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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 833

February 10, 2022 - Offered by Senator Kooyenga.

SB833-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB833-SA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 2: after “high schools" insert “and independent charter school pupil participation in the Early College Credit Program".

SB833-SA1,1,4 2. Page 2, line 3: after that line insert:

SB833-SA1,1,5 “ Section 1m. 20.445 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB833-SA1,1,8 20.445 (1) (d) Reimbursement for tuition payments. The amounts in the schedule to reimburse school districts, charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and private schools for payments under s. 118.55 (5) (e) 2.”.

SB833-SA1,1,9 3. Page 2, line 4: after that line insert:

SB833-SA1,1,10 “ Section 3. 106.125 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB833-SA1,2,4 106.125 Early college credit program. On behalf of the school board of a school district, on behalf of a governing board of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and on behalf of the governing body of a participating private school, as defined in s. 118.55 (1) (c), the department of workforce development shall pay to the department of public instruction the costs of tuition for a pupil who attends an institution of higher education under the program under s. 118.55 as provided under s. 118.55 (5) (e) 2. and 3.

SB833-SA1,4 Section 4. 118.55 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB833-SA1,2,7 118.55 (3) (title) Notification of school board intent; determination of high school credit; notification of postsecondary credit.

SB833-SA1,5 Section 5. 118.55 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB833-SA1,2,19 118.55 (3) (a) A public school pupil who intends to enroll in an institution of higher education under this section shall notify the school board of the school district in which he or she is enrolled or the governing board of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that he or she attends and a pupil attending a private school who intends to enroll in an institution of higher education under this section shall notify the governing body of the private school he or she attends of that intention no later than March 1 if the pupil intends to enroll in the fall semester, and no later than October 1 if the pupil intends to enroll in the spring semester. The notice shall include the titles of the courses in which the pupil intends to enroll and the number of credits of each course, and shall specify whether the pupil will be taking the courses for high school or postsecondary credit.

SB833-SA1,6 Section 6. 118.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB833-SA1,3,22 118.55 (3) (b) If the public school pupil specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she intends to take a course at an institution of higher education for high school credit, the school board or governing board of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall determine whether the course is comparable to a course offered in the school district, and or charter school, whether the course satisfies any of the high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33 , and the number of high school credits to award the pupil for the course, if any. If the pupil attending a private school specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she intends to take a course at an institution of higher education for high school credit, the governing body of the participating private school shall determine whether the course is comparable to a course offered at the private school, whether the course satisfies any requirements necessary for high school graduation, and the number of high school credits to award the pupil for the course, if any. In cooperation with institutions of higher education, the state superintendent shall develop guidelines to assist school districts boards, governing boards of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and participating private schools in making the determinations. The school board , governing board, or governing body shall notify the pupil of its determinations, in writing, before the beginning of the semester in which the pupil will be enrolled. If the public school pupil disagrees with the school board's decision of a school board or governing board of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) regarding comparability of courses, satisfaction of high school graduation requirements, or the number of high school credits to be awarded, the pupil may appeal the school board's decision to the state superintendent within 30 days after the decision. The state superintendent's decision shall be final and is not subject to review under subch. III of ch. 227. If the pupil attending a participating private school disagrees with any decision of a governing body under this paragraph, the pupil may appeal the decision to the governing body within 30 days after the decision.

SB833-SA1,7 Section 7. 118.55 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB833-SA1,4,4 118.55 (4) (b) If an institution of higher education admits a pupil, it shall notify the school board of the school district in which the pupil is enrolled , the governing board of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) the pupil attends, or the governing body of the pupil's participating private school, in writing, within 30 days after the beginning of classes at the institution of higher education. The notification shall include the course or courses in which the pupil is enrolled.

SB833-SA1,8 Section 8. 118.55 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB833-SA1,4,13 118.55 (4) (c) If a pupil is not admitted to attend the course that he or she specified in the notice under sub. (3) (a) but is admitted to attend a different course, the pupil shall immediately notify the school board of the school district in which he or she is enrolled, the governing board of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) the pupil attends, or the governing body of the pupil's participating private school and the school board, governing board, or governing body shall inform the pupil of its determinations under sub. (3) (b) regarding the course to which the pupil was admitted as soon as practicable.