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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 pupil’s parent or guardian of proof of 23the pupil’s 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 pupil’s 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 pupil’s parent or guardian of proof of the pupil’s 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 pupil’s 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. SB45,1073,2
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 school’s 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 school’s 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 district’s 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.