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AB68,2043 12Section 2043. 118.40 (2x) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1144,1513 118.40 (2x) (a) 1. “Director" means the special assistant to the president of the
14University of Wisconsin System appointed under s. 36.09 (2) (c)
chancellor of the
15University of Wisconsin-Madison
.
AB68,2044 16Section 2044. 118.40 (2x) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1144,2417 118.40 (2x) (b) 1. The Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision ....
18[LRB inserts date], the
director may not contract with a person to operate a charter
19school under this subsection. A contract entered into before the effective date of this
20subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], by the special assistant to the president of the
21University of Wisconsin System appointed under s. 36.09 (2) (c), 2019 stats., with a
22person to operate a charter school under this subsection remains in full force and
23effect, but the director may not renew or modify the contract. The director shall carry
24out the special assistant's obligations under the contract
.
AB68,2045 25Section 2045. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. i. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2046
1Section 2046. 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1145,112 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1., Beginning on the effective
3date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date],
the director may not enter into a
4contract to operate a recovery charter school under this paragraph. The director may
5not renew or modify a contract entered into under this paragraph before the effective
6date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], by the special assistant to the president
7of the University of Wisconsin System appointed under s. 36.09 (2) (c), 2019 stats.,

8to establish, as a pilot project, one recovery charter school, to be located in this state
9and that operates only high school grades, but the contract remains in full force and
10effect
if the term of the contract is limited to 4 consecutive school years and the
11contract requires the charter school operator to do all of the following:
AB68,2047 12Section 2047. 118.40 (2x) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1145,1813 118.40 (2x) (d) 3. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, ensure that each
14charter school established under this subsection includes in its curriculum
15instruction in the culture, tribal sovereignty, and contemporary and historical
16significant events of the federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands
17located in this state at least twice in the elementary grades and at least once in the
18high school grades.
AB68,2048 19Section 2048. 118.40 (2x) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1145,2120 118.40 (2x) (g) All of the following apply to a charter school established under
21this subsection before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]:
AB68,1146,222 1. Unless the director revokes the charter school's charter under sub. (5), the
23operator of the charter school may continue to operate the charter school under the
24terms of the contract under par. (b) 1. or (cm) that is effective on the effective date

1of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], for the remaining term of the contract, but
2the contract is not renewable for any additional term and may not be extended.
AB68,1146,53 2. Unless the director revokes the charter school's charter under sub. (5), the
4operator of the charter school may enter into a contract under sub. (2m) or (2r) to
5operate the charter school.
AB68,2049 6Section 2049. 118.40 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1146,117 118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under sub. (2m), (2r), or (2x) may be
8for any term not exceeding 5 school years and, except as provided under sub. (2x) (g),
9may be renewed for one or more terms not exceeding 5 school years. The contract
10shall specify the amount to be paid to the charter school during each school year of
11the contract.
AB68,2050 12Section 2050. 118.40 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1146,1813 118.40 (3) (h) A school board, or an entity under sub. (2r), or the director under
14sub. (2x)
may contract for the establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one
15sex or that provides one or more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board,
16or entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) makes available to the
17opposite sex, under the same policies and criteria of admission, schools or courses
18that are comparable to each such school or course.
AB68,2051 19Section 2051. 118.40 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1146,2120 118.40 (3m) Authorizing entity duties. (intro.) A school board, and an entity
21under sub. (2r) (b), and the director under sub. (2x) shall do all of the following:
AB68,2052 22Section 2052. 118.40 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1147,223 118.40 (3m) (c) Give preference in awarding contracts for the operation of
24charter schools other than the charter school established under a contract with the

1director under sub. (2x) (cm)
to those charter schools that serve children at risk, as
2defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a).
AB68,2053 3Section 2053. 118.40 (3m) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2054 4Section 2054. 118.40 (3n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1147,85 118.40 (3n) Director duties. The director under sub. (2x) shall, in accordance
6with the terms of each charter school contract, monitor the performance and
7compliance with this section of each charter school established under a contract
8under sub. (2x).
AB68,2055 9Section 2055. 118.42 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1147,1210 118.42 (3) (a) 4. Implement changes in administrative and personnel
11structures that are consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements
12under subch. IV of ch. 111
.
AB68,2056 13Section 2056. 118.42 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1147,1714 118.42 (5) Nothing in this section alters or otherwise affects the rights or
15remedies afforded school districts and school district employees under federal or
16state law or under the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement under
17subch. IV of ch. 111
.
AB68,2057 18Section 2057. 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1147,2419 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and ending in the
202020-21 school year
, the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the
21previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s.
22121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of
23statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current
24school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB68,2058 25Section 2058 . 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1148,5
1118.50 (2m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, the sum of the per
2pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the
3per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year,
4if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between
5the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68,2059 6Section 2059. 118.51 (1) (aj) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2060 7Section 2060. 118.51 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1148,188 118.51 (9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
9application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
10attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d) or the
11nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the
12nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may appeal the
13decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident
14school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not
15available under sub. (12) (b), the pupil's parent may appeal the required transfer to
16the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall
17affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was
18arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB68,2061 19Section 2061. 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1148,2120 118.51 (12) (title) Nonresident school district statement of educational
21costs; special
Special education or related services.
AB68,2062 22Section 2062. 118.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2063 23Section 2063. 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12).
AB68,2064 24Section 2064 . 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1149,3
1118.51 (16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils
2attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for
3whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB68,2065 4Section 2065 . 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1149,75 118.51 (16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils
6attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than
7pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB68,2066 8Section 2066. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1149,169 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year and
10ending with the amount in the 2020-21 school year, except as provided in subd. 3.
11c., in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this
12subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
13adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
14change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
15school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
16if positive.
AB68,2067 17Section 2067 . 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1149,2318 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2021-22 school year
19and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this
20subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
21adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
22change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school
23year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68,2068 24Section 2068 . 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1150,5
1118.51 (16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district
2under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the
3state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) based on the
4number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the
5nonresident school district.
AB68,2069 6Section 2069 . 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1150,97 118.51 (16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under
8par. (b) and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received
9by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
AB68,2070 10Section 2070. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1150,1811 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, and subject to subd.
123.
and ending in the 2020-21 school year, the per pupil transfer amount is the sum
13of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the amount of the per
14pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
15positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between
16the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40
17(2r) (e) 2p., if positive, or the amount under s. 118.51 (17) (b) 3., 2019 stats., if
18applicable
.
AB68,2071 19Section 2071 . 118.51 (17) (b) 2. cm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1150,2520 118.51 (17) (b) 2. cm. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, the per pupil
21transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school
22year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for
23the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
24115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
25positive.
AB68,2072
1Section 2072. 118.51 (17) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2073 2Section 2073. 118.51 (17) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2074 3Section 2074. 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1151,94 118.51 (17) (c) 1. If Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, if the number
5determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for
6a school district, in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years, the department
7shall increase that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount
8equal to the difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for
9the applicable school year.
AB68,1151,2110 2. If Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, if the number determined in par.
11(b) 1. a. is less than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in
12the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years,
the department shall decrease that
13school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the
14difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for the applicable
15school year.
If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the
16reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the
17department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment
18under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to the school
19district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use the moneys
20appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd.
211.
AB68,2075 22Section 2075. 118.51 (17) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2076 23Section 2076. 118.55 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1151,2524 118.55 (3) (title) Notification of school board intent; determination of high
25school credit; notification of postsecondary credit.
AB68,2077
1Section 2077. 118.55 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1152,122 118.55 (3) (a) A public school pupil who intends to enroll in an institution of
3higher education under this section shall notify the school board of the school district
4in which he or she is enrolled or the governing board of the charter school under s.
5118.40 (2r) or (2x) that he or she attends
and a pupil attending a private school who
6intends to enroll in an institution of higher education under this section shall notify
7the governing body of the private school he or she attends of that intention no later
8than March 1 if the pupil intends to enroll in the fall semester, and no later than
9October 1 if the pupil intends to enroll in the spring semester. The notice shall
10include the titles of the courses in which the pupil intends to enroll and the number
11of credits of each course, and shall specify whether the pupil will be taking the
12courses for high school or postsecondary credit.
AB68,2078 13Section 2078. 118.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1153,1514 118.55 (3) (b) If the public school pupil specifies in the notice under par. (a) that
15he or she intends to take a course at an institution of higher education for high school
16credit, the school board or governing board of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
17or (2x)
shall determine whether the course is comparable to a course offered in the
18school district, and or charter school, whether the course satisfies any of the high
19school graduation requirements under s. 118.33, and the number of high school
20credits to award the pupil for the course, if any. If the pupil attending a private school
21specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she intends to take a course at an
22institution of higher education for high school credit, the governing body of the
23participating private school shall determine whether the course is comparable to a
24course offered at the private school, whether the course satisfies any requirements
25necessary for high school graduation, and the number of high school credits to award

1the pupil for the course, if any. In cooperation with institutions of higher education,
2the state superintendent shall develop guidelines to assist school districts boards,
3governing boards of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
and participating
4private schools in making the determinations. The school board, governing board,
5or governing body shall notify the pupil of its determinations, in writing, before the
6beginning of the semester in which the pupil will be enrolled. If the public school
7pupil disagrees with the school board's decision of a school board or governing board
8of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
regarding comparability of courses,
9satisfaction of high school graduation requirements, or the number of high school
10credits to be awarded, the pupil may appeal the school board's decision to the state
11superintendent within 30 days after the decision. The state superintendent's
12decision shall be final and is not subject to review under subch. III of ch. 227. If the
13pupil attending a participating private school disagrees with any decision of a
14governing body under this paragraph, the pupil may appeal the decision to the
15governing body within 30 days after the decision.
AB68,2079 16Section 2079. 118.55 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1153,2217 118.55 (4) (b) If an institution of higher education admits a pupil, it shall notify
18the school board of the school district in which the pupil is enrolled , the governing
19board of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) the pupil attends,
or the
20governing body of the pupil's participating private school, in writing, within 30 days
21after the beginning of classes at the institution of higher education. The notification
22shall include the course or courses in which the pupil is enrolled.
AB68,2080 23Section 2080. 118.55 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1154,624 118.55 (4) (c) If a pupil is not admitted to attend the course that he or she
25specified in the notice under sub. (3) (a) but is admitted to attend a different course,

1the pupil shall immediately notify the school board of the school district in which he
2or she is enrolled, the governing board of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or
3(2x) the pupil attends,
or the governing body of the pupil's participating private
4school and the school board, governing board, or governing body shall inform the
5pupil of its determinations under sub. (3) (b) regarding the course to which the pupil
6was admitted as soon as practicable.
AB68,2081 7Section 2081. 118.55 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1154,158 118.55 (5) Responsibility for and determination of costs; payment and
9reimbursement for certain costs.
(intro.) Subject to sub. (7t), the school board of
10the school district in which a pupil attending an institution of higher education under
11this section is enrolled, the governing board of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
12or (2x) attended by a pupil who is attending an institution of higher education under
13this section,
and the governing body of the participating private school attended by
14a pupil who is attending an institution of higher education under this section shall
15be responsible for the following amount:
AB68,2082 16Section 2082. 118.55 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1155,517 118.55 (5) (a) If the public high school pupil is taking a course for high school
18credit, regardless of whether the course is also taken for postsecondary credit, and
19if the course is not comparable to a course offered in the school district or at the
20charter school
, 75 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined
21under par. (d). If a private high school pupil attending a private school is taking a
22course for high school credit, regardless of whether the course is also taken for
23postsecondary credit, and if the course is not comparable to a course offered by the
24participating private school, 75 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as
25determined under par. (d). If the pupil takes a course described under this paragraph

1at a high school in a school district, at a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
2or at a participating private school, the school board of the school district, the
3governing board of the charter school,
or the governing body of the participating
4private school shall be is responsible for the costs of books and other necessary
5materials for the course.
AB68,2083 6Section 2083. 118.55 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1155,107 118.55 (5) (b) If the pupil is taking a course for postsecondary credit and if the
8course is not comparable to a course offered in the school district , at the charter
9school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the participating private school
, 25 percent of
10the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d).
AB68,2084 11Section 2084. 118.55 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1155,1512 118.55 (5) (d) If a school board, the governing board of a charter school under
13s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
or the governing body of a participating private school is
14required to pay tuition on behalf of a pupil under this subsection, the tuition charged
15for each credit assigned to the course may not exceed the following:
AB68,1155,2216 1. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (bm) 1., other than a
17University of Wisconsin college campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), one-third of the
18amount that would be charged for each credit assigned to the course to an individual
19who is a resident of this state and who is enrolled in the educational institution as
20an undergraduate student. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the institution of higher
21education nor the school board nor the, governing board, or governing body may
22charge any additional costs or fees to a pupil to attend a course under this section.
AB68,1156,423 1m. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (bm) that is a
24University of Wisconsin college campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), one-half of the
25amount that would be charged for each credit assigned to the course to an individual

1who is a resident of this state and who is enrolled in the college campus as an
2undergraduate student. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the college campus nor the
3school board or governing board may charge any additional costs or fees to a pupil
4to attend a course under this section.
AB68,1156,115 2. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (bm) 2., one-third of the
6amount that would be charged for each credit assigned to a similar course offered by
7the University of Wisconsin-Madison to an individual who is a resident of this state
8and who is enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an undergraduate
9student. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the institution of higher education nor the
10school board or governing board may charge any additional costs or fees to a pupil
11to attend a course under this section.
AB68,2085 12Section 2085. 118.55 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1156,2113 118.55 (5) (e) 1. Subject to sub. (7t), within 30 days after the end of the semester,
14the school board of the school district in which a pupil who attended an institution
15of higher education under this section was enrolled, the governing board of the
16charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) attended by a pupil who attended an
17institution of higher education under this section,
and the governing body of a
18participating private school attended by a pupil who attended the institution of
19higher education under this section shall pay the institution, on behalf of the pupil,
20the amount determined under par. (d) and shall submit an itemized report to the
21department of the amounts paid under this subdivision.
AB68,1157,522 2. Subject to subd. 3., from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (d), the
23secretary of the department of workforce development shall, on behalf of the school
24board of a school district in which a pupil who attended an institution of higher
25education under this section was enrolled, on behalf of the governing board of the

1charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) attended by a pupil who attended an
2institution of higher education under this section,
and on behalf of the governing
3body of a participating private school and a pupil who attended the private school and
4who attended an institution of higher education under this section, pay to the
5department of public instruction the following amount:
AB68,1157,116 a. For a pupil who took a course for high school credit, as described in par. (a),
725 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d).
8The department of public instruction shall reimburse the school board of the school
9district, governing board of the charter school, or the governing body of the private
10school the amount received from the department of workforce development under
11this subd. 2. a.
AB68,1157,1712 b. For a pupil who took a course for postsecondary credit, as described in par.
13(b), 50 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par.
14(d). The department of public instruction shall reimburse the school board of the
15school district, governing board of the charter school, or the governing body of the
16private school the amount received from the department of workforce development
17under this subd. 2. b.
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