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AB56-SA3,1644 10Section 1644. 119.16 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,115,1411 119.16 (9) School budget. Annually, the board shall prepare a budget for each
12school in the school district operating under this chapter, other than the schools
13transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and
14subch. II
.
AB56-SA3,1645 15Section 1645. 119.16 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1646 16Section 1646. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,115,1917 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (b), any pupil in grades
18kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all
19of the following apply:
AB56-SA3,1647 20Section 1647. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,116,521 119.23 (2) (a) 1. a. The pupil is a member of a family that has a total family
22income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0 times the poverty level
23determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
24office of management and budget
line, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2). In this
25subdivision and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or

1legal guardians. Except as provided in subd. 1. d., the family income of the pupil shall
2be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this
3section whose family income increases, including a pupil who attended a private
4school under this section in the 2010-11 school year and whose family income has
5increased, may continue to attend a private school under this section.
AB56-SA3,1648 6Section 1648. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,116,117 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's
8teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or
9a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a
10masters or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher
11education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2022.
AB56-SA3,1649 12Section 1649. 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,116,1513 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
142022, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
15the department.
AB56-SA3,116,2516 b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2022, who has been
17teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2022, and
18who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2022, applies to
19the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
20nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
21shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
22application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
23application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
24requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
25after July 1, 2027.
AB56-SA3,1650
1Section 1650. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. bg. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,117,142 119.23 (2) (a) 7. bg. Each If the private school that begins participation in the
3program under this section on or after April 10, 2014, and before the 2021-22 school
4year,
and that the private school is not accredited by an accrediting entity, shall
5obtain
the private school obtains preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by
6August 1 before the first school term in which the private school begins participation
7in the program under this section, or by May 1 if the private school begins
8participating in the program during summer school. In any school year, a private
9school to which this subd. 7. bg. applies may apply for and seek to obtain
10preaccreditation from only one preaccrediting entity. A private school to which this
11subd. 7. bg. applies that fails to obtain preaccreditation as required under this subd.
127. bg. may not participate in the program under this section or under s. 118.60 until
13preaccreditation has been obtained, but the private school may apply for and seek
14to obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity for the following school year.
AB56-SA3,1651 15Section 1651. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. br. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,117,2516 119.23 (2) (a) 7. br. A private school to which If subd. 7. bg. applies shall apply
17to the private school, the private school applies for accreditation by an accrediting
18entity by December 31 of the first school year that begins after April 10, 2014, in
19which the private school begins participation in the program under this section, and
20shall achieve obtains accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the
213rd school year following the school year in which the private school begins
22participation in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited
23under this subd. 7. br., the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation
24as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or
25in an additional or new school.
AB56-SA3,1652
1Section 1652. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. f. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,118,52 119.23 (2) (a) 7. f. If the private school begins participation in the program
3under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any school year thereafter, the
4private school is accredited by an accrediting entity by August 1 of the school year
5in which the private school begins participation in the program under this section.
AB56-SA3,1653 6Section 1653. 119.23 (2) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,118,157 119.23 (2) (ag) 4. Notwithstanding If the new private school begins
8participation in the program under this section before the 2021-22 school year,
9notwithstanding
the deadline to obtain preaccreditation under sub. (2) par. (a) 7. bg.,
10by December 15 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which
11the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section,
12obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity. If the new private school begins
13participation in the program under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any
14school year thereafter, the new private school shall comply with the requirement
15under par. (a) 7. f.
AB56-SA3,1654 16Section 1654. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,118,1917 119.23 (2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means the total number of
18pupils residing in the city who attended a private school under this section in the
192019-20 school year.
AB56-SA3,118,2220 2. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils residing
21in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year
22may not exceed the program cap.
AB56-SA3,1655 23Section 1655. 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,119,224 119.23 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
25school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in

1rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
2department.
AB56-SA3,1656 3Section 1656. 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,119,174 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
5an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
6private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
7family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
8application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
9which an application is received and subject to par. (ar), the private school shall
10notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted.
11If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason. A
12Subject to par. (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if it the private
13school
has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. The Except
14as provided in par. (ar), the
state superintendent shall ensure that the private school
15determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school
16may give preference to the following in accepting applications, in order of preference
17listed:
AB56-SA3,1657 18Section 1657. 119.23 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,119,2019 119.23 (3) (ar) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
20school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in the city:
AB56-SA3,120,221 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
22sub. (2) (a) 3. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
23determined by the department from pupils who reside in the city. For each school
24year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this
25subdivision, the first of which begins no later than February 1 of the school year

1before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later than September
214 of the applicable school year.
AB56-SA3,120,93 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
4the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
5school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
6also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
7private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
8period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
9applications.
AB56-SA3,120,1910 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1, upon receipt
11of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum of all
12applicants for pupils residing in the city. In determining the sum, the department
13shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the
14program only once. If, after the end of an application period described under subd.
151., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in the city exceeds the program cap
16under sub. (2) (b), the department shall determine which applications submitted
17during the application period to accept on a random basis, except that the
18department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in par. (a)
191. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph.
AB56-SA3,120,2220 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the
21department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required
22under subd. 3.
AB56-SA3,121,423 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in the city under this
24paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that
25a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving

1notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils
2attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub.
3(2) (b), the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the
4waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
AB56-SA3,1658 5Section 1658. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,121,156 119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it the private
7school
has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application
8to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant rejected
9under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par. (ar) 4. may,
10subject to sub. (2) (b),
be admitted to a private school participating in the program
11under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues
12to reside within the city. The department may not require, in that following school
13year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or
14to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this
15section on the basis of family income.
AB56-SA3,1659 16Section 1659. 119.23 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,121,2117 119.23 (3m) (a) 2. The pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12 and the family
18income of the pupil, as determined under sub. (2) (a) 1., does not exceed an amount
19equal to 2.2 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria
20established by the director of the federal office of management and budget
line, as
21defined in 42 USC 9902 (2)
.
AB56-SA3,1660 22Section 1660. 119.23 (3m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,122,223 119.23 (3m) (b) 2. The family income of the pupil, as determined under sub. (2)
24(a) 1., exceeds an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty level determined in

1accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of
2management and budget
line, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2).
AB56-SA3,1661 3Section 1661. 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,122,154 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school year
5and in each school year thereafter
years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or
6guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term,
7except as provided in subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private
8school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from
9the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the
10maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under
11this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled;
12the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current
13school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per
14pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined
15under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56-SA3,1662 16Section 1662. 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,123,217 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year and in each school year
18thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
19enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7.,
20the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
21on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
22(2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state
23superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year
24for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
25adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the

1change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school
2year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-SA3,1663 3Section 1663. 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,123,84 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school
5that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and
6also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute for the
7amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d., with the
8following modifications:
AB56-SA3,123,159 a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
10in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of the
11maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under
12this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled;
13the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current
14school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2)
15(a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-SA3,123,2216 b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
17in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the maximum amount
18per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the
19previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the
20per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
21positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the
22previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-SA3,1664 23Section 1664. 119.23 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,124,424 119.23 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of the city
25under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not

1counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school district has
2exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and that the pupil is not
3counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap
4under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded
.
AB56-SA3,1665 5Section 1665. 119.23 (4v) (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes are created to read:
AB56-SA3,124,96 119.23 (4v) (c) The department may consider a pupil enrolled in a private
7school participating in the program under this section who satisfies all of the
8following as a resident of a school district, other than a 1st class city school district,
9who is enrolled in the private school under this section:
AB56-SA3,124,1110 1. The pupil was a resident of the city when the pupil applied to participate in
11the program under this section.
AB56-SA3,124,1312 2. The pupil accepted a space at a private school participating in the program
13under this section as a resident of the city.
AB56-SA3,124,1514 3. The pupil resides in a school district, other than a 1st class city school
15district, on the 3rd Friday in September.
AB56-SA3,124,1716 4. The private school at which the pupil accepted a space under this section is
17participating in the program under s. 118.60.
AB56-SA3,124,2218 (d) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible school
19district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), under par. (c) for a school year, the
20department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for
21purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh)
222. a. has been exceeded.
AB56-SA3,125,423 (e) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of a school district, other
24than an eligible school district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), or a 1st class city
25school district, under par. (c) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the

1pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether the
2school district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and
3that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether
4a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. b. has been exceeded.
AB56-SA3,1666 5Section 1666. 119.23 (7) (ad) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,125,156 119.23 (7) (ad) 1. If a private school participating in the program under this
7section or s. 118.60 and accredited under sub. (2) (a) 7. to offer instruction in any
8elementary grade, but not any high school grade, seeks to offer instruction in any
9high school grade, the private school shall apply for and achieve accreditation by an
10accrediting entity
to offer instruction in the additional grades in the manner
11established under sub. (2) (a) 7. br
by December 31 of the first school year in which
12the private school begins offering instruction in the additional grades and shall
13obtain accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the 3rd school year
14following the first school year in which the private school begins offering instruction
15in the additional grades
.
AB56-SA3,1667 16Section 1667. 119.23 (7) (ad) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,126,217 119.23 (7) (ad) 2. If a private school participating in the program under this
18section or s. 118.60 and accredited under sub. (2) (a) 7. to offer instruction in any high
19school grade, but not any elementary grade, seeks to offer instruction in any
20elementary grade, the private school shall apply for and achieve accreditation by an
21accrediting entity
to offer instruction in the additional grades in the manner
22established under sub. (2) (a) 7. br
by December 31 of the first school year in which
23the private school begins offering instruction in the additional grades and shall
24obtain accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the 3rd school year

1following the first school year in which the private school begins offering instruction
2in the additional grades
.
AB56-SA3,1668 3Section 1668. 119.313 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,126,6 4119.313 Mathematics Partnership. (1) The board, in consultation with the
5University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, shall develop and implement a plan to improve
6mathematics instruction in schools in the school district.
AB56-SA3,126,11 7(2) Annually, beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation
8under s. 20.255 (2) (ah), the department shall award a grant to the board to develop
9and implement the plan under sub. (1). The board may use grant proceeds for
10personnel costs associated with developing and implementing the plan under sub.
11(1).
AB56-SA3,126,13 12(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
13section.
AB56-SA3,1669 14Section 1669. 119.33 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1670 15Section 1670. 119.44 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1671 16Section 1671. 119.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,127,1817 119.46 (1) As part of the budget transmitted annually to the common council
18under s. 119.16 (8) (b), the board shall report the amount of money required for the
19ensuing school year to operate all public schools in the city under this chapter,
20including the schools transferred to the superintendent of schools opportunity
21schools and partnership program under s. 119.33 and to the opportunity schools and
22partnership program under subch. II,
to repair and keep in order school buildings
23and equipment, including school buildings and equipment transferred to the
24superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
25119.33 and to the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II,
to

1make material improvements to school property, and to purchase necessary
2additions to school sites. The report shall specify the amount of net proceeds from
3the sale or lease of city-owned property used for school purposes deposited in the
4immediately preceding school year into the school operations fund as specified under
5s. 119.60 (2m) (c) or (5) and the net proceeds from the sale of an eligible school
6building deposited in the immediately preceding school year into the school
7operations fund as specified under s. 119.61 (5). The amount included in the report
8for the purpose of supporting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under s.
9119.23 shall be reduced by the amount of aid received by the board under s. 121.136
10and by the amount specified in the notice received by the board under s. 121.137 (2).
11The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all the property subject to
12taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the amount of money required by the
13board for the purposes set forth in this subsection, at the same time and in the same
14manner as other taxes are levied and collected. Such taxes shall be in addition to all
15other taxes which that the city is authorized to levy. The taxes so levied and collected,
16any other funds provided by law and placed at the disposal of the city for the same
17purposes, and the moneys deposited in the school operations fund under ss. 119.60
18(1), (2m) (c), and (5) and 119.61 (5) shall constitute the school operations fund.
AB56-SA3,1672 19Section 1672. 119.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,127,2520 119.49 (4) The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all taxable
21property in the city, in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are
22levied and collected, which that shall be sufficient to pay the interest on all school
23bonds issued under this subchapter which chapter that are outstanding and to pay
24such part of the principal of such school bonds as becomes due during the ensuing
25school year.
AB56-SA3,1673
1Section 1673. 119.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,128,42 119.61 (2) (b) The board shall submit a copy of the inventory required under
3par. (a) to the commissioner, the superintendent of schools, the city clerk, the
4department, and the joint committee on finance.
AB56-SA3,1674 5Section 1674. 119.61 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,128,96 119.61 (2) (c) In addition to the inventory required under par. (a), the board
7shall annually notify the commissioner, the superintendent of schools, the city clerk,
8the department, and the joint committee on finance any time a change is made to the
9use of a school building.
AB56-SA3,1675 10Section 1675. 119.61 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,128,1611 119.61 (3) (a) If, within 60 days after receipt of the inventory required under
12sub. (2) (a) or of a notice under sub. (2) (c), either the commissioner or the
13superintendent of schools submits a letter of interest regarding an eligible school
14building, the common council shall immediately proceed to add the commissioner or
15the superintendent of schools, respectively, as an agent of the board on any existing
16lease for the eligible school building between the common council and the board.
AB56-SA3,1676 17Section 1676. 119.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,129,218 119.61 (3) (b) If, no more than 60 days after providing the commissioner and
19the superintendent of schools with a copy of the inventory under sub. (2) (a) or of a
20notice under sub. (2) (c), neither the commissioner nor the superintendent of schools
21has not submitted a letter of interest under par. (a), the city clerk shall post a public
22notice on the city's Internet site. The city clerk shall include in the public notice
23under this subsection the address of and the information specified under sub. (2) (a)
241. and 8. for each school building identified on the inventory under sub. (2) (a), or on
25the notice under sub. (2) (c), that is an eligible school building. The city clerk shall

1include in the public notice a request for and instructions for submitting letters of
2interest from persons interested in purchasing an eligible school building.
AB56-SA3,1677 3Section 1677. 119.66 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,129,14 4119.66 Interest in contracts forbidden. During the term for which elected
5or appointed and for 2 years after the expiration of the term, no member of the board
6may be employed by the board or by the department of employee trust funds in any
7capacity for which a salary or emolument is provided by the board or the department
8of employee trust funds. No board member, superintendent of schools, assistant
9superintendent, other assistant, teacher or other employee of the board may have
10any interest in the purchase or sale of property by the city for the use or convenience
11of the schools. No contract made in violation of this section is valid. Any
12consideration paid by the city for a purchase or sale prohibited by this section may
13be recovered in an action at law in the name of the city. Any person violating this
14section shall be removed from any position held under this subchapter chapter.
AB56-SA3,1678 15Section 1678. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 119 [precedes 119.9000] of the
16statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1679 17Section 1679. 119.9000 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1680 18Section 1680. 119.9001 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1681 19Section 1681. 119.9002 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1682 20Section 1682. 119.9003 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1683 21Section 1683. 119.9004 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1684 22Section 1684. 119.9005 of the statutes is repealed.
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