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AB68-SSA1,961,10
1118.191 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
2an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject to an individual
3who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points
4on the point system under sub. (5m), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5m)
5(a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete
6during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the
7school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental
8choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private
9school participating in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will
10teach.
AB68-SSA1,2062 11Section 2062. 118.191 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,961,1512 118.191 (2m) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) authorizes an
13individual to teach only in the school district controlled by the school board, or in the
14private school controlled by the governing body,
that determined the curriculum the
15individual agreed to complete in order to qualify for the initial teaching license.
AB68-SSA1,2063 16Section 2063. 118.191 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,961,2017 118.191 (3) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is valid for 3 years.
18An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is void if the license holder ceases
19to be employed as a teacher in the school district or private school in which the license
20holder is authorized to teach under sub. (2m).
AB68-SSA1,2064 21Section 2064. 118.191 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,962,722 118.191 (4) Upon the expiration of the 3-year term of an initial teaching license
23issued under sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a professional
24teaching license to teach the technical education subject or vocational education
25subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the individual

1agreed to under sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school district, by
2the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program
3under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
4in the program under s. 115.7915
that established the curriculum. The department
5shall indicate on a professional teaching license issued under this subsection that the
6license was obtained under the experience-based licensure program under this
7section.
AB68-SSA1,2065 8Section 2065. 118.192 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,962,129 118.192 (4) A school board or private school participating in a parental choice
10program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
that employs a person who holds a professional
11teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his
12or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits.
AB68-SSA1,2066 13Section 2066. 118.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,963,214 118.20 (1) No discrimination because of sex, except where sex is a bona fide
15occupational qualification as defined in s. 111.36 (2), sexual orientation, as defined
16in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as
17defined in s. 111.32 (7k),
race, nationality national origin, or political or religious
18affiliation may be practiced in the employment of teachers or administrative
19personnel in public schools or in their assignment or reassignment. No questions of
20any nature or form relative to sex, except where sex is a bona fide occupational
21qualification as defined in s. 111.36 (2), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32
22(13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in
23s. 111.32 (7k),
race, nationality national origin, or political or religious affiliation may
24be asked applicants for teaching or administrative positions in the public schools

1either by public school officials or employees or by teachers agencies or placement
2bureaus.
AB68-SSA1,2067 3Section 2067. 118.22 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,963,74 118.22 (4) A collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111 may
5modify, waive, or replace any of the provisions of this section as they apply to teachers
6in the collective bargaining unit, but neither the employer nor the bargaining agent
7for the employees is required to bargain such modification, waiver, or replacement.
AB68-SSA1,2068 8Section 2068. 118.245 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,963,179 118.245 (1) If a school board wishes to increase the total base wages of its
10general municipal employees, as defined in s. 111.70 (1) (fm), in an amount that
11exceeds the limit under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2., the school board shall adopt a resolution
12to that effect. The resolution shall specify the amount by which the proposed total
13base wages increase will exceed the limit under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2. The resolution
14may not take effect unless it is approved in a referendum called for that purpose. The
15referendum shall occur in April for collective bargaining agreements that begin in
16July of that year. The results of a referendum apply to the total base wages only in
17the next collective bargaining agreement.
AB68-SSA1,2069 18Section 2069. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,964,219 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the
20program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
21to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
22and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
23partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
24adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing,
25geography, and history. The governing body of the private school may adopt the pupil

1academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January
213, 1998.
AB68-SSA1,2070 3Section 2070. 118.30 (1s) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,964,114 118.30 (1s) (intro.) Annually, the governing body of each private school
5participating in the program under s. 119.23, other than a private school at which
6fewer than 20 pupils in grades 3 to 12 are attending the school under the program
7under s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s.
8115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and
9general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
10partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
11do all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,2071 12Section 2071. 118.33 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,964,2113 118.33 (1) (f) 2. The operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that
14operates high school grades and an individual or group or a person that, pursuant
15to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the
16operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools
17and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
18and that operates high school grades
shall develop and periodically review and revise
19a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma. The criteria shall
20include the pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test
21under sub. (1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
AB68-SSA1,2072 22Section 2072. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,965,823 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. The governing body of each private school participating in the
24program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
25to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation

1and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
2partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
3develop and periodically review and revise a policy specifying criteria for granting
4a high school diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the
5school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
6119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
. The criteria shall include the
7pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test under sub.
8(1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
AB68-SSA1,2073 9Section 2073. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,966,310 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Neither a school board nor an operator of a charter school under
11s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) nor an individual or group or person that, pursuant to s. 115.999
12(3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the operation and
13general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
14partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
may
15grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria
16specified in the school board's or charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Neither
17the
No governing body of a private school participating in the program under s.
18119.23 nor a governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33
19(2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management
20of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
21119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
may grant a high school diploma
22to any pupil attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the school transferred
23to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch.
24115, or subch. II of ch. 119
unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the
25governing body's policy under subd. 2m. The governing body of a private school

1participating in the program under s. 118.60 may not grant a high school diploma to
2any pupil attending the private school under s. 118.60 unless the pupil has satisfied
3the criteria specified in the governing body's policy under subd. 2r.
AB68-SSA1,2074 4Section 2074. 118.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,966,105 118.40 (1) Notice to state superintendent. Whenever a school board intends
6to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention.
7Whenever one of the entities under sub. (2r) (b) or the director under sub. (2x) intends
8to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention
9by February 1 of the previous school year. A notice under this subsection shall
10include a description of the proposed school.
AB68-SSA1,2075 11Section 2075. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. i. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2076 12Section 2076. 118.40 (2r) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,966,1713 118.40 (2r) (d) 3. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, ensure that each
14charter school under this subsection includes in its curriculum instruction in the
15culture, tribal sovereignty, and contemporary and historical significant events of the
16federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands located in this state at least
17twice in the elementary grades and at least once in the high school grades.
AB68-SSA1,2077 18Section 2077. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,967,319 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) In Beginning in the 2015-16 school year and in each
20ending in the 2020-21 school year thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school
21established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. a. to f., from the
22appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of
23the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under
24this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
25adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the

1change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
2school year and the current school year, if positive. The change in the statewide
3categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows:
AB68-SSA1,2078 4Section 2078. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,967,105 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
6under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (da), (dj), (du), (fm), (fp),
7(fq), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by
8the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated
9for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts
10and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13).
AB68-SSA1,2079 11Section 2079. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,967,2012 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year
13thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), for a pupil attending a
14charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1., the
15department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the
16sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year;
17the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
18current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
19115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
20positive.
AB68-SSA1,2080 21Section 2080. 118.40 (2r) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2081 22Section 2081. 118.40 (2r) (fm) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,968,223 118.40 (2r) (fm) 1. (intro.) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, in addition to
24the payment under par. (e) and subject to subd. 3., for a pupil attending summer
25school at a charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par.

1(b) 1. a. to f., the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school, in the
2manner described in par. (e) 3m., an amount determined as follows:
AB68-SSA1,2082 3Section 2082. 118.40 (2r) (fm) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2083 4Section 2083. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,968,85 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. a. Determine the number of pupils residing in the school
6district for whom a payment is made under par. (e) to an operator of a charter school
7established under contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. e., eg., or f. to h. in that
8school year.
AB68-SSA1,2084 9Section 2084 . 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,968,1110 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per
11pupil amount calculated under par. (e) 2p. 2q. for that school year.
AB68-SSA1,2085 12Section 2085. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. bf. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,968,1513 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. bf. Identify the pupils residing in the school district for whom
14a payment is made under par. (fm) to an operator of a charter school established
15under contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. e. or f. to h. in that school year.
AB68-SSA1,2086 16Section 2086. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. c. to dn. of the statutes are repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2087 17Section 2087. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,968,1918 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. e. Sum the amounts determined under subd. 1. b., and bn. ,
19d., and dn.
AB68-SSA1,2088 20Section 2088. 118.40 (2x) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,968,2221 118.40 (2x) (title) Office Charter schools authorized by the former office
22of educational opportunity.
AB68-SSA1,2089 23Section 2089. 118.40 (2x) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,969,3
1118.40 (2x) (a) 1. “Director" means the special assistant to the president of the
2University of Wisconsin System appointed under s. 36.09 (2) (c)
chancellor of the
3University of Wisconsin-Madison
.
AB68-SSA1,2090 4Section 2090. 118.40 (2x) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,969,125 118.40 (2x) (b) 1. The Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision ....
6[LRB inserts date], the
director may not contract with a person to operate a charter
7school under this subsection. A contract entered into before the effective date of this
8subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], by the special assistant to the president of the
9University of Wisconsin System appointed under s. 36.09 (2) (c), 2019 stats., with a
10person to operate a charter school under this subsection remains in full force and
11effect, but the director may not renew or modify the contract. The director shall carry
12out the special assistant's obligations under the contract
.
AB68-SSA1,2091 13Section 2091. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. i. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2092 14Section 2092. 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,969,2415 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1., Beginning on the effective
16date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date],
the director may not enter into a
17contract to operate a recovery charter school under this paragraph. The director may
18not renew or modify a contract entered into under this paragraph before the effective
19date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], by the special assistant to the president
20of the University of Wisconsin System appointed under s. 36.09 (2) (c), 2019 stats.,

21to establish, as a pilot project, one recovery charter school, to be located in this state
22and that operates only high school grades, but the contract remains in full force and
23effect
if the term of the contract is limited to 4 consecutive school years and the
24contract requires the charter school operator to do all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,2093 25Section 2093. 118.40 (2x) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,970,6
1118.40 (2x) (d) 3. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, ensure that each
2charter school established under this subsection includes in its curriculum
3instruction in the culture, tribal sovereignty, and contemporary and historical
4significant events of the federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands
5located in this state at least twice in the elementary grades and at least once in the
6high school grades.
AB68-SSA1,2094 7Section 2094. 118.40 (2x) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,970,98 118.40 (2x) (g) All of the following apply to a charter school established under
9this subsection before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]:
AB68-SSA1,970,1410 1. Unless the director revokes the charter school's charter under sub. (5), the
11operator of the charter school may continue to operate the charter school under the
12terms of the contract under par. (b) 1. or (cm) that is effective on the effective date
13of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], for the remaining term of the contract, but
14the contract is not renewable for any additional term and may not be extended.
AB68-SSA1,970,1715 2. Unless the director revokes the charter school's charter under sub. (5), the
16operator of the charter school may enter into a contract under sub. (2m) or (2r) to
17operate the charter school.
AB68-SSA1,2095 18Section 2095. 118.40 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,970,2319 118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under sub. (2m), (2r), or (2x) may be
20for any term not exceeding 5 school years and, except as provided under sub. (2x) (g),
21may be renewed for one or more terms not exceeding 5 school years. The contract
22shall specify the amount to be paid to the charter school during each school year of
23the contract.
AB68-SSA1,2096 24Section 2096. 118.40 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,971,6
1118.40 (3) (h) A school board, or an entity under sub. (2r), or the director under
2sub. (2x)
may contract for the establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one
3sex or that provides one or more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board,
4or entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) makes available to the
5opposite sex, under the same policies and criteria of admission, schools or courses
6that are comparable to each such school or course.
AB68-SSA1,2097 7Section 2097. 118.40 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,971,98 118.40 (3m) Authorizing entity duties. (intro.) A school board, and an entity
9under sub. (2r) (b), and the director under sub. (2x) shall do all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,2098 10Section 2098. 118.40 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,971,1411 118.40 (3m) (c) Give preference in awarding contracts for the operation of
12charter schools other than the charter school established under a contract with the
13director under sub. (2x) (cm)
to those charter schools that serve children at risk, as
14defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a).
AB68-SSA1,2099 15Section 2099. 118.40 (3m) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2100 16Section 2100. 118.40 (3n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,971,2017 118.40 (3n) Director duties. The director under sub. (2x) shall, in accordance
18with the terms of each charter school contract, monitor the performance and
19compliance with this section of each charter school established under a contract
20under sub. (2x).
AB68-SSA1,2101 21Section 2101. 118.42 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,971,2422 118.42 (3) (a) 4. Implement changes in administrative and personnel
23structures that are consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements
24under subch. IV of ch. 111
.
AB68-SSA1,2102 25Section 2102. 118.42 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,972,4
1118.42 (5) Nothing in this section alters or otherwise affects the rights or
2remedies afforded school districts and school district employees under federal or
3state law or under the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement under
4subch. IV of ch. 111
.
AB68-SSA1,2103 5Section 2103. 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,972,116 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and ending in the
72020-21 school year
, the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the
8previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s.
9121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of
10statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current
11school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB68-SSA1,2104 12Section 2104 . 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,972,1713 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, the sum of the per
14pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the
15per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year,
16if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between
17the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SSA1,2105 18Section 2105. 118.51 (1) (aj) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2106 19Section 2106. 118.51 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,973,520 118.51 (9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
21application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
22attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d) or the
23nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the
24nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may appeal the
25decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident

1school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not
2available under sub. (12) (b), the pupil's parent may appeal the required transfer to
3the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall
4affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was
5arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB68-SSA1,2107 6Section 2107. 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,973,87 118.51 (12) (title) Nonresident school district statement of educational
8costs; special
Special education or related services.
AB68-SSA1,2108 9Section 2108. 118.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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