AB100: Bill Text Engrossed

AB100-engrossed,1446,10 118.20 (7) In administering this section the department state superintendent shall have authority to make, amend and rescind rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2801g Section 2801g. 118.22 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1446,16 118.22 (1) (b) "Teacher" means any person who holds a teacher's certificate or license issued by the department state superintendent or a classification status under the technical college system board and whose legal employment requires such certificate, license or classification status, but does not include part-time teachers or teachers employed by any board of school directors in a city of the 1st class.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2801r Section 2801r. 118.25 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1446,20 118.25 (6) As a condition of employment, employes of the department state superintendent whose work brings them into contact with school children or with school employes shall have physical examinations under sub. (2).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2802 Section 2802. 118.255 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100-engrossed,1446,25 118.255 (3) The school board, cooperative educational service agency or county handicapped children's education board maintaining health treatment services shall report annually to the department, and at such other times as the department directs, such information as the department requires.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2803 Section 2803. 118.255 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1447,13 118.255 (4) If the department state superintendent is satisfied that the health treatment services program has been maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the department state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each school board, cooperative educational service agency and county handicapped children's education board maintaining such health treatment services, an amount equal to 63% of the amount expended for items listed in s. 115.88 (1) by the school board, cooperative educational service agency and county handicapped children's education board during the preceding year for these health treatment services. The department of administration, upon such certification shall distribute the amounts to the appropriate school board, cooperative educational service agency and county handicapped children's education board.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2803m Section 2803m. 118.258 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1447,17 118.258 (2) (b) The school board shall submit a copy of the rules under sub. (1) to the department state superintendent when the rule is first adopted and whenever the rule is amended.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2804 Section 2804. 118.26 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1447,22 118.26 Claim against school district. No action may be brought or maintained against a school district upon a claim or cause of action unless the claimant complies with s. 893.80. This section does not apply to actions commenced under s. 19.37 or, 19.97 or 281.99.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2805 Section 2805. 118.30 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1448,3 118.30 (1) (a) The department state superintendent shall adopt or approve examinations designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 4th, 8th and 10th grades.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2806 Section 2806. 118.30 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1448,8 118.30 (1) (b) If the governor has issued pupil academic standards as an executive order under s. 14.23, the department shall develop a high school graduation examination that is designed to measure whether pupils meet the pupil academic standards.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2807 Section 2807. 118.30 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1448,13 118.30 (1g) (a) By August 1, 1998, each school board shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography and history. If the governor has issued pupil academic standards as an executive order under s. 14.23, the school board may adopt those standards.

AB100-engrossed,1448,20 (b) Each school board operating high school grades shall adopt a high school graduation examination that is designed to measure whether pupils meet the pupil academic standards adopted by the school board under par. (a). If the school board has adopted the pupil academic standards issued as an executive order under s. 14.23, the school board may adopt the high school graduation examination developed by the department under sub. (1) (b). If a school board develops and adopts its own high school graduation examination, it shall notify the department.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2808 Section 2808. 118.30 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1448,23 118.30 (1m) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in s. 118.40 (2r) (d), annually each school board shall do all of the following:

AB100-engrossed, s. 2808m Section 2808m. 118.30 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1449,4 118.30 (1m) (b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 10th grade. This paragraph does not apply after the 2000-01 school year.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2809 Section 2809. 118.30 (1m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1449,10 118.30 (1m) (d) If the school board operates high school grades, beginning in the 2000-01 school year administer the high school graduation examination adopted by the school board under sub. (1g) (b). The school board shall administer the examination at least twice each school year. The school board shall determine the high school grades in which the examination will be administered each school year.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2809e Section 2809e. 118.30 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1449,17 118.30 (2) (b) 2. According to criteria established by the department state superintendent by rule, the school board may determine not to administer an examination under this section to a limited-English speaking pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined in his or her native language or may modify the format and administration of an examination for such pupils.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2809m Section 2809m. 118.30 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1449,22 118.30 (3) The department state superintendent shall make available upon request, within 90 days after the date of administration, any examination required to be administered under this section. This subsection does not apply while the examination is being developed or validated.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2809s Section 2809s. 118.33 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1450,3 118.33 (1) (am) The department state superintendent shall encourage school boards to require an additional 8.5 credits selected from any combination of vocational education, foreign languages, fine arts and other courses.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2810 Section 2810. 118.33 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1450,9 118.33 (1) (cm) Except as provided in par. (e), beginning on September 1, 2002, a school board may not grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has passed the high school graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d). A school board shall provide a pupil with at least 4 opportunities to take the examination in the high school grades.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2810m Section 2810m. 118.33 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1450,16 118.33 (1) (e) Each school board shall develop alternative criteria for evaluating a pupil who has been excused from the high school graduation examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b) 3. A school board may grant a high school diploma to a pupil who has been excused from the high school graduation examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b) 3. if the pupil satisfies all of the other requirements under this subsection and satisfies the other criteria.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2810r Section 2810r. 118.33 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1450,18 118.33 (2) (intro.)  The department state superintendent shall:

AB100-engrossed, s. 2811 Section 2811. 118.33 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1450,22 118.33 (2) (c) Establish course requirements under sub. (1) (a) and approve any school board's high school graduation standards policy that is equivalent to the requirements under sub. (1).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2811m Section 2811m. 118.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1451,6 118.33 (3) By September 1, 1986, each school board operating high school grades shall submit to the department state superintendent a report describing the school board's policies and guidelines on high school graduation standards, including a list of courses required under sub. (1) (a) and the number of hours in each school term required to earn one credit under sub. (1) (a), and thereafter shall notify the department state superintendent whenever changes are made in such policies or guidelines. The department shall make reasonable efforts to combine the reports required under this subsection with other required school board reports.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2812 Section 2812. 118.33 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1451,16 118.33 (3m) A course taken at a technical college by a child attending the school part-time or in lieu of high school under s. 118.15 (1) (b), or attending the school under s. 118.15 (1) (cm), does not fulfill any of the high school graduation requirements under sub. (1) (a) unless the department state superintendent has approved the course for that purpose. If a pupil satisfies all of the high school graduation requirements under sub. (1), the school board shall grant a high school diploma to the pupil regardless of whether the pupil satisfied all or a portion of the requirements while attending an institution of higher education under s. 118.55 or a technical college.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2812m Section 2812m. 118.33 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1451,21 118.33 (4) (a) The department state superintendent shall establish procedures for school boards to certify to the department state superintendent whether they are in compliance with the requirements under sub. (1) and the rules promulgated under sub. (2).

AB100-engrossed,1451,25 (b) The department state superintendent may periodically review school district high school graduation standards and shall notify any school board not in compliance with the requirements under sub. (1) or the rules promulgated under sub. (2), identifying the changes necessary.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2815d Section 2815d. 118.34 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1452,6 118.34 (3) The department and the technical college system board shall provide technical assistance to school boards to develop technical preparation programs in each high school. Annually, the school board shall evaluate its program and report the results to the department state superintendent and the technical college system board.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2815g Section 2815g. 118.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1452,9 118.35 (2) The department state superintendent shall by rule establish guidelines for the identification of gifted and talented pupils.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2815r Section 2815r. 118.35 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1452,14 118.35 (3) (b) Annually by August 15, report to the department state superintendent the number of gifted and talented pupils who participated in a program under par. (a) in the previous school year and such other information as the department state superintendent requests.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2816 Section 2816. 118.37 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (title) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1452,17 118.55 (title) Postsecondary enrollment Youth options program.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2818 Section 2818. 118.37 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (1) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1452,23 118.55 (1) In this section, "institution of higher education" means a center or institution within the university of Wisconsin system, a technical college tribally controlled college or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2819 Section 2819. 118.37 (2) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 118.55 (2) and (3), and 118.55 (2) and (3) (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1453,11 118.55 (2) (a) Beginning in the 1992-93 school year, any public school pupil enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade who is not attending a technical college under sub. (7r) or s. 118.15 (1) (b) may enroll in an institution of higher education for the purpose of taking one or more nonsectarian courses at the institution of higher education, subject to par. (b). The pupil shall submit an application to the institution of higher education in the previous school semester. The pupil shall indicate on the application whether he or she will be taking the course or courses for high school credit or postsecondary credit. The pupil shall also specify on the application that if he or she is admitted the institution of higher education may disclose the pupil's grades, the courses that he or she is taking and his or her attendance record to the public school in which the pupil is enrolled.

AB100-engrossed,1453,16 (b) Paragraph (a) applies to a private institution of higher education and to a tribally controlled college only if the private institution of higher education or tribally controlled college has notified the department state superintendent of its intent to participate in the program under this section by September 1 of the previous school year.

AB100-engrossed,1454,7 (3) (b) If the pupil specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she intends to take a course at an institution of higher education for high school credit, the school board shall determine whether the course is comparable to a course offered in the school district, and whether the course satisfies any of the high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33 and the number of high school credits to award the pupil for the course, if any. The department In cooperation with institutions of higher education, the state superintendent shall develop guidelines to assist school districts in making the determinations. The school board shall notify the pupil of its determinations, in writing, before the end beginning of the semester in which it received the notice under par. (a) the pupil will be enrolled. If the pupil disagrees with the school board's decision regarding comparability of courses, satisfaction of high school graduation requirements or the number of high school credits to be awarded, the pupil may appeal the school board's decision to the department state superintendent within 30 days after the decision. The department's state superintendent's decision shall be final and is not subject to review under subch. III of ch. 227.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2820 Section 2820. 118.37 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2821 Section 2821. 118.37 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (4), and 118.55 (4) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1454,13 118.55 (4) (a) An institution of higher education may admit a pupil under this section only if it has space available. A pupil may attend a technical college under this section only if he or she is a resident of this state.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2822c Section 2822c. 118.37 (5) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are renumbered 118.55 (5) (intro.) and (a).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2823 Section 2823. 118.37 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2823m Section 2823m. 118.37 (5) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (5) (c), and 118.55 (5) (c) 2., as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1455,2 118.55 (5) (c) 2. An amount determined by dividing the state total net cost of the general fund in the previous school year by the state total membership in the previous school year, dividing that quotient by the statewide average number of high school credits taken by full-time pupils in the previous school year, as determined by the department state superintendent, and multiplying that quotient by the number of high school credits taken by the pupil at the private institution of higher education, as determined under sub. (3) (b). In this subdivision, "net cost" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (6), and "membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2824m Section 2824m. 118.37 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (6), and 118.55 (6) (title), (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1455,10 118.55 (6) (title) Responsibility of pupil for tuition and fees; institution of higher education. (a) A pupil taking a course at an institution of higher education for high school credit under this section is not responsible for any portion of the tuition and fees for the course if the school board, or the department state superintendent on appeal under sub. (3) (b), has determined that the course is not comparable to a course offered in the school district.

AB100-engrossed,1455,15 (b) A pupil taking a course at an institution of higher education for high school credit under this section is responsible for the tuition and fees for the course if the school board has determined that the course is comparable to a course offered in the school district, unless the department state superintendent reverses the school board's decision on appeal under sub. (3) (b).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2825 Section 2825. 118.37 (7g) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (7g) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1456,4 118.55 (7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section and is taking a course for high school credit that is not comparable to a course offered in the school district may apply to the department state superintendent for reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education or technical college that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The department state superintendent shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cw). The department state superintendent shall give preference under this subsection to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2826 Section 2826. 118.37 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (8).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2827m Section 2827m. 118.37 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (9) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1456,10 118.55 (9) Rules. The department state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules establishing criteria for determining reimbursement amounts under sub. (7g).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2828 Section 2828. 118.38 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2829 Section 2829. 118.38 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1456,18 118.38 (3) A waiver is effective for 4 years. The secretary department shall renew the waiver for additional 4-year periods if the school board has evaluated the educational and financial effects of the waiver over the previous 4-year period, except that the secretary department is not required to renew a waiver if the secretary department determines that the school district is not making adequate progress toward improving pupil academic performance.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2830 Section 2830. 118.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1456,25 118.40 (1) Notice to department. Whenever a school board intends to establish a charter school, it shall notify the department state superintendent of its intention. The Whenever one of the entities under sub. (2r) (b) intends to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention by February 1 of the previous school year. A notice under this subsection shall include a description of the proposed school.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2831 Section 2831. 118.40 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1457,6 118.40 (1m) (a) A written petition requesting the a school board to establish a charter school under this section may be filed with the school district clerk. The If the proposed charter school would replace a public school in whole or in part, the petition shall be signed by at least 10% of the teachers employed by the school district or by at least 50% of the teachers employed at one school of the school district.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2832 Section 2832. 118.40 (1m) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1457,10 118.40 (1m) (b) 7. Subject to sub. (7) (a) and (am) and ss. 118.19 (1) and 121.02 (1) (a) 2., the qualifications that must be met by the individuals to be employed in the school.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2833 Section 2833. 118.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1457,16 118.40 (2) (a) Within 30 days after receiving a petition under sub. (1m) the school board shall hold a public hearing on the petition. At the hearing, the school board shall consider the level of employe and parental support for the establishment of the charter school described in the petition. After the hearing, the school board may grant the petition.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2834 Section 2834. 118.40 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1457,24 118.40 (2) (c) The school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall either grant or deny the petition within 30 days after the public hearing. If the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 denies a petition, the person seeking to establish the charter school may, within 30 days after the denial, appeal the denial to the department. The department shall issue a decision within 30 days after receiving the appeal. The department's decision is final and not subject to judicial review under ch. 227. Section 115.28 (5) applies to this paragraph.