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291. 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
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.
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293. 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.
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.
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294. 115.7915 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(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.
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(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:
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1. Children who attended a different eligible school under a scholarship under
16this section during the previous school year.
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2. Siblings of pupils who are already attending the eligible school.
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296. 115.7915 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3) (e) No later than 60 days after the end of the application period
20described under par. (am), the department shall notify each applicant and each
21eligible school, in writing, whether the application submitted to the eligible school
22has been accepted.
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297. 115.7915 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3) (f) If the sum under par. (d) exceeds the program cap, the
2department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required
3under par. (d).
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(3) (g) The governing body of an eligible school that has accepted a
6child under par. (d) shall notify the department whenever the governing body
7determines that the child will not attend the eligible school under a scholarship
8under this section. If, upon receiving notice under this paragraph, the department
9determines that the number of children attending eligible schools under
10scholarships under this section falls below the program cap, the department shall fill
11any available slot with a child selected from the waiting list established under par.
12(f), if such a waiting list exists.
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299. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag)
and, (ar),
and (bh), any pupil in grades
15kindergarten to 12 who resides
within in an eligible school district may attend any
16private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be),
(bh), (bm), and
17(bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other
18than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
19private school under this section if all of the following apply:
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300. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than
an eligible
22school district or a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
23sub. (3)
(am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
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301. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year,
there is no limit on
2the number of pupils who may attend private schools the limits under this
section 3paragraph do not apply.
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(2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:
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a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the
7eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the
82023-24 school year.
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b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
10school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who
11attended a private school under this section in the 2023-24 school year.
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2. a. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total number of pupils
13residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this
14section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.
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b. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total number of pupils residing
16in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
17district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may
18not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.