AB56-SA3,1610 12Section 1610. 118.60 (2) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,101,2113 118.60 (2) (ag) 4. Notwithstanding If the new private school begins
14participation in the program under this section before the 2021-22 school year,
15notwithstanding
the deadline to obtain preaccreditation under sub. (2) par. (a) 7. b.,
16by December 15 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which
17the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section,
18obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity. If the new private school begins
19participation in the program under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any
20school year thereafter, the new private school shall comply with the requirement
21under par. (a) 7. d.
AB56-SA3,1611 22Section 1611. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,101,2523 118.60 (2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, there is no limit on
24the number of pupils who may attend private schools
the limits under this section
25paragraph do not apply.
AB56-SA3,1612
1Section 1612. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,102,22 118.60 (2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:
AB56-SA3,102,53 a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the
4eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the
52019-20 school year.
AB56-SA3,102,86 b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
7school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who
8attended a private school under this section in the 2019-20 school year.
AB56-SA3,102,119 2. a. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils
10residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this
11section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.
AB56-SA3,102,1512 b. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils residing
13in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
14district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may
15not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.
AB56-SA3,1613 16Section 1613. 118.60 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,103,217 118.60 (2) (bm) No pupil who resides in a school district, other than an eligible
18school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend a participating private
19school under this section unless the pupil is a member of a family that has a total
20family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty level,
21determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
22office of management and budget
line, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2). In this
23paragraph and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or
24legal guardians. Except as provided in par. (a) 1. c., the family income of the pupil
25shall be verified as provided in par. (a) 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under

1this section whose family income increases may continue to attend a private school
2under this section.
AB56-SA3,1614 3Section 1614. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,103,74 118.60 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
5school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
6rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
7department.
AB56-SA3,1615 8Section 1615. 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,103,229 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
10an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
11private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
12family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
13application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
14which an application is received and subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), the private
15school shall notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been
16accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the
17reason. Subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), a private school may reject an applicant
18only if it the private school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating
19capacity. Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (ar), the state superintendent
20shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random
21basis, except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting
22applications, in the order of preference listed:
AB56-SA3,1616 23Section 1616. 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,103,2524 118.60 (3) (am) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
25school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in an eligible school district:
AB56-SA3,104,7
11. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
2sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
3determined by the department from pupils who reside in an eligible school district.
4For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods
5under this subdivision, the first of which begins no earlier than February 1 of the
6school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later than
7September 14 of the applicable school year.
AB56-SA3,104,148 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
9the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
10school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
11also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
12private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
13period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
14applications.
AB56-SA3,104,2515 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon
16receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum
17of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district. In determining the
18sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one
19private school under the program only once. If, after the end of an application period
20described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible
21school district exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall
22determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on
23a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications
24of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that
25paragraph.
AB56-SA3,105,3
14. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a.,
2the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences
3required under subd. 3.
AB56-SA3,105,114 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in an eligible school
5district under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private
6school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this
7paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department
8determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section
9falls below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall fill any
10available slot with a pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4.,
11if such a waiting list exists.
AB56-SA3,1617 12Section 1617. 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,105,1613 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) All of the following apply to applications to attend a
14private school under this section only if the limitation under sub. (2) (be) applies to
15the school year for which the application is made
submitted by pupils who reside in
16a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district
:
AB56-SA3,1618 17Section 1618. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar)
183. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB56-SA3,106,519 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. (intro.) Annually After the end of the application period
20described under subd. 1.
, upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the
21department shall, for each school district, determine the sum of all applicants for
22pupils residing in that school district under this paragraph and the sum of all
23applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than an eligible school
24district or a 1st class city school district
. In determining the sum those sums, the
25department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private

1school under the program only once. After determining the sum of all applicants for
2pupils residing in a school district,
those sums, if any of the following applies, the
3department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, except
4that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in
5s. 118.60 (3) par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph.:
AB56-SA3,1619 6Section 1619. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
AB56-SA3,106,97 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in a school
8district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds
9the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).