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.
AB68-SA1,191 6Section 191. 118.40 (2r) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,192 7Section 192. 118.40 (2r) (fm) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,64,128 118.40 (2r) (fm) 1. (intro.) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, in addition to
9the payment under par. (e) and subject to subd. 3., for a pupil attending summer
10school at a charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par.
11(b) 1. a. to f., the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school, in the
12manner described in par. (e) 3m., an amount determined as follows:
AB68-SA1,193 13Section 193. 118.40 (2r) (fm) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,194 14Section 194. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,64,1815 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. a. Determine the number of pupils residing in the school
16district for whom a payment is made under par. (e) to an operator of a charter school
17established under contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. e., eg., or f. to h. in that
18school year.
AB68-SA1,195 19Section 195. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,64,2120 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per
21pupil amount calculated under par. (e) 2p. 2q. for that school year.