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15. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in the city under this
2paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines
3that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon
4receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the
5number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below the
6program cap under sub. (2) (b), the department shall fill any available slot with a
7pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list
8exists.
SB45,21219Section 2121. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1069,1910119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it the private
11school has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her
12application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant
13who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the waiting list
14under par. (ar) 4. may, subject to sub. (2) (b), be admitted to a private school
15participating in the program under this section for the following school year,
16provided that the applicant continues to reside within in the city. The department
17may not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial
18information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to
19participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.
SB45,212220Section 2122. 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1070,1721119.23 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 to 2024-25 school year and in each school
22year thereafter years, upon receipt from the pupils parent or guardian of proof of
23the pupils enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided

1in subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the
2pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupils parent or guardian, from the appropriation
3under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per
4pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the
5previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; in the 2023-24
6school year, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8, 10 percent of
7the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year; the amount of
8the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
9positive; 90 percent of the change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1),
10between the previous school year and current school year, if positive, if the pupil is
11enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8, or if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from
129 to 12, the change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), between the
13previous school year and current school year, if positive; the change in the amount
14of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the
15current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive; and in the
162023-24 school year, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12, 26.8 percent of
17the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year.
SB45,212318Section 2123. 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1071,519119.23 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year and in each school year
20thereafter, upon receipt from the pupils parent or guardian of proof of the pupils
21enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd.
227., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is
23enrolled on behalf of the pupils parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s.
2420.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the

1state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school
2year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil
3revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and
4the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous
5school year and the current school year, if positive.
SB45,21246Section 2124. 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1071,117119.23 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private
8school that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to
98 and also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute
10for the amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d.,
11with the following modifications:
SB45,1071,1912a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are
13enrolled in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of
14the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school
15under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is
16enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for
17the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
18115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if
19positive.
SB45,1072,420b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are
21enrolled in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the
22maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under
23this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled;

1the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
2current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
3115.437 (2) (a) 1. between the previous school year and the current school year, if
4positive.
SB45,21255Section 2125. 119.23 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1072,116119.23 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of the city
7under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not
8counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school district
9has exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and that the pupil
10is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program
11cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded.
SB45,212612Section 2126. 119.23 (4v) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1072,1613119.23 (4v) (c) The department may consider a pupil enrolled in a private
14school participating in the program under this section who satisfies all of the
15following as a resident of a school district, other than a 1st class city school district,
16who is enrolled in the private school under this section:
SB45,1072,18171. The pupil was a resident of the city when the pupil applied to participate in
18the program under this section.
SB45,1072,20192. The pupil accepted a space at a private school participating in the program
20under this section as a resident of the city.
SB45,1072,22213. The pupil resides in a school district, other than a 1st class city school
22district, on the 3rd Friday in September.
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14. The private school at which the pupil accepted a space under this section is
2participating in the program under s. 118.60.
SB45,21273Section 2127. 119.23 (4v) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1073,84119.23 (4v) (d) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible
5school district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), under par. (c) for a school year, the
6department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for
7purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2)
8(bh) 2. a. has been exceeded.
SB45,21289Section 2128. 119.23 (4v) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1073,1710119.23 (4v) (e) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of a school
11district, other than an eligible school district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), or a
121st class city school district, under par. (c) for a school year, the department shall
13ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining
14whether the school district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under s.
15118.60 (2) (be) and that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of
16determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. b. has
17been exceeded.
SB45,212918Section 2129. 119.23 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1074,619119.23 (7) (g) 1. By the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the month in
20which the department establishes the model management plan and practices for
21maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools under s.
22118.075 (3), or by October 1 of a private schools first school year of participation in
23the program under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall provide
24for the development of a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in the

1private school. Beginning on October 1, 2026, each private school shall include in
2the private schools plan under this subdivision a requirement to provide and
3maintain a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room
4of the private school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and
5as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a
6person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r).
SB45,21307Section 2130. 119.23 (7) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1074,218119.23 (7) (g) 2. By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month
9in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices for
10maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools under s.
11118.075 (3), or by the beginning of the 2nd school year of participation in the
12program under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall implement a
13plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in the private school. By July 1,
142027, or by the beginning of the 2nd school year of participation in the program
15under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall provide a carbon
16monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of the private
17school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise
18required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified
19under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r) and reasonably maintain every carbon monoxide
20detector in the private school in the manner specified in the instructions for the
21carbon monoxide detector.
SB45,213122Section 2131. 120.12 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1075,423120.12 (15) School hours. Establish rules scheduling the hours of a normal
24school day. The school board may differentiate between the various elementary and

1high school grades in scheduling the school day. This subsection does not eliminate
2a school districts duty under subch. IV of ch. 111 to bargain with its employees
3collective bargaining representative over any calendaring proposal which is
4primarily related to wages, hours, or conditions of employment.