Amendment AA6-ASA1-AB100

AB100-ASA1-AA6,12,4 118.33 (6) (c) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall adopt a written policy specifying 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.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,12,10 2. Beginning on September 1, 2007, 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.".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,12,12 24. Page 766, line 2: delete "For" and substitute "For Except as provided in sub. (8), for".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,12,13 25. Page 767, line 23: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,12,14 " Section 1895u. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (2) (b) 1.

AB100-ASA1-AA6, s. 1895um Section 1895um. 119.23 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,12,17 119.23 (2) (b) 2. No more than 65 percent of a private school's enrollment may consist of pupils attending the private school under this section.".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,12,18 26. Page 768, line 4: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,12,19 " Section 1896c. 119.23 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,12,21 119.23 (6m) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall do all of the following:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,12,23 (a) Provide to each person who applies to attend the private school all of the following:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,13,2 1. A list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the members of the private school's governing body and of the private school's shareholders, if any.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,13,7 2. A notice stating whether the private school is an organization operated for profit or not for profit. If the private school is a nonprofit organization, the private school shall also provide the applicant with a copy of the certificate issued under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code verifying that the private school is a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income tax.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,13,8 3. A copy of the appeals process used if the private school rejects the applicant.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,13,12 4. A statement that the private school agrees to permit public inspection and copying of any record, as defined in s. 19.32 (2), of the private school to the same extent as required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, an authority under subch. II of ch. 19.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,13,16 5. A statement that the private school agrees to provide public access to meetings of the governing body of the private school to the same extent as is required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, a governmental body under subch. V of ch. 19.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,13,18 6. A copy of the private school's policies and procedures on nondiscrimination adopted under s. 118.13 (2) (am).

AB100-ASA1-AA6,13,23 (b) Upon request by any person, provide the material specified in par. (a) and the number of pupils enrolled in the private school in the previous school year, pupil scores on standardized tests administered in the previous school year, and the number of pupils who were expelled or who failed to graduate in the previous school year.

AB100-ASA1-AA6, s. 1896e Section 1896e. 119.23 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,14,4 119.23 (7) (a) (intro.) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall meet at least one 3 of the following standards and annually submit to the department a report describing the school's status with respect to the 4th standard:

AB100-ASA1-AA6, s. 1896g Section 1896g. 119.23 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,14,7 119.23 (7) (b) The governing body of each private school participating in the program under this section shall do all of the following:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,14,11 1. Permit public inspection and copying of any record, as defined in s. 19.32 (2), of the private school to the same extent as is required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, an authority under subch. II of ch. 19.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,14,14 2. Provide public access to its meetings to the same extent as is required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, a governmental body under subch. V of ch. 19.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,14,16 3. Administer to the pupils attending the 3rd grade in the private school under this section a standardized reading test developed by the department.

AB100-ASA1-AA6, s. 1896i Section 1896i. 119.23 (7) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (7) (c) 1. and amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,14,25 119.23 (7) (c) 1. A private school may not require a pupil attending the private school under this section to participate in any religious activity if the pupil's parent or guardian submits to the pupil's teacher or the private school's principal a written request that the pupil be exempt from such activities the activity. The private school shall ensure that a pupil who is exempt from participating in a religious activity under this subdivision is not present in the room in which the religious activity occurs.

AB100-ASA1-AA6, s. 1896k Section 1896k. 119.23 (7) (c) 2. to 4. of the statutes are created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,15,9 119.23 (7) (c) 2. Each private school participating in the program under this section shall adopt a policy implementing subd. 1. and provide a copy of the policy to each person who expresses an interest in attending the private school under this section and annually to the department with the notice under sub. (2) (a) 3. The private school shall include in the policy a list of the school activities that it has determined are religious activities for the purpose of subd. 1. The list shall include religious worship, religious instruction, and any school activity that the private school has determined is sectarian, proselytizing, or religiously doctrinal in nature.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,15,14 3. Each private school participating in the program under this section shall provide a pupil who is exempt from one or more religious activities under subd. 1. with a sufficient number of hours of instruction to meet the requirement under s. 118.165 (1) (c) and to enable the pupil to advance from grade to grade in the private school.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,15,17 4. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection, including rules specifying the supervision required for pupils who are exempt from religious activities under subd. 1.

AB100-ASA1-AA6, s. 1896m Section 1896m. 119.23 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,16,2 119.23 (7m) Upon the department's request, a private school that has notified the department of its intent to participate, or that is participating, in the program under this section shall demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that its educational program meets all of the criteria under s. 118.165 (1). The department may require the private school to submit documents for that purpose, including a school calendar, a daily schedule indicating the school's hours of instruction, and evidence showing that the school's educational program provides a sequentially progressive curriculum of fundamental instruction in the subjects specified in s. 118.165 (1) (d).

AB100-ASA1-AA6, s. 1896p Section 1896p. 119.23 (10) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,16,5 119.23 (10) (a) 4. Failed to meet at least one 3 of the standards under sub. (7) (a) by the date specified by department rule.".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,16,6 27. Page 768, line 4: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,16,7 " Section 1896q. 119.23 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,16,10 119.23 (4) (d) Notwithstanding par. (b), the amount of the payment under par. (b) may not exceed the amount of the tuition and fees that the private school charges a pupil who is attending the school but not under this section.".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,16,11 28. Page 776, line 11: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,16,12 " Section 1919f. 121.91 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,16,19 121.91 (8) Beginning with the calculation of a school district's revenue limit for the 2006-07 school year, a school district's base revenue per member under s. 121.905 (3) (b) 1., a school district's revenue limit under sub. (2m), and the adjustment for declining enrollment under sub. (4) (f) shall be calculated as provided in those sections and with a 5-year rolling average of enrollment instead of a 3-year rolling average of enrollment. The result that provides a school district with the higher revenue limit is the one in effect.".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,16,20 29. Page 773, line 9: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,16,21 " Section 1913g. 121.905 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,17,2 121.905 (3) (b) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2. and s. 121.91 (8), divide the result in par. (a) 1. by the sum of the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years and the number of pupils enrolled who were school district residents and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by a county children with disabilities education board program in the previous school year.".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,17,3 30. Page 773, line 11: delete "(3) and (4)" and substitute "(3) and (4), and (8)".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,17,4 31. Page 773, line 16: delete "(3) and (4)" and substitute "(3), (4), and (8)".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,17,5 32. Page 774, line 2: delete "(3) and (4)" and substitute "(3), (4), and (8)".

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AB100-ASA1-AA6,17,15 42. Page 1035, line 9: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,17,16 "(a) The treatment of section 119.23 (2)".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,17,17 43. Page 1035, line 9: delete "The treatment of section 119.23 (2)".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,17,18 44. Page 1035, line 11: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,17,20 "(b) The treatment of section 119.23 (4) (d) of the statutes first applies to payments made in the 2005-06 school year.".

AB100-ASA1-AA6,17,21 45. Page 1036, line 2: after that line insert:

AB100-ASA1-AA6,17,22 "(12gr) Milwaukee private school program.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,18,11 (a) The renumbering of section 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes; the renumbering and amendment of sections 118.165 (1) (c) and 119.23 (7) (c) of the statutes; the amendment of sections 118.13 (2) (b), 118.13 (3) (a) 3., 118.13 (3) (b) 1., 118.13 (3) (b) 2., 118.13 (4), 118.30 (1g) (a) 1., 118.30 (1g) (c), 118.30 (2) (b) 1. and 2., 118.30 (6), 118.33 (1) (f) 3., 119.23 (7) (a) (intro.) and 119.23 (10) (a) 4. of the statutes; and the creation of sections 118.13 (1m), 118.13 (2) (am), 118.165 (1) (c) 2., 118.30 (1g) (a) 3., 118.30 (1s), 118.30 (2) (b) 5., 118.33 (1) (f) 2m., 118.33 (6) (c), 119.23 (2) (b) 2., 119.23 (6m), 119.23 (7) (b), 119.23 (7) (c) 2. to 4. and 119.23 (7m) of the statutes first apply to private schools participating in the program under section 119.23 of the statutes, and to pupils who attend a private school under section 119.23 of the statutes, in the 2006-07 school year.

AB100-ASA1-AA6,18,14 (b) The treatment of sections 118.13 (1m) and 119.23 (6m) (a) and (7) (c) 2. to 4. of the statutes first applies to persons who apply to attend a private school under section 119.23 of the statutes in the 2006-07 school year.".

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