SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,317 115.28 (72) Financial literacy curriculum grant program. Award grants to
18school boards and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the
19purpose of developing, implementing, or improving financial literacy curricula. In

1awarding grants under this subsection, the state superintendent shall prioritize
2grant applications related to innovative financial literacy curricula, as determined
3by the state superintendent.”.

SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,108 115.7915 (1) (aw) “Program cap” means the total number of children who
9attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the
102023-24 school year.

SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,1512 115.7915 (2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
13school year, the department shall, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a
14disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
15following apply:

SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,1917 115.7915 (2) (b) The governing body of the eligible school notified the
18department of its intent to participate in the program under this section as provided
19under sub. (3) (a).

SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,521 115.7915 (2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
22child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
23incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
24as provided under sub. (3) (am) and on a form prepared by the department that

1includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible
2school that the child will attend. A child's parent or guardian or a child with a
3disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time
4during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an
5eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.

SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,97 115.7915 (2) (g) The Subject to sub. (3) (d), the eligible school, or the department
8on behalf of the eligible school, has accepted the child's application to attend the
9eligible school under a scholarship awarded under this section.

SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,1311 115.7915 (2m) Program cap. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total
12number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program
13under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.

SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,1615 115.7915 (3) (title) Participating schools; selection of pupils application
16process; waiting list.

SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,2318 115.7915 (3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to
19participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent
20by the 1st Monday in March of the previous school year. The governing body of the
21eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces
22the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this
23section.

SB70-SSA2-SA3,107,4

1115.7915 (3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted
2a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for
3scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday
4in April and the 3rd Thursday in June.

SB70-SSA2-SA3,107,197 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under sub.
8(2) (f) par. (am), the governing body of the eligible school shall determine whether the
9application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement
10under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that
11developed the child's individualized education program or services plan that the
12child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets
13the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the eligible school shall also
14notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
15requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied and subject to par. (d), the child will be
16awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within
175 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing
18body of the eligible school with a copy of the child's individualized education program
19or services plan.

SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,421 115.7915 (3) (c) The By the first weekday in July immediately following the
22application period under par. (am), the governing body of a private an eligible school
23participating in the program under this section that received applications for
24scholarships under par. (am) shall notify report to the department when it verifies
25that a child has the names of children who applied under par. (am) to attend the

1eligible school for whom the governing body has verified that an individualized
2education program or services plan is in effect and accepts the child's application to
3attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under this section the names
4of those applicants who have siblings who are already attending the eligible school.

SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,146 115.7915 (3) (d) After the end of the application period described under par.
7(am), upon receipt of the information under par. (c), the department shall determine
8the sum of all applicants for scholarships under this section. In determining the sum,
9the department shall count a child who has applied for more than one scholarship
10under this section only once. If the sum of all applicants exceeds the program cap,
11the department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis,
12subject to the number of available spaces each eligible school specified in its notice
13under par. (a), except that the department shall give preference to the following in
14accepting applications for each eligible school, in the order of preference listed: