AB150,1405,2 23(2) Notwithstanding ss. 118.51 (1) and 118.52 (2), the parent of a pupil who
24resides in a school district participating in a program under s. 121.85 or 121.86 shall
25submit the application to the school board of the school district of residence. If the

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1school board of the school district of residence approves the application, it shall
2forward the application to the school district of attendance.

AB150,1405,8 3(3) If the school board of a school district participating in a program under s.
4121.85 or 121.86 believes that any provision in ss. 118.51 to 118.53 is harmful to the
5program or to the school district's efforts to achieve racial balance, the school board
6may request the department to modify the provision. If the department determines
7that the provision is harmful to the program or to the school district's efforts,
8department shall modify the provision for that school district.

AB150,1405,10 9118.56 State superintendent duties. The state superintendent shall do all
10of the following:

AB150,1405,11 11(1) Promulgate rules to implement and administer this subchapter.

AB150,1405,17 12(2) Annually evaluate the effects of the programs under ss. 118.51 to 118.53 and
13submit a report to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the
14legislature under s. 13.172 (3), summarizing the results of the evaluation. The report
15shall specify the number of pupils attending a school outside of the pupil's school
16district of residence under ss. 118.51 and 118.52 by school, grade, ethnicity and
17gender.

AB150,1405,19 19119.04 (title) Public instruction Education laws applicable.

AB150,1406,321 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, subch. II of ch. 118, ch. 121 and
22ss. 66.03 (3) (c), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345,
23115.361, 115.364, 115.366, 115.38 (2), 115.40, 115.45, 118.01 118.001 to 118.04,
24118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162,
25118.163, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255,

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1118.258, 118.30 to 118.42, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (23), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g),
2(3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), and (34) and (35) to (36) and 120.14 are applicable to a 1st
3class city school district and board.

AB150,1406,86 119.18 (1g) Generally. The board may do all things reasonable to promote the
7cause of education, including establishing, providing and improving school district
8programs, functions and activities for the benefit of pupils.

AB150,1406,1710 119.18 (23) School closings. The board may close any school that it
11determines is low in performance by adopting a resolution to that effect. If the
12superintendent of schools recommends to the board that a school be closed, he or she
13shall state the reasons for the recommendation in writing. If the board closes a
14school, the superintendent of schools may reassign the school's staff members
15without regard to seniority in service. If the board reopens the school, the
16superintendent of schools may reassign staff members to the school without regard
17to seniority in service.

AB150,1406,2019 119.18 (24) Contracts for management or operation. The board may contract
20with any person to manage or operate one or more schools.

AB150,1406,2522 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (b), beginning in the 1990-91 school year,
23any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend, at no
24charge, any nonsectarian private school located in the city if all of the following
25apply:

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13. The private school notified the state superintendent of its intent to
2participate in the program under this section by May 1 of the previous school year.
3The notice shall specify the number of pupils participating in the program under this
4section for which the school has space.

AB150,1407,116 119.23 (2) (b) In the 1996-97 school year, no more than 3,500 pupils may
7participate in the program under this section. In the 1997-98 school year, no more
8than 5,500 pupils may participate in the program under this section. If in any school
9year there are more spaces available in the participating private schools than the
10maximum number of pupils allowed to participate, the department shall prorate the
11number of spaces available at each participating private school.

AB150,1407,1614 119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it has too few
15available spaces, the pupil may transfer his or her application to a participating
16private school that has space available.

AB150,1407,2419 119.23 (4) (a) Upon In the 1995-96 school year, upon receipt from the pupil's
20parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school, the state
21superintendent shall pay to the private school, from the appropriation under s.
2220.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the total amount to which the school district is
23entitled under s. 121.08 divided by the school district membership paid per pupil
24under this section in the 1994-95 school year.

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1(c) The state superintendent shall pay 25% of the total amount in September,
225% in November, 25% in February and 25% in May.

AB150,1408,124 119.23 (4) (b) Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, upon receipt from the
5pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school, the
6department shall pay to the parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s.
720.225 (2) (fu), the amount paid per pupil under this section in the previous school
8year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0306
9expressed as a decimal, or an amount equal to the private school's operating cost per
10pupil, as determined by the department, whichever is less. The department shall
11send the check to the private school. The parent or guardian shall restrictively
12endorse the check for the use of the private school.

AB150,1408,1614 119.23 (5) (am) Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, ensure that the aid
15reduction under par. (a) is accomplished by first reducing aid paid to the board under
16s. 121.85 (6).

AB150,1408,25 19119.235 Contracts with private schools and agencies. (1) The board may
20contract with any nonprofit, private school or agency located in the city to provide
21educational programs to pupils enrolled in the school district operating under this
22chapter. The board shall ensure that each private school or agency under contract
23with the board complies with ss. 118.125 and 118.13, 20 USC 1232g, 20 USC 1681
24to 1688, 20 USC 3171 to 3197, 29 USC 794, 42 USC 2000d and 42 USC 6101 to 6107,
25and all health and safety laws and rules that apply to public schools.

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1(2) Each private school or agency under contract with the board shall do all of
2the following:

AB150,1409,33 (a) Offer a full school year educational program.

AB150,1409,44 (b) Participate in the board's parent information program.

AB150,1409,65 (c) Offer diverse opportunities for parents to participate in the school's
6programs.

AB150,1409,77 (d) Meet insurance and financial requirements established by the board.

AB150,1409,98 (e) Develop a pupil recruitment and enrollment plan that incorporates all of the
9following:

AB150,1409,1010 1. A good faith effort to achieve racial balance.

AB150,1409,1211 2. A pupil selection process that gives preference to the siblings of enrolled
12pupils and that gives no other preferences except those approved by the board.

AB150,1409,1413 3. A statement describing how the plan will serve the needs of low-academic
14achievers and pupils from low-income families.

AB150,1409,1515 (f) Report to the board any information requested by the board.

AB150,1409,18 16(3) Any pupil enrolled in the school district operating under this chapter may
17attend, at no charge, any private school or agency with which the board has
18contracted under sub. (1) if space is available in the private school or agency.

AB150,1409,22 19(4) The board shall establish appropriate, quantifiable performance standards
20for pupils at each private school or agency with which it contracts in such areas as
21attendance, reading achievement, pupil retention, pupil promotion, parent surveys,
22credits earned and grade point average.

AB150,1410,2 23(5) Annually, the board shall monitor the performance of the program under
24this section. The board may use the results of standardized basic educational skills

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1tests to do so. The board shall include a summary of its findings in its annual report
2to the state superintendent under s. 119.44.

AB150,1410,9 4119.24 Admission of pupils. Each Subject to s. 118.51 (1) (c), each school
5under the jurisdiction of the board shall be open to pupils residing within the
6attendance district established for that school under s. 119.16 (2). A pupil residing
7in any such attendance district may attend a school in another attendance district
8with the written permission of the superintendent of schools or as provided in s.
9118.53.

AB150,1410,1311 119.28 (5) Any action under subs. (3) and (4) shall be subject to the direction
12of the state superintendent department and the division for learning support, equity
13and advocacy in the department of public instruction as provided by law.

AB150,1410,15 15119.32 (title) Superintendent of schools ; business manager.

AB150,1410,2117 119.32 (1) The board shall elect by roll call vote at a regular meeting a
18superintendent of schools whenever that office becomes vacant. The superintendent
19of schools shall be a person of suitable learning and experience in the art of
20instruction and shall have practical familiarity with the most approved methods of
21organizing and conducting a system of schools.

AB150,1410,24 22(7) Notwithstanding ss. 115.28 (7), 118.19 (1) and 121.02 (1) (a), prior to July
231, 1999, the board may elect a superintendent of schools, and may employ a business
24manager, who is are not licensed or certified by the department.

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1119.42 (3) This section does not apply after the effective date of this subsection
2.... [revisor inserts date]. Any person whose employment is permanent under this
3section on that date, shall retain all of the rights and privileges of such permanent
4employment after that date.

AB150,1411,66 119.44 (2) (a) 1. a. Attending a technical college under s. 118.15 (1) (b) or (cm).

AB150,1411,98 119.44 (4) Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the board shall also file the
9reports under subs. (1) and (2) with the department of revenue.

AB150,1411,1211 119.72 (2) (b) Children with a parent in need of child care services funded under
12s. 46.40 (3) (a) (1) and (2m) (c).

AB150,1411,1614 119.80 (1) The board shall submit to the governor for his or her approval a
15proposal for the expenditure of the funds in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ec)
16in the 1993-94 1995-96 school year. The governor may modify the plan.

AB150,1411,2418 119.80 (2) (a) By January 1, 1994 1996, and annually thereafter by January
191, the governor and the state superintendent shall submit to the joint committee on
20finance and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172
21(3) a joint proposal for the expenditure of the funds in the appropriation under s.
2220.255 (2) (ec) in the 1994-95 following school year. Within 30 days after receiving
23the proposal, each such standing committee may submit written recommendations
24on the proposal to the joint committee on finance.

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1119.82 (1) (a) 3. Has been or is being sanctioned under s. 49.50 (7) (h) 49.26 (1)
2(h) or is subject to the monthly attendance requirement under s. HSS 201.195 (4) (b)
32., Wis. adm. code.

AB150,1412,10 5119.84 Professional development. Annually, the state superintendent shall
6pay the amount appropriated in that fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2) (dc) to the board.
7The board shall use 67% of the funds to provide a mentor teacher program for
8inexperienced teachers and a peer coaching program for experienced teachers. The
9board shall use the balance of the funds for school administrator assessment and
10professional staff development activities.

AB150,1412,1612 120.12 (17) University of Wisconsin system tuition. Pay the tuition of any
13pupil enrolled in the school district and attending a center or institution within the
14university of Wisconsin system if the pupil is not participating in the program under
15s. 118.37 118.55, the course the pupil is attending at the university is not offered in
16the school district and the pupil will receive high school credit for the course.

AB150,1412,21 18120.13 School board powers. (intro.) The school board of a common or
19union high school district may do all things reasonable to promote the cause of
20education, including establishing, providing and improving school district programs,
21functions and activities for the benefit of pupils, and including all of the following:

AB150,1414,523 120.13 (1) (b) The school district administrator or any principal or teacher
24designated by the school district administrator also may make rules, with the
25consent of the school board, and may suspend a pupil for not more than 3 school days

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1or, if a notice of expulsion hearing has been sent under par. (c) or (e) or s. 119.25, for
2not more than a total of 15 consecutive school days for noncompliance with such rules
3or school board rules, or for knowingly conveying any threat or false information
4concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made to destroy any
5school property by means of explosives, or for conduct by the pupil while at school or
6while under the supervision of a school authority which endangers the property,
7health or safety of others, or for conduct while not at school or while not under the
8supervision of a school authority which endangers the property, health or safety of
9others at school or under the supervision of a school authority or endangers the
10property, health or safety of any employe or school board member of the school
11district in which the pupil is enrolled, or for conduct while going to or coming from
12school that endangers the property, health or safety of others. Prior to any
13suspension, the pupil shall be advised of the reason for the proposed suspension. The
14pupil may be suspended if it is determined that the pupil is guilty of noncompliance
15with such rule, or of the conduct charged, and that the pupil's suspension is
16reasonably justified. The parent or guardian of a suspended minor pupil shall be
17given prompt notice of the suspension and the reason for the suspension. The
18suspended pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian may, within 5 school days following
19the commencement of the suspension, have a conference with the school district
20administrator or his or her designee who shall be someone other than a principal,
21administrator or teacher in the suspended pupil's school. If the school district
22administrator or his or her designee finds that the pupil was suspended unfairly or
23unjustly, or that the suspension was inappropriate, given the nature of the alleged
24offense, or that the pupil suffered undue consequences or penalties as a result of the
25suspension, reference to the suspension on the pupil's school record shall be

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1expunged. Such finding shall be made within 15 days of the conference. A pupil
2suspended under this paragraph shall not be denied the opportunity to take any
3quarterly, semester or grading period examinations or to complete course work
4missed during the suspension period, as provided in the attendance policy
5established under s. 118.16 (4) (a).

AB150,1415,147 120.13 (1) (c) The school board may expel a pupil from school whenever it finds
8the pupil guilty of repeated refusal or neglect to obey the rules, or finds that a pupil
9knowingly conveyed or caused to be conveyed any threat or false information
10concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made to destroy any
11school property by means of explosives, or finds that the pupil engaged in conduct
12while at school or while under the supervision of a school authority which
13endangered the property, health or safety of others, or finds that a pupil while not
14at school or while not under the supervision of a school authority engaged in conduct
15which endangered the property, health or safety of others at school or under the
16supervision of a school authority or endangered the property, health or safety of any
17employe or school board member of the school district in which the pupil is enrolled,
18or finds that a pupil while going to or coming from school engaged in conduct that
19endangered the property, health or safety of others, and is satisfied that the interest
20of the school demands the pupil's expulsion. Prior to such expulsion, the school board
21shall hold a hearing. Not less than 5 days' written notice of the hearing shall be sent
22to the pupil and, if the pupil is a minor, to the pupil's parent or guardian, specifying
23the particulars of the alleged refusal, neglect or conduct, stating the time and place
24of the hearing and stating that the hearing may result in the pupil's expulsion. Upon
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1hearing shall be closed. The pupil and, if the pupil is a minor, the pupil's parent or
2guardian may be represented at the hearing by counsel. The school board shall keep
3written minutes of the hearing. Upon the ordering by the school board of the
4expulsion of a pupil, the school district clerk shall mail a copy of the order to the pupil
5and, if the pupil is a minor, to the pupil's parent or guardian. The expelled pupil or,
6if the pupil is a minor, the pupil's parent or guardian may appeal the expulsion to the
7state superintendent. If the school board's decision is appealed to the state
8superintendent, within 60 days after the date on which the state superintendent
9receives the appeal, the state superintendent shall review the decision and shall,
10upon review, approve, reverse or modify the decision. The decision of the school board
11shall be enforced while the state superintendent reviews the decision. An appeal
12from the decision of the state superintendent may be taken within 30 days to the
13circuit court of the county in which the school is located. This paragraph shall be
14printed in full on the face or back of the notice.

AB150,1415,2316 120.13 (26) Contracts for teaching and other educational services.
17Contract in writing with any person for teaching or other educational services if the
18individual who will be providing the services is appropriately licensed by the state
19superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) and the person entering into the contract files a
20copy of the individual's license with the school board. The contract may be for any
21term not exceeding 3 years. Except as provided in s. 118.25 (1), an individual who
22provides services under such a contract is not a school district employe for any
23purpose, including the purposes of ss. 118.21, 118.22 and 118.23.

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1120.13 (36) Distance education. Undertake a distance education project,
2either individually or in association with one or more school boards, technical college
3district boards and University of Wisconsin System institutions or centers. In this
4subsection, "distance education" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 (4m).

AB150,1416,156 120.17 (8) (bm) If the equalized valuation of that part of a municipality lying
7within a school district is reduced due to the removal of property from the tax roll
8because the imposition of the property tax on that property is found unconstitutional,
9the school district clerk shall notify the supervisor of equalization. The supervisor
10of equalization shall reduce the equalized valuation by the full value of the property
11so removed and certify the resulting equalized valuation to the state superintendent
12department and the school district clerk for use in computing the tax levy
13certifications under this subsection. Corrections may be made under this paragraph
14only for the valuations used by the department of public instruction for the last 2
15school years.

AB150,1416,1817 120.18 (2) Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the school district clerk shall
18also file the report under sub. (1) with the department of revenue.