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AB56-SA3,86,12 10118.237 Paid planning time for teachers. Every school board shall provide
11each of its teachers with at least 45 minutes or the equivalent of one class period,
12whichever is longer, of paid planning time each school day.
AB56-SA3,1556 13Section 1556. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,86,2214 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the
15program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
16to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
17and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
18partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
19adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing,
20geography, and history. The governing body of the private school may adopt the pupil
21academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January
2213, 1998.
AB56-SA3,1557 23Section 1557. 118.30 (1s) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,87,624 118.30 (1s) (intro.) Annually, the governing body of each private school
25participating in the program under s. 119.23, other than a private school at which

1fewer than 20 pupils in grades 3 to 12 are attending the school under the program
2under s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s.
3115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and
4general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
5partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
6do all of the following:
AB56-SA3,1558 7Section 1558. 118.33 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,87,168 118.33 (1) (f) 2. The operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that
9operates high school grades and an individual or group or a person that, pursuant
10to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the
11operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools
12and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
13and that operates high school grades
shall develop and periodically review and revise
14a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma. The criteria shall
15include the pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test
16under sub. (1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
AB56-SA3,1559 17Section 1559. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,88,318 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. The governing body of each private school participating in the
19program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
20to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
21and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
22partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
23develop and periodically review and revise a policy specifying criteria for granting
24a high school diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the
25school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.

1119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
. The criteria shall include the
2pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test under sub.
3(1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
AB56-SA3,1560 4Section 1560. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,88,235 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Neither a school board nor an operator of a charter school under
6s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) nor an individual or group or person that, pursuant to s. 115.999
7(3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the operation and
8general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
9partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
may
10grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria
11specified in the school board's or charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Neither
12the
No governing body of a private school participating in the program under s.
13119.23 nor a governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33
14(2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management
15of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
16119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
may grant a high school diploma
17to any pupil attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the school transferred
18to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch.
19115, or subch. II of ch. 119
unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the
20governing body's policy under subd. 2m. The governing body of a private school
21participating in the program under s. 118.60 may not grant a high school diploma to
22any pupil attending the private school under s. 118.60 unless the pupil has satisfied
23the criteria specified in the governing body's policy under subd. 2r.
AB56-SA3,1561 24Section 1561. 118.33 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.33 (3m) A course taken at a technical college by a child attending the school
2part-time or in lieu of high school under s. 118.15 (1) (b), or attending the school
3under s. 118.15 (1) (cm), does not fulfill any of the high school graduation
4requirements under sub. (1) (a) unless the state superintendent has approved the
5course for that purpose. If a pupil satisfies all of the high school graduation
6requirements under subs. (1) and (1m) (a), the school board shall grant a high school
7diploma to the pupil regardless of whether the pupil satisfied all or a portion of the
8requirements while attending an institution of higher education the University of
9Wisconsin System
under s. 118.55 36.25 (56) or a technical college under s. 38.12 (15).
AB56-SA3,1562 10Section 1562. 118.35 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.35 (1) (intro.) and
11amended to read:
AB56-SA3,89,1212 118.35 (1) (intro.) In this section, “ gifted:
AB56-SA3,89,17 13(b) “Gifted and talented pupils" means pupils enrolled in public schools who
14give evidence of high performance capability in intellectual, creative, artistic,
15leadership or specific academic areas and who need services or activities not
16ordinarily provided in a regular school program in order to fully develop such
17capabilities.
AB56-SA3,1563 18Section 1563. 118.35 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,89,2119 118.35 (1) (a) “Economically disadvantaged pupil” means a pupil who satisfies
20either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC
211758
(b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as determined by the department.
AB56-SA3,1564 22Section 1564. 118.35 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,89,2423 118.35 (1) (c) “Underrepresented gifted and talented pupil” means a gifted and
24talented pupil who is any of the following:
AB56-SA3,89,2525 1. A minority group pupil, as defined in s. 121.845 (2).
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12. An economically disadvantaged pupil.
AB56-SA3,90,22 3. A child with a disability, as defined in s. 115.76 (5).
AB56-SA3,90,33 4. A limited-English proficient pupil, as defined in s. 115.955 (7).
AB56-SA3,1565 4Section 1565. 118.35 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 118.35 (4) (intro.) and
5amended to read:
AB56-SA3,90,96 118.35 (4) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fy), the
7department shall award grants to nonprofit organizations, cooperative educational
8service agencies, institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, and school
9districts for the purpose of providing any of the following purposes:
AB56-SA3,90,13 10(a) Providing to underrepresented gifted and talented pupils those services and
11activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school program that allow such pupils
12to fully develop their capabilities. The services and activities under this paragraph
13may be provided inside or outside of a pupil's regular classroom.
AB56-SA3,1566 14Section 1566. 118.35 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,90,1615 118.35 (4) (b) Providing teachers with professional development and training
16related to identifying and educating gifted and talented pupils.
AB56-SA3,1567 17Section 1567. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,90,1918 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) All Except as provided under par. (i), all of the
19following entities may contract with a person to operate a charter school:
AB56-SA3,1568 20Section 1568. 118.40 (2r) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,90,2321 118.40 (2r) (bm) The Except as provided under par. (i), the county executive of
22Waukesha County may contract for the establishment of a charter school located only
23in Waukesha County.
AB56-SA3,1569 24Section 1569. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,91,10
1118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) In Beginning in the 2015-16 school year and in each
2ending in the 2018-19 school year thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school
3established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. a. to f., from the
4appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of
5the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under
6this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
7adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
8change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
9school year and the current school year, if positive. The change in the statewide
10categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows:
AB56-SA3,1570 11Section 1570. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,91,1912 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
13under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dg), (dj), (fm), (fp), (fq),
14(fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the
15secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for
16payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and
17cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13), for grants to school
18district consortia under s. 16.997 (7), and to make educational technology teacher
19training grants under s. 16.996
.
AB56-SA3,1571 20Section 1571. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,92,421 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year and in each school year
22thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school established by or under a contract
23with an entity under par. (b) 1. a. to f., from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm),
24the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the
25sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year;

1the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
2current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
3115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
4positive.
AB56-SA3,1572 5Section 1572. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,92,76 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per
7pupil amount calculated under par. (e) 2p. 2q. for that school year.
AB56-SA3,1573 8Section 1573. 118.40 (2r) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,92,139 118.40 (2r) (i) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., beginning on the
10effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023,
11an entity under par. (b) 1. may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a
12charter school that was not operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
13inserts date].
AB56-SA3,92,1714 2. An entity under par. (b) 1. may contract with a person to operate a charter
15school that begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
16inserts date], if the person opens the charter school under a contract provision
17described under par. (b) 2. c.
AB56-SA3,92,2118 3. An entity under par. (b) 1. may contract with a person to operate a charter
19school that begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
20inserts date], if the entity notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by
21February 1, 2019, of the entity's intention to establish the charter school.
AB56-SA3,1574 22Section 1574. 118.40 (2x) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,92,2423 118.40 (2x) (b) 1. The Except as provided under par. (g), the director may
24contract with a person to operate a charter school.
AB56-SA3,1575 25Section 1575. 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,93,5
1118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1., the director may, except
2as provided under par. (g),
enter into a contract to establish, as a pilot project, one
3recovery charter school, to be located in this state and that operates only high school
4grades, if the term of the contract is limited to 4 consecutive school years and the
5contract requires the charter school operator to do all of the following:
AB56-SA3,1576 6Section 1576. 118.40 (2x) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,93,107 118.40 (2x) (g) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on the effective date
8of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023, the director
9may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a charter school that was not
10operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB56-SA3,93,1411 2. The director may contract with a person to operate a charter school that
12begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], if
13the director notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by February 1, 2019, of
14the director's intention to establish the charter school.
AB56-SA3,1577 15Section 1577. 118.40 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,93,2216 118.40 (3) (h) A Except as provided under subs. (2r) (i) and (2x) (g), a school
17board, an entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) may contract for the
18establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides one or
19more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board, entity under sub. (2r), or
20the director under sub. (2x) makes available to the opposite sex, under the same
21policies and criteria of admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such
22school or course.
AB56-SA3,1578 23Section 1578. 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,94,424 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. Beginning in In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school year years,
25the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year;

1the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
2current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical
3aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as
4determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56-SA3,1579 5Section 1579. 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,94,106 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the sum of the per
7pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the
8per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year,
9if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between
10the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-SA3,1580 11Section 1580. 118.51 (1) (aj) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1581 12Section 1581. 118.51 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,94,2313 118.51 (9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
14application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
15attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d) or the
16nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the
17nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may appeal the
18decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident
19school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not
20available under sub. (12) (b), the pupil's parent may appeal the required transfer to
21the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall
22affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was
23arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB56-SA3,1582 24Section 1582. 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.51 (12) (title) Nonresident school district statement of educational
2costs; special
Special education or related services.
AB56-SA3,1583 3Section 1583. 118.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1584 4Section 1584. 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12).
AB56-SA3,1585 5Section 1585. 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,95,86 118.51 (16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils
7attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for
8whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB56-SA3,1586 9Section 1586. 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,95,1210 118.51 (16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils
11attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than
12pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB56-SA3,1587 13Section 1587. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,95,2114 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year and
15ending with the amount for the 2018-19 school year, except as provided in subd. 3.
16c., in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this
17subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
18adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
19change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
20school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
21if positive.
AB56-SA3,1588 22Section 1588. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,96,323 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2019-20 school year,
24except as provided in subd. 3. c., and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the
25amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount

1of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
2year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
3between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-SA3,1589 4Section 1589. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,96,65 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. For the amount in the 2017-18 to 2020-21 school years, the
6amount determined under subd. 3. b. or bm. plus $100.
AB56-SA3,1590 7Section 1590. 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,96,128 118.51 (16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district
9under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the
10state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) based on the
11number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the
12nonresident school district.
AB56-SA3,1591 13Section 1591. 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,96,1614 118.51 (16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under
15par. (b) and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received
16by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
AB56-SA3,1592 17Section 1592. 118.51 (17) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,96,1918 118.51 (17) (title) Pupil transfer amount and payments to a nonresident
19school board
State aid adjustments and tuition; children with disabilities.
AB56-SA3,1593 20Section 1593. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,97,221 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school year years, the per pupil
22transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school
23year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for
24the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide

1categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school
2year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56-SA3,1594 3Section 1594. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1595 4Section 1595. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,97,105 118.51 (17) (b) 2. d. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the per pupil transfer
6amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the
7amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
8current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
9115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
10positive.
AB56-SA3,1596 11Section 1596. 118.51 (17) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1597 12Section 1597. 118.51 (17) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1598 13Section 1598. 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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