Amendment SA5-AB64

AB64-SA5,23,8 1. Publish type A, B, C, D, and E notices of the referendum under s. 10.01 (2). Notwithstanding s. 10.01 (2) (a), the type A notice shall include a copy of any certificate submitted to the school district clerk by the commission under par. (b) 3. and the question to be submitted to the voters as provided in this paragraph. Section 5.01 (1) applies in the event of failure to comply with the notice requirements of this paragraph.

AB64-SA5,23,9 2. Provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies.

AB64-SA5,23,12 (e) The department shall make the reduction in state aid under s. 121.08 in a school district that qualifies under this subsection in the first school year that begins after the date on which the question submitted under par. (d) is approved.

AB64-SA5,23,14 (f) A school district that qualifies under this subsection shall remain qualified under this subsection.

AB64-SA5,1598bs Section 1598bs. 118.60 (7) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA5,24,2 118.60 (7) (b) 3m. Annually, schedule 2 meetings at least one meeting each month at which members of the governing body of the private school will be present and at which pupils, and the parents or guardians of pupils, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school may meet and communicate with the members of the governing body. The meetings shall be open to the public. The private school shall, within 30 days after the start of the school term, notify the department in writing of the scheduled meeting dates and shall, at least 30 days before the scheduled meeting date, notify in writing each pupil, or the parent or guardian of each minor pupil, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school of the meeting date, time, and place. The private school shall provide notice of the meetings in the manner provided in s. 19.84.”.

AB64-SA5,24,3 62. Page 829, line 9: after that line insert:

AB64-SA5,24,4 “ Section 1598L. 118.60 (7) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,24,9 118.60 (7) (b) 9. Permit public inspection and copying of any record, as defined in s. 19.32 (2), of the private school to the same extent as required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, a school board under subch. II of ch. 19. This subdivision applies only to records that relate to pupils attending the private school under this section.

AB64-SA5,1598m Section 1598m. 118.60 (7) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA5,24,16 118.60 (7) (d) 1. b. A Except as provided in subd. 1. c., a copy of the school's current certificate of occupancy issued by the municipality within which the school is located. If the private school moves to a new location, the private school shall submit a copy of the new certificate of occupancy issued by the municipality within which the school is located to the department before the attendance of pupils at the new location and before the next succeeding date specified in s. 121.05 (1) (a).

AB64-SA5,25,2 c. If the municipality within which the private school is located does not issue certificates of occupancy, the private school may submit a certificate of occupancy issued by the local or regional governmental unit with authority to issue certificates of occupancy or a letter or form from the municipality within which the private school is located that explains that the municipality does not issue certificates of occupancy. A temporary certificate of occupancy does not meet the requirement of this subdivision. This subdivision applies only to a private school located in an eligible school district private school to which this subd. 1. c. applies shall annually obtain a building inspection of the school building.

AB64-SA5,1598n Section 1598n. 118.60 (7) (d) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,25,5 118.60 (7) (d) 1. d. A temporary certificate of occupancy does not satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.

AB64-SA5,1598o Section 1598o. 118.60 (7) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,25,10 118.60 (7) (i) 1. Each private school participating in the program under this section shall annually conduct state and federal background checks of all teachers and administrators employed by the private school on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

AB64-SA5,25,17 2. Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], each private school participating in the program under this section shall conduct state and federal background checks of each individual who applies to teach in or serve as an administrator of the private school prior to extending an offer of employment to that individual. The private school shall annually conduct state and federal background checks of each teacher or administrator investigated under this subdivision who is employed by the private school.

AB64-SA5,25,21 3. A participating private school may not employ a person as a teacher or administrator or contract with the person to serve as a teacher or administrator if the person would not be eligible to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the reasons specified under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.

AB64-SA5,1598p Section 1598p. 118.60 (10) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA5,25,23 118.60 (10) (a) 7. Violated sub. (7) (b) 3m., 4., 5., or 6., or 9.

AB64-SA5,1598q Section 1598q. 118.60 (10) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,26,2 118.60 (10) (a) 9. Violated or employed a person who violated s. 118.016, 118.19 (1), 118.305, 118.31, or 118.33 (1) (f) 5.

AB64-SA5,1598r Section 1598r. 118.60 (10) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,26,4 118.60 (10) (a) 10. Violated the rules promulgated under s. 120.13 (1) (i).

AB64-SA5,1598s Section 1598s. 118.60 (10) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,26,10 118.60 (10) (bg) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she determines that the owner of the private school would not be eligible or permitted to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the reasons specified under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.

AB64-SA5,1598t Section 1598t. 118.60 (10) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,26,16 118.60 (10) (br) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she determines that the private school has failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (i) 1. or 2. or if the private school employs an individual in contravention of the prohibitions under sub. (7) (i) 3.

AB64-SA5,1598u Section 1598u. 118.60 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA5,26,20 118.60 (10) (c) Whenever the state superintendent issues an order under par. (a), (am), (ar), or (b), (bg), or (br), he or she shall immediately notify the parent or guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this section.”.

AB64-SA5,26,21 63. Page 830, line 7: after that line insert:

AB64-SA5,26,22 “ Section 1602e. 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,27,2 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. All instructional staff employed by the private school hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department. For purposes of this subdivision, “instructional staff" has the meaning given in the rules promulgated by the department under s. 121.02 (1) (a) 2.

AB64-SA5,1602f Section 1602f. 119.23 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,27,5 119.23 (2) (a) 9. The private school has been in operation for the attendance of pupils for at least 2 school years.

AB64-SA5,1602g Section 1602g. 119.23 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,27,7 119.23 (2) (a) 10. The private school is located in this state.

AB64-SA5,1602h Section 1602h. 119.23 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA5,27,12 119.23 (2) (c) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6. and 6m., a teacher employed by a private school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree or hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

AB64-SA5,27,16 2. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6. and 6m., an administrator of a private school participating in the program under this section that prepares and trains pupils attending the school in rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree or hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

AB64-SA5,1602i Section 1602i. 119.23 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,27,19 119.23 (2) (e) No more than 49 percent of a private school's enrollment may consist of pupils attending the private school under this section and s. 118.60.

AB64-SA5,1604g Section 1604g. 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA5,28,7 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 school year and in each the 2016-17 school year thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.

AB64-SA5,1605g Section 1605g. 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,28,17 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. Except as provided in subd. 7., in the 2017-18 school year and in each school year thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), the lesser of an amount equal to the private school's operating and debt service cost per pupil that is related to educational programming, as determined by the department, or an amount either of $7,323, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8, or of $7,969, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12.

AB64-SA5,1606g Section 1606g. 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,28,23 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount determined as follows:

AB64-SA5,29,3 a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program under this section who are enrolled in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by $7,323.

AB64-SA5,29,5 b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program under this section who are enrolled in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by $7,969.

AB64-SA5,29,6 c. Add the amounts determined under subd. 7. a. and b.

AB64-SA5,29,9 d. Divide the amount determined under subd. 7. c. by the total number of pupils participating in the program under this section who are enrolled at the private school.”.

AB64-SA5,29,10 64. Page 830, line 18: after that line insert:

AB64-SA5,29,11 “ Section 1619t. 119.23 (7) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA5,29,22 119.23 (7) (b) 3m. Annually, schedule two meetings at least one meeting each month at which members of the governing body of the private school will be present and at which pupils, and the parents or guardians of pupils, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school may meet and communicate with the members of the governing body. The meetings shall be open to the public. The private school shall, within 30 days after the start of the school term, notify the department in writing of the scheduled meeting dates and shall, at least 30 days before the scheduled meeting date, notify in writing each pupil, or the parent or guardian of each minor pupil, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school of the meeting date, time, and place. The private school shall provide notice of the meetings in the manner provided in s. 19.84.

AB64-SA5,1619u Section 1619u. 119.23 (7) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,30,5 119.23 (7) (b) 9. Permit public inspection and copying of any record, as defined in s. 19.32 (2), of the private school to the same extent as required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, a school board under subch. II of ch. 19. This subdivision applies only to records that relate to pupils attending the private school under this section.

AB64-SA5,1619v Section 1619v. 119.23 (7) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA5,30,12 119.23 (7) (d) 1. b. A Except as provided in subd. 1. c., a copy of the school's current certificate of occupancy issued by the municipality within which the school is located. If the private school moves to a new location, the private school shall submit a copy of the new certificate of occupancy issued by the municipality within which the school is located to the department before the attendance of pupils at the new location and before the next succeeding date specified in s. 121.05 (1) (a).

AB64-SA5,30,20 c. If the municipality within which the private school is located does not issue certificates of occupancy, the private school may submit a certificate of occupancy issued by the local or regional governmental unit with authority to issue certificates of occupancy or a letter or form from the municipality within which the private school is located that explains that the municipality does not issue certificates of occupancy. A temporary certificate of occupancy does not meet the requirement of this subdivision private school to which this subd. 1. c. applies shall annually obtain a building inspection of the school building.

AB64-SA5,1619w Section 1619w. 119.23 (7) (d) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,30,23 119.23 (7) (d) 1. d. A temporary certificate of occupancy does not satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.

AB64-SA5,1619x Section 1619x. 119.23 (7) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,31,4 119.23 (7) (i) 1. Each private school participating in the program under this section shall annually conduct state and federal background checks of all teachers and administrators employed by the private school on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

AB64-SA5,31,11 2. Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], each private school participating in the program under this section shall conduct state and federal background checks of each individual who applies to teach in or serve as an administrator of the private school prior to extending an offer of employment to that individual. The private school shall annually conduct state and federal background checks of each teacher or administrator investigated under this subdivision who is employed by the private school.

AB64-SA5,31,15 3. A participating private school may not employ a person as a teacher or administrator or contract with the person to serve as a teacher or administrator if the person would not be eligible to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the reasons specified under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.

AB64-SA5,1619y Section 1619y. 119.23 (10) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA5,31,17 119.23 (10) (a) 7. Violated sub. (7) (b) 3m., 4., 5., or 6., or 9.

AB64-SA5,1620b Section 1620b. 119.23 (10) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,31,20 119.23 (10) (a) 9. Violated or employed a person who violated s. 118.016, 118.19 (1), 118.305, 118.31, or 118.33 (1) (f) 5.

AB64-SA5,1620c Section 1620c. 119.23 (10) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,31,22 119.23 (10) (a) 10. Violated the rules promulgated under s. 120.13 (1) (i).

AB64-SA5,1620d Section 1620d. 119.23 (10) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,32,3 119.23 (10) (bg) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she determines that the owner of the private school would not be eligible or permitted to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the reasons specified under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.

AB64-SA5,1620e Section 1620e. 119.23 (10) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,32,9 119.23 (10) (br) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she determines that the private school has failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (i) 1. or 2. or if the private school employs an individual in contravention of the prohibitions under sub. (7) (i) 3.

AB64-SA5,1620f Section 1620f. 119.23 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-SA5,32,13 119.23 (10) (c) Whenever the state superintendent issues an order under par. (a), (am), (ar), or (b), (bg), or (br), he or she shall immediately notify the parent or guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this section.

AB64-SA5,1620m Section 1620m. 119.83 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-SA5,32,15 119.83 School performance improvement grants. (1) In this section:

AB64-SA5,32,17 (a) “Accountability report” means the school and school district accountability report published under s. 115.385.

AB64-SA5,32,22 (b) “Eligible school” means any of the following that is located within the geographical boundaries of a city school district if at least 70 percent of the school's enrollment on the 3rd Friday of September, as rounded to the nearest whole percentage point, satisfied the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1):

AB64-SA5,32,24 1. A public school that is under the control of the board, including a charter school under contract with the board.

AB64-SA5,32,25 2. A charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

AB64-SA5,33,1 3. A private school participating in the program under s. 119.23.

AB64-SA5,33,5 (2) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, the department shall award an amount determined as follows to each eligible school that is placed in a performance category of “fails to meet expectations" on the accountability report for the immediately preceding school year:

AB64-SA5,33,8 (a) Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (dg) by the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in each school eligible to receive an award under this subsection.

AB64-SA5,33,10 (b) Multiply the quotient determined in par. (a) by the number of pupils enrolled in the school.

AB64-SA5,33,12 (3) The board shall distribute funds it receives under this section to the school administrator of the eligible school that earned the award under sub. (2).”.