AB1042,72206Section 72. 118.33 (1m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read: AB1042,,207207118.33 (1m) (a) 2. b. If a pupil’s individualized education program under s. 115.787 or a services plan, as defined in 34 CFR 300.37, includes a statement that it is not appropriate to administer the civics test under subd. 1. to the pupil, a school board, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and governing body of a private school participating in a the private school choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may not make completion of the civics test described under subd. 1. a condition of graduation for that pupil. AB1042,73208Section 73. 118.33 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: AB1042,,209209118.33 (1m) (a) 3. A school board, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and governing body of a private school participating in a the private school choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall permit a limited-English proficient pupil, as defined in s. 115.955 (7), to take the civics test described under subd. 1. in the pupil’s language of choice. AB1042,74210Section 74. 118.33 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: AB1042,,211211118.33 (1m) (b) A school board, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and governing body of a private school participating in a the private school choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may determine the format of the civics test required under this subsection and when in the school year to administer the test. AB1042,,214214118.33 (6) (cr) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the private school choice program under s. 118.60 shall adopt a written policy specifying criteria for promoting a pupil who is attending the private school under s. 118.60 the private school choice program from the 4th grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the pupil’s score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1t) (a) or (b) or s. 118.301 (3), unless the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the pupil’s academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which shall be based solely on the pupil’s academic performance; and any other academic criteria specified by the governing body of the private school. AB1042,,2152152. The governing body of a private school participating in the private school choice program under s. 118.60 may not promote a 4th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s. 118.60 the private school choice program to the 5th grade, and may not promote an 8th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s. 118.60 the private school choice program to the 9th grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the governing body’s policy under subd. 1. AB1042,,2162163. By July 1, 2025, the governing body of each private school participating in the private school choice program under s. 118.60 shall adopt a written policy specifying the criteria for promoting a pupil from the 3rd grade to the 4th grade that includes at least a requirement to provide to a pupil promoted to 4th grade who scored below grade-level in reading on the examination under s. 121.02 (1) (r) the services described in sub. (5m) (a) 1. to 3. and a good cause exception similar to the exception under sub. (5m) (b). Beginning on September 1, 2027, the governing body of a private school participating in the private school choice program under s. 118.60 may not promote a 3rd grade pupil to the 4th grade unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the governing body’s policy under this subdivision. AB1042,77217Section 77. 118.38 (4) of the statutes is repealed. AB1042,78218Section 78. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read: AB1042,,219219118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dj), (du), (fm), (fp), (fq), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13). AB1042,79220Section 79. 118.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: AB1042,,221221118.56 (1) Require a pupil in the program to work at least 280 hours per school year for an employer that complies with sub. (3). Hours of instruction may not be used to satisfy the work requirements under this subsection. Hours that fulfill the work requirements under this subsection shall be counted as hours of direct pupil instruction, as provided under ss. 118.60 (2) (a) 8. and 119.23 (2) (a) 8. s. 118.79 (1). AB1042,80222Section 80. 118.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: AB1042,,223223118.57 (1) Annually, by January 31, each school board shall publish as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, and post on its Internet site website a description of the educational options available to children in the school district, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental the private school choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment in a nonresident school district, the youth apprenticeship program under s. 106.13, and the early college credit program. A school board that does not operate high school grades is not required to include an educational option offered only to high school pupils in a description of educational options under this subsection. AB1042,81224Section 81. 118.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: AB1042,,225225118.57 (2) The school board shall include in the notice under sub. (1) the most recent performance category assigned under s. 115.385 (1) (b) to each school within the school district boundaries, including charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) and private schools participating in a parental the private school choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23. The notice published by the school board shall inform parents that the full school and school district accountability report is available on the school board’s Internet site website. AB1042,82226Section 82. 118.60 (title) and (1) (am) of the statutes are repealed. AB1042,83227Section 83. 118.60 (1) (intro.), (ab), (ad), (af), (ag), (bn), (c), (cm), (d) and (g) of the statutes are renumbered 118.70 (intro.), (1), (2), (4), (5), (10), (13), (14), (15) and (19), and 118.70 (intro.), (2), (4), (5) (intro.) and (c), (10) (a) (intro.) and (b), (13) and (14), as renumbered, are amended to read: AB1042,,228228118.70 Definitions. (intro.) In this section subchapter: AB1042,,229229(2) “Administrator” means the superintendent, supervising principal, executive director, or other person who acts as the administrative head of a participating private school participating in the program under this section. AB1042,,230230(4) “Disqualified accrediting organization” means an accrediting organization that is not an accrediting entity or a member of or otherwise sanctioned by an accrediting entity. AB1042,,231231(5) (intro.) “Disqualified person” means a person who, when a private school was barred or terminated from participation in the choice program under this section by an order issued under sub. (10) s. 118.85 or s. 118.60 (10), 2023 stats., or s. 119.23 (10), 2023 stats., satisfied at least one of the following: AB1042,,232232(c) Was responsible for an action or circumstance that led to the private school being barred or terminated from participation in the choice program under this section. AB1042,,233233(10) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 2. par. (b), “new private school” means a school that qualifies as a private school under s. 115.001 (3r) and that satisfies either of the following: AB1042,,234234(b) “New private school” does not include a private school the governing body of which operates or manages a private school that is participating in the choice program under this section or under s. 119.23 if all of the following apply: