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1. The governing board of the charter school and one of the following have
13entered into an agreement before, on, or after the effective date of this subdivision
14.... [LRB inserts date], to provide a college credit in high school program to
15academically qualified pupils under which participating pupils may take the course
16for postsecondary credit:
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a. The chancellor of a University of Wisconsin System institution.
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b. The president of a private, nonprofit institution.
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2. The instruction of pupils in the course takes place in the charter school
20building.
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3. The individual who provides instruction in the course is any of the following:
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a. For a course taught pursuant to an agreement under subd. 1. a., a high school
23teacher who is employed by the governing board of the charter school and certified
24or approved to provide the instruction by the participating University of Wisconsin
1System institution or a faculty member of the participating University of Wisconsin
2System institution.
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b. For a course taught pursuant to an agreement under subd. 1. b., a high school
4teacher who is employed by the governing board of the charter school and certified
5or approved to provide the instruction by the participating private, nonprofit
6institution or a faculty member of the participating private, nonprofit institution.
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7Section
2137. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag)
and, (ar),
and (bh), any pupil in grades
9kindergarten to 12 who resides
within in an eligible school district may attend any
10private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be),
(bh), (bm), and
11(bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other
12than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
13private school under this section if all of the following apply:
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14Section
2138. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 2. a. The pupil was enrolled in a public school in the previous
16school year.
For purposes of this subd. 2. a., a pupil was enrolled in a public school
17in the previous school year if the pupil was counted in a school district's membership,
18as defined in s. 121.001 (5), or attended a charter school authorized under s. 118.40
19(2r) or (2x), and the pupil did not attend a private school during the previous school
20year.
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21Section
2139. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than
an eligible
23school district or a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
24sub. (3)
(am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
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25Section
2140. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.60
(2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
2school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
3degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
4including a
masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
5institution of higher education.
This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2024.
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6Section
2141. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
82024, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
9the department.
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b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2024, who has been
11teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and
12who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2024, applies to
13the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
14nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
15shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
16application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
17application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
18requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
19after July 1, 2029.
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20Section
2142. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year,
there is no limit on
22the number of pupils who may attend private schools the limits under this
section 23paragraph do not apply.
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24Section
2143. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:
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1a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the
2eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the
32021-22 school year.
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b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
5school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who
6attended a private school under this section in the 2021-22 school year.
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2. a. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total number of pupils
8residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this
9section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.
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b. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total number of pupils residing
11in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
12district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may
13not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.
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14Section
2144. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
16school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
17rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
18department.
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19Section
2145. 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3)
20(a) and amended to read: