AB68-SA1,261 14Section 261. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SA1,88,1715 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. A school district, other than an eligible school district or a
161st class city school district, for which the sum described under subd. 3. a. exceeds
17the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).
AB68-SA1,88,2018 b. All school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
19school district, if the sum described under subd. 3. b. exceeds the program cap under
20sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.
AB68-SA1,262 21Section 262. 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,89,622 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in a
23school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district,
24under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school
25determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If,

1upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the
2number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below a school
3district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be), or below the program cap under
4sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.,
the department shall fill any available slot in that school district
5or program with a pupil selected from the school district's applicable waiting list
6established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
AB68-SA1,263 7Section 263. 118.60 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,89,198 118.60 (3) (b) If a participating private school the department rejects an
9applicant who resides within in an eligible school district because the private school
10to which the applicant applied has too few available spaces, the applicant may
11transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space
12available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who
13is on the waiting list under par. (am) 4.
may, subject to sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., be admitted
14to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following
15school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside within in an eligible
16school district. The department may not require, in that following school year, the
17private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the
18eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the
19basis of family income.
AB68-SA1,264 20Section 264. 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,90,821 118.60 (3) (c) If a participating private school the department rejects an
22applicant who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a
231st class city school district, because the private school to which the applicant applied
24has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a
25participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is rejected

1under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the a waiting list under par. (ar) 4.
2a. or b. may, subject to sub. (2) (be) and (bh) 2. b., be admitted to a private school
3participating in the program under this section for the following school year,
4provided that the applicant continues to reside in a school district , other than an
5eligible school district or a 1st class city school district. The department may not
6require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial
7information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to
8participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.
AB68-SA1,265 9Section 265. 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,90,2110 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 to 2020-21 school year and in each school year
11thereafter
years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the
12pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in
13subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil
14is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under
15s. 20.255 (2) (fr), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the
16state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school
17year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
18adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
19change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
20school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
21if positive.
AB68-SA1,266 22Section 266. 118.60 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,91,823 118.60 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year
24thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
25enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7.,

1the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
2on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
3(2) (fr), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state
4superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year
5for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
6adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
7change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school
8year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SA1,267 9Section 267. 118.60 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,91,1410 118.60 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school
11that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and
12also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute for the
13amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d., with the
14following modifications:
AB68-SA1,91,2115 a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
16in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of the
17maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under
18this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled;
19the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current
20school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2)
21(a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SA1,92,322 b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
23in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the maximum amount
24per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the
25previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the

1per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
2positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the
3previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SA1,268 4Section 268. 118.60 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,92,105 118.60 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible
6school district under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the
7pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school
8district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be) and that the
9pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a
10program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded
.
AB68-SA1,269 11Section 269. 118.60 (7) (b) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,92,1612 118.60 (7) (b) 2g. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, as part of the private
13school's curriculum, include instruction in the culture, tribal sovereignty, and
14contemporary and historical significant events of the federally recognized American
15Indian tribes and bands located in this state at least twice in the elementary grades
16and at least once in the high school grades.
AB68-SA1,270 17Section 270. 118.60 (11) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,92,2418 118.60 (11) (e) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (be) and (bh) and s. 119.23 (2) (b),
19promulgate rules under par. (a) that are consistent with sub. (4v) and s. 119.23 (4v)
20to ensure that, if a pupil who accepted a space at a private school participating in a
21program under this section or under s. 119.23 changes the pupil's residence, the pupil
22will not be counted for purposes of determining whether the participation limit under
23sub. (2) (be) or the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) or s. 119.23 (2) (b) that applies to
24the pupil's new residence has been exceeded.
AB68-SA1,271
1Section 271. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 119 [precedes 119.01] of the
2statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,272 3Section 272. 119.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,93,64 119.02 (1) “Board" means the board of school directors in charge of the public
5schools of a city of the 1st class other than those public schools transferred to the
6opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 or subch. II
.
AB68-SA1,273 7Section 273. 119.02 (2g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,274 8Section 274. 119.02 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,275 9Section 275. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: