SB21-SSA1,1016,2421 2. The department shall pay 25 percent of the total amount due to an operator
22of a charter school in September, 25 percent in December, 25 percent in February, and
2325 percent in June. The department shall send the check to the operator of the
24charter school.
SB21-SSA1,3284p 25Section 3284p. 118.40 (2r) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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1118.40 (2r) (g) 1. Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, subject to s. 121.085
2(1), the department shall decrease a school district's state aid payment under s.
3121.08 by an amount calculated as follows:
SB21-SSA1,1017,64 a. Determine the number of pupils residing in the school district for whom a
5payment is made under par. (e) to an operator of a charter school established under
6contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. e. or f. in that school year.
SB21-SSA1,1017,87 b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per pupil amount
8calculated under par. (e) 2p. for that school year.
SB21-SSA1,1017,109 c. Determine the number of pupils residing in the school district for whom a
10payment is made under par. (f) in that school year.
SB21-SSA1,1017,1211 d. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. c. by the per pupil amount
12calculated under par. (f) 1. for that school year.
SB21-SSA1,1017,1313 e. Sum the amounts determined under subd. 1. b. and d.
SB21-SSA1,1017,1714 2. If a school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover
15the reduction under subd. 1., as determined under s. 121.085 (2), the department
16shall decrease other state aid payments made by the department to the school
17district by the remaining amount.
SB21-SSA1,1017,2018 3. The department shall ensure that the decrease under subd. 1. does not affect
19the amount determined to be received by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08
20for any other purpose.
SB21-SSA1,3285 21Section 3285. 118.40 (2r) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1017,2522 118.40 (2r) (h) A charter school established under this subsection is a local
23educational agency under 20 USC 6301 to 6578 and as such is eligible for funding as
24a local educational agency, and shall comply with all requirements of local
25educational agencies, under 20 USC 6301 to 6578.
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1Section 3286m. 118.40 (2x) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1018,22 118.40 (2x) Office of educational opportunity. (a) In this subsection:
SB21-SSA1,1018,43 1. "Director" means the special assistant to the president of the University of
4Wisconsin System appointed under s. 36.09 (2) (c).
SB21-SSA1,1018,65 2. "Instructional staff" has the meaning given in the rules promulgated by the
6department under s. 121.02 (1) (a) 2.
SB21-SSA1,1018,87 3. "Resident school board" means the school board of the school district in which
8a pupil resides.
SB21-SSA1,1018,99 (b) 1. The director may contract with a person to operate a charter school.
SB21-SSA1,1018,1410 2. A contract to operate a charter school shall include all of the provisions
11specified under sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment
12of the charter school on the liability of the University of Wisconsin System under this
13paragraph. The contract shall also include all of the following provisions and may
14include other provisions agreed to by the parties:
SB21-SSA1,1018,1715 a. A requirement that the charter school governing board adhere to specified
16annual academic and operational performance standards developed in accordance
17with the performance framework of the person with which it is contracting.
SB21-SSA1,1018,1918 b. Provisions detailing the corrective measures the charter school governing
19board will take if the charter school fails to meet performance standards.
SB21-SSA1,1018,2120 d. The methodology that will be used by the charter school governing board to
21monitor and verify pupil enrollment, credit accrual, and course completion.
SB21-SSA1,1018,2222 e. A requirement that the director have direct access to pupil data.
SB21-SSA1,1018,2423 f. A description of the administrative relationship between the parties to the
24contract.
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1g. A requirement that the charter school governing board hold parent-teacher
2conferences at least annually.
SB21-SSA1,1019,53 h. A requirement that if more than one charter school is operated under the
4contract, the charter school governing board reports to the director on each charter
5school separately.
SB21-SSA1,1019,86 i. A requirement that the charter school governing board provide the data
7needed by the director for purposes of making the report required under sub. (3m)
8(f).
SB21-SSA1,1019,109 j. A requirement that the charter school governing board participate in any
10training provided by the director.
SB21-SSA1,1019,1211 k. A description of all fees that the director will charge the charter school
12governing board.
SB21-SSA1,1019,1413 3. a. A contract may include grounds for expelling a pupil from the charter
14school.
SB21-SSA1,1019,1715 b. If the contract includes grounds for expelling a pupil from the charter school
16as permitted under subd. 3. a., the contract shall include the procedures to be
17followed by the charter school prior to expelling a pupil.
SB21-SSA1,1019,1918 4. The director may not contract for the establishment of a virtual charter
19school.
SB21-SSA1,1019,2220 (c) The director may contract for the establishment of a charter school located
21only in a school district whose membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), is more than
2225,000 pupils.
SB21-SSA1,1019,2323 (d) The director shall do all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,1019,2524 1. Ensure that all instructional staff of charter schools established under this
25subsection hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.
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12. Administer the examinations under ss. 118.30 (1r) and 121.02 (1) (r) to pupils
2enrolled in charter schools established under this subsection.
SB21-SSA1,1020,73 (e) 1. Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, from the appropriation under s.
420.255 (2) (fp), for each pupil attending a charter school established under this
5subsection, the department shall pay to the operator of a charter school established
6under this subsection an amount equal to the per pupil amount paid to an operator
7of a charter school under sub. (2r) (e) in that school year.
SB21-SSA1,1020,108 2. The department shall pay 25 percent of the total amount in September, 25
9percent in December, 25 percent in February, and 25 percent in June. The
10department shall send the check to the operator of the charter school.
SB21-SSA1,1020,1311 (f) 1. Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, subject to s. 121.085 (1), the
12department shall decrease a school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by
13an amount calculated as follows:
SB21-SSA1,1020,1514 a. Determine the number of pupils residing in the school district for whom a
15payment is made under par. (e) 1. in that school year.
SB21-SSA1,1020,1716 b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per pupil amount
17calculated under par. (e) 1. for that school year.
SB21-SSA1,1020,2118 2. If a school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover
19the reduction under subd. 1., as determined under s. 121.085 (2), the department
20shall decrease other state aid payments made by the department to the school
21district by the remaining amount.
SB21-SSA1,1020,2422 3. The department shall ensure that the decrease under subd. 1. does not affect
23the amount determined to be received by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08
24for any other purpose.
SB21-SSA1,3286p 25Section 3286p. 118.40 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under subs. sub. (2m) or, (2r), or (2x)
2may be for any term not exceeding 5 school years and may be renewed for one or more
3terms not exceeding 5 school years. The contract shall specify the amount to be paid
4to the charter school during each school year of the contract.
SB21-SSA1,3287 5Section 3287. 118.40 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (3m) (c) and
6amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1021,97 118.40 (3m) (c) A school board or an entity under sub. (2r) (b) shall give Give
8preference in awarding contracts for the operation of charter schools to those charter
9schools that serve children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a).
SB21-SSA1,3288 10Section 3288. 118.40 (3) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (3m) (b) and
11amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1021,1512 118.40 (3m) (b) When establishing or contracting for the establishment of a
13charter school under this section, a school board or entity specified under sub. (2r)
14(b) shall consider
adhere to the principles and standards for quality charter schools
15established by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.
SB21-SSA1,3289 16Section 3289. 118.40 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1021,2117 118.40 (3) (f) A contract with a school board, an entity under sub. (2r) (b), or
18the 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, an entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under sub.
21(2x).
SB21-SSA1,3290 22Section 3290. 118.40 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1022,223 118.40 (3) (g) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3. and sub. (4) (ar) 1., a
24contract with a school board, an entity under sub. (2r) (b), or the director under sub.

1(2x) shall require that if the capacity of the charter school is insufficient to accept all
2pupils who apply, the charter school shall accept pupils at random.
SB21-SSA1,1022,53 2. A charter school shall give preference in enrollment to pupils who were
4enrolled in the charter school in the previous school year and to siblings of pupils who
5are enrolled in the charter school.
SB21-SSA1,1022,96 3. A charter school may give preference in enrollment to the children of the
7charter school's founders, governing board members, and full-time employees, but
8the total number of such children given preference may constitute no more than 10
9percent of the charter school's total enrollment.
SB21-SSA1,3291 10Section 3291. 118.40 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1022,1211 118.40 (3m) Authorizing entity duties. (intro.) A school board, an entity
12under sub. (2r) (b), and the director under sub. (2x) shall do all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,3292 13Section 3292. 118.40 (3m) (a) and (d) to (f) of the statutes are created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1022,1414 118.40 (3m) (a) Solicit and evaluate charter school applications.
SB21-SSA1,1022,1615 (d) Approve only high-quality charter school applications that meet identified
16educational needs and promote a diversity of educational choices.
SB21-SSA1,1022,1917 (e) In accordance with the terms of each charter school contract, monitor the
18performance and compliance with this section of each charter school with which it
19contracts.
SB21-SSA1,1022,2120 (f) Annually, submit to the state superintendent and to the legislature under
21s. 13.172 (2) a report that includes all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,1022,2522 1. An identification of each charter school operating under contract with it,
23each charter school that operated under a contract with it but had its contract
24nonrenewed or revoked or that closed, and each charter school under contract with
25it that has not yet begun to operate.
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12. The academic and financial performance of each charter school operated
2under contract with it.
SB21-SSA1,1023,53 3. The operating costs the school board, entity under sub. (2r) (b), or director
4under sub. (2x) incurred under pars. (a) to (e), detailed in an audited financial
5statement prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
SB21-SSA1,1023,86 4. The services the school board, entity under sub. (2r) (b), or director under
7sub. (2x) provided to the charter schools under contract with it and an itemized
8accounting of the cost of the services.
SB21-SSA1,3294 9Section 3294. 118.40 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1023,1110 118.40 (4) (title) Charter school governing board; duties, powers, and
11restrictions.
SB21-SSA1,3295 12Section 3295. 118.40 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (4) (ar), and
13118.40 (4) (ar) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1023,1514 118.40 (4) (ar) Duties. (intro.) A charter school governing board shall do all of
15the following:
SB21-SSA1,3296 16Section 3296. 118.40 (4) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1023,2117 118.40 (4) (ag) Governing board. Each charter school shall be governed by a
18governing board that is a party to the contract with the authorizing entity. No more
19than a minority of the governing board's members may be employees of the charter
20school or employees or officers of the school district in which the charter school is
21located.
SB21-SSA1,3297 22Section 3297. 118.40 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1023,2423 118.40 (4) (b) Restrictions. (intro.) A charter school governing board may not
24do any of the following:
SB21-SSA1,3298 25Section 3298. 118.40 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.40 (4) (b) 2. Except as provided in par. (c) sub. (3) (h), discriminate in
2admission or deny participation in any program or activity on the basis of a person's
3sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, marital or parental status,
4sexual orientation or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability.
SB21-SSA1,3299 5Section 3299. 118.40 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (3) (h) and
6amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1024,137 118.40 (3) (h) Single-sex schools and courses. A school board may enter into
8a contract for, and
, an entity under sub. (2r) , or the director under sub. (2x) may
9establish or enter into a contract for, the establishment of a charter school that
10enrolls only one sex or that provides one or more courses that enroll only one sex if
11the school board or, entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) makes
12available to the opposite sex, under the same policies and criteria of admission,
13schools or courses that are comparable to each such school or course.
SB21-SSA1,3300 14Section 3300. 118.40 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1024,1715 118.40 (4) (d) Powers. Subject to the terms of its contract, a charter school
16governing board has all the powers necessary to carry out the terms of its contract,
17including all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,1024,1818 1. To receive and disburse funds for school purposes.
SB21-SSA1,1024,1919 2. To secure appropriate insurance.
SB21-SSA1,1024,2320 3. To enter into contracts, including contracts with a University of Wisconsin
21institution or college campus, technical college district board, or private college or
22university, for technical or financial assistance, academic support, curriculum
23review, or other services.
SB21-SSA1,1024,2424 4. To incur debt in reasonable anticipation of the receipt of funds.
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15. To pledge, assign, or encumber its assets to be used as collateral for loans or
2extensions of credit.
SB21-SSA1,1025,33 6. To solicit and accept gifts or grants for school purposes.
SB21-SSA1,1025,44 7. To acquire real property for its use.
SB21-SSA1,1025,55 8. To sue and be sued in its own name.
SB21-SSA1,3300g 6Section 3300g. 118.40 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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