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AB68-SSA1,999,2520 b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2024, who has been
21teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and
22who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2024, applies to
23the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
24nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
25shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the

1application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
2application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
3requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
4after July 1, 2029.
AB68-SSA1,2176 5Section 2176. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1000,86 119.23 (2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means the total number of
7pupils residing in the city who attended a private school under this section in the
82021-22 school year.
AB68-SSA1,1000,119 2. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total number of pupils residing
10in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year
11may not exceed the program cap.
AB68-SSA1,2177 12Section 2177. 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1000,1613 119.23 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
14school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
15rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
16department.
AB68-SSA1,2178 17Section 2178. 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (3)
18(a) and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1001,719 119.23 (3) (a) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit an
20application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
21private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
22family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
23application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
24which an application is received, the private school shall notify each applicant, in
25writing, whether his or her application has been accepted. If the private school

1rejects an application, the
who is not eligible under sub. (2) to attend the private
2school under this section that the application is rejected. The
notice shall be in
3writing and
shall include the reason. A private school may reject an applicant only
4if it has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. The state
5superintendent shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to
6accept on a random basis, except that the private school may give preference to the
7following in accepting applications, in order of preference listed:
AB68-SSA1,2179 8Section 2179. 119.23 (3) (a) 1. to 5. of the statutes are renumbered 119.23 (3)
9(ar) 3. a. to e., and 119.23 (3) (ar) 3. b. and d., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1001,1010 119.23 (3) (ar) 3. b. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 1. 3. a.
AB68-SSA1,1001,1111 d. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 3. c.
AB68-SSA1,2180 12Section 2180. 119.23 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1001,1413 119.23 (3) (ar) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
14school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in the city:
AB68-SSA1,1001,2115 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
16sub. (2) (a) 3. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
17determined by the department from pupils who reside in the city. For each school
18year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this
19subdivision, the first of which begins no later than the first weekday in February of
20the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later
21than September 14 of the applicable school year.
AB68-SSA1,1002,322 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
23the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
24school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
25also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The

1private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
2period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
3applications.
AB68-SSA1,1002,134 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1, upon receipt
5of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum of all
6applicants for pupils residing in the city. In determining the sum, the department
7shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the
8program only once. If, after the end of an application period described under subd.
91., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in the city exceeds the program cap
10under sub. (2) (b), the department shall determine which applications submitted
11during the application period to accept on a random basis, except that the
12department shall give preference in accepting applications of pupils to the following
13applications, in the order of preference listed:
AB68-SSA1,1002,1614 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the
15department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required
16under subd. 3.
AB68-SSA1,1002,2317 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in the city under this
18paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that
19a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving
20notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils
21attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub.
22(2) (b), the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the
23waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
AB68-SSA1,2181 24Section 2181. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1003,10
1119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it the private
2school
has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application
3to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is
4rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par.
5(ar) 4.
may, subject to sub. (2) (b), be admitted to a private school participating in the
6program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant
7continues to reside within in the city. The department may not require, in that
8following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding
9the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program
10under this section on the basis of family income.
AB68-SSA1,2182 11Section 2182. 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1003,2312 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 to 2020-21 school year and in each school year
13thereafter
years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the
14pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in
15subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil
16is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under
17s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the
18state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school
19year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
20adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
21change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
22school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
23if positive.
AB68-SSA1,2183 24Section 2183 . 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1004,11
1119.23 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year
2thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
3enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7.,
4the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
5on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
6(2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state
7superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year
8for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
9adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
10change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school
11year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SSA1,2184 12Section 2184 . 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1004,1713 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school
14that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and
15also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute for the
16amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d., with the
17following modifications:
AB68-SSA1,1004,2418 a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
19in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of the
20maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under
21this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled;
22the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current
23school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2)
24(a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SSA1,1005,7
1b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
2in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the maximum amount
3per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the
4previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the
5per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
6positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the
7previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SSA1,2185 8Section 2185. 119.23 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1005,149 119.23 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of the city
10under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not
11counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school district has
12exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and that the pupil is not
13counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap
14under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded
.
AB68-SSA1,2186 15Section 2186. 119.23 (7) (b) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1005,2016 119.23 (7) (b) 2g. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, as part of the private
17school's curriculum, include instruction in the culture, tribal sovereignty, and
18contemporary and historical significant events of the federally recognized American
19Indian tribes and bands located in this state at least twice in the elementary grades
20and at least once in the high school grades.
AB68-SSA1,2187 21Section 2187. 119.23 (11) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1006,322 119.23 (11) (e) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) and s. 118.60 (2) (be) and (bh),
23promulgate rules under par. (a) that are consistent with sub. (4v) and s. 118.60 (4v)
24to ensure that, if a pupil who accepted a space at a private school participating in the
25program under this section or under s. 118.60 changes the pupil's residence, the pupil

1will not be counted for purposes of determining whether the participation limit under
2s. 118.60 (2) (be) or the program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) that applies
3to the pupil's new residence has been exceeded.
AB68-SSA1,2188 4Section 2188. 119.33 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2189 5Section 2189. 119.44 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2190 6Section 2190. 119.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1007,87 119.46 (1) As part of the budget transmitted annually to the common council
8under s. 119.16 (8) (b), the board shall report the amount of money required for the
9ensuing school year to operate all public schools in the city under this chapter,
10including the schools transferred to the superintendent of schools opportunity
11schools and partnership program under s. 119.33 and to the opportunity schools and
12partnership program under subch. II,
to repair and keep in order school buildings
13and equipment, including school buildings and equipment transferred to the
14superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
15119.33 and to the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II,
to
16make material improvements to school property, and to purchase necessary
17additions to school sites. The report shall specify the amount of net proceeds from
18the sale or lease of city-owned property used for school purposes deposited in the
19immediately preceding school year into the school operations fund as specified under
20s. 119.60 (2m) (c) or (5) and the net proceeds from the sale of an eligible school
21building deposited in the immediately preceding school year into the school
22operations fund as specified under s. 119.61 (5). The amount included in the report
23for the purpose of supporting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under s.
24119.23 shall be reduced by the amount of aid received by the board under s. 121.136
25and by the amount specified in the notice received by the board under s. 121.137 (2).

1The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all the property subject to
2taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the amount of money required by the
3board for the purposes set forth in this subsection, at the same time and in the same
4manner as other taxes are levied and collected. Such taxes shall be in addition to all
5other taxes which that the city is authorized to levy. The taxes so levied and collected,
6any other funds provided by law and placed at the disposal of the city for the same
7purposes, and the moneys deposited in the school operations fund under ss. 119.60
8(1), (2m) (c), and (5) and 119.61 (5) shall constitute the school operations fund.
AB68-SSA1,2191 9Section 2191. 119.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1007,1510 119.49 (4) The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all taxable
11property in the city, in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are
12levied and collected, which that shall be sufficient to pay the interest on all school
13bonds issued under this subchapter which chapter that are outstanding and to pay
14such part of the principal of such school bonds as becomes due during the ensuing
15school year.
AB68-SSA1,2192 16Section 2192. 119.55 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2193 17Section 2193. 119.61 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1007,2018 119.61 (1) (a) 4. An individual or group that is pursuing a contract with an
19entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) or the director under s. 118.40 (2x) to operate a school
20as a charter school.
AB68-SSA1,2194 21Section 2194. 119.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1007,2422 119.61 (2) (b) The board shall submit a copy of the inventory required under
23par. (a) to the commissioner, the superintendent of schools, the city clerk, the
24department, and the joint committee on finance.
AB68-SSA1,2195 25Section 2195. 119.61 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1008,4
1119.61 (2) (c) In addition to the inventory required under par. (a), the board
2shall annually notify the commissioner, the superintendent of schools, the city clerk,
3the department, and the joint committee on finance any time a change is made to the
4use of a school building.
AB68-SSA1,2196 5Section 2196. 119.61 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1008,116 119.61 (3) (a) If, within 60 days after receipt of the inventory required under
7sub. (2) (a) or of a notice under sub. (2) (c), either the commissioner or the
8superintendent of schools submits a letter of interest regarding an eligible school
9building, the common council shall immediately proceed to add the commissioner or
10the superintendent of schools, respectively, as an agent of the board on any existing
11lease for the eligible school building between the common council and the board.
AB68-SSA1,2197 12Section 2197. 119.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1008,2213 119.61 (3) (b) If, no more than 60 days after providing the commissioner and
14the superintendent of schools with a copy of the inventory under sub. (2) (a) or of a
15notice under sub. (2) (c), neither the commissioner nor the superintendent of schools
16has not submitted a letter of interest under par. (a), the city clerk shall post a public
17notice on the city's Internet site. The city clerk shall include in the public notice
18under this subsection the address of and the information specified under sub. (2) (a)
191. and 8. for each school building identified on the inventory under sub. (2) (a), or on
20the notice under sub. (2) (c), that is an eligible school building. The city clerk shall
21include in the public notice a request for and instructions for submitting letters of
22interest from persons interested in purchasing an eligible school building.
AB68-SSA1,2198 23Section 2198. 119.66 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1009,9 24119.66 Interest in contracts forbidden. During the term for which elected
25or appointed and for 2 years after the expiration of the term, no member of the board

1may be employed by the board or by the department of employee trust funds in any
2capacity for which a salary or emolument is provided by the board or the department
3of employee trust funds. No board member, superintendent of schools, assistant
4superintendent, other assistant, teacher, or other employee of the board may have
5any interest in the purchase or sale of property by the city for the use or convenience
6of the schools. No contract made in violation of this section is valid. Any
7consideration paid by the city for a purchase or sale prohibited by this section may
8be recovered in an action at law in the name of the city. Any person violating this
9section shall be removed from any position held under this subchapter chapter.
AB68-SSA1,2199 10Section 2199. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 119 [precedes 119.9000] of the
11statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2200 12Section 2200. 119.9000 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2201 13Section 2201. 119.9001 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2202 14Section 2202. 119.9002 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2203 15Section 2203. 119.9003 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2204 16Section 2204. 119.9004 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2205 17Section 2205. 119.9005 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2206 18Section 2206. 120.12 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1009,2419 120.12 (15) School hours. Establish rules scheduling the hours of a normal
20school day. The school board may differentiate between the various elementary and
21high school grades in scheduling the school day. This subsection does not eliminate
22a school district's duty under subch. IV of ch. 111 to bargain with its employees'
23collective bargaining representative over any calendaring proposal which is
24primarily related to wages, hours, or conditions of employment.
AB68-SSA1,2207 25Section 2207 . 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1010,4
1120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
249.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.729, 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2.,
3632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.862, 632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6),
4632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).
AB68-SSA1,2208 5Section 2208 . 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
6.... (this act), section 2207, is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1010,107 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
849.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.728, 632.729, 632.746 (1) and (10) (a)
92. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.862, 632.867, 632.87
10(4) to (6), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) (8) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).
AB68-SSA1,2209 11Section 2209. 120.18 (1) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1011,212 120.18 (1) (gm) Payroll and related benefit costs for all school district
13employees in the previous school year. Payroll costs Costs for represented employees
14shall be based upon the costs of wages of any collective bargaining agreements
15covering such employees for the previous school year. If, as of the time specified by
16the department for filing the report, the school district has not entered into a
17collective bargaining agreement for any portion of the previous school year with the
18recognized or certified representative of any of its employees, increased costs of
19wages
reflected in the report shall be equal to the maximum wage expenditure that
20is subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2. for the employees
limited
21to the lower of the school district's offer or the representative's offer
. The school
22district shall amend the annual report to reflect any change in such costs as a result
23of any collective bargaining agreement entered into between the date of filing the
24report and October 1. Any such amendment shall be concurred in by the certified

1public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 certifying the school district
2audit.
AB68-SSA1,2210 3Section 2210. 120.18 (1) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2211 4Section 2211. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1011,85 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. A pupil enrolled in a 5-year-old kindergarten program that
6requires full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week, but not on any day of
7the week that pupils enrolled in other grades in the school do not attend school, for
8an entire school term shall be counted as one pupil.
AB68-SSA1,2212 9Section 2212. 121.004 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1011,1210 121.004 (7) (c) 2. In subd. 1. a. and b., “full-day" means the length of the school
11day for pupils in the first grade of the school district operating the 4-year-old or
125-year-old kindergarten program.
AB68-SSA1,2213 13Section 2213. 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1011,2014 121.004 (7) (cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program,
15including a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b),
16that provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under s. 121.02
17(1) (f) but requires less than full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week shall
18be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5 additional
19hours of outreach activities. In this paragraph, “full-day” has the meaning given in
20par. (c) 2.
AB68-SSA1,2214 21Section 2214. 121.02 (1) (L) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1012,222 121.02 (1) (L) 4. Beginning September 1, 1991 2022, as part of the social studies
23curriculum, include instruction in the history, culture and, tribal sovereignty , and
24contemporary and historical significant events
of the federally recognized American
25Indian tribes and bands located in this state at least twice once in the elementary

1grades kindergarten to 2, once in grades 3 to 5, and at least once twice in the high
2school
grades 6 to 8.
AB68-SSA1,2215 3Section 2215 . 121.02 (1) (L) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1012,94 121.02 (1) (L) 4m. Beginning September 1, 2022, as part of the high school
5curriculum, include instruction in the culture, tribal sovereignty, and contemporary
6and historical significant events of the federally recognized American Indian tribes
7and bands located in this state at least once in each of the high school grades. In at
8least one high school grade, the school board shall include the instruction required
9under this subdivision in the social studies curriculum.
AB68-SSA1,2216 10Section 2216. 121.07 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1012,1311 121.07 (2) Membership. (intro.) For the purposes of ss. 121.08, 121.09, 121.095,
12and 121.105, and 121.137, a school district's membership is the sum of all of the
13following:
AB68-SSA1,2217 14Section 2217. 121.07 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1012,1815 121.07 (2) (d) The number of pupils residing in the school district in the
16previous school year for whom a payment was made under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) to an
17operator of a charter school established under contract with an entity under s. 118.40
18(2r) (b) 1. e., eg., or f. to h. in the previous school year.
AB68-SSA1,2218 19Section 2218. 121.07 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1012,2220 121.07 (2) (e) The number of pupils residing in the school district in the
21previous school year for whom a payment was made under s. 118.40 (2r) (f), 2019
22stats.,
in the previous school year.
AB68-SSA1,2219 23Section 2219. 121.07 (2) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
24.... (this act), is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2220 25Section 2220. 121.075 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1013,2
1121.075 Two-thirds funding of partial school revenues; appropriation
2amount in odd fiscal years.
(1) In this section:
AB68-SSA1,1013,53 (a) “Partial school revenues" means the sum of state school aids, property taxes
4levied for school districts, and aid paid to school districts under ss. 79.095 (4) and
579.096 (4), less all of the following:
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