LRB-1370/1
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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
February 23, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Jagler, Vorpagel, Steffen,
Knudson, Sanfelippo, Petersen, R. Brooks, E. Brooks, T. Larson, Kooyenga,
Weatherston, Quinn, Krug, Kerkman, Tranel, Ripp, Tittl, Born, A. Ott,
Novak, Knodl, Jarchow and Murphy, cosponsored by Senators Roth,
Nass,
Gudex and Marklein. Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
AB56,1,2
1An Act to create 36.11 (3m) of the statutes;
relating to: University of Wisconsin
2System reports regarding remedial courses in English and mathematics.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin (UW)
System to require each student who is a graduate of any high school in this state to
identify the high school, and the city, village, or town in which it is located, when
taking any English or mathematics placement test that is required upon the
student's admission to the UW System. The bill also requires the Board of Regents
to submit a report to the legislature by September 1 of each year that identifies the
high schools of students who, based on placement test performance in the preceding
12 months, are required to take remedial courses in English or mathematics. The
bill prohibits the Board of Regents from disclosing the identities of such students in
the reports.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB56,1
3Section
1. 36.11 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,1,44
36.11
(3m) Placement tests; reports. (a) In this subsection:
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1. "High school" means a school in which the high school grades are taught,
6including a school classified as a senior high school under s. 115.01 (2).
AB56,2,2
12. "School" means a public school, including a charter school as defined in s.
2115.001 (1), and a private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r).
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(b) The board shall require each student who is a graduate of a high school in
4this state to identify the high school, and the city, village, or town in which the high
5school is located, when taking any English or mathematics placement test that is
6required upon the student's admission to the system. By September 1 of each year,
7the board shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the
8legislature under s. 13.172 (3) that identifies the high schools of students who, based
9on their performance on placement tests in the preceding 12 months, are required
10to take remedial courses in English or mathematics. The board may not disclose in
11a report the identity of any student who is required to take such a remedial course.
AB56,2
12Section
2.
Effective date.
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(1)
This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
14publication.
