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AB68,1159,318 (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a pupil taking a course under this section
19at an institution of higher education only for postsecondary credit is responsible for
2025 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under sub. (5)
21(d). The school board of the school district in which the pupil attending an institution
22under this section is enrolled, the governing board of the charter school under s.
23118.40 (2r) or (2x) attended by a pupil attending an institution of higher education
24under this section,
and the governing body of a participating private school attended
25by a pupil attending an institution of higher education under this section shall

1establish a written policy governing the timing and method for recovering from the
2pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian the pupil's share of tuition as specified in this
3subdivision.
AB68,1159,74 2. The school board, governing board of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
5or (2x),
or the governing body of the participating private school shall waive the
6pupil's responsibility for costs under subd. 1. if the department determines that the
7cost of the course would pose an undue financial burden on the pupil's family.
AB68,2087 8Section 2087. 118.55 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1159,209 118.55 (7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is
10attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section
11and is taking a course for high school credit may apply to the state superintendent
12for reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school or
13participating private school in which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of
14higher education or technical college that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the
15pupil's parent or guardian are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The
16state superintendent shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the
17amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy) (cx). The state
18superintendent shall give preference under this subsection to those pupils who
19satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC
201758
(b) (1).
AB68,2088 21Section 2088. 118.55 (7t) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1160,222 118.55 (7t) Limitations on participation and payment. (a) A school board,
23governing board of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
or the governing body
24of a participating private school may establish a written policy limiting the number
25of credits for which the school board, governing board, or governing body will pay

1under sub. (5) and s. 38.12 (14) (d) to the equivalent of 18 postsecondary semester
2credits per pupil.
AB68,1160,163 (c) If a pupil receives a failing grade in a course, or fails to complete a course,
4at an institution of higher education or technical college for which the school board,
5governing board of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
or the governing body
6of a participating private school has made payment, the pupil's parent or guardian,
7or the pupil if he or she is an adult, shall reimburse the school board, governing
8board,
or the governing body the amount paid on the pupil's behalf upon the request
9of the school board, governing board, or governing body. If a school board, governing
10board,
or governing body that requests reimbursement of a payment made under this
11section is not reimbursed as requested, the pupil on whose behalf the payment was
12made is ineligible for any further participation in the program under this section.
13For the purposes of this paragraph, a grade that constitutes a failing grade for a
14course offered in the school district, at the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
15or at the participating private school constitutes a failing grade for a course taken
16at an institution of higher education or technical college under this section.
AB68,2089 17Section 2089. 118.55 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1160,2118 118.55 (8) (b) A school board, governing board of a charter school under s.
19118.40 (2r) or (2x),
or the governing body of a participating private school may enter
20into an agreement with an institution of higher education to facilitate the early
21college credit program under this section.
AB68,2090 22Section 2090. 118.55 (10) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1160,2523 118.55 (10) (d) This section does not apply to a course for which a high school
24pupil attending a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may earn postsecondary
25credit if all of the following apply:
AB68,1161,5
11. The governing board of the charter school and one of the following have
2entered into an agreement before, on, or after the effective date of this subdivision
3.... [LRB inserts date], to provide a college credit in high school program to
4academically qualified pupils under which participating pupils may take the course
5for postsecondary credit:
AB68,1161,66 a. The chancellor of a University of Wisconsin System institution.
AB68,1161,77 b. The president of a private, nonprofit institution.
AB68,1161,98 2. The instruction of pupils in the course takes place in the charter school
9building.
AB68,1161,1010 3. The individual who provides instruction in the course is any of the following:
AB68,1161,1511 a. For a course taught pursuant to an agreement under subd. 1. a., a high school
12teacher who is employed by the governing board of the charter school and certified
13or approved to provide the instruction by the participating University of Wisconsin
14System institution or a faculty member of the participating University of Wisconsin
15System institution.
AB68,1161,1916 b. For a course taught pursuant to an agreement under subd. 1. b., a high school
17teacher who is employed by the governing board of the charter school and certified
18or approved to provide the instruction by the participating private, nonprofit
19institution or a faculty member of the participating private, nonprofit institution.
AB68,2091 20Section 2091. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1162,221 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (bh), any pupil in grades
22kindergarten to 12 who resides within in an eligible school district may attend any
23private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bh), (bm), and
24(bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other

1than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
2private school under this section if all of the following apply:
AB68,2092 3Section 2092. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1162,94 118.60 (2) (a) 2. a. The pupil was enrolled in a public school in the previous
5school year. For purposes of this subd. 2. a., a pupil was enrolled in a public school
6in the previous school year if the pupil was counted in a school district's membership,
7as defined in s. 121.001 (5), or attended a charter school authorized under s. 118.40
8(2r) or (2x), and the pupil did not attend a private school during the previous school
9year.
AB68,2093 10Section 2093. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1162,1311 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible
12school district or
a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
13sub. (3) (am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
AB68,2094 14Section 2094. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1162,1915 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
16school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
17degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
18including a masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
19institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2024.
AB68,2095 20Section 2095. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1162,2321 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
222024, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
23the department.
AB68,1163,824 b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2024, who has been
25teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and

1who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2024, applies to
2the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
3nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
4shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
5application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
6application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
7requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
8after July 1, 2029.
AB68,2096 9Section 2096. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1163,1210 118.60 (2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, there is no limit on
11the number of pupils who may attend private schools
the limits under this section
12paragraph do not apply.
AB68,2097 13Section 2097. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1163,1414 118.60 (2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:
AB68,1163,1715 a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the
16eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the
172021-22 school year.
AB68,1163,2018 b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
19school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who
20attended a private school under this section in the 2021-22 school year.
AB68,1163,2321 2. a. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total number of pupils
22residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this
23section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.
AB68,1164,224 b. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total number of pupils residing
25in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school

1district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may
2not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.
AB68,2098 3Section 2098. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1164,74 118.60 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
5school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
6rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
7department.
AB68,2099 8Section 2099. 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3)
9(a) and amended to read:
AB68,1164,2410 118.60 (3) (a) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit an
11application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
12private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
13family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
14application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
15which an application is received and subject to par. (ar), the private school shall
16notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted.
17If the private school rejects an application, the
who is not eligible under sub. (2) to
18attend the private school under this section that the application is rejected. The

19notice shall be in writing and shall include the reason. Subject to par. (ar), a private
20school may reject an applicant only if it has reached its maximum general capacity
21or seating capacity. Except as provided in par. (ar), the state superintendent shall
22ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random basis,
23except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting
24applications, in the order of preference listed:
AB68,2100
1Section 2100. 118.60 (3) (a) 1m. to 5. of the statutes are renumbered 118.60
2(3) (am) 3. am. to e., and 118.60 (3) (am) 3. bm. and d., as renumbered, are amended
3to read:
AB68,1165,44 118.60 (3) (am) 3. bm. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 1m. 3. am.
AB68,1165,55 d. Siblings of pupils described under subd. 3. c.
AB68,2101 6Section 2101 . 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1165,87 118.60 (3) (am) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
8school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in an eligible school district:
AB68,1165,159 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
10sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
11determined by the department from pupils who reside in an eligible school district.
12For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods
13under this subdivision, the first of which begins no earlier than the first weekday in
14February of the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which
15ends no later than September 14 of the applicable school year.
AB68,1165,2216 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
17the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
18school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
19also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
20private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
21period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
22applications.
AB68,1166,723 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon
24receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum
25of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district. In determining the

1sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one
2private school under the program only once. If, after the end of an application period
3described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible
4school district exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall
5determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on
6a random basis, except that the department shall give preference in accepting
7applications of pupils to the following applications, in the order of preference listed:
AB68,1166,108 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a.,
9the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences
10required under subd. 3.
AB68,1166,1811 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in an eligible school
12district under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private
13school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this
14paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department
15determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section
16falls below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall fill any
17available slot with a pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4.,
18if such a waiting list exists.
AB68,2102 19Section 2102 . 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1166,2320 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) All of the following apply to applications to attend a
21private school under this section only if the limitation under sub. (2) (be) applies to
22the school year for which the application is made
submitted by pupils who reside in
23a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district
:
AB68,2103 24Section 2103 . 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar)
253. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB68,1167,13
1118.60 (3) (ar) 3. (intro.) Annually After the end of the application period
2described under subd. 1.
, upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the
3department shall, for each school district, determine the sum of all applicants for
4pupils residing in that school district under this paragraph and the sum of all
5applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than an eligible school
6district or a 1st class city school district
. In determining the sum those sums, the
7department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private
8school under the program only once. After determining the sum of all applicants for
9pupils residing in a school district,
those sums, if any of the following applies, the
10department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, except
11that the department shall give preference in accepting applications of pupils to the
12applications of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5. (am) 3. am. to e., in the order of
13preference listed in that paragraph. under par. (am) 3.:
AB68,2104 14Section 2104. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
AB68,1167,1715 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in a school
16district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds
17the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).
AB68,1167,2018 b. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than
19an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds the program cap
20under sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.
AB68,2105 21Section 2105. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar)
224. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB68,1168,223 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. (intro.) For each school district in which private schools
24received applications under subd. 1. that exceeded the school district's pupil
25participation limit under sub. (2) (be), the
The department shall establish a waiting

1list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3. for each of the
2following:
AB68,2106 3Section 2106. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
AB68,1168,64 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. A school district, other than an eligible school district or a
51st class city school district, for which the sum described under subd. 3. a. exceeds
6the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).
AB68,1168,97 b. All school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
8school district, if the sum described under subd. 3. b. exceeds the program cap under
9sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.
AB68,2107 10Section 2107. 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1168,2011 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in a
12school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district,
13under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school
14determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If,
15upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the
16number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below a school
17district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be), or below the program cap under
18sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.,
the department shall fill any available slot in that school district
19or program with a pupil selected from the school district's applicable waiting list
20established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
AB68,2108 21Section 2108. 118.60 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1169,822 118.60 (3) (b) If a participating private school the department rejects an
23applicant who resides within in an eligible school district because the private school
24to which the applicant applied has too few available spaces, the applicant may
25transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space

1available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who
2is on the waiting list under par. (am) 4.
may, subject to sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., be admitted
3to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following
4school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside within in an eligible
5school district. The department may not require, in that following school year, the
6private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the
7eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the
8basis of family income.
AB68,2109 9Section 2109. 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1169,2210 118.60 (3) (c) If a participating private school the department rejects an
11applicant who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a
121st class city school district, because the private school to which the applicant applied
13has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a
14participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is rejected
15under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the a waiting list under par. (ar) 4.
16a. or b. may, subject to sub. (2) (be) and (bh) 2. b., be admitted to a private school
17participating in the program under this section for the following school year,
18provided that the applicant continues to reside in a school district , other than an
19eligible school district or a 1st class city school district. The department may not
20require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial
21information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to
22participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.
AB68,2110 23Section 2110. 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1170,1024 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 to 2020-21 school year and in each school year
25thereafter
years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the

1pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in
2subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil
3is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under
4s. 20.255 (2) (fr), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the
5state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school
6year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
7adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
8change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
9school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
10if positive.
AB68,2111 11Section 2111 . 118.60 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1170,2212 118.60 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year
13thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
14enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7.,
15the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
16on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
17(2) (fr), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state
18superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year
19for 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 per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school
22year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68,2112 23Section 2112 . 118.60 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1171,324 118.60 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school
25that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and

1also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute for the
2amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d., with the
3following modifications:
AB68,1171,104 a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
5in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of the
6maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under
7this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled;
8the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current
9school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2)
10(a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68,1171,1711 b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
12in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the maximum amount
13per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the
14previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the
15per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
16positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the
17previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68,2113 18Section 2113. 118.60 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1171,2419 118.60 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible
20school district under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the
21pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school
22district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be) and that the
23pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a
24program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded
.
AB68,2114 25Section 2114. 118.60 (7) (b) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1172,5
1118.60 (7) (b) 2g. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, as part of the private
2school's curriculum, include instruction in the culture, tribal sovereignty, and
3contemporary and historical significant events of the federally recognized American
4Indian tribes and bands located in this state at least twice in the elementary grades
5and at least once in the high school grades.
AB68,2115 6Section 2115. 118.60 (11) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1172,137 118.60 (11) (e) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (be) and (bh) and s. 119.23 (2) (b),
8promulgate rules under par. (a) that are consistent with sub. (4v) and s. 119.23 (4v)
9to ensure that, if a pupil who accepted a space at a private school participating in a
10program under this section or under s. 119.23 changes the pupil's residence, the pupil
11will not be counted for purposes of determining whether the participation limit under
12sub. (2) (be) or the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) or s. 119.23 (2) (b) that applies to
13the pupil's new residence has been exceeded.
AB68,2116 14Section 2116. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 119 [precedes 119.01] of the
15statutes is repealed.
AB68,2117 16Section 2117. 119.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1172,1917 119.02 (1) “Board" means the board of school directors in charge of the public
18schools of a city of the 1st class other than those public schools transferred to the
19opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 or subch. II
.
AB68,2118 20Section 2118. 119.02 (2g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2119 21Section 2119. 119.02 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2120 22Section 2120. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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