SB50: Bill Text

The bill appropriates general purpose revenue for fiscal years 2013-14 and 2014-15 in order for the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to implement the adoption of ACT, Inc., examinations statewide.

The bill requires DPI to submit a report to the appropriate legislative standing committees and the joint committee on finance five years after the examinations offered by ACT, Inc., for the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades are first administered to pupils in this state as required under the bill. The report must evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of continuing to offer the ACT, Inc., series of examinations and recommend any legislation regarding pupil assessments that DPI determines is necessary.

SB50,1 Section 1 . 118.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB50,3,2 118.30 (1) The state superintendent shall adopt or approve examinations designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in the 4th, 8th and, 9th, 10th, and 11th grades. To satisfy the requirement under this subsection to adopt or approve examinations for the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades, the state superintendent shall adopt or approve examinations offered by ACT, Inc., to be administered to pupils in accordance with this section beginning in the 2014-15 school year.

Note: This Section requires the State Superintendent of DPI to adopt or approve examinations designed to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts in 9th and 11th grades. In addition, this Section specifies that examinations adopted or approved for 9th, 10th, and 11th grades must include examinations offered by ACT, Inc.

SB50,2 Section 2 . 118.30 (1m) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

SB50,3,8 118.30 (1m) (ar) Except as provided in sub. (7), beginning in the 2014-15 school year, within 30 days after the beginning of the school year, administer the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 9th grade.

SB50,3 Section 3 . 118.30 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB50,3,15 118.30 (1m) (b) Except as provided in sub. (7), administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 10th grade. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, the school board shall also administer the examination offered by ACT, Inc., adopted or approved as required under sub. (1).

Note: This Section reflects the requirement created in Section 1 that students in 10th grade must take the examination offered by ACT, Inc., in addition to any other 10th grade examination already adopted or approved by the state superintendent.

SB50,4 Section 4 . 118.30 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB50,3,20 118.30 (1m) (c) Except as provided in sub. (7), beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, in the 11th grade.

Note: Sections 2 and 4 create new requirements for each school board to annually administer the 9th grade and 11th grade examinations offered by ACT, Inc., to all pupils enrolled in 9th or 11th grades in the district, including pupils enrolled in 9th or 11th grade in charter schools located in the district. The 9th grade examination offered by ACT, Inc., must be administered within the first 30 days of the school year.

SB50,5 Section 5 . 118.30 (1r) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

SB50,4,5 118.30 (1r) (ar) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, within 30 days after the beginning of the school year, administer the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 9th grade.

SB50,6 Section 6 . 118.30 (1r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB50,4,11 118.30 (1r) (b) Administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 10th grade. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, the operator of the charter school shall also administer the examination offered by ACT, Inc., adopted or approved as required under sub. (1).

Note: This Section reflects the requirement created in Section 1 that students in 10th grade must take the examination offered by ACT, Inc., in addition to any other 10th grade examination already adopted or approved by the state superintendent.

SB50,7 Section 7 . 118.30 (1r) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB50,4,15 118.30 (1r) (c) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 11th grade.

Note: Sections 5 and 7 create new requirements that each operator of a charter school established by the City of Milwaukee, the UW-Milwaukee, UW-Parkside, or MATC must annually administer 9th and 11th grade examinations offered by ACT, Inc. The 9th grade examination offered by ACT, Inc., must be administered within the first 30 days of the school year.

SB50,8 Section 8 . 118.30 (1s) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB50,5,2 118.30 (1s) (a) 2m. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, within 30 days after the beginning of the school year, administer the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 9th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.

SB50,9 Section 9 . 118.30 (1s) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB50,5,8 118.30 (1s) (a) 3. Administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 10th grade in the private school under s. 119.23. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, the governing body of the private school shall also administer the examination offered by ACT, Inc., adopted or approved as required under sub. (1).

Note: This Section reflects the requirement created in Section 1 that students in 10th grade must take the examination offered by ACT, Inc., in addition to any other 10th grade examination already adopted or approved by the state superintendent.

SB50,10 Section 10 . 118.30 (1s) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB50,5,12 118.30 (1s) (a) 3m. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 11th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.

Note: Sections 8 and 10 create new requirements for the governing body of each private school participating in the MPCP to annually administer the 9th and 11th grade examinations offered by ACT, Inc. The 9th grade examination offered by ACT, Inc., must be administered within the first 30 days of the school year.

SB50,11 Section 11 . 118.30 (1t) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB50,5,17 118.30 (1t) (bm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, within 30 days after the beginning of the school year, administer the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 9th grade in the private school under s. 118.60.

SB50,12 Section 12 . 118.30 (1t) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB50,6,2 118.30 (1t) (c) Administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 10th grade in the private school under s. 118.60. Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, the governing body of the private school shall also administer the examination offered by ACT, Inc., adopted or approved as required under sub. (1).

Note: This Section reflects the requirement created in Section 1 that students in 10th grade must take the examination offered by ACT, Inc., in addition to any other 10th grade examination already adopted or approved by the state superintendent.

SB50,13 Section 13 . 118.30 (1t) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB50,6,6 118.30 (1t) (cm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, administer the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 11th grade in the private school under s. 118.60.

Note: Sections 11 and 13 create new requirements for the governing body of each private school participating in the parental choice program for eligible school districts to annually administer the 9th and 11th grade examinations offered by ACT, Inc. The 9th grade examination offered by ACT, Inc., must be administered within the first 30 days of the school year.

SB50,14 Section 14. 118.30 (1v) of the statutes is created to read:

SB50,6,14 118.30 (1v) By July 1, 2019, the state superintendent shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committee of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and to the joint committee on finance. The state superintendent shall include in the report an evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of continuing to require the administration in the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades of examinations offered by ACT, Inc. The state superintendent shall include in the report any recommendations for legislation determined to be necessary or appropriate by the department.

SB50,15 Section 15. Fiscal changes.

SB50,7,7 (1) Pupil assessment. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under section 20.255 (1) (dw) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2013, the dollar amount is increased by $181,453 for the first fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purposes of implementing the adoption under section 118.30 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, of examinations offered by ACT, Inc. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under section 20.255 (1) (dw) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2013, the dollar amount is increased by $6,653,800 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purposes of implementing the adoption under section 118.30 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, of examinations offered by ACT, Inc.

Note: This Section appropriates $181,453 in general purpose revenue to DPI for fiscal year 2013-14 for ACT site training. For fiscal year 2014-15, this Section appropriates $6,653,800 to DPI to certify high schools to be ACT administration sites, for data integration to connect the state's systems to the ACT systems for direct downloads, for training materials, ACT management costs, and costs for the actual assessments.

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