Amendment ASA1-AB126

AB126-ASA1,8,2 118.40 (2r) (bm) 3. The dean of a college campus within the University of Wisconsin System may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school that is located in the county in which the college campus is located or in an adjacent county.

AB126-ASA1,23 Section 23. 118.40 (2r) (bm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB126-ASA1,8,6 118.40 (2r) (bm) 5. The board of control of a cooperative educational service agency may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school that is located within the boundaries of the agency.

AB126-ASA1,24 Section 24. 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB126-ASA1,25 Section 25. 118.40 (2r) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB126-ASA1,26 Section 26. 118.40 (2r) (c) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, is renumbered 118.40 (2r) (c) and amended to read:

AB126-ASA1,8,13 118.40 (2r) (c) A pupil who resides in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county may attend any charter school established under this subsection in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county.

AB126-ASA1,27 Section 27. 118.40 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB126-ASA1,28 Section 28. 118.40 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB126-ASA1,8,23 118.40 (3) (f) 1. In this paragraph, a person has a proven track record of success if, during the 2 immediately preceding school years, a person operated a charter school in which the percentage of pupils attending the charter school who received a score of advanced or proficient on the state assessments for math and reading under ss. 118.30 and 121.02 (1) (r) in all tested grades is at least 10 percentage points greater than the percentage of pupils attending public schools in the school district where the charter school is located who received the same scores on the same assessments in the same grades.

AB126-ASA1,9,4 2. Subject to subd. 4., a school board or entity under sub. (2r) (b) that has contracted with a person to operate a charter school shall, upon receiving a letter of intent under subd. 3. from the person, amend the existing contract or enter into a new contract with the person to authorize the person to operate one or more additional charter schools if the person has a proven track record of success operating a charter school under a contract with the school board or entity.

AB126-ASA1,9,7 3. To operate an additional charter school under subd. 2., a person must submit to a school board or entity under sub. (2r) (b) a letter of intent that includes all of the following:

AB126-ASA1,9,8 a. The date on which instruction will begin at each additional charter school.

AB126-ASA1,9,9 b. The general location of each additional charter school.

AB126-ASA1,9,12 c. A description of any potential facility that may be used by each additional charter school, including the approximate number of pupils that each facility may safely accommodate.

AB126-ASA1,9,13 d. Evidence demonstrating that the person has a proven track record of success.

AB126-ASA1,9,16 4. A school board or entity under sub. (2r) (b) shall to authorize a person to operate no more than 2 additional charter schools per school year under this paragraph, unless the parties agree to more than 2.

AB126-ASA1,9,20 5. An additional charter school authorized under this paragraph is not a satellite or subsidiary campus of the charter school for which the operator demonstrated a proven track record of success under subd. 2. and is considered an individual school for funding purposes.

AB126-ASA1,29 Section 29. 118.40 (7) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB126-ASA1,9,25 118.40 (7) (am) 2. A charter school established under sub. (2r) or a private school located in the school district operating under ch. 119 that is converted to a charter school is not an instrumentality of any school district and no school board may employ any personnel for the charter school. If the chancellor of the an institution or the dean of a college campus within the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Wisconsin System contracts for the establishment of a charter school under sub. (2r), the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may employ instructional staff for the charter school. If a technical college district board contracts for the establishment of a charter school under sub. (2r), the technical college district board may employ instructional staff for the charter school. If the board of control of a cooperative educational service agency contracts for the establishment of a charter school under sub. (2r), the board of control may employ instructional staff for the charter school.

AB126-ASA1,30 Section 30. 230.08 (2) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB126-ASA1,10,13 230.08 (2) (dm) Instructional staff employed by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System who provide services for a charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2011 stats.

AB126-ASA1,31 Section 31. 230.35 (1s) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB126-ASA1,10,20 230.35 (1s) Annual leave of absence with pay for instructional staff employed by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System who provide services for a charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2011 stats., shall be determined by the governing board of the charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2011 stats., as approved by the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

AB126-ASA1,32 Section 32. Initial applicability.

AB126-ASA1,10,24 (1) Charter schools contracts. The creation of section 118.40 (3) (f) of the statutes first applies to a contract for the establishment of a charter school that is entered into, modified, or renewed on the effective date of this subsection.

AB126-ASA1,33 Section 33. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB126-ASA1,11,4 (1) The repeal and recreation of sections 20.923 (6) (m) and 111.815 (1) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2015.

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