SB111,1164,2410 118.60 (3) (a) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit an
11application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
12private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
13family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
14application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
15which an application is received and subject to par. (ar), the private school shall
16notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted.
17If the private school rejects an application, the
who is not eligible under sub. (2) to
18attend the private school under this section that the application is rejected. The

19notice shall be in writing and shall include the reason. Subject to par. (ar), a private
20school may reject an applicant only if it has reached its maximum general capacity
21or seating capacity. Except as provided in par. (ar), the state superintendent shall
22ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random basis,
23except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting
24applications, in the order of preference listed:
SB111,2100
1Section 2100. 118.60 (3) (a) 1m. to 5. of the statutes are renumbered 118.60
2(3) (am) 3. am. to e., and 118.60 (3) (am) 3. bm. and d., as renumbered, are amended
3to read:
SB111,1165,44 118.60 (3) (am) 3. bm. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 1m. 3. am.
SB111,1165,55 d. Siblings of pupils described under subd. 3. c.
SB111,2101 6Section 2101 . 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1165,87 118.60 (3) (am) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
8school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in an eligible school district:
SB111,1165,159 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
10sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
11determined by the department from pupils who reside in an eligible school district.
12For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods
13under this subdivision, the first of which begins no earlier than the first weekday in
14February of the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which
15ends no later than September 14 of the applicable school year.
SB111,1165,2216 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
17the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
18school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
19also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
20private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
21period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
22applications.
SB111,1166,723 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon
24receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum
25of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district. In determining the

1sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one
2private school under the program only once. If, after the end of an application period
3described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible
4school district exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall
5determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on
6a random basis, except that the department shall give preference in accepting
7applications of pupils to the following applications, in the order of preference listed:
SB111,1166,108 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a.,
9the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences
10required under subd. 3.
SB111,1166,1811 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in an eligible school
12district under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private
13school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this
14paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department
15determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section
16falls below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall fill any
17available slot with a pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4.,
18if such a waiting list exists.
SB111,2102 19Section 2102 . 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1166,2320 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) All of the following apply to applications to attend a
21private school under this section only if the limitation under sub. (2) (be) applies to
22the school year for which the application is made
submitted by pupils who reside in
23a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district
:
SB111,2103 24Section 2103 . 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar)
253. (intro.) and amended to read:
SB111,1167,13
1118.60 (3) (ar) 3. (intro.) Annually After the end of the application period
2described under subd. 1.
, upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the
3department shall, for each school district, determine the sum of all applicants for
4pupils residing in that school district under this paragraph and the sum of all
5applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than an eligible school
6district or a 1st class city school district
. In determining the sum those sums, the
7department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private
8school under the program only once. After determining the sum of all applicants for
9pupils residing in a school district,
those sums, if any of the following applies, the
10department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, except
11that the department shall give preference in accepting applications of pupils to the
12applications of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5. (am) 3. am. to e., in the order of
13preference listed in that paragraph. under par. (am) 3.:
SB111,2104 14Section 2104 . 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
SB111,1167,1715 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in a school
16district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds
17the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).
SB111,1167,2018 b. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than
19an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds the program cap
20under sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.
SB111,2105 21Section 2105 . 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar)
224. (intro.) and amended to read:
SB111,1168,223 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. (intro.) For each school district in which private schools
24received applications under subd. 1. that exceeded the school district's pupil
25participation limit under sub. (2) (be), the
The department shall establish a waiting

1list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3. for each of the
2following:
SB111,2106 3Section 2106 . 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
SB111,1168,64 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. A school district, other than an eligible school district or a
51st class city school district, for which the sum described under subd. 3. a. exceeds
6the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).
SB111,1168,97 b. All school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
8school district, if the sum described under subd. 3. b. exceeds the program cap under
9sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.
SB111,2107 10Section 2107 . 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1168,2011 118.60 (3) (ar) 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in a
12school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district,
13under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school
14determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If,
15upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the
16number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below a school
17district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be), or below the program cap under
18sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.,
the department shall fill any available slot in that school district
19or program with a pupil selected from the school district's applicable waiting list
20established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
SB111,2108 21Section 2108 . 118.60 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1169,822 118.60 (3) (b) If a participating private school the department rejects an
23applicant who resides within in an eligible school district because the private school
24to which the applicant applied has too few available spaces, the applicant may
25transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space

1available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who
2is on the waiting list under par. (am) 4.
may, subject to sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., be admitted
3to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following
4school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside within in an eligible
5school district. The department may not require, in that following school year, the
6private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the
7eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the
8basis of family income.
SB111,2109 9Section 2109 . 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1169,2210 118.60 (3) (c) If a participating private school the department rejects an
11applicant who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a
121st class city school district, because the private school to which the applicant applied
13has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a
14participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is rejected
15under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the a waiting list under par. (ar) 4.
16a. or b. may, subject to sub. (2) (be) and (bh) 2. b., be admitted to a private school
17participating in the program under this section for the following school year,
18provided that the applicant continues to reside in a school district , other than an
19eligible school district or a 1st class city school district. The department may not
20require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial
21information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to
22participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.