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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.
AB68-SSA1,2012 4Section 2012 . 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,945,65 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the
6per pupil amount calculated under par. (a) for that school year.
AB68-SSA1,2013 7Section 2013 . 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,945,98 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. Sum the amounts calculated under subd. 1. a., bm., d.,
9and dh.
AB68-SSA1,2014 10Section 2014 . 115.7915 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,945,1411 115.7915 (6) (L) Allow a child attending the private school under this section
12to refrain from participating in any religious activity if the child's parent submits to
13the child's teacher or the private school's principal a written request that the child
14be exempt from such activities.
AB68-SSA1,2015 15Section 2015. 115.81 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,945,2416 115.81 (1) (b) “Responsible local educational agency" means the local
17educational agency that was responsible for providing a free, appropriate public
18education to the child before the placement of the child in a residential care center
19for children and youth except that if the child resided in an institution or facility
20operated by the department of health services, a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility,
21as defined in s. 938.02 (19) (10p), or a Type 1 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (5), before
22the placement of the child in a residential care center for children and youth,
23“responsible local educational agency" means the school district in which the
24residential care center for children and youth is located.
AB68-SSA1,2016
1Section 2016. 115.882 of the statutes is renumbered 115.882 (intro.) and
2amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,946,8 3115.882 Payment of state aid; reimbursement rate. (intro.) Funds
4appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4).

5Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under
6ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6), and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a
7rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs,
8not to exceed 100 percent.
the following rates:
AB68-SSA1,2017 9Section 2017. 115.882 (1) and (2) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SSA1,946,1010 115.882 (1) In the 2021-22 school year, 45 percent of eligible costs.
AB68-SSA1,946,12 11(2) In the 2022-23 school year and in each school year thereafter, 50 percent
12of eligible costs.
AB68-SSA1,2018 13Section 2018. 115.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,946,2114 115.95 (2) It is the policy of this state to provide equal educational
15opportunities by ensuring that necessary programs are available for
16limited-English proficient pupils while allowing each school district and charter
17school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
maximum flexibility in establishing programs
18suited to its particular needs. To this end, this subchapter provides support for
19educating limited-English proficient pupils and
establishes bilingual-bicultural
20education programs for pupils in school districts with specified concentrations of
21limited-English proficient pupils in the attendance areas of particular schools.
AB68-SSA1,2019 22Section 2019. 115.95 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,947,223 115.95 (3) It is the policy of this state to reimburse school districts, in
24substantial part, for the added costs of providing the programs established under
25this subchapter and to provide support to school districts and charter schools under

1s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) for the added costs of educating limited-English proficient
2pupils
.
AB68-SSA1,2020 3Section 2020. 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,947,8 4115.958 Capacity-building grants for licensed educators. (1) A school
5board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may
6apply to the department for a grant for the school district or charter school to provide
7support and financial assistance to its staff and teachers in obtaining licensure or
8certification as bilingual teachers and teachers of English as a 2nd language.
AB68-SSA1,947,12 9(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s.
1020.255 (2) (ch), the department may award grants under sub. (1) to school districts
11and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) in amounts determined
12by the department.
AB68-SSA1,947,14 13(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
14section.
AB68-SSA1,2021 15Section 2021. 115.96 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,947,16 16115.96 (title) Establishment Pupil counts; establishment of programs.
AB68-SSA1,2022 17Section 2022. 115.96 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,947,2518 115.96 (1) Count of limited-English proficient pupils. Annually, on or before
19March 1, each a school board and the operator of a charter school established under
20s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
shall conduct a count of the limited-English proficient pupils in
21the public schools of the district or in the charter school, assess the language
22proficiency of such the pupils , and classify such the pupils by language group, grade
23level, age, and English language proficiency. A school board or operator is eligible
24for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board or operator conducts the count
25under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,2023
1Section 2023. 115.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,948,142 115.97 (1) A school board may combine pupils in attendance at separate schools
3in its bilingual-bicultural education program. The school board shall be eligible for
4state aids under s. 115.995 if the number of limited-English proficient pupils served
5from the combined schools meets the requirements under sub. (2), (3) or (4).
A pupil
6shall be eligible for a bilingual-bicultural education program only until he or she is
7able to perform ordinary classwork in English. The bilingual-bicultural education
8program shall be designed to provide intensive instruction to meet this objective.
9Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize isolation of children of
10limited-English proficient ability or ethnic background for a substantial portion of
11the school day. Pupils who are not limited-English proficient pupils may participate
12in a bilingual-bicultural education program, except that a school board shall give
13preference to limited-English proficient pupils in admitting pupils to such a
14program.
AB68-SSA1,2024 15Section 2024. 115.97 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,948,1916 115.97 (6) A school board that is required to establish a bilingual-bicultural
17education program under sub. (2), (3), or (4) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995
18only if the state superintendent is satisfied that the school board maintained the
19bilingual-bicultural education program in accordance with this subchapter.
AB68-SSA1,2025 20Section 2025. 115.977 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,949,221 115.977 (2) A school district may establish bilingual-bicultural education
22programs by contracting with other school districts or with a cooperative educational
23service agency. If 10 or more pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, 20 or more in grades
244 to 8 or 20 or more in a high school program are enrolled in a program under a

1contract pursuant to this subsection, the school district offering the program is
2eligible for reimbursement under s. 115.995.
AB68-SSA1,2026 3Section 2026. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,949,5 4115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and
5pupil counts
.
AB68-SSA1,2027 6Section 2027. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1) and amended
7to read:
AB68-SSA1,949,168 115.993 (1) Annually, on or before August 15, the school board of a district
9operating a bilingual-bicultural education program under this subchapter shall
10report to the state superintendent the number of pupils, including both
11limited-English proficient pupils and other pupils, instructed the previous school
12year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, an itemized statement on oath of
13all disbursements on account of
a summary of the costs incurred to operate the
14bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year,
15and a copy of the estimated budget for that operating the bilingual-bicultural
16education
program for the current school year.
AB68-SSA1,2028 17Section 2028. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,949,2218 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator
19of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state
20superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
21school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the
22classification of those pupils by language group.
AB68-SSA1,2029 23Section 2029. 115.993 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,950,3
1115.993 (3) A school board or the operator of a charter school established under
2s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board
3or operator submits the reports required under this section.
AB68-SSA1,2030 4Section 2030. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (1m)
5(intro.) and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,950,116 115.995 (1m) (intro.) Upon Subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3),
7upon
receipt of the report reports under s. 115.993, if the state superintendent is
8satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school
9year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter
(1) and (2), the state
10superintendent shall do all of, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), pay the
11following amounts:
AB68-SSA1,2031 12Section 2031. 115.995 (1) and (2) of the statutes are renumbered 115.995 (1m)
13(a) 1. and 2. and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,950,1914 115.995 (1m) (a) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide
15Dividing proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993, 2019 stats., an
16annual payment of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the
17previous school year were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid
18paid under this subsection subdivision does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2) subd.
192
.
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