AB848-SA1,25 5Section 25. 118.016 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
655
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,8,147 118.016 (1) (b) Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, each school board and the
8operator of each charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall, using
9the appropriate, valid, and reliable assessment of literacy fundamentals selected by
10the school board or operator, annually assess each pupil enrolled in 4-year-old
11kindergarten to 2nd grade in the school district or in the charter school for reading
12readiness. The school board or operator shall ensure that the assessment evaluates
13whether a pupil possesses phonemic awareness and letter sound knowledge. A
14school board or operator may administer computer adaptive assessments.
AB848-SA1,26 15Section 26. 118.016 (1g) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
16is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,8,1917 118.016 (1g) If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under subch.
18V of ch. 115, the school board or operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
19or (2x) shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
AB848-SA1,27 20Section 27. 118.035 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
21is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,8,2322 118.035 (1) In this section, "school" means a public school and includes a
23charter school other than a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
AB848-SA1,28 24Section 28. 118.076 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
25Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,9,4
1118.076 (2) (intro.) Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, each school board
2operating high school grades, the operator of each charter school established under
3s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operates high school grades, and the governing body of each
4private school that operates high school grades shall do all of the following:
AB848-SA1,29 5Section 29. 118.30 (1g) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
655
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,9,127 118.30 (1g) (a) 2. By January 1, 2000, or by January 1 of the 1st school year of
8operation, whichever is later, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
9or (2x) shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and
10writing, geography and history. The operator of the charter school may adopt the
11pupil academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated
12January 13, 1998.
AB848-SA1,30 13Section 30. 118.30 (1g) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1455
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,9,2115 118.30 (1g) (c) Each school board operating elementary grades and each
16operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operates elementary
17grades may develop or adopt its own examination designed to measure pupil
18attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 4th grade and may develop or adopt its
19own examination designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts
20in the 8th grade. If the school board or operator of the charter school develops or
21adopts an examination under this paragraph, it shall notify the department.
AB848-SA1,31 22Section 31. 118.30 (1r) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
23Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,9,2524 118.30 (1r) (intro.) Annually the operator of each charter school under s. 118.40
25(2r) or (2x) shall do all of the following:
AB848-SA1,32
1Section 32. 118.30 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
255
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,10,73 118.30 (2) (b) 1. If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under
4subch. V of ch. 115, the school board, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40
5(2r) or (2x), governing body of the private school participating in the program under
6s. 118.60, or governing body of the private school participating in the program under
7s. 119.23 shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
AB848-SA1,33 8Section 33. 118.30 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
955
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,10,1710 118.30 (2) (b) 2. According to criteria established by the state superintendent
11by rule, the school board, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
12governing body of the private school participating in the program under s. 118.60, or
13governing body of the private school participating in the program under s. 119.23
14may determine not to administer an examination under this section to a
15limited-English speaking pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the
16pupil to be examined in his or her native language, or may modify the format and
17administration of an examination for such pupils.
AB848-SA1,34 18Section 34. 118.30 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1955
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,10,2220 118.30 (2) (b) 4. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the operator
21of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall excuse the pupil from taking an
22examination administered under sub. (1r) or s. 118.301 (3).
AB848-SA1,35 23Section 35. 118.30 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
24is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,11,11
1118.30 (6) A school board and an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
2(2r) or (2x) is not required to administer the 4th and 8th grade examinations adopted
3or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) or authorized under s.
4118.301 (3) if the school board or the operator of the charter school administers its
5own 4th and 8th grade examinations, the school board or operator of the charter
6school submits the examination results to the University of Wisconsin-Madison
7Value-Added Research Center to conduct statistical correlations of those
8examinations with the examinations adopted or approved by the state
9superintendent under sub. (1), the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added
10Research Center provides the statistical correlations to the state superintendent,
11and the federal department of education approves.
AB848-SA1,36 12Section 36. 118.301 (3) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1355
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,11,2414 118.301 (3) (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.30 (1r), beginning in the first full school
15year following the date on which the research center submitted the list of approved
16examinations to the department under sub. (2) (a), an operator of a charter school
17under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) is not required to administer an examination adopted or
18approved by the state superintendent under s. 118.30 (1) in any grade for which an
19examination is required to be administered under s. 118.30 if the operator
20administers in that grade an alternative examination approved by the research
21center under sub. (2). If the operator of the charter school elects to administer an
22alternative examination under this paragraph, the operator shall notify the
23department of its intent to administer the examination and shall publish that fact
24and information about the examination on the school's Internet site.
AB848-SA1,37
1Section 37. 118.301 (4) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
255
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,12,73 118.301 (4) (a) If a school board, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
4(2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a private school participating in a program under
5s. 118.60 or 119.23 administers an alternative examination under sub. (3), the school
6board, operator, or governing body shall submit the examination results to the
7research center.
AB848-SA1,38 8Section 38. 118.33 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
955
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,12,1810 118.33 (1) (f) 2. The operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that
11operates high school grades and an individual or group or a person that, pursuant
12to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the
13operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools
14and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
15and that operates high school grades shall develop and periodically review and revise
16a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma. The criteria shall
17include the pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test
18under sub. (1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
AB848-SA1,39 19Section 39. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2055
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,13,1421 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Neither a school board nor an operator of a charter school under
22s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) nor an individual or group or person that, pursuant to s. 115.999
23(3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the operation and
24general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
25partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 may

1grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria
2specified in the school board's or charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Neither
3the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23
4nor a governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2)
5(c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management
6of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
7119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 may grant a high school diploma
8to any pupil attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the school transferred
9to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch.
10115, or subch. II of ch. 119 unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the
11governing body's policy under subd. 2m. The governing body of a private school
12participating in the program under s. 118.60 may not grant a high school diploma to
13any pupil attending the private school under s. 118.60 unless the pupil has satisfied
14the criteria specified in the governing body's policy under subd. 2r.
AB848-SA1,40 15Section 40. 118.33 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
16Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,13,2517 118.33 (1m) (a) 1. Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, no school board,
18operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or governing body of a private
19school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may, except as provided
20in subd. 2. and subject to the policies under sub. (2) (m), grant a high school diploma
21to any pupil unless the pupil takes, during the high school grades, a civics test
22comprised of 100 questions that are identical to the 100 questions that may be asked
23of an individual during the process of applying for U.S. citizenship by the United
24States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the pupil correctly answers at least
2560 of those questions.
AB848-SA1,42
1Section 42. 118.33 (1m) (a) 2. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
2Act 212
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,14,93 118.33 (1m) (a) 2. a. Except as provided in subd. 2. b., a school board, operator
4of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and governing body of a private school
5participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall require a pupil for whom
6an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is in effect and a parentally
7placed child with a disability, as defined in 34 CFR 300.130, to complete the civics
8test described under subd. 1. but may not condition graduation on the successful
9completion of the test.
AB848-SA1,43 10Section 43. 118.33 (1m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin
11Act 212
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,14,1812 118.33 (1m) (a) 2. b. If a pupil's individualized education program under s.
13115.787 or a services plan, as defined in 34 CFR 300.37, includes a statement that
14it is not appropriate to administer the civics test under subd. 1. to the pupil, a school
15board, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and governing body
16of a private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may not make
17completion of the civics test described under subd. 1. a condition of graduation for
18that pupil.
AB848-SA1,44 19Section 44. 118.33 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2055
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,14,2521 118.33 (1m) (a) 3. A school board, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
22(2r) or (2x), and governing body of a private school participating in a program under
23s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall permit a limited-English proficient pupil, as defined in s.
24115.955 (7), to take the civics test described under subd. 1. in the pupil's language
25of choice.
AB848-SA1,45
1Section 45. 118.33 (1m) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
255
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,15,63 118.33 (1m) (b) A school board, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
4or (2x), and governing body of a private school participating in a program under s.
5118.60 or 119.23 may determine the format of the civics test required under this
6subsection and when in the school year to administer the test.
AB848-SA1,46 7Section 46. 118.33 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
855
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,15,169 118.33 (6) (b) 1. Each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
10shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for promoting a pupil from the 4th
11grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall
12include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1r) (a) or
13(am) or s. 118.301 (3), unless the pupil has been excused from taking the examination
14under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of
15teachers, which shall be based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any
16other academic criteria specified by the operator of the charter school.
AB848-SA1,47 17Section 47. 118.33 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1855
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,15,2319 118.33 (6) (b) 2. Beginning on September 1, 2002, an operator of a charter
20school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may not promote a 4th grade pupil to the 5th grade,
21and may not promote an 8th grade pupil to the 9th grade, unless the pupil satisfies
22the criteria for promotion specified in the charter school operator's policy under subd.
231.
AB848-SA1,48 24Section 48. 118.33 (6) (cm) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2555
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,16,7
1118.33 (6) (cm) 4. Except as provided in subds. 5. and 6., beginning on
2September 1, 2011, the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may
3not enroll a child in the first grade in the school unless the child has completed
45-year-old kindergarten. Each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or
5(2x)
that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall adopt a written policy
6specifying the criteria for promoting a pupil from 5-year-old kindergarten to the
7first grade.
AB848-SA1,49 8Section 49. 118.33 (6) (cm) 5. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
955
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,16,1510 118.33 (6) (cm) 5. Each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
11that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall establish procedures,
12conditions, and standards for exempting a child from the requirement that the child
13complete kindergarten as a prerequisite to enrollment in the first grade and for
14reviewing the denial of an exemption upon the request of the pupil's parent or
15guardian.
AB848-SA1,50 16Section 50. 118.33 (6) (cm) 6. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015
17Wisconsin Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,16,2218 118.33 (6) (cm) 6. (intro.) The operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
19or (2x) that operates a 5-year-old kindergarten program shall enroll in the first
20grade a child who has not completed kindergarten but who is otherwise eligible to
21be admitted to and to enroll in first grade as a new or continuing pupil at the time
22the child moves into this state if one of the following applies:
AB848-SA1,51 23Section 51. 118.40 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
24is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,17,6
1118.40 (1) Notice to state superintendent. Whenever a school board intends
2to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention.
3Whenever one of the entities under sub. (2r) (b) or the director under sub. (2x) intends
4to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention
5by February 1 of the previous school year. A notice under this subsection shall
6include a description of the proposed school.
AB848-SA1,52 7Section 52. 118.40 (2x) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
8is repealed.
AB848-SA1,53 9Section 53. 118.40 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
10is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,17,1411 118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under sub. (2m), or (2r), or (2x) may
12be for any term not exceeding 5 school years and may be renewed for one or more
13terms not exceeding 5 school years. The contract shall specify the amount to be paid
14to the charter school during each school year of the contract.
AB848-SA1,54 15Section 54. 118.40 (3) (f) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
16is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,17,2117 118.40 (3) (f) A contract with a school board , or an entity under sub. (2r) (b),
18or the director under sub. (2x)
may provide for the establishment of more than one
19charter school, and a charter school governing board may enter into more than one
20contract with a school board, or an entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under
21sub. (2x)
.
AB848-SA1,55 22Section 55. 118.40 (3) (g) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2355
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,18,224 118.40 (3) (g) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3. and sub. (4) (ar) 1., a
25contract with a school board, or an entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under

1sub. (2x)
shall require that if the capacity of the charter school is insufficient to accept
2all pupils who apply, the charter school shall accept pupils at random.
AB848-SA1,56 3Section 56. 118.40 (3) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
4is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,18,105 118.40 (3) (h) A school board, or an entity under sub. (2r), or the director under
6sub. (2x)
may contract for the establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one
7sex or that provides one or more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board,
8or entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) makes available to the
9opposite sex, under the same policies and criteria of admission, schools or courses
10that are comparable to each such school or course.
AB848-SA1,57 11Section 57. 118.40 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin
12Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,18,1413 118.40 (3m) Authorizing entity duties. (intro.) A school board, and an entity
14under sub. (2r) (b), and the director under sub. (2x) shall do all of the following:
AB848-SA1,58 15Section 58. 118.40 (3m) (f) 3. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1655
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,18,2017 118.40 (3m) (f) 3. The operating costs the school board, or entity under sub. (2r)
18(b), or director under sub. (2x) incurred under pars. (a) to (e), detailed in an audited
19financial statement prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
20principles.
AB848-SA1,59 21Section 59. 118.40 (3m) (f) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2255
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,18,2523 118.40 (3m) (f) 4. The services the school board , or entity under sub. (2r) (b),
24or director under sub. (2x)
provided to the charter schools under contract with it and
25an itemized accounting of the cost of the services.
AB848-SA1,60
1Section 60. 118.40 (5) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
2Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,19,63 118.40 (5) Charter revocation. (intro.) A charter may be revoked by the school
4board, or the entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under (2x) that contracted with
5the charter school if the school board or, if applicable, the entity under sub. (2r) (b)
6or the director under sub. (2x) finds that any of the following occurred:
AB848-SA1,61 7Section 61. 118.40 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
8is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,19,109 118.40 (5) (a) The charter school violated its contract with the school board, or
10the entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under sub. (2x).
AB848-SA1,62 11Section 62. 118.40 (7) (am) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
12Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,19,2113 118.40 (7) (am) 2. A charter school established under sub. (2r) or (2x) or a
14private school located in the school district operating under ch. 119 that is converted
15to a charter school is not an instrumentality of any school district and no school board
16may employ any personnel for the charter school. If the chancellor of the University
17of Wisconsin-Parkside contracts for the establishment of a charter school under sub.
18(2r), the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may employ
19instructional staff for the charter school. If the Gateway technical college district
20board contracts for the establishment of a charter school under sub. (2r), Gateway
21technical college may employ instructional staff for the charter school.
AB848-SA1,63 22Section 63. 118.51 (1) (ad) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2355
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,19,2524 118.51 (1) (ad) "Charter school" excludes a school under contract with an entity
25under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) or the director under s. 118.40 (2x).
AB848-SA1,64
1Section 64. 118.56 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
255
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,20,7 3118.56 Work based learning programs. (intro.) A school board, a governing
4board of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or a governing body
5of a private school may create a work based learning program for pupils in grades 9
6to 12. A school board or governing body that creates a work based learning program
7under this section shall create the program to do all of the following:
AB848-SA1,65 8Section 65. 118.57 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
9amended to read:
AB848-SA1,20,1610 118.57 (2) The school board shall include in the notice under sub. (1) the most
11recent performance category assigned under s. 115.385 (2) to each school within the
12school district boundaries, including charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r)
13or (2x) and private schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60
14or 119.23. The notice published by the school board shall inform parents that the full
15school and school district accountability report is available on the school board's
16Internet site.
AB848-SA1,66 17Section 66. 119.61 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1855
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,20,2019 119.61 (1) (a) 1. The operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r)
20or (2x).
AB848-SA1,67 21Section 67. 119.61 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2255
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,20,2523 119.61 (1) (a) 4. An individual or group that is pursuing a contract with an
24entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) or the director under s. 118.40 (2x) to operate a school
25as a charter school.
AB848-SA1,68
1Section 68. 120.13 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
255
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,21,123 120.13 (1) (f) 3. No school board is required to enroll a pupil during the term
4of his or her expulsion from a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
5if the school board determines the conduct giving rise to the pupil's expulsion would
6have been grounds for expulsion under par. (c) 1., 2., or 2m. If a pupil who has been
7expelled from a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) seeks to enroll
8in a school district during the term of his or her expulsion, upon request of the pupil
9or, if the pupil is a minor, the pupil's parent or guardian, the governing body of the
10charter school shall provide the school board of the school district with a copy of the
11expulsion findings and order, a written explanation of the reasons why the pupil was
12expelled, and the term of the expulsion.
AB848-SA1,69 13Section 69. 121.05 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1455
, is amended to read:
AB848-SA1,21,1615 121.05 (1) (a) 9. Pupils enrolled in a charter school, other than a charter school
16under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
AB848-SA1,70 17Section 70. 121.07 (2) (f) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
18is repealed.
AB848-SA1,71 19Section 71. 121.085 of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
20amended to read:
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