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AB56,823,2521 115.45 (2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dr), the department
22shall award a grant of up to $5,000 grants to eligible teams selected from the
23applicants under par. (a). Grant funds awarded under this section may be applied
24only towards allowable expenses. The department may not award more than $5,000
25to an eligible team in a school year.
AB56,1475
1Section 1475. 115.455 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1476 2Section 1476 . 115.745 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.745 (1) (intro.) and
3amended to read:
AB56,824,74 115.745 (1) (intro.) A school board, a cooperative educational service agency,
5or an agency determined by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation
6under 42 USC 9836 as a head start agency, in conjunction with a tribal education
7authority, may apply to the department for a any of the following grants:
AB56,824,9 8(a) A grant for the purpose of supporting innovative, effective instruction in one
9or more American Indian languages.
AB56,1477 10Section 1477 . 115.745 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,824,1411 115.745 (1) (b) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a 2-year grant to develop,
12implement, and provide American Indian heritage, language, and cultural
13instruction programs for children participating in head start programs and for
14pupils in grades kindergarten to 2.
AB56,1478 15Section 1478. 115.745 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.745 (2) (a).
AB56,1479 16Section 1479. 115.745 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,824,1917 115.745 (2) (b) The department may contract with and, from the appropriation
18under s. 20.255 (1) (kt), pay the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., to implement
19and administer the grant programs under this section.
AB56,1480 20Section 1480 . 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,824,2421 115.77 (1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
22with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
23s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), “local educational agency" means the school
24district that the child is attending.
AB56,1481 25Section 1481 . 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,825,7
1115.79 (1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's
2individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
3with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
4s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that
5the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall
6pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required
7by the placement.
AB56,1482 8Section 1482 . 115.7915 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.7915 (1) (an).
AB56,1483 9Section 1483 . 115.7915 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,825,1110 115.7915 (1) (ac) “Accrediting entity” has the meaning given in s. 118.60 (1)
11(ab).
AB56,1484 12Section 1484 . 115.7915 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,825,1513 115.7915 (1) (ag) “Disqualified organization" means an accrediting
14organization that is not an accrediting entity or a member of or otherwise sanctioned
15by an accrediting entity.
AB56,1485 16Section 1485 . 115.7915 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,825,1717 115.7915 (1) (ar) “Preaccreditation" has the meaning given in s. 118.60 (1) (c).
AB56,1486 18Section 1486 . 115.7915 (1) (aw) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,825,2019 115.7915 (1) (aw) “Preaccrediting entity" has the meaning given in s. 118.60
20(1) (cm).
AB56,1487 21Section 1487. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,825,2522 115.7915 (2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
23school year, the department shall, subject to sub. (11), provide to a child with a
24disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
25following apply:
AB56,1488
1Section 1488. 115.7915 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,826,22 115.7915 (2) (c) (intro.) Any of the following applies to the eligible school:
AB56,1489 3Section 1489 . 115.7915 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 115.7915 (2) (c)
42. a. and amended to read:
AB56,826,155 115.7915 (2) (c) 2. a. The For the 2019-20 school year, the eligible school has
6been
either is approved as a private school by the state superintendent under s.
7118.165 (2) or is accredited by AdvancED, Wisconsin Religious and Independent
8Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States,
9Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, Wisconsin Association
10of Christian Schools, National Lutheran School Accreditation, Christian Schools
11International, Association of Christian Schools International, the diocese or
12archdiocese within which the eligible school is located, or any other organization
13recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, as of the
an
14accrediting entity on
August 1 preceding the school term for which the scholarship
15is awarded
, 2019.
AB56,1490 16Section 1490 . 115.7915 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,826,1817 115.7915 (2) (c) 1. The eligible school participates in a parental choice program
18under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for the school year for which the scholarship is awarded.
AB56,1491 19Section 1491 . 115.7915 (2) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,826,2220 115.7915 (2) (c) 2. (intro.) If the eligible school participates in the program
21under this section in the 2019-20 school year, all of the following apply to the eligible
22school:
AB56,1492 23Section 1492 . 115.7915 (2) (c) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,827,224 115.7915 (2) (c) 2. b. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year and in each school
25year thereafter, if the eligible school continuously participates in the program under

1this section, the eligible school complies with the accreditation requirements under
2sub. (6m).
AB56,1493 3Section 1493 . 115.7915 (2) (c) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,827,74 115.7915 (2) (c) 2. c. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, if the eligible school
5does not participate in the program under this section in any school year, the eligible
6school participates in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for the
7school year for which the scholarship is awarded.
AB56,1494 8Section 1494 . 115.7915 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,827,139 115.7915 (2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2022, all
10of the eligible school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the
11department, except that a teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only
12courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued
13by the department.
AB56,827,2214 2. Any teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2022, who has been
15teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2022, and
16who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2022, applies to the
17department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable
18waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall promulgate
19rules to implement this subdivision, including the form of the application and the
20process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall
21require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd.
221. No waiver granted under this subdivision is valid after July 1, 2027.
AB56,1495 23Section 1495. 115.7915 (4c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1496 24Section 1496. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is renumbered 115.7915
25(4m) (a) 2. and amended to read:
AB56,828,6
1115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school year years, the sum
2of the scholarship amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the
3amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
4current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical
5aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as
6determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56,1497 7Section 1497. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1498 8Section 1498. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1499 9Section 1499 . 115.7915 (4m) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,828,1410 115.7915 (4m) (a) 4. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the sum of the
11scholarship amount under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount
12of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
13year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
14between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56,1500 15Section 1500. 115.7915 (4m) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1501 16Section 1501. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,828,1917 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. Determine the sum of the amount paid for each child
18number of pupils residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under
19par. (a) in that school year.
AB56,1502 20Section 1502. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,828,2221 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the
22per pupil amount calculated under par. (a) for that school year.
AB56,1503 23Section 1503. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,828,2524 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. Sum the amounts calculated under subd. 1. a. b., d., and
25dh.
AB56,1504
1Section 1504. 115.7915 (4t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,829,62 115.7915 (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:
AB56,829,77 1. The child is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8.
AB56,829,118 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).
AB56,829,1612 (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.
AB56,829,2117 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.
AB56,829,2422 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.
AB56,829,2525 4. For purposes of this paragraph and par. (a) 2., all of the following apply:
AB56,830,3
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.
AB56,830,44 b. Family income includes income of the child's parents.
AB56,830,65 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.
AB56,830,107 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.
AB56,830,1511 (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:
AB56,830,1616 a. Personal use items, such as uniforms, gym clothes, and towels.
AB56,830,1817 b. Social and extracurricular activities if not necessary to the private school's
18curriculum.
AB56,830,1919 c. Musical instruments.
AB56,830,2020 d. Meals consumed by children of the private school.
AB56,830,2221 e. High school classes that are not required for graduation and for which no
22credits toward graduation are given.
AB56,830,2323 f. Transportation.
AB56,830,2424 g. Before-school and after-school child care.
AB56,830,2525 h. Room and board at the private school.
AB56,831,4
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.
AB56,1505 5Section 1505 . 115.7915 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,831,96 115.7915 (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.
AB56,1506 10Section 1506 . 115.7915 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,831,1311 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:
AB56,831,1514 (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:
AB56,831,1816 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.
AB56,831,2019 2. Apply for accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31, 2020, and
20obtain accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31, 2023.
AB56,832,321 (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.
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