AB75, s. 2257 20Section 2257. 115.745 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1246,24 21115.745 Tribal language revitalization grants. (1) A school board or
22cooperative educational service agency, in conjunction with a tribal education
23authority, may apply to the department for a grant for the purpose of supporting
24innovative, effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages.
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1(2) The department shall award grants under sub. (1) from the appropriation
2under s. 20.255 (2) (km).
AB75,1247,4 3(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
4section.
AB75, s. 2258 5Section 2258. 117.22 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1247,136 117.22 (1) (d) A person elected under sub. (2) to the school board of a
7consolidated school district created by an order of school district reorganization
8issued under s. 117.08 or 117.09, who also served as a member of the joint interim
9school board by virtue of his or her membership on the school board of one of the
10consolidating school districts, may continue to serve as a member of the school board
11of that consolidating school district until the effective date of the consolidation, as
12specified in the order of school district reorganization, provided he or she is otherwise
13qualified to serve on the school board of that consolidating school district.
AB75, s. 2259 14Section 2259. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1248,315 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. Within 5 working days, a school district and
16a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23
shall transfer to
17another school or school district all pupil records relating to a specific pupil if the
18transferring school district or private school has received written notice from the
19pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor
20that the pupil intends to enroll in the other school or school district or written notice
21from the other school or school district that the pupil has enrolled or from a court that
22the pupil has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02
23(10p), or a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s.
24938.02 (15g). In this subsection, "school" and "school district" include any juvenile
25correctional facility, secured residential care center for children and youth, adult

1correctional institution, mental health institute, or center for the developmentally
2disabled, that provides an educational program for its residents instead of or in
3addition to that which is provided by public and private schools.
AB75, s. 2260 4Section 2260. 118.15 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 2261 5Section 2261. 118.15 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 118.15 (5) (b).
AB75, s. 2262 6Section 2262. 118.16 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1248,127 118.16 (2m) (a) 2. An employee of the school district who is directly involved
8in the provision of a modified program or curriculum under s. 118.15 (1) (d), a
9program for children at risk under s. 118.153 or an alternative educational program
10under s. 119.82
, or any other alternative educational program to children who attend
11the school attended by the truant child, if the school district administrator believes
12that the program or curriculum may be appropriate for the truant child.
AB75, s. 2263 13Section 2263. 118.175 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1248,1614 118.175 (1) This section does not apply to a pupil who has a legal custodian, as
15defined in s. 48.02 (11) or 938.02 (11), or who is cared for by a kinship care relative,
16as defined in s. 48.57 (3m) (a) 2. 48.02 (15).
AB75, s. 2264 17Section 2264. 118.245 of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 2265 18Section 2265. 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1248,2319 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. By August 1, 1998, each school board shall adopt pupil
20academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, and
21history. If the governor has issued The school board may adopt the pupil academic
22standards issued by the governor as an executive order under s. 14.23, the school
23board may adopt those standards
no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
AB75, s. 2266 24Section 2266. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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1118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the
2program under s. 119.23 shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics,
3science, reading and writing, geography, and history. The governing body of the
4private school may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as
5executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
AB75, s. 2267 6Section 2267. 118.30 (1s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1249,87 118.30 (1s) Annually, the governing body of each private school participating
8in the program under s. 119.23 shall do all of the following:
AB75,1249,119 (a) Administer the 4th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
10superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 4th grade in the private
11school under s. 119.23.
AB75,1249,1412 (am) Administer the 8th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
13superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 8th grade in the private
14school under s. 119.23.
AB75,1249,1715 (b) Administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
16superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 10th grade in the private
17school under s. 119.23.
AB75,1249,2018 (c) Administer to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23 all other
19examinations in reading, mathematics, and science that are required to be
20administered to public school pupils under 20 USC 6311 (b) (3).
AB75, s. 2268 21Section 2268. 118.30 (2) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB75,1249,2522 118.30 (2) (b) 1. If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under
23subch. V of ch. 115, the school board or, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40
24(2r), or governing body of the private school participating in the program under s.
25119.23
shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
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12. According to criteria established by the state superintendent by rule, the
2school board or, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r), or governing body
3of the private school participating in the program under s. 119.23
may determine not
4to administer an examination under this section to a limited-English speaking
5pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may permit the pupil to be examined in his or
6her native language or may modify the format and administration of an examination
7for such pupils.
AB75, s. 2269 8Section 2269. 118.30 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1250,119 118.30 (2) (b) 5. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing
10body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall excuse the
11pupil from taking an examination administered under sub. (1s) (a) to (b).
AB75, s. 2270 12Section 2270. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1250,1513 118.33 (1) (a) 1. In the high school grades, at least 4 credits of English including
14writing composition, 3 credits of social studies including state and local government,
152 3 credits of mathematics, 2 3 credits of science and 1.5 credits of physical education.
AB75, s. 2271 16Section 2271. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1250,2117 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. The governing body of each private school participating in the
18program under s. 119.23 shall develop a policy specifying criteria for granting a high
19school diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23. The criteria
20shall include the pupil's academic performance and the recommendations of
21teachers.
AB75, s. 2272 22Section 2272. 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1251,523 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Beginning on September 1, 2005, neither a school board nor an
24operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) may grant a high school diploma to
25any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the school board's or

1charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Beginning on September 1, 2010, the
2governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 may
3not grant a high school diploma to any pupil attending the private school under s.
4119.23 unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the governing body's
5policy under subd. 2m.
AB75, s. 2273 6Section 2273. 118.33 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1251,157 118.33 (6) (c) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the
8program under s. 119.23 shall adopt a written policy specifying criteria for promoting
9a pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 from the 4th grade to the
105th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the
11pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1s) (a) or (am), unless
12the pupil has been excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the
13pupil's academic performance; the recommendations of teachers, which shall be
14based solely on the pupil's academic performance; and any other academic criteria
15specified by the governing body of the private school.
AB75,1251,2116 2. Beginning on September 1, 2010, the governing body of a private school
17participating in the program under s. 119.23 may not promote a 4th grade pupil who
18is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 5th grade, and may not promote
19an 8th grade pupil who is attending the private school under s. 119.23 to the 9th
20grade, unless the pupil satisfies the criteria for promotion specified in the governing
21body's policy under subd. 1.
AB75, s. 2274 22Section 2274. 118.51 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1252,1423 118.51 (14) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is eligible for
24a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) and who will be attending public
25school in a nonresident school district in the following school year under this section

1may apply to the department, on the form prepared under sub. (15) (a), for the
2reimbursement of costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to
3and from the pupil's residence and the school that the pupil will be attending. The
4department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount
5from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy) (vy). The reimbursement amount may
6not exceed the actual transportation costs incurred by the parent or 3 times the
7statewide average per pupil transportation costs, whichever is less. If the
8appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy) (vy) in any one year is insufficient to pay the
9full amount of approved claims under this paragraph, payments shall be prorated
10among the parents entitled thereto. By the 2nd Friday following the first Monday
11in May following receipt of the parent's application under sub. (3) (a), the department
12shall provide to each parent requesting reimbursement under this paragraph an
13estimate of the amount of reimbursement that the parent will receive if the pupil
14attends public school in the nonresident school district in the following school year.
AB75, s. 2275 15Section 2275. 118.52 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1252,2516 118.52 (11) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending
17a course in a public school in a nonresident school district under this section may
18apply to the department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the parent for
19the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or school in which
20the pupil is enrolled and the school at which the pupil is attending the course if the
21pupil and parent are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The department
22shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the
23appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy) (vy). The department shall give preference
24under this paragraph to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price
25lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).
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1Section 2276. 118.55 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1253,122 118.55 (7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is
3attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section
4and is taking a course for high school credit may apply to the state superintendent
5for reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in
6which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education or technical college
7that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable
8to pay the cost of such transportation. The state superintendent shall determine the
9reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s.
1020.255 (2) (cw) (vw). The state superintendent shall give preference under this
11subsection to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under
1242 USC 1758 (b).
AB75, s. 2277 13Section 2277. 119.23 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1253,1414 119.23 (1) (am) "Progress records" has the meaning given in s. 118.125 (1) (c).
AB75, s. 2278 15Section 2278. 119.23 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1253,2316 119.23 (2) (a) 3. The private school notified the state superintendent of its
17intent to participate in the program under this section, and paid a nonrefundable fee
18set by the department,
by February 1 of the previous school year. The notice shall
19specify the number of pupils participating in the program under this section for
20which the school has space. The department shall set the fee charged under this
21subdivision at an amount no greater than the amount necessary to pay the costs of
22employing one full-time auditor to evaluate the financial information submitted by
23the private schools under sub. (7) (am) and (d) 2. and 3.
AB75, s. 2279 24Section 2279. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1119.23 (2) (a) 6. All of the private school's teachers and administrators have
2graduated from high school or been granted a declaration of equivalency of high
3school graduation
at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of
4higher education
.
AB75, s. 2280 5Section 2280. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1254,166 119.23 (2) (a) 7. The private school achieves accreditation by the Wisconsin
7North Central Association, the Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools
8Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, the
9Archdiocese of Milwaukee, the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at
10Marquette University, or any other organization recognized by the National Council
11for Private School Accreditation, by December 31 of the 3rd school year following the
12first school year that begins after June 30, 2006,
August 1 of the school year in which
13it first participates in the program under this section, or, for private schools
14participating in the program on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts
15date], by August 1, 2010,
or the private school was approved for scholarship funding
16for the 2005-06 school year by Partners Advancing Values in Education.
AB75, s. 2281 17Section 2281. 119.23 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1254,2218 119.23 (2) (a) 8. Notwithstanding s. 118.165 (1) (c), the private school annually
19provides at least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and at least
201,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12. Hours provided under this
21subdivision include recess and time for pupils to transfer between classes but do not
22include the lunch periods.
AB75, s. 2282 23Section 2282. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (2) (b) (intro.)
24and amended to read:
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1119.23 (2) (b) (intro.) No more than 22,500 pupils, as counted under s. 121.004
2(7), may attend private schools under this section. Whenever the state
3superintendent determines that the limit is reached, he or she shall issue an order
4prohibiting the participating private schools from accepting additional pupils until
5he or she determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this
6section has fallen below the limit. If the number of pupils attending the program falls
7below the limit under this paragraph, participating private schools that wish to
8accept additional pupils under the program shall accept pupils as follows:
AB75, s. 2283 9Section 2283. 119.23 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1255,1110 119.23 (2) (b) 1. The private school shall give first priority to pupils who are
11attending a private school under this section.
AB75, s. 2284 12Section 2284. 119.23 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1255,1413 119.23 (2) (b) 2. The private school shall give 2nd priority to the siblings of
14pupils who are attending a private school under this section.
AB75, s. 2285 15Section 2285. 119.23 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1255,1716 119.23 (2) (b) 3. The private school shall give 3rd priority to pupils selected at
17random under a procedure established by the department by rule.
AB75, s. 2286 18Section 2286. 119.23 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1255,2019 119.23 (6m) Each private school participating in the program under this
20section shall do all of the following:
AB75,1255,2221 (a) Provide to each person who applies to attend the private school all of the
22following:
AB75,1255,2423 1. A list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the members of the
24private school's governing body and of the private school's shareholders, if any.
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12. A notice stating whether the private school is an organization operated for
2profit or not for profit. If the private school is a nonprofit organization, the private
3school shall also provide the applicant with a copy of the certificate issued under
4section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code verifying that the private school is
5a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income tax.
AB75,1256,66 3. A copy of the appeals process used if the private school rejects the applicant.
AB75,1256,107 4. A statement that the private school agrees to permit public inspection and
8copying of any record, as defined in s. 19.32 (2), of the private school to the same
9extent as required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that
10apply to, an authority under subch. II of ch. 19.
AB75,1256,1411 5. A statement that the private school agrees to provide public access to
12meetings of the governing body of the private school to the same extent as is required
13of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, a
14governmental body under subch. V of ch. 19.
AB75,1256,1515 6. A copy of the policy developed by the private school under s. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m.
AB75,1256,1716 7. A copy of the non-harassment policy used by the private school, together
17with the procedures for reporting and obtaining relief from harassment.
AB75,1256,1918 8. A copy of the suspension and expulsion policies and procedures, including
19procedures for appealing a suspension or expulsion, used by the private school.
AB75,1256,2220 9. A copy of the policy used by the private school for accepting or denying the
21transfer of credits earned by a pupil enrolled in the program under this section for
22the satisfactory completion of coursework at another school.
AB75,1256,2423 (b) Upon request by any person, provide the material specified in par. (a) and
24any of the following information:
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11. The number of pupils enrolled in the private school under this section in the
2previous school year.
AB75,1257,43 2. The number of pupils enrolled in the private school other than under this
4section in the previous school year.
AB75,1257,65 3. For each school year in which the private school has participated in the
6program under this section, all of the following information:
AB75,1257,97 a. The number of pupils who were enrolled in the private school under this
8section and other than under this section in the 12th grade and the number of those
9pupils who graduated from the private school.
AB75,1257,1210 b. The number of pupils who were enrolled in the private school under this
11section and other than under this section in the 4th grade and the number of those
12pupils who advanced from grade 4 to grade 5.
AB75,1257,1513 c. The number of pupils who were enrolled in the private school under this
14section and other than under this section in the 8th grade and the number of those
15pupils who advanced from grade 8 to grade 9.
AB75,1257,1616 4. A copy of the academic standards adopted under sub. (7) (b) 2.
AB75,1257,19175. To the extent permitted under 20 USC 1232g and 43 CFR part 99, pupil
18scores on standardized tests administered under sub. (7) (b) 1. and (e) 1. in the
19previous school year.
AB75, s. 2287 20Section 2287. 119.23 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1258,221 119.23 (7) (am) 1. An independent financial audit of the private school
22conducted by a certified public accountant, accompanied by the auditor's statement
23that the report is free of material misstatements and fairly presents pupil costs
24under sub. (4) (b) 1. The Except as provided in par. (ar), the audit under this

1subdivision shall be limited in scope to those records that are necessary for the
2department to make payments under subs. (4) and (4m).
AB75, s. 2288 3Section 2288. 119.23 (7) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1258,74 119.23 (7) (ar) The certified public accountant conducting the independent
5financial audit required under par. (am) 1. shall include in the audit a report on the
6private school's compliance with par. (b) 4. and 6. The certified public accountant
7may determine compliance by examining an appropriate sample of pupil records.
AB75, s. 2289 8Section 2289. 119.23 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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