Amendment SA1-AB848

AB848-SA1,61 Section 61. 118.40 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,19,10 118.40 (5) (a) The charter school violated its contract with the school board, or the entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under sub. (2x).

AB848-SA1,62 Section 62. 118.40 (7) (am) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,19,21 118.40 (7) (am) 2. A charter school established under sub. (2r) or (2x) 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 University of Wisconsin-Parkside 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 the Gateway technical college district board contracts for the establishment of a charter school under sub. (2r), Gateway technical college may employ instructional staff for the charter school.

AB848-SA1,63 Section 63. 118.51 (1) (ad) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,19,25 118.51 (1) (ad) "Charter school" excludes a school under contract with an entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) or the director under s. 118.40 (2x).

AB848-SA1,64 Section 64. 118.56 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,20,7 118.56 Work based learning programs. (intro.) A school board, a governing board of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or a governing body of a private school may create a work based learning program for pupils in grades 9 to 12. A school board or governing body that creates a work based learning program under this section shall create the program to do all of the following:

AB848-SA1,65 Section 65. 118.57 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,20,16 118.57 (2) The school board shall include in the notice under sub. (1) the most recent performance category assigned under s. 115.385 (2) to each school within the school district boundaries, including charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) and private schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23. The notice published by the school board shall inform parents that the full school and school district accountability report is available on the school board's Internet site.

AB848-SA1,66 Section 66. 119.61 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,20,20 119.61 (1) (a) 1. The operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

AB848-SA1,67 Section 67. 119.61 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,20,25 119.61 (1) (a) 4. An individual or group that is pursuing a contract with an entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) or the director under s. 118.40 (2x) to operate a school as a charter school.

AB848-SA1,68 Section 68. 120.13 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,21,12 120.13 (1) (f) 3. No school board is required to enroll a pupil during the term of his or her expulsion from a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) if the school board determines the conduct giving rise to the pupil's expulsion would have been grounds for expulsion under par. (c) 1., 2., or 2m. If a pupil who has been expelled from a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) seeks to enroll in a school district during the term of his or her expulsion, upon request of the pupil or, if the pupil is a minor, the pupil's parent or guardian, the governing body of the charter school shall provide the school board of the school district with a copy of the expulsion findings and order, a written explanation of the reasons why the pupil was expelled, and the term of the expulsion.

AB848-SA1,69 Section 69. 121.05 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,21,16 121.05 (1) (a) 9. Pupils enrolled in a charter school, other than a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

AB848-SA1,70 Section 70. 121.07 (2) (f) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is repealed.

AB848-SA1,71 Section 71. 121.085 of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,21,23 121.085 State aid; other reductions. (1) The department shall make state aid adjustments under s. 118.51 (16) and (17) before making a reduction under s. 115.7915 (4m) (f), 118.40 (2r) (g) or (2x) (f), or 118.60 (4d) (b).

AB848-SA1,22,4 (2) For purposes of ss. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 2., 118.40 (2r) (g) 2. and (2x) (f) 2., and 118.60 (4d) (b) 2., a school district's aid under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover a reduction if, after making state aid adjustments under s. 118.51 (16) and (17), the amount of the school district's aid under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover all of the reductions under ss. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1., 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. and (2x) (f) 1., and 118.60 (4d) (b) 1.

AB848-SA1,22,7 (3) The state superintendent shall ensure that the aid reductions under ss. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1., 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. and (2x) (f) 1., and 118.60 (4d) (b) 1. lapse to the general fund.

AB848-SA1,72 Section 72. 121.58 (1) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,22,15 121.58 (1) (b) Annually, by the time the department prescribes under s. 120.18, an operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that provides transportation to and from the charter school shall provide a report to the department that includes the number of pupils for whom transportation is provided and any other information the department requires related to the transportation of those pupils.

AB848-SA1,73 Section 73. 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,22,23 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) A school district that provides transportation to and from a school under ss. 118.50 (3) (a), 121.54 (1) to (3), (5), and (6), and 121.57, a nonresident school district that a pupil attends under s. 118.51 or 121.84 (4) which elects to provide transportation under s. 121.54 (10), and an operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that provides transportation under s. 118.40 (2r) (dm) shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the following rates:

AB848-SA1,74 Section 74. 121.90 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is repealed.

AB848-SA1,75 Section 75. 895.523 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB848-SA1,23,5 895.523 (1) (a) "Governing body of a charter school" means the person that operates a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2) or (2m) or the entity that operates a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).".

AB848-SA1,23,6 (End)