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AB56,854,107 118.40 (2x) (g) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on the effective date
8of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023, the director
9may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a charter school that was not
10operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB56,854,1411 2. The director may contract with a person to operate a charter school that
12begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], if
13the director notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by February 1, 2019, of
14the director's intention to establish the charter school.
AB56,1577 15Section 1577. 118.40 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,854,2216 118.40 (3) (h) A Except as provided under subs. (2r) (i) and (2x) (g), a school
17board, an entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) may contract for the
18establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides one or
19more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board, entity under sub. (2r), or
20the director under sub. (2x) makes available to the opposite sex, under the same
21policies and criteria of admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such
22school or course.
AB56,1578 23Section 1578. 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,855,424 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. Beginning in In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school year years,
25the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year;

1the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
2current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical
3aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as
4determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56,1579 5Section 1579. 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,855,106 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the sum of the per
7pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the
8per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year,
9if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between
10the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56,1580 11Section 1580 . 118.51 (1) (aj) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1581 12Section 1581 . 118.51 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,855,2313 118.51 (9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
14application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
15attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d) or the
16nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the
17nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may appeal the
18decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident
19school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not
20available under sub. (12) (b), the pupil's parent may appeal the required transfer to
21the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall
22affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was
23arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB56,1582 24Section 1582 . 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,856,2
1118.51 (12) (title) Nonresident school district statement of educational
2costs; special
Special education or related services.
AB56,1583 3Section 1583 . 118.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1584 4Section 1584 . 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12).
AB56,1585 5Section 1585 . 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,856,86 118.51 (16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils
7attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for
8whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB56,1586 9Section 1586 . 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,856,1210 118.51 (16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils
11attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than
12pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB56,1587 13Section 1587 . 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,856,2114 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year and
15ending with the amount for the 2018-19 school year, except as provided in subd. 3.
16c., in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this
17subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
18adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
19change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
20school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
21if positive.
AB56,1588 22Section 1588 . 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,857,323 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2019-20 school year,
24except as provided in subd. 3. c., and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the
25amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount

1of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
2year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
3between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56,1589 4Section 1589 . 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,857,65 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. For the amount in the 2017-18 to 2020-21 school years, the
6amount determined under subd. 3. b. or bm. plus $100.
AB56,1590 7Section 1590 . 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,857,128 118.51 (16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district
9under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the
10state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) based on the
11number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the
12nonresident school district.
AB56,1591 13Section 1591 . 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,857,1614 118.51 (16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under
15par. (b) and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received
16by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
AB56,1592 17Section 1592 . 118.51 (17) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,857,1918 118.51 (17) (title) Pupil transfer amount and payments to a nonresident
19school board
State aid adjustments and tuition; children with disabilities.
AB56,1593 20Section 1593 . 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,858,221 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school year years, the per pupil
22transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school
23year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for
24the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide

1categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school
2year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56,1594 3Section 1594 . 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1595 4Section 1595 . 118.51 (17) (b) 2. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,858,105 118.51 (17) (b) 2. d. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the per pupil transfer
6amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the
7amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
8current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
9115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
10positive.
AB56,1596 11Section 1596 . 118.51 (17) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1597 12Section 1597 . 118.51 (17) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1598 13Section 1598 . 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,858,1914 118.51 (17) (c) 1. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the
15number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and
162018-19
school years year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall
17increase that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal
18to the difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for the
19applicable school year.
AB56,859,620 2. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is less than the number determined
21in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school
22years year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall decrease that
23school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the
24difference multiplied by an amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for the applicable
25school year.
If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the

1reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the
2department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment
3under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to the school
4district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use the moneys
5appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd.
61.
AB56,1599 7Section 1599 . 118.51 (17) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1600 8Section 1600. 118.55 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1601 9Section 1601. 118.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,859,1510 118.57 (1) Annually, by January 31, each school board shall publish as a class
111 notice, under ch. 985, and post on its Internet site a description of the educational
12options available to children in the school district, including public schools, private
13schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools,
14full-time or part-time open enrollment in a nonresident school district, and the early
15college credit program
programs under ss. 36.25 (56) and 38.12 (15).
AB56,1602 16Section 1602. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,859,2217 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (bh), any pupil in grades
18kindergarten to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may attend any
19private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bh), (bm), and
20(bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other
21than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
22private school under this section if all of the following apply:
AB56,1603 23Section 1603 . 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,860,724 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in par. (bm), the pupil is a member of a
25family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0

1times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the
2director of the federal office of management and budget
line, as defined in 42 USC
39902
(2)
. In this subdivision and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the
4pupil's parents or legal guardians. Except as provided in subd. 1. c. and d., the family
5income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a
6private school under this section whose family income increases may continue to
7attend a private school under this section.
AB56,1604 8Section 1604. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,860,119 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible
10school district or
a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
11sub. (3) (am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
AB56,1605 12Section 1605. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,860,1713 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
14school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
15degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
16including a masters or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
17institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2022.
AB56,1606 18Section 1606. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,860,2119 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
202022, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
21the department.
AB56,861,622 b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2022, who has been
23teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2022, and
24who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2022, applies to
25the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,

1nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
2shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
3application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
4application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
5requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
6after July 1, 2027.
AB56,1607 7Section 1607. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,861,208 118.60 (2) (a) 7. b. Each If the private school that begins participation in the
9program under this section on or after April 10, 2014, and before the 2021-22 school
10year,
and that the private school is not accredited by an accrediting entity, shall
11obtain
the private school obtains preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by
12August 1 before the first school term in which the private school begins participation
13in the program under this section, or by May 1 if the private school begins
14participating in the program during summer school. In any school year, a private
15school to which this subd. 7. b. applies may apply for and seek to obtain
16preaccreditation from only one preaccrediting entity. A private school to which this
17subd. 7. b. applies that fails to obtain preaccreditation as required under this subd.
187. b. may not participate in the program under this section or under s. 119.23 until
19preaccreditation has been obtained, but the private school may apply for and seek
20to obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity for the following school year.
AB56,1608 21Section 1608. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,862,622 118.60 (2) (a) 7. c. A private school to which If subd. 7. b. applies shall apply
23to the private school, the private school applies for accreditation by an accrediting
24entity by December 31 of the first school year that begins after April 10, 2014, in
25which the private school begins participation in the program under this section, and

1shall achieve obtains accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the
23rd school year following the first school year in which the private school begins
3participation in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited
4under this subd. 7. c., the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation
5under subd. 7. b. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in
6additional grades or in an additional or new school.
AB56,1609 7Section 1609. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,862,118 118.60 (2) (a) 7. d. If the private school begins participation in the program
9under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any school year thereafter, the
10private school is accredited by an accrediting entity by August 1 of the school year
11in which the private school begins participation in the program under this section.
AB56,1610 12Section 1610 . 118.60 (2) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,862,2113 118.60 (2) (ag) 4. Notwithstanding If the new private school begins
14participation in the program under this section before the 2021-22 school year,
15notwithstanding
the deadline to obtain preaccreditation under sub. (2) par. (a) 7. b.,
16by December 15 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which
17the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section,
18obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity. If the new private school begins
19participation in the program under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any
20school year thereafter, the new private school shall comply with the requirement
21under par. (a) 7. d.
AB56,1611 22Section 1611. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,862,2523 118.60 (2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, there is no limit on
24the number of pupils who may attend private schools
the limits under this section
25paragraph do not apply.
AB56,1612
1Section 1612. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,863,22 118.60 (2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:
AB56,863,53 a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the
4eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the
52019-20 school year.
AB56,863,86 b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
7school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who
8attended a private school under this section in the 2019-20 school year.
AB56,863,119 2. a. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils
10residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this
11section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.
AB56,863,1512 b. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils residing
13in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
14district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may
15not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.
AB56,1613 16Section 1613 . 118.60 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,864,217 118.60 (2) (bm) No pupil who resides in a school district, other than an eligible
18school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend a participating private
19school under this section unless the pupil is a member of a family that has a total
20family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty level,
21determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
22office of management and budget
line, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2). In this
23paragraph and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or
24legal guardians. Except as provided in par. (a) 1. c., the family income of the pupil
25shall be verified as provided in par. (a) 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under

1this section whose family income increases may continue to attend a private school
2under this section.
AB56,1614 3Section 1614. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,864,74 118.60 (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.
AB56,1615 8Section 1615 . 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,864,229 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
10an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
11private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
12family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
13application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
14which an application is received and subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), the private
15school shall notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been
16accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the
17reason. Subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), a private school may reject an applicant
18only if it the private school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating
19capacity. Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (ar), the state superintendent
20shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random
21basis, except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting
22applications, in the order of preference listed:
AB56,1616 23Section 1616 . 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,864,2524 118.60 (3) (am) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
25school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in an eligible school district:
AB56,865,7
11. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
2sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
3determined by the department from pupils who reside in an eligible school district.
4For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods
5under this subdivision, the first of which begins no earlier than February 1 of the
6school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later than
7September 14 of the applicable school year.
AB56,865,148 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
9the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
10school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
11also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
12private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
13period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
14applications.
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