SB70-AA7,102,1917 2. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total number of pupils residing
18in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year
19may not exceed the program cap.
SB70-AA7,276 20Section 276. 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,103,921 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
22an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
23private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
24family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
25application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during

1which an application is received and subject to par. (ar), the private school shall
2notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted.
3If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason. A
4Subject to par. (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if it the private
5school
has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. The Except
6as provided in par. (ar), the
state superintendent shall ensure that the private school
7determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school
8may give preference to the following in accepting applications, in order of preference
9listed:
SB70-AA7,277 10Section 277. 119.23 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,103,1211 119.23 (3) (ar) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
12school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in the city:
SB70-AA7,103,1913 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
14sub. (2) (a) 3. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
15determined by the department from pupils who reside in the city. For each school
16year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this
17subdivision, the first of which begins no later than the first weekday in February of
18the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later
19than September 14 of the applicable school year.
SB70-AA7,104,220 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
21the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
22school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
23also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
24private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application

1period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
2applications.
SB70-AA7,104,133 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon
4receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum
5of all applicants for pupils residing in the city. In determining the sum, the
6department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private
7school under the program under this section only once. If, after the end of an
8application period described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils
9residing in the city exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the department shall
10determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on
11a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications
12of pupils described in par. (a) 1. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that
13paragraph.
SB70-AA7,104,1614 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.
SB70-AA7,104,2317 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.
SB70-AA7,278 24Section 278. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,105,10
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.
SB70-AA7,279 11Section 279. 119.23 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,105,1712 119.23 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of the city
13under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not
14counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school district has
15exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and that the pupil is not
16counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap
17under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded
.
SB70-AA7,280 18Section 280. 119.23 (4v) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,105,2219 119.23 (4v) (c) The department may consider a pupil enrolled in a private
20school participating in the program under this section who satisfies all of the
21following as a resident of a school district, other than a 1st class city school district,
22who is enrolled in the private school under this section:
SB70-AA7,105,2423 1. The pupil was a resident of the city when the pupil applied to participate in
24the program under this section.
SB70-AA7,106,2
12. The pupil accepted a space at a private school participating in the program
2under this section as a resident of the city.
SB70-AA7,106,43 3. The pupil resides in a school district, other than a 1st class city school
4district, on the 3rd Friday in September.
SB70-AA7,106,65 4. The private school at which the pupil accepted a space under this section is
6participating in the program under s. 118.60.
SB70-AA7,281 7Section 281. 119.23 (4v) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,106,128 119.23 (4v) (d) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible
9school district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), under par. (c) for a school year, the
10department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for
11purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh)
122. a. has been exceeded.
SB70-AA7,282 13Section 282. 119.23 (4v) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,106,2014 119.23 (4v) (e) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of a school
15district, other than an eligible school district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), or a 1st
16class city school district, under par. (c) for a school year, the department shall ensure
17that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether
18the school district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be)
19and that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining
20whether a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. b. has been exceeded.
SB70-AA7,9334 21Section 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction.
SB70-AA7,107,222 (1) Parental choice programs; program caps. The treatment of ss. 118.60 (3)
23(am) and (ar) (intro.) and 5. and 119.23 (3) (ar), the renumbering and amendment of
24s. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. and 4., and the creation of s. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b. and 4. a.

1and b. first apply to an application to attend a private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23
2in the 2024-25 school year.
SB70-AA7,107,63 (2) Special Needs Scholarship Program; program cap. The treatment of s.
4115.7915 (2) (f) and (g) and (3) (a), (am), (b), (bm), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) first applies
5to an application for a scholarship to attend an eligible school under s. 115.7915 in
6the 2024-25 school year.
SB70-AA7,107,117 (3) Parental choice programs; transferring applicants between programs.
8The treatment of ss. 118.60 (4v) (b), (c), and (d) and 119.23 (4v) (b), (c), (d), and (e) first
9applies to counting pupils for the pupil participation limits under s. 118.60 (2) (be)
10and the program caps under ss. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. and b. and 119.23 (2) (b) for the
112024-25 school year.”.
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