AB100-ASA1,1270,20 118.153 (4) (a) Beginning in August 1994, and annually thereafter, a school board that applied for aid under this section in the previous school year shall submit a report to the department state superintendent. The report shall include only information about the pupils enrolled in a program for children at risk in the previous school year that is necessary for the department state superintendent to determine the number of pupils who achieved each of the objectives under par. (c).

AB100-ASA1,1271,2 (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the department state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the previous school year.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2788h Section 2788h. 118.153 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1271,7 118.153 (7) The department state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section. The rules shall not be overly restrictive in defining approved programs and shall not serve to exclude programs that have demonstrated success in meeting the needs of children at risk.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2788p Section 2788p. 118.155 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1271,18 118.155 (1) Any school board shall, without approval of the department state superintendent, permit pupils with written permission of a parent or guardian to be absent from school at least 60 minutes but not more than 180 minutes per week to obtain religious instruction outside the school during the required school period. The supervisor of such religious instruction shall report monthly, to the principal of the school regularly attended, the names of the pupils who attended such weekly religious instruction. The school board may deny the privilege of released time to pupils who absent themselves from such religious instruction after requesting the privilege. The time period, or periods, allotted for the pupil to be absent from school for the purpose of religious instruction shall be determined by the school board.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2788t Section 2788t. 118.16 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1271,23 118.16 (2) (b) Annually, on or before August 1, shall determine how many pupils enrolled in the school district were absent in the previous year and whether the absences were excused under s. 118.15 and shall notify the department state superintendent of the determination.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2110 Section 2110. 118.165 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1272,4 118.165 (2) An institution may request the department state superintendent to approve the institution's educational program as a private school. The department state superintendent shall base its his or her approval solely on the criteria under sub. (1).

AB100-ASA1, s. 2111 Section 2111. 118.167 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1272,15 118.167 (title) Private school determination by department state superintendent. If an association that regulates or accredits private educational institutions in this state submits an affidavit to the department state superintendent attesting that the institution meets or exceeds all of the criteria under s. 118.165 and the department state superintendent finds that the institution does meet or exceed all of the criteria under s. 118.165, the department state superintendent shall determine that the institution is a private school. If at any time the department state superintendent finds that an institution determined to be a private school under this section no longer meets the criteria under s. 118.165, the department state superintendent may withdraw the determination.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2790m Section 2790m. 118.18 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1272,20 118.18 Teacher reports. Every teacher shall record the names, ages and studies of all pupils under his or her charge and their daily attendance and such other facts or matters relating to the school as the department state superintendent or school board requires.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2792b Section 2792b. 118.19 (3), (4) and (4m) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1273,15 118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the applicant possesses a bachelor's degree including such professional training as the department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17) (a) and 118.192. Notwithstanding s. 36.11 (16), beginning August 31, 1990, no teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the department state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in the program is required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school. Beginning August 31, 1990, no license to teach in any public school may be granted to an applicant who completed a professional training program outside this state unless the applicant completed student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as determined by the department state superintendent. The department state superintendent may grant exceptions to the student teaching requirements under this paragraph when the midyear calendars of the institution offering the teacher preparatory program and the cooperating school differ from each other and would prevent students from attending classes at the institution in accordance with the institution's calendar. The department state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

AB100-ASA1,1273,23 (b) The department state superintendent shall permanently certify any applicant to teach Wisconsin native American languages and culture who has successfully completed the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee school of education approved Wisconsin native American languages and culture project certification program at any time between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 1977. School districts shall not assign individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses other than Wisconsin native American languages and culture, unless they qualify under par. (a).

AB100-ASA1,1274,5 (4) (a) Notwithstanding subch. II of ch. 111, the department state superintendent may not grant a license to any person who has been convicted of any Class A, B, C or D felony under ch. 940 or 948, except ss. 940.08 and 940.205, or of an equivalent crime in another state or country, for a violation that occurs on or after September 12, 1991, for 6 years following the date of the conviction, and may grant the license only if the person establishes by clear and convincing evidence that he or she is entitled to the license.

AB100-ASA1,1274,9 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department state superintendent shall grant a license to a person convicted of a crime described under par. (a), prior to the expiration of the 6-year period following the conviction, if the conviction is reversed, set aside or vacated.

AB100-ASA1,1274,16 (4m) Beginning July 1, 1995, the department state superintendent may not issue or renew a license to teach the visually impaired unless the applicant demonstrates, based on criteria established by the department 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 department state superintendent shall take into consideration the standard used by the librarian of congress for certifying braille transcribers.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2792d Section 2792d. 118.19 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1274,22 118.19 (8) Beginning July 1, 1992, the department state superintendent may not grant to any person a license to teach unless the person has received instruction in the study of minority group relations, including instruction in the history, culture and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands located in this state.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2792e Section 2792e. 118.19 (9) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1275,2 118.19 (9) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), beginning on July 1, 1996, the department state superintendent may not issue an initial teaching license, school district administrator's license or school administrator's license unless the applicant has demonstrated competency in all of the following:

AB100-ASA1, s. 2792h Section 2792h. 118.19 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1275,6 118.19 (9) (b) The department state superintendent may waive the requirements under par. (a) if the applicant demonstrates competency in the subjects under par. (a) 1. to 3. within 12 months after the date on which the license is issued.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2792L Section 2792L. 118.19 (10) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1275,9 118.19 (10) (b) (intro.) With the assistance of the department of justice, the department state superintendent shall do all of the following:

AB100-ASA1, s. 2792p Section 2792p. 118.19 (10) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: