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AB68-SSA1,1972 14Section 1972 . 115.436 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,934,1815 115.436 (3) (b) If the appropriation total amount appropriated under s. 20.255
16(2) (ae) and (r) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under pars. (a),
17(am), and (ap), the department shall prorate the payments among the school districts
18entitled to aid under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,1973 19Section 1973. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (1) (intro.) and
20amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,934,2121 115.437 (1) (intro.) In this section, “number:
AB68-SSA1,934,24 22(c) “Number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.)
23and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “Number of pupils enrolled" does
24not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1) (f) (g).
AB68-SSA1,1974 25Section 1974. 115.437 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,935,3
1115.437 (1) (a) “Economically disadvantaged pupil” means a pupil that satisfies
2either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC
31758
(b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as determined by the department.
AB68-SSA1,1975 4Section 1975. 115.437 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,935,75 115.437 (1) (d) “Rate of economically disadvantaged pupils” means the number
6of economically disadvantaged pupils enrolled in a school district divided by the
7number of pupils enrolled in the school district.
AB68-SSA1,1976 8Section 1976. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) (a)
9(intro.) and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,935,1210 115.437 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), annually Annually, on the
114th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount
12equal to the sum of all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,935,17 131. The average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the
14current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year,
15by $150 in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, by $250 in the 2016-17 school year,
16by $450 in the 2017-18 school year, by $654 in the 2018-19 school year,
by $679 and
17$63
$750 in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year thereafter.
AB68-SSA1,935,19 18(c) The department shall make the payments under this subsection from the
19appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).
AB68-SSA1,1977 20Section 1977. 115.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,935,2421 115.437 (2) (a) 2. In the 2021-22 school year and in each school year thereafter,
22the number of pupils enrolled in a school district multiplied by the school district's
23rate of economically disadvantaged pupils in the previous school year multiplied by
24$75.
AB68-SSA1,1978 25Section 1978. 115.437 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1979
1Section 1979. 115.439 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1980 2Section 1980. 115.449 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,936,7 3115.449 Out-of-school time programs; grants. (1) Beginning in the
42022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dk), the department
5shall award grants to school boards and organizations to support high-quality
6after-school programs and other out-of-school time programs that provide services
7to school-age children.
AB68-SSA1,936,12 8(2) The department shall award a grant under this section in an amount of not
9less than $80,000 and not more than $145,000 per school year and may award the
10grant for up to 5 school years. In each school year, the department shall award not
11less than 30 percent of all grant moneys to out-of-school time programs that serve
12pupils in the elementary grades.
AB68-SSA1,936,14 13(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
14section.
AB68-SSA1,1981 15Section 1981. 115.453 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,936,19 16115.453 Licenses to teach computer science; grant program. (1) In this
17section, “eligible employee” means a school district employee who holds a license or
18permit to teach issued by the department that does not authorize the employee to
19teach computer science.
AB68-SSA1,936,23 20(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, the department shall award grants
21to school districts to provide assistance to eligible employees for the purpose of
22obtaining a license or permit that authorizes the eligible employee to teach computer
23science.
AB68-SSA1,936,25 24(3) In awarding grants under sub. (2), the department shall give priority to
25applications submitted by a school district that satisfies any of the following criteria:
AB68-SSA1,937,2
1(a) At least 50 percent of the school district's membership satisfy the income
2eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
AB68-SSA1,937,43 (b) At least 40 percent of the school district's membership identifies as a
4minority group pupil, as defined in s. 121.845 (2).
AB68-SSA1,937,6 5(4) The department may promulgate rules to establish and administer the
6program under this section
AB68-SSA1,1982 7Section 1982. 115.457 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,937,10 8115.457 Energy efficiency projects; grants. (1) Beginning in the 2021-22
9school year, the department shall award grants to school districts for energy
10efficiency projects in school buildings.
AB68-SSA1,937,13 11(2) In awarding grants under this section for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school
12years, the department shall give preference to projects that relate to heating,
13ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
AB68-SSA1,937,15 14(3) The department, in consultation with the office of environmental justice,
15may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB68-SSA1,1983 16Section 1983. 115.76 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,937,2217 115.76 (10) “Local educational agency", except as otherwise provided, means
18the school district in which the child with a disability resides, the department of
19health services if the child with a disability resides in an institution or facility
20operated by the department of health services, or the department of corrections if the
21child with a disability resides in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in
22s. 938.02 (19) (10p), or a Type 1 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (5).
AB68-SSA1,1984 23Section 1984 . 115.76 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,937,2424 115.76 (12) (a) 1. A biological natural parent.
AB68-SSA1,1985 25Section 1985 . 115.76 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1986
1Section 1986. 115.76 (12) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1987 2Section 1987 . 115.76 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,938,93 115.76 (13) “Person acting as a parent of a child" means a relative of the child
4or a private individual allowed to act as a parent of a child by the child's biological
5natural or adoptive parents or guardian, and includes the child's grandparent,
6neighbor, friend or private individual caring for the child with the explicit or tacit
7approval of the child's biological natural or adoptive parents or guardian. “Person
8acting as a parent of a child" does not include any person that receives public funds
9to care for the child if such funds exceed the cost of such care.
AB68-SSA1,1988 10Section 1988 . 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,938,1411 115.77 (1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
12with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
13s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), “local educational agency" means the school
14district that the child is attending.
AB68-SSA1,1989 15Section 1989. 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,938,2216 115.79 (1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's
17individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
18with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
19s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that
20the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall
21pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required
22by the placement.
AB68-SSA1,1990 23Section 1990. 115.7915 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,939,3
1115.7915 (1) (am) “Program cap” means the total number of children who
2attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the
32021-22 school year.
AB68-SSA1,1991 4Section 1991. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,939,85 115.7915 (2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
6school year, the department shall, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a
7disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
8following apply:
AB68-SSA1,1992 9Section 1992. 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,939,1210 115.7915 (2) (b) The governing body of the eligible school notified the
11department of its intent to participate in the program under this section as provided
12under sub. (3) (a)
.
AB68-SSA1,1993 13Section 1993 . 115.7915 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,939,1714 115.7915 (2) (cm) For an eligible school that begins participating in the
15program under this section in the 2022-23 school year or any school year thereafter,
16the eligible school also participates in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or
17119.23 for the school year for which the scholarship is awarded.
AB68-SSA1,1994 18Section 1994. 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,940,219 115.7915 (2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
20child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
21incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
22as provided under sub. (3) (am) and on a form prepared by the department that
23includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible
24school that the child will attend. A child's parent or guardian or a child with a
25disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time

1during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an
2eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.
AB68-SSA1,1995 3Section 1995. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1996 4Section 1996 . 115.7915 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,940,95 115.7915 (2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2024, all
6of the eligible school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the
7department, except that a teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only
8courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued
9by the department.
AB68-SSA1,940,1810 2. Any teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2024, who has been
11teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and
12who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2024, applies to the
13department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable
14waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall promulgate
15rules to implement this subdivision, including the form of the application and the
16process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall
17require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd.
181. No waiver granted under this subdivision is valid after July 1, 2029.
AB68-SSA1,1997 19Section 1997. 115.7915 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,940,2220 115.7915 (2m) Program cap. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total
21number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program
22under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.
AB68-SSA1,1998 23Section 1998. 115.7915 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,940,2524 115.7915 (3) (title) Participating schools; selection of pupils application
25process; waiting list
.
AB68-SSA1,1999
1Section 1999. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,941,72 115.7915 (3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to
3participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent
4by the first Monday in March of the previous school year. The governing body of the
5eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces
6the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this
7section.
AB68-SSA1,2000 8Section 2000. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,941,129 115.7915 (3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted
10a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for
11scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday
12in April and the first Thursday in June.
AB68-SSA1,2001 13Section 2001. 115.7915 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2002 14Section 2002. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,942,215 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under sub.
16(2) (f)
par. (am), the governing body of the eligible school shall determine whether the
17application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement
18under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that
19developed the child's individualized education program or services plan that the
20child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets
21the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the eligible school shall also
22notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
23requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied and subject to par. (d), the child will be
24awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within
255 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing

1body of the eligible school with a copy of the child's individualized education program
2or services plan.
AB68-SSA1,2003 3Section 2003. 115.7915 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,942,134 115.7915 (3) (c) The By the 3rd Thursday in June immediately following the
5application period under par. (am), the
governing body of a private an eligible school
6participating in the program under this section that received applications for
7scholarships under par. (am)
shall notify report to the department when it verifies
8that a child has
the names of children who applied under par. (am) to attend the
9eligible school for whom the governing body has received verification under par. (bm)
10that
an individualized education program or services plan is in effect and accepts the
11child's application to attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under
12this section
the names of those applicants who have siblings who are already
13attending the eligible school
.
AB68-SSA1,2004 14Section 2004. 115.7915 (3) (d), (e), (f) and (g) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SSA1,943,215 115.7915 (3) (d) After the end of the application period described under par.
16(am), upon receipt of the information under par. (c), the department shall determine
17the sum of all applicants for scholarships under this section and the number of
18scholarships awarded to children who are continuing to attend private schools under
19scholarships as provided under sub. (4m) (d). In determining the sum, the
20department shall count a child who has applied for more than one scholarship under
21this section only once. If the sum of all applicants and continuing scholarships
22exceeds the program cap, the department shall determine which applications to
23accept on a random basis, subject to the number of available spaces each eligible
24school specified in its notice under par. (a), except that the department shall give

1preference to the following in accepting applications for each eligible school, in the
2order of preference listed:
AB68-SSA1,943,43 1. Children who attended a different eligible school under a scholarship under
4this section during the previous school year.
AB68-SSA1,943,55 2. Siblings of pupils who are already attending the eligible school.
AB68-SSA1,943,96 (e) No later than 60 days after the end of the application period described under
7par. (am), the department shall notify each applicant and each eligible school, in
8writing, whether the applicant has been approved to receive a scholarship to attend
9the eligible school under this section.
AB68-SSA1,943,1110 (f) If the sum under par. (d) exceeds the program cap, the department shall
11establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under par. (d).
AB68-SSA1,943,1812 (g) The governing body of an eligible school shall notify the department
13whenever the governing body determines that a child awarded a scholarship under
14this section will not attend the eligible school under the scholarship. If, upon
15receiving notice under this paragraph, the department determines that the number
16of children attending eligible schools under scholarships under this section falls
17below the program cap, the department shall fill any available slot with a child
18selected from the waiting list established under par. (f), if such a waiting list exists.
AB68-SSA1,2005 19Section 2005. 115.7915 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,944,520 115.7915 (3m) Transfers between participating schools. Notwithstanding
21sub. (3) (am), at any time during a school year, the governing body of a participating
22private school may accept an application from a child attending another private
23school under a scholarship to transfer the child's scholarship to the participating
24private school. The governing body may approve the child's request to transfer if the
25private school has an unfilled available space for a child receiving a scholarship

1under this section as specified in the private school's notice under sub. (3) (a). If the
2governing body approves the transfer request, the governing body shall notify the
3department. This subsection does not apply to a child who is reevaluated and
4determined to no longer be a child with a disability by the child's individualized
5education program team.
AB68-SSA1,2006 6Section 2006. 115.7915 (4c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2007 7Section 2007. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,944,148 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and subject to
9subd. 3.,
ending in the 2020-21 school year, the sum of the scholarship amount under
10this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue
11limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
12change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
13school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
14if positive, or the amount under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3., 2019 stats., if applicable.
AB68-SSA1,2008 15Section 2008 . 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,944,2016 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. c. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, the sum of the
17scholarship amount under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount
18of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
19year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
20between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SSA1,2009 21Section 2009. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2010 22Section 2010. 115.7915 (4m) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2011 23Section 2011 . 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,945,3
1115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. Determine the sum of the amount paid for each child the
2number of children
residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under
3par. (a) in that school year.
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