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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:
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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15statutes is repealed.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AB68,2118 20Section 2118. 119.02 (2g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2119 21Section 2119. 119.02 (4) of the statutes is repealed.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:
AB68,1173,1023 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V, and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121, and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
2466.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
25115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445,

1115.449, 115.453, 115.457, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075,
2118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16,
3118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24
4(1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292,
5118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56,
6120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17)
7to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and
8120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless
9explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner
10or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program
.
AB68,2121 11Section 2121. 119.16 (1n) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2122 12Section 2122. 119.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1173,1813 119.16 (2) Establish schools and districts. The board shall maintain the
14public schools in the city, other than those public schools transferred to the
15opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II,
and
16shall establish, organize, and maintain such schools as the board determines are
17necessary to accommodate the children entitled to instruction therein. The board
18shall divide the city into attendance districts for such schools.
AB68,2123 19Section 2123. 119.16 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1174,220 119.16 (8) (a) Annually before adopting its budget for the ensuing school year
21and at least 5 days before transmitting its completed budget under par. (b), the board
22shall hold a public hearing on the proposed school budget at a time and place fixed
23by the board. At least 45 days before the public hearing, the board shall notify the
24superintendent of schools and the commissioner of the date, time, and place of the

1hearing. At least one week before the public hearing, the board shall publish a class
21 notice, under ch. 985, of the public hearing.
AB68,2124 3Section 2124. 119.16 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1174,124 119.16 (8) (b) The board shall transmit its completed budget to the common
5council on or before the first Monday in August of each year on forms furnished by
6the auditing officer of the city, and shall include in the budget the information
7specified under s. 119.46 (1) for all public schools in the city under this chapter,
8including the schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership
9programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II. The board shall itemize those portions of the
10budget allocated to schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership
11programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II
. Such completed budget shall be published
12with the budget summary under s. 65.04 (2) or 65.20 and budget under s. 65.05 (7).
AB68,2125 13Section 2125. 119.16 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1174,1714 119.16 (9) School budget. Annually, the board shall prepare a budget for each
15school in the school district operating under this chapter, other than the schools
16transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and
17subch. II
.
AB68,2126 18Section 2126. 119.16 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2127 19Section 2127. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1174,2220 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (b), any pupil in grades
21kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all
22of the following apply:
AB68,2128 23Section 2128. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1175,324 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's
25teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or

1a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a
2masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution
3of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2024.
AB68,2129 4Section 2129. 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1175,75 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
62024, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
7the department.
AB68,1175,178 b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2024, who has been
9teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and
10who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2024, applies to
11the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
12nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
13shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
14application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
15application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
16requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
17after July 1, 2029.
AB68,2130 18Section 2130. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1175,2119 119.23 (2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means the total number of
20pupils residing in the city who attended a private school under this section in the
212021-22 school year.
AB68,1175,2422 2. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total number of pupils residing
23in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year
24may not exceed the program cap.
AB68,2131 25Section 2131. 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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1119.23 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
2school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
3rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
4department.
AB68,2132 5Section 2132. 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (3)
6(a) and amended to read:
AB68,1176,207 119.23 (3) (a) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit an
8application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
9private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
10family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
11application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
12which an application is received, the private school shall notify each applicant, in
13writing, whether his or her application has been accepted. If the private school
14rejects an application, the
who is not eligible under sub. (2) to attend the private
15school under this section that the application is rejected. The
notice shall be in
16writing and
shall include the reason. A private school may reject an applicant only
17if it has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. The state
18superintendent shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to
19accept on a random basis, except that the private school may give preference to the
20following in accepting applications, in order of preference listed:
AB68,2133 21Section 2133. 119.23 (3) (a) 1. to 5. of the statutes are renumbered 119.23 (3)
22(ar) 3. a. to e., and 119.23 (3) (ar) 3. b. and d., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB68,1176,2323 119.23 (3) (ar) 3. b. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 1. 3. a.
AB68,1176,2424 d. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 3. c.
AB68,2134 25Section 2134. 119.23 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
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1119.23 (3) (ar) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
2school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in the city:
AB68,1177,93 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
4sub. (2) (a) 3. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
5determined by the department from pupils who reside in the city. For each school
6year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this
7subdivision, the first of which begins no later than the first weekday in February of
8the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later
9than September 14 of the applicable school year.
AB68,1177,1610 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
11the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
12school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
13also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
14private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
15period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
16applications.
AB68,1178,217 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1, upon receipt
18of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum of all
19applicants for pupils residing in the city. In determining the sum, the department
20shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the
21program only once. If, after the end of an application period described under subd.
221., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in the city exceeds the program cap
23under sub. (2) (b), the department shall determine which applications submitted
24during the application period to accept on a random basis, except that the

1department shall give preference in accepting applications of pupils to the following
2applications, in the order of preference listed:
AB68,1178,53 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the
4department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required
5under subd. 3.
AB68,1178,126 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in the city under this
7paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that
8a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving
9notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils
10attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub.
11(2) (b), the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the
12waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
AB68,2135 13Section 2135. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1178,2314 119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it the private
15school
has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application
16to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is
17rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par.
18(ar) 4.
may, subject to sub. (2) (b), be admitted to a private school participating in the
19program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant
20continues to reside within in the city. The department may not require, in that
21following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding
22the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program
23under this section on the basis of family income.
AB68,2136 24Section 2136. 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1119.23 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 to 2020-21 school year and in each school year
2thereafter
years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the
3pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in
4subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil
5is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under
6s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the
7state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school
8year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
9adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
10change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
11school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
12if positive.
AB68,2137 13Section 2137 . 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1179,2414 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year
15thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
16enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7.,
17the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
18on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
19(2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state
20superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year
21for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
22adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
23change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school
24year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68,2138 25Section 2138 . 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
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1119.23 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school
2that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and
3also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute for the
4amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d., with the
5following modifications:
AB68,1180,126 a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
7in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of the
8maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under
9this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled;
10the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current
11school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2)
12(a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68,1180,1913 b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
14in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the maximum amount
15per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the
16previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the
17per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
18positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the
19previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68,2139 20Section 2139. 119.23 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1181,221 119.23 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of the city
22under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not
23counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school district has
24exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and that the pupil is not

1counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap
2under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded
.
AB68,2140 3Section 2140. 119.23 (7) (b) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1181,84 119.23 (7) (b) 2g. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, as part of the private
5school's curriculum, include instruction in the culture, tribal sovereignty, and
6contemporary and historical significant events of the federally recognized American
7Indian tribes and bands located in this state at least twice in the elementary grades
8and at least once in the high school grades.
AB68,2141 9Section 2141. 119.23 (11) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1181,1610 119.23 (11) (e) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) and s. 118.60 (2) (be) and (bh),
11promulgate rules under par. (a) that are consistent with sub. (4v) and s. 118.60 (4v)
12to ensure that, if a pupil who accepted a space at a private school participating in the
13program under this section or under s. 118.60 changes the pupil's residence, the pupil
14will not be counted for purposes of determining whether the participation limit under
15s. 118.60 (2) (be) or the program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) that applies
16to the pupil's new residence has been exceeded.
AB68,2142 17Section 2142. 119.33 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2143 18Section 2143. 119.44 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2144 19Section 2144. 119.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1182,2120 119.46 (1) As part of the budget transmitted annually to the common council
21under s. 119.16 (8) (b), the board shall report the amount of money required for the
22ensuing school year to operate all public schools in the city under this chapter,
23including the schools transferred to the superintendent of schools opportunity
24schools and partnership program under s. 119.33 and to the opportunity schools and
25partnership program under subch. II,
to repair and keep in order school buildings

1and equipment, including school buildings and equipment transferred to the
2superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
3119.33 and to the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II,
to
4make material improvements to school property, and to purchase necessary
5additions to school sites. The report shall specify the amount of net proceeds from
6the sale or lease of city-owned property used for school purposes deposited in the
7immediately preceding school year into the school operations fund as specified under
8s. 119.60 (2m) (c) or (5) and the net proceeds from the sale of an eligible school
9building deposited in the immediately preceding school year into the school
10operations fund as specified under s. 119.61 (5). The amount included in the report
11for the purpose of supporting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under s.
12119.23 shall be reduced by the amount of aid received by the board under s. 121.136
13and by the amount specified in the notice received by the board under s. 121.137 (2).
14The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all the property subject to
15taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the amount of money required by the
16board for the purposes set forth in this subsection, at the same time and in the same
17manner as other taxes are levied and collected. Such taxes shall be in addition to all
18other taxes which that the city is authorized to levy. The taxes so levied and collected,
19any other funds provided by law and placed at the disposal of the city for the same
20purposes, and the moneys deposited in the school operations fund under ss. 119.60
21(1), (2m) (c), and (5) and 119.61 (5) shall constitute the school operations fund.
AB68,2145 22Section 2145. 119.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1183,323 119.49 (4) The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all taxable
24property in the city, in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are
25levied and collected, which that shall be sufficient to pay the interest on all school

1bonds issued under this subchapter which chapter that are outstanding and to pay
2such part of the principal of such school bonds as becomes due during the ensuing
3school year.
AB68,2146 4Section 2146. 119.55 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2147 5Section 2147. 119.61 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1183,86 119.61 (1) (a) 4. An individual or group that is pursuing a contract with an
7entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) or the director under s. 118.40 (2x) to operate a school
8as a charter school.
AB68,2148 9Section 2148. 119.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1183,1210 119.61 (2) (b) The board shall submit a copy of the inventory required under
11par. (a) to the commissioner, the superintendent of schools, the city clerk, the
12department, and the joint committee on finance.
AB68,2149 13Section 2149. 119.61 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1183,1714 119.61 (2) (c) In addition to the inventory required under par. (a), the board
15shall annually notify the commissioner, the superintendent of schools, the city clerk,
16the department, and the joint committee on finance any time a change is made to the
17use of a school building.
AB68,2150 18Section 2150. 119.61 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1183,2419 119.61 (3) (a) If, within 60 days after receipt of the inventory required under
20sub. (2) (a) or of a notice under sub. (2) (c), either the commissioner or the
21superintendent of schools submits a letter of interest regarding an eligible school
22building, the common council shall immediately proceed to add the commissioner or
23the superintendent of schools, respectively, as an agent of the board on any existing
24lease for the eligible school building between the common council and the board.
AB68,2151 25Section 2151. 119.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1119.61 (3) (b) If, no more than 60 days after providing the commissioner and
2the superintendent of schools with a copy of the inventory under sub. (2) (a) or of a
3notice under sub. (2) (c), neither the commissioner nor the superintendent of schools
4has not submitted a letter of interest under par. (a), the city clerk shall post a public
5notice on the city's Internet site. The city clerk shall include in the public notice
6under this subsection the address of and the information specified under sub. (2) (a)
71. and 8. for each school building identified on the inventory under sub. (2) (a), or on
8the notice under sub. (2) (c), that is an eligible school building. The city clerk shall
9include in the public notice a request for and instructions for submitting letters of
10interest from persons interested in purchasing an eligible school building.
AB68,2152 11Section 2152. 119.66 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1184,22 12119.66 Interest in contracts forbidden. During the term for which elected
13or appointed and for 2 years after the expiration of the term, no member of the board
14may be employed by the board or by the department of employee trust funds in any
15capacity for which a salary or emolument is provided by the board or the department
16of employee trust funds. No board member, superintendent of schools, assistant
17superintendent, other assistant, teacher, or other employee of the board may have
18any interest in the purchase or sale of property by the city for the use or convenience
19of the schools. No contract made in violation of this section is valid. Any
20consideration paid by the city for a purchase or sale prohibited by this section may
21be recovered in an action at law in the name of the city. Any person violating this
22section shall be removed from any position held under this subchapter chapter.
AB68,2153 23Section 2153. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 119 [precedes 119.9000] of the
24statutes is repealed.
AB68,2154 25Section 2154. 119.9000 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2155
1Section 2155. 119.9001 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2156 2Section 2156. 119.9002 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2157 3Section 2157. 119.9003 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2158 4Section 2158. 119.9004 of the statutes is repealed.
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