SB70-SSA2-SA3,311 24Section 311. 118.60 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,115,11
1118.60 (3) (b) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides
2within in an eligible school district because the private school has too few available
3spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a participating private
4school that has space available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph
5or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par. (am) 4. may, subject to sub. (2)
6(bh) 2. a.,
be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this
7section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside
8within in an eligible school district. The department may not require, in that
9following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding
10the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program
11under this section on the basis of family income.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,312 12Section 312. 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,115,2513 118.60 (3) (c) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides
14in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
15district, because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may
16transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space
17available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who
18is on the a waiting list under par. (ar) 4. a. or b. may, subject to sub. (2) (be) and (bh)
192. b.
, be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section
20for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside in a
21school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district.
22The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to
23submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the
24applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family
25income.
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1Section 313. 118.60 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,116,72 118.60 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible
3school district under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the
4pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school
5district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be) and that the
6pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a
7program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded
.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,314 8Section 314. 118.60 (4v) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,116,129 118.60 (4v) (c) The department may consider a pupil enrolled in a private
10school participating in the program under this section who satisfies all of the
11following as a resident of a school district, other than an eligible school district or a
121st class city school district, who is enrolled in the private school under this section:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,116,1413 1. The pupil was a resident of an eligible school district when the pupil applied
14to participate in the program under this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,116,1615 2. The pupil accepted a space at a private school participating in the program
16under this section as a resident of an eligible school district.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,116,1817 3. The pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district
18or a 1st class city school district, on the 3rd Friday in September.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,116,2119 4. The private school the pupil is attending under this section accepts
20applications under this section from pupils who reside in school districts, other than
21an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,315 22Section 315. 118.60 (4v) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,117,423 118.60 (4v) (d) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of a school
24district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, under
25par. (c) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted

1for that school year for purposes of determining whether the school district has
2exceeded its pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be) and that the pupil is not
3counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap
4under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,316 5Section 316. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,117,86 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (b), any pupil in grades
7kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all
8of the following apply:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,317 9Section 317. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,117,1210 119.23 (2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means the total number of
11pupils residing in the city who attended a private school under this section in the
122023-24 school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,117,1513 2. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total number of pupils residing
14in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year
15may not exceed the program cap.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,318 16Section 318. 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,118,517 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
18an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
19private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
20family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
21application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
22which an application is received and subject to par. (ar), the private school shall
23notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted.
24If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason. A
25Subject to par. (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if it the private

1school
has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. The Except
2as provided in par. (ar), the
state superintendent shall ensure that the private school
3determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school
4may give preference to the following in accepting applications, in order of preference
5listed:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,319 6Section 319. 119.23 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,118,87 119.23 (3) (ar) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
8school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in the city:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,118,159 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
10sub. (2) (a) 3. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
11determined by the department from pupils who reside in the city. For each school
12year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this
13subdivision, the first of which begins no later than the first weekday in February of
14the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later
15than September 14 of the applicable school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,118,2216 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
17the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
18school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
19also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
20private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
21period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
22applications.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,119,823 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon
24receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum
25of all applicants for pupils residing in the city. In determining the sum, the

1department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private
2school under the program under this section only once. If, after the end of an
3application period described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils
4residing in the city exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the department shall
5determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on
6a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications
7of pupils described in par. (a) 1. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that
8paragraph.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,119,119 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the
10department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required
11under subd. 3.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,119,1812 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in the city under this
13paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that
14a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving
15notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils
16attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub.
17(2) (b), the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the
18waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,320 19Section 320. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: