AB40-ASA1,974,2119
118.40
(8) (b) 3. The department may not require a person licensed as provided
20under subd. 1. to complete professional development not required of any other
21individual required to be licensed under s. 118.19.
AB40-ASA1,1810m
22Section 1810m. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
23read:
AB40-ASA1,975,3
1118.51
(16) (a) 3. a. For the amount in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years,
2the amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year plus
3$150.
AB40-ASA1,975,94
b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year, the sum of the
5amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount
6of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
7year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil
8between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under
9s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB40-ASA1,1811
10Section
1811. 118.52 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB40-ASA1,975,11
11118.52 (title)
Course options.
AB40-ASA1,1812
12Section
1812. 118.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.52 (1) (ar).
AB40-ASA1,1813
13Section
1813. 118.52 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,975,1714
118.52
(1) (am) "Educational institution" includes a public school in a
15nonresident school district, the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college,
16a nonprofit institution of higher education, a tribal college, a charter school, and any
17nonprofit organization that has been approved by the department.
AB40-ASA1,1814
18Section
1814. 118.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,975,2419
118.52
(2) Applicability. Beginning in the 1998-99 school year, a A pupil
20enrolled in a public school
in the high school grades may attend
public school in a
21nonresident school district an educational institution under this section for the
22purpose of taking a course offered by the
nonresident school district educational
23institution. A pupil may attend no more than 2 courses at any time
in nonresident
24school districts at educational institutions under this section.
AB40-ASA1,1815
25Section
1815. 118.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,976,10
1118.52
(3) (a) The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend
public school in a
2nonresident school district an educational institution for the purpose of taking a
3course under this section shall submit an application, on a form provided by the
4department, to the
school board of the nonresident school district in which 5educational institution at which the pupil wishes to attend a course not later than
66 weeks prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to commence. The
7application shall specify the course that the pupil wishes to attend and may specify
8the school or schools at which the pupil wishes to attend the course. The
nonresident
9school board educational institution shall send a copy of the application to the pupil's
10resident school board.
AB40-ASA1,1816
11Section
1816. 118.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,976,1512
118.52
(3) (b) If
a nonresident school board an educational institution receives
13more applications for a particular course than there are spaces available in the
14course, the
nonresident school board educational institution shall determine which
15pupils to accept on a random basis.
AB40-ASA1,1817
16Section
1817. 118.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,976,2417
118.52
(3) (c) No later than one week prior to the date on which the course is
18scheduled to commence, the
nonresident school board
educational institution shall
19notify the applicant and the resident school board, in writing, whether the
20application has been accepted and, if the application is accepted, the school at which
21the pupil may attend the course. The acceptance applies only for the following
22semester, school year or other session in which the course is offered. If the
23nonresident school board educational institution rejects an application, it shall
24include in the notice the reason for the rejection.
AB40-ASA1,1818
25Section
1818. 118.52 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,977,4
1118.52
(3) (d) 1. If it denies an application to attend
public school in a
2nonresident school district an educational institution under sub. (6), notify the
3applicant and the
nonresident school board educational institution, in writing, that
4the application has been denied and include in the notice the reason for the rejection.
AB40-ASA1,1819
5Section
1819. 118.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,977,106
118.52
(3) (e) Following receipt of a notice of acceptance but prior to the date
7on which the course is scheduled to commence, the pupil's parent shall notify the
8resident school board and
nonresident school board
the educational institution of the
9pupil's intent to attend the course
in at the
nonresident school district educational
10institution.
AB40-ASA1,1820
11Section
1820. 118.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,977,1612
118.52
(6) (a)
Individualized education program requirements. The school
13board of a pupil's resident school district shall reject a pupil's application to attend
14a course
in a public school in a nonresident school district at an educational
15institution if the resident school board determines that the course conflicts with the
16individualized education program for the pupil under s. 115.787 (2).
AB40-ASA1,1821
17Section
1821. 118.52 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1822
18Section
1822. 118.52 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,977,2219
118.52
(6) (c)
Pupil plan; high school graduation requirements. The school
20board of a pupil's resident school district may reject an application by a pupil to
21attend a course at an educational institution if the resident school board determines
22that any of the following apply:
AB40-ASA1,977,2423
1. The course does not satisfy a high school graduation requirement under s.
24118.33.
AB40-ASA1,978,2
12. The course does not conform to or support the pupil's academic and career
2plan under s. 115.28 (59) (a), if any.
AB40-ASA1,1823
3Section
1823. 118.52 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,978,104
118.52
(8) Appeal of rejection. If an application is rejected under sub.
(5) (3)
5(c) or a pupil is prohibited from attending a course
in a public school in a nonresident
6school district at an educational institution under sub. (6), the pupil's parent may
7appeal the decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. The
8department shall affirm the
school board's decision unless the department finds that
9the decision was arbitrary or unreasonable. The department's decision is final and
10is not subject to judicial review under subch. III of ch. 227.
AB40-ASA1,1824
11Section
1824. 118.52 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,978,1612
118.52
(9) Rights and privileges of nonresident pupils. A pupil attending a
13course
in a public school in a nonresident school district at an educational institution 14under this section has all of the rights and privileges of
other pupils
residing in that
15school district attending the educational institution and is subject to the same rules
16and regulations as
those pupils
residing in that school district.
AB40-ASA1,1825
17Section
1825. 118.52 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,978,2518
118.52
(10) Disciplinary records. Notwithstanding s. 118.125, the resident
19school board shall provide to the
nonresident school board educational institution to
20which a pupil has applied under this section, upon request by that
school board 21educational institution, a copy of any expulsion findings and orders, a copy of records
22of any pending disciplinary proceeding involving the pupil, a written explanation of
23the reasons for the expulsion or pending disciplinary proceeding and the length of
24the term of the expulsion or the possible outcomes of the pending disciplinary
25proceeding.
AB40-ASA1,1826
1Section
1826. 118.52 (11) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,979,52
118.52
(11) (a)
Responsibility. The parent of a pupil attending a course
in a
3public school in a nonresident school district at an educational institution under this
4section is responsible for transporting the pupil to and from the course that the pupil
5is attending.
AB40-ASA1,979,156
(b)
Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending a course
in
7a public school in a nonresident school district at an educational institution under
8this section may apply to the department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by
9the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or
10school in which the pupil is enrolled and the
school at which educational institution
11that the pupil is attending
for the course if the pupil and parent are unable to pay
12the cost of such transportation. The department shall determine the reimbursement
13amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy).
14The department shall give preference under this paragraph to those pupils who are
15eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b).
AB40-ASA1,1827
16Section
1827. 118.52 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,979,2417
118.52
(12) Tuition. The resident school board shall pay to the
nonresident
18school board educational institution, for each
resident pupil attending a course
in a
19public school in the nonresident school district at the educational institution under
20this section, an amount equal to the cost of providing the course to the pupil,
21calculated in a manner determined by the department.
The educational institution
22may not charge to or receive from the pupil or the pupil's resident school board any
23additional payment for a pupil attending a course at the educational institution
24under this section.
AB40-ASA1,1828
25Section
1828. 118.53 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,980,3
1118.53 Attendance by pupils enrolled in a home-based private
2educational program. (1) In this section, "course" means study which has the
3fundamental purposes of developing the knowledge, concepts, and skills in a subject.
AB40-ASA1,980,6
4(2) In addition to the standards for admission under ss. 118.14, 118.145 (1), and
5120.12 (25), the school board of a district shall determine the minimum standards
6for admission to a course offered by the school district at each grade.
AB40-ASA1,980,11
7(3) A school board shall allow a pupil enrolled in a home-based private
8educational program, who has met the standards for admission to the course under
9sub. (2), to attend up to 2 courses at a public school in the district during each school
10semester if the school board determines that there is sufficient space in the
11classroom.
AB40-ASA1,980,14
12(4) A pupil enrolled in a home-based private educational program and
13attending a public school under this section may attend one course in each of 2 school
14districts, but may not attend more than 2 courses in any semester.
AB40-ASA1,1828g
15Section 1828g. 118.56 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,980,20
16118.56 Work based learning programs. A school board, a governing body
17of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r), or a governing body of a private
18school may create a work based learning program for pupils in grades 9 to 12. A
19school board or governing body that creates a work based learning program under
20this section shall create the program to do all of the following:
AB40-ASA1,980,23
21(1) Require a pupil in the program to work at least 280 hours per school year
22for an employer that complies with sub. (3). Hours of instruction may not be used
23to satisfy the work requirements under this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,981,3
1(2) Require a pupil to complete the required work hours by working no fewer
2than 40 and no more than 50 days per school year, by working no fewer than 6 and
3no more than 8 hours per day, and by working no more than 2 days per week.
AB40-ASA1,981,5
4(3) Require that an employer who participates in the program do all of the
5following:
AB40-ASA1,981,86
(a) Comply with state child labor laws under ss. 103.21 to 103.31 and 103.64
7to 103.82 and any applicable federal labor law requirements for age and immigration
8status.
AB40-ASA1,981,109
(b) Provide each pupil with occupational training and work based learning
10experiences.
AB40-ASA1,981,1211
(c) Provide each pupil with at least 30 hours of training while employing the
12pupil.
AB40-ASA1,981,1413
(d) Provide each pupil with a mentor who supervises the pupil's work and
14provides the pupil with a year-end evaluation.
AB40-ASA1,981,1515
(e) Provide a year-end evaluation to the pupil.
AB40-ASA1,981,17
16(4) Provide transportation to and from the workplace at no cost to the pupil or
17the pupil's family.
AB40-ASA1,981,21
18(5) In determining eligibility for the program, allow the school board or
19governing body to require a pupil to demonstrate employability through an interview
20process, teacher recommendations, or previous work, internship, or volunteer
21experience.
AB40-ASA1,981,23
22(6) Require that a pupil who wishes to participate in the program enter into
23a signed agreement with the participating school and the pupil's parent or guardian.
AB40-ASA1,1829
24Section
1829. 118.60 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,982,2
1118.60 (title)
Parental choice
programs program for eligible school
2districts and other school districts.
AB40-ASA1,1829e
3Section 1829e. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,982,84
118.60
(2) (a) (intro.)
Subject to par. (b), any Any pupil in grades kindergarten
5to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may attend any private school
6under this section and, subject to pars. (be), (bm), and (bs), any pupil who resides in
7a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district,
8may attend any private school under this section if all of the following apply:
AB40-ASA1,1829m
9Section 1829m. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,982,1710
118.60
(2) (a) 1. a.
The Except as provided in par. (bm), the pupil is a member
11of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to
123.0 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the
13director of the federal office of management and budget. In this subdivision and sub.
14(3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. The
15family income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil
16attending a private school under this section whose family income increases may
17continue to attend a private school under this section.
AB40-ASA1,1829s
18Section 1829s. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,982,2019
118.60
(2) (a) 2. (intro.)
The For a pupil that resides in an eligible school district,
20the pupil satisfies one or more of the following:
AB40-ASA1,1840
21Section
1840. 118.60 (2) (a) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,983,322
118.60
(2) (a) 3. a. Except as provided in subd. 3. b.
and c., the private school
23notified the state superintendent of its intent to participate in the program under
24this section
or in the program under s. 119.23, and paid the nonrefundable fee
, set
25by the department as required under s. 119.23 (2) (a) 3., by February 1 of the previous
1school year. The notice shall specify the number of pupils participating in the
2program under this section
and in the program under s. 119.23 for which the school
3has space.
AB40-ASA1,1840e
4Section 1840e. 118.60 (2) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,983,155
118.60
(2) (a) 3. c. For a private school that intends to participate in the
6program under this section and to accept pupils who reside in a school district, other
7than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, in the 2013-14 school
8year, the private school notified the state superintendent of its intent to participate
9and paid the nonrefundable fee set by the department as required under s. 119.23
10(2) (a) 3. by July 26, 2013. The private school shall include an electronic mail address
11on the notice of intent to participate and shall specify the number of pupils who reside
12in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
13district, for which the school has space. The department shall notify the private
14school that it has received the notice of intent to participate in writing and by
15electronic mail by July 31, 2013.
AB40-ASA1,1840m
16Section 1840m. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,983,1917
118.60
(2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c.
and d., all of the private
18school's teachers have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher
19education.
AB40-ASA1,1840s
20Section 1840s. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,984,1021
118.60
(2) (a) 6. d. Any teacher employed on July 1, 2013, by a private school
22that accepts pupils under the program who reside in a school district, other than an
23eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, who has been teaching for at
24least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding that July 1, and who does not
25satisfy the requirements under subd. 6. a. on that July 1, applies to the department
1on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from
2the requirements under subd. 6. a. The department shall promulgate rules to
3implement this subd. 6. d., including the form of the application and the process by
4which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall require
5the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 6. a.,
6including the name of the accredited institution of higher education at which the
7teacher is pursuing or will pursue the bachelor's degree and the anticipated date on
8which the teacher expects to complete the bachelor's degree. No waiver granted
9under this subd. 6. d. is valid after July 31 of the 5th school year that begins after
10July 1, 2013.
AB40-ASA1,1843
11Section
1843. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,985,2212
118.60
(2) (a) 7. For a private school that is a first-time participant in the
13program under this section
or in the program under s. 119.23, and that is not
14accredited by Wisconsin North Central Association, Wisconsin Religious and
15Independent School Accreditation, Independent Schools Association of the Central
16States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, National
17Lutheran School Accreditation,
Wisconsin Association of Christian Schools, the
18diocese or archdiocese within which the private school is located, or by any other
19organization recognized by the National Council for Private Schools Accreditation,
20the private school obtains preaccreditation by the Institute for the Transformation
21of Learning at Marquette University, Wisconsin North Central Association,
22Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, Independent Schools
23Association of the Central States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School
24Accreditation, National Lutheran School Accreditation, or the diocese or archdiocese
25within which the private school is located by
September August 1 before the first
1school term of participation in the program under this section
or in the program
2under s. 119.23 that begins after
August 31, 2011; by July 1, 2013; August 1 before
3the first school term of participation in the program under this section that begins
4in the first school year that begins after a school district is identified as an eligible
5school district under sub. (1m); or by May 1 if the private school begins participation
6in the program under this section
or in the program under s. 119.23 during summer
7school. In any school year, a private school may apply for and seek to obtain
8preaccreditation from only one of the entities enumerated in this subdivision. A
9private school that fails to obtain
accreditation
preaccreditation in a school year may
10apply for and seek to obtain preaccreditation from one of the entities enumerated in
11this subdivision in the following school year. The private school shall achieve
12accreditation by Wisconsin North Central Association, Wisconsin Religious and
13Independent Schools Accreditation, Independent Schools Association of the Central
14States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, National
15Lutheran School Accreditation,
Wisconsin Association of Christian Schools, the
16diocese or archdiocese within which the private school is located, or any other
17organization recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, by
18December 31 of the 3rd school year following the first school year in which the private
19school begins participation in the program under this section. If the private school
20is accredited under this subdivision, the private school is not required to obtain
21preaccreditation as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in
22additional grades or in an additional or new school.
AB40-ASA1,1844
23Section
1844. 118.60 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1844e
24Section 1844e. 118.60 (2) (be) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,986,4
1118.60
(2) (be) 1. In the 2013-14 school year, no more than 500 pupils, as
2counted under s. 121.004 (7), who reside in a school district, other than an eligible
3school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend private schools under this
4section.
AB40-ASA1,986,85
2. In the 2014-15 school year and in each school year thereafter, no more than
61,000 pupils, as counted under s. 121.004 (7), who reside in a school district, other
7than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend private
8schools under this section.
AB40-ASA1,986,119
3. In any school year, no more than 1 percent of the membership, as defined
10under s. 121.004 (5), of any one school district, other than an eligible school district
11or a 1st class city school district, may attend private schools under this section.
AB40-ASA1,1844m
12Section 1844m. 118.60 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,986,2013
118.60
(2) (bm) No pupil who resides in a school district, other than an eligible
14school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend a participating private
15school under this section unless the pupil is a member of a family that has a total
16family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 1.85 times the poverty level,
17determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
18office of management and budget. In this paragraph and sub. (3m), family income
19includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. The family income of the
20pupil shall be verified as provided in par. (a) 1. b.
AB40-ASA1,1844s
21Section 1844s. 118.60 (2) (bs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,986,2522
118.60
(2) (bs) In the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years, a private school may
23accept pupils who reside in a school district, other than an eligible school district or
24a 1st class city school district, under this section only if the private school was
25operating as a private school on May 1, 2013.
AB40-ASA1,1847
1Section
1847. 118.60 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.)
2and amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,987,153
118.60
(3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
4an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
5private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
6family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
7application. Within 60 days after receiving the application, the private school shall
8notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted.
9If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason.
A
10private Subject to pars. (ag) and (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only
11if it has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity.
The Except as
12provided in pars. (ag) and (ar) the state superintendent shall ensure that the private
13school determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private
14school may give preference in accepting applications to
siblings of pupils accepted on
15a random basis. any of the following:
AB40-ASA1,1848
16Section
1848. 118.60 (3) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes are created to read:
AB40-ASA1,987,1917
118.60
(3) (a) 1. Pupils who attended the private school under this section
18during the school year prior to the school year for which the application is being
19made.
AB40-ASA1,987,2320
2. Siblings of pupils who attended the private school during the school year
21prior to the school year for which the application is being made and to siblings of
22pupils who have been accepted to the private school for the school year for which the
23application is being made.