Amendment SSA1-AB75

AB75-SSA1,1256,11 119.23 (7) (e) 1. Annually In the 2009-10 school year, each private school participating in the program under this section shall administer a nationally normed standardized test in reading, mathematics, and science to pupils attending the school under the program in the 4th, 8th, and 10th grades. Beginning in the 2010-11 school year and annually thereafter, each private school participating in the program under this section shall administer the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1s) to pupils attending the school under the program. The private school may administer additional standardized tests to such pupils. Beginning in 2006 and annually thereafter until 2011, the private school shall provide the scores of all standardized tests and examinations that it administers under this subdivision to the School Choice Demonstration Project.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2290j Section 2290j. 119.23 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (9) (a) and amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1256,19 119.23 (9) (a) If any accrediting agency specified under sub. (2) (a) 7. a. or b. determines during the accrediting process that a private school does not meet all of the requirements under s. 118.165 (1), or if the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University determines during the preaccreditation process that a private school does not meet all of the requirements under s. 118.165 (1), it shall report that failure to the department.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2290k Section 2290k. 119.23 (9) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1256,24 119.23 (9) (b) An accrediting agency specified under sub. (2) (a) 7. a. and b. shall review and report to the department on a private school's compliance with sub. (7) (b) 4. and 6. The accrediting agency may determine compliance by examining an appropriate sample of pupil records.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2291 Section 2291. 119.23 (10) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1257,3 119.23 (10) (a) 2. Failed to provide the notice or pay the fee required under sub. (2) (a) 3., or provide the information required under sub. (7) (am) or (d), by the date or within the period specified.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2291d Section 2291d. 119.23 (10) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1257,6 119.23 (10) (a) 3. Failed to refund to the state any overpayment made under sub. (4) (b) or (bg) or (4m) by the date specified by department rule.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2292 Section 2292. 119.23 (10) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1257,8 119.23 (10) (a) 5. Failed to provide the information required under sub. (6m).

AB75-SSA1, s. 2293 Section 2293. 119.23 (10) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1257,11 119.23 (10) (a) 6. Failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (b) or (c).

AB75-SSA1, s. 2294 Section 2294. 119.23 (10) (a) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1257,13 119.23 (10) (a) 7. Violated sub. (7) (b) 4., 5., or 6.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2295g Section 2295g. 119.23 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1257,17 119.23 (10) (d) The Except as provided in par. (e), the state superintendent may withhold payment from a parent or guardian under subs. (4) and (4m) if the private school attended by the child of the parent or guardian violates this section.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2295h Section 2295h. 119.23 (10) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1258,2 119.23 (10) (e) 1. Notwithstanding subs. (4) and (4m), and except as provided in subd. 2., if the state superintendent issues an order under par. (a) or (b) barring the private school from participating in the program under this section in the school year in which the order is issued, the department shall pay to the parent or guardian of a pupil who attended the private school in that school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount determined as follows, which payment shall be sent to the private school to be restrictively endorsed by the parent or guardian of the pupil for the use of the private school:

AB75-SSA1,1258,5 a. Divide the number of instructional hours provided to the pupil in that school year before the order was issued under par. (a) or (b) by the number of instructional hours scheduled for the grade the pupil was attending in that school year.

AB75-SSA1,1258,7 b. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. a. by the amount under sub. (4) (b) or (bg).

AB75-SSA1,1258,9 c. Subtract from the product under subd. 1. b. any amount already paid to the parent or guardian under subs. (4) and (4m) for that pupil in that school year.

AB75-SSA1,1258,12 2. This paragraph does not apply to a private school barred from participating in the program under this section under par. (a) or (b) as a result of committing an act of fraud.

AB75-SSA1,1258,14 3. A private school who receives a payment under this paragraph shall use the payment received in the following order:

AB75-SSA1,1258,16 a. If the private school owes money to the state, the private school shall reimburse the state.

AB75-SSA1,1258,19 b. The private school shall use any portion of the payment remaining after satisfying the requirement under subd. 3. a. to pay the salaries of teachers employed by the school.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2295m Section 2295m. 119.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1259,11 119.46 (1) As part of the budget transmitted annually to the common council under s. 119.16 (8) (b), the board shall report the amount of money required for the ensuing school year to operate all public schools in the city under this chapter, to repair and keep in order school buildings and equipment, to make material improvements to school property and to purchase necessary additions to school sites. The amount included in the report for the purpose of supporting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under s. 119.23 shall be reduced by the amount of aid received by the board under s. 121.136 and by the amount specified in the notice received by the board under s. 121.137 (2). The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all the property subject to taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the amount of money required by the board for the purposes set forth in this subsection, at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected. Such taxes shall be in addition to all other taxes which the city is authorized to levy. The taxes so levied and collected, any other funds provided by law and placed at the disposal of the city for the same purposes, and the moneys deposited in the school operations fund under s. 119.60 (1), shall constitute the school operations fund.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2296 Section 2296. 119.82 of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2297 Section 2297. 120.12 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1259,16 120.12 (24) Health care benefits. Prior to the selection of any group health care benefits provider for school district professional employees, as defined in s. 111.70 (1) (ne) (nd), solicit sealed bids for the provision of such benefits.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2297m Section 2297m. 120.12 (26) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2297n Section 2297n. 120.12 (26) of the statutes is renumbered 118.07 (4) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1259,23 118.07 (4) (a) 1. Have Each school board and the governing body of each private school shall have in effect a school safety plan for each public or private school in the school district within 3 years of the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].

AB75-SSA1, s. 2297q Section 2297q. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 14, is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1260,4 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4), (5), and (6), 632.895 (9) to (16) (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).

AB75-SSA1, s. 2297t Section 2297t. 121.004 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1260,8 121.004 (5) Membership. "Membership" for any school district is the sum of pupils enrolled as reported under s. 121.05 (1) or (2), as appropriate, and the summer average daily membership equivalent for classes approved under s. 121.14.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2298g Section 2298g. 121.02 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1260,16 121.02 (1) (a) 2. Subject to s. 118.40 (8) (b) 2., ensure that all instructional staff of charter schools located in the school district hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department. For purposes of this subdivision, a virtual charter school is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (8) (a) and a charter school established under s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules defining "instructional staff" for purposes of this subdivision.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2298i Section 2298i. 121.02 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1260,23 121.02 (1) (r) Except as provided in s. 118.40 (2r) (d) 2., annually administer a standardized reading test developed by the department to all pupils enrolled in the school district in grade 3, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, except that if a charter school is established under s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c., the school board specified in s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. shall administer the test to pupils enrolled in the charter school regardless of the location of the charter school.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2298k Section 2298k. 121.05 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1261,5 121.05 (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the school district clerk of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall include, as part of the annual report under s. 119.44 (2), the number of pupils enrolled on the 3rd Friday of September, the 2nd Friday of January, or the first Friday of May, whichever is highest, including the pupils specified in sub. (1) (a), and the information described in sub. (1) (b) to (d).

AB75-SSA1, s. 2298m Section 2298m. 121.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1261,9 121.05 (3) If a school district is unable to hold school on either any of the 2 dates specified in sub. (1) (a) or (2), the state superintendent shall designate alternative membership counting dates.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2298s Section 2298s. 121.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1261,23 121.05 (4) The school board of a school district in which a foster or group home that is not exempt under s. 70.11 is located may submit a report to the state superintendent. If the school board submits a report, it shall submit it by June 30. The report shall indicate, on a full-time equivalent basis, the number of pupils residing in such foster or group homes who were provided educational services by the school district during the current school year but were not included in the September or, January, or May membership count under sub. (1) (a) or (2). The state superintendent shall adjust the school district's membership based on the report. The state superintendent shall make proportional adjustments to the memberships of the school districts in which the pupil was previously enrolled during that school year. The state superintendent shall obtain from such school districts the information necessary to make such adjustments. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2301g Section 2301g. 121.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 121.08 (4) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1262,3 121.08 (4) (b) (intro.) The amount of state aid that the school district operating under ch. 119 is eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) shall also be reduced by 45% of the amount calculated as follows:

AB75-SSA1,1262,7 1. Multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the current 2009-10 school year by 41.6 percent, and multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the 2010-11 school year and in each school year thereafter by 38.4 percent.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2301j Section 2301j. 121.08 (4) (b) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1262,12 121.08 (4) (b) 2. Multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the 2009-10 school year by 3.4 percent, and multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the 2010-11 school year and in each school year thereafter by 6.6 percent.

AB75-SSA1,1262,13 3. Add the amounts determined under subds. 1. and 2.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2301p Section 2301p. 121.136 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB75-SSA1,1262,17 121.136 (1) In this section, "membership" means the membership used by the department to calculate state aid to the school district under s. 121.08 in the first school year of a fiscal biennium.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2301q Section 2301q. 121.136 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1262,21 121.136 (2) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (c), the The amount paid to each eligible school district in the 2009-10 school year and annually thereafter shall be determined as follows:

AB75-SSA1, s. 2301r Section 2301r. 121.136 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1262,24 121.136 (2) (b) 1. Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bb) by the total number of pupils enrolled membership in all eligible school districts.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2301s Section 2301s. 121.136 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2301t Section 2301t. 121.136 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2301u Section 2301u. 121.136 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1263,5 121.136 (2) (b) 4. Multiply the amount determined result under subd. 3. 1. by the school district's enrollment on the 3rd Friday of September in the current school year membership.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2301v Section 2301v. 121.136 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2301x Section 2301x. 121.137 of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1263,8 121.137 First class city school levy aid. (1) In this section:

AB75-SSA1,1263,9 (a) "Board" has the meaning given in s. 119.02 (1).

AB75-SSA1,1263,10 (b) "City" has the meaning given in s. 119.02 (2).

AB75-SSA1,1263,13 (2) Annually, the department shall calculate the amount of the state aid reduction under s. 121.08 (4) (b) 2. in the current school year and shall notify the board, in writing, of the result.

AB75-SSA1,1263,18 (3) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), annually the department shall pay the amount calculated under sub. (2) to the city in installments according to the schedule used by the board for the distribution of state aid under s. 121.15 (1) or (1g). The city shall pay an amount equal to the amount received under this subsection to the board.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2302c Section 2302c. 121.54 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1263,21 121.54 (1) (d) Paragraph (a) does not apply to pupils who reside in the school district and are pregnant.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2302d Section 2302d. 121.54 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1264,2 121.54 (2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (1), every school board shall provide transportation to and from public school for all pupils who reside in the school district 2 miles or more from the nearest public school they are entitled to attend and for all pupils who reside in the school district and are pregnant.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2302h Section 2302h. 121.54 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1264,12 121.54 (2) (b) 1. Except as provided in sub. (1) or otherwise provided in this subsection, the school board of each district operating high school grades shall provide transportation to and from the private school a pupil attends for each pupil residing in the school district who is pregnant and for each pupil residing in the school district who attends any elementary grade, including kindergarten, or high school grade at a private school located 2 miles or more from the pupil's residence, if such private school is a school within whose attendance area the pupil resides and is situated within the school district or not more than 5 miles beyond the boundaries of the school district measured along the usually traveled route.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2302p Section 2302p. 121.55 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 121.55 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1265,2 121.55 (3) (a) If the estimated cost of transporting a pupil under s. 121.54 (2) (b) 1. is more than 1.5 times the school district's average cost per pupil for bus transportation in the previous year, exclusive of transportation for kindergarten pupils during the noon hour and for pupils with disabilities, the school board may fulfill its obligation to transport a pupil under s. 121.54 (2) (b) 1. by offering to contract with the parent or guardian of the pupil. The Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the contract shall provide for an annual payment for each pupil of not less than $5 times the distance in miles between the pupil's residence and the private school he or she attends, or the school district's average cost per pupil for bus transportation in the previous year exclusive of transportation for kindergarten pupils during the noon hour and for pupils with disabilities, whichever is greater, but the.

AB75-SSA1,1265,7 (c) The payment under this subsection shall not exceed the actual cost nor may the aids paid under s. 121.58 (2) (a) for the pupil exceed the cost thereof. A school board which intends to offer a contract under this subsection par. (a) shall notify the parent or guardian of the private school pupil of its intention at least 30 days before the commencement of the school term of the public school district.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2302t Section 2302t. 121.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1265,15 121.55 (3) (b) Except as provided in par. (c), if 2 or more pupils reside in the same household and attend the same private school, the contract under par. (a) may, at the discretion of the school board, provide for a total annual payment for all such pupils of not less than $5 times the distance in miles between the pupils' residence and the private school they attend, or the school district's average cost per pupil for bus transportation in the previous year exclusive of transportation for kindergarten pupils during the noon hour and for pupils with disabilities, whichever is greater.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2303 Section 2303. 121.555 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1265,25 121.555 (2) (a) Insurance. If the vehicle is owned or leased by a school or a school bus contractor, or is a vehicle authorized under sub. (1) (b), it shall comply with s. 121.53. If the vehicle is transporting 9 or less persons in addition to the operator and is not owned or leased by a school or by a school bus contractor, it shall be insured by a policy providing property damage coverage with a limit of not less than $10,000 and bodily injury liability coverage with limits of not less than $25,000 for each person, and, subject to the limit for each person, a total limit of not less than $50,000 for each accident, as of the policy's effective date, equal to or greater than the minimum liability limits, as defined in s. 344.01 (2) (am).

AB75-SSA1, s. 2304m Section 2304m. 121.58 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1266,9 121.58 (2) (c) A school district which provides transportation to and from a school under s. 121.54 (2) for pregnant pupils whose residence is less than 2 miles from the school attended, and for pupils under s. 121.54 (9), shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the rate of $12 per school year per pupil so transported in the 2005-06 school year and $15 per school year per pupil so transported thereafter. Such state aid shall be reduced proportionately in the case of a pupil transported for less than a full year because of nonenrollment. State aid for such transportation shall not exceed the actual cost thereof.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2306 Section 2306. 121.79 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1266,14 121.79 (1) (d) (intro.) For pupils in foster homes , treatment foster homes, or group homes, if the foster home, treatment foster home, or group home is located outside the school district in which the pupil's parent or guardian resides and either of the following applies:

AB75-SSA1, s. 2307 Section 2307. 121.79 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: