AB517-ASA1-AA2,9,1918 1. The amount equal to the private school's eligible education expenses, as
19defined in sub. (7) (am) 1m., per pupil, as determined by the department.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,9,2220 2. The average of the tuition paid by a pupil attending the private school, but
21not under the program under this section or the program under s. 119.23, in the
22current and 2 preceding school years.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,9,2323 3. $6,442.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,32 24Section 32. 118.60 (4) (be) of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,10,4
1118.60 (4) (be) In determining a private school's eligible education expenses per
2pupil under par. (bd) 1., the department shall do all of the following, but may not
3determine separate expenses for pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 8 and for
4pupils enrolled in grades 9 to 12:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,10,65 1. Subtract only the following, up to the actual cost of the service or material
6related to each item:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,10,77 a. Fees charged pupils for books and supplies used in classes and programs.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,10,88 b. Rentals for school buildings.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,10,99 c. Food service revenues.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,10,1010 d. Governmental financial assistance.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,10,1111 e. Interest and other income resulting from the investment of debt proceeds.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,10,1812 2. If legal title to the private school's buildings and premises is held in the name
13of the private school's parent organization or other related party, there is no other
14mechanism to include the private school's facilities costs in the calculation of its
15eligible education expenses, and the private school requests that the department do
16so, include an amount equal to 10.5 percent of the fair market value of the school and
17its premises. A request made by a private school under this subdivision remains
18effective in subsequent school years and may not be withdrawn by the private school.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,10,2219 3. If immediately prior to July 1, 2011, a private school's eligible education
20expenses, as defined under sub. (7) (am) 1m. and as determined by the department,
21included the amount described in subd. 2., continue to include the amount described
22in subd. 2. in subsequent school years.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,11,223 4. Permit a private school to accumulate up to 15 percent of the private school's
24annual eligible education expenses in a reserve account and include any increase to

1that reserved amount in the department's determination of the private school's
2eligible education expenses for that school year.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,33 3Section 33. 118.60 (4) (bg) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
455
, is repealed.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,34 5Section 34. 118.60 (4m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,11,106 118.60 (4m) In addition to the payment under sub. (4), the state
7superintendent shall pay to each private school participating in the program under
8this section, on behalf of the parent or guardian of each pupil attending the private
9school under this section, in the manner described in sub. (4) (c), the amount
10determined as follows:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,11,1211 (a) Determine the private school's eligible education expenses, as defined in
12sub. (7) (am) 1m., per pupil in summer school.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,11,1313 (b) Multiply the amount under par. (a) by 0.40.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,11,1614 (c) Multiply the product under par. (b) by the quotient determined by dividing
15the summer choice average daily membership equivalent of the private school by the
16total number of pupils for whom payments are being made under sub. (4).
AB517-ASA1-AA2,35 17Section 35. 118.60 (4r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,11,1918 118.60 (4r) (a) Multiply the amount determined under sub. (4) (bg) (bd) by
190.616.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,36 20Section 36. 118.60 (7) (am) 2m. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
21Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,12,2422 118.60 (7) (am) 2m. a. An independent financial audit of the private school
23conducted by an independent certified public accountant, accompanied by the
24auditor's statement that the report is free of material misstatements and fairly
25presents the private school's eligible education expenses under sub. (4) (bd) 1., and

1beginning in the 2nd school year a private school participates in the program under
2this section, a copy of a management letter prepared by the auditor. The audit shall
3be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles with
4allowable modifications for long-term fixed assets. The audit shall include a
5calculation of the private school's net eligible education expenses and a calculation
6of the balance of the private school's fund for future eligible education expenses. The
7auditor shall conduct his or her audit, including determining sample sizes and
8evaluating financial viability, in accordance with the auditing standards established
9by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The department may not
10require an auditor to comply with standards that exceed the scope of the standards
11established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. If a private
12school participating in a program under this section is part of an organization and
13the private school and the organization share assets, liabilities, or eligible education
14expenses, the private school may submit an audit of the private school or of the
15organization of which it is a part. If a private school that is part of an organization
16with which it shares assets, liabilities, or eligible education expenses submits an
17audit of only the private school, the independent auditor shall use his or her
18professional judgment to allocate any shared assets, liabilities, and eligible
19education expenses between the organization and the private school. If a private
20school participating in the program under this section also accepts pupils under s.
21119.23, the private school may submit one comprehensive financial audit to satisfy
22the requirements of this subdivision and s. 119.23 (7) (am) 2m. The private school
23shall include in the comprehensive financial audit the information specified under
24s. 119.23 (7) (am) 2m.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,37 25Section 37. 118.60 (7) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,13,11
1118.60 (7) (b) 3m. Annually, schedule 2 meetings at least one meeting each
2month
at which members of the governing body of the private school will be present
3and at which pupils, and the parents or guardians of pupils, applying to attend the
4private school or attending the private school may meet and communicate with the
5members of the governing body. The meetings shall be open to the public. The
6private school shall, within 30 days after the start of the school term, notify the
7department in writing of the scheduled meeting dates and shall, at least 30 days
8before the scheduled meeting date, notify in writing each pupil, or the parent or
9guardian of each minor pupil, applying to attend the private school or attending the
10private school of the meeting date, time, and place. The private school shall provide
11notice of the meetings in the manner provided in s. 19.84.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,38 12Section 38. 118.60 (7) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,13,1713 118.60 (7) (b) 9. Permit public inspection and copying of any record, as defined
14in s. 19.32 (2), of the private school to the same extent as required of, and subject to
15the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, a school board under
16subch. II of ch. 19. This subdivision applies only to records that relate to pupils
17attending the private school under this section.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,39 18Section 39. 118.60 (7) (d) 1. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
19Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,13,2520 118.60 (7) (d) 1. b. A Except as provided in subd. 1. c., a copy of the school's
21current certificate of occupancy issued by the municipality within which the school
22is located. If the private school moves to a new location, the private school shall
23submit a copy of the new certificate of occupancy issued by the municipality within
24which the school is located to the department before the attendance of pupils at the
25new location and before the next succeeding date specified in s. 121.05 (1) (a).
AB517-ASA1-AA2,14,9
1c. If the municipality within which the private school is located does not issue
2certificates of occupancy, the private school may submit a certificate of occupancy
3issued by the local or regional governmental unit with authority to issue certificates
4of occupancy or a letter or form from the municipality within which the private school
5is located that explains that the municipality does not issue certificates of occupancy.
6A temporary certificate of occupancy does not meet the requirement of this
7subdivision. This subdivision applies only to a private school located in an eligible
8school district
private school to which this subd. 1. c. applies shall annually obtain
9a building inspection of the school building
.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,40 10Section 40. 118.60 (7) (d) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,14,1211 118.60 (7) (d) 1. d. A temporary certificate of occupancy does not satisfy the
12requirements of this subdivision.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,41 13Section 41. 118.60 (7) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,14,1714 118.60 (7) (i) 1. Each private school participating in the program under this
15section shall annually conduct state and federal background checks of all teachers
16and administrators employed by the private school on the effective date of this
17subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB517-ASA1-AA2,14,2418 2. Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date],
19each private school participating in the program under this section shall conduct
20state and federal background checks of each individual who applies to teach in or
21serve as an administrator of the private school prior to extending an offer of
22employment to that individual. The private school shall annually conduct state and
23federal background checks of each teacher or administrator investigated under this
24subdivision who is employed by the private school.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,15,4
13. A participating private school may not employ a person as a teacher or
2administrator or contract with the person to serve as a teacher or administrator if
3the person would not be eligible to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the
4reasons specified under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,42 5Section 42. 118.60 (10) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,15,66 118.60 (10) (a) 7. Violated sub. (7) (b) 3m., 4., 5., or 6., or 9.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,43 7Section 43. 118.60 (10) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,15,98 118.60 (10) (a) 9. Violated or employed a person who violated s. 118.016, 118.19
9(1), 118.305, 118.31, or 118.33 (1) (f) 5.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,44 10Section 44. 118.60 (10) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,15,1111 118.60 (10) (a) 10. Violated the rules promulgated under s. 120.13 (1) (i).
AB517-ASA1-AA2,45 12Section 45. 118.60 (10) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,15,1713 118.60 (10) (bg) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately
14terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he
15or she determines that the owner of the private school would not be eligible or
16permitted to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the reasons specified
17under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,46 18Section 46. 118.60 (10) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,15,2319 118.60 (10) (br) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately
20terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he
21or she determines that the private school has failed to comply with the requirements
22under sub. (7) (i) 1. or 2. or if the private school employs an individual in
23contravention of the prohibitions under sub. (7) (i) 3.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,47 24Section 47. 118.60 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,16,3
1118.60 (10) (c) Whenever the state superintendent issues an order under par.
2(a), (am), (ar), or (b), (bg), or (br), he or she shall immediately notify the parent or
3guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this section.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,48 4Section 48. 118.60 (11) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,49 5Section 49. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
6Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,16,177 119.23 (2) (a) 1. a. The Except as provided in subd. 1. am., the pupil is a member
8of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to
93.0 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the
10director of the federal office of management and budget. In this subdivision and sub.
11(3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. Except
12as provided in subd. 1. d., the family income of the pupil shall be verified as provided
13in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this section whose family
14income increases above the income level in this subd. 1. a., including a pupil who
15attended a private school under this section in the 2010-11 school year and whose
16family income has increased, may continue to attend a private school under this
17section.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,50 18Section 50. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. am. of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,17,219 119.23 (2) (a) 1. am. Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, the pupil is a
20member of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount
21equal to 1.85 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria
22established by the director of the federal office of management and budget. The
23family income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil
24attending a private school under this section whose family income increases above

1the income level in this subd. 1. am. may continue to attend a private school under
2this section.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,51 3Section 51. 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,17,74 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. All instructional staff employed by the private school hold
5a license or permit to teach issued by the department. For purposes of this
6subdivision, "instructional staff" has the meaning given in the rules promulgated by
7the department under s. 121.02 (1) (a) 2.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,52 8Section 52. 119.23 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,17,109 119.23 (2) (a) 9. The private school has been in operation for the attendance of
10pupils for at least 2 school years.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,53 11Section 53. 119.23 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,17,1212 119.23 (2) (a) 10. The private school is located in this state.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,54 13Section 54. 119.23 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,17,1714 119.23 (2) (c) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6. and 6m., a teacher employed by a
15private school participating in the program under this section who teaches only
16courses in rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree or hold a
17license or permit to teach issued by the department
.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,17,2118 2. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6. and 6m., an administrator of a private school
19participating in the program under this section that prepares and trains pupils
20attending the school in rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree
21or hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,55 22Section 55. 119.23 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,17,2423 119.23 (2) (d) No more than 49 percent of a private school's enrollment may
24consist of pupils attending the private school under this section and s. 118.60.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,56 25Section 56. 119.23 (4) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,18,5
1119.23 (4) (bd) Upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the
2pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, the state
3superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf
4of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an
5amount equal to the lesser of the following:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,18,86 1. The amount equal to the private school's eligible education expenses, as
7defined in sub. (7) (am) 1m., per pupil that is related to educational programming,
8as determined by the department.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,18,119 2. The average of the tuition paid by a pupil attending the private school, but
10not under the program under this section or the program under s. 118.60, in the
11current and 2 preceding school years.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,18,1212 3. $6,442.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,57 13Section 57. 119.23 (4) (be) of the statutes is created to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,18,1714 119.23 (4) (be) In determining a private school's eligible education expenses per
15pupil under par. (bd) 1., the department shall do all of the following, but may not
16determine separate expenses for pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 8 and for
17pupils enrolled in grades 9 to 12:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,18,1918 1. Subtract only the following, up to the actual cost of the service or material
19related to each item:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,18,2020 a. Fees charged pupils for books and supplies used in classes and programs.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,18,2121 b. Rentals for school buildings.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,18,2222 c. Food service revenues.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,18,2323 d. Governmental financial assistance.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,18,2424 e. Interest and other income resulting from the investment of debt proceeds.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,19,7
12. If legal title to the private school's buildings and premises is held in the name
2of the private school's parent organization or other related party, there is no other
3mechanism to include the private school's facilities costs in the calculation of its
4eligible education expenses, and the private school requests that the department do
5so, include an amount equal to 10.5 percent of the fair market value of the school and
6its premises. A request made by a private school under this subdivision remains
7effective in subsequent school years and may not be withdrawn by the private school.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,19,118 3. If immediately prior to July 1, 2011, a private school's eligible education
9expenses, as defined under sub. (7) (am) 1m. and as determined by the department,
10included the amount described in subd. 2., continue to include the amount described
11in subd. 2. in subsequent school years.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,19,1512 4. Permit a private school to accumulate up to 15 percent of the private school's
13annual eligible education expenses in a reserve account and include any increase to
14that reserved amount in the department's determination of the private school's
15eligible education expenses for that school year.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,58 16Section 58. 119.23 (4) (bg) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1755
, is repealed.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,59 18Section 59. 119.23 (4m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,19,2319 119.23 (4m) In addition to the payment under sub. (4), the state
20superintendent shall pay to each private school participating in the program under
21this section, on behalf of the parent or guardian of each pupil attending the private
22school under this section, in the manner described in sub. (4) (c), the amount
23determined as follows:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,19,2524 (a) Determine the private school's eligible education expenses, as defined in
25sub. (7) (am) 1m., per pupil in summer school.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,20,1
1(b) Multiply the amount under par. (a) by 0.40.
AB517-ASA1-AA2,20,42 (c) Multiply the product under par. (b) by the quotient determined by dividing
3the summer choice average daily membership equivalent of the private school by the
4total number of pupils for whom payments are being made under sub. (4).
AB517-ASA1-AA2,60 5Section 60. 119.23 (4r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB517-ASA1-AA2,20,76 119.23 (4r) (a) Multiply the amount determined under sub. (4) (bg) (bd) by
70.616.
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