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AB56-SA3,67,2524 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. Sum the amounts calculated under subd. 1. a. b., d., and
25dh.
AB56-SA3,1504
1Section 1504. 115.7915 (4t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,68,62 115.7915 (4t) Tuition costs and other fees. (a) Beginning in the 2020-21
3school year, a private school participating in the program under this section may not
4charge or receive any additional tuition payment for a child participating in the
5program under this section, other than the payments the school receives under subs.
6(4m) and (4p), if any of the following applies:
AB56-SA3,68,77 1. The child is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8.
AB56-SA3,68,118 2. The child is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12 and the child is a member of a
9family that has total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2 times
10the poverty line, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2). The child's family income shall be
11determined as provided in par. (b).
AB56-SA3,68,1612 (b) 1. A private school participating in the program under this section shall
13determine whether the private school is prohibited from charging or receiving
14additional tuition for a child under par. (a) 2. The private school shall establish a
15process for accepting an appeal to the governing body of the private school of the
16determination made under this paragraph.
AB56-SA3,68,2117 2. A private school participating in the program under this section shall obtain
18the names of the child's parents that reside in the same household as the child;
19whether and to whom the parents are married; the names of all of the other members
20of the child's family residing in the same household as the child; and the school year
21for which family income is being determined under this paragraph.
AB56-SA3,68,2422 3. The department shall establish a process for a private school participating
23in the program under this section to use to determine whether the private school is
24prohibited from charging or receiving additional tuition for a child under par. (a) 2.
AB56-SA3,68,2525 4. For purposes of this paragraph and par. (a) 2., all of the following apply:
AB56-SA3,69,3
1a. “Family income" means federal adjusted gross income of the parents residing
2in the same household as the child for the tax year preceding the school year for which
3family income is being determined under this paragraph.
AB56-SA3,69,44 b. Family income includes income of the child's parents.
AB56-SA3,69,65 c. Family income for a family in which the child's parents are married shall be
6reduced by $7,000 before the determination is made under this paragraph.
AB56-SA3,69,107 d. A child placed with a kinship care relative under s. 48.57 (3m), with a
8long-term kinship care relative under s. 48.57 (3n), in a foster home licensed under
9s. 48.62, or in a subsidized guardianship home under s. 48.623 is considered to have
10no family income.
AB56-SA3,69,1511 (c) 1. Subject to subd. 2., beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a private school
12participating in the program under this section may recover the cost of providing any
13of the following items or services to a child participating in the program under this
14section through reasonable fees in an amount determined by the private school and
15charged to the child:
AB56-SA3,69,1616 a. Personal use items, such as uniforms, gym clothes, and towels.
AB56-SA3,69,1817 b. Social and extracurricular activities if not necessary to the private school's
18curriculum.
AB56-SA3,69,1919 c. Musical instruments.
AB56-SA3,69,2020 d. Meals consumed by children of the private school.
AB56-SA3,69,2221 e. High school classes that are not required for graduation and for which no
22credits toward graduation are given.
AB56-SA3,69,2323 f. Transportation.
AB56-SA3,69,2424 g. Before-school and after-school child care.
AB56-SA3,69,2525 h. Room and board at the private school.
AB56-SA3,70,4
12. A private school participating in the program under this section may not
2prohibit an eligible child from attending the private school, expel or otherwise
3discipline the child, or withhold or reduce the child's grades because the child or the
4child's parent cannot pay or has not paid fees charged under subd. 1.
AB56-SA3,1505 5Section 1505. 115.7915 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,70,96 115.7915 (6) (L) Allow a child attending the private school under this section
7to refrain from participating in any religious activity if the child's parent submits to
8the child's teacher or the private school's principal a written request that the child
9be exempt from such activities.
AB56-SA3,1506 10Section 1506. 115.7915 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,70,1311 115.7915 (6m) Private school accreditation requirements. If a private school
12does not participate in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 as
13provided under sub. (2) (c) 1. or 2. c., all of the following apply to the private school:
AB56-SA3,70,1514 (a) If the private school is not accredited by an accrediting entity on August 1,
152019, the private school shall do all of the following:
AB56-SA3,70,1816 1. Obtain preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by August 1, 2020. The
17eligible school may apply for and seek to obtain preaccreditation from only one
18preaccrediting entity.
AB56-SA3,70,2019 2. Apply for accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31, 2020, and
20obtain accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31, 2023.
AB56-SA3,71,321 (b) If the private school is accredited by an accrediting entity to offer instruction
22in any elementary grade, but not any high school grade, and the private school seeks
23to offer instruction in any high school grade, the private school shall apply for
24accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the first school year in which
25the private school begins offering instruction in the additional grades and shall

1obtain accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the 3rd school year
2following the first school year in which the private school begins offering instruction
3in the additional grades.
AB56-SA3,71,114 (c) If the private school is accredited by an accrediting entity to offer instruction
5in any high school grade, but not any elementary grade, and the private school seeks
6to offer instruction in any elementary grade, the private school shall apply for
7accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the first school year in which
8the private school begins offering instruction in the additional grades and shall
9obtain accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the 3rd school year
10following the first school year in which the private school begins offering instruction
11in the additional grades.
AB56-SA3,71,1512 (d) If the private school is accredited, the governing body of the private school
13shall ensure that the private school continuously maintains the accreditation from
14an accrediting entity as long as the private school continues to participate in the
15program under this section.
AB56-SA3,71,2116 (e) If the private school learns that an accrediting organization with which the
17private school is maintaining accreditation, as required under par. (d), is a
18disqualified organization, the private school shall immediately notify the
19department in writing of this fact and shall obtain accreditation from an accrediting
20entity no later than 3 years from the date on which the private school learns that the
21accrediting organization is a disqualified organization.
AB56-SA3,72,222 (f) The governing body of the private school shall annually, by August 1, provide
23the department with evidence demonstrating that the private school remains
24accredited for the current school year as required under par. (d), and the governing

1body of the private school shall immediately notify the department if the private
2school's accreditation status changes.
AB56-SA3,72,63 (g) If a preaccrediting entity or accrediting entity determines during the
4preaccrediting or accrediting process that the private school does not meet all of the
5requirements under s. 118.165 (1), the preaccrediting entity or accrediting entity
6shall report that failure to the department.
AB56-SA3,72,97 (h) If the state superintendent determines that any of the following occurs, the
8state superintendent may issue an order barring the private school from
9participating in the program under this section in the following school year:
AB56-SA3,72,1110 1. The governing body of the private school does not comply with the
11requirements under par. (f).
AB56-SA3,72,1312 2. An application by the private school for preaccreditation or accreditation is
13denied by the preaccrediting entity or accrediting entity.
AB56-SA3,72,1614 3. The private school does not obtain preaccreditation by a preaccrediting
15entity or accreditation by an accrediting entity within the period allowed under par.
16(a), (b), (c), or (e).
AB56-SA3,72,2317 (i) 1. If the state superintendent determines that the private school has failed
18to continuously maintain accreditation as required under par. (d), that the governing
19body of the private school has withdrawn the private school from the accreditation
20process, or that the private school's accreditation has been revoked, denied, or
21terminated by an accrediting entity, the state superintendent shall issue an order
22barring the private school's participation in the program under this section at the end
23of the current school year.
AB56-SA3,73,324 2. A private school whose participation in the program under this section is
25barred under subd. 1. may not participate in the program under this section until the

1governing body of the private school demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
2department that the private school has obtained accreditation from any of the
3following:
AB56-SA3,73,64 a. If the private school failed to continuously maintain accreditation, an
5accrediting entity other than the entity with which the private school failed to
6continuously maintain accreditation.
AB56-SA3,73,87 b. If the private school withdrew from the accreditation process, an accrediting
8entity other than the entity from whose process the private school withdrew.
AB56-SA3,73,119 c. If the private school's accreditation was revoked, denied, or terminated, an
10accrediting entity other than the entity that revoked, denied, or terminated the
11private school's accreditation.
AB56-SA3,1507 12Section 1507. 115.7915 (8) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,73,1413 115.7915 (8) (a) 5. Failed to comply with the eligibility criteria under sub. (2)
14(c).
AB56-SA3,1508 15Section 1508. 115.7915 (8) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,73,1616 115.7915 (8) (a) 6. Failed to comply with the requirement under sub. (6) (L).
AB56-SA3,1509 17Section 1509. 115.7915 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,73,2418 115.7915 (11) Sunset. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, the department
19may not provide a scholarship under this section to a child with a disability to attend
20a private school unless the child attended a private school under a scholarship under
21this section in the 2019-20 school year. If the child does not attend a private school
22under a scholarship under this section in any school year after the 2019-20 school
23year, the department may not provide a scholarship under this section to the child
24for any school year after that school year.
AB56-SA3,1510 25Section 1510. 115.881 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.881 (2) For each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1), the
2department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible
3applicant in the current school year an amount equal to 0.90 multiplied by that
4portion of
the cost costs under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.
AB56-SA3,1511 5Section 1511. 115.881 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1512 6Section 1512. 115.881 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1513 7Section 1513. 115.883 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1514 8Section 1514. 115.884 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,74,159 115.884 (1) (intro.) In the 2016-17 2019-20 school year and each school year
10thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bf), the department shall
11award an incentive grant in the amount of $1,000 per individual determined under
12sub. (3)
to a school district, or to an operator of a charter school established under s.
13118.40 (2r) or (2x), that applies for a grant under this section and that if the school
14district or operator
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the
15individual satisfies all of the following criteria:
AB56-SA3,1515 16Section 1515. 115.884 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1516 17Section 1516. 115.884 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,74,1918 115.884 (3) The per individual grant amount under sub. (1) is the lesser of the
19following:
AB56-SA3,74,2320 (a) In each school year, the amount determined by dividing the amount
21appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bf) for that school year by the total number of
22individuals statewide for whom a grant will be awarded under sub. (1) in that school
23year.
AB56-SA3,74,2424 (b) One thousand five hundred dollars.
AB56-SA3,1517
1Section 1517. Subchapter VII (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.94] of the
2statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,75,33 CHAPTER 115
AB56-SA3,75,54 SUBCHAPTER VII
5 Office of school safety
AB56-SA3,1518 6Section 1518. Subchapter VII (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.95] of the
7statutes is renumbered subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.95].
AB56-SA3,1519 8Section 1519. 115.957 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,75,15 9115.957 Bilingual-bicultural education supplemental aid. (1)
10Beginning in the 2020-21 school year and annually thereafter, from the
11appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cd), the department shall pay each school district
12an amount equal to $100 multiplied by the number of limited-English proficient
13pupils enrolled in the school district in the previous school year for whom the school
14board was not required to provide a bilingual-bicultural education program under
15s. 115.97 in the previous school year.
AB56-SA3,75,18 16(2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cd) in any fiscal year is insufficient
17to pay the full amount under sub. (1), the department shall prorate the payments to
18school districts entitled to aid in that fiscal year.
AB56-SA3,1520 19Section 1520. 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,75,24 20115.958 Bilingual-bicultural education grants. (1) A school board or the
21operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may apply to the
22department for a grant to support bilingual-bicultural education programs or other
23educational programming for limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
24school district or charter school.
AB56-SA3,76,4
1(2) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation under s.
220.255 (2) (cb), the department may award grants under sub. (1) to school districts
3and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) in amounts determined
4by the department.
AB56-SA3,76,9 5(3) A school district or charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
6that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant moneys to develop,
7implement, and provide bilingual-bicultural education programs or other
8educational programming to meet the specific needs of limited-English proficient
9pupils enrolled in the school district or charter school.
AB56-SA3,76,11 10(4) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
11section.
AB56-SA3,1521 12Section 1521. 115.96 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.96 (1) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
AB56-SA3,76,2014 115.96 (1) Count of limited-English proficient pupils. (intro.) Annually, on
15or before March 1, each school board shall conduct a count of the limited-English
16proficient pupils in the public schools of the district, assess the language proficiency
17of such pupils, and classify such pupils by language group, grade level, age, and
18English language proficiency. The department shall establish, by rule, 6
19classifications of English language proficiency, of which the first classification is the
20least proficient and the 6th classification is fully proficient.
AB56-SA3,1522 21Section 1522. 115.993 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,77,6 22115.993 Report on bilingual-bicultural education. Annually, on or before
23August 15, the school board of a district operating a bilingual-bicultural education
24program under this subchapter shall report to the state superintendent the number
25of pupils, including both limited-English proficient pupils and other pupils,

1instructed the previous school year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, the
2number of eligible limited-English proficient pupils, as defined in s. 115.994 (1),
3instructed the previous school year in bilingual-bicultural education programs,
an
4itemized statement on oath of all disbursements on account of the
5bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year,
6and a copy of the estimated budget for that program for the current school year.
AB56-SA3,1523 7Section 1523. 115.994 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,77,11 8115.994 Targeted aid program. (1) In this section, “eligible limited-English
9proficient pupil” means a limited-English proficient pupil whose English language
10proficiency is in one of the first 3 classifications established by the department, by
11rule, under s. 115.96 (1).
AB56-SA3,77,16 12(2) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation under s.
1320.255 (2) (ce), the department shall pay to each school district $100 multiplied by
14the number of eligible limited-English proficient pupils instructed the previous
15school year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, as reported to the state
16superintendent under s. 115.993.
AB56-SA3,77,19 17(3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ce) in any fiscal year is insufficient
18to pay the full amount under sub. (2), the department shall prorate the payments
19among the school districts eligible to receive aid under sub. (2).
AB56-SA3,1524 20Section 1524. Subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.997] of the
21statutes is renumbered subchapter IX (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.997].
AB56-SA3,1525 22Section 1525. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.999] of the
23statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1526 24Section 1526. 115.999 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1527 25Section 1527. 117.05 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,78,4
1117.05 (1m) Board and appeal panel meetings. The state superintendent shall
2set the time and place for meetings of the board under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and
3(4m)
, 117.12 (5), and 117.132 and for meetings of appeal panels under ss. 117.12 (4)
4and 117.13.
AB56-SA3,1528 5Section 1528. 117.05 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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