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115.42
(4) (c) The number of times that a
teacher person may be exempt from
5continuing professional education requirements under sub. (3).
SB40, s. 2705
6Section
2705. 115.43 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7115.43 (title)
Minority group pupil Precollege scholarships.
SB40, s. 2706
8Section
2706. 115.43 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.43
(1) Definition. In this section, "
minority group economically
10disadvantaged pupil" means a pupil who is
Black or African American, Hispanic,
11American Indian, an Alaskan native, or a person of Asian or Pacific Island origin 12eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).
SB40, s. 2707
13Section
2707. 115.43 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.43
(2) (a) Annually set goals relating to increasing the percentages of
15minority group economically disadvantaged pupils who graduate from high school
16and are prepared for postsecondary school education.
SB40, s. 2708
17Section
2708. 115.43 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.43
(2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fz), award precollege
19scholarships, on a competitive basis, to
minority group economically disadvantaged 20pupils who enroll in a technical college or in college or university classes or programs
21designed to improve academic skills that are essential for success in postsecondary
22school education. The state superintendent shall give preference to
minority group 23economically disadvantaged pupils who are inadequately represented in the
24technical college and University of Wisconsin Systems.
SB40, s. 2709
25Section
2709. 115.445 of the statutes is created to read:
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1115.445 Four-year-old kindergarten grants. (1) A school board may
2apply to the department for a 2-year grant under this section to implement a
34-year-old kindergarten program.
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4(2) (a) In the first school year of a grant awarded under this section, the
5department shall pay the school board up to $3,000 for each 4-year-old kindergarten
6pupil enrolled in the school district. In the succeeding school year, the department
7shall pay the school board up to $1,500 for each 4-year-old kindergarten pupil
8enrolled in the school district.
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(b) The department shall award grants under this section beginning in the
102008-09 school year and shall give preference in awarding grants to school boards
11that use community approaches to early education, as defined by the department by
12rule. If the funds in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dp) are insufficient to pay
13all eligible school boards, the department shall prorate the payments.
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14(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
SB40, s. 2710
15Section
2710. 115.455 of the statutes is created to read:
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16115.455 Grants for world languages instruction. (1) Beginning in
172008-09, the state superintendent shall award grants to school districts to promote
18the teaching of world languages in grades 1 to 6. Grants awarded under this section
19shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ch) over a non renewable,
206-year term.
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21(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section, which
22rules shall include all of the following:
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(a) A definition of world languages eligible for inclusion under this section.
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(b) Criteria for selecting recipients of an award under this section. Selection
25criteria shall include the quality of the application and the ability of the applicant
1to continue teaching world languages at the end of the 6-year term. The department
2shall strive to distribute grants among urban, rural, and suburban school districts.
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(c) The schedule of payments to be made pursuant to each award.
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4(3) A school board may apply to the department for a 6-year grant to add
5instruction in world languages in grades 1 to 6. Except as provided in subs. (4) and
6(5), the state superintendent shall award grants and each school board receiving an
7award under this section shall use the grant moneys as follows:
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(a) During the first year of the award, $30,000 to assign one teacher to teach
9a world language to first grade students.
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(b) During the 2nd year of the award, $30,000 to assign one teacher to teach
11one or more world languages to 1st and 2nd grade students.
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(c) During the 3rd year of the award, $60,000 to assign 2 teachers to teach one
13or more world languages to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students.
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(d) During the 4th year of the award, $60,000 to assign 2 teachers to teach one
15or more world languages to 1st to 4th grade students.
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(e) During the 5th year of the award, $30,000 to assign 2 teachers to teach one
17or more world languages to 1st to 5th grade students.
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(f) During the 6th year of the award, $30,000 to assign 2 teachers to teach one
19or more world languages to 1st to 6th grade students.
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20(4) In each year of the 6-year grant, each school board receiving an award
21under this section shall use a portion of the grant moneys received to send the
22following 3 teachers to twice-yearly professional development workshops offered by
23the department:
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1(a) One teacher who is funded by a grant awarded under this section and who
2is teaching a world language in the grade level added, pursuant to the schedule under
3sub. (3), in the year the workshop is offered.
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(b) For the purpose of integrating a world language into their curricula, 2
5teachers who do not teach a world language but who teach at the same grade level
6as the teacher specified in par. (a).
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7(5) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ch) in any fiscal year is insufficient
8to fully fund the grants awarded under this section, the department shall prorate the
9available moneys among the school districts receiving an award under this section.
SB40, s. 2711
10Section
2711. 115.812 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,1288,1711
115.812
(1) Placement disputes. If a dispute arises between a local educational
12agency and the department of
health and family services children and families, the
13department of corrections
, or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22
, or 46.23,
14or between local educational agencies under s. 115.81 (4) (c), over the placement of
15a child, the state superintendent shall resolve the dispute. This subsection applies
16only to placements in nonresidential educational programs made under s. 48.57 (1)
17(c) and to placements in residential care centers made under s. 115.81.
SB40, s. 2712
18Section
2712. 118.125 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.125
(2) (i) Upon request, the school district clerk or his or her designee shall
20provide the names of pupils who have withdrawn from the public school prior to
21graduation under s. 118.15 (1) (c) to the technical college district board in which the
22public school is located or, for verification of eligibility for public assistance under ch.
2349, to the department of health and family services, the department of
workforce
24development children and families, or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22
, 25or 46.23.
SB40, s. 2713
1Section
2713. 118.163 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.163
(2) (a) Suspension of the person's operating privilege for not less than
330 days nor more than one year. The court
shall immediately may take possession
4of any suspended license
and forward it. If the court takes possession of a license,
5it shall destroy the license. The court shall forward to the department of
6transportation
together with a notice stating the reason for and the duration of the
7suspension.
SB40, s. 2714
8Section
2714. 118.163 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.163
(2m) (a) A county, city, village or town may enact an ordinance
10permitting a court to suspend the operating privilege of a person who is at least 16
11years of age but less than 18 years of age and is a dropout. The ordinance shall
12provide that the court may suspend the person's operating privilege until the person
13reaches the age of 18. The court
shall immediately
may take possession of any
14suspended license
and forward it. If the court takes possession of a license, it shall
15destroy the license. The court shall forward to the department of transportation
16together with a notice stating the reason for and the duration of the suspension.
SB40, s. 2715
17Section
2715. 118.19 (1r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,1289,2418
118.19
(1r) (a) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s.
1949.857, the department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or
20permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the applicant
21provides the department of public instruction with his or her social security number.
22The department of public instruction may not disclose the social security number
23except to the department of
workforce development
children and families for the sole
24purpose of administering s. 49.22.
SB40, s. 2716
25Section
2716. 118.19 (1r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.19
(1r) (b) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s.
249.857, the department may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a
3license that has no expiration date if the applicant, licensee or permit holder is
4delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support,
5maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the
6support of a child or former spouse or if the applicant, licensee or permit holder fails
7to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the
8department of
workforce development children and families or a county child
9support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support
10proceedings.
SB40, s. 2717
11Section
2717. 118.19 (10) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.19
(10) (g) At the request under s. 49.22 (2m) of the department of
13workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under
14s. 59.53 (5), the state superintendent shall release the name and address of the
15applicant or licensee, the name and address of the applicant's or licensee's employer
16and financial information, if any, related to the applicant or licensee obtained under
17this subsection to the department of
workforce development children and families or
18the county child support agency.
SB40, s. 2718
19Section
2718. 118.245 of the statutes is repealed.
SB40, s. 2719
20Section
2719. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.33
(1) (a) 1. In the high school grades, at least 4 credits of English including
22writing composition, 3 credits of social studies including state and local government,
232 3 credits of mathematics,
2 3 credits of science and 1.5 credits of physical education.
SB40, s. 2720
24Section
2720. 118.40 (2r) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40,1291,5
1118.40
(2r) (cg) The common council of the city of Milwaukee may establish or
2contract for the establishment of only one residential charter school under this
3subsection. If the common council does so, the school may not accommodate more
4than 300 pupils and the pupils shall reside at the school for at least 9 months each
5school year.
SB40, s. 2721
6Section
2721. 118.40 (2r) (e) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.40
(2r) (e) 3. Notwithstanding subd. 1., if the common council of the city
8of Milwaukee establishes or contracts for the establishment of a residential charter
9school described under par. (cg), the department shall pay to the operator of the
10charter school an amount equal to twice the amount calculated for the payment to
11the charter school under subd. 1.
SB40, s. 2722
12Section
2722. 118.43 (2) (bt) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.43
(2) (bt) In the 2008-09 school year, the school board of an eligible school
14district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the
15department on behalf of one or more schools in the school district if the school board
16is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5 program on behalf of the
17schools under s. 115.45. In awarding a contract under this paragraph, the
18department shall give priority to schools that have the highest percentage of
19low-income pupil enrollment.
SB40, s. 2723
20Section
2723. 118.43 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.43
(2) (e) 1. If the school board of an eligible school district does not enter
22into an achievement guarantee contract with the department, a school board that
23has entered into such a contract, other than the school board of the school district
24operating under ch. 119, may apply to the department to enter into such a contract
1on behalf of one or more schools that meet the requirements under par. (b), (bg)
or, 2(br)
, or (bt).
SB40, s. 2724
3Section
2724. 118.43 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.43
(2) (g) The department may renew an achievement guarantee contract
5under pars. (b), (bg),
and (br)
, and (bt) for one or more terms of 5 school years. As a
6condition of receiving payments under a renewal of an achievement guarantee
7contract, a school board shall maintain the reduction of class size achieved during
8the last school year of the original achievement guarantee contract for the grades
9specified for the last school year of the contract.
SB40, s. 2725
10Section
2725. 118.43 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,1292,1311
118.43
(3) Contract requirements. (intro.)
Except as provided in pars. (am)
12and (ar), an An achievement guarantee contract shall require the school board to do
13all of the following in each participating school:
SB40, s. 2726
14Section
2726. 118.43 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40,1292,1615
118.43
(3) (a)
Class size. (intro.)
Reduce For contracts that begin in the
161996-97 school year, reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:
SB40, s. 2727
17Section
2727. 118.43 (3) (at) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.43
(3) (at)
Class size; additional contracts. For contracts that begin in the
192008-09 school year, reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:
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1. In the 2008-09 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.
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2. In the 2009-10 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.
SB40,1292,2322
3. In the 2010-11 to 2012-13 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to
233.
SB40, s. 2728
24Section
2728. 118.43 (6) (b) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.43
(6) (b) 9. In the 2005-06 and 2006-07 school years, $2,000 multiplied
2by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each
3school in the school district covered by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g); and
4in the 2007-08 school year
and any subsequent school year, $2,250 multiplied by the
5number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school
6in the school district covered by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g).
SB40, s. 2729
7Section
2729. 118.43 (6) (b) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.43
(6) (b) 10. In the 2008-09 school year, $2,250 multiplied by the number
9of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the
10school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (at) and by renewals of contracts
11under sub. (2) (g).
SB40, s. 2730
12Section
2730. 118.51 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(14) (b)
Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is eligible for
14a free or reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b) and who will be attending public
15school in a nonresident school district in the following school year under this section
16may apply to the department, on the form prepared under sub. (15) (a), for the
17reimbursement of costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to
18and from the pupil's residence and the school that the pupil will be attending. The
19department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount
20from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
(cy) (vy). The reimbursement amount may
21not exceed the actual transportation costs incurred by the parent or 3 times the
22statewide average per pupil transportation costs, whichever is less. If the
23appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
(cy) (vy) in any one year is insufficient to pay the
24full amount of approved claims under this paragraph, payments shall be prorated
25among the parents entitled thereto. By the 2nd Friday following the first Monday
1in May following receipt of the parent's application under sub. (3) (a), the department
2shall provide to each parent requesting reimbursement under this paragraph an
3estimate of the amount of reimbursement that the parent will receive if the pupil
4attends public school in the nonresident school district in the following school year.
SB40, s. 2731
5Section
2731. 118.52 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.52
(11) (b)
Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending
7a course in a public school in a nonresident school district under this section may
8apply to the department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the parent for
9the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or school in which
10the pupil is enrolled and the school at which the pupil is attending the course if the
11pupil and parent are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The department
12shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the
13appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
(cy) (vy). The department shall give preference
14under this paragraph to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price
15lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b).
SB40, s. 2732
16Section
2732. 118.55 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.55
(7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is
18attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section
19and is taking a course for high school credit may apply to the state superintendent
20for reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in
21which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education or technical college
22that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable
23to pay the cost of such transportation. The state superintendent shall determine the
24reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s.
2520.255 (2)
(cw) (vw). The state superintendent shall give preference under this
1subsection to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under
242 USC 1758 (b).
SB40, s. 2733
3Section
2733. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.04
(1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
566.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
6115.345, 115.361, 115.38 (2),
115.445, 115.45,
115.455, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045,
7118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153,
8118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6)
9and (8),
118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55,
10120.12 (5) and (15) to (26), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26),
11(34), (35), (37),
(37m), and (38), 120.14, and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city
12school district and board.
SB40, s. 2734
13Section
2734. 119.23 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
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119.23
(2) (a) 8. Annually, the private school pays a nonrefundable fee to the
15department. A private school that is not participating in the program under this
16section in the current school year shall pay a fee, determined by the department by
17rule, with its notice of intent to participate under subd. 3. A private school that is
18required to comply with sub. (7) (am) shall pay a fee, determined by the department
19by rule, with the information required by sub. (7) (am). The department shall use
20all fees collected under this paragraph to evaluate the financial information
21submitted under sub. (7) (am).
SB40, s. 2735
22Section
2735. 119.23 (10) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.23
(10) (a) 2. Failed to provide the notice required under sub. (2) (a) 3.,
or 24the information required under sub. (7) (am) or (d),
or the fee required under sub. (2)
25(a) 8. by the date or within the period specified.
SB40, s. 2736
1Section
2736. 120.125 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.125
(4) (h) That the day care provider shall meet the standards for licensed
3day care centers established by the department of
health and family services 4children and families.
SB40, s. 2737
5Section
2737. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.13
(2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
749.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3),
8632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4), (5), and (6), 632.895 (9) to
(14) (15), 632.896
, and
9767.513 (4).
SB40, s. 2738
10Section
2738. 120.13 (14) of the statutes is amended to read: