14. Under current law, a pupil may participate in the MPCP only if, in the
previous school year, the pupil was enrolled in the Milwaukee Public Schools, was
attending a private school under the MPCP, was enrolled in grades kindergarten to
three in a private school located in the city of Milwaukee other than under the MPCP,
or was not enrolled in school. This bill eliminates this eligibility requirement.
15. Under current law, no more than 15% of a school district's enrollment may
attend private schools under the MPCP. This bill increases this limit to 15.5%.

Independent charter schools
Under current law, school boards may enter into contracts with individuals,
groups, businesses, or governmental bodies to establish charter schools, which
operate with fewer constraints than traditional public schools. Current law also
permits the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the University of
Wisconsin-Parkside, the Milwaukee Area Technical College, and the city of
Milwaukee to operate charter schools (independent charter schools) directly or to
contract for the operation of charter schools.
For the University of Wisconsin-Parkside charter school, current law limits the
enrollment to 400 pupils. This bill increases the limit to 480 pupils beginning in the
2004-05 school year.
Currently, only pupils who reside in the school district in which an independent
charter school is located may attend the charter school. In order to be eligible to
attend an independent charter school located in the Milwaukee school district, a
pupil must also fall into one of the following categories:
1. In the previous school year, the pupil must have been enrolled in the
Milwaukee Public Schools.
2. In the previous school year, the pupil must have attended a private school
under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP).
3. In the previous school year, the pupil must have been enrolled in grades
kindergarten to three in a private school located in the city of Milwaukee other than
under the MPCP.
4. In the previous school year, the pupil must not have been enrolled in school.
5. In the previous school year, the pupil must have been enrolled in an
independent charter school.
This bill eliminates all of these requirements for attending an independent
charter school located in the Milwaukee school district. The bill also allows a pupil
who resides outside of the Milwaukee school district to continue to attend Woodlands
School (an independent charter school located in the city of Milwaukee), if the pupil
attended Woodlands School during the 2003-04 school year and during the previous
school year, or if the pupil's sibling attended Woodlands School in the 2003-04 school
year and in the school year of the pupil's initial attendance. The bill also allows a
pupil who resides outside of the Milwaukee school district to continue to attend
Marva Collins Preparatory School of Wisconsin or D.L. Hines Academy if the pupil
attended the school before the 2002-03 school year, or if the pupil's sibling attended
the school before the 2002-03 school year and in the school year of the pupil's initial
attendance.
The bill prohibits the city of Milwaukee, the University or
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, or the Milwaukee Area Technical College from establishing
a new charter school after this bill's effective date. Current law limits the University
of Wisconsin-Parkside to only one charter school.
Student Achievement Guarantee in Education Program
Under the current Student Achievement Guarantee in Education Program
(SAGE) DPI pays participating school districts $2,000 for each low-income pupil, in
exchange for the school district's meeting certain performance criteria and reducing

class size in grades kindergarten to three. Beginning in the 2004-05 school year, this
bill increases the payment to $2,500 per pupil.
The bill also allows a school board to use unexpended moneys under a SAGE
contract to assist other schools in satisfying the terms of a SAGE contract covering
the other schools.
Intradistrict transfer aid
Under current law, a school district that participates in the intradistrict special
transfer program, which allows pupils to attend public school outside their
attendance area in order to reduce racial imbalance in the school district, is eligible
for additional state aid. Beginning in the 2004-05 school year, a school district will
suffer a loss in such aid if less than 100% of the parents or guardians of transferred
pupils have given written consent for the transfer. This bill maintains the 95 percent
level of compliance currently required; i.e., the school district will receive aid for all
pupils transferred if at least 95% of the parents or guardians have provided written
consent.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB986, s. 1 1Section 1. 118.13 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,6,82 118.13 (1m) No person who wishes to attend a private school under s. 119.23
3may be denied admission to that school and no pupil who is attending a private school
4under s. 119.23 may be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
5discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil services, recreational,
6or other program or activity of that school because of the person's sex, race, religion,
7national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual
8orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability.
AB986, s. 2 9Section 2. 118.13 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,7,310 118.13 (2) (am) Each private school participating in the program under s.
11119.23 shall develop written policies and procedures to implement this section and
12submit them to the state superintendent. The policies and procedures shall provide

1for receiving and investigating complaints regarding possible violations of this
2section, for making determinations as to whether this section has been violated, and
3for ensuring compliance with this section.
AB986, s. 3 4Section 3. 118.13 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,7,65 118.13 (2) (b) Any person who receives a negative determination under par. (a)
6or (am) may appeal the determination to the state superintendent.
AB986, s. 4 7Section 4. 118.13 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,7,118 118.13 (3) (a) 3. Include in the department's biennial report under s. 15.04 (1)
9(d) information on the status of school district compliance of school districts and
10private schools
with this section and school district the progress made toward
11providing reasonable equality of educational opportunity for all pupils in this state.
AB986, s. 5 12Section 5. 118.13 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,7,1513 118.13 (3) (b) 1. Periodically review school district and private school programs,
14activities and services to determine whether the school boards and private schools
15are complying with this section.
AB986, s. 6 16Section 6. 118.13 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,7,1817 118.13 (3) (b) 2. Assist school boards and private schools to comply with this
18section by providing information and technical assistance upon request.
AB986, s. 7 19Section 7. 118.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,7,2320 118.13 (4) Any public school or private school official, employee or teacher who
21intentionally engages in conduct which discriminates against a person or causes a
22person to be denied rights, benefits or privileges, in violation of sub. (1) or (1m), may
23be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.
AB986, s. 8 24Section 8. 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,8,5
1118.30 (1g) (a) 1. By August 1, 1998, each school board shall adopt pupil
2academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, and
3history. If the governor has issued The school board may adopt the pupil academic
4standards issued by the governor as an executive order under s. 14.23, the school
5board may adopt those standards
no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
AB986, s. 9 6Section 9. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,8,117 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the
8program under s. 119.23 shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics,
9science, reading and writing, geography, and history. The governing body of the
10private school may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as
11executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
AB986, s. 10 12Section 10. 118.30 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,8,2113 118.30 (1g) (c) Each school board operating elementary grades and, each
14operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates elementary grades, and
15the governing body of each private school participating in the program under s.
16119.23 that operates elementary grades
may develop or adopt its own examination
17designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 4th grade
18and may develop or adopt its own examination designed to measure pupil attainment
19of knowledge and concepts in the 8th grade. If the school board or, operator of the
20charter school, or governing body of the private school develops or adopts an
21examination under this paragraph, it shall notify the department.
AB986, s. 11 22Section 11. 118.30 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,8,2423 118.30 (1s) Annually the governing body of each private school participating
24in the program under s. 119.23 shall do all of the following:
AB986,9,3
1(a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade examination
2adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils
3attending the 4th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB986,9,64 2. If the governing body of the private school has developed or adopted its own
54th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils attending the 4th
6grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB986,9,97 (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade examination
8adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils
9attending the 8th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB986,9,1210 2. If the governing body of the private school has developed or adopted its own
118th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils attending the 8th
12grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB986,9,1413 (b) Administer the 10th grade examination to all pupils attending the 10th
14grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB986, s. 12 15Section 12. 118.30 (2) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB986,9,1916 118.30 (2) (b) 1. If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under
17subch. V of ch. 115, the school board or, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40
18(2r), or governing body of the private school participating in the program under s.
19119.23
shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
AB986,9,2420 2. According to criteria established by the state superintendent by rule, the
21school board or, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r), or governing body
22of the private school participating in the program under s. 119.23
may determine not
23to administer an examination under this section to a limited-English speaking
24pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined in his or

1her native language or may modify the format and administration of an examination
2for such pupils.
AB986, s. 13 3Section 13. 118.30 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,10,64 118.30 (2) (b) 5. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing
5body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall excuse the
6pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1s).
AB986, s. 14 7Section 14. 118.30 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,10,178 118.30 (6) A school board and, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
9(2r), and the governing body of a private school participating in the program under
10s. 119.23
is not required to administer the 4th and 8th grade examinations adopted
11or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) if the school board or, the
12operator of the charter school, or the governing body of the private school administers
13its own 4th and 8th grade examinations, the school board or , operator of the charter
14school, or governing body of the private school provides the state superintendent
15with statistical correlations of those examinations with the examinations adopted or
16approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1), and the federal department of
17education approves.
AB986, s. 15 18Section 15. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,10,2319 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. The governing body of each private school participating in the
20program under s. 119.23 shall develop a policy specifying criteria for granting a high
21school diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23. The criteria
22shall include the pupil's academic performance and the recommendations of
23teachers.
AB986, s. 16 24Section 16. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,11,8
1118.33 (1) (f) 3. Beginning on September 1, 2005, neither a school board nor an
2operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may grant a high school diploma to
3any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the school board's or
4charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Beginning on September 1, 2005, the
5governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 may
6not grant a high school diploma to any pupil attending the private school under s.
7119.23 unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the governing body's
8policy under subd. 2m.
AB986, s. 17 9Section 17. 118.33 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,11,1810 118.33 (6) (c) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the
11program under s. 119.23 shall adopt a written policy specifying criteria for promoting
12a pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 from the 4th grade to the
135th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the
14pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1s) (a) or (am), unless
15the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the
16pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which shall be
17based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic criteria
18specified by the governing body of the private school.
AB986,11,2419 2. Beginning on September 1, 2005, the governing body of a private school
20participating in the program under s. 119.23 may not promote a 4th grade pupil who
21is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 5th grade, and may not promote
22an 8th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 9th
23grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the governing
24body's policy under subd. 1.
AB986, s. 18 25Section 18. 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,12,3
1118.40 (2r) (c) 1. Only Except as provided in subds. 3., 4., and 5., only pupils
2who reside in the school district in which a charter school established under this
3subsection is located may attend the charter school.
AB986, s. 19 4Section 19. 118.40 (2r) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB986, s. 20 5Section 20. 118.40 (2r) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,12,86 118.40 (2r) (c) 3. A pupil may attend Woodlands School, a charter school
7established in the school district operating under ch. 119 under this subsection,
8regardless of the pupil's school district of residence, if any of the following applies:
AB986,12,109 a. The pupil attended Woodlands School in the 2003-04 school year and,
10beginning in the 2005-06 school year, in the previous school year.
AB986,12,1211 b. The pupil's sibling attended Woodlands School in the 2003-04 school year
12and in the school year of the pupil's initial attendance.
AB986, s. 21 13Section 21. 118.40 (2r) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,12,1714 118.40 (2r) (c) 4. A pupil may attend Marva Collins Preparatory School of
15Wisconsin, a charter school established in the school district operating under ch. 119
16under this subsection, regardless of the pupil's school district of residence, if any of
17the following applies:
AB986,12,1918 a. The pupil attended Marva Collins Preparatory School of Wisconsin before
19the 2002-03 school year.
AB986,12,2120 b. The pupil's sibling attended Marva Collins Preparatory School of Wisconsin
21before the 2002-03 school year and in the school year of the pupil's initial attendance.
AB986, s. 22 22Section 22. 118.40 (2r) (c) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,12,2523 118.40 (2r) (c) 5. A pupil may attend D.L. Hines Academy, a charter school
24established in the school district operating under ch. 119 under this subsection,
25regardless of the pupil's school district of residence, if any of the following applies:
AB986,13,1
1a. The pupil attended D.L. Hines Academy before the 2002-03 school year.
AB986,13,32 b. The pupil's sibling attended D.L. Hines Academy before the 2002-03 school
3year and in the school year of the pupil's initial attendance.
AB986, s. 23 4Section 23. 118.40 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (2r) (cm) 1.
5and amended to read:
AB986,13,96 118.40 (2r) (cm) 1. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may
7establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of only one charter school
8under this subsection, which may not operate high school grades and which may not
9accommodate more than 400 480 pupils.
AB986, s. 24 10Section 24. 118.40 (2r) (cm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,13,1311 118.40 (2r) (cm) 2. None of the entities under par. (b) 1. a., b., or d. may
12establish, or enter into a contract for the establishment of, a new charter school after
13the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].
AB986, s. 25 14Section 25. 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,13,1815 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) and (cv),
16subject to par. (c), the department shall pay to each school district that has entered
17into a contract with the department under this section an amount determined as
18follows:
AB986, s. 26 19Section 26. 118.43 (6) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB986,13,2320 118.43 (6) (b) 8. In the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years year, $2,000
21multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding
22in each school in the school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar) and by
23renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g).
AB986, s. 27 24Section 27. 118.43 (6) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB986,14,4
1118.43 (6) (b) 9. In the 2004-05 school year and in each school year thereafter,
2$2,500 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for
3funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar)
4and by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g).
AB986, s. 28 5Section 28. 118.43 (6) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
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