PI 49.11(4)(4)Working papers review. An auditor shall permit the department to review audit working papers prepared in support of the enrollment audits under s. PI 49.07 and the audit required under ss. PI 49.08 and 49.09. An auditor shall promptly provide copies of working papers the department requests.
PI 49.11(5)(5)Auditor peer review reports. An auditor completing any of the audits and agreed upon procedure reports under s. 115.7915, Stats., or this chapter shall file the auditors peer review required under s. 442.087, Stats., with the department within 30 days of the report issuance.
PI 49.11(6)(6)License requirements.
PI 49.11(6)(a)(a) The auditing firm that is engaged by a school to complete the audits and agreed upon procedure reports under this chapter or s. 115.7915, Stats., shall be licensed as a certified public accounting firm by the accounting examining board under ch. 442, Stats.
PI 49.11(6)(b)(b) The individual auditor who signs the engagement letter for the audits and agreed upon procedure reports under this chapter or s. 115.7915, Stats., shall be a licensed certified public accountant by the accounting examining board under ch. 442, Stats.
PI 49.11(7)(7)Auditor bar.
PI 49.11(7)(a)(a) The department may bar an auditor who fails to timely and properly fulfill the auditing and reporting requirements of this chapter or s. 115.7915, Stats.
PI 49.11(7)(b)(b) An auditor who is barred under par. (a) shall not complete accounting, auditing, or other reporting requirements for any schools participating in the special needs scholarship program or in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, Stats., until such time as all of the following occur:
PI 49.11(7)(b)1.1. The auditor files with the department evidence acceptable to the department that the auditor has made procedural changes to the manner in which the auditor conducts an audit.
PI 49.11(7)(b)2.2. The auditor successfully completes professional development training that will enable the auditor to comply with the requirements of this chapter, chs. PI 35 and 48, and ss. 115.7915, 118.60, and 119.23, Stats.
PI 49.11 HistoryHistory: EmR1619: emerg. cr., eff. 6-2-16; CR 16-005: cr., Register October 2016 No. 730, eff. 11-1-16; correction in (3), (4), (7) (b) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register October 2016 No. 730; EmR1911: emerg. am. (5), renum. (7) (b) to (7) (b) (intro.) and am., eff. 7-1-19; CR 19-095: am. (5), renum. (7) (b) to (7) (b) (intro.) and am. Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20.
PI 49.12PI 49.12Quarterly reporting to parent. A school shall report to the parent of a pupil participating in the special needs scholarship program at least quarterly using a form provided by the department. The report shall describe the implementation of the child’s individualized education program or services plan, as modified by agreement between the school and the child’s parent, and the pupil’s academic progress.
PI 49.12 NoteNote: The record of implementation and progress form may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction’s webpage at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/special-needs-scholarship.
PI 49.12 HistoryHistory: EmR1619: emerg. cr., eff. 6-2-16; CR 16-005: cr., Register October 2016 No. 730, eff. 11-1-16.
PI 49.13PI 49.13State aid payment calculation. The state superintendent shall make the payments under s. 115.7915 (4m) and (4p), Stats., to schools participating in the special needs scholarship program. The state superintendent may withhold payment from a school under s. 115.7915 (4m) and (4p), Stats., if the school violates this chapter or s. 115.7915, Stats. The state superintendent shall make the payments as follows:
PI 49.13(1)(1)September payment. The September payment shall be based on the number of special needs scholarship program pupils at the school reported under s. PI 49.06 (4). The state superintendent shall calculate the September payment as 25% times the total of all of the following:
PI 49.13(1)(a)(a) The full-time equivalent for full scholarship pupils multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a), Stats.
PI 49.13(1)(b)(b) The full-time equivalent for partial scholarship pupils, as reported under s. PI 49.06 (4) (b), multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (e), Stats.
PI 49.13(1)(c)(c) The prior year actual cost for pupils, as reported by the school under sub. (7), and as calculated under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. and (cm), Stats.
PI 49.13(2)(2)November payment. The November payment shall be based on the number of special needs scholarship program pupils reported in the school’s pupil count report for the third Friday in September required under s. PI 49.06 (5) (b), unless a pupil is determined ineligible by the department. The state superintendent shall calculate the November payment as 50 percent times the amount owed for eligible pupils less the September payment received. The state superintendent shall calculate the amount owed for eligible pupils as the total of all of the following:
PI 49.13(2)(a)(a) The full-time equivalent for full scholarship pupils multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a), Stats.
PI 49.13(2)(b)(b) The full-time equivalent for partial scholarship pupils, as reported under s. PI 49.06 (4) (b), multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (e), Stats.
PI 49.13(2)(c)(c) The prior year actual cost for pupils, as reported by the school under sub. (7), and as calculated under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. and (cm), Stats.
PI 49.13(2m)(2m)Summer school payment. The November payment shall include any payments due to the school for summer school instruction of special needs scholarship pupils in the immediately preceding summer as indicated in the report filed under s. 115.7915 (6) (k), Stats., unless otherwise determined ineligible by the department.
PI 49.13(3)(3)February and may payments. The February payment and May payment shall each be based on the number of special needs scholarship program pupils reported in the school’s pupil count report for the second Friday in January required under s. PI 49.06 (5) (b), unless a pupil is determined ineligible by the department. The state superintendent shall calculate the February and May payments as 25 percent times the total of all of the following:
PI 49.13(3)(a)(a) The full-time equivalent for full scholarship pupils multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a), Stats.
PI 49.13(3)(b)(b) The full-time equivalent for partial scholarship pupils, as reported under s. PI 49.06 (4) (b), multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (e), Stats.
PI 49.13(3)(c)(c) The prior year actual cost for pupils, as reported by the school under sub. (7), and as calculated under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. and (cm), Stats.
PI 49.13(4)(4)Ceased instruction. The state superintendent may not make a September, November, or February payment to a school that has ceased instruction prior to the payment date.