SB111,2115 Section 2115 . 118.60 (11) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,1172,13 118.60 (11) (e) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (be) and (bh) and s. 119.23 (2) (b), promulgate rules under par. (a) that are consistent with sub. (4v) and s. 119.23 (4v) to ensure that, if a pupil who accepted a space at a private school participating in a program under this section or under s. 119.23 changes the pupil's residence, the pupil will not be counted for purposes of determining whether the participation limit under sub. (2) (be) or the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) or s. 119.23 (2) (b) that applies to the pupil's new residence has been exceeded.

SB111,2116 Section 2116 . Subchapter I (title) of chapter 119 [precedes 119.01] of the statutes is repealed.

SB111,2117 Section 2117 . 119.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1172,19 119.02 (1) “Board" means the board of school directors in charge of the public schools of a city of the 1st class other than those public schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 or subch. II.

SB111,2118 Section 2118 . 119.02 (2g) of the statutes is repealed.

SB111,2119 Section 2119 . 119.02 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SB111,2120 Section 2120 . 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1173,10 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V, and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121, and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 115.449, 115.453, 115.457, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program.

SB111,2121 Section 2121 . 119.16 (1n) of the statutes is repealed.

SB111,2122 Section 2122 . 119.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1173,18 119.16 (2) Establish schools and districts. The board shall maintain the public schools in the city, other than those public schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II, and shall establish, organize, and maintain such schools as the board determines are necessary to accommodate the children entitled to instruction therein. The board shall divide the city into attendance districts for such schools.

SB111,2123 Section 2123 . 119.16 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1174,2 119.16 (8) (a) Annually before adopting its budget for the ensuing school year and at least 5 days before transmitting its completed budget under par. (b), the board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed school budget at a time and place fixed by the board. At least 45 days before the public hearing, the board shall notify the superintendent of schools and the commissioner of the date, time, and place of the hearing. At least one week before the public hearing, the board shall publish a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of the public hearing.

SB111,2124 Section 2124 . 119.16 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1174,12 119.16 (8) (b) The board shall transmit its completed budget to the common council on or before the first Monday in August of each year on forms furnished by the auditing officer of the city, and shall include in the budget the information specified under s. 119.46 (1) for all public schools in the city under this chapter, including the schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II. The board shall itemize those portions of the budget allocated to schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II. Such completed budget shall be published with the budget summary under s. 65.04 (2) or 65.20 and budget under s. 65.05 (7).

SB111,2125 Section 2125 . 119.16 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1174,17 119.16 (9) School budget. Annually, the board shall prepare a budget for each school in the school district operating under this chapter, other than the schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II.

SB111,2126 Section 2126 . 119.16 (15) of the statutes is repealed.

SB111,2127 Section 2127 . 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1174,22 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (b), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all of the following apply:

SB111,2128 Section 2128 . 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1175,3 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2024.

SB111,2129 Section 2129 . 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,1175,7 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1, 2024, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the department.

SB111,1175,17 b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2024, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2024, applies to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid after July 1, 2029.

SB111,2130 Section 2130 . 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,1175,21 119.23 (2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means the total number of pupils residing in the city who attended a private school under this section in the 2021-22 school year.

SB111,1175,24 2. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total number of pupils residing in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.