AB68-SSA1,986,13 118.60 (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:

AB68-SSA1,2138 Section 2138. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,986,20 118.60 (2) (a) 2. a. The pupil was enrolled in a public school in the previous school year. For purposes of this subd. 2. a., a pupil was enrolled in a public school in the previous school year if the pupil was counted in a school district's membership, as defined in s. 121.001 (5), or attended a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and the pupil did not attend a private school during the previous school year.

AB68-SSA1,2139 Section 2139. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,986,24 118.60 (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.

AB68-SSA1,2140 Section 2140. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,987,5 118.60 (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, 2024.

AB68-SSA1,2141 Section 2141. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,987,9 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1, 2024, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the department.

AB68-SSA1,987,19 b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2024, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2024, applies 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, 2029.

AB68-SSA1,2142 Section 2142. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,987,23 118.60 (2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, there is no limit on the number of pupils who may attend private schools the limits under this section paragraph do not apply.

AB68-SSA1,2143 Section 2143. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,987,25 118.60 (2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:

AB68-SSA1,988,3 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 2021-22 school year.

AB68-SSA1,988,6 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 2021-22 school year.

AB68-SSA1,988,9 2. a. Beginning with the 2022-23 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.

AB68-SSA1,988,13 b. Beginning with the 2022-23 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.

AB68-SSA1,2144 Section 2144. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,988,18 118.60 (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.

AB68-SSA1,2145 Section 2145. 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,989,10 118.60 (3) (a) 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. (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 who is not eligible under sub. (2) to attend the private school under this section that the application is rejected. The notice shall be in writing and shall include the reason. Subject to par. (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if it has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. Except as provided in par. (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:

AB68-SSA1,2146 Section 2146. 118.60 (3) (a) 1m. to 5. of the statutes are renumbered 118.60 (3) (am) 3. am. to e., and 118.60 (3) (am) 3. bm. and d., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,989,14 118.60 (3) (am) 3. bm. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 1m. 3. am.

AB68-SSA1,989,15 d. Siblings of pupils described under subd. 3. c.

AB68-SSA1,2147 Section 2147 . 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,989,18 118.60 (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:

AB68-SSA1,989,25 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.

AB68-SSA1,990,7 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.