Amendment AA8-AB751

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 8, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 751

February 9, 2016 - Offered by Representative Pope.

AB751-AA8,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB751-AA8,1,2 1. Page 7, line 15: after that line insert:

AB751-AA8,1,3 " Section 19b. 118.60 (1) (bn) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB751-AA8,1,5 118.60 (1) (bn) 1. a. The school has been in continuous operation in this state for less than 12 24 consecutive months.

AB751-AA8,19d Section 19d. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB751-AA8,1,12 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (d), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may attend any private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bm), and (bs) (d), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any private school under this section if all of the following apply:

AB751-AA8,19e Section 19e. 118.60 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB751-AA8,2,6 118.60 (2) (a) 9. The private school has been in operation for the attendance of pupils for at least 2 school years. This requirement does not apply to a private school that is participating in the program under this section or under s. 119.23 on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], or that, subject to sub. (2) (ar), has complied with sub. (2) (ag) prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

AB751-AA8,19g Section 19g. 118.60 (2) (bs) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is repealed.

AB751-AA8,19i Section 19i. 118.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB751-AA8,2,15 118.60 (2) (d) No more than 49 percent of a private school's enrollment may consist of pupils attending the private school under this section or s. 119.23. This requirement does not apply to a private school that is participating in the program under this section or under s. 119.23 on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], so long as the private school continues to participate in one of those programs.

AB751-AA8,19k Section 19k. 118.60 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB751-AA8,3,2 118.60 (3) (b) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides within an eligible school district because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may, subject to sub. (2) (d), transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant rejected under this paragraph may, subject to sub. (2) (d), be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside within an eligible school district. The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.

AB751-AA8,19n Section 19n. 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB751-AA8,3,10 118.60 (3) (c) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may, subject to sub. (2) (d), transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant rejected under this paragraph may, subject to sub. (2) (be) and, (bm), and (d), be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year.

AB751-AA8,19p Section 19p. 119.23 (1) (ai) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB751-AA8,3,13 119.23 (1) (ai) 1. a. The school has been in continuous operation in this state for less than 12 24 consecutive months.

AB751-AA8,19r Section 19r. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB751-AA8,3,17 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (d), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all of the following apply:

AB751-AA8,19t Section 19t. 119.23 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB751-AA8,3,24 119.23 (2) (a) 9. The private school has been in operation for the attendance of pupils for at least 2 school years. This requirement does not apply to a private school that is participating in the program under this section or under s. 118.60 on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], or that, subject to sub. (2) (ar), has complied with sub. (2) (ag) prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

AB751-AA8,19v Section 19v. 119.23 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB751-AA8,4,6 119.23 (2) (d) No more than 49 percent of a private school's enrollment may consist of pupils attending the private school under this section or s. 118.60. This requirement does not apply to a private school that is participating in the program under this section or under s. 118.60 on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], so long as the private school continues to participate in one of those programs.

AB751-AA8,19w Section 19w. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB751-AA8,4,16 119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it has too few available spaces, the applicant may, subject to sub. (2) (d), transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant rejected under this paragraph may, subject to sub. (2) (d), be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside within the city. The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.".

AB751-AA8,4,17 2. Page 8, line 1: after that line insert:

AB751-AA8,4,19 " Section 21m. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB751-AA8,4,22 (1) The treatment of sections 118.60 (1) (bn) 1. a., (2) (a) (intro.) and 9., (bs), and (d), and (3) (b) and (c) and 119.23 (1) (ai) 1. a., (2) (a) (intro.) and 9. and (d), and (3) (b) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2016.".

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