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:
AB379-ASA1,35,76 121.006 (2) (d) Comply with a directive issued by the state superintendent
7under s. 118.42 (3) (a) or (b).
AB379-ASA1,51 8Section 51. 121.02 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB379-ASA1,35,119 121.02 (1) (o) Annually comply with the requirements of s. 115.38 (2). The
10school board may include additional information in the report under s. 115.38 (2)

11115.39 (5).
AB379-ASA1,52 12Section 52.0 Nonstatutory provisions.
AB379-ASA1,35,1613 (1) Prospective performance. No data derived from a school year prior to the
142017-18 school year may be used by the department of public instruction to
15determine a school's performance under section 115.39 of the statutes, as created by
16this act.
AB379-ASA1,35,1917 (2) Legislative audit bureau report. The legislative audit bureau shall submit
18its initial report under section 115.39 (7) of the statutes, as created by this act, in
19January 2019.
AB379-ASA1,35,2220 (3) Academic accountability council. Notwithstanding section 15.377 (5) (a)
21of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members of the academic
22accountability council shall be appointed for terms expiring as follows:
AB379-ASA1,35,2423 (a) One member appointed under section 15.377 (5) (a) 1., 3., and 5. of the
24statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2015.
AB379-ASA1,36,2
1(b) The members appointed under section 15.377 (5) (a) 2. and 4. of the statutes,
2as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2016.
AB379-ASA1,36,43 (c) One member appointed under section 15.377 (5) (a) 1., 3., and 5. of the
4statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2017.
AB379-ASA1,53 5Section 53. Initial applicability.
AB379-ASA1,36,96 (1) Pupil records. The treatment of section 118.125 (1) (bc), (bL), and (f), (2)
7(intro.), (c) 1., (cg), (ch), (ck), (cm), (d), (g), (i), (j) 2. and 3., (k), (L), (n), and (p), (3), (4),
8(5), and (7) of the statutes first applies to a request for disclosure received on the
9effective date of this subsection.
AB379-ASA1,36,1110 (2) Charter school contracts. The treatment of section 118.40 (3) (b) of the
11statutes first applies to contracts entered into on the effective date of this subsection.
AB379-ASA1,54 12Section 54. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
13except as follows:
AB379-ASA1,36,1614 (1) Low-performing schools. The treatment of sections 118.42 (title), (2), (3)
15(b) and (c) 1. (intro.) and 2., and (4) and 121.006 (2) (d) of the statutes takes effect on
16July 1, 2020.
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