AB50,1052,2 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1, 2028, all of the private school’s teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the department.

AB50,1052,12 b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2028, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2028, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2028, may apply 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, 2033.

AB50,2087 Section 2087. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1052,16 118.60 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.

AB50,2088 Section 2088. 118.60 (2) (be) 1. a. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2089 Section 2089. 118.60 (2) (be) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1052,21 118.60 (2) (be) 1. c. “Pupil participation limit” means a school district’s membership in the previous school year multiplied by the applicable percentage for the current school year 0.1.

AB50,2090 Section 2090. 118.60 (2) (be) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1053,4 118.60 (2) (be) 2. Except as provided in subd. 2m., beginning with the 2015-16 school year and ending with the 2025-26 school year, the total number of pupils residing in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the school district’s pupil participation limit for that school year.

AB50,2091 Section 2091. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,2092 Section 2092. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1053,8 118.60 (2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:

AB50,1053,11 a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the 2025- 26 school year.

AB50,1053,14 b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who attended a private school under this section in the 2025-26 school year.

AB50,1053,17 2. a. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the total number of pupils residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.

AB50,1053,21 b. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the total number of pupils residing in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.

AB50,2093 Section 2093. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1054,2 118.60 (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.

AB50,2094 Section 2094. 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1054,17 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) 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 and subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), 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 notice shall include the reason. Subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if it the private school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (ar), 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 the order of preference listed:

AB50,2095 Section 2095. 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1054,21 118.60 (3) (am) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in an eligible school district:

AB50,1055,5 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for a school year during application periods determined by the department from pupils who reside in an eligible school district. For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this subdivision, the first of which begins no earlier 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.

AB50,1055,12 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received applications.

AB50,1055,23 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district. In determining the sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the program under this section only once. If, after the end of an application period described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph.

AB50,1056,3 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3.

AB50,1056,11 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in an eligible school district under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.

AB50,2096 Section 2096. 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1056,17 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private school under this section only if the limitation under sub. (2) (be) applies to the school year for which the application is made submitted by pupils who reside in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district: