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7. For a private school that is a first-time participant in the program under this
23section, and that is not accredited by the Wisconsin North Central Association, the
24Wisconsin Religious and Independent School Accreditation, the Independent
25Schools Association of the Central States, the archdiocese within which the private
1school is located, or by any other organization recognized by the National Council for
2Private Schools Accreditation, the private school obtains preaccreditation by the
3Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University, the Wisconsin
4North Central Association, the Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools
5Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, the
6archdiocese within which the private school is located, or any other organization
7recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation by September
81 before the first school term of participation in the program under this section that
9begins after August 31, 2011; by August 1 before the first school term of participation
10in the program under this section that begins after August 31, 2012; or by May 1 if
11the private school begins participation in the program under this section during
12summer school. The private school shall achieve accreditation by the Wisconsin
13North Central Association, the Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools
14Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, the
15archdiocese within which the private school is located, or any other organization
16recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, by December 31
17of the 3rd school year following the first school year in which the private school begins
18participation in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited
19under this subdivision, the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation
20as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or
21in an additional or new school.
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8. Notwithstanding s. 118.165 (1) (c), the private school annually provides at
23least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and at least 1,137 hours
24of direct pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12. Hours provided under this subdivision
1include recess and time for pupils to transfer between classes but do not include the
2lunch periods.
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(b) 1. In the 2011-12 school year, no more than 250 pupils, as counted under
4s. 121.004 (7), may attend private schools under this section. Priority shall be given
5to pupils who were eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school
6lunch program under
42 USC 1758 (b) in the 2010-11 school year.
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2. In the 2012-13 school year, no more than 500 pupils, as counted under s.
8121.004 (7), may attend private schools under this section. Priority shall be given
9to pupils who attended a private school under this section in the 2011-12 school year.
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3. Whenever the state superintendent determines that the limit is reached
11under subd. 1. or 2., he or she shall issue an order prohibiting the participating
12private schools from accepting additional pupils until he or she determines that the
13number of pupils attending private schools under this section has fallen below the
14limit. If the number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below
15the limit under this paragraph, the state superintendent shall issue an order
16notifying participating private schools that they may begin accepting additional
17pupils, and, notwithstanding sub. (3) (a), participating private schools that wish to
18accept additional pupils under this section shall accept pupils as follows:
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a. The private school shall give first priority to pupils who are attending a
20private school under this section.
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b. The private school shall give 2nd priority to the siblings of pupils who are
22attending a private school under this section.
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c. The private school shall give 3rd priority to pupils selected at random under
24a procedure established by the department by rule.
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1(c) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6., a teacher employed by a private school
2participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
3rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree.
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2. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6., an administrator of a private school
5participating in the program under this section that prepares and trains pupils
6attending the school in rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree.
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7(3) (a) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit an application,
8on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating private school
9that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same family applies
10to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single application. Within
1160 days after receiving the application, the private school shall notify each applicant,
12in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted. If the private school
13rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason. A private school may reject
14an applicant only if it has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity.
15The state superintendent shall ensure that the private school determines which
16pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school may give preference
17in accepting applications to siblings of pupils accepted on a random basis.
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(b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it has too few available
19spaces, the pupil may transfer his or her application to a participating private school
20that has space available.
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21(3m) (a) A private school participating in the program under this section may
22not charge or receive any additional payment for a pupil participating in the program
23under this section other than the payment the school receives under sub. (4) and, if
24applicable, sub. (4m), if either of the following applies:
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1. The pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8.
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12. The pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12 and the family income of the
2pupil, as determined under sub. (2) (a) 1., does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2
3times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the
4director of the federal office of management and budget.
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(b) A private school participating in the program under this section may, in
6addition to the payment it receives for a pupil under sub. (4) and, if applicable, sub.
7(4m), charge the pupil tuition and fees in an amount determined by the school if both
8of the following apply:
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1. The pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12.
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2. The family income of the pupil, as determined under sub. (2) (a) 1., exceeds
11an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty level determined in accordance with
12criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget.
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(c) A private school participating in the program under this section shall
14determine whether the private school may charge additional tuition and fees to a
15pupil on the basis of the pupil's family income as permitted under par. (b). The
16private school shall establish a process for accepting an appeal to the governing body
17of the private school of the determination made under this paragraph.
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18(4) (a) Annually, on or before October 15, a private school participating in the
19program under this section shall file with the department a report stating its
20summer average daily membership equivalent and its summer choice average daily
21membership equivalent for the purpose of sub. (4m).
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(b) Except as provided in par. (bg), upon receipt from the pupil's parent or
23guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term,
24the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
1on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
2(2) (fr), an amount equal to the lesser of the following:
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1. The amount equal to the private school's operating and debt service cost per
4pupil that is related to educational programming, as determined by the department.
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2. The amount paid per pupil under this subsection in the previous school year
6multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the percentage change from the previous school
7year to the current school year in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2)
8(ac) expressed as a decimal, but not less than zero.
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(bg) In the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, upon receipt from the pupil's
10parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a
11school term, the state superintendent shall pay to the parent or guardian, from the
12appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr), an amount equal to the private school's
13operating and debt service cost per pupil that is related to educational programming,
14as determined by the department, or $6,442, whichever is less.
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(c) The state superintendent shall pay 25 percent of the total amount under this
16subsection in September, 25 percent in November, 25 percent in February, and 25
17percent in May. Each installment may consist of a single check for all pupils
18attending the private school under this section. The state superintendent shall
19include the entire amount under sub. (4m) in the November installment, but the
20payment shall be made in a separate check from the payment under this subsection.
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(d) In determining a private school's operating and debt service cost per pupil
22under par. (b) 1. and (4m) (a), the department shall do all of the following:
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1. Subtract only the following, up to the actual cost of the service or material
24related to each item:
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a. Fees charged pupils for books and supplies used in classes and programs.
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1b. Rentals for school buildings.
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c. Food service revenues.
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d. Governmental financial assistance.
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e. Interest and other income resulting from the investment of debt proceeds.
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2. If legal title to the private school's buildings and premises is held in the name
6of the private school's parent organization or other related party, there is no other
7mechanism to include the private school's facilities costs in the calculation of its
8operating and debt service cost, and the private school requests that the department
9do so, include an amount equal to 10.5 percent of the fair market value of the school
10and its premises. A request made by a private school under this subdivision remains
11effective in subsequent school years and may not be withdrawn by the private school.
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3. If immediately prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts
13date], a private school's operating and debt service costs, as determined by the
14department, included the amount described in subd. 2., continue to include the
15amount described in subd. 2. in subsequent school years.
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16(4m) In addition to the payment under sub. (4) the state superintendent shall
17pay to each private school participating in the program under this section, on behalf
18of the parent or guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this
19section, in the manner described in sub. (4) (c), the amount determined as follows:
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(a) Determine the private school's operating and debt service cost per pupil in
21summer school that is related to educational programming.
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(b) Multiply the amount under par. (a) by 0.40.
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(c) Multiply the product under par. (b) by the quotient determined by dividing
24the summer choice average daily membership equivalent of the private school by the
25total number of pupils for whom payments are being made under sub. (4).
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1(4r) If, after the 3rd Friday in September in any school year, a private school
2participating in the program under this section closes, for each installment under
3sub. (4) (c) that was not paid to the private school in that school year, the state
4superintendent shall pay to the board, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fv),
5the amount determined, for each pupil who had been attending the private school
6under this section in that school year and who enrolls in the school district operating
7under this chapter in that school year, as follows:
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(a) Multiply the amount determined under sub. (4) (b) or (bg) by 0.616.
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(b) Multiply the product under par. (a) by 0.25.
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10(5) The state superintendent shall ensure that pupils and parents and
11guardians of pupils who reside in the Racine Unified School District are informed
12annually of the private schools participating in the program under this section.
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13(6) The school board of the Racine Unified School District shall provide
14transportation to pupils attending a private school under this section if required
15under s. 121.54 and may claim transportation aid under s. 121.58 for pupils so
16transported.
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17(6m) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall
18do all of the following:
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(a) Provide to each pupil, or the parent or guardian of each minor pupil, who
20applies to attend the private school all of the following:
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1. The name, address, and telephone number of the private school and the
22name of one or more contact persons at the school.
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2. A list of the names of the members of the private school's governing body and
24of the private school's shareholders, if any.
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13. 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.
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4. A copy of the appeals process used if the private school rejects the applicant.
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5. A copy of the policy developed by the private school under s. 118.33 (1) (f) 2r.
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6. A copy of the nonharassment policy used by the private school, together with
9the procedures for reporting and obtaining relief from harassment.
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7. A copy of the suspension and expulsion policies and procedures, including
11procedures for appealing a suspension or expulsion, used by the private school.
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8. A copy of the policy used by the private school for accepting or denying the
13transfer of credits earned by a pupil attending the private school under this section
14for the satisfactory completion of coursework at another school.
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9. A copy of the policy governing visitors and visits to the private school,
16developed as required under sub. (7) (b) 2m.
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(b) Annually, by August 1st, provide to the department the material specified
18in par. (a) and all of the following information:
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1. The number of pupils attending the private school under this section in the
20previous school year.
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2. The number of pupils attending the private school other than under this
22section in the previous school year.
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3. For each of the previous 5 school years in which the private school has
24participated in the program under this section, all of the following information:
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1a. The number of pupils who attended the private school under this section and
2other than under this section in the 12th grade and the number of those pupils who
3graduated from the private school.
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b. The number of pupils who attended the private school under this section and
5other than under this section in the 8th grade and the number of those pupils who
6advanced from grade 8 to grade 9.
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c. The number of pupils who attended the private school under this section and
8other than under this section in the 4th grade and the number of those pupils who
9advanced from grade 4 to grade 5.
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43 CFR part 99, pupil
11scores on all standardized tests administered under sub. (7) (e).
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4. A copy of the academic standards adopted under sub. (7) (b) 2.
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(c) Provide to the department a signed statement from each individual who is
14a member of the private school's governing body verifying that the individual is a
15member of the governing body.
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(d) Upon request by any pupil, or the parent or guardian of any minor pupil,
17who is attending or who applies to attend the private school, provide the material
18specified in pars. (a) and (b).
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19(7) (a) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall
20meet at least one of the following standards:
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1. At least 70 percent of the pupils in the program advance one grade level each
22year.
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2. The private school's average attendance rate for the pupils in the program
24is at least 90 percent.
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13. At least 80 percent of the pupils in the program demonstrate significant
2academic progress.
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4. At least 70 percent of the families of pupils in the program meet parent
4involvement criteria established by the private school.
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(am) Each private school participating in the program under this section is
6subject to uniform financial accounting standards established by the department.
7Annually by September 1 following a school year in which a private school
8participated in the program under this section, the private school shall submit to the
9department all of the following:
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1. An independent financial audit of the private school conducted by an
11independent certified public accountant, accompanied by the auditor's statement
12that the report is free of material misstatements and fairly presents pupil costs
13under sub. (4) (b) 1. The audit under this subdivision shall be limited in scope to those
14records that are necessary for the department to make payments under subs. (4) and
15(4m). The auditor shall conduct his or her audit, including determining sample sizes
16and evaluating financial viability, in accordance with the auditing standards
17established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The
18department may not require an auditor to comply with standards that exceed the
19scope of the standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public
20Accountants.
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2. Evidence of sound fiscal and internal control practices, as prescribed by the
22department by rule. An auditor engaged to evaluate the private school's fiscal and
23internal control practices shall conduct his or her evaluation, including determining
24sample sizes, in accordance with attestation standards established by the American
25Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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1(b) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall
2do all of the following:
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1. Administer to any pupils attending the 3rd grade in the private school under
4this section a standardized reading test developed by the department.
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2. Adopt the pupil academic standards required under s. 118.30 (1g) (a) 4.
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2m. Develop a written policy governing visitors and visits to the private school.
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3. Ensure that any teacher's aide employed by the private school has graduated
8from high school, been granted a declaration of equivalency of high school
9graduation, or been issued a general educational development certificate of high
10school equivalency.
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3m. Annually, schedule 2 meetings at which members of the governing body of
12the private school will be present and at which pupils, and the parents or guardians
13of pupils, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school may
14meet and communicate with the members of the governing body. The private school
15shall, within 30 days after the start of the school term, notify the department in
16writing of the scheduled meeting dates and shall, at least 30 days before the
17scheduled meeting date, notify in writing each pupil, or the parent or guardian of
18each minor pupil, applying to attend the private school or attending the private
19school of the meeting date, time, and place.
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4. Maintain progress records for each pupil attending the private school under
21this section while the pupil attends the school and, except as provided under subd.
227., for at least 5 years after the pupil ceases to attend the school.
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5. Upon request, provide a pupil or the parent or guardian of a minor pupil who
24is attending the private school under this section with a copy of the pupil's progress
25records.
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16. Issue a high school diploma or certificate to each pupil who attends the
2private school under this section and satisfactorily completes the course of
3instruction and any other requirements necessary for high school graduation.
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7. a. Except as provided in subd. 7. b., if the private school ceases operating as
5a private school, immediately transfer all of the progress records of the pupils who
6attended the school under this section to the school board of the Racine Unified
7School District. The private school shall send written notice to each pupil, or to the
8parent or guardian of a minor pupil, of the transfer of progress records under this
9subd. 7. a.
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b. If the private school is affiliated with an organization that will maintain the
11progress records of each pupil who attended the school under this section for at least
125 years after the private school ceases operation as a private school, the private
13school may transfer a pupil's records to the organization if the pupil, or the parent
14or guardian of a minor pupil, consents in writing to the release of the progress records
15to the affiliated organization. The private school shall send to the department a copy
16of the consent form for each pupil who consents to the transfer of progress records
17under this subd. 7. b. The written notice shall be signed by the pupil, or the parent
18or guardian of a minor pupil, and shall include the name, phone number, mailing
19address, and other relevant contact information of the organization that will
20maintain the progress records, and a declaration by the affiliated organization that
21the organization agrees to maintain the progress records for at least 5 years after the
22private school ceases operation as a private school.
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(c) A private school may not require a pupil attending the private school under
24this section to participate in any religious activity if the pupil's parent or guardian
1submits to the pupil's teacher or the private school's principal a written request that
2the pupil be exempt from such activities.
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(d) By September 1 before the first school term of participation in the program
4that begins in the 2011-12 school year, by August 1 before the first school term of
5participation in the program that begins in the 2012-13 school year or any school
6year thereafter, or by May 1 if the private school begins participating in the program
7during summer school, each private school participating in the program under this
8section shall submit to the department all of the following:
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1. a. In this subdivision, "municipality" has the meaning given in s. 5.02 (11).
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b. A copy of the school's current certificate of occupancy issued by the
11municipality within which the school is located. If the private school moves to a new
12location, the private school shall submit a copy of the new certificate of occupancy
13issued by the municipality within which the school is located to the department
14before the attendance of pupils at the new location and before the next succeeding
15date specified in s. 121.05 (1) (a). A temporary certificate of occupancy does not meet
16the requirement of this subdivision.
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2. Evidence of financial viability, as prescribed by the department by rule.