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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.
AB68,2159 5Section 2159. 119.9005 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2160 6Section 2160. 120.12 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1185,127 120.12 (15) School hours. Establish rules scheduling the hours of a normal
8school day. The school board may differentiate between the various elementary and
9high school grades in scheduling the school day. This subsection does not eliminate
10a school district's duty under subch. IV of ch. 111 to bargain with its employees'
11collective bargaining representative over any calendaring proposal which is
12primarily related to wages, hours, or conditions of employment.
AB68,2161 13Section 2161 . 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1185,1714 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
1549.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.729, 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2.,
16632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.862, 632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6),
17632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).
AB68,2162 18Section 2162 . 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
19.... (this act), section 2161, is amended to read:
AB68,1185,2320 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
2149.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.728, 632.729, 632.746 (1) and (10) (a)
222. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.862, 632.867, 632.87
23(4) to (6), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) (8) to (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).
AB68,2163 24Section 2163 . 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
25.... (this act), section 2162, is amended to read:
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1120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
249.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.728, 632.729, 632.746 (1) and (10) (a)
32. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.862,
4632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (8) to (17), 632.896, and
5767.513 (4).
AB68,2164 6Section 2164. 120.18 (1) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1186,217 120.18 (1) (gm) Payroll and related benefit costs for all school district
8employees in the previous school year. Payroll costs Costs for represented employees
9shall be based upon the costs of wages of any collective bargaining agreements
10covering such employees for the previous school year. If, as of the time specified by
11the department for filing the report, the school district has not entered into a
12collective bargaining agreement for any portion of the previous school year with the
13recognized or certified representative of any of its employees, increased costs of
14wages
reflected in the report shall be equal to the maximum wage expenditure that
15is subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2. for the employees
limited
16to the lower of the school district's offer or the representative's offer
. The school
17district shall amend the annual report to reflect any change in such costs as a result
18of any collective bargaining agreement entered into between the date of filing the
19report and October 1. Any such amendment shall be concurred in by the certified
20public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 certifying the school district
21audit.
AB68,2165 22Section 2165. 120.18 (1) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,2166 23Section 2166. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1187,224 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. A pupil enrolled in a 5-year-old kindergarten program that
25requires full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week, but not on any day of

1the week that pupils enrolled in other grades in the school do not attend school, for
2an entire school term shall be counted as one pupil.
AB68,2167 3Section 2167. 121.004 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1187,64 121.004 (7) (c) 2. In subd. 1. a. and b., “full-day" means the length of the school
5day for pupils in the first grade of the school district operating the 4-year-old or
65-year-old kindergarten program.
AB68,2168 7Section 2168. 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1187,148 121.004 (7) (cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program,
9including a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b),
10that provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under s. 121.02
11(1) (f) but requires less than full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week shall
12be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5 additional
13hours of outreach activities. In this paragraph, “full-day” has the meaning given in
14par. (c) 2.
AB68,2169 15Section 2169. 121.02 (1) (L) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1187,2116 121.02 (1) (L) 4. Beginning September 1, 1991 2022, as part of the social studies
17curriculum, include instruction in the history, culture and, tribal sovereignty , and
18contemporary and historical significant events
of the federally recognized American
19Indian tribes and bands located in this state at least twice once in the elementary
20grades kindergarten to 2, once in grades 3 to 5, and at least once twice in the high
21school
grades 6 to 8.
AB68,2170 22Section 2170 . 121.02 (1) (L) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1188,323 121.02 (1) (L) 4m. Beginning September 1, 2022, as part of the high school
24curriculum, include instruction in the culture, tribal sovereignty, and contemporary
25and historical significant events of the federally recognized American Indian tribes

1and bands located in this state at least once in each of the high school grades. In at
2least one high school grade, the school board shall include the instruction required
3under this subdivision in the social studies curriculum.
AB68,2171 4Section 2171. 121.07 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1188,75 121.07 (2) Membership. (intro.) For the purposes of ss. 121.08, 121.09, 121.095,
6and 121.105, and 121.137, a school district's membership is the sum of all of the
7following:
AB68,2172 8Section 2172. 121.07 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1188,129 121.07 (2) (d) The number of pupils residing in the school district in the
10previous school year for whom a payment was made under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) to an
11operator of a charter school established under contract with an entity under s. 118.40
12(2r) (b) 1. e., eg., or f. to h. in the previous school year.
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