AB100, s. 2771 6Section 2771. 116.02 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1183,127 116.02 (1) (c) The department shall cause to There shall convene annually on
8the day that the board of control holds its annual organizational meeting under par.
9(a) a convention composed of the representative from each school board in the agency.
10There shall be no more than one representative from each union high school district.
11The convention may direct the board of control to determine a different date for the
12annual organizational meeting.
AB100, s. 2772 13Section 2772. 116.03 (10) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,1183,1814 116.03 (10) Authorize the expenditure of money for the purposes set forth in
15this chapter and for the actual and necessary expenses of the board of control and
16agency administrator and for the acquisition of equipment, space and personnel. All
17accounts of the agency shall be paid by check, share draft or other draft signed by the
18chairperson and secretary to the board of control.
AB100, s. 2773 19Section 2773. 116.03 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1183,2420 116.03 (11) Establish the salaries of the agency administrator and other
21professional and nonprofessional employes. State reimbursement for the cost of the
22salary of the agency administrator shall be equal to the actual salary paid or the
23maximum of the salary range for public instruction supervisors in the department
24under the state superintendent, whichever is less.
AB100, s. 2774 25Section 2774. 116.03 (12m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 2775
1Section 2775. 116.03 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 2776 2Section 2776. 117.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1184,43 117.03 (2) "Appeal panel" means a panel appointed by the secretary state
4superintendent
under s. 117.05 (1).
AB100, s. 2777 5Section 2777. 117.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1184,106 117.05 (1) Appeal panels. The secretary state superintendent shall appoint 3
7members of the board to hear appeals filed under ss. 117.12 (4) and 117.13 (3). No
82 members of the appeal panel may be board members from any of the following kinds
9of school districts: those with small enrollments, those with medium enrollments or
10those with large enrollments.
AB100, s. 2778 11Section 2778. 117.05 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1184,1512 117.05 (1m) Board and appeal panel meetings. The secretary state
13superintendent
shall set the time and place for meetings of the board under ss.
14117.10, 117.12 (5) and 117.132 and for meetings of appeal panels under ss. 117.12 (4)
15and 117.13.
AB100, s. 2779 16Section 2779. 117.05 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1184,2417 117.05 (2) (a) Board. The secretary state superintendent shall appoint 7
18members of the board to perform any review under ss. 117.10, 117.12 (5) and 117.132.
19The 7 members shall include the secretary state superintendent or his or her
20designee on the board, 2 board members from school districts with small
21enrollments, 2 board members from school districts with medium enrollments and
222 board members from school districts with large enrollments. Any action of the
23board under this chapter requires the affirmative vote of at least 4 of the 7 members
24appointed under this paragraph.
AB100, s. 2780 25Section 2780. 117.05 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1185,5
1117.05 (10) (title) Secretary State superintendent to advise. The secretary
2state superintendent shall advise and consult with school boards regarding school
3district organization and reorganization. If, in the secretary's state superintendent's
4opinion, one or more school districts should be altered, consolidated or dissolved, he
5or she may make recommendations to the school boards.
AB100, s. 2781 6Section 2781. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 118 [precedes 118.001] of the
7statutes is created to read:
AB100,1185,88 Chapter 118
AB100,1185,109 Subchapter I
10 General school operations
AB100, s. 2782 11Section 2782. 118.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1185,2212 118.01 (1) Purpose. Public education is a fundamental responsibility of the
13state. The constitution vests in the state superintendent the supervision of public
14instruction and
directs the legislature to provide for the establishment of district
15schools. The effective operation of the public schools is dependent upon a common
16understanding of what public schools should be and do. Establishing such goals and
17expectations is a necessary and proper complement to the state's financial
18contribution to education. Each school board should provide curriculum, course
19requirements and instruction consistent with the goals and expectations established
20under sub. (2). Parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the school district share
21with the state and school board the responsibility for pupils meeting the goals and
22expectations under sub. (2).
AB100, s. 2783 23Section 2783. 118.125 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1186,224 118.125 (2) Confidentiality. (intro.) All pupil records maintained by a public
25school shall be confidential, except as provided in pars. (a) to (m) (n) and sub. (2m).

1The school board shall adopt regulations to maintain the confidentiality of such
2records.
AB100, s. 2784 3Section 2784. 118.125 (2) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1186,74 118.125 (2) (n) Subject to the requirements of 34 CFR 99.34 (a), a school board
5shall provide to the school board of a school district to which a pupil has applied under
6s. 118.51 or 118.52, upon request by that school board, a copy of any pupil record
7relating to the pupil's suspension or expulsion from school.
AB100, s. 2785 8Section 2785. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1186,209 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district shall
10transfer to another school or school district all pupil records relating to a specific
11pupil if the transferring school district has received written notice from the pupil if
12he or she is an adult or his or her parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the
13pupil intends to enroll in the other school or school district, or attend the other school
14district under s. 118.51,
or written notice from the other school or school district that
15the pupil has enrolled, or is attending under s. 118.51, or from a court that the pupil
16has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured child caring
17institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this subsection, "school" and "school
18district" include any state juvenile correctional facility or secured child caring
19institution which provides an educational program for its residents instead of or in
20addition to that which is provided by public and private schools.
AB100, s. 2786 21Section 2786. 118.14 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1186,2222 118.14 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 115.28 (8) 120.12 (25):
AB100, s. 2787 23Section 2787. 118.145 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1187,3
1118.145 (1) The school board of a school district operating high school grades
2shall determine, with the advice and consent of the department, the minimum
3standards for admission to high school.
AB100, s. 2788 4Section 2788. 118.15 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1187,95 118.15 (2) (c) Pupils attending a technical college under this subsection may
6receive general education subjects at the technical college and shall be counted as
7pupils enrolled in the high school for all purposes including computing state aid for
8the school district
. Payments by the school district under par. (a) shall be deemed
9costs of operation and maintenance.
AB100, s. 2789 10Section 2789. 118.165 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1187,1411 118.165 (2) An institution may request the department state superintendent
12to approve the institution's educational program as a private school. The department
13state superintendent shall base its his or her approval solely on the criteria under
14sub. (1).
AB100, s. 2790 15Section 2790. 118.167 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1187,25 16118.167 (title) Private school determination by department state
17superintendent
. If an association that regulates or accredits private educational
18institutions in this state submits an affidavit to the department state
19superintendent
attesting that the institution meets or exceeds all of the criteria
20under s. 118.165 and the department state superintendent finds that the institution
21does meet or exceed all of the criteria under s. 118.165, the department state
22superintendent
shall determine that the institution is a private school. If at any time
23the department state superintendent finds that an institution determined to be a
24private school under this section no longer meets the criteria under s. 118.165, the
25department state superintendent may withdraw the determination.
AB100, s. 2791
1Section 2791. 118.19 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1188,72 118.19 (1m) (a) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew
3a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the
4applicant provides the department of public instruction with his or her social
5security number. The department of public instruction may not disclose the social
6security number except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of
7requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and except as provided in sub. (1r).
AB100,1188,118 (b) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or
9permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date if the department of
10revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant, licensee or permit holder is
11liable for delinquent taxes.
AB100, s. 2792 12Section 2792. 118.19 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1188,1813 118.19 (1r) (a) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s.
1449.857, the department may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a
15license that has no expiration date unless the applicant provides the department
16with his or her social security number. The department may not disclose the social
17security number except to the department of industry, labor and job development for
18the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22 and except as provided in sub. (1m).
AB100,1188,2419 (b) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857, the
20department may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that
21has no expiration date if the applicant, licensee or permit holder is delinquent in
22making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth
23expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or
24former spouse.
AB100, s. 2793 25Section 2793. 118.19 (10) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1189,4
1118.19 (10) (f) The department shall keep confidential all information received
2under this subsection from the department of justice or the federal bureau of
3investigation. Such Except as provided in par. (g), such information is not subject
4to inspection or copying under s. 19.35.
AB100, s. 2794 5Section 2794. 118.19 (10) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1189,86 118.19 (10) (g) At the request of the department of industry, labor and job
7development under s. 49.22 (2m), the department shall release information obtained
8under this subsection to the department of industry, labor and job development.
AB100, s. 2795 9Section 2795. 118.192 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 2796 10Section 2796. 118.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1189,1611 118.20 (2) The department state superintendent or a person designated by the
12state superintendent
may receive and investigate complaints charging
13discrimination in employment, assignment or reassignment of teachers or
14administrative personnel in the public schools and the department state
15superintendent or designee
may hold hearings, subpoena witnesses and take
16testimony to effectuate the purposes of this section.
AB100, s. 2797 17Section 2797. 118.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1190,418 118.20 (3) If the department state superintendent finds probable cause to
19believe that any discrimination prohibited by this section has been or is being
20practiced, the department state superintendent shall immediately endeavor to
21eliminate the practice by conference, conciliation or persuasion. In case of failure to
22eliminate the discrimination, the department state superintendent shall issue and
23serve a written notice of hearing, specifying the nature of the discrimination which
24appears to have been committed, and requiring the public school official, employe,
25teacher agency or placement bureau named, hereinafter called the "respondent" to

1answer the complaint at a hearing before the department state superintendent. The
2notice shall specify a time of hearing not less than 10 days after service of the
3complaint, and a place of hearing within the county in which the discrimination is
4alleged to have occurred.
AB100, s. 2798 5Section 2798. 118.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1190,176 118.20 (4) After hearing, if the department state superintendent finds that the
7respondent has engaged in discrimination prohibited by this section the department
8state superintendent shall make written findings and recommend such action by the
9respondent as shall satisfy the purposes of this section and shall serve a certified
10copy of the findings and recommendations on the respondent together with an order
11requiring the respondent to comply with the recommendations. Any person
12aggrieved by noncompliance with the order shall be entitled to have the order
13enforced specifically by suit in equity. If the department state superintendent finds
14that the respondent has not engaged in the alleged discrimination, the department
15state superintendent shall serve a certified copy of the department's state
16superintendent's
findings on the complainant together with an order dismissing the
17complaint.
AB100, s. 2799 18Section 2799. 118.20 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1191,219 118.20 (5) If any public school official, employe, teachers agency or placement
20bureau violates sub. (1) or fails or refuses to obey any lawful order made by the
21department state superintendent pursuant to this section, such person shall forfeit
22and pay into the state treasury not less than $25 nor more than $50, or be imprisoned
23not less than 5 nor more than 30 days. Such violation or failure or refusal to obey
24an order shall be grounds for the removal of any school district administrator,
25member of a school board or other public school official. Findings and orders of the

1department state superintendent under this section shall be subject to judicial
2review under ch. 227.
AB100, s. 2800 3Section 2800. 118.20 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1191,84 118.20 (6) Upon request of the department state superintendent, the attorney
5general or district attorney of the county in which any investigation, hearing or trial
6under this section is pending, shall aid and prosecute under supervision of the
7department state superintendent, all necessary actions or proceedings for the
8enforcement of this section and for the punishment of all violations thereof.
AB100, s. 2801 9Section 2801. 118.20 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1191,1210 118.20 (7) In administering this section the department state superintendent
11shall have authority to make, amend and rescind rules necessary to carry out the
12purposes of this section.
AB100, s. 2802 13Section 2802. 118.255 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,1191,1714 118.255 (3) The school board, cooperative educational service agency or county
15handicapped children's education board maintaining health treatment services shall
16report annually to the department, and at such other times as the department
17directs, such information as the department requires.
AB100, s. 2803 18Section 2803. 118.255 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1192,519 118.255 (4) If the department state superintendent is satisfied that the health
20treatment services program has been maintained during the preceding school year
21in accordance with law, the department state superintendent shall certify to the
22department of administration in favor of each school board, cooperative educational
23service agency and county handicapped children's education board maintaining such
24health treatment services, an amount equal to 63% of the amount expended for items
25listed in s. 115.88 (1) by the school board, cooperative educational service agency and

1county handicapped children's education board during the preceding year for these
2health treatment services. The department of administration, upon such
3certification shall distribute the amounts to the appropriate school board,
4cooperative educational service agency and county handicapped children's education
5board.
AB100, s. 2804 6Section 2804. 118.26 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1192,10 7118.26 Claim against school district. No action may be brought or
8maintained against a school district upon a claim or cause of action unless the
9claimant complies with s. 893.80. This section does not apply to actions commenced
10under s. 19.37 or, 19.97 or 281.99.
AB100, s. 2805 11Section 2805. 118.30 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1) (a).
AB100, s. 2806 12Section 2806. 118.30 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1192,1613 118.30 (1) (b) If the governor has issued pupil academic standards as an
14executive order under s. 14.23, the department shall develop a high school
15graduation examination that is designed to measure whether pupils meet the pupil
16academic standards.
AB100, s. 2807 17Section 2807. 118.30 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1192,2118 118.30 (1g) (a) By August 1, 1998, each school board shall adopt pupil academic
19standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography and history. If
20the governor has issued pupil academic standards as an executive order under s.
2114.23, the school board may adopt those standards.
AB100,1193,322 (b) Each school board operating high school grades shall adopt a high school
23graduation examination that is designed to measure whether pupils meet the pupil
24academic standards adopted by the school board under par. (a). If the school board
25has adopted the pupil academic standards issued as an executive order under s.

114.23, the school board may adopt the high school graduation examination developed
2by the department under sub. (1) (b). If a school board develops and adopts its own
3high school graduation examination, it shall notify the department.
AB100, s. 2808 4Section 2808. 118.30 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1193,65 118.30 (1m) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in s.
6118.40 (2r) (d)
, annually each school board shall do all of the following:
AB100, s. 2809 7Section 2809. 118.30 (1m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1193,138 118.30 (1m) (d) If the school board operates high school grades, beginning in
9the 1999-2000 school year administer the high school graduation examination
10adopted by the school board under sub. (1g) (b). The school board shall administer
11the examination at least twice each school year. The school board shall determine
12the high school grades in which the examination will be administered each school
13year.
AB100, s. 2810 14Section 2810. 118.33 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1193,1915 118.33 (1) (cm) Beginning on September 1, 2001, a school board may not grant
16a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has passed the high school
17graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d). A school board shall
18provide a pupil with at least 4 opportunities to take the examination in the high
19school grades.
AB100, s. 2811 20Section 2811. 118.33 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1193,2321 118.33 (2) (c) Establish course requirements under sub. (1) (a) and approve any
22school board's high school graduation standards policy that is equivalent to the
23requirements under sub. (1) (a).
AB100, s. 2812 24Section 2812. 118.33 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1194,8
1118.33 (3m) A course taken at a technical college by a child attending the school
2part-time or in lieu of high school under s. 118.15 (1) (b), or attending the school
3under s. 118.15 (1) (cm), does not fulfill any of the high school graduation
4requirements under sub. (1) (a) unless the department has approved the course for
5that purpose. If a pupil satisfies all of the high school graduation requirements
6under sub. (1), the school board shall grant a high school diploma to the pupil
7regardless of whether the pupil satisfied all or a portion of the requirements while
8attending an institution of higher education under s. 118.55 or a technical college.
AB100, s. 2813 9Section 2813. 118.34 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1194,1810 118.34 (1) In cooperation with a technical college district board, each school
11board shall establish a technical preparation program in each public high school
12located in the school district. The program shall consist of a coherent sequence of
13courses, approved by the technical college system board under s. 38.04 (26), that
14integrate applied academic and technical competency-based curricula and that are

15designed to allow provide high school pupils to gain juniors and seniors with both
16high school and technical college credit or with
advanced standing in the technical
17college district's associate degree program
a postsecondary institution upon
18graduation from high school.
AB100, s. 2814 19Section 2814. 118.34 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 2815 20Section 2815. 118.34 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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