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: