30 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA41,3,19 118.30 (2) (b) 2. According to criteria established by the state superintendent by rule, the school board or, operator of the a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r), or governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 may determine not to administer an examination under this section to a limited-English proficient pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined in his or her native language, or may modify the format and administration of an examination for such pupils.

SB44-AA41, s. 2016t Section 2016t. 118.30 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-AA41,3,23 118.30 (2) (b) 5. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1s).".

SB44-AA41,3,24 4. Page 790, line 21: after that line insert:

SB44-AA41,4,1 " Section 2017g. 118.30 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA41,4,11 118.30 (6) A school board and, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r), and the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 is not required to administer the 4th and 8th grade examinations adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) if the school board or, the operator of the charter school, or the governing body of the private school administers its own 4th and 8th grade examinations, the school board or , operator of the charter school, or governing body of the private school provides the state superintendent with statistical correlations of those examinations with the examinations adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1), and the federal department of education approves.

SB44-AA41, s. 2017r Section 2017r. 118.30 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-AA41,4,14 118.30 (7) (a) The department shall provide the examinations administered under sub. (1s) and score the examinations free of charge.

SB44-AA41,4,16 (b) The department may not disclose the results of the examinations administered under sub. (1s) except as follows:

SB44-AA41,4,18 1. The department shall publish the aggregate results of all of the examinations provided to the department.

SB44-AA41,4,20 2. The department shall report each pupil's scores to the pupil's parent or guardian.".

SB44-AA41,4,21 5. Page 791, line 10: after that line insert:

SB44-AA41,4,22 " Section 2019e. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-AA41,5,3 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. By September 1, 2004, the governing body of each private school that operates high school grades and that is participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall develop a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23. The criteria shall include the pupil's academic performance and the recommendations of teachers.

SB44-AA41, s. 2019m Section 2019m. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-AA41,5,12 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Beginning on September 1, 2005, neither a school board nor an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the school board's or charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Beginning on September 1, 2005, the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 may not grant a high school diploma to any pupil attending the private school under s. 119.23 unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the governing body's policy under subd. 2m.

SB44-AA41, s. 2019s Section 2019s. 118.33 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-AA41,5,22 118.33 (6) (c) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for promoting a pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 from the 4th grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1s) (a) or (am), unless the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which shall be based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic criteria specified by the governing body of the private school.

SB44-AA41,6,3 2. Beginning on September 1, 2004, the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 may not promote a 4th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 5th grade, and may not promote an 8th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 9th grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the governing body's policy under subd. 1.".

SB44-AA41,6,4 6. Page 794, line 10: after that line insert:

SB44-AA41,6,5 " Section 2023m. 119.23 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-AA41,6,8 119.23 (10) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall administer to the pupils attending the 3rd grade in the private school under this section a standardized reading test developed by the department.".

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