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14Section 1953
. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to
16participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent
17by the first Monday in March of the previous school year. The governing body of the
18eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces
19the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this
20section.
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21Section 1954
. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted
23a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for
24scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday
25in April and the first Thursday in June.
SB111,1955
1Section
1955. 115.7915 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,1956
2Section 1956
. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under
sub.
4(2) (f) par. (am), the governing body of the eligible school shall determine whether the
5application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement
6under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that
7developed the child's individualized education program or services plan that the
8child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets
9the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the eligible school shall also
10notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
11requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied
and subject to par. (d), the child will be
12awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within
135 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing
14body of the eligible school with a copy of the child's individualized education program
15or services plan.
SB111,1957
16Section 1957
. 115.7915 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (c)
The By the 3rd Thursday in June immediately following the
18application period under par. (am), the governing body of
a private an eligible school
19participating in the program under this section
that received applications for
20scholarships under par. (am) shall
notify
report to the department
when it verifies
21that a child has the names of children who applied under par. (am) to attend the
22eligible school for whom the governing body has received verification under par. (bm)
23that an individualized education program or services plan
is in effect and
accepts the
24child's application to attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under
1this section the names of those applicants who have siblings who are already
2attending the eligible school.
SB111,1958
3Section 1958
. 115.7915 (3) (d), (e), (f) and (g) of the statutes are created to read:
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(3) (d) After the end of the application period described under par.
5(am), upon receipt of the information under par. (c), the department shall determine
6the sum of all applicants for scholarships under this section and the number of
7scholarships awarded to children who are continuing to attend private schools under
8scholarships as provided under sub. (4m) (d). In determining the sum, the
9department shall count a child who has applied for more than one scholarship under
10this section only once. If the sum of all applicants and continuing scholarships
11exceeds the program cap, the department shall determine which applications to
12accept on a random basis, subject to the number of available spaces each eligible
13school specified in its notice under par. (a), except that the department shall give
14preference to the following in accepting applications for each eligible school, in the
15order of preference listed:
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1. Children who attended a different eligible school under a scholarship under
17this section during the previous school year.
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2. Siblings of pupils who are already attending the eligible school.
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(e) No later than 60 days after the end of the application period described under
20par. (am), the department shall notify each applicant and each eligible school, in
21writing, whether the applicant has been approved to receive a scholarship to attend
22the eligible school under this section.
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(f) If the sum under par. (d) exceeds the program cap, the department shall
24establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under par. (d).
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1(g) The governing body of an eligible school shall notify the department
2whenever the governing body determines that a child awarded a scholarship under
3this section will not attend the eligible school under the scholarship. If, upon
4receiving notice under this paragraph, the department determines that the number
5of children attending eligible schools under scholarships under this section falls
6below the program cap, the department shall fill any available slot with a child
7selected from the waiting list established under par. (f), if such a waiting list exists.
SB111,1959
8Section 1959
. 115.7915 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3m) Transfers between participating schools. Notwithstanding
10sub. (3) (am), at any time during a school year, the governing body of a participating
11private school may accept an application from a child attending another private
12school under a scholarship to transfer the child's scholarship to the participating
13private school. The governing body may approve the child's request to transfer if the
14private school has an unfilled available space for a child receiving a scholarship
15under this section as specified in the private school's notice under sub. (3) (a). If the
16governing body approves the transfer request, the governing body shall notify the
17department. This subsection does not apply to a child who is reevaluated and
18determined to no longer be a child with a disability by the child's individualized
19education program team.
SB111,1960
20Section 1960
. 115.7915 (4c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,1961
21Section 1961
. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4m) (a) 2. b. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and
subject to
23subd. 3., ending in the 2020-21 school year, the sum of the scholarship amount under
24this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue
25limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
1change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
2school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
3if positive
, or the amount under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3., 2019 stats., if applicable.
SB111,1962
4Section 1962
. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:
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(4m) (a) 2. c. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, the sum of the
6scholarship amount under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount
7of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
8year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
9between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
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10Section 1963
. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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11Section 1964
. 115.7915 (4m) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
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12Section 1965
. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4m) (f) 1. a. Determine the
sum of the amount paid for each child the
14number of children residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under
15par. (a) in that school year.
SB111,1966
16Section 1966
. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
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(4m) (f) 1. bm. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the
18per pupil amount calculated under par. (a) for that school year.