115.28(9m)(a)(a) Request a waiver from the federal department of education that would permit the state superintendent to approve between 3 and 5 examinations, selected by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Value-Added Research Center under s. 118.301 (2), for administration to pupils as provided under s. 118.301 (3).

115.28(9m)(b)(b) Upon receipt of the waiver under par. (a), submit the waiver, together with a request to supplement the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (fm) with the funds that are held in the appropriation under s. 20.865 (4) (a) for the purposes described under s. 118.301, to the joint committee on finance for consideration by the committee at its next quarterly meeting under s. 13.10. Upon approval of the state superintendent’s request under this paragraph, the joint committee on finance shall release the funds.

115.28(10)(10) Educational assessment. Develop an educational assessment program to measure objectively the adequacy and efficiency of educational programs offered by public schools in this state. The program shall include methods by which pupil achievement in reading, mathematics, writing, science, social science and other areas of instruction commonly offered by public schools will be objectively measured each year. Assessment shall be undertaken at several grade levels on a uniform, statewide basis.

115.28(10m)(10m) Report to the superintendent of schools of a 1st class city school district and to the commissioner of the opportunity schools and partnership programs.

115.28(10m)(a)(a) Annually by November 30, submit to the commissioner of the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II of ch. 119 and to the superintendent of schools of the school district operating under ch. 119 a report that identifies the schools in Milwaukee County and located in a school district that was placed in the lowest performance category on the most recent accountability report published for that school district under s. 115.385 (1) to which any of the following applies, and that disaggregates the schools by elementary school, middle school, junior high school, high school, and senior high school:

115.28(10m)(a)1.1. The school was assigned to the lowest performance category on the most recent accountability report published for the school under s. 115.385 (1).

115.28(10m)(b)(b) By November 30 of the first year in which the state superintendent determines that a school district is an eligible school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (d), and annually thereafter, submit to the commissioner of the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. IX a report that identifies each school in that eligible school district that was assigned to the lowest performance category on the most recent accountability report published for the school under s. 115.385 (1) and that disaggregates the schools by elementary school, middle school, junior high school, high school, and senior high school.

115.28(10o)(a)(a) Annually by November 30, determine whether any school district qualifies as an eligible school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (d).

115.28(10o)(b)(b) Notify the governor, the appropriate county executive, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (b), and the appropriate mayor, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (e), as soon as the state superintendent determines that a school district qualifies as an eligible school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (1) (d).

115.28(10o)(c)(c) Beginning in November of the 2017-18 school year, annually determine whether any unified school district qualifies as an eligible unified school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (2m) (a).

115.28(10o)(d)(d) By November 30, 2017, and each November 30 thereafter, notify the clerk of each village located in an eligible unified school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (2m) (a), and the school district administrator of the eligible unified school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (2m) (a), that the unified school district qualifies as an eligible unified school district, as defined in s. 115.999 (2m) (a).

115.28(11)(11) Driver education courses. Approve driver education courses offered by school districts, county children with disabilities education boards, and technical college districts for the purposes of s. 343.16 (1) (c) 1. and establish minimum standards for driver education courses offered in private schools and tribal schools for the purposes of s. 343.16 (1) (c) 3. All driver education courses approved or for which standards are established under this subsection shall do all of the following:

115.28(11)(a)(a) Acquaint each student with the hazards posed by farm machinery and animals on highways and provide instruction in safely dealing with such hazards.

115.28(11)(b)(b) Provide at least 30 minutes of instruction relating to organ and tissue donation and organ and tissue donation procedures.

115.28(11)(c)(c) Provide at least 30 minutes of instruction on motorcycle awareness, as approved by a recognized motorcycle safety and awareness organization, and pedestrian and bicycle awareness, as approved by a recognized pedestrian and bicycle safety and awareness organization.

115.28(11)(d)(d) Include instruction relating to passing stopped emergency vehicles, tow trucks, and highway machinery equipment.

115.28(11)(e)(e) Acquaint each student with the hazards posed by railroad highway grade crossings and provide at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely dealing with these hazards.

115.28(11)(f)(f) Acquaint each student with the hazards posed by composing or sending electronic text messages or electronic mail messages while driving and with the provisions of s. 346.89 (3).

115.28(11)(g)(g) Acquaint each student with the hazards posed by motor vehicles to vulnerable highway users, as defined in s. 340.01 (74p), and provide at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely dealing with these hazards.

115.28(11)(h)(h) Using materials determined under s. 84.01 (38), acquaint each student with the hazards posed by highway work zones and provide at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely dealing with these hazards.

115.28(13)(13) Uniform financial fund accounting. Prescribe a uniform financial fund accounting system, applicable to all school districts and county children with disabilities education boards, which provides for the recording of all financial transactions inherent in the management of schools and county children with disabilities education board programs and the administration of the state’s school aid programs.

115.28(13m)(a)(a) Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, make detailed information related to the receipt and expenditure data collected through the uniform accounting system under sub. (13) and financial information collected under s. 120.18 available on a single web page of the department’s Internet site in a format that allows the public to download, sort, search, and access the information at no cost.

115.28(13m)(b)(b) Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, to the extent feasible without requiring additional information solely for this purpose from charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), include on the web page required under par. (a) detailed information related to receipt and expenditure data collected from charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

115.28(13m)(c)(c) Ensure that information required to be available on the department’s Internet site under par. (a) is updated at least annually.

115.28(13m)(d)(d) Annually, conduct a public information campaign on the availability of financial information on the department’s Internet site.