SB70-AA7,90,2017 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:

SB70-AA7,90,2422 115.7915 (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).

SB70-AA7,91,102 115.7915 (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.

SB70-AA7,91,1412 115.7915 (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.

SB70-AA7,91,1816 115.7915 (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.

SB70-AA7,91,2120 115.7915 (3) (title) Participating schools; selection of pupils application
21process; waiting list.

SB70-AA7,92,323 115.7915 (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.

SB70-AA7,92,85 115.7915 (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.

SB70-AA7,92,2311 115.7915 (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.

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1115.7915 (3) (c) The By the first weekday in July immediately following the
2application period under par. (am), the governing body of a private an eligible school
3participating in the program under this section that received applications for
4scholarships under par. (am) shall notify report to the department when it verifies
5that a child has the names of children who applied under par. (am) to attend the
6eligible school for whom the governing body has verified that an individualized
7education program or services plan is in effect and accepts the child's application to
8attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under this section the names
9of those applicants who have siblings who are already attending the eligible school.

SB70-AA7,93,1911 115.7915 (3) (d) After the end of the application period described under par.
12(am), upon receipt of the information under par. (c), the department shall determine
13the sum of all applicants for scholarships under this section. In determining the sum,
14the department shall count a child who has applied for more than one scholarship
15under this section only once. If the sum of all applicants exceeds the program cap,
16the department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis,
17subject to the number of available spaces each eligible school specified in its notice
18under par. (a), except that the department shall give preference to the following in
19accepting applications for each eligible school, in the order of preference listed:

SB70-AA7,93,2120 1. Children who attended a different eligible school under a scholarship under
21this section during the previous school year.

SB70-AA7,93,2222 2. Siblings of pupils who are already attending the eligible school.

SB70-AA7,94,224 115.7915 (3) (e) No later than 60 days after the end of the application period
25described under par. (am), the department shall notify each applicant and each

1eligible school, in writing, whether the application submitted to the eligible school
2has been accepted.