AB50: Bill Text

AB50,2073 Section 2073. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1048,14 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2025-26 school year and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.

AB50,2074 Section 2074. 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1048,20 118.51 (16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) based on the number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the nonresident school district.

AB50,2075 Section 2075. 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1049,2 118.51 (16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under par. (b) and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.

AB50,2076 Section 2076. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1049,10 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. In the 2017-18 school year, the 2025-26 school year, and each school year thereafter, the per pupil transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.

AB50,2077 Section 2077. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1049,19 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, and subject to subd. 3. and ending in the 2024-25 school year, the per pupil transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive, or the amount under s. 118.51 (17) (b) 3., 2023 stats., if applicable.

AB50,2078 Section 2078. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. cm. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1050,3 118.51 (17) (b) 2. cm. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the per pupil transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.

AB50,2079 Section 2079. 118.51 (17) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2080 Section 2080. 118.51 (17) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2081 Section 2081. 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1050,12 118.51 (17) (c) 1. If Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, if the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years, the department shall increase that school district’s state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for the applicable school year.

AB50,1051,2 2. If Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, if the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is less than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years, the department shall decrease that school district’s state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for the applicable school year. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to the school district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd. 1.

AB50,2082 Section 2082. 118.51 (17) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2083 Section 2083. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1051,10 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (bh), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within in an eligible school district may attend any private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bh), (bm), and (bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any private school under this section if all of the following apply:

AB50,2084 Section 2084. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1051,14 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under sub. (3) (am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.

AB50,2085 Section 2085. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1051,21 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private school’s teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor’s degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor’s degree, including a masters master’s or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2028.

AB50,2086 Section 2086. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1052,2 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1, 2028, all of the private school’s teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the department.

AB50,1052,12 b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2028, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2028, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2028, may apply to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid after July 1, 2033.

AB50,2087 Section 2087. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1052,16 118.60 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.

AB50,2088 Section 2088. 118.60 (2) (be) 1. a. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2089 Section 2089. 118.60 (2) (be) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1052,21 118.60 (2) (be) 1. c. “Pupil participation limit” means a school district’s membership in the previous school year multiplied by the applicable percentage for the current school year 0.1.

AB50,2090 Section 2090. 118.60 (2) (be) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1053,4 118.60 (2) (be) 2. Except as provided in subd. 2m., beginning with the 2015-16 school year and ending with the 2025-26 school year, the total number of pupils residing in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the school district’s pupil participation limit for that school year.

AB50,2091 Section 2091. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2092 Section 2092. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1053,8 118.60 (2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:

AB50,1053,11 a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the 2025- 26 school year.

AB50,1053,14 b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who attended a private school under this section in the 2025-26 school year.

AB50,1053,17 2. a. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the total number of pupils residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.

AB50,1053,21 b. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the total number of pupils residing in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.

AB50,2093 Section 2093. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1054,2 118.60 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

AB50,2094 Section 2094. 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1054,17 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil’s parent or guardian shall submit an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during which an application is received and subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), the private school shall notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason. Subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if it the private school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (ar), the state superintendent shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting applications, in the order of preference listed:

AB50,2095 Section 2095. 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1054,21 118.60 (3) (am) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in an eligible school district:

AB50,1055,5 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for a school year during application periods determined by the department from pupils who reside in an eligible school district. For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this subdivision, the first of which begins no earlier than the first weekday in February of the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later than September 14 of the applicable school year.

AB50,1055,12 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received applications.

AB50,1055,23 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district. In determining the sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the program under this section only once. If, after the end of an application period described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph.

AB50,1056,3 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3.

AB50,1056,11 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in an eligible school district under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.

AB50,2096 Section 2096. 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1056,17 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private school under this section only if the limitation under sub. (2) (be) applies to the school year for which the application is made submitted by pupils who reside in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district:

AB50,2097 Section 2097. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. (intro.) and amended to read:

AB50,1057,8 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. (intro.) Annually After the end of the application period described under subd. 1., upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall, for each school district, determine the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in that school district under this paragraph and the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district. In determining the sum those sums, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the program only once. After determining the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in a school district, those sums, if any of the following applies, the department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph.:

AB50,2098 Section 2098. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:

AB50,1057,12 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds the school district’s pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).

AB50,1057,15 b. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.

AB50,2099 Section 2099. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. (intro.) and amended to read:

AB50,1057,22 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. (intro.) For each school district in which private schools received applications under subd. 1. that exceeded the school district’s pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be), the The department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3. for each of the following:

AB50,2100 Section 2100. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:

AB50,1058,3 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. A school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, for which the sum described under subd. 3. a. exceeds the school district’s pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).

AB50,1058,6 b. All school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, if the sum described under subd. 3. b. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.

AB50,2101 Section 2101. 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1058,17 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below a school district’s pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be), or below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. b., the department shall fill any available slot in that school district or program with a pupil selected from the school district’s applicable waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.

AB50,2102 Section 2102. 118.60 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1059,6 118.60 (3) (b) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides within in an eligible school district because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par. (am) 4. may, subject to sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside within in an eligible school district. The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.

AB50,2103 Section 2103. 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1059,20 118.60 (3) (c) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the a waiting list under par. (ar) 4. a. or b. may, subject to sub. (2) (be) and (bh) 2. b., be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district. The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.

AB50,2104 Section 2104. 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1060,18 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 to 2024-25 school year and in each school year thereafter years, upon receipt from the pupil’s parent or guardian of proof of the pupil’s enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil’s parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; in the 2023-24 school year, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8, 10 percent of the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; 90 percent of the change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), between the previous school year and current school year, if positive, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8, or if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12, the change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), between the previous school year and current school year, if positive; the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive; and in the 2023-24 school year, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12, 26.8 percent of the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year.

AB50,2105 Section 2105. 118.60 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1061,6 118.60 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year and in each school year thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil’s parent or guardian of proof of the pupil’s enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil’s parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.

AB50,2106 Section 2106. 118.60 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1061,12 118.60 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute for the amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d., with the following modifications:

AB50,1061,20 a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.

AB50,1062,5 b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.

AB50,2107 Section 2107. 118.60 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1062,12 118.60 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible school district under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be) and that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded.

AB50,2108 Section 2108. 118.60 (4v) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1062,17 118.60 (4v) (c) The department may consider a pupil enrolled in a private school participating in the program under this section who satisfies all of the following as a resident of a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, who is enrolled in the private school under this section:

AB50,1062,19 1. The pupil was a resident of an eligible school district when the pupil applied to participate in the program under this section.

AB50,1062,21 2. The pupil accepted a space at a private school participating in the program under this section as a resident of an eligible school district.

AB50,1062,23 3. The pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, on the 3rd Friday in September.

AB50,1063,3 4. The private school the pupil is attending under this section accepts applications under this section from pupils who reside in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district.

AB50,2109 Section 2109. 118.60 (4v) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1063,11 118.60 (4v) (d) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, under par. (c) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether the school district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be) and that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded.

AB50,2110 Section 2110. 118.60 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: