Amendment AA1-SB234

SB234-AA1, s. 26i Section 26i. 121.555 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB234-AA1,13,12 121.555 (1) (b) A motor vehicle transporting 10 or more passengers in addition to the operator and used temporarily to provide transportation for purposes specified under s. 340.01 (56) (a) when the school board or the governing body of the private school or charter school requests the secretary of transportation to determine that an emergency exists because no regular transportation is available. The secretary of transportation shall approve or deny the request in writing. Any authorization granted under this paragraph shall specify the purpose and need for the emergency transportation service.

SB234-AA1, s. 26j Section 26j. 121.555 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB234-AA1,13,16 121.555 (2) (intro.) The school board or the governing body of a private school or charter school shall determine that any motor vehicle used under sub. (1) complies with the following conditions:

SB234-AA1, s. 26k Section 26k. 121.555 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB234-AA1,14,3 121.555 (2) (cm) Waiver of operator requirement. Notwithstanding par. (c) 3., with respect to the operator of a vehicle under sub. (1) (a), a school board or the governing body of a private school or charter school may waive the requirement that an the operator of the motor vehicle have sufficient use of both hands if the operator of the motor vehicle has sufficient use of one hand to safely operate the vehicle which the school board or the governing body of the private school or charter school proposes the operator of the motor vehicle use, as substantiated by a special driving examination conducted by the department of transportation. The department of transportation shall conduct the special examination under this paragraph upon the request of a school board, or the governing body of a private school or charter school, or the operator of the motor vehicle.

SB234-AA1, s. 26L Section 26L. 121.555 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB234-AA1,14,25 121.555 (2m) Every school board, every governing body of a private school, and every governing body of a charter school that provides pupil transportation services under this section shall require that there be filed with it and with the department of transportation a certificate of insurance showing that the insurance policy required under sub. (2) has been procured and is in effect for the entire school year which covers the owner and operator of the motor vehicle and the school board or governing body of the private school or charter school, or shall procure an insurance policy and file such certificate with the department of transportation. No such policy may be terminated prior to its expiration or canceled for any reason, unless a notice thereof is filed with the department of transportation and the school board or the governing body of the private school or charter school by the insurer at least 30 days prior to the date of termination or cancellation. No such policy which covers a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may be terminated prior to its expiration or canceled for any reason, unless a notice thereof is also filed with the department of public instruction by the insurer at least 30 days prior to the date of termination or cancellation. An insurer that issues an insurance policy under this section that covers a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall notify the department of public instruction of any change made to the policy. A private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall immediately notify the department of public instruction that the school has received a notice of termination or cancellation from the insurer.

SB234-AA1, s. 26m Section 26m. 121.555 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB234-AA1,15,5 121.555 (6) (a) The department shall prepare and make available to school districts, private schools, charter schools, and contractors providing pupil transportation services informational materials, in printed or electronic form, relating to compliance with this section.

SB234-AA1, s. 26n Section 26n. 340.01 (56) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB234-AA1,15,9 340.01 (56) (a) 1. Pupils to or from a public school as defined in s. 115.01 (1) or, a private school as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), a charter school as defined in s. 115.001 (1), or pupils to or from a technical college when required under s. 118.15 (1).

SB234-AA1, s. 26p Section 26p. 341.03 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB234-AA1,15,12 341.03 (title) Operating vehicle after suspension, revocation, or cancellation of registration or without required insurance .

SB234-AA1, s. 26q Section 26q. 341.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB234-AA1,15,19 341.03 (1) Prohibition. No person may operate or knowingly permit the operation of a motor vehicle if the registration for that vehicle is suspended, revoked, or canceled under s. 285.30 (6) (d) or 342.255, ch. 344 or this chapter, or if the registration for that vehicle is suspended, canceled, or revoked under the law of another jurisdiction, or, if required under s. 121.53 or 121.555 (2) (a), valid insurance is not current on the vehicle.

SB234-AA1, s. 26r Section 26r. 343.12 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB234-AA1,15,24 343.12 (1m) (a) An employer that employs any person as an operator of a school bus is responsible for determining that each such person is qualified under this section to operate a school bus and for assuring that only employees so qualified operate the employer's school buses.

SB234-AA1,16,3 (b) If an employer employs any person holding a commercial driver license to operate a school bus, the employer shall participate in the employer notification program under s. 343.247.

SB234-AA1, s. 26s Section 26s. 343.12 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB234-AA1,16,12 343.12 (4) (b) The department shall, by rule, establish standards for the employment by an employer of a person under par. (a) as an operator of a school bus in this state. The rules may require the person to meet the qualifications contained in sub. (2), (2m), or (3) and any rules of the department applicable to residents, except that the rules shall require the person to meet the qualifications contained in sub. (2) (dm) and (em). The rules shall also require the employer to perform the actions specified in s. 121.555 (3) (a) 1. and 3. An employer of a person under par. (a) is subject to the requirement under sub. (1m).

SB234-AA1, s. 26t Section 26t. 343.12 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 343.12 (9) (a).

SB234-AA1, s. 26u Section 26u. 343.12 (9) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB234-AA1,16,16 343.12 (9) (bm) Any employer that violates sub. (1m) shall forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $400.

SB234-AA1, s. 26x Section 26x. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB234-AA1,16,24 (1) (a ) By the 30th day after the day of publication of this act, each private school participating in the program under section 118.60 or 119.23 of the statutes, as affected by this act, shall ensure that the results of all standard examinations administered in the previous 5 years to pupils attending the private school under section 118.60 or 119.23 of the statutes, as affected by this act, categorized by subject area, grade, sex, race, disability, and economic status, are provided to the department of public instruction. The department shall post the results on its Internet site.

SB234-AA1,17,5 (b) A private school participating in the program under section 118.60 or 119.23 of the statutes, as affected by this act, is not required to categorize the information under paragraph (a) if the number of pupils in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual pupil.

SB234-AA1,17,9 (2) The department of public instruction shall ensure that the school assessment guide required under section 115.28 (27) of the statutes, as created by this act, is available by the first day of the 10th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

SB234-AA1, s. 26y Section 26y. Initial applicability.

SB234-AA1,17,15 (1) The treatment of section 118.60 (6m) (e), (f), and (g), (7) (am) 1., (b) 10. and 11., and (10) (am) 4. of the statutes first applies to private schools participating in the program under section 118.60 of the statutes and to pupils who apply to attend, and to pupils who attend, a private school under section 118.60 of the statutes in the 2012-13 school year.

SB234-AA1,17,20 (2) The treatment of sections 119.16 (15) and 119.23 (6m) (e), (f), and (g), (7) (am) 1., (b) 10. and 11., and (f), and (10) (am) 4. of the statutes first applies to private schools participating in the program under section 119.23 of the statutes and to pupils who apply to attend, and to pupils who attend, a private school under section 119.23 of the statutes in the 2012-13 school year.

SB234-AA1,17,23 (3) The treatment of sections 115.28 (7) (b), 118.60 (7) (b) 9., and 119.23 (7) (b) 9. of the statutes first applies to a private school participating in the program under section 118.60 or 119.23 of the statutes in the 2013-14 school year.

SB234-AA1,18,3 (4) The treatment of section 118.19 (1) of the statutes first applies to a person seeking to teach in a private school participating in the program under section 118.60 or 119.23 of the statutes in the 2013-14 school year.

SB234-AA1, s. 26z Section 26z. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

SB234-AA1,18,10 (1) The treatment of sections 118.60 (10) (a) 9., 119.23 (10) (a) 9., 121.53 (4) and (6), 121.555 (1) (intro.) and (b), (2) (intro.) and (cm), (2m), and (6) (a), 340.01 (56) (a) 1., 341.03 (title) and (1), and 343.12 (1m) and (4) (b) of the statutes, the renumbering of section 343.12 (9) of the statutes, and the creation of section 343.12 (9) (bm) of the statutes take effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.".

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