AB68-SA1,98,134 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1, upon receipt
5of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum of all
6applicants for pupils residing in the city. In determining the sum, the department
7shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the
8program only once. If, after the end of an application period described under subd.
91., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in the city exceeds the program cap
10under sub. (2) (b), the department shall determine which applications submitted
11during the application period to accept on a random basis, except that the
12department shall give preference in accepting applications of pupils to the following
13applications, in the order of preference listed:
AB68-SA1,98,1614 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the
15department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required
16under subd. 3.
AB68-SA1,98,2317 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in the city under this
18paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that
19a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving
20notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils
21attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub.
22(2) (b), the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the
23waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
AB68-SA1,290 24Section 290. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,99,10
1119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it the private
2school
has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application
3to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is
4rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par.
5(ar) 4.
may, subject to sub. (2) (b), be admitted to a private school participating in the
6program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant
7continues to reside within in the city. The department may not require, in that
8following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding
9the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program
10under this section on the basis of family income.
AB68-SA1,291 11Section 291. 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,99,2312 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 to 2020-21 school year and in each school year
13thereafter
years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the
14pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in
15subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil
16is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under
17s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the
18state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school
19year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
20adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
21change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
22school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
23if positive.
AB68-SA1,292 24Section 292. 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,100,11
1119.23 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year
2thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
3enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7.,
4the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
5on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
6(2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state
7superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year
8for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
9adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
10change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school
11year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SA1,293 12Section 293. 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,100,1713 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school
14that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and
15also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute for the
16amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d., with the
17following modifications:
AB68-SA1,100,2418 a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
19in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of the
20maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under
21this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled;
22the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current
23school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2)
24(a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SA1,101,7
1b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
2in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the maximum amount
3per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the
4previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the
5per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
6positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the
7previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SA1,294 8Section 294. 119.23 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,101,149 119.23 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of the city
10under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not
11counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school district has
12exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and that the pupil is not
13counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap
14under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded
.
AB68-SA1,295 15Section 295. 119.23 (7) (b) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,101,2016 119.23 (7) (b) 2g. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, as part of the private
17school's curriculum, include instruction in the culture, tribal sovereignty, and
18contemporary and historical significant events of the federally recognized American
19Indian tribes and bands located in this state at least twice in the elementary grades
20and at least once in the high school grades.
AB68-SA1,296 21Section 296. 119.23 (11) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,102,322 119.23 (11) (e) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b) and s. 118.60 (2) (be) and (bh),
23promulgate rules under par. (a) that are consistent with sub. (4v) and s. 118.60 (4v)
24to ensure that, if a pupil who accepted a space at a private school participating in the
25program under this section or under s. 118.60 changes the pupil's residence, the pupil

1will not be counted for purposes of determining whether the participation limit under
2s. 118.60 (2) (be) or the program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) that applies
3to the pupil's new residence has been exceeded.
AB68-SA1,297 4Section 297. 119.33 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,298 5Section 298. 119.44 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,299 6Section 299. 119.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,103,87 119.46 (1) As part of the budget transmitted annually to the common council
8under s. 119.16 (8) (b), the board shall report the amount of money required for the
9ensuing school year to operate all public schools in the city under this chapter,
10including the schools transferred to the superintendent of schools opportunity
11schools and partnership program under s. 119.33 and to the opportunity schools and
12partnership program under subch. II,
to repair and keep in order school buildings
13and equipment, including school buildings and equipment transferred to the
14superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
15119.33 and to the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II,
to
16make material improvements to school property, and to purchase necessary
17additions to school sites. The report shall specify the amount of net proceeds from
18the sale or lease of city-owned property used for school purposes deposited in the
19immediately preceding school year into the school operations fund as specified under
20s. 119.60 (2m) (c) or (5) and the net proceeds from the sale of an eligible school
21building deposited in the immediately preceding school year into the school
22operations fund as specified under s. 119.61 (5). The amount included in the report
23for the purpose of supporting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under s.
24119.23 shall be reduced by the amount of aid received by the board under s. 121.136
25and by the amount specified in the notice received by the board under s. 121.137 (2).

1The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all the property subject to
2taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the amount of money required by the
3board for the purposes set forth in this subsection, at the same time and in the same
4manner as other taxes are levied and collected. Such taxes shall be in addition to all
5other taxes which that the city is authorized to levy. The taxes so levied and collected,
6any other funds provided by law and placed at the disposal of the city for the same
7purposes, and the moneys deposited in the school operations fund under ss. 119.60
8(1), (2m) (c), and (5) and 119.61 (5) shall constitute the school operations fund.
AB68-SA1,300 9Section 300. 119.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,103,1510 119.49 (4) The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all taxable
11property in the city, in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are
12levied and collected, which that shall be sufficient to pay the interest on all school
13bonds issued under this subchapter which chapter that are outstanding and to pay
14such part of the principal of such school bonds as becomes due during the ensuing
15school year.
AB68-SA1,301 16Section 301. 119.55 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,302 17Section 302. 119.61 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,103,2018 119.61 (1) (a) 4. An individual or group that is pursuing a contract with an
19entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) or the director under s. 118.40 (2x) to operate a school
20as a charter school.
AB68-SA1,303 21Section 303. 119.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: