SB989,,468468(b) A participating private school shall provide a surety bond under this paragraph subsection in an amount equal to 25 percent of the total amount of payments the private school expects to receive under this section and s. 119.23 the choice program during the following school year.
SB989,,469469(3) Budget review; financial viability. If a private school submits a complete anticipated budget under par. (a) 2. sub. (1) (b), the department shall determine whether the private school is financially viable by the first weekday in August 1. If the department determines that the private school is not financially viable, the private school is not eligible to participate in the choice program under this section or s. 119.23 in the current school year.
SB989,177470Section 177. 118.60 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 118.74 (6) and amended to read:
SB989,,471471118.74 (6) Failure to meet private school requirements; notification. If any an accrediting or preaccrediting entity determines during the accrediting or preaccrediting process that a participating private school does not meet all of the requirements under s. 118.165 (1), it shall report that failure to the department.
SB989,178472Section 178. 118.60 (9m) of the statutes is renumbered 118.80 (4) (intro.) and amended to read:
SB989,,473473118.80 (4) Accountability report; posting. (intro.) Beginning in September 2016, and annually thereafter, the governing body of a private school participating in the program under this section that maintains an Internet site for the private school shall, if the private school is included in the most recent accountability report published under s. 115.385, Annually, within 30 days after the department publishes the accountability report, under s. 115.385, a participating private school shall prominently link on the home page of that Internet site to the pages in that the participating private school’s most recent accountability report concerning the private school. on the home page of the participating private school’s website if all of the following apply:
SB989,179474Section 179. 118.60 (10) (a) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 5., 6., 7. and 8. of the statutes are renumbered 118.85 (1) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) and amended to read:
SB989,,475475118.85 (1) Barred; current school year. (intro.) The state superintendent may issue an order barring a private school from participating in the choice program under this section in the current school year if the state superintendent determines that the private school has done any of the following:
SB989,,476476(a) Intentionally or negligently misrepresented any information required under this section subchapter or any rule promulgated under this section subchapter.
SB989,,477477(b) Failed to provide the notice or pay the fee required under sub. (2) (a) 3. s. 118.73 (1), or provide the information required under sub. (7) (am) or (d) s. 118.75 or 118.83, by the date or within the period specified.
SB989,,478478(c) Failed to refund to the state any overpayment made under sub. (4) or (4m) the choice program by the date specified by department rule.
SB989,,479479(d) Failed to provide the information required under sub. (6m) or (6p) s. 118.78.
SB989,,480480(e) Failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (b), (c), or (h) or (7m) s. 118.76, 118.79 (3) or (4), 118.80 (3), (6), or (9) (d), or 118.81 (3) or (4).
SB989,,481481(f) Violated sub. (7) (b) 4., 5., or 6. s. 118.80 (9) (a), (b), or (c).
SB989,,482482(g) Before the end of a 7-year period beginning on the date of an order issued by the state superintendent under this subsection section, s. 118.60, 2023 stats., or s. 119.23, 2023 stats., retained a disqualified person, for compensation or as a volunteer, as an owner, officer, director, trustee, administrator, person designated by the administrator to assist in processing pupil applications, or person responsible for administrative, financial, or pupil health and safety matters.
SB989,180483Section 180. 118.60 (10) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 118.85 (2), and 118.85 (2) (intro.), (a), (c) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB989,,484484118.85 (2) Barred; following school year. (intro.) If the state superintendent determines that any of the following have occurred, he or she the state superintendent may issue an order barring the a private school from participating in the choice program under this section in the following school year:
SB989,,485485(a) The private school has not complied with the requirements under sub. (7) (em) s. 118.74 (4).
SB989,,486486(c) The private school has not achieved accreditation within the period allowed under sub. (2) (a) 7. s. 118.74 (2) (b).
SB989,,487487(d) The private school intentionally or negligently misrepresented any information required under this section subchapter or any rule promulgated under this section subchapter.
SB989,181488Section 181. 118.60 (10) (ar) of the statutes is renumbered 118.85 (3) and amended to read:
SB989,,489489118.85 (3) (a) If the state superintendent determines that a participating private school has failed to continuously maintain accreditation as required under sub. (7) (ad) s. 118.74 (4), that the governing body of the participating private school has withdrawn the participating private school from the accreditation process, or that the participating private school’s accreditation has been revoked, denied, or terminated by an accrediting entity, the state superintendent shall issue an order barring the private school’s participation in the choice program under this section at the end of the current school year.
SB989,,490490(b) A private school whose participation in the choice program under this section is barred under subd. 1. par. (a) may not participate in the choice program under this section or under s. 119.23 until the governing body of the private school demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that it has obtained accreditation from an accrediting entity, provided the accreditation is from an entity other than the entity with which the private school failed to continuously maintain accreditation or, if the private school’s accreditation was revoked, denied, or terminated, other than the entity that revoked, denied, or terminated the private school’s accreditation.
SB989,182491Section 182. 118.60 (10) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.85 (4) and amended to read:
SB989,,492492118.85 (4) Health and safety of pupils. The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school’s participation in the choice program under this section if he or she the state superintendent determines that conditions at the private school present an imminent threat to the health or safety of pupils.
SB989,183493Section 183. 118.60 (10) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 118.85 (5) and amended to read:
SB989,,494494118.85 (5) Parental notification. Whenever the state superintendent issues an order under par. (a), (am), (ar), or (b), he or she sub. (1), (2), (3), or (4), the state superintendent shall immediately notify the parent or guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this section the choice program.
SB989,184495Section 184. 118.60 (10) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 118.85 (6) and amended to read:
SB989,,496496118.85 (6) Withholding payments. The state superintendent may withhold payment from a participating private school under subs. (4) and (4m) s. 118.84 if the participating private school violates this section subchapter or s. 115.383 (3) (b).