Amendment AA1-AB628

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO 1999 ASSEMBLY BILL 628

February 29, 2000 - Offered by Representatives Cullen and Sinicki.

AB628-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB628-AA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 2: after "program" insert "and requiring school districts to maintain waiting lists for acceptance into the program".

AB628-AA1,1,4 2. Page 2, line 3: substitute "5" for "3".

AB628-AA1,1,5 3. Page 2, line 7: after that line insert:

AB628-AA1,1,6 " Section 1d. 118.51 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB628-AA1,1,12 118.51 (3) (a) 2. A nonresident school board may not act on any application received under subd. 1. until after the 3rd Friday in February. If a nonresident school board receives more applications for a particular grade or program than there are spaces available in the grade or program, the nonresident school board shall determine which pupils to accept on a random basis and shall establish a waiting list by randomly assigning a priority number to each pupil who is not accepted.

AB628-AA1, s. 1e Section 1e. 118.51 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB628-AA1,2,5 118.51 (3) (a) 3. On or before the first Friday following the first Monday in April following receipt of the application, the nonresident school board shall notify the applicant, in writing, whether it has accepted the application. If the nonresident school board rejects an application, it shall include in the notice the reason for the rejection and, if applicable, the waiting list priority number assigned under subd. 2.

AB628-AA1, s. 1f Section 1f. 118.51 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB628-AA1,2,15 118.51 (3) (a) 4. On or before the first Friday following the first Monday in April following receipt of a copy of the application, if a resident school board denies a pupil's enrollment in a nonresident school district under sub. (6), (7) or (12) (b) 1., the resident school board shall notify the applicant and the nonresident school board, in writing, that the application has been denied and include in the notice the reason for the denial. If a resident pupil is denied enrollment under sub. (6), the school board shall establish a waiting list by randomly assigning a priority number to each pupil whose application has been so denied and include in the notice the waiting list priority number assigned to the pupil.

AB628-AA1, s. 1j Section 1j. 118.51 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB628-AA1,2,22 118.51 (3) (a) 7. If a nonresident school board that established a waiting list under subd. 2. determines that additional spaces are available, the school board shall accept additional pupils in the order of the priority numbers assigned under subd. 2. If, based on more accurate membership data, a resident school board determines that it may allow additional pupils to enroll in a nonresident school district, it shall select additional pupils in the order of the priority numbers assigned under subd. 4.".

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