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.
AB68-SA1,97,1111 d. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 3. c.
AB68-SA1,289 12Section 289. 119.23 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,97,1413 119.23 (3) (ar) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
14school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in the city:
AB68-SA1,97,2115 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
16sub. (2) (a) 3. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
17determined by the department from pupils who reside in the city. For each school
18year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this
19subdivision, the first of which begins no later than the first weekday in February of
20the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later
21than September 14 of the applicable school year.
AB68-SA1,98,322 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
23the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
24school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
25also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The

1private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
2period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
3applications.
AB68-SA1,98,134 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1, upon receipt
5of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum of all
6applicants for pupils residing in the city. In determining the sum, the department
7shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the
8program only once. If, after the end of an application period described under subd.
91., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in the city exceeds the program cap
10under sub. (2) (b), the department shall determine which applications submitted
11during the application period to accept on a random basis, except that the
12department shall give preference in accepting applications of pupils to the following
13applications, in the order of preference listed:
AB68-SA1,98,1614 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the
15department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required
16under subd. 3.
AB68-SA1,98,2317 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in the city under this
18paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that
19a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving
20notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils
21attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub.
22(2) (b), the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the
23waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
AB68-SA1,290 24Section 290. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,99,10
1119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it the private
2school
has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application
3to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is
4rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par.
5(ar) 4.
may, subject to sub. (2) (b), be admitted to a private school participating in the
6program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant
7continues to reside within in the city. The department may not require, in that
8following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding
9the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program
10under this section on the basis of family income.
AB68-SA1,291 11Section 291. 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,99,2312 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 to 2020-21 school year and in each school year
13thereafter
years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the
14pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in
15subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil
16is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under
17s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the
18state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school
19year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
20adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
21change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
22school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
23if positive.
AB68-SA1,292 24Section 292. 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,100,11
1119.23 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year
2thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
3enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7.,
4the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
5on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
6(2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state
7superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year
8for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
9adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
10change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school
11year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SA1,293 12Section 293. 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read: