AB549,38 3Section 38. 118.40 (2r) (bm) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB549,16,74 118.40 (2r) (bm) 3. The dean of a college campus within the University of
5Wisconsin System may contract for the establishment of a charter school that is
6located only in the county in which the college campus is located or in an adjacent
7county.
AB549,39 8Section 39. 118.40 (2r) (bm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB549,16,119 118.40 (2r) (bm) 5. The board of control of a cooperative educational service
10agency may contract for the establishment of a charter school that is located only
11within the boundaries of the agency.
AB549,40 12Section 40. 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
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, is repealed.
AB549,41 14Section 41. 118.40 (2r) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB549,42 15Section 42. 118.40 (2r) (c) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act
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, is renumbered 118.40 (2r) (c) and amended to read:
AB549,16,1917 118.40 (2r) (c) A pupil who resides in Milwaukee County or in an adjacent
18county
may attend any charter school established under this subsection in
19Milwaukee County or in an adjacent county
.
AB549,43 20Section 43. 118.40 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB549,44 21Section 44. 118.40 (2r) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,16,2322 118.40 (2r) (d) (intro.) The chartering or contracting entity under par. (b) shall
23do all of the following:
AB549,45 24Section 45. 118.40 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB549,16,2525 118.40 (3) (title) Charter schools and magnet schools; contract.
AB549,46
1Section 46. 118.40 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB549,47 2Section 47. 118.40 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,17,63 118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under subs. sub. (1p), (2m), or (2r) may
4be for any term not exceeding 5 school years and may be renewed for one or more
5terms not exceeding 5 school years. The contract shall specify the amount to be paid
6to the charter school during each school year of the contract.
AB549,48 7Section 48. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,17,108 118.40 (3) (c) 1. A school board may not enter into a contract for the
9establishment of a charter school or magnet school located outside the school district,
10except as follows:
AB549,17,1311 a. If 2 or more school boards enter into an agreement under s. 66.0301 to
12establish a charter school or magnet school, the charter school shall be located within
13one of the school districts.
AB549,17,1714 b. If one or more school boards enter into an agreement with the board of control
15of a cooperative educational service agency to establish a charter school or magnet
16school
, the charter school shall be located within the boundaries of the cooperative
17educational service agency.
AB549,17,2118 c. If a school board enters into an agreement with a federally recognized
19American Indian tribe or band in this state to establish a charter school or magnet
20school
, the charter school shall be located within the school district or within the
21boundaries of the tribe's or band's reservation.
AB549,49 22Section 49. 118.40 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,17,2423 118.40 (3) (c) 2. A school board may not enter into a contract that would result
24in the conversion of a private, sectarian school to a charter school or a magnet school.
AB549,50 25Section 50. 118.40 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,18,4
1118.40 (3) (e) When establishing or contracting for the establishment of a
2charter school under this section, a school board or entity specified under sub. (2r)
3(b) shall consider the principles and standards for quality charter schools established
4by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.
AB549,51 5Section 51. 118.40 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB549,18,156 118.40 (3) (f) 1. In this paragraph, a person has a proven track record of success
7if, during each of the 2 immediately preceding school years, a person operated a
8charter school in which the total percentage of pupils attending the charter school
9who received a score of advanced or proficient on the state assessments for math and
10reading under ss. 118.30 and 121.02 (1) (r), or on alternate assessments for math or
11reading under individualized education programs, in all tested grades is at least 10
12percentage points greater than the total percentage of pupils attending public
13schools operated by the school board that governs the school district in which the
14charter school is located who received the same scores on the same assessments in
15the same grades.
AB549,18,2116 2. Subject to subd. 4., an entity under sub. (2r) (b) 1. that has contracted with
17a person to operate a charter school shall, upon receiving a letter of intent under
18subd. 3. from the person, amend the existing contract or enter into a new contract
19with the person to authorize the person to operate one or more additional charter
20schools if the person has a proven track record of success for each charter school the
21person operates in this state.
AB549,18,2322 3. To operate an additional charter school under subd. 2., a person must submit
23to the entity under sub. (2r) (b) 1. a letter of intent that includes all of the following:
AB549,18,2424 a. The date on which instruction will begin at each additional charter school.
AB549,18,2525 b. The general location of each additional charter school.
AB549,19,3
1c. A description of any potential facility that may be used by each additional
2charter school, including the approximate number of pupils that each facility may
3safely accommodate.
AB549,19,54 d. Evidence demonstrating that the person has a proven track record of success
5for each charter school the person operates in this state.
AB549,19,86 4. An entity under sub. (2r) (b) 1. shall authorize a person to operate no more
7than 2 additional charter schools per school year under this paragraph, unless the
8parties agree to more than 2.
AB549,19,129 5. An additional charter school authorized under this paragraph is not a
10satellite or subsidiary campus of the charter school for which the operator
11demonstrated a proven track record of success under subd. 2. and is considered an
12individual school for funding purposes.
AB549,52 13Section 52. 118.40 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,19,1514 118.40 (4) (title) Charter school governing board; duties, powers, and
15restrictions.
AB549,53 16Section 53. 118.40 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (4) (ar), and
17118.40 (4) (ar) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB549,19,1918 118.40 (4) (ar) Duties. (intro.) A charter school governing board shall do all of
19the following:
AB549,54 20Section 54. 118.40 (4) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB549,19,2221 118.40 (4) (ag) Governing board. Each charter school shall be governed by a
22governing board that is a party to the contract with the authorizing entity.
AB549,55 23Section 55. 118.40 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,19,2524 118.40 (4) (b) Restrictions. (intro.) A charter school governing board may not
25do any of the following:
AB549,56
1Section 56. 118.40 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,20,72 118.40 (4) (c) Single-sex schools and courses. A school board may enter into a
3contract for, and an entity under sub. (2r) may establish or enter into a contract for,
4the establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides one
5or more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board or entity under sub. (2r)
6makes available to the opposite sex, under the same policies and criteria of
7admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such school or course.
AB549,57 8Section 57. 118.40 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB549,20,119 118.40 (4) (d) Powers. Subject to the terms of its contract, a charter school
10governing board has all the powers necessary to carry out the terms of its contract,
11including the following:
AB549,20,1212 1. To receive and disburse funds for school purposes.
AB549,20,1313 2. To incur debt.
AB549,20,1414 3. To enter into contracts and leases.
AB549,20,1615 4. To pledge, assign, or encumber its assets to be used as collateral for loans or
16extensions of credit.
AB549,20,1717 5. To acquire real property for its use.
AB549,20,1818 6. To sue and be sued in its own name.
AB549,58 19Section 58. 118.40 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,20,2420 118.40 (5) Charter schools and magnet schools; revocation. A charter
21contract under sub. (1p), (2m), or (2r) may be revoked by the school board or the entity
22under sub. (2r) (b) that contracted with the charter or magnet school if the school
23board or, if applicable, the entity under sub. (2r) (b) finds that any of the following
24occurred:
AB549,21,2
1(a) The charter school or magnet school violated its contract with the school
2board or the entity under sub. (2r) (b).
AB549,21,43 (b) The pupils enrolled in the charter school or magnet school failed to make
4sufficient progress toward attaining the educational goals under s. 118.01.
AB549,21,65 (c) The charter school or magnet school failed to comply with generally accepted
6accounting standards of fiscal management.
AB549,21,77 (d) The charter school or magnet school violated this section.
AB549,59 8Section 59. 118.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,21,119 118.40 (6) Program voluntary. No pupil may be required to attend a charter
10school or a magnet school without his or her approval, if the pupil is an adult, or the
11approval of his or her parents or legal guardian, if the pupil is a minor.
AB549,60 12Section 60. 118.40 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,21,2013 118.40 (7) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), the school board of the school
14district in which a charter school is located shall determine whether or not the
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15charter school established under sub. (2m) is not an instrumentality of the school
16district. If the school board determines that the charter school is an instrumentality
17of the school district, the school board shall employ all personnel for the charter
18school. If the school board determines that the charter school is not an
19instrumentality of the school district,
and the school board may not employ any
20personnel for the charter school.
AB549,61 21Section 61. 118.40 (7) (am) 1., 3. and 4. of the statutes are repealed.
AB549,62 22Section 62. 118.40 (7) (am) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (7) (am) and
23amended to read:
AB549,22,1124 118.40 (7) (am) A charter school established under sub. (2r) or a private school
25located in the school district operating under ch. 119 that is converted to a charter

1school
is not an instrumentality of any school district and no school board may
2employ any personnel for the charter school. If the chancellor of the an institution
3or the dean of a college campus within the
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
4Wisconsin System contracts for the establishment of a charter school under sub. (2r),
5the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may employ instructional
6staff for the charter school. If a technical college district board contracts for the
7establishment of a charter school under sub. (2r), the technical college district board
8may employ instructional staff for the charter school. If the board of control of a
9cooperative educational service agency contracts for the establishment of a charter
10school under sub. (2r), the board of control may employ instructional staff for the
11charter school.
AB549,63 12Section 63. 118.40 (7) (ar) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
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, is repealed.
AB549,64 14Section 64. 118.40 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB549,22,1615 118.40 (7) (c) Chapters 115 to 121, other than this section, do not apply to
16magnet schools unless one of the following applies:
AB549,22,1717 1. The provision explicitly applies to magnet schools.
AB549,22,1918 2. The provision explicitly applies to charter schools unless the provision
19applies only to charter schools established under sub. (2r).
AB549,65 20Section 65. 118.40 (8) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB549,66 21Section 66. 118.40 (8) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are renumbered 118.51 (18)
22(a) and (b).
AB549,67 23Section 67. 118.51 (18) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (18) (intro.) and
24amended to read:
AB549,23,3
1118.51 (18) Location of virtual charter schools. (intro.) For purposes of this
2section, a virtual charter school is located in the following school district specified in
3s. 118.40 (8) (a).
:
AB549,68 4Section 68. 119.60 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,23,125 119.60 (5) For any lease of city-owned property used for school purposes in
6effect on January 1, 2011, between the board and a charter school that is not an
7instrumentality of the school district under s. 118.40 (7), the common council shall
8be made party to the lease and may negotiate with the charter school to modify the
9terms of the lease when the lease is modified, extended, or renewed if the common
10council adopts a resolution to do so. If a lease is modified, extended, or renewed as
11provided in this subsection, the net proceeds of that lease shall be deposited in the
12school operations fund under s. 119.46.
AB549,69 13Section 69. 121.02 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
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, is amended to read:
AB549,23,2115 121.02 (1) (a) 2. Subject to s. 118.40 (8) (b) 2. and 3., ensure that all instructional
16staff of charter schools located in the school district hold a license or permit to teach
17issued by the department. For purposes of this subdivision, a virtual charter school
18is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (8) (a) 118.51 (18) and a charter
19school established under s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. is located in the school district specified
20in s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules defining
21"instructional staff" for purposes of this subdivision.
AB549,70 22Section 70. 230.08 (2) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,23,2523 230.08 (2) (dm) Instructional staff employed by the board of regents of the
24University of Wisconsin System who provide services for a charter school established
25by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2011 stats.
AB549,71
1Section 71. 230.35 (1s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,24,72 230.35 (1s) Annual leave of absence with pay for instructional staff employed
3by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System who provide services
4for a charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2011 stats.,
5shall be determined by the governing board of the charter school established by
6contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2011 stats., as approved by the chancellor of the
7University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
AB549,72 8Section 72. 895.523 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,24,119 895.523 (1) (a) "Governing body of a charter school" means the person that
10operates a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2) (1p) or (2m), or the entity
11that operates a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r).
AB549,73 12Section 73. 895.525 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB549,24,1613 895.525 (5) Effect on related provisions. Nothing in this section affects the
14limitation of property owners' liability under s. 895.52 or the limitation of school
15districts' liability, of school boards' liability, and of liability of governing bodies of
16charter schools or magnet schools under s. 895.523.
AB549,74 17Section 74. Initial applicability.
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