SB45-SSA2-SA2,15913Section 159. 118.075 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.075 (4) (b) 1. 14and amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,50,2415118.075 (4) (b) 1. By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month 16in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices 17under sub. (3), each school board shall implement a plan for maintaining indoor 18environmental quality in its schools. By July 1, 2027, each school board shall 19provide a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room 20of a school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as 21otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a 22person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r) and reasonably maintain every 23carbon monoxide detector in its schools in the manner specified in the instructions 24for the carbon monoxide detector. SB45-SSA2-SA2,160
1Section 160. 118.075 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,51,82118.075 (4) (b) 2. By July 1, 2027, each operator of a charter school authorized 3under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall provide a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in 4s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of the charter school that contains a fuel-burning, 5forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise required by the department of safety 6and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r) and 7reasonably maintain every carbon monoxide detector in the charter school in the 8manner specified in the instructions for the carbon monoxide detector. SB45-SSA2-SA2,51,1210118.075 (4) (c) Each school board and operator of a charter school authorized 11under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall provide a copy of the plan implemented under par. 12(b) to any person upon request. SB45-SSA2-SA2,51,1914118.19 (1) Except as provided in subs. (1b) and (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 1. and 152., any person seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school, or in a 16school or institution operated by a county or the state, in a private school 17participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private 18school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 shall first procure a license 19or permit from the department. SB45-SSA2-SA2,52,221118.19 (1b) An individual may teach an online course in a subject and level in 22a public school, including a charter school, in a private school participating in a 23parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private school 24participating in the program under s. 115.7915 without a license or permit from the
1department if the individual holds a valid license or permit to teach the subject and 2level in the state from which the online course is provided. SB45-SSA2-SA2,1643Section 164. 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,52,104118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) A faculty member of an institution of higher education 5may teach in a public high school, including a charter school that operates only high 6school grades, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under 7s. 118.60 or 119.23 that operates only high school grades, or in a private school 8participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that operates only high school 9grades without a license or permit from the department if the faculty member 10satisfies all of the following: SB45-SSA2-SA2,53,1212118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the 13applicant possesses a bachelor’s degree including such professional training as the 14department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17) 15(a), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, and 118.197, and 118.198. 16Notwithstanding s. 36.11 (16), no teacher preparatory program in this state may be 17approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in 18the program is required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a 19full semester following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating 20school or the equivalent, as determined by the state superintendent. No license to 21teach in any public school may be granted to an applicant who completed a 22professional training program outside this state unless the applicant completed 23student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily
1schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as 2determined by the state superintendent. The state superintendent may grant 3exceptions to the student teaching requirements under this paragraph when the 4midyear calendars of the institution offering the teacher preparatory program and 5the cooperating school differ from each other and would prevent students from 6attending classes at the institution in accordance with the institution’s calendar. 7The state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. If 8for the purpose of granting a license to teach or for approving a teacher preparatory 9program the state superintendent requires that an institution of higher education 10be accredited, the state superintendent shall accept accreditation by a regional or 11national institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of 12education or by a programmatic accrediting organization. SB45-SSA2-SA2,53,2314118.19 (3) (b) The state superintendent shall permanently certify any 15applicant to teach Wisconsin native American languages and culture who has 16successfully completed the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee school of education 17approved Wisconsin native American languages and culture project certification 18program at any time between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 1977. School 19districts shall A school district, the governing body of a private school participating 20in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or the governing body of a 21private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 may not assign 22individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses other than Wisconsin 23native American languages and culture, unless they qualify under par. (a). SB45-SSA2-SA2,167
1Section 167. 118.19 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,54,52118.19 (10) (b) 1. Conduct a background investigation of each applicant for 3issuance or renewal of a license or permit, including a license or permit issued to a 4pupil services professional, and for a faculty member seeking to teach in a public 5high school without a license or permit. SB45-SSA2-SA2,54,167118.191 (2) (a) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall 8grant an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject to an 9individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at 10least 100 points on the point system under sub. (5), of which at least 25 points are 11from sub. (5) (a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 2., and who agrees to 12complete during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school 13board of the school district, by the governing body of the private school participating 14in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of 15the private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 in which the 16individual will teach. SB45-SSA2-SA2,55,418118.191 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall 19grant an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject to an 20individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at 21least 100 points on the point system under sub. (5m), of which at least 25 points are 22from sub. (5m) (a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 2., and who agrees 23to complete during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school
1board of the school district, by the governing body of the private school participating 2in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of 3the private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 in which the 4individual will teach. SB45-SSA2-SA2,55,96118.191 (2m) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) authorizes an 7individual to teach only in the school district controlled by the school board, or in 8the private school controlled by the governing body, that determined the curriculum 9the individual agreed to complete in order to qualify for the initial teaching license. SB45-SSA2-SA2,55,1411118.191 (3) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is valid for 3 12years. An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is void if the license holder 13ceases to be employed as a teacher in the school district or private school in which 14the license holder is authorized to teach under sub. (2m). SB45-SSA2-SA2,56,316118.191 (4) Upon the expiration of the 3-year term of an initial teaching 17license issued under sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a 18professional teaching license to teach the technical education subject or vocational 19education subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the 20individual agreed to under sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school 21district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental 22choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private 23school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that established the
1curriculum. The department shall indicate on a professional teaching license 2issued under this subsection that the license was obtained under the experience-3based licensure program under this section. SB45-SSA2-SA2,56,85118.192 (4) A school board or private school participating in a parental choice 6program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that employs a person who holds a professional 7teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his 8or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits. SB45-SSA2-SA2,56,1210118.198 Initial license to teach; teacher apprenticeship. (1) The 11department shall grant an initial license to teach to an individual who is eligible for 12licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10) and who satisfies all of the following: SB45-SSA2-SA2,56,1313(a) The individual possesses a bachelor’s degree. SB45-SSA2-SA2,56,1514(b) The individual successfully completed a teacher apprenticeship under s. 15106.023. SB45-SSA2-SA2,56,1916(c) If the initial teaching license authorizes the holder to teach in grades 17kindergarten to 5 or in special education, an initial license as a reading teacher, or 18an initial license as a reading specialist, the individual satisfies the requirement 19under s. 118.19 (14). SB45-SSA2-SA2,56,2420(2) A license under sub. (1) authorizes an individual to teach the subject and 21educational levels for which the individual has successfully completed a teacher 22apprenticeship. The department shall treat an initial license to teach granted 23under sub. (1) in the same manner the state superintendent treats an initial license 24to teach granted in accordance with s. 118.19. SB45-SSA2-SA2,57,32118.33 (title) High school graduation standards and ceremonies; 3criteria for promotion. SB45-SSA2-SA2,57,95118.33 (5c) No school board, operator of a charter school, or governing body of 6a private school participating in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23 7may prohibit a pupil from participating in a high school graduation ceremony 8because the pupil or the pupil’s family has failed to pay an amount owed to the 9school board, operator of the charter school, or governing body of the private school. SB45-SSA2-SA2,17710Section 177. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,57,1311118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. A requirement that the charter school governing board 12provide period products to any pupil who needs them while at school, at no charge to 13the pupil. SB45-SSA2-SA2,17814Section 178. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. n. of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,57,1815118.40 (2r) (b) 2. n. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that 16includes a grade from 9 to 12, a requirement that the charter school make available 17to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes 18concepts in computer programming or coding. SB45-SSA2-SA2,17919Section 179. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,58,820118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) In Beginning in the 2015-16 school year and in each 21ending in the 2024-25 school year thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school 22established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1., from the 23appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of 24the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under
1this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue 2limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; the 3change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), between the previous 4school year and current school year, if positive; the change in the amount of 5statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the 6current school year, if positive; and in the 2023-24 school year, 15.7 percent of the 7revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year. The change in the 8statewide categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows: SB45-SSA2-SA2,1809Section 180. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,58,1810118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year and in each school 11year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), for a pupil 12attending a charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under 13par. (b) 1., the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount 14equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous 15school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 16(2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount 17under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school 18year, if positive. SB45-SSA2-SA2,18119Section 181. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,58,2120118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per 21pupil amount calculated under par. (e) 2p. 2q. for that school year. SB45-SSA2-SA2,18222Section 182. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,59,223118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. A requirement that the charter school governing board
1provide period products to any pupil who needs them while at school, at no charge to 2the pupil. SB45-SSA2-SA2,1833Section 183. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. n. of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,59,74118.40 (2x) (b) 2. n. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that 5includes a grade from 9 to 12, a requirement that the charter school make available 6to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes 7concepts in computer programming or coding. SB45-SSA2-SA2,1848Section 184. 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,59,149118.50 (2m) (a) 2. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and ending in the 102024-25 school year, the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the 11previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 12121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of 13statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the 14current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive. SB45-SSA2-SA2,18515Section 185. 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,59,2016118.50 (2m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the sum of the per 17pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the 18per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, 19if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. 20between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive. SB45-SSA2-SA2,60,1023118.51 (9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
1application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from 2attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d) or the 3nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the 4nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil’s parent may appeal the 5decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident 6school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not 7available under sub. (12) (b), the pupil’s parent may appeal the required transfer to 8the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall 9affirm the school board’s decision unless the department finds that the decision 10was arbitrary or unreasonable. SB45-SSA2-SA2,18811Section 188. 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,60,1312118.51 (12) (title) Nonresident school district statement of 13educational costs; special Special education or related services. SB45-SSA2-SA2,19015Section 190. 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12). SB45-SSA2-SA2,19116Section 191. 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,60,1917118.51 (16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils 18attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils 19for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm). SB45-SSA2-SA2,19220Section 192. 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,60,2321118.51 (16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils 22attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other 23than pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm). SB45-SSA2-SA2,193
1Section 193. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,61,92118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year 3and ending with the amount in the 2024-25 school year, except as provided in subd. 43. c., in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this 5subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit 6adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the 7change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous 8school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if 9positive. SB45-SSA2-SA2,19410Section 194. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,61,1611118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2025-26 school year 12and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this 13subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit 14adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the 15change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous 16school year and the current school year, if positive. SB45-SSA2-SA2,61,2218118.51 (16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district 19under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the 20state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) based on the 21number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the 22nonresident school district. SB45-SSA2-SA2,62,3
1118.51 (16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under 2par. (b) and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received 3by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose. SB45-SSA2-SA2,1974Section 197. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,62,115118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. In the 2017-18 school year, the 2025-26 school year, and 6each school year thereafter, the per pupil transfer amount is the sum of the per 7pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil 8revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if 9positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil 10between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under 11s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive. SB45-SSA2-SA2,19812Section 198. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,62,2013118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, and subject to subd. 143. and ending in the 2024-25 school year, the per pupil transfer amount is the sum 15of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the amount of the per 16pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if 17positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil 18between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under 19s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive, or the amount under s. 118.51 (17) (b) 3., 2023 20stats., if applicable. SB45-SSA2-SA2,19921Section 199. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. cm. of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA2,63,422118.51 (17) (b) 2. cm. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the per pupil 23transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school
1year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for 2the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 3115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if 4positive. SB45-SSA2-SA2,63,138118.51 (17) (c) 1. If Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, if the number 9determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. 10for a school district, in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years, the 11department shall increase that school district’s state aid payment under s. 121.08 12by an amount equal to the difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. 13a., b., or c. for the applicable school year. SB45-SSA2-SA2,64,2142. If Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, if the number determined in par. 15(b) 1. a. is less than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in 16the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years, the department shall decrease that 17school district’s state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the 18difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for the applicable 19school year. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the 20reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the 21department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid 22payment under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to 23the school district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use
1the moneys appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school 2districts under subd. 1.
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