Section 115.999. Opportunity schools and partnership program.

 

(1)   Definitions. In this subchapter:

(a) “Commissioner" means the individual in charge of the opportunity schools and partnership program under this subchapter.

(b) “County executive" means the chief elected official of the county within which all or the majority of the territory of an eligible school district lies.

(c) “Eligible school" means a public school in an eligible school district identified on the annual report submitted by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (10m) (b) .

(d) “Eligible school district" means a school district that satisfies all of the following:

1. The school district was assigned to the lowest performance category on the accountability reports published for the district under s. 115.385 (1) in the 2 most recent school years.

2. The membership of the school district is greater than 15,000. In this subdivision, “membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5) .

3. The school district received intradistrict transfer aid under s. 121.85 (6) (a) in the 2 school years described under subd. 1.

(e) “Mayor" means the mayor of the city within which all or the majority of the territory of an eligible school district lies.

(2)   General provisions; commissioner; opportunity schools and partnership program.

(a) Within 120 days after receiving notice under s. 115.28 (10o) (b) , the governor, the mayor, and the county executive shall compile a list of candidates for commissioner. The county executive shall select a commissioner using the procedure under s. 119.9001 (2) (a) .

(b) The opportunity schools and partnership program in any eligible school district comprises individual eligible schools transferred by the commissioner of that opportunity schools and partnership program in the manner provided under s. 119.9002 (2) .

(3)   Commissioner; powers and duties. Upon selection by the county executive under sub. (2) , the commissioner shall establish an opportunity schools and partnership program that is substantially similar to the opportunity schools and partnership program established under subch. II of ch. 119 . The commissioner shall have all of the powers and duties granted to the commissioner of the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II of ch. 119 .

(4)   Payments on behalf of pupils attending schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership program; state aid adjustments. The state superintendent shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fs) , make payments on behalf of pupils attending schools transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under this subchapter in the same manner as payments are made under s. 119.9005 (1) to (3) , and shall make adjustments to the amount of state aid received by the eligible school district in the manner provided in s. 119.9005 (4) and (5) .

2015 a. 55 .