AB56: Bill Text

AB56,836,18 (2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cd) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (1), the department shall prorate the payments to school districts entitled to aid in that fiscal year.

AB56,1520 Section 1520. 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,836,24 115.958 Bilingual-bicultural education grants. (1) A school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may apply to the department for a grant to support bilingual-bicultural education programs or other educational programming for limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or charter school.

AB56,837,4 (2) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cb), the department may award grants under sub. (1) to school districts and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) in amounts determined by the department.

AB56,837,9 (3) A school district or charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant moneys to develop, implement, and provide bilingual-bicultural education programs or other educational programming to meet the specific needs of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or charter school.

AB56,837,11 (4) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

AB56,1521 Section 1521. 115.96 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.96 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB56,837,20 115.96 (1) Count of limited-English proficient pupils. (intro.) Annually, on or before March 1, each school board shall conduct a count of the limited-English proficient pupils in the public schools of the district, assess the language proficiency of such pupils, and classify such pupils by language group, grade level, age, and English language proficiency. The department shall establish, by rule, 6 classifications of English language proficiency, of which the first classification is the least proficient and the 6th classification is fully proficient.

AB56,1522 Section 1522. 115.993 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,838,6 115.993 Report on bilingual-bicultural education. Annually, on or before August 15, the school board of a district operating a bilingual-bicultural education program under this subchapter shall report to the state superintendent the number of pupils, including both limited-English proficient pupils and other pupils, instructed the previous school year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, the number of eligible limited-English proficient pupils, as defined in s. 115.994 (1), instructed the previous school year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, an itemized statement on oath of all disbursements on account of the bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year, and a copy of the estimated budget for that program for the current school year.

AB56,1523 Section 1523. 115.994 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,838,11 115.994 Targeted aid program. (1) In this section, “eligible limited-English proficient pupil” means a limited-English proficient pupil whose English language proficiency is in one of the first 3 classifications established by the department, by rule, under s. 115.96 (1).

AB56,838,16 (2) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ce), the department shall pay to each school district $100 multiplied by the number of eligible limited-English proficient pupils instructed the previous school year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, as reported to the state superintendent under s. 115.993.

AB56,838,19 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ce) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2), the department shall prorate the payments among the school districts eligible to receive aid under sub. (2).

AB56,1524 Section 1524. Subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.997] of the statutes is renumbered subchapter IX (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.997].

AB56,1525 Section 1525. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.999] of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1526 Section 1526. 115.999 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1527 Section 1527. 117.05 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,839,4 117.05 (1m) Board and appeal panel meetings. The state superintendent shall set the time and place for meetings of the board under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and (4m), 117.12 (5), and 117.132 and for meetings of appeal panels under ss. 117.12 (4) and 117.13.

AB56,1528 Section 1528. 117.05 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,839,13 117.05 (2) (a) Board. The state superintendent shall appoint 7 members of the board to perform any review under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and (4m), 117.12 (5), and 117.132. The 7 members shall include the state superintendent or his or her designee on the board, 2 board members from school districts with small enrollments, 2 board members from school districts with medium enrollments, and 2 board members from school districts with large enrollments. Any action of the board under this chapter requires the affirmative vote of at least 4 of the 7 members appointed under this paragraph.

AB56,1529 Section 1529. 117.05 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,839,19 117.05 (4) (a) Pending proceedings. (intro.) A reorganization proceeding is pending from the date that a petition is filed under s. 117.105 (1) (a), 117.11 (2), or 117.12 (2) or a resolution is adopted under s. 117.08 (1), 117.09 (1), 117.10 (1), 117.105 (1) (b) or (4m), 117.13 (2), or 117.132 (2) until the date on which the latest of any of the following occurs:

AB56,1530 Section 1530. 117.05 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,840,2 117.05 (4) (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no petition may be filed or resolution adopted for the creation of a new school district under s. 117.105 (1) (a) or (b) before the 5th July 1 following the filing of a petition under s. 117.105 (1) (a) or the adoption of a resolution under s. 117.105 (1) (b) or the date of an order issued under s. 117.105 (4m) (c) for any reorganization that includes any of the same territory.

AB56,1531 Section 1531. 117.05 (9) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1532 Section 1532. 117.105 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1533 Section 1533. 117.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,840,14 117.20 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a referendum is required under ss. 117.08 to 117.11, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.08 (3) (a), 117.09 (3) (a), 117.10 (3) (a) or 117.11 (4) (a). If a referendum is required under s. 117.105 (3), it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in the 2nd November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.105 (1). If a referendum is required under s. 117.105 (4m), it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the date an order is issued by the board under s. 117.105 (4m) (c).

AB56,1534 Section 1534. 117.22 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,840,18 117.22 (2) (bm) If an order of reorganization is issued under s. 117.105, the first election of school board members shall be held at the spring election following the referendum under s. 117.105 (3) or (4m).

AB56,1535 Section 1535. 118.017 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,840,22 118.017 (1) (a) Those programs established under subch. VII VIII of ch. 115 where instruction shall be in the English language and in the non-English language of the bilingual-bicultural education program.

AB56,1536 Section 1536. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,841,17 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. No later than the next working day, a school district, and a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or in the program under s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 shall transfer to another school, including a private or tribal school, or school district all pupil records relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school district or private school has received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends to enroll in the other school or school district or written notice from the other school or school district that the pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this subsection, “ school" and “school district" include any juvenile correctional facility, secured residential care center for children and youth, adult correctional institution, mental health institute, or center for the developmentally disabled that provides an educational program for its residents instead of or in addition to that which is provided by public, private, and tribal schools.

AB56,1537 Section 1537 . 118.163 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,841,20 118.163 (4) A person who is under 17 years of age a minor on the date of disposition is subject to s. 938.342.

AB56,1538 Section 1538. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,842,2 118.19 (1) Except as provided in subs. (1b) and (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 1. and 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, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 shall first procure a license or permit from the department.

AB56,1539 Section 1539. 118.19 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,842,9 118.19 (1b) An individual may teach an online course in a subject and level in a public school, including a charter school, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 without a license or permit from the department if the individual holds a valid license or permit to teach the subject and level in the state from which the online course is provided.

AB56,1540 Section 1540. 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,842,17 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) 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, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that operates only high school grades, or in a private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that operates only high school grades without a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all of the following:

AB56,1541 Section 1541. 118.19 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,843,16 118.19 (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), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, and 118.194, and 118.197. Notwithstanding s. 36.11 (16), no teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the 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. 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 state superintendent. The 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 state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. If for the purpose of granting a license to teach or for approving a teacher preparatory program the state superintendent requires that an institution of higher education be accredited, the state superintendent shall accept accreditation by a regional or national institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of education or by a programmatic accrediting organization.

AB56,1542 Section 1542. 118.19 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,844,2 118.19 (3) (b) The 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 A school district, the governing body of a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 may not assign individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses other than Wisconsin native American languages and culture, unless they qualify under par. (a).

AB56,1543 Section 1543. 118.19 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,844,7 118.19 (10) (b) 1. Conduct a background investigation of each applicant for issuance or renewal of a license or permit, including a license or permit issued to a pupil services professional, and for a faculty member seeking to teach in a public high school without a license or permit.

AB56,1544 Section 1544. 118.191 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,844,17 118.191 (2) (a) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject to an individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points on the point system under sub. (5), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 in which the individual will teach.

AB56,1545 Section 1545. 118.191 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,845,3 118.191 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject to an individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points on the point system under sub. (5m), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 in which the individual will teach.

AB56,1546 Section 1546. 118.191 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,845,8 118.191 (2m) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) authorizes an individual to teach only in the school district controlled by the school board, or in the private school controlled by the governing body, that determined the curriculum the individual agreed to complete in order to qualify for the initial teaching license.

AB56,1547 Section 1547. 118.191 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,845,13 118.191 (3) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is valid for 3 years. An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is void if the license holder ceases to be employed as a teacher in the school district or private school in which the license holder is authorized to teach under sub. (2m).

AB56,1548 Section 1548. 118.191 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,845,25 118.191 (4) Upon the expiration of the 3-year term of an initial teaching license issued under sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a professional teaching license to teach the technical education subject or vocational education subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the individual agreed to under sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that established the curriculum. The department shall indicate on a professional teaching license issued under this subsection that the license was obtained under the experience-based licensure program under this section.

AB56,1549 Section 1549. 118.192 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,846,5 118.192 (4) A school board or private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that employs a person who holds a professional teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits.

AB56,1550 Section 1550. 118.196 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,846,8 118.196 (title) Teacher Grants for teacher development program, training, and recruitment.

AB56,1551 Section 1551. 118.196 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB56,846,13 118.196 (1) (intro.) A school board, governing body of a private school, or a charter management organization may apply to the department of workforce development for a any of the following grants:

AB56,846,17 (a) A grant under s. 106.272 sub. (4) to design and implement a teacher development program that satisfies the requirements under sub. (2) with an educator preparation program approved by the department and headquartered in this state.

AB56,1552 Section 1552. 118.196 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,846,25 118.196 (2) (a) The school board, governing body, or charter management organization and the educator preparation program under sub. (1) (a) shall design the teacher development program to prepare employees of the school district, private school, or charter management organization who work closely with students 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.

AB56,1553 Section 1553. 118.196 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,847,7 118.196 (2) (b) To implement the teacher development program designed under par. (a), the school board, governing body, and charter management organization shall allow employees who are enrolled in the program to satisfy student teaching requirements in a school in the school district, in the private school, or in the charter management organization, and the partnering entity under sub. (1) (a) shall prepare and provide intensive coursework for participating employees.

AB56,1554 Section 1554. 118.197 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1555 Section 1555 . 118.237 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,847,12 118.237 Paid planning time for teachers. Every school board shall provide each of its teachers with at least 45 minutes or the equivalent of one class period, whichever is longer, of paid planning time each school day.

AB56,1556 Section 1556. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,847,22 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, and history. The governing body of the private school may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.

AB56,1557 Section 1557. 118.30 (1s) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,848,6 118.30 (1s) (intro.) Annually, the governing body of each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23, other than a private school at which fewer than 20 pupils in grades 3 to 12 are attending the school under the program under s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 shall do all of the following:

AB56,1558 Section 1558. 118.33 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,848,16 118.33 (1) (f) 2. The operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operates high school grades and an individual or group or a person that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 and that operates high school grades shall develop and periodically review and revise a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma. The criteria shall include the pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test under sub. (1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.

AB56,1559 Section 1559. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,849,3 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. The governing body of each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 shall develop and periodically review and revise a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119. The criteria shall include the pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test under sub. (1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.

AB56,1560 Section 1560. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: