AB68-SA1,274 8Section 274. 119.02 (4) of the statutes is repealed.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:
AB68-SA1,93,2210 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V, and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121, and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
1166.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
12115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445,
13115.449, 115.453, 115.457, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075,
14118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16,
15118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24
16(1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292,
17118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56,
18120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17)
19to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and
20120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless
21explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner
22or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program
.
AB68-SA1,276 23Section 276. 119.16 (1n) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,277 24Section 277. 119.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1119.16 (2) Establish schools and districts. The board shall maintain the
2public schools in the city, other than those public schools transferred to the
3opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II,
and
4shall establish, organize, and maintain such schools as the board determines are
5necessary to accommodate the children entitled to instruction therein. The board
6shall divide the city into attendance districts for such schools.
AB68-SA1,278 7Section 278. 119.16 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,94,148 119.16 (8) (a) Annually before adopting its budget for the ensuing school year
9and at least 5 days before transmitting its completed budget under par. (b), the board
10shall hold a public hearing on the proposed school budget at a time and place fixed
11by the board. At least 45 days before the public hearing, the board shall notify the
12superintendent of schools and the commissioner of the date, time, and place of the
13hearing. At least one week before the public hearing, the board shall publish a class
141 notice, under ch. 985, of the public hearing.
AB68-SA1,279 15Section 279. 119.16 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,94,2416 119.16 (8) (b) The board shall transmit its completed budget to the common
17council on or before the first Monday in August of each year on forms furnished by
18the auditing officer of the city, and shall include in the budget the information
19specified under s. 119.46 (1) for all public schools in the city under this chapter,
20including the schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership
21programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II. The board shall itemize those portions of the
22budget allocated to schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership
23programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II
. Such completed budget shall be published
24with the budget summary under s. 65.04 (2) or 65.20 and budget under s. 65.05 (7).
AB68-SA1,280 25Section 280. 119.16 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1119.16 (9) School budget. Annually, the board shall prepare a budget for each
2school in the school district operating under this chapter, other than the schools
3transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and
4subch. II
.
AB68-SA1,281 5Section 281. 119.16 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,282 6Section 282. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,95,97 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (b), any pupil in grades
8kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all
9of the following apply:
AB68-SA1,283 10Section 283. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,95,1511 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's
12teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or
13a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a
14masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution
15of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2024.
AB68-SA1,284 16Section 284. 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,95,1917 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
182024, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
19the department.
AB68-SA1,96,420 b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2024, who has been
21teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and
22who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2024, applies to
23the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
24nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
25shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the

1application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
2application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
3requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
4after July 1, 2029.
AB68-SA1,285 5Section 285. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,96,86 119.23 (2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means the total number of
7pupils residing in the city who attended a private school under this section in the
82021-22 school year.
AB68-SA1,96,119 2. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total number of pupils residing
10in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year
11may not exceed the program cap.
AB68-SA1,286 12Section 286. 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,96,1613 119.23 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
14school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
15rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
16department.
AB68-SA1,287 17Section 287. 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (3) (a)
18and amended to read:
AB68-SA1,97,719 119.23 (3) (a) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit an
20application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
21private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
22family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
23application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
24which an application is received, the private school shall notify each applicant, in
25writing, whether his or her application has been accepted. If the private school

1rejects an application, the
who is not eligible under sub. (2) to attend the private
2school under this section that the application is rejected. The
notice shall be in
3writing and
shall include the reason. A private school may reject an applicant only
4if it has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. The state
5superintendent shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to
6accept on a random basis, except that the private school may give preference to the
7following in accepting applications, in order of preference listed:
AB68-SA1,288 8Section 288. 119.23 (3) (a) 1. to 5. of the statutes are renumbered 119.23 (3)
9(ar) 3. a. to e., and 119.23 (3) (ar) 3. b. and d., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB68-SA1,97,1010 119.23 (3) (ar) 3. b. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 1. 3. a.