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AB68-SA1,50,1313 1. The sum determined under sub. (1m) (b) 4. for the 2023-24 school year.
AB68-SA1,50,1414 2. An amount calculated as follows:
AB68-SA1,50,1615 a. Subtract the amount determined under subd. 1. from the amount the school
16board received under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2020-21 school year.
AB68-SA1,50,1717 b. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. a. by 0.5.
AB68-SA1,50,1918 c. Add the product determined under subd. 2. b. to the amount determined
19under subd. 1.
AB68-SA1,151 20Section 151. 115.995 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,50,2421 115.995 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in any fiscal year is
22insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under sub. (1m) (b) or (2m), the state
23superintendent shall prorate the payments among the school boards and operators
24of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) entitled to receive the aid.
AB68-SA1,152
1Section 152. 115.996 of the statutes is renumbered 115.996 (intro.) and
2amended to read:
AB68-SA1,51,7 3115.996 Report to the legislature. (intro.) Annually, on or before December
431, the state superintendent shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of
5the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), on the status
6of bilingual-bicultural education programs established under this subchapter. The
7report shall include all of the following information:
AB68-SA1,51,11 8(1) The number of pupils served in bilingual-bicultural education programs for
9each language group in each school district in which such programs are offered and
10the cost of the program per pupil for each school district, language group
, and
11program type
.
AB68-SA1,51,15 12(2) The department shall also provide the number of pupils in each school
13district and language group who as a result of participation in a bilingual-bicultural
14education program improved their English language ability to such an extent that
15the program is no longer necessary for such pupils.
AB68-SA1,153 16Section 153. 115.996 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,51,1917 115.996 (3) The number of limited-English proficient pupils in each language
18group enrolled in each school district and attending each charter school established
19under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x).
AB68-SA1,154 20Section 154. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.999] of the
21statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,155 22Section 155. 115.999 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,156 23Section 156. 117.05 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,52,224 117.05 (1m) Board and appeal panel meetings. The state superintendent shall
25set the time and place for meetings of the board under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and

1(4m)
, 117.12 (5), and 117.132 and for meetings of appeal panels under ss. 117.12 (4)
2and 117.13.
AB68-SA1,157 3Section 157. 117.05 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,52,114 117.05 (2) (a) Board. The state superintendent shall appoint 7 members of the
5board to perform any review under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and (4m), 117.12 (5), and
6117.132. The 7 members shall include the state superintendent or his or her designee
7on the board, 2 board members from school districts with small enrollments, 2 board
8members from school districts with medium enrollments, and 2 board members from
9school districts with large enrollments. Any action of the board under this chapter
10requires the affirmative vote of at least 4 of the 7 members appointed under this
11paragraph.
AB68-SA1,158 12Section 158. 117.05 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,52,1713 117.05 (4) (a) Pending proceedings. (intro.) A reorganization proceeding is
14pending from the date that a petition is filed under s. 117.105 (1) (a), 117.11 (2), or
15117.12 (2) or a resolution is adopted under s. 117.08 (1), 117.09 (1), 117.10 (1), 117.105
16(1) (b) or (4m), 117.13 (2), or 117.132 (2) until the date on which the latest of any of
17the following occurs:
AB68-SA1,159 18Section 159. 117.05 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,52,2419 117.05 (4) (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no petition may be filed or
20resolution adopted for the creation of a new school district under s. 117.105 (1) (a) or
21(b) before the 5th July 1 following the filing of a petition under s. 117.105 (1) (a) or
22the adoption of a resolution under s. 117.105 (1) (b) or the date of an order issued
23under s. 117.105 (4m) (c)
for any reorganization that includes any of the same
24territory.
AB68-SA1,160 25Section 160. 117.05 (9) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,161
1Section 161. 117.105 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,162 2Section 162. 117.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,53,113 117.20 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a referendum is required under
4ss. 117.08 to 117.11, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
5November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s.
6117.08 (3) (a), 117.09 (3) (a), 117.10 (3) (a), or 117.11 (4) (a). If a referendum is
7required under s. 117.105 (3), it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday
8in the 2nd November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution
9under s. 117.105 (1). If a referendum is required under s. 117.105 (4m), it shall be
10held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the date an order
11is issued by the board under s. 117.105 (4m) (c).
AB68-SA1,163 12Section 163. 117.22 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,53,1513 117.22 (2) (bm) If an order of reorganization is issued under s. 117.105, the first
14election of school board members shall be held at the spring election following the
15referendum under s. 117.105 (3) or (4m).
AB68-SA1,164 16Section 164. 118.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,53,1717 118.07 (6) (a) In this subsection:
AB68-SA1,53,1818 1. “School premises” means all of the following:
AB68-SA1,53,2119 a. Real property owned or rented by, or under the control of, a school board,
20including playgrounds, athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is
21occupied by pupils on a regular basis.
AB68-SA1,53,2522 b. Real property owned or rented by an operator or governing board of a charter
23school that is used for the operation of a charter school, including playgrounds,
24athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is occupied on a regular basis
25by pupils attending the charter school.
AB68-SA1,54,4
1c. Real property owned or rented by the governing body of a private school that
2is used for the operation of a private school, including playgrounds, athletic facilities
3or fields, and any other property that is occupied on a regular basis by pupils
4attending the private school.
AB68-SA1,54,55 2. “Vape” means to inhale or exhale vapor from a vapor product.
AB68-SA1,54,66 3. “Vapor product” has the meaning given in s. 139.75 (14).
AB68-SA1,54,77 (b) No individual may vape on school premises.
AB68-SA1,165 8Section 165. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,55,29 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. No later than the next working day, a school
10district, and a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or in the
11program under s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
12to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
13and general 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
shall
15transfer to another school, including a private or tribal school, or school district all
16pupil records relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school district or private
17school has received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her
18parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends to enroll in the other
19school or school district or written notice from the other school or school district that
20the pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil has been placed in a juvenile
21correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center
22for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this subsection, “ school" and
23“school district" include any juvenile correctional facility, secured residential care
24center for children and youth, adult correctional institution, mental health institute,
25or center for the developmentally disabled that provides an educational program for

1its residents instead of or in addition to that which is provided by public, private, and
2tribal schools.
AB68-SA1,166 3Section 166. 118.16 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,55,74 118.16 (4) (e) Except as provided under s. 119.55, a A school board may
5establish one or more youth service centers for the counseling of children who are
6taken into custody under s. 938.19 (1) (d) 10. for being absent from school without
7an acceptable excuse under s. 118.15.
AB68-SA1,167 8Section 167. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,55,149 118.19 (1) Except as provided in subs. (1b) and (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 1. and
102., any person seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school, or in a
11school or institution operated by a county or the state, in a private school
12participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private
13school participating in the program under s. 115.7915
shall first procure a license or
14permit from the department.
AB68-SA1,168 15Section 168. 118.19 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,55,2116 118.19 (1b) An individual may teach an online course in a subject and level in
17a public school, including a charter school, in a private school participating in a
18parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private school
19participating in the program under s. 115.7915
without a license or permit from the
20department if the individual holds a valid license or permit to teach the subject and
21level in the state from which the online course is provided.
AB68-SA1,169 22Section 169. 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,56,423 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) A faculty member of an institution of higher education
24may teach in a public high school, including a charter school that operates only high
25school grades, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under

1s. 118.60 or 119.23 that operates only high school grades, or in a private school
2participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that operates only high school grades

3without a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all
4of the following:
AB68-SA1,170 5Section 170. 118.19 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,57,46 118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the
7applicant possesses a bachelor's degree including such professional training as the
8department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17)
9(a), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, and 118.197. Notwithstanding s.
1036.11 (16), no teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the state
11superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in the program is
12required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester
13following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school or the
14equivalent, as determined by the state superintendent. No license to teach in any
15public school may be granted to an applicant who completed a professional training
16program outside this state unless the applicant completed student teaching
17consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester
18calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as determined by the state
19superintendent. The state superintendent may grant exceptions to the student
20teaching requirements under this paragraph when the midyear calendars of the
21institution offering the teacher preparatory program and the cooperating school
22differ from each other and would prevent students from attending classes at the
23institution in accordance with the institution's calendar. The state superintendent
24shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. If for the purpose of granting
25a license to teach or for approving a teacher preparatory program the state

1superintendent requires that an institution of higher education be accredited, the
2state superintendent shall accept accreditation by a regional or national
3institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of education or
4by a programmatic accrediting organization.
AB68-SA1,171 5Section 171. 118.19 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,57,156 118.19 (3) (b) The state superintendent shall permanently certify any
7applicant to teach Wisconsin native American languages and culture who has
8successfully completed the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee school of education
9approved Wisconsin native American languages and culture project certification
10program at any time between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 1977. School
11districts shall
A school district, the governing body of a private school participating
12in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or the governing body of a
13private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 may
not assign
14individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses other than Wisconsin
15native American languages and culture, unless they qualify under par. (a).
AB68-SA1,172 16Section 172. 118.19 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,57,2117 118.19 (8) The state superintendent may not grant to any person a license to
18teach unless the person has received instruction in the study of minority group
19relations, including instruction in the history, culture and, tribal sovereignty , and
20contemporary and historical significant events
of the federally recognized American
21Indian tribes and bands located in this state.
AB68-SA1,173 22Section 173. 118.19 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,58,223 118.19 (10) (b) 1. Conduct a background investigation of each applicant for
24issuance or renewal of a license or permit, including a license or permit issued to a

1pupil services professional, and for a faculty member seeking to teach in a public high
2school without a license or permit.
AB68-SA1,174 3Section 174. 118.191 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,58,124 118.191 (2) (a) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
5an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject to an individual who
6is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points on
7the point system under sub. (5), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 1. and
8at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term
9of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district, by
10the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program
11under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
12in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will teach.
AB68-SA1,175 13Section 175. 118.191 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,58,2314 118.191 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
15an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject to an individual
16who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points
17on the point system under sub. (5m), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5m)
18(a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete
19during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the
20school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental
21choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private
22school participating in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will
23teach.
AB68-SA1,176 24Section 176. 118.191 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,59,4
1118.191 (2m) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) authorizes an
2individual to teach only in the school district controlled by the school board, or in the
3private school controlled by the governing body,
that determined the curriculum the
4individual agreed to complete in order to qualify for the initial teaching license.
AB68-SA1,177 5Section 177. 118.191 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,59,96 118.191 (3) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is valid for 3 years.
7An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is void if the license holder ceases
8to be employed as a teacher in the school district or private school in which the license
9holder is authorized to teach under sub. (2m).
AB68-SA1,178 10Section 178. 118.191 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,59,2111 118.191 (4) Upon the expiration of the 3-year term of an initial teaching license
12issued under sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a professional
13teaching license to teach the technical education subject or vocational education
14subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the individual
15agreed to under sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school district, by
16the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program
17under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
18in the program under s. 115.7915
that established the curriculum. The department
19shall indicate on a professional teaching license issued under this subsection that the
20license was obtained under the experience-based licensure program under this
21section.
AB68-SA1,179 22Section 179. 118.192 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,60,223 118.192 (4) A school board or private school participating in a parental choice
24program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
that employs a person who holds a professional

1teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his
2or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits.
AB68-SA1,180 3Section 180. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,60,124 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the
5program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
6to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
7and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
8partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
9adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing,
10geography, and history. The governing body of the private school may adopt the pupil
11academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January
1213, 1998.
AB68-SA1,181 13Section 181. 118.30 (1s) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,60,2114 118.30 (1s) (intro.) Annually, the governing body of each private school
15participating in the program under s. 119.23, other than a private school at which
16fewer than 20 pupils in grades 3 to 12 are attending the school under the program
17under s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s.
18115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and
19general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
20partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
21do all of the following:
AB68-SA1,182 22Section 182. 118.33 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,61,623 118.33 (1) (f) 2. The operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that
24operates high school grades and an individual or group or a person that, pursuant
25to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the

1operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools
2and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
3and that operates high school grades
shall develop and periodically review and revise
4a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma. The criteria shall
5include the pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test
6under sub. (1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
AB68-SA1,183 7Section 183. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,61,188 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. The governing body of each private school participating in the
9program under s. 119.23 and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
10to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
11and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
12partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
13develop and periodically review and revise a policy specifying criteria for granting
14a high school diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the
15school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
16119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
. The criteria shall include the
17pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test under sub.
18(1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
AB68-SA1,184 19Section 184. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,62,1320 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Neither a school board nor an operator of a charter school under
21s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) nor an individual or group or person that, pursuant to s. 115.999
22(3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the operation and
23general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
24partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
may
25grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria

1specified in the school board's or charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Neither
2the
No governing body of a private school participating in the program under s.
3119.23 nor a governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33
4(2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management
5of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
6119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
may grant a high school diploma
7to any pupil attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the school transferred
8to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch.
9115, or subch. II of ch. 119
unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the
10governing body's policy under subd. 2m. The governing body of a private school
11participating in the program under s. 118.60 may not grant a high school diploma to
12any pupil attending the private school under s. 118.60 unless the pupil has satisfied
13the criteria specified in the governing body's policy under subd. 2r.
AB68-SA1,185 14Section 185. 118.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,62,2015 118.40 (1) Notice to state superintendent. Whenever a school board intends
16to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention.
17Whenever one of the entities under sub. (2r) (b) or the director under sub. (2x) intends
18to establish a charter school, it shall notify the state superintendent of its intention
19by February 1 of the previous school year. A notice under this subsection shall
20include a description of the proposed school.
AB68-SA1,186 21Section 186. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. i. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,187 22Section 187. 118.40 (2r) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,63,223 118.40 (2r) (d) 3. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, ensure that each
24charter school under this subsection includes in its curriculum instruction in the
25culture, tribal sovereignty, and contemporary and historical significant events of the

1federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands located in this state at least
2twice in the elementary grades and at least once in the high school grades.
AB68-SA1,188 3Section 188. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,63,134 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) In Beginning in the 2015-16 school year and in each
5ending in the 2020-21 school year thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school
6established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. a. to f., from the
7appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of
8the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under
9this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
10adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
11change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
12school year and the current school year, if positive. The change in the statewide
13categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows:
AB68-SA1,189 14Section 189. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,63,2015 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
16under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (da), (dj), (du), (fm), (fp),
17(fq), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by
18the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated
19for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts
20and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13).
AB68-SA1,190 21Section 190. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,64,522 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year
23thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), for a pupil attending a
24charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1., the
25department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the

1sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year;
2the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
3current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
4115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
5positive.
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