AB697: Bill Text

AB697, s. 2 Section 2. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB697,2,10 118.19 (1) Any Except as provided in s. 118.40 (8) (b), any person seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school, or in a school or institution operated by a county or the state shall first procure a license or permit from the department.

AB697, s. 3 Section 3. 118.40 (1m) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB697,3,3 118.40 (1m) (b) 7. Subject to sub. subs. (7) (a) and (am) and (8) (b) 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.

AB697, s. 4 Section 4. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB697,3,13 118.40 (2r) (bm) The common council of the city of Milwaukee, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee area technical college district board may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school located in the school district operating under ch. 119. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may only establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school located in a unified school district that is located in the county in which the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is situated or in an adjacent county. This paragraph does not apply to the establishment of a virtual charter school.

AB697, s. 5 Section 5. 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB697,3,17 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. subds. 3. and 4., only pupils who reside in the school district in which a charter school established under this subsection is located may attend the charter school.

AB697, s. 6 Section 6. 118.40 (2r) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB697,3,20 118.40 (2r) (c) 4. A pupil may attend a virtual charter school established under this subsection regardless of the pupil's school district of residence.

AB697, s. 7 Section 7. 118.40 (2r) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB697,3,24 118.40 (2r) (d) 1. Ensure Subject to sub. (8) (b), ensure that all instructional staff of charter schools under this subsection hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

AB697, s. 8 Section 8. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB697,4,8 118.40 (2r) (e) 2. If the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside establishes or contracts for the establishment of a charter school under this subsection, other than a virtual charter school, in March the department shall pay to the unified school district in which the charter school is located, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), an amount equal to the amount of school aid per pupil to which the unified school district is eligible in the current school year multiplied by the number of pupils attending the charter school who were previously enrolled in the unified school district.

AB697, s. 9 Section 9. 118.40 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (3) (c) 1. and amended to read:

AB697,4,19 118.40 (3) (c) 1. A school board may not enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school located outside the school district, except that if 2 or more school boards enter into an agreement under s. 66.0301 to establish a charter school, the charter school shall be located within one of the school districts, and if one or more school boards enter into an agreement with the board of control of a cooperative educational service agency to establish a charter school, the charter school shall be located within the boundaries of the cooperative educational service agency. This subdivision does not apply to the establishment of a virtual charter school.

AB697,4,21 2. A school board may not enter into a contract that would result in the conversion of a private, sectarian school to a charter school.

AB697, s. 10 Section 10. 118.40 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB697,4,25 118.40 (8) Virtual charter schools. (a) Location. For the purposes of sub. (7) (a), (am) 1., and (ar), a virtual charter school is considered to be located in the following school district:

AB697,5,2 1. If a school board establishes or contracts with a person to establish the virtual charter school, in the school district governed by that school board.

AB697,5,6 2. If 2 or more school boards enter into an agreement under s. 66.0301 to establish the virtual charter school, or if one or more school boards enter into an agreement with the board of control of a cooperative educational service agency to establish the virtual charter school, in the school district specified in the agreement.

AB697,5,10 3. If the common council of the city of Milwaukee, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, or Milwaukee Area Technical College establishes or contracts with a person to establish the virtual charter school, in the school district operating under ch. 119.

AB697,5,14 4. If the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside establishes or contracts with a person to establish the virtual charter school, in the unified school district that is located in the county in which the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is located or in an adjacent county, as specified in the contract or charter.

AB697,5,17 (b) Licensure. 1. In a virtual charter school, an instructional staff member who holds a license or permit to teach issued by the department is responsible for all of the following for each pupil the staff member teaches:

AB697,5,18 a. Improving learning by planned instruction.

AB697,5,19 b. Diagnosing learning needs.

AB697,5,20 c. Prescribing content delivery through class activities.

AB697,5,21 d. Assessing learning.

AB697,5,22 e. Reporting outcomes to administrators and parents and guardians.

AB697,5,23 f. Evaluating the effects of instruction.

AB697,6,3 2. If a pupil attends a virtual charter school, any person providing educational services to the pupil in the pupil's home, other than staff of the virtual charter school, is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

AB697, s. 11 Section 11. 118.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB697,6,12 118.51 (2) Applicability. A pupil may attend a public school, including a charter school, prekindergarten, 4-year-old kindergarten, or early childhood or school-operated day care program, in a nonresident school district under this section, except that a pupil may attend a prekindergarten, 4-year-old kindergarten, or early childhood or school-operated day care program in a nonresident school district only if the pupil's resident school district offers the same type of program that the pupil wishes to attend and the pupil is eligible to attend that program in his or her resident school district.

AB697, s. 12 Section 12. 118.51 (18) of the statutes is created to read:

AB697,6,15 118.51 (18) Location of virtual charter schools. For purposes of this section, a virtual charter school is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (8) (a).

AB697, s. 13 Section 13. 121.02 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB697,6,20 121.02 (1) (a) 2. Ensure Subject to s. 118.40 (8) (b), ensure that all instructional staff of charter schools located in the school district hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules defining "instructional staff" for purposes of this subdivision.

AB697, s. 14 Section 14. 121.83 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB697,7,2 121.83 (1m) If a pupil who is not a resident of this state attends a virtual charter school in this state established by or under contract with a school board, the school board shall charge tuition for the pupil in an amount equal to at least the amount determined under s. 118.51 (16) (a) 3.

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