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119.235
(1) The board may contract with any nonsectarian private school
6located in the city
or within 5 miles of the boundaries of the city, or any nonsectarian
7private agency located in the city
, to provide educational programs to pupils enrolled
8in the school district operating under this chapter.
The board may contract with a
9private school that is located outside the boundaries of the city only if the private
10school has a ratio of not more than 15 pupils per teacher. The board shall ensure that
11each private school or agency under contract with the board complies with ss. 118.125
12and 118.13,
20 USC 1232g,
20 USC 1681 to
1688,
20 USC 3171 to
3197,
29 USC 794,
1342 USC 2000d and
42 USC 6101 to
6107, and all health and safety laws and rules
14that apply to public schools.
If the board has established accountability standards
15for all of the agencies with which it contracts under s. 118.153 (3) (c) 2., the board
1shall ensure that each private school under contract with the board that is located
2outside the boundaries of the city complies with those accountability standards.".