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:
AB21,1298,85 119.23 (3) (a) 2. Siblings of pupils who attended the private school during the
6school year prior to the school year for which the application is being made and to
7siblings of pupils who have been accepted to the private school for the school year for
8which the application is being made
described in subd. 1.
AB21,3371 9Section 3371. 119.23 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1298,1210 119.23 (3) (a) 3. Pupils who attended another a different private school under
11this section or s. 118.60 during the previous school year prior to the school year for
12which the application is being made
.
AB21,3372 13Section 3372. 119.23 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1298,1414 119.23 (3) (a) 4. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 3.
AB21,3373 15Section 3373. 119.23 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1298,1816 119.23 (3) (a) 5. Siblings of those pupils who have been randomly accepted to
17attend the private school under this section and who did not attend a private school
18under this section or s. 118.60 during the previous school year.
AB21,3374 19Section 3374. 119.23 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1298,2420 119.23 (4) (a) Annually, on or before October 15 1, a private school participating
21in the program under this section shall file with the department a report stating its
22summer average daily membership equivalent and its summer choice average daily
23membership equivalent
attendance for each day of summer school for the purpose
24of sub. (4m).
AB21,3375 25Section 3375. 119.23 (4) (bg) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1299,7
1119.23 (4) (bg) 2m. Except as provided in subd. 4., in the 2015-16 and 2016-17
2school years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
3enrollment in the private school during a school term, the state superintendent shall
4pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent
5or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount either of
6$7,210, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8, or of $7,856, if the
7pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12.
AB21,3376 8Section 3376. 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. (intro.) and 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. b. of the statutes
9are consolidated, renumbered 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. and amended to read:
AB21,1299,2110 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 2017-18 school year and in each school year
11thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
12enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 5.,
13the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
14on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
15(2) (fu), the lesser of the following: b. Except as provided in subd. 5., an amount equal
16to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private
17school under this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil
18is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for
19the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide
20categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school
21year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB21,3377 22Section 3377. 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. a. of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3378 23Section 3378. 119.23 (4) (bg) 5. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1300,324 119.23 (4) (bg) 5. (intro.) If the pupil described in subd. 3. is enrolled in a private
25school that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to

18 and also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute
2for the amount described in subd. 3. b. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to
3d., with the following modifications:
AB21,3379 4Section 3379. 119.23 (4) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3380 5Section 3380. 119.23 (6m) (b) 3. (intro.) and d. of the statutes are consolidated,
6renumbered 119.23 (6m) (b) 3. and amended to read:
AB21,1300,107 119.23 (6m) (b) 3. For each of the previous 5 school years in which the private
8school has participated in the program under this section, all of the following
9information: d. To
to the extent permitted under 20 USC 1232g and 43 CFR part 99,
10pupil scores on all standardized tests administered under sub. (7) (e) s. 118.30 (1s).
AB21,3381 11Section 3381. 119.23 (6m) (b) 3. a. to c. of the statutes are repealed.
AB21,3382 12Section 3382. 119.23 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1301,613 119.23 (7) (am) 1. An independent financial audit of the private school
14conducted by an independent certified public accountant, accompanied by the
15auditor's statement that the report is free of material misstatements and fairly
16presents pupil costs under sub. (4) (bg). The audit under this subdivision shall be
17limited in scope to those records that are necessary for the department to make
18payments under subs. (4) and (4m)
. The audit shall be prepared in accordance with
19generally accepted accounting principles, as modified by the department. The audit
20shall include a calculation of the private school's net eligible educational
21programming costs and a calculation of the balance of the private school's fund for
22future educational programming costs
. The auditor shall conduct his or her audit,
23including determining sample sizes and evaluating financial viability, in accordance
24with the auditing standards established by the American Institute of Certified
25Public Accountants. The department may not require an auditor to comply with

1standards that exceed the scope of the standards established by the American
2Institute of Certified Public Accountants. If a private school participating in the
3program under this section also accepts pupils under s. 118.60, the private school
4may submit one comprehensive financial audit to satisfy the requirements of this
5subdivision and s. 118.60 (7) (am) 1. The private school shall include in the
6comprehensive financial audit the information specified under s. 118.60 (7) (am) 1.
AB21,3383 7Section 3383. 119.23 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1301,128 119.23 (7) (e) Each private school participating in the program under this
9section shall administer the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1s) or
10examinations permitted under s. 118.301 (3)
to pupils attending the school under the
11program. The private school may administer additional standardized tests to such
12pupils.
AB21,3384 13Section 3384. 119.23 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3385 14Section 3385. 119.495 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1301,2315 119.495 (2) The board shall include in its budget transmitted to the common
16council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) a written notice specifying the amount of borrowing
17to be authorized in the budget for the ensuing year. The common council shall issue
18the notes and levy a direct annual irrepealable tax sufficient to pay the principal and
19interest on the notes as they become due. The common council may issue the notes
20by private sale. The common council shall make every effort to involve a minority
21investment firm certified under s. 16.287 203.07 as managing underwriter of the
22notes or to engage a minority financial adviser certified under s. 16.287 203.07 to
23advise the city regarding any public sale of the notes.
AB21,3386 24Section 3386. 119.496 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1302,10
1119.496 (2) The board shall include in its budget transmitted to the common
2council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) a written notice specifying the amount of borrowing
3to be authorized in the budget for the ensuing year. The common council shall issue
4the notes and levy a direct annual irrepealable tax sufficient to pay the principal and
5interest on the notes as they become due. The common council may issue the notes
6by private sale. The common council shall establish goals of involving minority
7investment firms certified under s. 16.287 203.07 as managing underwriters for at
8least 50% of the total amount financed by the notes and of engaging a minority
9financial adviser certified under s. 16.287 203.07 to advise the city regarding any
10public sale of the notes.
AB21,3387 11Section 3387. 119.71 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1302,1712 119.71 (3) (a) Annually, the board shall spend at least $5,090,000 to expand its
13half-day 5-year-old kindergarten program to a full-day program, as provided under
14par. (b), and shall enroll in the expanded program only pupils who meet the income
15eligibility standards for a free lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1). The board shall select
16pupils for the expanded program based on the order in which the pupils register for
17the program.
AB21,3388 18Section 3388. 120.12 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1302,2219 120.12 (13) Declaration of educational standards. (a) Annually, prior to the
20beginning of the school term, notify the parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in
21the school district of the pupil academic standards, adopted under s. 118.30 (1g) (a)
221., that will be in effect for the school year.
AB21,1303,223 (b) Annually, include as an item on the agenda of the first school board meeting
24of the school year a notice that clearly identifies the pupil academic standards

1adopted by the school board under s. 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. that will be in effect for the
2school year.
AB21,3389 3Section 3389. 120.12 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1303,84 120.12 (22) Advanced placement examinations. Using federal, state, local, or
5private funds, pay the costs of advanced placement examinations taken by pupils
6enrolled in the school district who are eligible satisfy the income eligibility criteria
7for free or reduced-price lunches in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC
81758
(b) (1).
AB21,3390 9Section 3390. 120.13 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1303,2410 120.13 (14) (a) Establish and provide or contract for the provision of child care
11programs for children. The school board may receive federal or state funds for this
12purpose. The school board may charge a fee for all or part of the cost of the service
13for participation in a child care program established under this subsection. Costs
14associated with a child care program under this subsection may not be included in
15shared costs under s. 121.07 (6). Child care programs established under this
16subsection shall meet the standards for licensed child care centers established by the
17department of children and families. If a school board proposes to contract for or
18renew a contract for
the provision of a child care program under this subsection or
19if on July 1, 1996, a school board is a party to a contract for the provision of a child
20care program under this subsection, the school board shall refer the contractor or
21proposed contractor to the department of children and families for the criminal
22history and child abuse record search required under s. 48.685. Each school board
23shall provide the department of health services with information about each person
24who is denied a contract for a reason specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5.
AB21,3391 25Section 3391. 120.13 (27m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1304,12
1120.13 (27m) Transportation of indigent pupils. Provide transportation to
2and from school for indigent pupils who reside in the school district and who are not
3required to be transported under s. 121.54. In this subsection, "indigent pupils"
4means pupils who are eligible satisfy the income eligibility criteria for free lunches
5or reduced-price lunches under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) or who are members of a
6Wisconsin works group, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (s), with a member who is
7participating in Wisconsin works under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) or any combination
8thereof, as determined by the school board. If a school board determines to provide
9transportation under this subsection, there shall be reasonable uniformity in the
10transportation furnished such pupils whether they attend public or private schools.
11The cost of transporting pupils under this subsection may not be included in the
12school district's shared cost under s. 121.07 (6) (a).
AB21,3392 13Section 3392. 121.004 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1304,1914 121.004 (5) Membership. "Membership" Except as provided in s. 121.07 (2),
15"membership"
for any school district is the sum of pupils enrolled as reported under
16s. 121.05 (1) or (2), as appropriate, and the summer average daily membership
17equivalent for those academic summer classes, interim session classes, and
18laboratory periods approved for necessary academic purposes under s. 121.14 (1) (a)
191. and 2. and those online classes described in s. 121.14 (1) (a) 3.
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