AB56-SA3,1645
15Section
1645. 119.16 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1646
16Section
1646. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.23
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag)
and, (ar),
and (b), any pupil in grades
18kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all
19of the following apply:
AB56-SA3,1647
20Section
1647. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.23
(2) (a) 1. a. The pupil is a member of a family that has a total family
22income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0 times the poverty
level
23determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
24office of management and budget line, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2). In this
25subdivision and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or
1legal guardians. Except as provided in subd. 1. d., the family income of the pupil shall
2be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this
3section whose family income increases, including a pupil who attended a private
4school under this section in the 2010-11 school year and whose family income has
5increased, may continue to attend a private school under this section.
AB56-SA3,1648
6Section
1648. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.23
(2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's
8teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or
9a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a
10masters or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher
11education.
This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2022.
AB56-SA3,1649
12Section
1649. 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
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119.23
(2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
142022, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
15the department.
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b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2022, who has been
17teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2022, and
18who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2022, applies to
19the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
20nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
21shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
22application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
23application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
24requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
25after July 1, 2027.
AB56-SA3,1650
1Section
1650. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. bg. of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.23
(2) (a) 7. bg.
Each
If the private school
that begins participation in the
3program under this section on or after April 10, 2014,
and before the 2021-22 school
4year, and
that the private school is not accredited by an accrediting entity,
shall
5obtain the private school obtains preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by
6August 1 before the first school term in which the private school begins participation
7in the program under this section, or by May 1 if the private school begins
8participating in the program during summer school. In any school year, a private
9school to which this subd. 7. bg. applies may apply for and seek to obtain
10preaccreditation from only one preaccrediting entity. A private school to which this
11subd. 7. bg. applies that fails to obtain preaccreditation as required under this subd.
127. bg. may not participate in the program under this section or under s. 118.60 until
13preaccreditation has been obtained, but the private school may apply for and seek
14to obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity for the following school year.
AB56-SA3,1651
15Section
1651. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. br. of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.23
(2) (a) 7. br.
A private school to which If subd. 7. bg. applies
shall apply 17to the private school, the private school applies for accreditation by an accrediting
18entity by December 31 of the first school year that begins after April 10, 2014, in
19which the private school begins participation in the program under this section
, and
20shall achieve obtains accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the
213rd school year following the school year in which the private school begins
22participation in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited
23under this subd. 7. br., the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation
24as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or
25in an additional or new school.
AB56-SA3,1652
1Section
1652. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. f. of the statutes is created to read:
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119.23
(2) (a) 7. f. If the private school begins participation in the program
3under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any school year thereafter, the
4private school is accredited by an accrediting entity by August 1 of the school year
5in which the private school begins participation in the program under this section.
AB56-SA3,1653
6Section
1653. 119.23 (2) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.23
(2) (ag) 4.
Notwithstanding If the new private school begins
8participation in the program under this section before the 2021-22 school year,
9notwithstanding the deadline to obtain preaccreditation under
sub. (2) par. (a) 7. bg.,
10by December 15 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which
11the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section,
12obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity.
If the new private school begins
13participation in the program under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any
14school year thereafter, the new private school shall comply with the requirement
15under par. (a) 7. f.
AB56-SA3,1654
16Section
1654. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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119.23
(2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means the total number of
18pupils residing in the city who attended a private school under this section in the
192019-20 school year.
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2. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils residing
21in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year
22may not exceed the program cap.
AB56-SA3,1655
23Section
1655. 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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119.23
(2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
25school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
1rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
2department.
AB56-SA3,1656
3Section
1656. 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.23
(3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
5an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
6private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
7family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
8application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
9which an application is received
and subject to par. (ar), the private school shall
10notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted.
11If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason.
A 12Subject to par. (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if
it the private
13school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity.
The Except
14as provided in par. (ar), the state superintendent shall ensure that the private school
15determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school
16may give preference to the following in accepting applications, in order of preference
17listed:
AB56-SA3,1657
18Section
1657. 119.23 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,119,2019
119.23
(3) (ar) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
20school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in the city:
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1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
22sub. (2) (a) 3. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
23determined by the department from pupils who reside in the city. For each school
24year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this
25subdivision, the first of which begins no later than February 1 of the school year
1before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later than September
214 of the applicable school year.
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2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
4the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
5school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
6also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
7private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
8period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
9applications.