SB111,2122 Section 2122 . 119.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1173,18 119.16 (2) Establish schools and districts. The board shall maintain the public schools in the city, other than those public schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II, and shall establish, organize, and maintain such schools as the board determines are necessary to accommodate the children entitled to instruction therein. The board shall divide the city into attendance districts for such schools.

SB111,2123 Section 2123 . 119.16 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1174,2 119.16 (8) (a) Annually before adopting its budget for the ensuing school year and at least 5 days before transmitting its completed budget under par. (b), the board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed school budget at a time and place fixed by the board. At least 45 days before the public hearing, the board shall notify the superintendent of schools and the commissioner of the date, time, and place of the hearing. At least one week before the public hearing, the board shall publish a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of the public hearing.

SB111,2124 Section 2124 . 119.16 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1174,12 119.16 (8) (b) The board shall transmit its completed budget to the common council on or before the first Monday in August of each year on forms furnished by the auditing officer of the city, and shall include in the budget the information specified under s. 119.46 (1) for all public schools in the city under this chapter, including the schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II. The board shall itemize those portions of the budget allocated to schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II. Such completed budget shall be published with the budget summary under s. 65.04 (2) or 65.20 and budget under s. 65.05 (7).

SB111,2125 Section 2125 . 119.16 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1174,17 119.16 (9) School budget. Annually, the board shall prepare a budget for each school in the school district operating under this chapter, other than the schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II.

SB111,2126 Section 2126 . 119.16 (15) of the statutes is repealed.

SB111,2127 Section 2127 . 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1174,22 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (b), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all of the following apply:

SB111,2128 Section 2128 . 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1175,3 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2024.

SB111,2129 Section 2129 . 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,1175,7 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1, 2024, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the department.

SB111,1175,17 b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2024, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2024, applies to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid after July 1, 2029.

SB111,2130 Section 2130 . 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,1175,21 119.23 (2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means the total number of pupils residing in the city who attended a private school under this section in the 2021-22 school year.

SB111,1175,24 2. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total number of pupils residing in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.

SB111,2131 Section 2131 . 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,1176,4 119.23 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

SB111,2132 Section 2132 . 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (3) (a) and amended to read:

SB111,1176,20 119.23 (3) (a) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during which an application is received, the private school shall notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the who is not eligible under sub. (2) to attend the private school under this section that the application is rejected. The notice shall be in writing and shall include the reason. A private school may reject an applicant only if it has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. The state superintendent shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting applications, in order of preference listed:

SB111,2133 Section 2133 . 119.23 (3) (a) 1. to 5. of the statutes are renumbered 119.23 (3) (ar) 3. a. to e., and 119.23 (3) (ar) 3. b. and d., as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB111,1176,23 119.23 (3) (ar) 3. b. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 1. 3. a.

SB111,1176,24 d. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 3. c.

SB111,2134 Section 2134 . 119.23 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,1177,2 119.23 (3) (ar) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in the city:

SB111,1177,9 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under sub. (2) (a) 3. may accept applications for a school year during application periods determined by the department from pupils who reside in the city. For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this subdivision, the first of which begins no later than the first weekday in February of the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later than September 14 of the applicable school year.