AB100-ASA1-AA8,287,23 231006. Page 1284, line 24: delete that line.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,2
11007. Page 1292, line 20: delete the material beginning with that line and
2ending with page 1293, line 4, and substitute:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,6 3"118.40 (3) (b) A contract under par. (a) or under sub. subs. (2m) or (2r) may be
4for any term not exceeding 5 school years and may be renewed for one or more terms
5not exceeding 5 school years. The contract shall specify the amount to be paid by the
6school board
to the charter school during each school year of the contract.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,7 71008. Page 1293, line 23: delete "subd. 2." and substitute "subds. 2. and 3.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,8 81009. Page 1294, line 9: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,13 9"3. Notwithstanding subd. 2., if the city of Milwaukee contracts with an
10individual or group operating for profit to operate a school as a charter school, the
11charter school is an instrumentality of the school district operating under ch. 119 and
12the board of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall employ all personnel for
13the charter school.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,14 141010. Page 1294, line 18: delete lines 18 to 20.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,16 151011. Page 1294, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and
16ending with page 1295, line 8.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,17 171012. Page 1295, line 17: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,18 18" Section 2843g. 118.51 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,19 19118.51 Full-time open enrollment. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,2120 (a) "Child with exceptional educational needs" has the meaning given in s.
21115.76 (3).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,288,2322 (b) "Nonresident school board" means the school board of a nonresident school
23district.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,289,3
1(c) "Nonresident school district" means a school district, other than a pupil's
2resident school district, that the pupil is attending or has applied to attend under this
3section.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,289,44 (d) "Parent" includes a guardian.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,289,55 (e) "Resident school board" means the school board of a resident school district.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,289,66 (f) "Resident school district" means the school district in which a pupil resides.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,289,13 7(2) Applicability. Beginning in the 1998-99 school year, a pupil may attend
8a public school, including a prekindergarten, early childhood or school-operated day
9care program, in a nonresident school district under this section, except that a pupil
10may attend a prekindergarten, early childhood or school-operated day care program
11in a nonresident school district only if the pupil's resident school district offers the
12same type of program that the pupil wishes to attend and the pupil is eligible to
13attend that program in his or her resident school district.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,289,23 14(3) Application procedures. (a) Submission and acceptance or rejection. 1.
15The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend a public school in a nonresident school
16district under this section shall submit an application, on a form provided by the
17department under sub. (15) (a), to the school board of the nonresident school district
18that the pupil wishes to attend, not earlier than the first Monday in February and
19not later than the 3rd Friday in February of the school year immediately preceding
20the school year in which the pupil wishes to attend. On the 4th Monday in February,
21the nonresident school board shall send a copy of the application to the pupil's
22resident school board and the department. The application may include a request
23to attend a specific school or program offered by the nonresident school district.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,290,324 2. A nonresident school board may not act on any application received under
25subd. 1. until after the 3rd Friday in February. If a nonresident school board receives

1more applications for a particular grade or program than there are spaces available
2in the grade or program, the nonresident school board shall determine which pupils
3to accept on a random basis.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,290,74 3. On or before the first Friday following the first Monday in April following
5receipt of the application, the nonresident school board shall notify the applicant, in
6writing, whether it has accepted the application. If the nonresident school board
7rejects an application, it shall include in the notice the reason for the rejection.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,290,138 4. On or before the first Friday following the first Monday in April following
9receipt of a copy of the application, if a resident school board denies a pupil's
10enrollment in a nonresident school district under sub. (6), (7) or (12) (b) 1., the
11resident school board shall notify the applicant and the nonresident school board, in
12writing, that the application has been denied and include in the notice the reason for
13the denial.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,290,1714 5. If an application is accepted, on or before the 2nd Friday following the first
15Monday in May following receipt of the application, the nonresident school board
16shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the specific school or program that the pupil
17may attend in the following school year.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,290,2118 6. If an application is accepted, on or before the first Friday following the first
19Monday in June following receipt of a notice of acceptance, the pupil's parent shall
20notify the nonresident school board of the pupil's intent to attend school in that school
21district in the following school year.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,290,2522 (b) Notice to resident school district. Annually by June 30, each nonresident
23school board that has accepted a pupil under this section for attendance in the
24following school year shall report the name of the pupil to the pupil's resident school
25board.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,291,7
1(c) Subsequent reapplication; when required. 1. If a pupil's parent notifies a
2nonresident school board, under par. (a) 6., that the pupil intends to attend school
3in that school district in the following school year, the pupil may attend that school
4district in the following school year and may continue to attend that school district
5in succeeding school years without reapplying, except that the nonresident school
6board may require that the pupil reapply, no more than once, when the pupil enters
7middle school, junior high school or high school.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,291,118 2. If at any time a pupil who is attending school in a nonresident school district
9under this section wishes to attend school in a different nonresident school district
10under this section, the pupil's parent shall follow the application procedures under
11par. (a).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,291,13 12(4) Adoption of policies and criteria. (a) By December 1, 1997, each school
13board shall adopt a resolution specifying all of the following:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,291,1414 1. Its reapplication requirements, if any, under sub. (3) (c) 1.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,291,1515 2. Its acceptance and rejection criteria under sub. (5) (a) and (b).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,291,1616 3. A statement of the preference required under sub. (5) (c).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,291,1717 4. Its transfer limitations, if any, under sub. (6).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,291,2018 5. If the school district is eligible for aid under subch. VI of ch. 121, the
19limitation on transfers into or out of the school district imposed by the school board
20under sub. (7).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,291,2521 6. Whether it will provide transportation under s. 121.54 (10) for some or all
22of the pupils who reside in the school district and attend school in a nonresident
23school district under this section for some or all of the pupils who reside in other
24school districts and attend its schools under this section, and the means, under s.
25121.55, by which it will provide such transportation.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,292,2
1(b) If the school board revises its criteria or policies under par. (a), it shall do
2so by resolution.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,292,5 3(5) Nonresident school district acceptance criteria. (a) Permissible criteria.
4 Except as provided in par. (c), the criteria for accepting and rejecting applications
5from nonresident pupils under sub. (3) (a) may include only the following:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,292,96 1. The availability of space in the schools, programs, classes or grades within
7the nonresident school district, including any class size limits, pupil-teacher ratios,
8pupils attending the school district for whom tuition is paid under s. 121.78 (1) (a)
9or enrollment projections established by the nonresident school board.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,292,1310 2. Whether the pupil has been expelled from school by any school district
11during the current or 2 preceding school years for any of the following reasons or
12whether a disciplinary proceeding involving the pupil, which is based on any of the
13following reasons, is pending:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,292,1614 a. Conveying or causing to be conveyed any threat or false information
15concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made to destroy any
16school property by means of explosives.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,292,1817 b. Engaging in conduct while at school or while under supervision of a school
18authority that endangered the health, safety or property of others.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,292,2219 c. Engaging in conduct while not at school or while not under the supervision
20of a school authority that endangered the health, safety or property of others at
21school or under the supervision of a school authority or of any employe of the school
22district or member of the school board.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,292,2423 d. Possessing a dangerous weapon, as defined in s. 939.22 (10), while at school
24or while under the supervision of a school authority.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,293,6
14. Whether the special education program or related services described in the
2child's individualized education program under s. 115.80 (4) are available in the
3nonresident school district or whether there is space available in the special
4education program identified in the child's individualized education program,
5including any class size limits, pupil-teacher ratios or enrollment projections
6established by the nonresident school board.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,293,97 5. Whether the child has been screened by his or her resident school board
8under s. 115.80 (2) to determine if there is reasonable cause to believe that the child
9is a child with exceptional educational needs.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,293,1310 6. Whether the child has been reported to his or her resident school board under
11s. 115.80 (1) or identified by his or her resident school board under s. 115.80 (2) but
12not yet evaluated by a multidisciplinary team appointed by his or her resident school
13board under s. 115.80 (3).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,293,1914 (b) Rejection after initial acceptance. The criteria under par. (a) may provide
15that, notwithstanding the nonresident school board's acceptance of an application
16under sub. (3) (a) 3., at any time prior to the beginning of the school year in which
17the pupil will first attend school in the school district under this section, the school
18board may notify the pupil that he or she may not attend school in the school district
19if the school board determines that any of the criteria under par. (a) 2. are met.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,293,2220 (c) Required preference. A nonresident school board shall give preference in
21accepting applications under sub. (3) (a) to pupils and to siblings of pupils who are
22already attending public school in the nonresident school district.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,294,8 23(6) Resident school district transfer limitations. A school board may limit
24the number of its resident pupils attending public school in other school districts
25under this section in the 1998-99 school year to 3% of its membership. In each of the

17 succeeding school years, a school board may limit the number of its resident pupils
2attending public school in other school districts to an additional 1% of its
3membership. If more than the maximum allowable number of resident pupils apply
4to attend public school in other school districts in any school year under this section,
5the school board shall determine which pupils will be allowed to attend public school
6in other school districts on a random basis, except that the school board shall give
7preference to pupils who are already attending public school in the school district to
8which they are applying under this section and to siblings of such pupils.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,294,15 9(7) Racial balance. (a) The school board of a school district that is eligible for
10aid under subch. VI of ch. 121 shall reject any application for transfer into or out of
11the school district made under this section if the transfer would increase racial
12imbalance in the school district. A pupil who transfers out of a school district under
13subch. VI of ch. 121 shall not be counted in that school district's membership, as
14defined in s. 121.004 (5), for the purpose of determining the school district's racial
15balance under this paragraph.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,294,1916 (b) The school board of a school district that receives applications for transfer
17into the school district under subch. VI of ch. 121 and this section may not accept
18applications made under this section until it has accepted or rejected all applications
19made under subch. VI of ch. 121.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,295,2 20(8) Disciplinary records. Notwithstanding s. 118.125, the resident school
21board shall provide to the nonresident school board to which a pupil has applied
22under this section, upon request by that school board, a copy of any expulsion
23findings and orders pertaining to the pupil, a copy of records of any pending
24disciplinary proceeding involving the pupil, a written explanation of the reasons for

1the expulsion or pending disciplinary proceeding and the length of the term of the
2expulsion or the possible outcomes of the pending disciplinary proceeding.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,295,8 3(9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an application
4under sub. (3) (a) or (7) or the resident school board prohibits a pupil from attending
5public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (6), (7) or (12) (b) 1., the
6pupil's parent may appeal the decision to the department within 30 days after the
7decision. The department shall affirm the school board's decision unless the
8department finds that the decision was arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,295,13 9(10) Pupil assignment. A nonresident school board may assign pupils accepted
10to attend public school in the school district under this section to a school or program
11within the school district. The school board may give preference in attendance at a
12school, program, class or grade to residents of the school district who live outside the
13school's attendance area.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,296,2 14(12) Special education program or related services. (a) Unavailable after
15enrollment
. If the individualized education program for a pupil, developed or revised
16under s. 115.80 (4) after a child begins attending public school in a nonresident school
17district under this section, requires a special education program or related service
18that is not available in the nonresident school district or if there is no space available
19in the special education program identified in the child's individualized education
20program, including any class size limits, pupil-teacher ratios or enrollment
21projections established by the nonresident school board, the nonresident school
22board may notify the child's parent and the child's resident school board that the
23program or service is not available in the nonresident school district. If such notice
24is provided, the child shall be transferred to his or her resident school district, which

1shall provide an educational placement for the child under ss. 115.80 (4m) and 115.85
2(2).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,296,153 (b) Undue financial burden. 1. If the costs of the special education program
4or services required in the individualized education program under s. 115.80 (4) for
5a child with exceptional educational needs whose parent has submitted an
6application under sub. (3) (a), as proposed to be implemented by the nonresident
7school district, would impose upon the child's resident school district an undue
8financial burden in light of the resident school district's total economic
9circumstances, including its revenue limit under subch. VII of ch. 121, its ability to
10pay tuition costs for the pupil and the per pupil special education program or services
11costs for children with exceptional educational needs continuing to be served by the
12resident school district, the child's resident school board may notify the child's parent
13and the nonresident school board by the first Friday following the first Monday in
14April that the pupil may not attend the nonresident school district to which the child
15has applied.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,297,816 2. If the costs of the special education program or services required in an
17individualized education program for a pupil, developed or revised under s. 115.80
18(4) after a child begins attending public school in a nonresident school district under
19this section, as implemented or proposed to be implemented by the nonresident
20school district, would impose upon the child's resident school district an undue
21financial burden in light of the resident school district's total economic
22circumstances, including its revenue limit under subch. VII of ch. 121, its ability to
23pay tuition costs for the pupil and the per pupil special education program or services
24costs for children with exceptional educational needs continuing to be served by the
25resident school district, the child's resident school board may notify the pupil's

1parent and the nonresident school board that the program or services impose such
2an undue financial burden on the resident school district. If such notice is provided,
3the child shall be transferred to his or her resident school district, which shall provide
4an educational placement for the child under ss. 115.80 (4m) and 115.85 (2). The
5pupil's parent may appeal a required transfer under this subdivision to the
6department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall affirm
7the resident school board's determination unless the department finds that the
8determination was arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,297,12 9(13) Rights and privileges of nonresident pupils. A pupil attending a public
10school in a nonresident school district under this section has all of the rights and
11privileges of pupils residing in that school district and is subject to the same rules
12and regulations as pupils residing in that school district.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,297,17 13(13m) Participation in certain programs. A pupil attending a public school in
14a nonresident school district under this section shall be considered a resident of the
15nonresident school district for the purposes of participating in programs of a
16cooperative educational service agency or a county handicapped children's education
17board.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,297,21 18(14) Transportation. (a) Responsibility. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the
19parent of a pupil attending public school in a nonresident school district under this
20section is responsible for transporting the pupil to and from school in the nonresident
21school district attended by the pupil.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,297,2522 2. If the pupil is a child with exceptional educational needs and transportation
23of the pupil is required in the individualized education program developed for the
24child under s. 115.80 (4) or is required under s. 121.54 (3), the nonresident school
25district shall provide such transportation for the child.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,298,17
1(b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is eligible for a free or
2reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) and who will be attending public school
3in a nonresident school district in the following school year under this section may
4apply to the department, on the form prepared under sub. (15) (a), for the
5reimbursement of costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to
6and from the pupil's residence and the school that the pupil will be attending. The
7department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount
8from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy). The reimbursement amount may not
9exceed the actual transportation costs incurred by the parent or 3 times the
10statewide average per pupil transportation costs, whichever is less. If the
11appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full
12amount of approved claims under this paragraph, payments shall be prorated among
13the parents entitled thereto. By the 2nd Friday following the first Monday in May
14following receipt of the parent's application under sub. (3) (a), the department shall
15provide to each parent requesting reimbursement under this paragraph an estimate
16of the amount of reimbursement that the parent will receive if the pupil attends
17public school in the nonresident school district in the following school year.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,298,18 18(15) Department duties. The department shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,298,2219 (a) Application form. Prepare, distribute to school districts and make available
20to parents an application form to be used by parents under sub. (3) (a). The form shall
21include provisions that permit a parent to apply for transportation reimbursement
22under sub. (14) (b).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,299,223 (b) Information and assistance. Develop and implement an outreach program
24to educate parents about the open enrollment program under this section, including
25activities specifically designed to educate low-income parents, and services to

1answer parents' questions about the program and assist them in exercising the open
2enrollment option provided under this section.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,299,83 (c) Annual report. Annually submit a report to the governor, and to the
4appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), on the
5number of pupils who applied to attend public school in a nonresident school district
6under this section, the number of applications denied and the bases for the denials,
7and the number of pupils attending public school in a nonresident school district
8under this section.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,299,10 9(16) State aid adjustments. (a) Annually, the department shall determine all
10of the following:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,299,1311 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils attending public
12school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for whom tuition is
13paid under sub. (17).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,299,1614 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils attending public
15school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than pupils for whom
16tuition is paid under sub. (17).
AB100-ASA1-AA8,299,1917 3. The statewide average per pupil school district cost for regular instruction,
18cocurricular activities, instructional support services and pupil support services in
19the previous school year.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,299,2320 (b) 1. If the number determined in par. (a) 1. is greater than the number
21determined in par. (a) 2. for a school district, the department shall increase that
22school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the
23difference multiplied by the amount determined under par. (a) 3.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,300,824 2. If the number determined in par. (a) 1. is less than the number determined
25in par. (a) 2. for a school district, the department shall decrease that school district's

1state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference multiplied
2by the amount determined under par. (a) 3. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08
3is insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid
4payments made by the department to the school district by the remaining amount.
5If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the
6department to the school district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the
7department shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the
8balance to school districts under subd. 1.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,300,129 (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district under this
10section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the state aid
11adjustments under this subsection based on the number of days that school is in
12session and the pupil attends public school in the nonresident school district.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,300,1513 (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustment under par. (b) does
14not affect the amount determined to be received by a school district as state aid under
15s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,300,21 16(17) Special education tuition. The resident school board shall pay to the
17nonresident school board, for each child who is attending public school in the
18nonresident school district under this section and is enrolled in a program for
19children with exceptional educational needs, tuition calculated using the daily
20tuition rate under s. 121.83 for children enrolled in such programs in the nonresident
21school district, or an amount agreed to by the school boards of the 2 school districts.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 2843r 22Section 2843r. 118.52 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,300,23 23118.52 Part-time open enrollment. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,300,2524 (a) "Nonresident school board" means the school board of a nonresident school
25district.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,301,3
1(b) "Nonresident school district" means a school district, other than a pupil's
2resident school district, in which the pupil is attending a course or has applied to
3attend a course under this section.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,301,44 (c) "Parent" includes a guardian.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,301,55 (d) "Resident school board" means the school board of a resident school district.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,301,66 (e) "Resident school district" means the school district in which a pupil resides.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,301,11 7(2) Applicability. Beginning in the 1998-99 school year, a pupil enrolled in a
8public school in the high school grades may attend public school in a nonresident
9school district under this section for the purpose of taking a course offered by the
10nonresident school district. A pupil may attend no more than 2 courses at any time
11in nonresident school districts under this section.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,301,20 12(3) Application procedures. (a) The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend
13public school in a nonresident school district for the purpose of taking a course under
14this section shall submit an application, on a form provided by the department, to the
15school board of the nonresident school district in which the pupil wishes to attend a
16course not later than 6 weeks prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to
17commence. The application shall specify the course that the pupil wishes to attend
18and may specify the school or schools at which the pupil wishes to attend the course.
19The nonresident school board shall send a copy of the application to the pupil's
20resident school board.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,301,2321 (b) If a nonresident school board receives more applications for a particular
22course than there are spaces available in the course, the nonresident school board
23shall determine which pupils to accept on a random basis.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,302,524 (c) No later than one week prior to the date on which the course is scheduled
25to commence, the nonresident school board shall notify the applicant and the

1resident school board, in writing, whether the application has been accepted and, if
2the application is accepted the school at which the pupil may attend the course. The
3acceptance applies only for the following semester, school year or other session in
4which the course is offered. If the nonresident school board rejects an application,
5it shall include in the notice the reason for the rejection.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,302,76 (d) No later than one week prior to the date on which the course is scheduled
7to commence, the resident school board shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,302,118 1. If it denies an application to attend public school in a nonresident school
9district under sub. (6), notify the applicant and the nonresident school board, in
10writing, that the application has been denied and include in the notice the reason for
11the rejection.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,302,1412 2. If it determines that the course does not satisfy high school graduation
13requirements under s. 118.33 in the resident school district, notify the applicant in
14writing.
AB100-ASA1-AA8,302,1815 (e) Following receipt of a notice of acceptance but prior to the date on which the
16course is scheduled to commence, the pupil's parent shall notify the resident school
17board and nonresident school board of the pupil's intent to attend the course in the
18nonresident school district.
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