AB379-ASA1,22,2318 2. A school board governing body shall disclose pertinent pupil records to an
19investigating law enforcement agency or district attorney if the person to whom the
20records are disclosed certifies in writing that the records concern the juvenile justice
21system and the system's ability to effectively serve the pupil, relate to an ongoing
22investigation or pending delinquency petition, and will not be disclosed to any other
23person except as otherwise authorized by law.
AB379-ASA1,23,3
1(p) A school board governing body may disclose pupil records to appropriate
2parties in connection with an emergency if knowledge of the information is necessary
3to protect the health or safety of any individual.
AB379-ASA1,23,17 4(3) Maintenance of records. Each school board governing body shall adopt
5rules in writing specifying the content of pupil records and the time during which
6pupil records shall be maintained. No behavioral records may be maintained for
7more than one year after the pupil ceases to be enrolled in the school operated by the
8governing body
, unless the pupil specifies in writing that his or her behavioral
9records may be maintained for a longer period. A pupil's progress records shall be
10maintained for at least 5 years after the pupil ceases to be enrolled in the school. A
11school board governing body may maintain the records on microfilm, on an optical
12disk, or in electronic format if authorized under s. 19.21 (4) (c), or in such other form
13as the school board governing body deems appropriate. A school board governing
14body
shall maintain law enforcement officers' records obtained under s. 48.396 (1)
15or 938.396 (1) (b) 2. or (c) 3. separately from a pupil's other pupil records. Rules
16adopted under this subsection shall be published by the school board governing body
17as a class 1 notice under ch. 985.
AB379-ASA1,24,10 18(4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district and a private
19school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or in the program under s. 119.23

20governing body shall transfer to another school, including a private or governing
21body, including the governing body of a
tribal school, or school district all pupil
22records relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school district or private school
23governing body has received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an adult or
24his or her parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends to enroll
25in the other a school or school district operated by the other governing body or written

1notice from the other school or school district governing body that the pupil has
2enrolled in a school operated by the other governing body or from a court that the
3pupil has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p),
4or a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02
5(15g). In this subsection, "school" and "school district" include "governing body"
6includes the governing body of
any juvenile correctional facility, secured residential
7care center for children and youth, adult correctional institution, mental health
8institute, or center for the developmentally disabled that provides an educational
9program for its residents instead of or in addition to that which is provided by public,
10private, and tribal schools.
AB379-ASA1,24,14 11(5) Use for suspension or expulsion. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), nothing
12in this section prohibits a school district governing body from using a pupil's records
13in connection with the suspension or expulsion of the pupil or the use of such records
14by a multidisciplinary team under ch. 115.
AB379-ASA1,24,2115 (b) Law enforcement officers' records obtained under s. 48.396 (1) or 938.396
16(1) (b) 2. or (c) 3. and records of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs.
1748 and 938 or of a municipal court obtained under s. 938.396 (2g) (m) may not be used
18by a school district governing body as the sole basis for expelling or suspending a
19pupil or as the sole basis for taking any other disciplinary action against a pupil, but
20may be used as the sole basis for taking action against a pupil under the school
21district's
governing body's athletic code.
AB379-ASA1,24,25 22(7) Disclosure of law enforcement unit records. A school board governing
23body
shall treat law enforcement unit records of juveniles in the same manner as a
24law enforcement agency is required to treat law enforcement officers' records of
25juveniles under s. 938.396 (1) (a).
AB379-ASA1,23
1Section 23. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,25,52 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) All Any of the following entities may establish by
3charter and operate a charter school or, on behalf of their respective entities, may
4initiate a
contract with an individual or group a person to operate a school as a
5charter school:
AB379-ASA1,24 6Section 24. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,25,157 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. A charter shall include all of the provisions specified under
8sub. (1m) (b) 3. to 14.
A contract shall include all of the provisions specified under
9sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment of the charter
10school on the liability of the contracting entity under this paragraph. The contract
11may include other provisions agreed to by the parties. The chancellor of the
12University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee or of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may
13not establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school under
14this paragraph without the approval of the board of regents of the University of
15Wisconsin System.
AB379-ASA1,25 16Section 25. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,25,1817 118.40 (2r) (b) 2m. a. A charter or contract may include grounds for expelling
18a pupil from the charter school.
AB379-ASA1,25,2119 b. If the charter or contract includes grounds for expelling a pupil from the
20charter school as permitted under subd. 2m. a., the charter or contract shall include
21the procedures to be followed by the charter school prior to expelling a pupil.
AB379-ASA1,26 22Section 26. 118.40 (2r) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,25,2423 118.40 (2r) (b) 4. No chartering or contracting entity under subd. 1. may
24establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a virtual charter school.
AB379-ASA1,27
1Section 27. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
220
, is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,26,123 118.40 (2r) (bm) The common council of the city of Milwaukee and the
4Milwaukee area technical college district board may establish or enter into a
5contract for the establishment of a charter school located only in the school district
6operating under ch. 119. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
7may establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school
8located only in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county. The chancellor of the
9University of Wisconsin-Parkside may only establish or enter into a contract for the
10establishment of a charter school located in a unified school district that is located
11in the county in which the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is situated or in an
12adjacent county.
AB379-ASA1,28 13Section 28. 118.40 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,26,1714 118.40 (2r) (cm) The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may
15establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of only one charter school
16under this subsection, which may not operate high school grades and which may not
17accommodate more than 480 pupils.
AB379-ASA1,29 18Section 29. 118.40 (2r) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,26,2019 118.40 (2r) (d) (intro.) The chartering or contracting entity under par. (b) shall
20do all of the following:
AB379-ASA1,30 21Section 30. 118.40 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,27,222 118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under subs. sub. (2m) or (2r) may be
23for any term not exceeding 5 school years and may be renewed for one or more terms
24not exceeding 5 school years, except that upon request of the charter school operator,

1the initial contract shall be for a term of 5 years
. The contract shall specify the
2amount to be paid to the charter school during each school year of the contract.
AB379-ASA1,31 3Section 31. 118.40 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,27,74 118.40 (3) (e) When establishing or contracting for the establishment of a
5charter school under this section, a school board or entity specified under sub. (2r)
6(b) shall consider the principles and standards for quality charter schools established
7by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.
AB379-ASA1,32 8Section 32. 118.40 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,27,149 118.40 (4) (c) Single-sex schools and courses. A school board may enter into a
10contract for, and an
or entity under sub. (2r) (b) may establish or enter into a contract
11for, the establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides
12one or more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board or entity under sub.
13(2r) (b) makes available to the opposite sex, under the same policies and criteria of
14admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such school or course.
AB379-ASA1,33 15Section 33. 118.40 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (5) (a).
AB379-ASA1,34 16Section 34. 118.40 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA1,27,2017 118.40 (5) (b) 1. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4., a school board or entity
18under sub. (2r) that has contracted for the establishment of a charter school shall
19revoke the contract if the department determines under s. 115.39 (3) that the charter
20school has received a grade of F under s. 115.39 (2) (c) for 3 consecutive school years.
AB379-ASA1,27,2521 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4., a school board or entity under sub.
22(2r) that has contracted for the establishment of a charter school shall revoke the
23contract if the department determines under s. 115.39 (3) that the charter school has
24received a grade of F in at least 3 of 5 consecutive school years and a grade no higher
25than D in the other 2 school years under s. 115.39 (2) (c).
AB379-ASA1,28,3
13. A school board or entity under sub. (2r) may not revoke a contract under
2subd. 1. or 2. based on the grades received by the charter school during the school's
3first 5 years.
AB379-ASA1,28,84 4. A school board or entity under sub. (2r) may not revoke a contract under
5subd. 1. or 2. if the department determines, based on the recommendations of the
6academic accountability council under s. 115.39 (8) (b) and on information provided
7by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center, that the
8school demonstrates high-value added growth.
AB379-ASA1,28,119 5. The revocation of a contract under subd. 1. or 2. is initially effective on the
10July 1 following the issuance of the school's accountability report under s. 115.39 (3)
11containing the department's determination under subd. 1. or 2.
AB379-ASA1,28,1412 6. If a charter school that has had its contract revoked under subd. 1. or 2.
13reopens as a private school, it may not participate in a parental choice program under
14s. 118.60 or 119.23.
AB379-ASA1,35 15Section 35. 118.42 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,28,17 16118.42 (title) Low-performing school districts and schools; state
17superintendent interventions.
AB379-ASA1,36 18Section 36. 118.42 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB379-ASA1,37 19Section 37. 118.42 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB379-ASA1,38 20Section 38. 118.42 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,28,2221 118.42 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) If the state superintendent issues a directive under par.
22(a) or (b), he or she shall do all of the following:
AB379-ASA1,39 23Section 39. 118.42 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,29,3
1118.42 (3) (c) 2. If a school board receives a directive from the state
2superintendent under par. (a) or (b), the school board shall seek input from school
3district staff, parents, and community leaders on implementing the directive.
AB379-ASA1,40 4Section 40. 118.42 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,29,85 118.42 (4) The state superintendent shall promulgate rules establishing
6criteria and procedures for determining whether a school or school district is in need
7of improvement and whether a school is among the lowest performing 5 percent of
8all public schools in the state,
for the purposes of this section.
AB379-ASA1,41 9Section 41. 118.425 of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA1,29,12 10118.425 Low-performing public schools. (1) Definition. In this section,
11"charter management organization" means a person that operates multiple charter
12schools.
AB379-ASA1,29,13 13(2) Applicability. This section applies beginning on July 1, 2020.
AB379-ASA1,29,21 14(3) Charter management organizations. The department shall establish and
15maintain a list of high-quality charter management organizations. A charter
16management organization is a high-quality charter management organization if, in
17each of the 2 immediately preceding school years, the average growth rate in reading
18and mathematics of pupils attending each charter school operated by the
19organization, wherever located, was greater than the average growth rate in reading
20and mathematics of pupils attending public schools in the school district in which the
21charter school established under sub. (4) will be located.
AB379-ASA1,30,4 22(4) Sanctions. (a) Except as provided in par. (d), if the department determines
23under s. 115.39 (3) that a public school, other than a charter school, has received a
24grade of F under s. 115.39 (2) (c) for 3 consecutive school years, or has received a grade
25of F in at least 3 of 5 consecutive school years and a grade no higher than D in the

1other 2 school years under s. 115.39 (2) (c), the school board shall determine whether
2to permanently close the school or contract under s. 118.40 with a charter
3management organization that is included in the list under sub. (3) to operate the
4school as a charter school.
AB379-ASA1,30,125 (b) 1. If the school board determines to contract with a charter management
6organization under par. (a), it shall issue a request for proposals and publish a class
71 notice under ch. 985 of the statutes within 30 days of the department's
8determination under par. (a). The school board shall enter into the contract with the
9charter management organization by the February 1 following the department's
10determination under par. (a). The contract shall provide for the attendance of pupils
11beginning in the following school year. The contract may not require the charter
12management organization to purchase or lease the school.
AB379-ASA1,30,2013 2. If the school board determines to contract with a charter management
14organization under par. (a) but is unable to reach an agreement with any charter
15management organization, the school board may request the state superintendent
16to waive the requirement under par. (a). The state superintendent shall refer the
17request to the academic accountability council for its recommendation. The state
18superintendent may waive the requirement under par. (a) if the school board
19demonstrates that it engaged in a good-faith effort to reach an agreement with a
20charter management organization.
AB379-ASA1,30,2321 3. If the state superintendent grants the waiver, effective in the school year
22following the date of the department's determination under par. (a), the school board
23shall convert the school to a charter school and do all of the following in the school:
AB379-ASA1,30,2424 a. Replace the school's principal.
AB379-ASA1,30,2525 b. Implement a rigorous staff evaluation and development system.
AB379-ASA1,31,3
1c. Reward staff who increase pupil academic achievement or high school
2graduation rates and remove staff who have not improved in these areas after being
3given an ample opportunity to do so.
AB379-ASA1,31,44 d. Institute comprehensive instructional reform.
AB379-ASA1,31,55 e. Increase the time provided for pupil instruction.
AB379-ASA1,31,66 f. Apply community-oriented school strategies.
AB379-ASA1,31,77 g. Provide greater operational flexibility and support for the school.
AB379-ASA1,31,118 (c) If the school board determines to permanently close the school under par.
9(a), the school closing takes effect on the July 1 following the issuance of the school's
10accountability report under s. 115.39 (3) containing the department's determination
11under par. (a).
AB379-ASA1,31,1512 (d) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department determines, based on the
13recommendations of the academic accountability council under s. 115.39 (8) (b) and
14on information provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added
15Research Center, that the school demonstrates high-value added growth.
AB379-ASA1,31,19 16(5) Charter school legal status; payment. (a) 1. Notwithstanding s. 118.40
17(7) (a) and (am), a charter school established under sub. (4) (b) 1. may not be an
18instrumentality of the school district and the school board may not employ any
19personnel for the charter school.
AB379-ASA1,31,2220 2. Notwithstanding s. 118.40 (7) (a) and (am), a charter school established
21under sub. (4) (b) 3. is an instrumentality of the school district and the school board
22shall employ all personnel for the charter school.
AB379-ASA1,32,223 (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.40 (3) (b), the school board shall pay the operator
24of a charter school established under sub. (4) (b) 1., for each full-time equivalent

1pupil attending the charter school, an amount equal to at least 90 percent of the
2average per pupil cost for the school district.
AB379-ASA1,42 3Section 42. 118.60 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA1,32,94 118.60 (9m) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 3., if the department determines
5under s. 115.39 (3) that a private school participating in the program under this
6section has received a grade of F under s. 115.39 (2) (c) for 3 consecutive school years,
7the state superintendent shall issue an order permanently barring the private school
8from accepting any pupils under this section who were not attending the private
9school under this section in the school year in which the order was issued.
AB379-ASA1,32,1610 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., if the department determines under s. 115.39
11(3) that a private school participating in the program under this section has received
12a grade of F in at least 3 of 5 consecutive school years and a grade no higher than D
13in the other 2 school years under s. 115.39 (2) (c), the state superintendent shall issue
14an order permanently barring the private school from accepting any pupils under
15this section who were not attending the private school under this section in the school
16year in which the order was issued.
AB379-ASA1,32,2117 3. If the department determines, based on the recommendations of the
18academic accountability council under s. 115.39 (8) (b) and on information provided
19by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center, that the
20school demonstrates high-value added growth, the state superintendent may
21determine not to issue an order under subd. 1. or 2.
AB379-ASA1,32,2322 (b) A private school that has been barred from accepting new pupils under par.
23(a) may not reopen as a charter school.
AB379-ASA1,43 24Section 43. 118.60 (10) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
2520
, is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,33,3
1118.60 (10) (c) Whenever the state superintendent issues an order under par.
2(a), (am), (ar), or (b), or sub. (9m), he or she shall immediately notify the parent or
3guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this section.
AB379-ASA1,44 4Section 44. 118.60 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,33,75 118.60 (10) (d) The state superintendent may withhold payment from a private
6school under subs. (4) and (4m) if the private school violates this section or fails to
7participate in the student information system as required under s. 115.383 (3)
.
AB379-ASA1,45 8Section 45. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
9is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,33,1910 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
1166.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
12115.345, 115.363, 115.365 (3), 115.38 (2), 115.383, 115.39, 115.415, 115.445, 118.001
13to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to
14118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18,
15118.19, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245,
16118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.51, 118.52,
17118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2)
18(b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, 120.21 (3),
19and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
AB379-ASA1,46 20Section 46. 119.23 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA1,34,221 119.23 (9m) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 3., if the department determines
22under s. 115.39 (3) that a private school participating in the program under this
23section has received a grade of F under s. 115.39 (2) (c) for 3 consecutive school years,
24the state superintendent shall issue an order permanently barring the private school

1from accepting any pupils under this section who were not attending the private
2school under this section in the school year in which the order was issued.
AB379-ASA1,34,93 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., if the department determines under s. 115.39
4(3) that a private school participating in the program under this section has received
5a grade of F in at least 3 of 5 consecutive school years and a grade no higher than D
6in the other 2 school years under s. 115.39 (2) (c), the state superintendent shall issue
7an order permanently barring the private school from accepting any pupils under
8this section who were not attending the private school under this section in the school
9year in which the order was issued.
AB379-ASA1,34,1410 3. If the department determines, based on the recommendations of the
11academic accountability council under s. 115.39 (8) (b) and on information provided
12by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center, that the
13school demonstrates high-value added growth, the state superintendent may
14determine not to issue an order under subd. 1. or 2.
AB379-ASA1,34,1615 (b) A private school that has been barred from accepting new pupils under par.
16(a) may not reopen as a charter school.
AB379-ASA1,47 17Section 47. 119.23 (10) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
1820
, is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,34,2119 119.23 (10) (c) Whenever the state superintendent issues an order under par.
20(a), (am), (ar), or (b), or sub. (9m), he or she shall immediately notify the parent or
21guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this section.
AB379-ASA1,48 22Section 48. 119.23 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,34,2523 119.23 (10) (d) The state superintendent may withhold payment from a private
24school under subs. (4) and (4m) if the private school violates this section or fails to
25participate in the student information system as required under s. 115.383 (3)
.
AB379-ASA1,49
1Section 49. 120.12 (26) of the statutes is created to read:
AB379-ASA1,35,42 120.12 (26) Staffing and financial data. Upon request, provide to the
3department any staffing or financial data that the department needs to comply with
4state or federal reporting requirements.
AB379-ASA1,50 5Section 50. 121.006 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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