LRB-1502/1
TKK:jld:rs
2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
March 1, 2013 - Introduced by Senators Lassa,
Moulton, C. Larson, Jauch,
Vinehout, Carpenter, Hansen and Harris, cosponsored by Representatives
Shankland, Vruwink, Krug, Spiros, Barca, Bernard Schaber, Milroy,
Wachs, Smith, Ohnstad, Wright and Tittl. Referred to Committee on
Education.
SB54,1,3
1An Act to renumber and amend 115.28 (12) (b); and
to create 115.28 (12) (am)
2and 115.28 (12) (b) 2. of the statutes;
relating to: selection of student
3information system software vendors by the Department of Public Instruction.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires the state superintendent of public instruction
(superintendent) to work with the Office of the Governor to establish a student
information system (SIS) to be used to collect and maintain information about pupils
enrolled in public schools. The superintendent may charge a fee to any person that
uses the SIS.
This bill requires the state superintendent to develop request-for-proposal
procedures and criteria for selecting vendors of the SIS software on a competitive
basis (selected software) and, beginning in the 2014-15 school year, to select at least
two preferred vendors whenever a selection of software is made. The bill permits the
superintendent to charge a fee to any person that uses the selected software to
participate in the SIS. The bill also permits a school district to use a software other
than the selected software to participate in the SIS, provided the school district's
student information system is compatible with the SIS on certain measures,
including the following: 1) the ability to assign a unique student identification
number to each student enrolled in the district; 2) the ability to satisfy current and
future state and federal reporting requirements and deadlines; and 3) the ability to
transfer electronic student transcripts, electronic data, and electronic records to the
Department of Public Instruction in the same manner and on the same schedule as
school districts using the selected software.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB54,1
1Section
1. 115.28 (12) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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115.28
(12) (am) Develop request-for-proposal procedures and criteria for
3selecting vendors of computer software used to compile and manage data for
4integrating into the system established under par. (a). The criteria shall require the
5department to select vendors on a competitive basis. Beginning with the selection
6of vendors for the 2014-15 school year, whenever a selection is made under this
7paragraph, the department shall select at least 2 preferred vendors to provide the
8software, and selection shall be made in accordance with the procedures established
9under this paragraph.
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10Section
2. 115.28 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.28 (12) (b) 1. and
11amended to read:
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115.28
(12) (b) 1. Ensure that within 5 years of the establishment of the system
13under par. (a), every school district is
using participating in the system. The state
14superintendent may promulgate rules authorizing the department to charge a fee to
15any person that uses
the software selected under par. (am) to participate in the
16system. All fees shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (1)
17(jm).
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18Section
3. 115.28 (12) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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115.28
(12) (b) 2. A school district that satisfies all of the following is not
20required to use the software selected under par. (am), or pay a fee, to participate in
21the system established under par. (a):
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1a. The school district uses a student information system on the effective date
2of this subd. 2. a. .... [LRB inserts date], that is compatible with the system
3established under par. (a) on the measures identified in this subdivision and does not
4pay a vendor to use that student information system.
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b. The school district can use the student information system described in subd.
62. a. to satisfy current and future state and federal reporting requirements and
7deadlines.
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c. The student information system described in subd. 2. a. immediately assigns
9a unique student identification number to each student enrolled in the district upon
10enrollment.
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d. The school district transfers electronic student transcripts to and from the
12student information system described in subd. 2. a. each night.
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e. The school district can provide electronic data transfers, for all data fields
14required by the department, from the student information system described in subd.
152. a. in the same manner and on the same schedule as school districts using the
16software selected under par. (am).
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f. The school district can create electronic record transfers to upload data into
18a data warehouse maintained by the department in the same manner and on the
19same schedule as school districts using the software selected under par. (am).
