AB56,445,6 38.04 (21) (a) The number of pupils who attended district schools under ss. 38.12 (14) and s. 118.15 (1) (b), (cm), and (d) in the previous school year.

AB56,377 Section 377. 38.04 (21) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,378 Section 378. 38.12 (14) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,379 Section 379. 38.12 (15) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,445,14 38.12 (15) Dual enrollment program. (a) In this subsection, “transcripted credit” means that the technical college in which a high school student is enrolled under this subsection awards postsecondary credit for successful course completion and issues a transcript from the technical college documenting successful completion of the course and the credits awarded for the course, if such a transcript is requested.

AB56,445,19 (b) Each district board shall establish policies and implement a program under which students attending high school in this state and residing in the district are admitted to the technical colleges of the district as nondegree students and may enroll in courses of instruction offered for transcripted credit at any such technical college if all of the following apply:

AB56,445,20 1. The student meets the requirements and prerequisites of the course.

AB56,445,21 2. There is space available in the course.

AB56,445,25 (c) In establishing the policies and implementing the program under par. (b), the district board shall consult with the department of public instruction and coordinate with the school districts and the governing bodies of private schools where the high school students are enrolled.

AB56,446,10 (d) 1. A public school student who intends to enroll in a technical college under this subsection shall notify the school board of the school district in which he or she is enrolled and a student attending a private school who intends to enroll in a technical college under this subsection shall notify the governing body of the private school he or she attends of that intention no later than March 1 if the student intends to enroll in the fall semester, and no later than October 1 if the student intends to enroll in the spring semester. The notice shall include the titles of the courses in which the student intends to enroll and the number of credits of each course, and shall specify whether the student will be taking the courses for high school credit as well as postsecondary credit.

AB56,447,7 2. If the public school student specifies in the notice under subd. 1. that he or she intends to take a course at a technical college for high school credit, the school board shall determine whether the course satisfies any of the high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33 and the number of high school credits to award the student for the course, if any. If the student attending a private school specifies in the notice under subd. 1. that he or she intends to take a course at a technical college for high school credit, the governing body of the participating private school shall determine whether the course satisfies any requirements necessary for high school graduation and the number of high school credits to award the student for the course, if any. In cooperation with the board and district boards, the state superintendent shall develop guidelines to assist school districts and participating private schools in making the determinations. The school board or governing body shall notify the student of its determinations, in writing, before the beginning of the semester in which the student will be enrolled. If the public school student disagrees with the school board's decision regarding satisfaction of high school graduation requirements or the number of high school credits to be awarded, the student may appeal the school board's decision to the state superintendent within 30 days after the decision. The state superintendent's decision shall be final and is not subject to review under subch. III of ch. 227. If the student attending a participating private school disagrees with any decision of a governing body under this subdivision, the student may appeal the decision to the governing body within 30 days after the decision.

AB56,447,11 (e) Notwithstanding s. 38.24 (1m), the district board may not charge any fees to any high school student, or to the school district or private school in which the student is enrolled, in connection with the student's participation in the program under par. (b) or the student's enrollment in any course under this program.

AB56,447,18 (f) The district board shall implement the program under this subsection no later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]. If at the time the district board implements the program under this subsection the district board of the technical college in which a student is or will be enrolled has already received payment of fees as provided in s. 38.12 (14) (d), 2017 stats., for the first semester commencing after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the district board shall refund all such fees received.

AB56,380 Section 380. 38.16 (3) (be) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,447,23 38.16 (3) (be) Notwithstanding sub. (1), no district board may increase its revenue in the 2014-15 school year or in any school year thereafter by a percentage that exceeds 2 percent, or the district's valuation factor, whichever is greater, except as provided in pars. (bg) and (br).

AB56,381 Section 381. 38.22 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,448,3 38.22 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1s) and s. 38.12 (14) (15), every person who is at least the age specified in s. 118.15 (1) (b) is eligible to attend a technical college if the person is:

AB56,382 Section 382. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,448,6 38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States if that person meets all of the following requirements:

AB56,448,8 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.

AB56,448,11 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.

AB56,448,15 3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with proof that the person has filed or will file an application for a permanent resident visa with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

AB56,383 Section 383 . 38.27 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,448,20 38.27 (1) (a) The creation or expansion of adult high school, adult basic education and English as a 2nd language courses. The board shall give priority to courses serving students with disabilities or minority, unemployed, or disadvantaged or handicapped students.

AB56,384 Section 384. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,449,5 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. “District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under ss. 38.12 (9) and (14), 38.14 (3) and (9), and 118.15 (2) (a), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.31, 38.33, 38.38, and 38.42, all fees collected under s. 38.24, and driver education and chauffeur training aids.

AB56,385 Section 385 . 38.38 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,449,11 38.38 Services for handicapped students with disabilities. Annually the board may award a grant to each district board, from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f), to assist in funding transitional services for handicapped students with disabilities. Each district board shall contribute matching funds equal to 25 percent of the amount awarded.

AB56,386 Section 386. 39.11 (16) of the statutes is created to read: