AB64: Bill Text

AB64,698,10 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of notice an application for a scholarship under sub. (3) (c) (2) (f), the department governing body of the private school shall determine whether the application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that developed the child's resident school board that the child has an individualized education program or services plan that the child has an individualized education program or services plan in place for the child and that meets the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the private school shall also notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied, the child will be awarded a scholarship under this section. The child's resident school board local education agency shall, within 3 5 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide verification to the department and provide the governing body of the private school that accepted the child with a copy of the child's individualized education program or services plan.

AB64,1493 Section 1493. 115.7915 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,698,13 115.7915 (8) (a) 1. Intentionally and substantially misrepresented information required under sub. (6) this section or by rules promulgated pursuant to sub. (10).

AB64,1494 Section 1494. 115.88 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.88 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB64,699,2 115.88 (1) (a) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), operator of a school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an instrumentality of a school district, or, upon authorization of the county board, a county children with disabilities education board may employ, for a special education program, either full-time or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of special education, school nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed school psychologists, licensed school counselors, paraprofessionals, licensed consulting teachers to work with any teacher of regular education programs who has a child with a disability in a class, and any other personnel approved by the department. The

AB64,699,16 (b) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), operator of a school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an instrumentality of a school district, or, upon authorization of the county board, a county children with disabilities education board may contract with private or public agencies for substitute teaching and paraprofessional staffing services, physical or occupational therapy services, orientation and mobility training services, educational interpreter services, educational audiology, speech and language therapy, pupil transition services for eligible pupils who are 18 to 21 years old, or any service approved by the state superintendent, on the basis of demonstrated need. A school board may contract with a charter school to provide special education services to pupils attending the charter school if the charter school is under contract with the school board under s. 118.40 (2m) and the charter school is not an instrumentality of the school district.

AB64,1495 Section 1495. 115.88 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,700,5 115.88 (1m) (a) Subject to par. (b), upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4), if the state superintendent is satisfied that the special education program has been maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each county, cooperative educational service agency, charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and school district maintaining such special education program a sum equal to the amount expended by the county, agency, charter school, and school district during the preceding year for salaries of personnel and services enumerated in sub. (1); the salary portion of any authorized contract for services under sub. (1); the salary portion of any contract to provide special education services to pupils attending a charter school, as authorized under sub. (1); (a) and (b) and other expenses approved by the state superintendent, as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).

AB64,1496 Section 1496. 115.88 (1m) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,700,17 115.88 (1m) (ag) Subject to par. (b), if the state superintendent is satisfied that the special education program of an operator of a school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an instrumentality of a school district has been maintained during the previous school year in accordance with law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the school board a sum equal to the amount expended by the operator during the previous school year for salaries of personnel and services enumerated in sub. (1) (a) and (b) and other expenses approved by the state superintendent as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b). Within 30 days of its receipt, the school board shall pay to the operator of the school under a contract with the school board the aid received under this paragraph.

AB64,1497 Section 1497. 115.88 (1m) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1498 Section 1498. 115.88 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,701,2 115.88 (1m) (b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing the percentage of the salaries of school nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed school counselors that may be certified under pars. par. (a) and (am) as costs eligible for reimbursement. For each category of personnel, the department shall base the percentage on the average percentage of work time that the category spends providing services to children with disabilities, including conducting evaluations under s. 115.782.

AB64,1499 Section 1499. 115.88 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1500 Section 1500. 115.88 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,701,5 115.88 (2m) (title) Other Special or additional transportation ; aid.

AB64,1501 Section 1501 . 115.88 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 115.88 (2m) (b) and amended to read:

AB64,701,23 115.88 (2m) (b) If the state superintendent is satisfied that a school board, board of control, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or established as a noninstrumentality charter school under s. 118.40 (2m) transports children with disabilities and the state superintendent is satisfied that the operator of the charter school is complying with 20 USC 1400 to 1491o county children with disabilities education board has provided special or additional transportation during the previous school year as described under par. (a), the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the school board, board of control, operator of the charter school, or county children with disabilities education board providing the transportation a sum equal to the amount that expended by the school board, board of control, operator of the charter school expended, or county children with disabilities education board during the previous school year for transportation under this subsection as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b). The state superintendent may audit costs under this subsection and adjust reimbursement to cover only actual, eligible costs.

AB64,1502 Section 1502. 115.88 (2m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,702,10 115.88 (2m) (a) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or, upon authorization of the county board, a county children with disabilities education board shall provide special or additional transportation as required in the individualized education program developed for the child with a disability under s. 115.787 (2) or as required under s. 121.54 (3). The operator of a school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an instrumentality of the school district shall provide special or additional transportation under this paragraph if the contract between the operator and the school board requires the operator to provide the special or additional transportation.

AB64,1503 Section 1503. 115.88 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,702,21 115.88 (2m) (c) If the state superintendent is satisfied that the operator of a school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an instrumentality of the school district has provided special or additional transportation during the previous school year as described under par. (a), the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the school board a sum equal to the amount expended by the operator during the previous school year for providing the transportation as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b). Within 30 days of its receipt, the school board shall pay to the operator of the school under a contract with the school board the aid received under this paragraph.

AB64,1504 Section 1504 . 115.88 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,702,25 115.88 (10) Audit of eligible costs. The state superintendent may audit costs under this section and adjust the amounts eligible for reimbursement to cover only actual, eligible costs.

AB64,1505 Section 1505. 118.015 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,703,7 118.015 (2) Employment of reading specialists. Each school district shall employ a reading specialist certified by the department to develop and coordinate a comprehensive reading curriculum in grades kindergarten to 12. At the discretion of the state superintendent, a A school district may contract with other school districts or cooperative educational service agencies to employ a certified reading specialist on a cooperative basis.

AB64,1506 Section 1506 . 118.135 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,703,13 118.135 (3) To the extent feasible, the medical examining board and the optometry examining board shall encourage physicians and optometrists, for the purpose of this section, to conduct free eye examinations or evaluations of pupils who are in financial need and do not have insurance coverage for eye examinations or evaluations.

AB64,1507 Section 1507. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,703,18 118.19 (1) Except as provided in sub. (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 2., 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.

AB64,1508 Section 1508. 118.19 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,703,23 118.19 (1c) (a) In this subsection, “institution of higher education” means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college under ch. 38, or any private, nonprofit postsecondary institution that is a member of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

AB64,704,2 (b) A faculty member of an institution of higher education may teach in a public high school, including a charter school that operates only high school grades, without a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all of the following:

AB64,704,4 1. The faculty member is in good standing with the institution of higher education at which he or she is a member of the faculty.

AB64,704,5 2. The faculty member possesses a bachelor's degree.

AB64,1509 Section 1509. 118.19 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,704,13 118.19 (1m) (a) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the applicant provides the department of public instruction with his or her social security number. The department of public instruction may not disclose the social security number except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227.

AB64,704,19 (b) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant, licensee, or permit holder is liable for delinquent taxes or if the department of workforce development certifies under s. 108.227 that the applicant, licensee, or permit holder is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions.

AB64,1510 Section 1510. 118.19 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,705,2 118.19 (1r) (a) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857, the department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the applicant provides the department of public instruction with his or her social security number. The department of public instruction may not disclose the social security number except to the department of children and families for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22.

AB64,705,11 (b) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857, the department may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date if the applicant, licensee or permit holder is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or if the applicant, licensee or permit holder fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings.

AB64,1511 Section 1511. 118.19 (1s) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,705,17 118.19 (1s) (a) Notwithstanding subs. (1m) and (1r), if an applicant does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew or revalidate, a license under this section shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number.

AB64,1512 Section 1512. 118.19 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,705,24 118.19 (4m) The state superintendent may not issue or renew a license to teach the visually impaired unless the applicant demonstrates, based on criteria established by the state superintendent by rule, that he or she is proficient in reading and writing braille and in teaching braille. In promulgating rules under this subsection, the state superintendent shall take into consideration the standard used by the librarian of congress for certifying braille transcribers.

AB64,1513 Section 1513. 118.19 (10) (b) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 118.19 (10) (b) and amended to read:

AB64,706,5 118.19 (10) (b) With the assistance of the department of justice, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: 1. Conduct conduct a background investigation of each applicant for issuance or renewal of a license or permit.

AB64,1514 Section 1514. 118.19 (10) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1515 Section 1515. 118.19 (10) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,706,11 118.19 (10) (d) (intro.) Upon request, an educational agency shall provide the state superintendent with all of the following information about each person employed by the educational agency who holds a license, issued by the state superintendent, that has no expiration date:

AB64,1516 Section 1516. 118.19 (10) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,706,14 118.19 (10) (e) The state superintendent may issue or renew a license or permit conditioned upon the receipt of a satisfactory background investigation.

AB64,1517 Section 1517. 118.19 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,706,23 118.19 (12) Beginning on July 1, 1998, the department may not issue or renew a license that authorizes the holder to teach reading or language arts to pupils in any prekindergarten class or in any of the grades from kindergarten to 6 unless the applicant has successfully completed instruction preparing the applicant to teach reading and language arts using appropriate instructional methods, including phonics. The phonics instruction need not be provided as a separate course. In this subsection, “phonics" means a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the phonetic value of letters, letter groups and syllables.

AB64,1518 Section 1518. 118.19 (17) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1519 Section 1519. 118.19 (18) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,707,4 118.19 (18) (a) Beginning on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and subject to ss. 115.31 and 115.315, an initial teaching license, professional teaching license, master educator license, or administrator's license issued under this section has no expiration date.

AB64,707,9 (b) Subject to ss. 115.31 and 115.315, an initial teaching license, professional teaching license, master educator license, or administrator's license that is valid and current on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], has no expiration date and the department may not require an individual who holds such a license to renew that license.

AB64,1520 Section 1520. 118.193 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1521 Section 1521. 118.193 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1522 Section 1522. 118.193 (4) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1523 Section 1523. 118.193 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.193 (4).

AB64,1524 Section 1524. 118.196 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,707,18 118.196 Teacher development program. (1) A school district may apply to the department of workforce development for a grant under s. 106.272 to design and implement with one of the following partnering entities a teacher development program that satisfies the requirements under sub. (2):

AB64,707,19 (a) A school of education in the University of Wisconsin System.

AB64,707,21 (b) The flexible option program in the University of Wisconsin System Extension.

AB64,708,2 (2) (a) The school district and the partnering entity under sub. (1) shall design the teacher development program to prepare employees of the school district who work closely with students and hold a bachelor's degree to successfully complete the requirements for obtaining a permit under s. 118.192 or an initial teaching license under s. 118.19, including any standardized examination prescribed by the state superintendent as a condition for permitting or licensure.

AB64,708,7 (b) To implement the teacher development program designed under par. (a), the school district shall allow employees who are enrolled in the program to satisfy student teaching requirements in a school in the school district, and the partnering entity under sub. (1) shall prepare and provide intensive coursework for participating school district employees.

AB64,708,10 (3) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (3) (a), the department may issue an initial teaching license to an individual who completes a teacher development program designed and implemented under this section.

AB64,1525 Section 1525. 118.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,708,20 118.21 (2) Any person who contracts to teach in any public school shall file in the office of the school district administrator, within 10 days after entering into such contract, a statement showing the date of expiration, if any, and the grade and character of certificate or license held. In any school district not having a school district administrator, the statement shall be filed with the school district clerk. Teachers employed by a cooperative educational service agency shall file the statement in the office of the agency coordinator. No order or warrant may be issued by the school district clerk in payment of the salary of any teacher, unless the teacher has complied with this subsection.

AB64,1526 Section 1526. 118.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,708,25 118.24 (1) A school board may employ a school district administrator, a business manager, and school principals and assistants to such persons. The term of each employment contract may not exceed 2 years. A contract for a term of 2 years may provide for one or more extensions of one year each.

AB64,1527 Section 1527. 118.24 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,709,15 118.24 (6) The employment contract of any person described under sub. (1) shall be in writing and filed with the school district clerk. At least 4 months prior to the expiration of the employment contract, the employing school board shall give notice in writing of either renewal of the contract or of refusal to renew such person's contract. If no such notice is given, the contract then in force shall continue in force for 2 years. Any such person who receives notice of renewal or who does not receive notice of renewal or refusal to renew the person's contract at least 4 months before the contract expiration shall accept or reject the contract in writing on or before a date 3 months prior to the contract expiration. No such person may be employed or dismissed except by a majority vote of the full membership of the school board. Nothing in this section prevents the modification or termination of an employment contract by mutual agreement of the parties. No school board may enter into a contract of employment with any such person for a period of time as to which such person is then under a contract of employment with another school board.

AB64,1528 Section 1528. 118.24 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1529 Section 1529. 118.35 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,709,23 118.35 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fy), the department shall award grants to nonprofit organizations, cooperative educational service agencies, institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, and the school district operating under ch. 119 districts for the purpose of providing to gifted and talented pupils those services and activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school program that allow such pupils to fully develop their capabilities.

AB64,1530 Section 1530 . 118.38 (2) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 118.38 (2).

AB64,1531 Section 1531 . 118.38 (2) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1532 Section 1532. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB64,710,10 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (az), (bb), (df), (dg), (dj), (fm), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13), for grants to school district consortia under s. 16.997 (7), and to make educational technology teacher training grants under s. 16.996.

AB64,1533 Section 1533 . 118.40 (8) (d) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1534 Section 1534. 118.40 (8) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,710,17 118.40 (8) (fm) Attendance requirement. The governing body of a virtual charter school may not allow a pupil to begin attending the virtual charter school during a semester in which the pupil has been absent from a school without an acceptable excuse under s. 118.15 or 118.16 (4) for part or all of 4 or more days on which the school was held during the school semester.

AB64,1535 Section 1535. 118.51 (5) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,711,4 118.51 (5) (a) 1. (intro.) The availability of space in the schools, programs, classes, or grades within the nonresident school district. The nonresident school board shall determine the number of regular education and special education spaces available within the school district in the January meeting of the school board, except that for the 2011-12 school year the board shall determine the number of regular education and special education spaces available within the school district in the no later than the first Monday in February meeting of the school board. In determining the availability of space, the nonresident school board may consider criteria such as class size limits, pupil-teacher ratios, or enrollment projections established by the nonresident school board and may include in its count of occupied spaces all of the following:

AB64,1536 Section 1536 . 118.52 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: