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AB68,1926
1Section 1926. 115.436 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1110,52 115.436 (3) (b) If the appropriation total amount appropriated under s. 20.255
3(2) (ae) and (r) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under pars. (a),
4(am), and (ap), the department shall prorate the payments among the school districts
5entitled to aid under this subsection.
AB68,1927 6Section 1927. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (1) (intro.) and
7amended to read:
AB68,1110,88 115.437 (1) (intro.) In this section, “number:
AB68,1110,11 9(c) “Number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.)
10and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “Number of pupils enrolled" does
11not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1) (f) (g).
AB68,1928 12Section 1928. 115.437 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1110,1513 115.437 (1) (a) “Economically disadvantaged pupil” means a pupil that satisfies
14either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC
151758
(b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as determined by the department.
AB68,1929 16Section 1929. 115.437 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1110,1917 115.437 (1) (d) “Rate of economically disadvantaged pupils” means the number
18of economically disadvantaged pupils enrolled in a school district divided by the
19number of pupils enrolled in the school district.
AB68,1930 20Section 1930. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) (a)
21(intro.) and amended to read:
AB68,1110,2422 115.437 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), annually Annually, on the
234th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount
24equal to the sum of all of the following:
AB68,1111,5
11. The average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the
2current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year,
3by $150 in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, by $250 in the 2016-17 school year,
4by $450 in the 2017-18 school year, by $654 in the 2018-19 school year,
by $679 and
5$63
$750 in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year thereafter.
AB68,1111,7 6(c) The department shall make the payments under this subsection from the
7appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).
AB68,1931 8Section 1931. 115.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1111,129 115.437 (2) (a) 2. In the 2021-22 school year and in each school year thereafter,
10the number of pupils enrolled in a school district multiplied by the school district's
11rate of economically disadvantaged pupils in the previous school year multiplied by
12$75.
AB68,1932 13Section 1932. 115.437 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1933 14Section 1933. 115.439 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1934 15Section 1934. 115.449 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1111,20 16115.449 Out-of-school time programs; grants. (1) Beginning in the
172022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dk), the department
18shall award grants to school boards and organizations to support high-quality
19after-school programs and other out-of-school time programs that provide services
20to school-age children.
AB68,1111,25 21(2) The department shall award a grant under this section in an amount of not
22less than $80,000 and not more than $145,000 per school year and may award the
23grant for up to 5 school years. In each school year, the department shall award not
24less than 30 percent of all grant moneys to out-of-school time programs that serve
25pupils in the elementary grades.
AB68,1112,2
1(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
2section.
AB68,1935 3Section 1935. 115.453 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1112,7 4115.453 Licenses to teach computer science; grant program. (1) In this
5section, “eligible employee” means a school district employee who holds a license or
6permit to teach issued by the department that does not authorize the employee to
7teach computer science.
AB68,1112,11 8(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, the department shall award grants
9to school districts to provide assistance to eligible employees for the purpose of
10obtaining a license or permit that authorizes the eligible employee to teach computer
11science.
AB68,1112,13 12(3) In awarding grants under sub. (2), the department shall give priority to
13applications submitted by a school district that satisfies any of the following criteria:
AB68,1112,1514 (a) At least 50 percent of the school district's membership satisfy the income
15eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
AB68,1112,1716 (b) At least 40 percent of the school district's membership identifies as a
17minority group pupil, as defined in s. 121.845 (2).
AB68,1112,19 18(4) The department may promulgate rules to establish and administer the
19program under this section
AB68,1936 20Section 1936. 115.457 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1112,23 21115.457 Energy efficiency projects; grants. (1) Beginning in the 2021-22
22school year, the department shall award grants to school districts for energy
23efficiency projects in school buildings.
AB68,1113,3
1(2) In awarding grants under this section for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school
2years, the department shall give preference to projects that relate to heating,
3ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
AB68,1113,5 4(3) The department, in consultation with the office of environmental justice,
5may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB68,1937 6Section 1937. 115.76 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1113,127 115.76 (10) “Local educational agency", except as otherwise provided, means
8the school district in which the child with a disability resides, the department of
9health services if the child with a disability resides in an institution or facility
10operated by the department of health services, or the department of corrections if the
11child with a disability resides in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in
12s. 938.02 (19) (10p), or a Type 1 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (5).
AB68,1938 13Section 1938 . 115.76 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1113,1414 115.76 (12) (a) 1. A biological natural parent.
AB68,1939 15Section 1939 . 115.76 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1940 16Section 1940 . 115.76 (12) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1941 17Section 1941 . 115.76 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1113,2418 115.76 (13) “Person acting as a parent of a child" means a relative of the child
19or a private individual allowed to act as a parent of a child by the child's biological
20natural or adoptive parents or guardian, and includes the child's grandparent,
21neighbor, friend or private individual caring for the child with the explicit or tacit
22approval of the child's biological natural or adoptive parents or guardian. “Person
23acting as a parent of a child" does not include any person that receives public funds
24to care for the child if such funds exceed the cost of such care.
AB68,1942 25Section 1942 . 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1114,4
1115.77 (1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
2with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
3s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), “local educational agency" means the school
4district that the child is attending.
AB68,1943 5Section 1943. 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1114,126 115.79 (1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's
7individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
8with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
9s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that
10the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall
11pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required
12by the placement.
AB68,1944 13Section 1944. 115.7915 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1114,1614 115.7915 (1) (am) “Program cap” means the total number of children who
15attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the
162021-22 school year.
AB68,1945 17Section 1945. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1114,2118 115.7915 (2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
19school year, the department shall, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a
20disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
21following apply:
AB68,1946 22Section 1946. 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1114,2523 115.7915 (2) (b) The governing body of the eligible school notified the
24department of its intent to participate in the program under this section as provided
25under sub. (3) (a)
.
AB68,1947
1Section 1947. 115.7915 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1115,52 115.7915 (2) (cm) For an eligible school that begins participating in the
3program under this section in the 2022-23 school year or any school year thereafter,
4the eligible school also participates in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or
5119.23 for the school year for which the scholarship is awarded.
AB68,1948 6Section 1948. 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1115,157 115.7915 (2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
8child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
9incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
10as provided under sub. (3) (am) and on a form prepared by the department that
11includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible
12school that the child will attend. A child's parent or guardian or a child with a
13disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time
14during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an
15eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.
AB68,1949 16Section 1949. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1950 17Section 1950 . 115.7915 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1115,2218 115.7915 (2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2024, all
19of the eligible school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the
20department, except that a teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only
21courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued
22by the department.
AB68,1116,623 2. Any teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2024, who has been
24teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and
25who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2024, applies to the

1department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable
2waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall promulgate
3rules to implement this subdivision, including the form of the application and the
4process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall
5require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd.
61. No waiver granted under this subdivision is valid after July 1, 2029.
AB68,1951 7Section 1951. 115.7915 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1116,108 115.7915 (2m) Program cap. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total
9number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program
10under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.
AB68,1952 11Section 1952. 115.7915 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1116,1312 115.7915 (3) (title) Participating schools; selection of pupils application
13process; waiting list
.
AB68,1953 14Section 1953. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1116,2015 115.7915 (3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to
16participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent
17by the first Monday in March of the previous school year. The governing body of the
18eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces
19the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this
20section.
AB68,1954 21Section 1954. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1116,2522 115.7915 (3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted
23a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for
24scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday
25in April and the first Thursday in June.
AB68,1955
1Section 1955. 115.7915 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1956 2Section 1956. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1117,153 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under sub.
4(2) (f)
par. (am), the governing body of the eligible school shall determine whether the
5application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement
6under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that
7developed the child's individualized education program or services plan that the
8child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets
9the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the eligible school shall also
10notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
11requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied and subject to par. (d), the child will be
12awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within
135 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing
14body of the eligible school with a copy of the child's individualized education program
15or services plan.
AB68,1957 16Section 1957. 115.7915 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1118,217 115.7915 (3) (c) The By the 3rd Thursday in June immediately following the
18application period under par. (am), the
governing body of a private an eligible school
19participating in the program under this section that received applications for
20scholarships under par. (am)
shall notify report to the department when it verifies
21that a child has
the names of children who applied under par. (am) to attend the
22eligible school for whom the governing body has received verification under par. (bm)
23that
an individualized education program or services plan is in effect and accepts the
24child's application to attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under

1this section
the names of those applicants who have siblings who are already
2attending the eligible school
.
AB68,1958 3Section 1958. 115.7915 (3) (d), (e), (f) and (g) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68,1118,154 115.7915 (3) (d) After the end of the application period described under par.
5(am), upon receipt of the information under par. (c), the department shall determine
6the sum of all applicants for scholarships under this section and the number of
7scholarships awarded to children who are continuing to attend private schools under
8scholarships as provided under sub. (4m) (d). In determining the sum, the
9department shall count a child who has applied for more than one scholarship under
10this section only once. If the sum of all applicants and continuing scholarships
11exceeds the program cap, the department shall determine which applications to
12accept on a random basis, subject to the number of available spaces each eligible
13school specified in its notice under par. (a), except that the department shall give
14preference to the following in accepting applications for each eligible school, in the
15order of preference listed:
AB68,1118,1716 1. Children who attended a different eligible school under a scholarship under
17this section during the previous school year.
AB68,1118,1818 2. Siblings of pupils who are already attending the eligible school.
AB68,1118,2219 (e) No later than 60 days after the end of the application period described under
20par. (am), the department shall notify each applicant and each eligible school, in
21writing, whether the applicant has been approved to receive a scholarship to attend
22the eligible school under this section.
AB68,1118,2423 (f) If the sum under par. (d) exceeds the program cap, the department shall
24establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under par. (d).
AB68,1119,7
1(g) The governing body of an eligible school shall notify the department
2whenever the governing body determines that a child awarded a scholarship under
3this section will not attend the eligible school under the scholarship. If, upon
4receiving notice under this paragraph, the department determines that the number
5of children attending eligible schools under scholarships under this section falls
6below the program cap, the department shall fill any available slot with a child
7selected from the waiting list established under par. (f), if such a waiting list exists.
AB68,1959 8Section 1959. 115.7915 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1119,199 115.7915 (3m) Transfers between participating schools. Notwithstanding
10sub. (3) (am), at any time during a school year, the governing body of a participating
11private school may accept an application from a child attending another private
12school under a scholarship to transfer the child's scholarship to the participating
13private school. The governing body may approve the child's request to transfer if the
14private school has an unfilled available space for a child receiving a scholarship
15under this section as specified in the private school's notice under sub. (3) (a). If the
16governing body approves the transfer request, the governing body shall notify the
17department. This subsection does not apply to a child who is reevaluated and
18determined to no longer be a child with a disability by the child's individualized
19education program team.
AB68,1960 20Section 1960. 115.7915 (4c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1961 21Section 1961. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1120,322 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and subject to
23subd. 3.,
ending in the 2020-21 school year, the sum of the scholarship amount under
24this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue
25limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the

1change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
2school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
3if positive, or the amount under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3., 2019 stats., if applicable.
AB68,1962 4Section 1962 . 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1120,95 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. c. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, the sum of the
6scholarship amount under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount
7of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
8year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
9between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
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