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AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,1915 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1., the director may, except
16as provided under par. (g),
enter into a contract to establish, as a pilot project, one
17recovery charter school, to be located in this state and that operates only high school
18grades, if the term of the contract is limited to 4 consecutive school years and the
19contract requires the charter school operator to do all of the following:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1576 20Section 1576. 118.40 (2x) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,2421 118.40 (2x) (g) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on the effective date
22of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023, the director
23may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a charter school that was not
24operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,4
12. The director may contract with a person to operate a charter school that
2begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], if
3the director notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by February 1, 2019, of
4the director's intention to establish the charter school.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1577 5Section 1577. 118.40 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,126 118.40 (3) (h) A Except as provided under subs. (2r) (i) and (2x) (g), a school
7board, an entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) may contract for the
8establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides one or
9more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board, entity under sub. (2r), or
10the director under sub. (2x) makes available to the opposite sex, under the same
11policies and criteria of admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such
12school or course.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1578 13Section 1578. 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,1914 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. Beginning in In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school year years,
15the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year;
16the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
17current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical
18aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as
19determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1579 20Section 1579. 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,2521 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the sum of the per
22pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the
23per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year,
24if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between
25the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1580
1Section 1580. 118.51 (1) (aj) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1581 2Section 1581. 118.51 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,74,133 118.51 (9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
4application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
5attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d) or the
6nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the
7nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may appeal the
8decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident
9school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not
10available under sub. (12) (b), the pupil's parent may appeal the required transfer to
11the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall
12affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was
13arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1582 14Section 1582. 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,74,1615 118.51 (12) (title) Nonresident school district statement of educational
16costs; special
Special education or related services.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1583 17Section 1583. 118.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1584 18Section 1584. 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1585 19Section 1585. 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,74,2220 118.51 (16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils
21attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for
22whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1586 23Section 1586. 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,3
1118.51 (16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils
2attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than
3pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1587 4Section 1587. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,125 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year and
6ending with the amount for the 2018-19 school year, except as provided in subd. 3.
7c., in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this
8subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
9adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
10change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
11school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
12if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1588 13Section 1588. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,1914 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2019-20 school year,
15except as provided in subd. 3. c., and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the
16amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount
17of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
18year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
19between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1589 20Section 1589. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,2221 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. For the amount in the 2017-18 to 2020-21 school years, the
22amount determined under subd. 3. b. or bm. plus $100.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1590 23Section 1590. 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,76,324 118.51 (16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district
25under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the

1state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) based on the
2number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the
3nonresident school district.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1591 4Section 1591. 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,76,75 118.51 (16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under
6par. (b) and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received
7by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1592 8Section 1592. 118.51 (17) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,76,109 118.51 (17) (title) Pupil transfer amount and payments to a nonresident
10school board
State aid adjustments and tuition; children with disabilities.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1593 11Section 1593. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,76,1712 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school year years, the per pupil
13transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school
14year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for
15the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide
16categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school
17year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1594 18Section 1594. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1595 19Section 1595. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,76,2520 118.51 (17) (b) 2. d. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the per pupil transfer
21amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the
22amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
23current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
24115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
25positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1596
1Section 1596. 118.51 (17) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1597 2Section 1597. 118.51 (17) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1598 3Section 1598. 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,77,94 118.51 (17) (c) 1. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the
5number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and
62018-19
school years year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall
7increase that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal
8to the difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for the
9applicable school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,77,2110 2. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is less than the number determined
11in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school
12years year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall decrease that
13school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the
14difference multiplied by an amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for the applicable
15school year.
If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the
16reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the
17department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment
18under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to the school
19district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use the moneys
20appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd.
211.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1599 22Section 1599. 118.51 (17) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1602 23Section 1602. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,78,424 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (bh), any pupil in grades
25kindergarten to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may attend any

1private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bh), (bm), and
2(bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other
3than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
4private school under this section if all of the following apply:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1603 5Section 1603. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,78,146 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in par. (bm), the pupil is a member of a
7family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0
8times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the
9director of the federal office of management and budget
line, as defined in 42 USC
109902
(2)
. In this subdivision and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the
11pupil's parents or legal guardians. Except as provided in subd. 1. c. and d., the family
12income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a
13private school under this section whose family income increases may continue to
14attend a private school under this section.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1604 15Section 1604. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,78,1816 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible
17school district or
a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
18sub. (3) (am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1605 19Section 1605. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,78,2420 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
21school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
22degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
23including a masters or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
24institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2022.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1606 25Section 1606. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,79,3
1118.60 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
22022, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
3the department.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,79,134 b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2022, who has been
5teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2022, and
6who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2022, applies to
7the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
8nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
9shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
10application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
11application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
12requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
13after July 1, 2027.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1607 14Section 1607. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,80,215 118.60 (2) (a) 7. b. Each If the private school that begins participation in the
16program under this section on or after April 10, 2014, and before the 2021-22 school
17year,
and that the private school is not accredited by an accrediting entity, shall
18obtain
the private school obtains preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by
19August 1 before the first school term in which the private school begins participation
20in the program under this section, or by May 1 if the private school begins
21participating in the program during summer school. In any school year, a private
22school to which this subd. 7. b. applies may apply for and seek to obtain
23preaccreditation from only one preaccrediting entity. A private school to which this
24subd. 7. b. applies that fails to obtain preaccreditation as required under this subd.
257. b. may not participate in the program under this section or under s. 119.23 until

1preaccreditation has been obtained, but the private school may apply for and seek
2to obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity for the following school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1608 3Section 1608. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,80,134 118.60 (2) (a) 7. c. A private school to which If subd. 7. b. applies shall apply
5to the private school, the private school applies for accreditation by an accrediting
6entity by December 31 of the first school year that begins after April 10, 2014, in
7which the private school begins participation in the program under this section, and
8shall achieve obtains accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the
93rd school year following the first school year in which the private school begins
10participation in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited
11under this subd. 7. c., the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation
12under subd. 7. b. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in
13additional grades or in an additional or new school.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1609 14Section 1609. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,80,1815 118.60 (2) (a) 7. d. If the private school begins participation in the program
16under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any school year thereafter, the
17private school is accredited by an accrediting entity by August 1 of the school year
18in which the private school begins participation in the program under this section.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1610 19Section 1610. 118.60 (2) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,81,320 118.60 (2) (ag) 4. Notwithstanding If the new private school begins
21participation in the program under this section before the 2021-22 school year,
22notwithstanding
the deadline to obtain preaccreditation under sub. (2) par. (a) 7. b.,
23by December 15 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which
24the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section,
25obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity. If the new private school begins

1participation in the program under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any
2school year thereafter, the new private school shall comply with the requirement
3under par. (a) 7. d.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1611 4Section 1611. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,81,75 118.60 (2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, there is no limit on
6the number of pupils who may attend private schools
the limits under this section
7paragraph do not apply.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1612 8Section 1612. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,81,99 118.60 (2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,81,1210 a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the
11eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the
122019-20 school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,81,1513 b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
14school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who
15attended a private school under this section in the 2019-20 school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,81,1816 2. a. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils
17residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this
18section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,81,2219 b. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils residing
20in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
21district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may
22not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1613 23Section 1613. 118.60 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,82,924 118.60 (2) (bm) No pupil who resides in a school district, other than an eligible
25school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend a participating private

1school under this section unless the pupil is a member of a family that has a total
2family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty level,
3determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
4office of management and budget
line, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2). In this
5paragraph and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or
6legal guardians. Except as provided in par. (a) 1. c., the family income of the pupil
7shall be verified as provided in par. (a) 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under
8this section whose family income increases may continue to attend a private school
9under this section.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1614 10Section 1614. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,82,1411 118.60 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
12school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
13rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
14department.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1615 15Section 1615. 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,83,416 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
17an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
18private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
19family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
20application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
21which an application is received and subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), the private
22school shall notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been
23accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the
24reason. Subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), a private school may reject an applicant
25only if it the private school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating

1capacity. Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (ar), the state superintendent
2shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random
3basis, except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting
4applications, in the order of preference listed:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1616 5Section 1616. 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,83,76 118.60 (3) (am) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
7school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in an eligible school district:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,83,148 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
9sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
10determined by the department from pupils who reside in an eligible school district.
11For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods
12under this subdivision, the first of which begins no earlier than February 1 of the
13school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later than
14September 14 of the applicable school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,83,2115 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
16the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
17school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
18also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
19private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
20period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
21applications.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,84,722 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon
23receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum
24of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district. In determining the
25sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one

1private school under the program only once. If, after the end of an application period
2described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible
3school district exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall
4determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on
5a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications
6of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that
7paragraph.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,84,108 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a.,
9the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences
10required under subd. 3.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,84,1811 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in an eligible school
12district under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private
13school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this
14paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department
15determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section
16falls below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall fill any
17available slot with a pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4.,
18if such a waiting list exists.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1617 19Section 1617. 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,84,2320 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) All of the following apply to applications to attend a
21private school under this section only if the limitation under sub. (2) (be) applies to
22the school year for which the application is made
submitted by pupils who reside in
23a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district
:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1618 24Section 1618. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar)
253. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,85,12
1118.60 (3) (ar) 3. (intro.) Annually After the end of the application period
2described under subd. 1.
, upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the
3department shall, for each school district, determine the sum of all applicants for
4pupils residing in that school district under this paragraph and the sum of all
5applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than an eligible school
6district or a 1st class city school district
. In determining the sum those sums, the
7department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private
8school under the program only once. After determining the sum of all applicants for
9pupils residing in a school district,
those sums, if any of the following applies, the
10department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, except
11that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in
12s. 118.60 (3) par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph.:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1619 13Section 1619. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
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