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AB56-SA3,32,123 (d) 1. A public school student who intends to enroll in a technical college under
4this subsection shall notify the school board of the school district in which he or she
5is enrolled and a student attending a private school who intends to enroll in a
6technical college under this subsection shall notify the governing body of the private
7school he or she attends of that intention no later than March 1 if the student intends
8to enroll in the fall semester, and no later than October 1 if the student intends to
9enroll in the spring semester. The notice shall include the titles of the courses in
10which the student intends to enroll and the number of credits of each course, and
11shall specify whether the student will be taking the courses for high school credit as
12well as postsecondary credit.
AB56-SA3,33,913 2. If the public school student specifies in the notice under subd. 1. that he or
14she intends to take a course at a technical college for high school credit, the school
15board shall determine whether the course satisfies any of the high school graduation
16requirements under s. 118.33 and the number of high school credits to award the
17student for the course, if any. If the student attending a private school specifies in
18the notice under subd. 1. that he or she intends to take a course at a technical college
19for high school credit, the governing body of the participating private school shall
20determine whether the course satisfies any requirements necessary for high school
21graduation and the number of high school credits to award the student for the course,
22if any. In cooperation with the board and district boards, the state superintendent
23shall develop guidelines to assist school districts and participating private schools
24in making the determinations. The school board or governing body shall notify the
25student of its determinations, in writing, before the beginning of the semester in

1which the student will be enrolled. If the public school student disagrees with the
2school board's decision regarding satisfaction of high school graduation
3requirements or the number of high school credits to be awarded, the student may
4appeal the school board's decision to the state superintendent within 30 days after
5the decision. The state superintendent's decision shall be final and is not subject to
6review under subch. III of ch. 227. If the student attending a participating private
7school disagrees with any decision of a governing body under this subdivision, the
8student may appeal the decision to the governing body within 30 days after the
9decision.
AB56-SA3,33,1310 (e) Notwithstanding s. 38.24 (1m), the district board may not charge any fees
11to any high school student, or to the school district or private school in which the
12student is enrolled, in connection with the student's participation in the program
13under par. (b) or the student's enrollment in any course under this program.
AB56-SA3,33,2014 (f) The district board shall implement the program under this subsection no
15later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
16If at the time the district board implements the program under this subsection the
17district board of the technical college in which a student is or will be enrolled has
18already received payment of fees as provided in s. 38.12 (14) (d), 2017 stats., for the
19first semester commencing after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
20date], the district board shall refund all such fees received.
AB56-SA3,381 21Section 381. 38.22 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,33,2422 38.22 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1s) and s. 38.12 (14) (15),
23every person who is at least the age specified in s. 118.15 (1) (b) is eligible to attend
24a technical college if the person is:”.
AB56-SA3,34,1
141. Page 289, line 18: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,34,2 2 Section 384. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,34,113 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. “District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
4technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
5promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
6expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
7expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under ss.
838.12 (9) and (14), 38.14 (3) and (9), and 118.15 (2) (a), all receipts from grants
9awarded under ss. 38.04 (8), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.31, 38.33,
1038.38, and 38.42, all fees collected under s. 38.24, and driver education and chauffeur
11training aids.”.
AB56-SA3,34,12 1242. Page 290, line 7: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,34,13 13“. Section 389. 39.40 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,34,1914 39.40 (5) The board may not make loans under sub. (2) after the effective date
15of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].
The board shall administer the repayment
16and forgiveness of loans made under sub. (2) on or before the effective date of this
17subsection .... [LRB inserts date] and under
s. 36.25 (16), 1993 stats. The board shall
18treat such loans made under s. 36.25 (16), 1993 stats., as if they had been made under
19sub. (2).”.
AB56-SA3,34,20 2043. Page 292, line 17: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,34,21 21 Section 400. 40.03 (2) (x) of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB56-SA3,34,22 2244. Page 292, line 25: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,34,23 23 Section 408. 40.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,35,5
140.22 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and s. 40.26 (6), each employee
2currently in the service of, and receiving earnings from, a state agency or other
3participating employer shall be included within the provisions of the Wisconsin
4retirement system as a participating employee of that state agency or participating
5employer.
AB56-SA3,409 6Section 409. 40.22 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,35,137 40.22 (2m) (intro.) An Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), an employee
8who was a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work
9at least one-third of what is considered full-time employment by the department,
10as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from
11becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she
12is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for
13either of the following periods:
AB56-SA3,410 14Section 410. 40.22 (2r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,35,2115 40.22 (2r) (intro.) An Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), an employee
16who was not a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work
17at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by the department,
18as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from
19becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she
20is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for
21either of the following periods:
AB56-SA3,411 22Section 411. 40.22 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,35,2523 40.22 (3) (intro.) A Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), a person who
24qualifies as a participating employee shall be included within, and shall be subject
25to, the Wisconsin retirement system effective on one of the following dates:
AB56-SA3,413
1Section 413. 40.26 (6) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
AB56-SA3,36,72 40.26 (6) (intro.) Subsections (1) to (5) do not apply to a participant who applies
3for an annuity or lump sum payment during the period in which at least 30 days have
4elapsed between the participant's termination of employment as a teacher with a
5school district that is a participating employer, and becoming a teacher as an
6employee or contractor providing employee services as a teacher with any school
7district that is a participating employer if all of the following conditions are met:
AB56-SA3,36,118 (a) At the time the participant terminates his or her employment as a teacher
9with a school district, the participant does not have an agreement with any school
10district that is a participating employer to return to employment as a teacher or enter
11into a contract to provide employee services as a teacher for the school district.
AB56-SA3,36,1312 (b) The participant elects on a form provided by the department to not become
13a participating employee.”.
AB56-SA3,36,14 1445. Page 365, line 23: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,36,15 15 Section 755. 59.17 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB56-SA3,36,16 1646. Page 369, line 19: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,36,17 17 Section 769. 62.53 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,770 18Section 770. 63.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,37,219 63.23 (1) The city service commission shall classify all offices and positions in
20the city service, excepting those subject to the exemptions of s. 63.27 and those
21subject to an exclusion under s. 119.33 (2) (e) 1. or 119.9002 (5) (a)
, according to the
22duties and responsibilities of each position. Classification shall be so arranged that
23all positions which that in the judgment of the commission are substantially the
24same with respect to authority, responsibility, and character of work are included in

1the same class. From time to time the commission may reclassify positions upon a
2proper showing that the position belongs to a different class.
AB56-SA3,776 3Section 776. 66.0301 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,37,204 66.0301 (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), in this section,
5“municipality" means the state or any department or agency thereof, or any city,
6village, town, county, or school district, the opportunity schools and partnership
7programs under subch. IX of ch. 115 and subch. II of ch. 119, the superintendent of
8schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33,
or any public
9library system, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary
10district, farm drainage district, metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility district,
11solid waste management system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition district
12created under subch. II of ch. 229, local professional baseball park district created
13under subch. III of ch. 229, local professional football stadium district created under
14subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229,
15long-term care district under s. 46.2895, water utility district, mosquito control
16district, municipal electric company, county or city transit commission, commission
17created by contract under this section, taxation district, regional planning
18commission, housing authority created under s. 66.1201, redevelopment authority
19created under s. 66.1333, community development authority created under s.
2066.1335, or city-county health department.”.
AB56-SA3,37,21 2147. Page 376, line 7: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,37,22 22 Section 823. 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,38,923 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. (intro.) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c) and subs.
24(7) and (15), and subject to the limit on the number of referendums that may be called

1in any calendar year under subd. 2. a.,
if the board of any school district, or the
2electors at a regularly called school district meeting, by a majority vote adopt an
3initial resolution to raise an amount of money by a bond issue, the school district
4clerk shall, within 10 days, publish notice of such adoption as a class 1 notice under
5ch. 985 or post the notice as provided under s. 10.05. The notice shall state the
6maximum amount proposed to be borrowed, the purpose of the borrowing, that the
7resolution was adopted under this subdivision and the place where and the hours
8during which the resolution may be inspected. The school board shall also do one of
9the following:
AB56-SA3,824 10Section 824. 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,38,1711 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. a. Direct the school district clerk to submit the resolution to
12the electors for approval or rejection at the next regularly scheduled spring primary
13or election or partisan primary or general election, provided such election is to be
14held not earlier than 70 days after the adoption of the resolution. A school board may
15proceed under this subd. 2. a. and under s. 121.91 (3) (a) 1. no more than 2 times in
16any calendar year.
The resolution shall not be effective unless adopted by a majority
17of the school district electors voting at the referendum.
AB56-SA3,825 18Section 825. 67.05 (6a) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,39,219 67.05 (6a) (am) 1. If the public hearing under par. (a) 2. b. is for informational
20purposes only and, within 30 days after the public hearing, a petition is filed with the
21school district clerk for a referendum on the resolution signed by at least 7,500
22electors of the school district or at least 20 percent of the school district electors, as
23determined under s. 115.01 (13), whichever is less, the resolution shall not be
24effective unless adopted by a majority of the school district electors voting at the
25referendum. Subject to the limit therein, the The school board shall hold the

1referendum in accordance with par. (a) 2. a. The question submitted shall be whether
2the initial resolution shall or shall not be approved.
AB56-SA3,826 3Section 826. 67.12 (12) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,39,94 67.12 (12) (h) Paragraph (e) 2. does not apply to borrowing by the school board
5of a school district created by a reorganization under s. 117.105, or by the school
6board from which territory is detached to create a school district under s. 117.105,
7for the purpose of financing any assets or liabilities apportioned to the school district
8or assets apportioned to another school district under s. 117.105 (1m), or (2m), or
9(4m)
.”.
AB56-SA3,39,10 1048. Page 384, line 16: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,39,11 11 Section 1074. 79.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,39,1512 79.10 (4) School levy tax credit. Except as provided in sub. (5m), the amount
13appropriated under s. 20.835 (3) (b) shall be distributed to municipalities in
14proportion to their share of the sum of average school tax levies for all municipalities.
15No municipality shall receive a payment under this subsection after 2020.
AB56-SA3,1075 16Section 1075. 79.10 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,39,2217 79.10 (5m) First dollar credit. Each municipality shall receive, from the
18appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), an amount determined by multiplying the
19school tax rate by the estimated fair market value, not exceeding the value
20determined under sub. (11) (d), of every parcel of real property with improvements
21that is located in the municipality. No municipality shall receive a payment under
22this subsection after 2020.
AB56-SA3,1076 23Section 1076. 79.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,40,6
179.14 School levy tax credit. The appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), for
2the payments under s. 79.10 (4), is $319,305,000 in 1994, 1995, and 1996;
3$469,305,000 beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006; $593,050,000 in 2007;
4$672,400,000 in 2008; $747,400,000 in 2009; $732,550,000 in 2010, 2011, and 2012;
5$747,400,000 in 2013, 2014, and 2015; $853,000,000 in 2016 and 2017; and
6$940,000,000 in 2018, 2019, and in each year thereafter 2020.
AB56-SA3,1077 7Section 1077. 79.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,40,12 879.15 Improvements credit. The total amount paid each year to
9municipalities from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (3) (b) for the
10payments under s. 79.10 (5m) is $75,000,000 in 2009, $145,000,000 in 2010, and
11$150,000,000 in each year beginning in 2011 and in each year thereafter ending in
122020
.”.
AB56-SA3,40,13 1349. Page 411, line 12: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,40,14 14 Section 1325. 106.125 of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB56-SA3,40,15 1550. Page 412, line 20: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,40,16 16 Section 1328. 106.272 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1329 17Section 1329. 106.272 of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (4), and 118.196
18(4) (a) and (b) (intro.), 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB56-SA3,41,219 118.196 (4) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (dg) 20.255 (2) (em),
20the department shall award grants to the school board of a school district or to the
21boards, governing body of a private school, as defined under s. 115.001 (3d), or to a
22bodies, and charter management organization organizations under sub. (1) (a) that
23has have partnered with an educator preparation program approved by the

1department of public instruction and headquartered in this state
programs under
2sub. (1) (a)
to design and implement a teacher development program programs.
AB56-SA3,41,43 (b) (intro.) In awarding a grant under this section subsection, the department
4shall do all of the following:
AB56-SA3,41,75 1. Consult with the department of public instruction to confirm Confirm that
6the teacher development program satisfies the requirements under s. 118.196 sub.
7(2).
AB56-SA3,41,108 2. Consider the methods by which the school board, governing body, or charter
9management organization and the educator preparation program under sub. (1) (a)
10will make the teacher development program affordable to participating employees.
AB56-SA3,1330 11Section 1330. 106.273 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (title).
AB56-SA3,1331 12Section 1331. 106.273 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (1) and
13amended to read:
AB56-SA3,41,2114 115.457 (1) Identification of workforce shortages. The department state
15superintendent
shall annually confer with the department of public instruction
16workforce development and the Wisconsin technical college system to identify
17industries and occupations within this state that face workforce shortages or
18shortages of adequately trained, entry-level workers. The state superintendent of
19public instruction
shall annually notify school districts of the identified industries
20and occupations and make this information available on the Internet site of the
21department of public instruction.
AB56-SA3,1332 22Section 1332. 106.273 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (2), and
23115.457 (2) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,42,3
1115.457 (2) Approval of programs. (intro.) The department state
2superintendent
shall approve industry-recognized certification programs designed
3to do any of the following:
AB56-SA3,1333 4Section 1333. 106.273 (3) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3)
5(title).
AB56-SA3,1334 6Section 1334. 106.273 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3) (a) and
7amended to read:
AB56-SA3,42,108 115.457 (3) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bz) 20.255 (2) (ck),
9the department state superintendent shall annually award all of the following
10incentive grants to school districts:
AB56-SA3,42,1511 1m. An incentive grant to a school district that has an industry-recognized
12certification program approved by the department state superintendent under sub.
13(2) (a). Subject to pars. (am) and par. (b), the amount of the incentive grant under
14this subdivision is equal to $1,000 for each student pupil in the school district to
15whom all of the following apply:
AB56-SA3,42,1716 a. In the prior school year, the student pupil obtained a high school diploma or
17a technical education high school diploma from a school in the school district.
AB56-SA3,42,2018 b. The student pupil successfully completed the program in a school year in
19which the program was approved by the department state superintendent under
20sub. (2) (a).
AB56-SA3,43,221 2m. An incentive grant to a school district that has an industry-recognized
22certification program approved by the department state superintendent under sub.
23(2) (b). Subject to par. (b), for each such program the school district has, the amount
24of the incentive grant under this subdivision is equal to $1,000 for each student pupil
25in the school district who successfully completed the program in a school year in

1which the program was approved by the department state superintendent under
2sub. (2) (b).
AB56-SA3,1335 3Section 1335. 106.273 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1336 4Section 1336. 106.273 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3) (b) and
5amended to read:
AB56-SA3,43,106 115.457 (3) (b) If the amount available in the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1)
7(bz)
20.255 (2) (ck) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount per student
8pupil under par. (a) 1m. and 2m., the department state superintendent may prorate
9the amount of the department's payments among school districts eligible for
10incentive grants under this subsection.
AB56-SA3,1337 11Section 1337. 106.273 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (4) and
12amended to read:
AB56-SA3,43,1913 115.457 (4) Completion awards for students pupils. From the appropriation
14under s. 20.445 (1) (c) 20.255 (3) (ck), the department state superintendent shall
15annually award a completion award to a student pupil in the amount of $500 for each
16industry-recognized certification program approved by the department state
17superintendent
under sub. (2) (b) that the student pupil successfully completed in
18a school year in which the program was approved by the department state
19superintendent
under sub. (2) (b).
AB56-SA3,1338 20Section 1338. 106.273 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1339 21Section 1339. 106.275 of the statutes is renumbered 115.458, and 115.458 (1)
22(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,44,223 115.458 (1) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cg) 20.255 (2) (cL),
24the department may award technical education equipment grants under this section

1in the amount of not more than $50,000 to school districts whose grant applications
2are approved under sub. (2) (b).
AB56-SA3,1340 3Section 1340. 106.277 (title), (1) (intro.), (a) and (c), (3) and (4) of the statutes
4are repealed.
AB56-SA3,1341 5Section 1341. 106.277 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (1) (b) and
6amended to read:
AB56-SA3,44,97 118.196 (1) (b) The organization operates A grant under sub. (5) to operate a
8program to recruit and prepare individuals to teach in public or private schools
9located in low-income or urban school districts in this state.
AB56-SA3,1342 10Section 1342. 106.277 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (5), and
11118.196 (5) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,44,1912 118.196 (5) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (em), the
13department shall award grants to school boards, governing bodies, and charter
14management organizations under sub. (1) (b).
The department shall establish a
15process for evaluating and assigning a score to each organization eligible to receive
16applicant for a grant under sub. (1). If the amount appropriated under s. 20.445 (1)
17(bt) is insufficient to make the payments required under sub. (1), the
(b). The
18department shall give preference in evaluating grants under this section to a
19nonprofit organization
subsection for each of the following:”.
AB56-SA3,44,21 2051. Page 413, line 19: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
21with page 424, line 10, and substitute:
AB56-SA3,44,22 22 Section 1410. 115.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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