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SB70-SSA2-SA3,280 6Section 280. 115.29 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,104,97 115.29 (9) State seal of biliteracy. Establish a state seal of biliteracy to
8recognize high school pupils who demonstrate through various assessments
9advanced achievement in bilingualism, biliteracy, and sociocultural competence.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,104,10 10109. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,104,12 11 Section 290m. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
12insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-SSA2-SA3,281 13Section 281. 20.255 (2) (ef) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,104,1514 20.255 (2) (ef) Personal financial literacy grants. Biennially, the amounts in
15the schedule for financial literacy curriculum grants under s. 115.28 (72).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,282 16Section 282. 115.28 (72) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,317 115.28 (72) Financial literacy curriculum grant program. Award grants to
18school boards and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the
19purpose of developing, implementing, or improving financial literacy curricula. In

1awarding grants under this subsection, the state superintendent shall prioritize
2grant applications related to innovative financial literacy curricula, as determined
3by the state superintendent.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,5 4110. Page 374, line 12: delete the material beginning with that line and
5ending on page 375, line 11.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,6 6111. Page 374, line 14: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,7 7 Section 283. 115.7915 (1) (aw) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,108 115.7915 (1) (aw) “Program cap” means the total number of children who
9attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the
102023-24 school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,284 11Section 284. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,1512 115.7915 (2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
13school year, the department shall, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a
14disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
15following apply:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,285 16Section 285. 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,1917 115.7915 (2) (b) The governing body of the eligible school notified the
18department of its intent to participate in the program under this section as provided
19under sub. (3) (a)
.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,286 20Section 286. 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,521 115.7915 (2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
22child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
23incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
24as provided under sub. (3) (am) and on a form prepared by the department that

1includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible
2school that the child will attend. A child's parent or guardian or a child with a
3disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time
4during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an
5eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,287 6Section 287. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,97 115.7915 (2) (g) The Subject to sub. (3) (d), the eligible school, or the department
8on behalf of the eligible school,
has accepted the child's application to attend the
9eligible school under a scholarship awarded under this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,288 10Section 288. 115.7915 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,1311 115.7915 (2m) Program cap. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total
12number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program
13under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,289 14Section 289. 115.7915 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,1615 115.7915 (3) (title) Participating schools; selection of pupils application
16process; waiting list
.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,290 17Section 290. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,2318 115.7915 (3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to
19participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent
20by the 1st Monday in March of the previous school year. The governing body of the
21eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces
22the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this
23section.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,291 24Section 291. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,107,4
1115.7915 (3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted
2a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for
3scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday
4in April and the 3rd Thursday in June.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,292 5Section 292. 115.7915 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,293 6Section 293. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,107,197 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under sub.
8(2) (f)
par. (am), the governing body of the eligible school shall determine whether the
9application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement
10under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that
11developed the child's individualized education program or services plan that the
12child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets
13the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the eligible school shall also
14notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
15requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied and subject to par. (d), the child will be
16awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within
175 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing
18body of the eligible school with a copy of the child's individualized education program
19or services plan.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,294 20Section 294. 115.7915 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,421 115.7915 (3) (c) The By the first weekday in July immediately following the
22application period under par. (am), the
governing body of a private an eligible school
23participating in the program under this section that received applications for
24scholarships under par. (am)
shall notify report to the department when it verifies
25that a child has
the names of children who applied under par. (am) to attend the

1eligible school for whom the governing body has verified that
an individualized
2education program or services plan is in effect and accepts the child's application to
3attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under this section
the names
4of those applicants who have siblings who are already attending the eligible school
.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,295 5Section 295. 115.7915 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,146 115.7915 (3) (d) After the end of the application period described under par.
7(am), upon receipt of the information under par. (c), the department shall determine
8the sum of all applicants for scholarships under this section. In determining the sum,
9the department shall count a child who has applied for more than one scholarship
10under this section only once. If the sum of all applicants exceeds the program cap,
11the department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis,
12subject to the number of available spaces each eligible school specified in its notice
13under par. (a), except that the department shall give preference to the following in
14accepting applications for each eligible school, in the order of preference listed:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,1615 1. Children who attended a different eligible school under a scholarship under
16this section during the previous school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,1717 2. Siblings of pupils who are already attending the eligible school.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,296 18Section 296. 115.7915 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,2219 115.7915 (3) (e) No later than 60 days after the end of the application period
20described under par. (am), the department shall notify each applicant and each
21eligible school, in writing, whether the application submitted to the eligible school
22has been accepted.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,297 23Section 297. 115.7915 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,109,3
1115.7915 (3) (f) If the sum under par. (d) exceeds the program cap, the
2department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required
3under par. (d).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,298 4Section 298. 115.7915 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,109,125 115.7915 (3) (g) The governing body of an eligible school that has accepted a
6child under par. (d) shall notify the department whenever the governing body
7determines that the child will not attend the eligible school under a scholarship
8under this section. If, upon receiving notice under this paragraph, the department
9determines that the number of children attending eligible schools under
10scholarships under this section falls below the program cap, the department shall fill
11any available slot with a child selected from the waiting list established under par.
12(f), if such a waiting list exists.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,299 13Section 299. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,109,1914 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (bh), any pupil in grades
15kindergarten to 12 who resides within in an eligible school district may attend any
16private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bh), (bm), and
17(bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other
18than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
19private school under this section if all of the following apply:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,300 20Section 300. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,109,2321 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible
22school district or
a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
23sub. (3) (am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,301 24Section 301. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,110,3
1118.60 (2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, there is no limit on
2the number of pupils who may attend private schools
the limits under this section
3paragraph do not apply.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,302 4Section 302. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,110,55 118.60 (2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,110,86 a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the
7eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the
82023-24 school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,110,119 b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
10school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who
11attended a private school under this section in the 2023-24 school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,110,1412 2. a. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total number of pupils
13residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this
14section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,110,1815 b. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total number of pupils residing
16in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
17district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may
18not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,303 19Section 303. 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,111,820 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
21an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
22private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
23family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
24application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
25which an application is received and subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), the private

1school shall notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been
2accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the
3reason. Subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), a private school may reject an applicant
4only if it the private school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating
5capacity. Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (ar), the state superintendent
6shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random
7basis, except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting
8applications, in the order of preference listed:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,304 9Section 304. 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,111,1110 118.60 (3) (am) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
11school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in an eligible school district:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,111,1812 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
13sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
14determined by the department from pupils who reside in an eligible school district.
15For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods
16under this subdivision, the first of which begins no earlier than the first weekday in
17February of the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which
18ends no later than September 14 of the applicable school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,111,2519 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
20the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
21school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
22also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
23private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
24period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
25applications.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,112,11
13. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon
2receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum
3of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district. In determining the
4sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one
5private school under the program under this section only once. If, after the end of
6an application period described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils
7residing in an eligible school district exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2.
8a., the department shall determine which applications submitted during the
9application period to accept on a random basis, except that the department shall give
10preference to the applications of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of
11preference listed in that paragraph.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,112,1412 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a.,
13the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences
14required under subd. 3.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,112,2215 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in an eligible school
16district under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private
17school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this
18paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department
19determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section
20falls below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall fill any
21available slot with a pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4.,
22if such a waiting list exists.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,305 23Section 305. 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,113,224 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) All of the following apply to applications to attend a
25private school under this section only if the limitation under sub. (2) (be) applies to

1the school year for which the application is made
submitted by pupils who reside in
2a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district
:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,306 3Section 306. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar) 3.
4(intro.) and amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,113,165 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. (intro.) Annually After the end of the application period
6described under subd. 1.
, upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the
7department shall, for each school district, determine the sum of all applicants for
8pupils residing in that school district under this paragraph and the sum of all
9applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than an eligible school
10district or a 1st class city school district
. In determining the sum those sums, the
11department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private
12school under the program only once. After determining the sum of all applicants for
13pupils residing in a school district,
those sums, if any of the following applies, the
14department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, except
15that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in
16par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph .:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,307 17Section 307. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,113,2018 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in a school
19district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds
20the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,113,2321 b. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than
22an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds the program cap
23under sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,308 24Section 308. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar) 4.
25(intro.) and amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,114,5
1118.60 (3) (ar) 4. (intro.) For each school district in which private schools
2received applications under subd. 1. that exceeded the school district's pupil
3participation limit under sub. (2) (be), the
The department shall establish a waiting
4list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3. for each of the
5following:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,309 6Section 309. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,114,97 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. A school district, other than an eligible school district or a
81st class city school district, for which the sum described under subd. 3. a. exceeds
9the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,114,1210 b. All school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
11school district, if the sum described under subd. 3. b. exceeds the program cap under
12sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,310 13Section 310. 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,114,2314 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in a
15school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district,
16under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school
17determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If,
18upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the
19number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below a school
20district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be), or below the program cap under
21sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.,
the department shall fill any available slot in that school district
22or program with a pupil selected from the school district's applicable waiting list
23established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,311 24Section 311. 118.60 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,115,11
1118.60 (3) (b) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides
2within in an eligible school district because the private school has too few available
3spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a participating private
4school that has space available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph
5or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par. (am) 4. may, subject to sub. (2)
6(bh) 2. a.,
be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this
7section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside
8within in an eligible school district. The department may not require, in that
9following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding
10the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program
11under this section on the basis of family income.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,312 12Section 312. 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,115,2513 118.60 (3) (c) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides
14in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
15district, because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may
16transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space
17available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who
18is on the a waiting list under par. (ar) 4. a. or b. may, subject to sub. (2) (be) and (bh)
192. b.
, be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section
20for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside in a
21school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district.
22The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to
23submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the
24applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family
25income.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,313
1Section 313. 118.60 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,116,72 118.60 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible
3school district under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the
4pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school
5district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be) and that the
6pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a
7program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded
.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,314 8Section 314. 118.60 (4v) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,116,129 118.60 (4v) (c) The department may consider a pupil enrolled in a private
10school participating in the program under this section who satisfies all of the
11following as a resident of a school district, other than an eligible school district or a
121st class city school district, who is enrolled in the private school under this section:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,116,1413 1. The pupil was a resident of an eligible school district when the pupil applied
14to participate in the program under this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,116,1615 2. The pupil accepted a space at a private school participating in the program
16under this section as a resident of an eligible school district.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,116,1817 3. The pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district
18or a 1st class city school district, on the 3rd Friday in September.
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