AB21,3327
18Section
3327. 118.60 (3) (ag) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3328
19Section
3328. 118.60 (3) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3329
20Section
3329. 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1287,221
118.60
(3) (c) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides
22in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
23district, because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may
24transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space
25available. An applicant rejected under this paragraph may, subject to sub. (2)
(be)
1and (bm), be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this
2section for the following school year.
AB21,3330
3Section
3330. 118.60 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1287,94
118.60
(3) (d) By the 3rd Friday in September, a pupil or a pupil's parent or
5guardian shall notify, using a form provided by the department, the department that
6the pupil is currently participating in the program under this section. The form
7provided by the department under this paragraph shall require a pupil or a pupil's
8parent or guardian to indicate the school year during which the pupil first began
9participating in the program under this section.
AB21,3331
10Section
3331. 118.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1287,1511
118.60
(4) (a) Annually, on or before October
15 1, a private school participating
12in the program under this section shall file with the department a report stating its
13summer
average daily
membership equivalent and its summer choice average daily
14membership equivalent attendance for each day of summer school for the purpose
15of sub. (4m).
AB21,3332
16Section
3332. 118.60 (4) (bg) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1287,2317
118.60
(4) (bg) 2m. Except as provided in subd. 4. and subject to subd. 6., in the
182015-16 and 2016-17 school years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian
19of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, the state
20superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf
21of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr), an
22amount either of $7,210, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8,
23or of $7,856, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12.
AB21,3333
24Section
3333. 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. (intro.) and 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. b. of the statutes
25are consolidated, renumbered 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. and amended to read:
AB21,1288,13
1118.60
(4) (bg) 3.
In Subject to subd. 6., in the
2015-16 2017-18 school year and
2in each school year thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of
3proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term,
except as
4provided in subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which
5the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the
6appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr),
the lesser of the following: b. Except as
7provided in subd. 5., an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil
8the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous
9school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil
10revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and
11the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
12school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
13if positive.
AB21,3334
14Section
3334. 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. a. of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3335
15Section
3335. 118.60 (4) (bg) 5. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1288,2016
118.60
(4) (bg) 5. (intro.) If the pupil described in subd. 3. is enrolled in a private
17school that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to
188 and also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute
19for the amount described in subd. 3.
b. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to
20d., with the following modifications:
AB21,3336
21Section
3336. 118.60 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1288,2322
118.60
(4) (bg) 6. This paragraph applies only to pupils who participated in the
23program under this section before the 2015-16 school year.
AB21,3337
24Section
3337. 118.60 (4) (bk) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1289,4
1118.60
(4) (bk) 1. In this paragraph, "incoming choice pupil" means a pupil who
2begins participating in the program under this section in the 2015-16 school year or
3any school year thereafter who is enrolled in a private school under this section
4during the school term.
AB21,1289,95
2. For an incoming choice pupil, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or
6guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term,
7the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
8on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
9(2) (ac), the amount determined by the state superintendent as follows:
AB21,1289,1010
a. Identify each school district in which an incoming choice pupil resides.
AB21,1289,1511
b. For each school district identified under subd. 2. a., calculate that school
12district's per pupil equalization aid by dividing the total amount of state aid that the
13school district is eligible to receive under s. 121.08 after making the reduction under
14s. 121.08 (4) (a) but before making the reduction under s. 121.08 (4) (c) by the school
15district's membership that was used to calculate the state aid under s. 121.08.
AB21,1289,1816
c. For each school district identified under subd. 2. a., multiply the school
17district's per pupil equalization aid calculated under subd. 2. b. by the number of
18incoming choice pupils residing in the school district.
AB21,1289,2019
d. Add together all of the amounts determined under subd. 2. c. for school
20districts identified under subd. 2. a.
AB21,1289,2221
e. Divide the amount determined under subd. 2. d. by the total number of
22incoming choice pupils.
AB21,1290,623
3. By October 15, using the most accurate data available, the state
24superintendent shall calculate the per pupil amount under subd. 2. for the current
25school year. Any adjustments to that calculation shall be made by increasing or
1decreasing the payment to a participating private school made in September of the
2following school year. If the private school is not participating in the program under
3this section in September of the following school year, the department shall make any
4adjustments to the calculation by making a separate payment to the private school
5or if the adjustment is a decrease, the private school shall refund the department for
6any overpayment it received under this subsection or sub. (4m).
AB21,3338
7Section
3338. 118.60 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (4) (c) 1. and
8amended to read:
AB21,1290,159
118.60
(4) (c) 1.
The Subject to subd. 2., the state superintendent shall pay 25
10percent of the total amount under this subsection in September, 25 percent in
11November, 25 percent in February, and 25 percent in May. Each installment may
12consist of a single check for all pupils attending the private school under this section.
13The state superintendent shall include the entire amount under sub. (4m) in the
14November installment, but the payment shall be made in a separate check from the
15payment under this subsection.
AB21,3339
16Section
3339. 118.60 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1290,2217
118.60
(4) (c) 2. Beginning with payments for the 2016-17 school year, the
18portion of the September payment that is for a pupil under par. (bk) shall be based
19on the per pupil payment under par. (bk) in the previous school year. Any adjustment
20to ensure that a participating private school receives the total amount due under this
21section for pupil payments under par. (bk) shall be made by increasing or decreasing
22the amount paid in May of the current school year.
AB21,3340
23Section
3340. 118.60 (4) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3341
24Section
3341. 118.60 (4m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60
25(4m) (a) 1m. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB21,1291,6
1118.60
(4m) (a) 1m. (intro.) In addition to the payment under sub. (4), the state
2superintendent shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each private school participating in
3the program under this section, on behalf of the parent or guardian of each pupil
4attending summer school in the private school under this section during a summer
5and in the manner described in sub. (4) (c),
from the appropriation under s. 20.255
6(2) (fr), an amount determined as follows:
AB21,3342
7Section
3342. 118.60 (4m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (4m) (a)
81m. a.
AB21,3343
9Section
3343. 118.60 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (4m) (a)
101m. b. and amended to read:
AB21,1291,1111
118.60
(4m) (a) 1m. b. Multiply the amount under subd.
1. 1m. a. by 0.05.
AB21,3344
12Section
3344. 118.60 (4m) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1291,1413
118.60
(4m) (a) 2m. This paragraph applies only to pupils who participated in
14the program under this section before the 2015-16 school year.
AB21,3345
15Section
3345. 118.60 (4m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1291,2216
118.60
(4m) (am) For a pupil who begins participating in the program under
17this section in the 2015-16 school year or any school year thereafter, in addition to
18the payment under sub. (4) and subject to par. (b), the state superintendent shall pay
19to the private school participating in the program under this section that the pupil
20attends during a summer in the manner described in sub. (4) (c), on behalf of the
21pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), an amount
22determined as follows:
AB21,1291,2423
1. Determine the amount that would have been paid under sub. (4) (bk) in the
24immediately preceding school term.
AB21,1291,2525
2. Multiply the amount under subd. 1. by 0.05.
AB21,3346
1Section
3346. 118.60 (4m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1292,32
118.60
(4m) (b) (intro.) A participating private school may receive a per pupil
3payment under par. (a)
or (am) if all of the following are satisfied:
AB21,3347
4Section
3347. 118.60 (4m) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1292,75
118.60
(4m) (b) 3. Each pupil for whom the private school seeks a payment
6under par. (a)
or (am) attends no fewer than 15 days of summer instruction at the
7private school during that summer.
AB21,3348
8Section
3348. 118.60 (4r) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (4r)
9(am) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB21,1292,1810
118.60
(4r) (am) (intro.) If, after the 3rd Friday in September in any school year,
11a private school participating in the program under this section closes, for each
12installment under sub. (4) (c) that was not paid to the private school in that school
13year, the state superintendent shall pay to the board of the school district within
14which the pupil resides, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fv), the amount
15determined, for each pupil
who participated in the program under this section before
16the 2015-16 school year who had been attending the private school under this section
17in that school year and who enrolls in the school district within which the pupil
18resides in that school year, as follows:
AB21,3349
19Section
3349. 118.60 (4r) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (4r) (am) 1.
AB21,3350
20Section
3350. 118.60 (4r) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (4r) (am) 2.
21and amended to read:
AB21,1292,2222
118.60
(4r) (am) 2. Multiply the product under
par. (a) subd. 1. by 0.25.
AB21,3351
23Section
3351. 118.60 (4r) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1293,724
118.60
(4r) (bm) If, after the 3rd Friday in September in any school year, a
25private school participating in the program under this section closes, for each
1installment under sub. (4) (c) that was not paid to the private school in that school
2year, the state superintendent shall pay to the board of the school district within
3which the pupil resides, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), the amount
4determined, for each pupil who participated in the program under this section
5beginning in the 2015-16 school year or any school year thereafter who had been
6attending the private school under this section in that school year and who enrolls
7in the school district within which the pupil resides in that school year, as follows:
AB21,1293,88
1. Multiply the amount determined under sub. (4) (bk) by 0.667.
AB21,1293,99
2. Multiply the product under subd. 1. by 0.25.
AB21,3352
10Section
3352. 118.60 (6m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1293,1611
118.60
(6m) (b) 1. The number of pupils attending the private school under this
12section in the previous school year
who began participating in the program under
13this section in the 2015-16 school year or any school year thereafter and the number
14of pupils attending the private school under this section in the previous school year
15who began participating in the program under this section before the 2015-16 school
16year.
AB21,3353
17Section
3353. 118.60 (6m) (b) 3. (intro.) and d. of the statutes are consolidated,
18renumbered 118.60 (6m) (b) 3. and amended to read:
AB21,1293,2219
118.60
(6m) (b) 3. For each of the previous 5 school years in which the private
20school has participated in the program under this section,
all of the following
21information: d. To to the extent permitted under
20 USC 1232g and
43 CFR part 99,
22pupil scores on all standardized tests administered under
sub. (7) (e) s. 118.30 (1t).
AB21,3354
23Section
3354. 118.60 (6m) (b) 3. a. to c. of the statutes are repealed.
AB21,3355
24Section
3355. 118.60 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1294,19
1118.60
(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) (bg). 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 audit shall be prepared in accordance with
7generally accepted accounting principles, as modified by the department. The audit
8shall include a calculation of the private school's net eligible educational
9programming costs and a calculation of the balance of the private school's fund for
10future educational programming costs. The auditor shall conduct his or her audit,
11including determining sample sizes and evaluating financial viability, in accordance
12with the auditing standards established by the American Institute of Certified
13Public Accountants. The department may not require an auditor to comply with
14standards that exceed the scope of the standards established by the American
15Institute of Certified Public Accountants. If a private school participating in the
16program under this section also accepts pupils under s. 119.23, the private school
17may submit one comprehensive financial audit to satisfy the requirements of this
18subdivision and s. 119.23 (7) (am) 1. The private school shall include in the
19comprehensive financial audit the information specified under s. 119.23 (7) (am) 1.
AB21,3356
20Section
3356. 118.60 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1294,2521
118.60
(7) (e) Each private school participating in the program under this
22section shall administer the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1t)
or
23examinations permitted under s. 118.301 (3) to pupils attending the school under the
24program. The private school may administer additional standardized tests to such
25pupils.
AB21,3357
1Section
3357. 118.60 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3358
2Section
3358. 118.60 (10) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1295,53
118.60
(10) (a) 3. Failed to refund to the state any overpayment made under
4s. 118.60 (4)
(b), 2011 stats., or s. 118.60 (4) (bg), 2011 stats., or under sub. (4) (bg) or
5(4m) by the date specified by department rule.
AB21,3359
6Section
3359. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1295,167
119.04
(1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
866.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
9115.345, 115.363, 115.365 (3), 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 118.001 to 118.04,
10118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145
11(4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20,
12118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258,
13118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46,
118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53,
14118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to
15(g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.21
16(3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
AB21,3360
17Section
3360. 119.23 (1) (ah) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3361
18Section
3361. 119.23 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3362
19Section
3362. 119.23 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3363
20Section
3363. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1296,521
119.23
(2) (a) 1. a. The pupil is a member of a family that has a total family
22income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0 times the poverty level
23determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
24office of management and budget. In this subdivision and sub. (3m), family income
25includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians.
The Except as provided in
1subd. 1. d., the family income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b.
2A pupil attending a private school under this section whose family income increases,
3including a pupil who attended a private school under this section in the 2010-11
4school year and whose family income has increased, may continue to attend a private
5school under this section.
AB21,3364
6Section
3364. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1296,147
119.23
(2) (a) 1. d. In this subd. 1. d., "eligible school district" has the meaning
8given in s. 118.60 (1) (am). The family income of a pupil does not need to be verified
9under subd. 1. b. for a pupil who resided in a school district other than an eligible
10school district and other than the school district operating under this chapter in a
11school year, attended a participating private school under the program under s.
12118.60 in a school district other than an eligible school district in that school year,
13and applies to attend a participating private school in the program under this section
14in the school year immediately following that school year.
AB21,3365
15Section
3365. 119.23 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1296,2516
119.23
(2) (a) 3. Except as provided in
sub. (2) par. (ag) 1., the private school
17notified the state superintendent of its intent to participate in the program under
18this section or in the program under s. 118.60, and paid the nonrefundable annual
19fee set by the department, by
February 1 January 10 of the previous school year. The
20notice shall specify the number of pupils participating in the program under this
21section and in the program under s. 118.60 for which the school has space. The
22department shall by rule set the fee charged under this subdivision at an amount
23such that the total fee revenue covers the costs of employing one full-time auditor
24to evaluate the financial information submitted by private schools under sub. (7)
25(am) and (d) 2. and 3. and under s. 118.60 (7) (am) and (d) 2. and 3.
AB21,3366
1Section
3366. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1297,52
119.23
(2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's
3teachers have
a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or
4a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a
5masters or doctorate, from an accredited institution of higher education.
AB21,3367
6Section
3367. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1297,97
119.23
(2) (a) 6. b. All of the private school's administrators have at least a
8bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education
or a teaching
9license or administrator's license issued by the department.
AB21,3368
10Section
3368. 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1297,2211
119.23
(3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
12an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
13private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
14family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
15application. Within 60 days after receiving the application, the private school shall
16notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted.
17If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason. A
18private school may reject an applicant only if it has reached its maximum general
19capacity or seating capacity. The state superintendent shall ensure that the private
20school determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private
21school may give preference
to the following in accepting applications
to any of the
22following, in order of preference listed:
AB21,3369
23Section
3369. 119.23 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1298,3
1119.23
(3) (a) 1. Pupils who attended the private school under this section
2during the
previous school year
prior to the school year for which the application is
3being made.
AB21,3370
4Section
3370. 119.23 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: