AB40-ASA1,1040,1714 3. Ensure that any teacher's aide employed by the private school has graduated
15from high school, been granted a declaration of equivalency of high school
16graduation, or been issued a general educational development certificate of high
17school equivalency.
AB40-ASA1,1041,218 3m. Annually, schedule 2 meetings at which members of the governing body of
19the private school will be present and at which pupils, and the parents or guardians
20of pupils, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school may
21meet and communicate with the members of the governing body. The private school
22shall, within 30 days after the start of the school term, notify the department in
23writing of the scheduled meeting dates and shall, at least 30 days before the
24scheduled meeting date, notify in writing each pupil, or the parent or guardian of

1each minor pupil, applying to attend the private school or attending the private
2school of the meeting date, time, and place.
AB40-ASA1,1041,53 4. Maintain progress records for each pupil attending the private school under
4this section while the pupil attends the school and, except as provided under subd.
57., for at least 5 years after the pupil ceases to attend the school.
AB40-ASA1,1041,86 5. Upon request, provide a pupil or the parent or guardian of a minor pupil who
7is attending the private school under this section with a copy of the pupil's progress
8records.
AB40-ASA1,1041,119 6. Issue a high school diploma or certificate to each pupil who attends the
10private school under this section and satisfactorily completes the course of
11instruction and any other requirements necessary for high school graduation.
AB40-ASA1,1041,1712 7. a. Except as provided in subd. 7. b., if the private school ceases operating as
13a private school, immediately transfer all of the progress records of the pupils who
14attended the school under this section to the school board of the Green Bay Area
15Public School District. The private school shall send written notice to each pupil, or
16to the parent or guardian of a minor pupil, of the transfer of progress records under
17this subd. 7. a.
AB40-ASA1,1042,518 b. If the private school is affiliated with an organization that will maintain the
19progress records of each pupil who attended the school under this section for at least
205 years after the private school ceases operation as a private school, the private
21school may transfer a pupil's records to the organization if the pupil, or the parent
22or guardian of a minor pupil, consents in writing to the release of the progress records
23to the affiliated organization. The private school shall send to the department a copy
24of the consent form for each pupil who consents to the transfer of progress records
25under this subd. 7. b. The written notice shall be signed by the pupil, or the parent

1or guardian of a minor pupil, and shall include the name, phone number, mailing
2address, and other relevant contact information of the organization that will
3maintain the progress records, and a declaration by the affiliated organization that
4the organization agrees to maintain the progress records for at least 5 years after the
5private school ceases operation as a private school.
AB40-ASA1,1042,96 (c) A private school may not require a pupil attending the private school under
7this section to participate in any religious activity if the pupil's parent or guardian
8submits to the pupil's teacher or the private school's principal a written request that
9the pupil be exempt from such activities.
AB40-ASA1,1042,1310 (d) By August 1 before the first school term of participation in the program, or
11by May 1 if the private school begins participating in the program during summer
12school, each private school participating in the program under this section shall
13submit to the department all of the following:
AB40-ASA1,1042,1414 1. a. In this subdivision, "municipality" has the meaning given in s. 5.02 (11).
AB40-ASA1,1042,2115 b. A copy of the school's current certificate of occupancy issued by the
16municipality within which the school is located. If the private school moves to a new
17location, the private school shall submit a copy of the new certificate of occupancy
18issued by the municipality within which the school is located to the department
19before the attendance of pupils at the new location and before the next succeeding
20date specified in s. 121.05 (1) (a). A temporary certificate of occupancy does not meet
21the requirement of this subdivision.
AB40-ASA1,1042,2222 2. Evidence of financial viability, as prescribed by the department by rule.
AB40-ASA1,1042,2423 3. Proof that the private school's administrator has participated in a fiscal
24management training program approved by the department.
AB40-ASA1,1043,4
1(e) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall
2administer the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1v) to pupils attending the
3school under the program. The private school may administer additional
4standardized tests to such pupils.
AB40-ASA1,1043,115 (g) 1. By the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the month in which the
6department establishes the model management plan and practices for maintaining
7indoor environmental quality in public and private schools under s. 118.075 (3), or
8by October 1 of a private school's first school year of participation in the program
9under this section, whichever is later, the private school shall provide for the
10development of a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in the private
11school.
AB40-ASA1,1043,1712 2. By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month in which the
13department establishes the model management plan and practices for maintaining
14indoor environmental quality in public and private schools under s. 118.075 (3), or
15by the beginning of the 2nd school year of participation in the program under this
16section, whichever is later, the private school shall implement a plan for maintaining
17indoor environmental quality in the private school.
AB40-ASA1,1043,1918 3. Each private school participating in the program under this section shall
19provide a copy of the plan implemented under subd. 2. to any person upon request.
AB40-ASA1,1043,24 20(8) There is created a pupil assignment council composed of one representative
21from each private school participating in the program under this section. Annually
22by June 30, the council shall make recommendations to the participating private
23schools to achieve, to the extent possible, a balanced representation of pupils
24participating in the program under this section.
AB40-ASA1,1044,3
1(9) If any accrediting agency specified under sub. (2) (a) 7. determines during
2the accrediting or preaccrediting process that a private school does not meet all of the
3requirements under s. 118.165 (1), it shall report that failure to the department.
AB40-ASA1,1044,7 4(10) (a) The state superintendent may issue an order barring a private school
5from participating in the program under this section in the current school year if the
6state superintendent determines that the private school has done any of the
7following:
AB40-ASA1,1044,88 1. Misrepresented information required under sub. (7) (d).
AB40-ASA1,1044,119 2. Failed to provide the notice or pay the fee required under sub. (2) (a) 3., or
10provide the information required under sub. (7) (am) or (d), by the date or within the
11period specified.
AB40-ASA1,1044,1312 3. Failed to refund to the state any overpayment made under sub. (4) (b) or (4m)
13by the date specified by department rule.
AB40-ASA1,1044,1514 4. Failed to meet at least one of the standards under sub. (7) (a) by the date
15specified by department rule.
AB40-ASA1,1044,1616 5. Failed to provide the information required under sub. (6m).
AB40-ASA1,1044,1717 6. Failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (b) or (c).
AB40-ASA1,1044,1818 7. Violated sub. (7) (b) 4., 5., or 6.
AB40-ASA1,1044,2119 (am) If the state superintendent determines that any of the following have
20occurred, he or she may issue an order barring the private school from participating
21in the program under this section in the following school year:
AB40-ASA1,1044,2322 2. The private school's application for accreditation has been denied by the
23accrediting organization.
AB40-ASA1,1044,2524 3. The private school has not achieved accreditation within the period allowed
25under sub. (2) (a) 7.
AB40-ASA1,1045,4
1(b) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a
2private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she
3determines that conditions at the private school present an imminent threat to the
4health or safety of pupils.
AB40-ASA1,1045,75 (c) Whenever the state superintendent issues an order under par. (a), (am), or
6(b), he or she shall immediately notify the parent or guardian of each pupil attending
7the private school under this section.
AB40-ASA1,1045,98 (d) The state superintendent may withhold payment from a private school
9under subs. (4) and (4m) if the private school violates this section.
AB40-ASA1,1045,10 10(11) The department shall do all of the following:
AB40-ASA1,1045,1311 (a) Promulgate rules to implement and administer this section. The
12department may not by rule establish standards under sub. (7) (am) that exceed the
13standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
AB40-ASA1,1045,1814 (b) Notify each private school participating in the program under this section
15of any proposed changes to the program or to administrative rules governing the
16program, including changes to application or filing deadlines but not including
17changes to provisions governing health or safety, prior to the beginning of the school
18year in which the change takes effect.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2533 19Section 2533. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1046,320 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
2166.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
22115.345, 115.361, 115.365 (3), 115.38 (2), 115.445, 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045,
23118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4),
24118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.225,
25118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.30 to 118.43,

1118.46, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b)
2to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, 120.21 (3),
3and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2536 4Section 2536. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1046,75 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (b), any Any pupil in grades kindergarten
6to 12 who resides within the city may attend, at no charge, any private school located
7in the city
if all of the following apply:
AB40-ASA1, s. 2536c 8Section 2536c. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (2) (a) 1.
9a. and amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1046,2510 119.23 (2) (a) 1. a. The pupil is a member of a family that has a total family
11income that does not exceed an amount equal to 1.75 3.0 times the poverty level
12determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
13office of management and budget. In this subdivision and sub. (3m), family income
14includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. The family income of the
15pupil shall be determined as provided in subd. 1. b.
A pupil attending a private school
16under this section whose family income increases may continue to attend a private
17school under this section if the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family
18income that does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty level
19determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
20office of management and budget. For purposes of admission to a private school
21under this section, siblings of pupils attending a private school under this section are
22subject to the higher income limit. If a pupil attending a private school under this
23section ceases to attend a private school under this section, the lower income limit
24applies unless the pupil is a sibling of a pupil attending a private school under this
25section
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2536g
1Section 2536g. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1047,172 119.23 (2) (a) 1. b. The private school submits to the department of revenue the
3names, addresses, social security numbers, and other state and federal tax
4identification numbers, if any, of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. The
5department of revenue shall review the information submitted under this subd. 1.
6b. and shall determine whether the pupil is eligible to participate in the program
7under this section on the basis of family income. Family income for a family in which
8the pupil's parents are married or in which the pupil's legal guardians are married
9shall be reduced by $7,000 before the determination is made under this subd. 1. b.
10The department of revenue may take no other action on the basis of the information
11submitted under this subd. 1. b. The department of public instruction may not
12request any additional verification of income from the family of a pupil once the
13department of revenue has determined whether the pupil is eligible to participate
14in the program under this section on the basis of family income. The department of
15public instruction shall establish a procedure for determining family income
16eligibility for those pupils for whom no social security number or state or federal tax
17identification number has been provided.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2536h 18Section 2536h. 119.23 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1048,319 119.23 (2) (a) 3. The Except as provided in subd. 3m. b., the private school
20notified the state superintendent of its intent to participate in the program under
21this section, and paid a nonrefundable fee set by the department, by February 1 of
22the previous school year. The notice shall specify the number of pupils participating
23in the program under this section for which the school has space. The department
24shall by rule set the fee charged under this subdivision at an amount such that the
25total fee revenue covers the costs of employing one full-time auditor to evaluate the

1financial information submitted by the private schools under sub. (7) (am) and (d) 2.
2and 3., under s. 118.60 (7) (am) and (d) 2. and 3., and under s. 118.62 (7) (am) and (d)
32. and 3.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2536p 4Section 2536p. 119.23 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1048,65 119.23 (2) (a) 3m. a. In this subdivision, "municipality" has the meaning given
6in s. 5.02 (11).
AB40-ASA1,1048,127 b. For a private school located in a municipality other than the city that intends
8to participate in the program under this section in the 2011-12 school year, the
9private school notified the state superintendent of its intent to participate, and paid
10the nonrefundable fee set by the department under subd. 3. by August 1, 2011. The
11notice shall specify the number of pupils participating in the program under this
12section for which the school has space.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2536t 13Section 2536t. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1049,214 119.23 (2) (a) 7. a. Subject to subd. 7. c., for a private school participating in the
15program under this section on July 1, 2009, the private school achieves accreditation
16by the Wisconsin North Central Association, the Wisconsin Religious and
17Independent Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the
18Central States, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, or any other organization recognized
19by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, by December 31 of the 3rd
20school year following the first school year that begins after June 30, 2006, in which
21it participates in the program under this section, or the private school was approved
22for scholarship funding for the 2005-06 school year by Partners Advancing Values
23in Education. If the private school is accredited as provided under this subd. 7. a.,
24the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation from the Institute for the
25Transformation of Learning at Marquette University
under subd. 7. b. as a

1prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or in an
2additional or new school.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2536x 3Section 2536x. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1049,234 119.23 (2) (a) 7. b. Subject to subd. 7. c., for a private school that is a first-time
5participant in the program under this section on or after July 1, 2009, and that is not
6accredited as provided under subd. 7. a., the private school obtains preaccreditation
7from by the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University,
8the Wisconsin North Central Association, the Wisconsin Religious and Independent
9Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States,
10the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, or any other organization recognized by the National
11Council for Private School Accreditation
by August 1 before the first school term of
12participation in the program under this section that begins after July 1, 2009, or by
13May 1 if the private school begins participating in the program during summer
14school, and achieves accreditation by the Wisconsin North Central Association, the
15Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, the Independent
16Schools Association of the Central States, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, or any
17other organization recognized by the National Council for Private School
18Accreditation, by December 31 of the 3rd school year following the first school year
19that begins after July 1, 2009, in which it participates in the program under this
20section. If the private school is accredited under this subd. 7. b., the private school
21is not required to obtain preaccreditation from the Institute for the Transformation
22of Learning at Marquette University
as a prerequisite to providing instruction under
23this section in additional grades or in an additional or new school.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2539 24Section 2539. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2540b 25Section 2540b. 119.23 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1050,12
1119.23 (3) (a) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit an
2application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
3private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
4family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
5application.
Within 60 days after receiving the application, the private school shall
6notify the each applicant, in writing, whether the his or her application has been
7accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the
8reason. A private school may reject an applicant only if it has reached its maximum
9general capacity or seating capacity. The state superintendent shall ensure that the
10private school determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the
11private school may give preference in accepting applications to siblings of pupils
12accepted on a random basis.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2540m 13Section 2540m. 119.23 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1050,1714 119.23 (3m) (a) A private school participating in the program under this section
15may not charge or receive any additional payment for a pupil participating in the
16program under this section other than the payment the school receives under sub.
17(4) and, if applicable, sub. (4m), if either of the following applies:
AB40-ASA1,1050,1818 1. The pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8.
AB40-ASA1,1050,2219 2. The pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12 and the family income of the
20pupil, as determined under sub. (2) (a) 1., does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2
21times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the
22director of the federal office of management and budget.
AB40-ASA1,1051,223 (b) A private school participating in the program under this section may, in
24addition to the payment it receives for a pupil under sub. (4) and, if applicable, sub.

1(4m), charge the pupil tuition and fees in an amount determined by the school if both
2of the following apply:
AB40-ASA1,1051,33 1. The pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12.
AB40-ASA1,1051,64 2. The family income of the pupil, as determined under sub. (2) (a) 1., exceeds
5an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty level determined in accordance with
6criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget.
AB40-ASA1,1051,117 (c) A private school participating in the program under this section shall
8determine whether the private school may charge additional tuition and fees to a
9pupil on the basis of the pupil's family income as permitted under par. (b). The
10private school shall establish a process for accepting an appeal to the governing body
11of the private school of the determination made under this paragraph.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2541m 12Section 2541m. 119.23 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1051,1813 119.23 (4) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (bg), upon receipt from the
14pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school
15during a school term, the state superintendent shall pay to the parent or guardian
16private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or
17guardian
, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the
18lesser of the following:
AB40-ASA1, s. 2542 19Section 2542. 119.23 (4) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1052,220 119.23 (4) (bg) In the 2009-10 2011-12 and 2010-11 2012-13 school years,
21upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in
22the private school during a school term, the state superintendent shall pay to the
23parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal
24to the private school's operating and debt service cost per pupil that is related to

1educational programming, as determined by the department, or $6,442, whichever
2is less.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2542c 3Section 2542c. 119.23 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1052,134 119.23 (4) (c) The state superintendent shall pay 25% of the total amount under
5this subsection in September, 25% in November, 25% in February, and 25% in May.
6Each installment may consist of a single check for all pupils attending the private
7school under this section.
The state superintendent may shall include the entire
8amount under sub. (4m) in one of those installments or apportion the entire amount
9among one or more of those installments. Except as provided in sub. (4r), the
10department shall send the check to the private school. Except as provided in sub.
11(4r), the parent or guardian shall restrictively endorse the check for the use of the
12private school
the November installment, but the payment shall be made in a
13separate check from the payment under this subsection
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2542g 14Section 2542g. 119.23 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1052,1615 119.23 (4) (d) In determining a private school's operating and debt service cost
16per pupil under par. (b) 1. and (4m) (a), the department shall do all of the following:
AB40-ASA1,1052,1817 1. Subtract only the following, up to the actual cost of the service or material
18related to each item:
AB40-ASA1,1052,1919 a. Fees charged pupils for books and supplies used in classes and programs.
AB40-ASA1,1052,2020 b. Rentals for school buildings.
AB40-ASA1,1052,2121 c. Food service revenues.
AB40-ASA1,1052,2222 d. Governmental financial assistance.
AB40-ASA1,1052,2323 e. Interest and other income resulting from the investment of debt proceeds.
AB40-ASA1,1053,524 2. If legal title to the private school's buildings and premises is held in the name
25of the private school's parent organization or other related party, there is no other

1mechanism to include the private school's facilities costs in the calculation of its
2operating and debt service cost, and the private school requests that the department
3do so, include an amount equal to 10.5 percent of the fair market value of the school
4and its premises. A request made by a private school under this subdivision remains
5effective in subsequent school years and may not be withdrawn by the private school.
AB40-ASA1,1053,96 3. If immediately prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts
7date], a private school's operating and debt service costs, as determined by the
8department, included the amount described in subd. 2., continue to include the
9amount described in subd. 2. in subsequent school years.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2542n 10Section 2542n. 119.23 (4m) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (4m) (intro.)
11and amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1053,1712 119.23 (4m) (intro.) In addition to the payment under sub. (4) the state
13superintendent shall pay to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in a private
14school participating in the program under this section, on behalf of the parent or
15guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this section,
in the manner
16described in sub. (4) (c), an the amount determined by multiplying 40% of the
17payment under sub. (4)
as follows:
AB40-ASA1,1053,20 18(c) Multiply the product under par. (b) by the quotient determined by dividing
19the summer choice average daily membership equivalent of the private school by the
20total number of pupils for whom payments are being made under sub. (4).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2542r 21Section 2542r. 119.23 (4m) (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1053,2322 119.23 (4m) (a) Determine the private school's operating and debt service cost
23per pupil in summer school that is related to educational programming.
AB40-ASA1,1053,2424 (b) Multiply the amount under par. (a) by 0.40.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2544w 25Section 2544w. 119.23 (7) (am) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1054,11
1119.23 (7) (am) 1. An independent financial audit of the private school
2conducted by an independent certified public accountant, accompanied by the
3auditor's statement that the report is free of material misstatements and fairly
4presents pupil costs under sub. (4) (b) 1. The audit under this subdivision shall be
5limited in scope to those records that are necessary for the department to make
6payments under subs. (4) and (4m). The auditor shall conduct his or her audit,
7including determining sample sizes and evaluating financial viability, in accordance
8with the auditing standards established by the American Institute of Certified
9Public Accountants. The department may not require an auditor to comply with
10standards that exceed the scope of the standards established by the American
11Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
AB40-ASA1,1054,1612 2. Evidence of sound fiscal and internal control practices, as prescribed by the
13department by rule. An auditor engaged to evaluate the private school's fiscal and
14internal control practices shall conduct his or her evaluation, including determining
15sample sizes, in accordance with attestation standards established by the American
16Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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