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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AB68,1960 20Section 1960. 115.7915 (4c) of the statutes is repealed.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.
AB68,1963 10Section 1963. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1964 11Section 1964. 115.7915 (4m) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1965 12Section 1965 . 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1120,1513 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. Determine the sum of the amount paid for each child the
14number of children
residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under
15par. (a) in that school year.
AB68,1966 16Section 1966 . 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1120,1817 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the
18per pupil amount calculated under par. (a) for that school year.
AB68,1967 19Section 1967 . 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1120,2120 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. Sum the amounts calculated under subd. 1. a., bm., d.,
21and dh.
AB68,1968 22Section 1968 . 115.7915 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1121,223 115.7915 (6) (L) Allow a child attending the private school under this section
24to refrain from participating in any religious activity if the child's parent submits to

1the child's teacher or the private school's principal a written request that the child
2be exempt from such activities.
AB68,1969 3Section 1969. 115.81 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1121,124 115.81 (1) (b) “Responsible local educational agency" means the local
5educational agency that was responsible for providing a free, appropriate public
6education to the child before the placement of the child in a residential care center
7for children and youth except that if the child resided in an institution or facility
8operated by the department of health services, a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility,
9as defined in s. 938.02 (19) (10p), or a Type 1 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (5), before
10the placement of the child in a residential care center for children and youth,
11“responsible local educational agency" means the school district in which the
12residential care center for children and youth is located.
AB68,1970 13Section 1970. 115.882 of the statutes is renumbered 115.882 (intro.) and
14amended to read:
AB68,1121,20 15115.882 Payment of state aid; reimbursement rate. (intro.) Funds
16appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4).

17Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under
18ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6), and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a
19rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs,
20not to exceed 100 percent.
the following rates:
AB68,1971 21Section 1971. 115.882 (1) and (2) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68,1121,2222 115.882 (1) In the 2021-22 school year, 45 percent of eligible costs.
AB68,1121,24 23(2) In the 2022-23 school year and in each school year thereafter, 50 percent
24of eligible costs.
AB68,1972 25Section 1972. 115.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1122,8
1115.95 (2) It is the policy of this state to provide equal educational
2opportunities by ensuring that necessary programs are available for
3limited-English proficient pupils while allowing each school district and charter
4school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
maximum flexibility in establishing programs
5suited to its particular needs. To this end, this subchapter provides support for
6educating limited-English proficient pupils and
establishes bilingual-bicultural
7education programs for pupils in school districts with specified concentrations of
8limited-English proficient pupils in the attendance areas of particular schools.
AB68,1973 9Section 1973. 115.95 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1122,1410 115.95 (3) It is the policy of this state to reimburse school districts, in
11substantial part, for the added costs of providing the programs established under
12this subchapter and to provide support to school districts and charter schools under
13s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) for the added costs of educating limited-English proficient
14pupils
.
AB68,1974 15Section 1974. 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1122,20 16115.958 Capacity-building grants for licensed educators. (1) A school
17board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may
18apply to the department for a grant for the school district or charter school to provide
19support and financial assistance to its staff and teachers in obtaining licensure or
20certification as bilingual teachers and teachers of English as a 2nd language.
AB68,1122,24 21(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s.
2220.255 (2) (ch), the department may award grants under sub. (1) to school districts
23and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) in amounts determined
24by the department.
AB68,1123,2
1(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
2section.
AB68,1975 3Section 1975. 115.96 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1123,4 4115.96 (title) Establishment Pupil counts; establishment of programs.
AB68,1976 5Section 1976. 115.96 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1123,136 115.96 (1) Count of limited-English proficient pupils. Annually, on or before
7March 1, each a school board and the operator of a charter school established under
8s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
shall conduct a count of the limited-English proficient pupils in
9the public schools of the district or in the charter school, assess the language
10proficiency of such the pupils , and classify such the pupils by language group, grade
11level, age, and English language proficiency. A school board or operator is eligible
12for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board or operator conducts the count
13under this subsection.
AB68,1977 14Section 1977. 115.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1124,215 115.97 (1) A school board may combine pupils in attendance at separate schools
16in its bilingual-bicultural education program. The school board shall be eligible for
17state aids under s. 115.995 if the number of limited-English proficient pupils served
18from the combined schools meets the requirements under sub. (2), (3) or (4).
A pupil
19shall be eligible for a bilingual-bicultural education program only until he or she is
20able to perform ordinary classwork in English. The bilingual-bicultural education
21program shall be designed to provide intensive instruction to meet this objective.
22Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize isolation of children of
23limited-English proficient ability or ethnic background for a substantial portion of
24the school day. Pupils who are not limited-English proficient pupils may participate
25in a bilingual-bicultural education program, except that a school board shall give

1preference to limited-English proficient pupils in admitting pupils to such a
2program.
AB68,1978 3Section 1978. 115.97 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1124,74 115.97 (6) A school board that is required to establish a bilingual-bicultural
5education program under sub. (2), (3), or (4) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995
6only if the state superintendent is satisfied that the school board maintained the
7bilingual-bicultural education program in accordance with this subchapter.
AB68,1979 8Section 1979. 115.977 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1124,149 115.977 (2) A school district may establish bilingual-bicultural education
10programs by contracting with other school districts or with a cooperative educational
11service agency. If 10 or more pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, 20 or more in grades
124 to 8 or 20 or more in a high school program are enrolled in a program under a
13contract pursuant to this subsection, the school district offering the program is
14eligible for reimbursement under s. 115.995.
AB68,1980 15Section 1980. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1124,17 16115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and
17pupil counts
.
AB68,1981 18Section 1981. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1) and amended
19to read:
AB68,1125,320 115.993 (1) Annually, on or before August 15, the school board of a district
21operating a bilingual-bicultural education program under this subchapter shall
22report to the state superintendent the number of pupils, including both
23limited-English proficient pupils and other pupils, instructed the previous school
24year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, an itemized statement on oath of
25all disbursements on account of
a summary of the costs incurred to operate the

1bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year,
2and a copy of the estimated budget for that operating the bilingual-bicultural
3education
program for the current school year.
AB68,1982 4Section 1982. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1125,95 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator
6of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state
7superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
8school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the
9classification of those pupils by language group.
AB68,1983 10Section 1983. 115.993 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1125,1311 115.993 (3) A school board or the operator of a charter school established under
12s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board
13or operator submits the reports required under this section.
AB68,1984 14Section 1984. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (1m)
15(intro.) and amended to read:
AB68,1125,2116 115.995 (1m) (intro.) Upon Subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3),
17upon
receipt of the report reports under s. 115.993, if the state superintendent is
18satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school
19year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter
(1) and (2), the state
20superintendent shall do all of, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), pay the
21following amounts:
AB68,1985 22Section 1985. 115.995 (1) and (2) of the statutes are renumbered 115.995 (1m)
23(a) 1. and 2. and amended to read:
AB68,1126,424 115.995 (1m) (a) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide
25Dividing proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993, 2019 stats., an

1annual payment of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the
2previous school year were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid
3paid under this subsection subdivision does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2) subd.
42
.
AB68,1126,135 2. Certify Certifying to the department of administration in favor of the school
6district board a sum equal to a percentage of the amount expended on
7limited-English proficient pupils by the school district board during the preceding
8year for salaries of personnel participating in and attributable to
9bilingual-bicultural education programs under this subchapter, special books and
10equipment used in the bilingual-bicultural education programs, and other expenses
11approved by the state superintendent. The percentage shall be determined by
12dividing the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in the current school
13year less $250,000 by the total amount of aidable costs in the previous school year.
AB68,1986 14Section 1986. 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1126,1715 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) In the 2021-22 school year, to a school board that was
16required to establish a bilingual-bicultural education program under s. 115.97 for
17the previous school year, the amounts determined by doing all of the following:
AB68,1987 18Section 1987. 115.995 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1126,2119 115.995 (1m) (b) Subject to sub. (3), beginning in the 2022-23 school year, to
20a school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or
21(2x), an amount calculated as follows:
AB68,1126,2422 1. If, in the previous school year, there was at least one limited-English
23proficient pupil enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school,
24$10,000.
AB68,1127,4
12. If, in the previous school year, there were more than 20 limited-English
2proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school,
3subtract 20 from the total number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
4school district or attending the charter school.
AB68,1127,55 3. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. by $500.
AB68,1127,66 4. Add the product determined under subd. 3. to the amount under subd. 1.
AB68,1988 7Section 1988. 115.995 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1127,128 115.995 (2m) Notwithstanding sub. (1m) (b), if a school board received a
9payment under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2021-22 school year, the state superintendent
10shall, subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3) and upon receipt of the
11reports under s. 115.993 (1) and (2), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc),
12pay to the school board the following amounts:
AB68,1127,1413 (a) Subject to sub. (3), in the 2022-23 school year, the greater of the following
14amounts:
AB68,1127,1515 1. The sum determined under sub. (1m) (b) 4. for the 2022-23 school year.
AB68,1127,1716 2. An amount equal to the payment the school board received under sub. (1m)
17(a) in the 2020-21 school year.
AB68,1127,1918 (b) Subject to sub. (3), in the 2023-24 school year, the greater of the following
19amounts:
AB68,1127,2020 1. The sum determined under sub. (1m) (b) 4. for the 2023-24 school year.
AB68,1127,2121 2. An amount calculated as follows:
AB68,1127,2322 a. Subtract the amount determined under subd. 1. from the amount the school
23board received under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2020-21 school year.
AB68,1127,2424 b. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. a. by 0.5.
AB68,1128,2
1c. Add the product determined under subd. 2. b. to the amount determined
2under subd. 1.
AB68,1989 3Section 1989. 115.995 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1128,74 115.995 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in any fiscal year is
5insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under sub. (1m) (b) or (2m), the state
6superintendent shall prorate the payments among the school boards and operators
7of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) entitled to receive the aid.
AB68,1990 8Section 1990. 115.996 of the statutes is renumbered 115.996 (intro.) and
9amended to read:
AB68,1128,14 10115.996 Report to the legislature. (intro.) Annually, on or before December
1131, the state superintendent shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of
12the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), on the status
13of bilingual-bicultural education programs established under this subchapter. The
14report shall include all of the following information:
AB68,1128,18 15(1) The number of pupils served in bilingual-bicultural education programs for
16each language group in each school district in which such programs are offered and
17the cost of the program per pupil for each school district, language group
, and
18program type
.
AB68,1128,22 19(2) The department shall also provide the number of pupils in each school
20district and language group who as a result of participation in a bilingual-bicultural
21education program improved their English language ability to such an extent that
22the program is no longer necessary for such pupils.
AB68,1991 23Section 1991. 115.996 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1129,3
1115.996 (3) The number of limited-English proficient pupils in each language
2group enrolled in each school district and attending each charter school established
3under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x).
AB68,1992 4Section 1992. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.999] of the
5statutes is repealed.
AB68,1993 6Section 1993. 115.999 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1994 7Section 1994. 117.05 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1129,118 117.05 (1m) Board and appeal panel meetings. The state superintendent shall
9set the time and place for meetings of the board under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and
10(4m)
, 117.12 (5), and 117.132 and for meetings of appeal panels under ss. 117.12 (4)
11and 117.13.
AB68,1995 12Section 1995. 117.05 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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