AB75-SSA1,1234,7 4115.745 Tribal language revitalization grants. (1) A school board or
5cooperative educational service agency, in conjunction with a tribal education
6authority, may apply to the department for a grant for the purpose of supporting
7innovative, effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages.
AB75-SSA1,1234,9 8(2) The department shall award grants under sub. (1) from the appropriation
9under s. 20.255 (2) (km).
AB75-SSA1,1234,11 10(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
11section.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2258m 12Section 2258m. 118.07 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1234,1613 118.07 (4) (a) 2. If a school district is created or a public or private school opens
14after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the school board or
15governing body of the private school shall have in effect a school safety plan for each
16public or private school within 3 years of its creation or opening.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2258n 17Section 2258n. 118.07 (4) (b) to (d) of the statutes are created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1235,218 118.07 (4) (b) A school safety plan shall be created with the active
19participation of appropriate parties, as specified by the school board or governing
20body of the private school. The appropriate parties may include local law
21enforcement officers, fire fighters, school administrators, teachers, pupil services
22professionals, as defined in s. 118.257 (1) (c), and mental health professionals. A
23school safety plan shall include general guidelines specifying procedures for
24emergency prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The

1plan shall also specify the process for reviewing the methods for conducting drills
2required to comply with the plan.
AB75-SSA1,1235,63 (c) The school board or governing body of the private school shall determine
4which persons are required to receive school safety plan training and the frequency
5of the training. The training shall be based upon the school district's or private
6school's prioritized needs, risks, and vulnerabilities.
AB75-SSA1,1235,87 (d) Each school board and the governing body of each private school shall
8review the school safety plan at least once every 3 years after the plan goes into effect.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2259 9Section 2259. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1235,2310 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district and
11a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23
shall transfer to
12another school or school district all pupil records relating to a specific pupil if the
13transferring school district or private school has received written notice from the
14pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor
15that the pupil intends to enroll in the other school or school district or written notice
16from the other school or school district that the pupil has enrolled or from a court that
17the pupil has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02
18(10p), or a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s.
19938.02 (15g). In this subsection, "school" and "school district" include any juvenile
20correctional facility, secured residential care center for children and youth, adult
21correctional institution, mental health institute, or center for the developmentally
22disabled, that provides an educational program for its residents instead of or in
23addition to that which is provided by public and private schools.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2260 24Section 2260. 118.15 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2261 25Section 2261. 118.15 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 118.15 (5) (b).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2262
1Section 2262. 118.16 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1236,72 118.16 (2m) (a) 2. An employee of the school district who is directly involved
3in the provision of a modified program or curriculum under s. 118.15 (1) (d), a
4program for children at risk under s. 118.153 or an alternative educational program
5under s. 119.82
, or any other alternative educational program to children who attend
6the school attended by the truant child, if the school district administrator believes
7that the program or curriculum may be appropriate for the truant child.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2263 8Section 2263. 118.175 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1236,119 118.175 (1) This section does not apply to a pupil who has a legal custodian, as
10defined in s. 48.02 (11) or 938.02 (11), or who is cared for by a kinship care relative,
11as defined in s. 48.57 (3m) (a) 2. 48.02 (15).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2264 12Section 2264. 118.245 of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2265 13Section 2265. 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1236,1814 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. By August 1, 1998, each school board shall adopt pupil
15academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, and
16history. If the governor has issued The school board may adopt the pupil academic
17standards issued by the governor as an executive order under s. 14.23, the school
18board may adopt those standards
no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2266 19Section 2266. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1236,2420 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the
21program under s. 119.23 shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics,
22science, reading and writing, geography, and history. The governing body of the
23private school may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as
24executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2266d 25Section 2266d. 118.30 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1237,4
1118.30 (1m) (a) 1. Except as provided in sub. subs. (6) and (7), administer the
24th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub.
3(1) to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter
4schools located in the school district, in the 4th grade.
AB75-SSA1,1237,85 2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if Except as provided in sub. (7), if the school
6board has developed or adopted its own 4th grade examination, administer that
7examination to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in
8charter schools located in the school district, in the 4th grade.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2266h 9Section 2266h. 118.30 (1m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1237,1310 118.30 (1m) (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. subs. (6) and (7), administer the
118th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub.
12(1) to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter
13schools located in the school district, in the 8th grade.
AB75-SSA1,1237,1714 2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if Except as provided in sub. (7), if the school
15board has developed or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that
16examination to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in
17charter schools located in the school district, in the 8th grade.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2266p 18Section 2266p. 118.30 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1237,2119 118.30 (1m) (b) Administer Except as provided in sub. (7), administer the 10th
20grade examination to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils
21enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 10th grade.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2267 22Section 2267. 118.30 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1237,2523 118.30 (1s) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), annually, the governing body of
24each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall do all of the
25following:
AB75-SSA1,1238,3
11. Administer the 4th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
2superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 4th grade in the private
3school under s. 119.23.
AB75-SSA1,1238,64 2. Administer the 8th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
5superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 8th grade in the private
6school under s. 119.23.
AB75-SSA1,1238,97 3. Administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
8superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 10th grade in the private
9school under s. 119.23.
AB75-SSA1,1238,1210 4. Administer to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23 all other
11examinations in reading, mathematics, and science that are required to be
12administered to public school pupils under 20 USC 6311 (b) (3).
AB75-SSA1,1238,2213 (b) If, before January 1, 2010, the state superintendent notifies in writing the
14cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance and the chairpersons of the
15appropriate standing committees in each house of the legislature that the
16department will not adopt or approve new examinations under sub. (1) to be
17administered to pupils under sub. (1m) in the 2011-12 school year, then, beginning
18in the 2010-11 school year and annually thereafter, the governing body of each
19private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall administer
20nationally normed standardized tests in reading, mathematics, and science to pupils
21attending the school under s. 119.23 in the 4th, 8th, and 10th grades instead of
22administering the examinations under par. (a).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2268 23Section 2268. 118.30 (2) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1239,224 118.30 (2) (b) 1. If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under
25subch. V of ch. 115, the school board or, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40

1(2r), or governing body of the private school participating in the program under s.
2119.23
shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
AB75-SSA1,1239,93 2. According to criteria established by the state superintendent by rule, the
4school board or, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r), or governing body
5of the private school participating in the program under s. 119.23
may determine not
6to administer an examination under this section to a limited-English speaking
7pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined in his or
8her native language or may modify the format and administration of an examination
9for such pupils.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2269 10Section 2269. 118.30 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1239,1311 118.30 (2) (b) 5. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing
12body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall excuse the
13pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1s) (a) 1. to 3.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2269f 14Section 2269f. 118.30 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1239,1815 118.30 (7) If a school board enters into an agreement with a federally recognized
16American Indian tribe or band in this state to establish a charter school, that school
17board shall administer the examinations under sub. (1m) regardless of the location
18of the charter school.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2270m 19Section 2270m. 118.33 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1239,2520 118.33 (1) (f) 1. By September 1, 2004, each school board operating high school
21grades shall develop a written policy specifying criteria for granting a high school
22diploma that are in addition to the requirements under par. (a). The criteria shall
23include the pupil's academic performance, and the recommendations of teachers.
24Except as provided in subd. subds. 2. and 4., the criteria apply to pupils enrolled in
25charter schools located in the school district.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2271
1Section 2271. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1240,62 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. The governing body of each private school participating in the
3program under s. 119.23 shall develop a policy specifying criteria for granting a high
4school diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23. The criteria
5shall include the pupil's academic performance and the recommendations of
6teachers.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2272 7Section 2272. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1240,158 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Beginning on September 1, 2005, neither a school board nor an
9operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may grant a high school diploma to
10any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the school board's or
11charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Beginning on September 1, 2010, the
12governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 may
13not grant a high school diploma to any pupil attending the private school under s.
14119.23 unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the governing body's
15policy under subd. 2m.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2272e 16Section 2272e. 118.33 (1) (f) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1240,2117 118.33 (1) (f) 4. If a school board enters into an agreement with a federally
18recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state to establish a charter school,
19the criteria specified in the policy developed by that school board under subd. 1. apply
20to pupils enrolled in the charter school, regardless of the location of the charter
21school.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2272m 22Section 2272m. 118.33 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1241,623 118.33 (6) (a) 1. Each school board shall adopt a written policy specifying the
24criteria for promoting a pupil from the 4th grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th
25grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination

1administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (a) or (am), unless the pupil has been excused from
2taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the pupil's academic performance; the
3recommendations of teachers, which shall be based solely on the pupil's academic
4performance; and any other academic criteria specified by the school board. Except
5as provided in par. (b) 1. and 3., the criteria apply to pupils enrolled in charter schools
6located in the school district.
AB75-SSA1,1241,137 2. Except as provided in par. (b) 2., beginning on September 1, 2002 and 3., a
8school board may not promote a 4th grade pupil enrolled in the school district,
9including a pupil enrolled in a charter school located in the school district, to the 5th
10grade, and may not promote an 8th grade pupil enrolled in the school district,
11including a pupil enrolled in a charter school located in the school district, to the 9th
12grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the school
13board's policy adopted under subd. 1.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2272s 14Section 2272s. 118.33 (6) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1241,2015 118.33 (6) (b) 3. If a school board enters into an agreement with a federally
16recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state to establish a charter school,
17the criteria specified in the policy adopted by that school board under par. (a) 1. apply
18to pupils enrolled in the charter school and that school board is subject to the
19prohibitions in par. (a) 2. with respect to pupils enrolled in the charter school,
20regardless of the location of the charter school.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2273 21Section 2273. 118.33 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1242,522 118.33 (6) (c) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the
23program under s. 119.23 shall adopt a written policy specifying criteria for promoting
24a pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 from the 4th grade to the
255th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the

1pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1s) (a) 1. or 2., unless
2the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the
3pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which shall be
4based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic criteria
5specified by the governing body of the private school.
AB75-SSA1,1242,116 2. Beginning on September 1, 2010, the governing body of a private school
7participating in the program under s. 119.23 may not promote a 4th grade pupil who
8is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 5th grade, and may not promote
9an 8th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 9th
10grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the governing
11body's policy under subd. 1.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2273b 12Section 2273b. 118.40 (2r) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1242,2213 118.40 (2r) (e) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the
14department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the
15sum of the amount paid per pupil under this subdivision in the previous school year
16and the increase in the per pupil amount paid to private schools under s. 119.23 (4)
17(b) 2. or (bg) in the current school year as compared to the previous school year,
18multiplied by the number of pupils attending the charter school. The amount paid
19per pupil may not be less than the amount paid per pupil under this subdivision in
20the previous school year. The department shall pay 25% of the total amount in
21September, 25% in December, 25% in February, and 25% in June. The department
22shall send the check to the operator of the charter school.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2273d 23Section 2273d. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (3) (c) 1.
24(intro.) and amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1243,3
1118.40 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) A school board may not enter into a contract for the
2establishment of a charter school located outside the school district, except that if as
3follows:
AB75-SSA1,1243,6 4a. If 2 or more school boards enter into an agreement under s. 66.0301 to
5establish a charter school, the charter school shall be located within one of the school
6districts, and if.
AB75-SSA1,1243,10 7b. If one or more school boards enter into an agreement with the board of control
8of a cooperative educational service agency to establish a charter school, the charter
9school shall be located within the boundaries of the cooperative educational service
10agency. This subdivision
AB75-SSA1,1243,12 111m. Subdivision 1. does not apply to the establishment of a virtual charter
12school.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2273h 13Section 2273h. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1243,1714 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. If a school board enters into an agreement with a federally
15recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state to establish a charter school,
16the charter school shall be located within the school district or within the boundaries
17of the tribe's or band's reservation.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2273p 18Section 2273p. 118.40 (7) (am) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1243,2319 118.40 (7) (am) 4. If a school board enters into an agreement with a federally
20recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state to establish a charter school
21under sub. (3) (c) 1. c., that school board shall determine whether the charter school
22is an instrumentality of the school district regardless of the location of the charter
23school.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2273t 24Section 2273t. 118.40 (7) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1244,3
1118.40 (7) (ar) Nothing in this subsection affects the rights of personnel of a
2charter school that is an instrumentality of the a school district in which it is located
3to engage in collective bargaining pursuant to subch. IV of ch. 111.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2276m 4Section 2276m. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1244,135 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
666.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
7115.345, 115.361, 115.365 (3), 115.38 (2), 115.445, 115.445, 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04,
8118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15,
9118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c)
10to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52,
11118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (26) (25), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17)
12to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are
13applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2276v 14Section 2276v. 119.23 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (1) (ah).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2276w 15Section 2276w. 119.23 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1244,1816 119.23 (1) (ae) "Administrator" means the superintendent, supervising
17principal, executive director, or other person who acts as the administrative head of
18a private school participating in the program under this section.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2276y 19Section 2276y. 119.23 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1244,2420 119.23 (1) (am) "Preaccreditation" means the review and approval of an
21educational plan. Review of an education plan includes consideration of whether the
22school submitting the plan meets the requirements under s. 118.165 (1). The fact
23that a private school has obtained preaccreditation does not require an accreditation
24organization to accredit the private school.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2277 25Section 2277. 119.23 (1) (as) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1244,26
1119.23 (1) (as) "Progress records" has the meaning given in s. 118.125 (1) (c).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2278 2Section 2278. 119.23 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1245,103 119.23 (2) (a) 3. The private school notified the state superintendent of its
4intent to participate in the program under this section, and paid a nonrefundable fee
5set by the department,
by February 1 of the previous school year. The notice shall
6specify the number of pupils participating in the program under this section for
7which the school has space. The department shall by rule set the fee charged under
8this subdivision at an amount such that the total fee revenue covers the costs of
9employing one full-time auditor to evaluate the financial information submitted by
10the private schools under sub. (7) (am) and (d) 2. and 3.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2279 11Section 2279. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (2) (a) 6.
12a. and amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1245,1613 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. All Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's
14teachers have graduated from high school or been granted a declaration of
15equivalency of high school graduation
a bachelor's degree from an accredited
16institution of higher education
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2279d 17Section 2279d. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. b. and c. of the statutes are created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1245,1918 119.23 (2) (a) 6. b. All of the private school's administrators have at least a
19bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
AB75-SSA1,1246,620 c. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2010, who has been
21teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2010, and
22who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6. a. on July 1, 2010, applies to
23the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
24nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6. a. The department shall
25promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6. c., including the form of the application

1and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application
2form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements
3under subd. 6. a., including the name of the accredited institution of higher education
4at which the teacher is pursuing or will pursue the bachelor's degree and the
5anticipated date on which the teacher expects to complete the bachelor's degree. No
6waiver granted under this subd. 6. c. is valid after July 31, 2015.
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