AB56: Bill Text

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:

AB56,849,23 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Neither a school board nor an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) nor an individual or group or 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 may grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the school board's or charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Neither the No governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 nor a 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 may grant a high school diploma to any pupil 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 unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the governing body's policy under subd. 2m. The governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 may not grant a high school diploma to any pupil attending the private school under s. 118.60 unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the governing body's policy under subd. 2r.

AB56,1561 Section 1561. 118.33 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,850,9 118.33 (3m) A course taken at a technical college by a child attending the school part-time or in lieu of high school under s. 118.15 (1) (b), or attending the school under s. 118.15 (1) (cm), does not fulfill any of the high school graduation requirements under sub. (1) (a) unless the state superintendent has approved the course for that purpose. If a pupil satisfies all of the high school graduation requirements under subs. (1) and (1m) (a), the school board shall grant a high school diploma to the pupil regardless of whether the pupil satisfied all or a portion of the requirements while attending an institution of higher education the University of Wisconsin System under s. 118.55 36.25 (56) or a technical college under s. 38.12 (15).

AB56,1562 Section 1562. 118.35 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.35 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB56,850,12 118.35 (1) (intro.) In this section, “ gifted:

AB56,850,17 (b) “Gifted and talented pupils" means pupils enrolled in public schools who give evidence of high performance capability in intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership or specific academic areas and who need services or activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school program in order to fully develop such capabilities.

AB56,1563 Section 1563. 118.35 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,850,21 118.35 (1) (a) “Economically disadvantaged pupil” means a pupil who satisfies either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as determined by the department.

AB56,1564 Section 1564. 118.35 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,850,24 118.35 (1) (c) “Underrepresented gifted and talented pupil” means a gifted and talented pupil who is any of the following:

AB56,850,25 1. A minority group pupil, as defined in s. 121.845 (2).

AB56,851,1 2. An economically disadvantaged pupil.

AB56,851,2 3. A child with a disability, as defined in s. 115.76 (5).

AB56,851,3 4. A limited-English proficient pupil, as defined in s. 115.955 (7).

AB56,1565 Section 1565. 118.35 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 118.35 (4) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB56,851,9 118.35 (4) (intro.) 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 school districts for the purpose of providing any of the following purposes:

AB56,851,13 (a) Providing to underrepresented 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. The services and activities under this paragraph may be provided inside or outside of a pupil's regular classroom.

AB56,1566 Section 1566. 118.35 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,851,16 118.35 (4) (b) Providing teachers with professional development and training related to identifying and educating gifted and talented pupils.

AB56,1567 Section 1567. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,851,19 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) All Except as provided under par. (i), all of the following entities may contract with a person to operate a charter school:

AB56,1568 Section 1568. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,851,23 118.40 (2r) (bm) The Except as provided under par. (i), the county executive of Waukesha County may contract for the establishment of a charter school located only in Waukesha County.

AB56,1569 Section 1569. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,852,10 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) In Beginning in the 2015-16 school year and in each ending in the 2018-19 school year thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. a. to f., from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. The change in the statewide categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows:

AB56,1570 Section 1570 . 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,852,19 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dg), (dj), (fm), (fp), (fq), (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.

AB56,1571 Section 1571. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,853,4 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year and in each school year thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. a. to f., from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.

AB56,1572 Section 1572. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,853,7 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per pupil amount calculated under par. (e) 2p. 2q. for that school year.

AB56,1573 Section 1573. 118.40 (2r) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,853,13 118.40 (2r) (i) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023, an entity under par. (b) 1. may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a charter school that was not operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

AB56,853,17 2. An entity under par. (b) 1. may contract with a person to operate a charter school that begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], if the person opens the charter school under a contract provision described under par. (b) 2. c.

AB56,853,21 3. An entity under par. (b) 1. may contract with a person to operate a charter school that begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], if the entity notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by February 1, 2019, of the entity's intention to establish the charter school.

AB56,1574 Section 1574. 118.40 (2x) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,853,24 118.40 (2x) (b) 1. The Except as provided under par. (g), the director may contract with a person to operate a charter school.

AB56,1575 Section 1575. 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,854,5 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1., the director may, except as provided under par. (g), enter into a contract to establish, as a pilot project, one recovery charter school, to be located in this state and that operates only high school grades, if the term of the contract is limited to 4 consecutive school years and the contract requires the charter school operator to do all of the following:

AB56,1576 Section 1576. 118.40 (2x) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,854,10 118.40 (2x) (g) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023, the director may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a charter school that was not operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

AB56,854,14 2. The director may contract with a person to operate a charter school that begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], if the director notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by February 1, 2019, of the director's intention to establish the charter school.