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20Section
240. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the state superintendent may not
22reimburse the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the operator
23of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the
24director of the program under s. 115.52, the director of the center under s. 115.525,
1or the governing body of a private or tribal school for any breakfast served at a school,
2as defined in
7 CFR 220.2, during the prior school year if the school ceased operations
3during that prior school year.”.
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Section 1. 121.905 (1) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.
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6Section 9334.
Initial applicability; Public Instruction.
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(1s)
Revenue ceiling; referenda restrictions. The treatment of s. 121.905 (1)
8(b) 1. to 3. first applies to the revenue ceiling for the 2023-24 school year.”.
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Section
241. 115.7915 (1) (aw) of the statutes is created to read:
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(1) (aw) “Program cap” means the total number of children who
14attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the
152023-24 school year.
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242. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.7915
(2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
18school year, the department shall
, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a
19disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
20following apply:
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243. 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
23department of its intent to participate in the program under this section
as provided
24under sub. (3) (a).
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1Section
244. 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
3child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
4incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
5as provided under sub. (3) (am) and on a form prepared by the department that
6includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible
7school that the child will attend.
A child's parent or guardian or a child with a
8disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time
9during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an
10eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.
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11Section
245. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (g)
The Subject to sub. (3) (d), the eligible school
, or the department
13on behalf of the eligible school, has accepted the child's application to attend the
14eligible school under a scholarship awarded under this section.
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246. 115.7915 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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(2m) Program cap. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total
17number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program
18under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.
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247. 115.7915 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (title)
Participating schools; selection of pupils application
21process; waiting list.
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22Section
248. 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
24participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent
25by the 1st Monday in March of the previous school year. The governing body of the
1eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces
2the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this
3section.
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4Section
249. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted
6a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for
7scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday
8in April and the 3rd Thursday in June.
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250. 115.7915 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
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251. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under
sub.
12(2) (f) par. (am), the governing body of the eligible school shall determine whether the
13application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement
14under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that
15developed the child's individualized education program or services plan that the
16child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets
17the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the eligible school shall also
18notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
19requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied
and subject to par. (d), the child will be
20awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within
215 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing
22body of the eligible school with a copy of the child's individualized education program
23or services plan.