PI 49.04(5)(c)4.4. After the last weekday in August, a school may not increase the total number of scholarships available under this paragraph if either of the following apply:

PI 49.04(5)(c)4.b.b. If a bond was filed under subd. 2., the revised expected payment is at least $50,000 more than the amount calculated under subd. 2.

PI 49.04(5)(d)(d) A school that files a revised school information update form under this subsection may not remove an available scholarship for which it has already received an application under s. PI 49.05 (3) or a transfer request under s. PI 49.05 (5) (b) unless the application or transfer request has been determined ineligible.

PI 49.04(5)(e)(e) Pupils that are determined eligible under s. PI 49.05 (4) (a) or (5) (c) 1. for whom there is no scholarship available until the requirements in par. (a), (b) or (c) are met shall be placed on the waiting list as specified under s. PI 49.05 (4) (c) 2. for applications and s. PI 49.05 (5) (c) 2. for transfer requests.

PI 49.04 NoteNote: The school information update form may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction’s webpage at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/special-needs-scholarship.

PI 49.04 HistoryHistory: EmR1619: emerg. cr., eff. 6-2-16; CR 16-005: cr., Register October 2016 No. 730, eff. 11-1-16; EmR1630: emerg. r. (5), eff. 11-1-16; CR 16-066: r. (5) Register April 2017 No. 736, eff. 5-1-17; EmR1815: emerg. r. and recr. (1), cr. (1m), am. (2) (intro.), (a) to (e), (3) (c), cr. (5), eff 7-1-18; EmR1911: emerg. r. and recr. (1), cr. (1m), am. (2) (intro.), (a) to (f), (3) (c), (4) (intro.), cr. (5), eff. 7-1-19; CR 19-095: r. and recr. (1), cr. (1m), am. (2) (intro.), (a) to (f), (3) (c), (4) (intro.), cr. (5) Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20.

PI 49.05(1)(1) Explanation of rights and special education program profile. When an applicant applies to a school, the school shall provide the applicant with all of the following:

PI 49.05(1)(a)(a) An explanation of the rights of a child with a disability and his or her parent in a public school compared to the rights of a child with a disability and his or her parent at a private school participating in a special needs scholarship program on a document provided by the department under s. 115.7915 (4) (am), Stats.

PI 49.05(2)(2) Age requirement. In order to be eligible for the special needs scholarship program, a 4-year-old kindergarten pupil, 5-year-old kindergarten pupil, and a first grade pupil shall attain the ages specified in s. 118.14 (1), Stats.

PI 49.05(3)(3) Application receipt. An application shall be considered received under s. 115.7915 (3) (b), Stats., when an applicant has submitted all of the following to the school:

PI 49.05 NoteNote: The application may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction’s webpage at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/special-needs-scholarship.

PI 49.05(4)(4) Application eligibility determination. Within 21 days of receiving an application under sub. (3), the special needs scholarship program administrator or designee shall do all of the following:

PI 49.05(4)(a)(a) Determine if the application is eligible pending the verification under par. (b) 1. by verifying all of the following:

PI 49.05(4)(a)1.1. The address on the pupil’s application is in the Wisconsin school district listed on the application using the state of Wisconsin’s Statewide Voter Registration System or any another source permitted by the department.

PI 49.05(4)(a)2.2. The residency document submitted under sub. (3) (b) is one of the residency documents specified by the department that shows the pupil resides at the address on the application at the time of application. The residency document shall be dated no earlier than 3 months prior to the date the application is submitted under sub. (3) (a). If a school receives a lease agreement as a residency document, the lease term shall include the date the application was submitted under sub. (3) (a). The document shall contain the name of the parent on the application and match the address on the application.

PI 49.05(4)(b)(b) If the application is determined eligible under par. (a) and the school has an available scholarship for the pupil, the school shall do all of the following:

PI 49.05(4)(b)1.1. Send an email to the local education agency that developed the pupil’s individualized education program or services plan requesting that the local education agency verify the pupil has an individualized education program or services plan that meets the requirements under sub. (7).

PI 49.05(4)(b)2.2. Send an email to the pupil’s resident school district notifying it that, pending verification that the requirements of sub. (7) are met, the child will be awarded a scholarship under s. 115.7915, Stats.

PI 49.05(4)(c)1.1. The application under sub. (3) is determined ineligible. The school shall state in its letter the reasons why the application is ineligible.

PI 49.05(4)(c)2.2. The application under sub. (3) is determined eligible but the school does not have a scholarship available for the pupil. The school shall state in the letter the pupil’s place on the school’s waiting list.

PI 49.05 NoteNote: The student application designee authorization form may be obtained at no charge from the Wisconsin department of public instruction’s webpage at http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/special-needs-scholarship.

PI 49.05(5)(a)(a) An applicant may submit a transfer request for a pupil to transfer to a different school participating in the special needs scholarship program on a form provided by the department. A pupil that has been determined to no longer be a child with a disability under s. 115.7915 (4m) (e) 1., Stats., may not transfer under this subsection to a different school participating in the special needs scholarship program.