AB40,1762 21Section 1762. 118.30 (1r) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,817,2422 118.30 (1r) (ar) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 9th grade
23examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all
24pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 9th grade.
AB40,1763 25Section 1763. 118.30 (1r) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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1118.30 (1r) (c) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 11th grade
2examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all
3pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 11th grade.
AB40,1764 4Section 1764. 118.30 (1s) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,818,75 118.30 (1s) (a) 2m. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 9th
6grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1)
7to all pupils attending the 9th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB40,1765 8Section 1765. 118.30 (1s) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,818,119 118.30 (1s) (a) 3m. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 11th
10grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1)
11to all pupils attending the 11th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
AB40,1766 12Section 1766. 118.30 (1t) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,818,1513 118.30 (1t) (bm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 9th
14grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1)
15to all pupils attending the 9th grade in the private school under s. 118.60.
AB40,1767 16Section 1767. 118.30 (1t) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,818,1917 118.30 (1t) (cm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 11th
18grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1)
19to all pupils attending the 11th grade in the private school under s. 118.60.
AB40,1768 20Section 1768. 118.30 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,818,2321 118.30 (2) (b) 5. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing
22body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall excuse the
23pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1s) (a) 1. to 3. 3m.
AB40,1769 24Section 1769. 118.30 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.30 (2) (b) 6. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing
2body of a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 shall excuse the
3pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1t) (a) to (c) (cm).
AB40,1770 4Section 1770. 118.40 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (2)
5(b) and amended to read:
AB40,819,86 118.40 (2) (b) A school board may grant a petition that would result in the
7conversion of all of the public schools in the school district to charter schools if all of
8the following apply:
.
AB40,1771 9Section 1771. 118.40 (2) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are repealed.
AB40,1772 10Section 1772. 118.40 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,819,1411 118.40 (2m) (a) A school board may on its own initiative contract with a person
12to operate a school as a charter school. The contract shall include all of the provisions
13specified under sub. (1m) (b) and may include other provisions agreed to by the
14parties, except as otherwise provided in this section.
AB40,1773 15Section 1773. 118.40 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,819,1816 118.40 (2m) (b) A school board may not enter into a contract under par. (a) that
17would result in the conversion of all of the public schools in the school district to
18charter schools unless the school board complies with sub. (2) (b) 2.
AB40,1774 19Section 1774. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,819,2320 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) All Except as provided in subd. 3., any of the following
21entities may establish by charter and operate a charter school or, on behalf of their
22respective entities, may initiate a
contract with an individual or group a person to
23operate a school as a charter school:
AB40,1775 24Section 1775. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. e. of the statutes is created to read:
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1118.40 (2r) (b) 1. e. Any nonprofit, nonsectarian organization or consortium of
2such organizations approved by the charter school oversight board under par. (bm).
AB40,1776 3Section 1776. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (2r) (b)
42. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB40,820,145 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. (intro.) A charter shall include all of the provisions specified
6under sub. (1m) (b) 3. to 14. A contract shall include all of the provisions specified
7under sub. (1m) (b) 1. to 14. and shall specify the effect of the establishment of the
8charter school on the liability of the contracting entity under this paragraph. The
9contract shall also include all of the following provisions and may include other
10provisions agreed to by the parties. The chancellor of the University of
11Wisconsin-Milwaukee or of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may not establish
12or enter into a contract for the establishment of a charter school under this
13paragraph without the approval of the board of regents of the University of
14Wisconsin System.
:
AB40,1777 15Section 1777. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. a. to k. of the statutes are created to read:
AB40,820,1916 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. a. A requirement that the charter school governing board
17adhere to specified annual academic and operational performance standards
18developed in accordance with the performance framework of the entity with which
19it is contracting.
AB40,820,2120 b. Provisions detailing the corrective measures the charter school governing
21board will take if the charter school fails to meet performance standards.
AB40,821,322 c. A provision allowing the governing board of a charter school that receives a
23rating of "exceeds expectations" or "significantly exceeds expectations" in the most
24recent school report published by the department under s. 115.385 to open one or
25more additional charter schools. If the charter school governing board opens one or

1more additional charter schools, the existing contract applies to the new school or
2schools unless the parties agree to amend the existing contract or enter into a new
3contract.
AB40,821,54 d. The methodology that will be used by the charter school governing board to
5monitor and verify pupil enrollment, credit accrual, and course completion.
AB40,821,66 e. A requirement that the entity under subd. 1. have direct access to pupil data.
AB40,821,87 f. A description of the administrative relationship between the parties to the
8contract.
AB40,821,109 g. A requirement that the charter school governing board hold parent-teacher
10conferences at least annually.
AB40,821,1311 h. A requirement that if more than one charter school is operated under the
12contract, the charter school governing board reports to the entity under subd. 1. on
13each charter school separately.
AB40,821,1614 i. A requirement that the charter school governing board provide the data
15needed by the entity under subd. 1. for purposes of making the report required under
16sub. (3m) (a) 6.
AB40,821,1817 j. A requirement that the charter school governing board participate in any
18training provided by the entity under subd. 1.
AB40,821,2019 k. A description of all fees that the entity under subd. 1. will charge the charter
20school governing board.
AB40,1778 21Section 1778. 118.40 (2r) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
22read:
AB40,821,2523 118.40 (2r) (b) 3. If an entity specified in subd. 1. a. to d. was operating a charter
24school itself immediately prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
25inserts date], it may continue to do so.
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1Section 1779. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
2read:
AB40,822,73 118.40 (2r) (bm) 1. A nonprofit, nonsectarian organization or a consortium of
4such organizations that wishes to contract with a charter school governing board to
5operate a charter school shall submit an application to the charter school oversight
6board. The application shall include all of the following and any other information
7requested by the board:
AB40,822,108 a. A strategic plan for contracting with charter school governing boards that
9submit high-quality proposals for charter schools that meet identified educational
10needs and promote a diversity of educational choices.
AB40,822,1511 b. A performance framework for use in supervising and evaluating charter
12schools that addresses pupil academic proficiency, growth in pupil academic
13achievement, gaps in achievement between groups of pupils, pupil attendance, the
14readiness of pupils for postsecondary education, the financial proficiency and
15sustainability of charter schools, and charter school management.
AB40,822,1816 c. An assurance that the organization or consortium will ensure accountability
17and transparency on the part of those charter school governing boards with which
18it contracts.
AB40,822,2119 d. A plan, including corrective action strategies, designed to improve a charter
20school under contract with the organization or consortium, or to close such a charter
21school, based on contractual performance standards.
AB40,822,2322 e. A description of the types of charter schools the organization or consortium
23is seeking to establish, and their potential attendance areas.
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1f. Information on the organization's or consortium's finances and other
2resources necessary for the charter school oversight board to determine the
3applicant's ability to perform its functions under this section.
AB40,823,54 g. A plan for entering into additional contracts in order to replicate successful
5charter schools.
AB40,823,76 2. The charter school oversight board shall approve or deny an application
7within 90 days of receiving the application.
AB40,1780 8Section 1780. 118.40 (2r) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB40,823,109 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. An entity under par. (b) 1. may contract for the operation of
10a charter school located anywhere in this state.
AB40,823,1611 4. a. A school board may prohibit a pupil who resides in the school district from
12attending a charter school established under this subsection unless the school
13district's membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), is at least 4,000 and at least 2
14public schools in the school district were rated "fails to meet expectations" or "meets
15few expectations" in the most recent school report published by the department
16under s. 115.385.
AB40,823,2217 b. A pupil who wishes to attend a charter school established under this
18subsection and who resides in a school district in which the school board may prohibit
19pupils from attending a charter school established under this subsection shall
20submit an application to the school board. Within 30 days of receiving the
21application, the school board shall issue a decision allowing or prohibiting the pupil
22from attending the charter school.
AB40,1781 23Section 1781. 118.40 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,1782 24Section 1782. 118.40 (2r) (e) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,1783 25Section 1783. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.40 (2r) (e) 2m. In the 2013-14 school year and in each school year
2thereafter
, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay
3to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid
4per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year and the per pupil revenue
5limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) in the current school year,
$7,852 multiplied
6by the number of pupils attending the charter school.
AB40,1784 7Section 1784. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2n. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,824,118 118.40 (2r) (e) 2n. In the 2014-15 school year and in each school year
9thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay
10to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to $7,931 multiplied by the
11number of pupils attending the charter school.
AB40,1785 12Section 1785. 118.40 (2r) (e) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,824,1713 118.40 (2r) (e) 3m. The amount paid per pupil under this paragraph may not
14be less than the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school
15year.
The department shall pay 25% of the total amount in September, 25% in
16December, 25% in February, and 25% in June. The department shall send the check
17to the operator of the charter school.
AB40,1786 18Section 1786. 118.40 (2r) (e) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,1787 19Section 1787. 118.40 (2r) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,824,2320 118.40 (2r) (f) A charter school established under this subsection is a local
21educational agency under 20 USC 6301 to 6578 and as such is eligible for funding as
22a local educational agency, and shall comply with all requirements of local
23educational agencies, under 20 USC 6301 to 6578.
AB40,1788 24Section 1788. 118.40 (2r) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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1118.40 (2r) (g) If a charter school established by contract with an entity under
2par. (b) 1. a. to d. is in operation on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
3date], and the charter school receives a rating of "exceeds expectations" or
4"significantly exceeds expectations" in the most recent school report published by the
5department under s. 115.385, the person operating the charter school may open one
6or more additional charter schools notwithstanding the terms of the existing
7contract. All provisions of the existing contract, other than any provision that
8conflicts with this paragraph, apply to the new school or schools unless parties agree
9to amend the existing contract or enter into a new contract.
AB40,1789 10Section 1789. 118.40 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,825,1511 118.40 (3) (a) If the school board grants the petition under sub. (2), the school
12board shall contract with the person named in the petition under sub. (1m) (b) 1. to
13operate the school as a charter school under this section. The contract shall include
14all of the provisions specified in the petition and may include other provisions agreed
15to by the parties, except as otherwise provided in this section.
AB40,1790 16Section 1790. 118.40 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,825,2117 118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under subs. (2m) or (2r) may be for
18any term not exceeding 5 school years and may be renewed for one or more terms not
19exceeding 5 school years. The contract shall specify the amount to be paid to the
20charter school during each school year of the contract, except as provided in par. (i)
211
.
AB40,1791 22Section 1791. 118.40 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (3m) (a) 3.
23and amended to read:
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1118.40 (3m) (a) 3. A school board or an entity under sub. (2r) (b) shall give Give
2preference in awarding contracts for the operation of charter schools to those charter
3schools that serve children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a).
AB40,1792 4Section 1792. 118.40 (3) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (3m) (a) 2.
5and amended to read:
AB40,826,96 118.40 (3m) (a) 2. When establishing or contracting for the establishment of
7a charter school under this section, a school board or entity specified under sub. (2r)
8(b) shall consider
adhere to the principles and standards for quality charter schools
9established by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.
AB40,1793 10Section 1793. 118.40 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,826,1411 118.40 (3) (f) A contract with a school board or an entity under sub. (2r) (b) may
12provide for the establishment of more than one charter school, and a charter school
13governing board may enter into more than one contract with a school board or entity
14under sub. (2r) (b).
AB40,1794 15Section 1794. 118.40 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,826,1916 118.40 (3) (g) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3. and sub. (4) (ar) 1., a
17contract with a school board or an entity under sub. (2r) (b) shall require that if the
18capacity of the charter school is insufficient to accept all pupils who apply, the charter
19school shall accept pupils at random.
AB40,826,2220 2. A charter school shall give preference in enrollment to pupils who were
21enrolled in the charter school in the previous school year and to siblings of pupils who
22are enrolled in the charter school.
AB40,827,223 3. A charter school may give preference in enrollment to the children of the
24charter school's founders, governing board members, and full-time employees, but

1the total number of such children given preference may constitute no more than 10
2percent of the charter school's total enrollment.
AB40,1795 3Section 1795. 118.40 (3) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,827,64 118.40 (3) (i) A contract under par. (a) or sub. (2m) in which the charter school
5is an instrumentality of the school district, as provided in sub. (7), shall do all of the
6following:
AB40,827,97 1. Specify the amount the school board will pay to the operator of the charter
8school for each resident pupil attending the charter school. The amount shall be
9commensurate with the average per pupil cost for the school district.
AB40,827,1410 2. Grant the operator of the charter school sole discretion over the charter
11school's budget, curriculum, and professional development, and notwithstanding
12sub. (7) (a) and (am), over the hiring of personnel and personnel policies for the
13charter school, except where a decision in any of these areas affects the health or
14safety of pupils or staff, as determined by the school board.
AB40,827,1615 3. Not impose on the operator of the charter school any requirement in chs. 115
16to 121 that does not explicitly apply to charter schools.
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