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15Section 1939
. 115.76 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
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16Section 1940
. 115.76 (12) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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17Section 1941
. 115.76 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(13) “Person acting as a parent of a child" means a relative of the child
19or a private individual allowed to act as a parent of a child by the child's
biological 20natural or adoptive parents or guardian, and includes the child's grandparent,
21neighbor, friend or private individual caring for the child with the explicit or tacit
22approval of the child's
biological natural or adoptive parents or guardian. “Person
23acting as a parent of a child" does not include any person that receives public funds
24to care for the child if such funds exceed the cost of such care.
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25Section 1942
. 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12)
(b), if a child
2with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
3s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), “local educational agency" means the school
4district that the child is attending.
SB111,1943
5Section 1943
. 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's
7individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12)
(b), if a child
8with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
9s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that
10the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall
11pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required
12by the placement.
SB111,1944
13Section 1944
. 115.7915 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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(1) (am) “Program cap” means the total number of children who
15attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the
162021-22 school year.
SB111,1945
17Section 1945
. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
19school year, the department shall
, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a
20disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
21following apply:
SB111,1946
22Section 1946
. 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (b) The governing body of the eligible school notified the
24department of its intent to participate in the program under this section
as provided
25under sub. (3) (a).
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1Section
1947. 115.7915 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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(2) (cm) For an eligible school that begins participating in the
3program under this section in the 2022-23 school year or any school year thereafter,
4the eligible school also participates in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or
5119.23 for the school year for which the scholarship is awarded.
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6Section 1948
. 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
8child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
9incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
10as provided under sub. (3) (am) and on a form prepared by the department that
11includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible
12school that the child will attend.
A child's parent or guardian or a child with a
13disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time
14during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an
15eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.
SB111,1949
16Section 1949
. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,1950
17Section 1950
. 115.7915 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
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(2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2024, all
19of the eligible school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the
20department, except that a teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only
21courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued
22by the department.
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2. Any teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2024, who has been
24teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and
25who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2024, applies to the
1department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable
2waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall promulgate
3rules to implement this subdivision, including the form of the application and the
4process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall
5require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd.
61. No waiver granted under this subdivision is valid after July 1, 2029.
SB111,1951
7Section 1951
. 115.7915 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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(2m) Program cap. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total
9number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program
10under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.
SB111,1952
11Section 1952
. 115.7915 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (title)
Participating schools; selection of pupils application
13process; waiting list.
SB111,1953
14Section 1953
. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to
16participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent
17by the first Monday in March of the previous school year. The governing body of the
18eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces
19the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this
20section.
SB111,1954
21Section 1954
. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read: