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 a. of the statutes is repealed.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.
AB21,3393 20Section 3393. 121.02 (1) (L) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1305,221 121.02 (1) (L) 3. In grades 9 to 12, provide access to an educational program
22that enables pupils each year to study English, social studies, mathematics, science,
23vocational education, foreign language, physical education, art and music. In this
24subdivision, "access" means an opportunity to study through school district course
25offerings, independent study, cooperative educational service agencies , or

1cooperative arrangements between school boards or between school boards and
2postsecondary educational institutions.
AB21,3394 3Section 3394. 121.05 (1) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1305,54 121.05 (1) (a) 11. Pupils residing in the school district but attending a public
5school in another school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, 121.84 (4), or 121.85 (3) (a).
AB21,3395 6Section 3395. 121.07 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1305,137 121.07 (2) Membership. For purposes of computing the amount of state aid paid
8under s. 121.08, beginning with state aid paid for the 2016-17 school year,
9"membership" means the membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), of the school
10district in the previous school year plus the number of pupils residing in the school
11district who are attending a private school under s. 118.60 in the current school year
12and did not participate in the program under s. 118.60 before the 2015-16 school
13year, as reported under s. 118.60 (3) (d).
AB21,3396 14Section 3396. 121.08 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1305,1715 121.08 (4) (c) The amount of state aid that a school district is eligible to be paid
16from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) shall be reduced by an amount
17determined as follows:
AB21,1305,2018 1. Divide the amount of state aid that the school district is eligible to be paid
19from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), calculated after the reduction under
20par. (a) is made, by the school district's membership.
AB21,1305,2321 2. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. by the number of pupils residing in the
22school district for whom the department is required to make a payment under s.
23118.60 (4) (bk).
AB21,1306,3
13. Add to the product under subd. 2. the total amount paid in the previous school
2year under s. 118.60 (4m) (am) for pupils who resided in the school district while
3attending a private school during the summer of the previous year.
AB21,3397 4Section 3397. 121.105 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1306,215 121.105 (4) (a) In the school year in which a whole grade sharing agreement
6under s. 118.50 takes effect and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the
7department shall pay additional aid to each school district that is participating in the
8agreement to ensure that the school district receives no less state aid than the
9amount of state aid to which the school district was eligible in the school year prior
10to the school year in which the whole grade sharing agreement took effect. In the 5th
11school year following the school year in which a whole grade sharing agreement takes
12effect, the department shall pay additional aid to each school district that is
13participating in the whole grade sharing agreement in an amount that is equal to 66
14percent of the payment that the school district received under this subsection in the
15prior school year. In the 6th school year following the school year in which the whole
16grade sharing agreement takes effect, the department shall pay to each school
17district that is participating in the whole grade sharing agreement an amount that
18is equal to 33 percent of the payment that the school district received in the 4th school
19year following the school year in which the whole grade sharing agreement took
20effect. The department shall pay additional aid under this paragraph from the
21appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac).
AB21,3398 22Section 3398. 121.136 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1307,323 121.136 (2) (a) In the 2009-10 school year and annually thereafter, the
24department shall pay additional state aid to a school district if at least 50 percent of
25the district's enrollment on the 3rd Friday of September in the immediately

1preceding even-numbered year, as rounded to the nearest whole percentage point,
2was eligible satisfied the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch
3in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
AB21,3399 4Section 3399. 121.53 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1307,75 121.53 (3) (c) When the school bus is used as specified in s. 340.01 (56) (am) for
6the purpose of transporting elderly seniors or disabled persons individuals with
7disabilities
in connection with a transportation assistance program for such persons.
AB21,3400 8Section 3400. 121.58 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 121.58 (1) (a).
AB21,3401 9Section 3401. 121.58 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1307,1510 121.58 (1) (b) Annually, by the time the department prescribes under s. 120.18,
11an operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) that provides
12transportation to and from the charter school shall provide a report to the
13department that includes the number of pupils for whom transportation is provided
14and any other information the department requires related to the transportation of
15those pupils.
AB21,3402 16Section 3402. 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1307,2217 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) A school district which that provides transportation to
18and from a school under ss. 118.50 (3) (a), 121.54 (1) to (3), (5), and (6), and 121.57,
19and the a nonresident school district that a pupil attends under s. 118.51 or 121.84
20(4) which elects to provide transportation under s. 121.54 (10), and an operator of a
21charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) that provides transportation under s.
22118.40 (2r) (dm)
shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the following rates:
AB21,3403 23Section 3403. 121.58 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1308,224 121.58 (2) (a) 4. For each pupil so transported whose residence is more than
2512 miles from the school attended, $220 per school year in the 2012-13 school year

1and
$275 per school year in the 2014-15 school year and $300 per school year
2thereafter.
AB21,3404 3Section 3404. 121.58 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1308,194 121.58 (4) State aid for summer class transportation. Annually on or before
5October 1 of the year in which transportation is provided under s. 118.50 (3) (b) or
6121.54 (4), or under s. 121.54 (10) if the transportation is provided by the nonresident
7school district that a pupil attends under s. 118.51 or 121.84 (4), the school district
8clerk shall file with the department a report, containing such information as the
9department requires, on transportation provided by the school board to and from
10summer classes. Upon receipt of such report and if the summer classes meet the
11requirements of s. 121.14 (1) (a) 1. or 2., state aid shall be paid for such
12transportation. A school district which provides such transportation shall be paid
13state aid for such transportation at the rate of $4 per pupil transported to and from
14public school whose residence is at least 2 miles and not more than 5 miles by the
15nearest traveled route from the public school attended, and $6 per pupil transported
16to and from public school whose residence is more than 5 miles by the nearest
17traveled route from the public school attended, if the pupil is transported 30 days or
18more. The state aid shall be reduced proportionately if the pupil is transported less
19than 30 days.
AB21,3405 20Section 3405. 121.58 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1309,221 121.58 (6) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cr) in any fiscal year
22exceeds the amount of approved claims paid in full under this section and s. 121.575,
23the department shall distribute the balance to those school districts and charter
24school operators
entitled to state aid under this section, with each school district

1entitled recipient receiving a percentage of the balance equal to its percentage of the
2total approved claims.
AB21,3406 3Section 3406. 121.58 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1309,54 121.58 (7) Payment. Each school district and charter school operator entitled
5to state aid under this section shall receive its total aid entitlement in January.
AB21,3407 6Section 3407. 121.59 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 121.59 (1) (intro.) and
7amended to read:
AB21,1309,88 121.59 (1) (intro.) In this section, "transportation:
AB21,1309,10 9(b) "Transportation costs" means costs that are eligible for reimbursement
10under s. 121.58.
AB21,3408 11Section 3408. 121.59 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1309,1412 121.59 (1) (a) "Eligible school district" means a school district the membership
13of which in the previous school year, when divided by the school district's area in
14square miles, is 50 or less.
AB21,3409 15Section 3409. 121.59 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1309,1716 121.59 (2) (intro.) Annually the department shall pay to each eligible school
17district the amount determined as follows:
AB21,3410 18Section 3410. 121.59 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1309,2019 121.59 (2) (e) Divide the product under par. (d) for the school district by the
20product under par. (d) for all eligible school districts.
AB21,3411 21Section 3411. 121.77 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1309,2322 121.77 (3) Subsections (1) (b) and (2) do not apply to a pupil attending a public
23school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (4).
AB21,3412 24Section 3412. 121.85 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.85 (3) (a) 1. and
25amended to read:
AB21,1310,4
1121.85 (3) (a) 1. The Subject to subd. 2., the school board of the district of
2residence and the school board of the district of attendance may enter into annual
3written agreements to permit a pupil to attend a public school outside the school
4district of residence.
AB21,3413 5Section 3413. 121.85 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1310,86 121.85 (3) (a) 2. a. Except as provided in subd. 2. b., beginning on the effective
7date of this subdivision paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], no school board may enter
8into a written agreement with another school board under subd. 1.
AB21,1310,119 b. A school board may continue to enter into an annual written agreement with
10another school board under subd. 1. on behalf of a pupil that attended a public school
11under a written agreement under subd. 1. in the 2014-15 school year.
AB21,3414 12Section 3414. 121.85 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 121.85 (3) (b) 1. and
13amended to read:
AB21,1310,1614 121.85 (3) (b) 1. The Except as provided in subd. 2., the school board of the a
15district may not permit a pupil to attend a public school under this section that is
16within the district which but that is outside the pupil's attendance area.
AB21,3415 17Section 3415. 121.85 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1310,2218 121.85 (3) (b) 2. The school board of a school district may permit a pupil to
19attend a public school under this section that is within the pupil's district of residence
20but that is outside the pupil's attendance area if the pupil attended a public school
21under this section that is within the pupil's district of residence but that is outside
22the pupil's attendance area in the 2014-15 school year.
AB21,3416 23Section 3416. 121.85 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1311,524 121.85 (4) Other plans to reduce racial imbalance. (a) Pupil transfers
25resulting from a plan implemented by the school board to reduce racial imbalance

1in a school district or attendance area shall be deemed to be transfer agreements
2under sub. (3) and shall be eligible for state aid under this section if the transfers
3comply with sub. (2), provided the transfers are of pupils who attended a public
4school in a school district or attendance area under the plan in the 2014-15 school
5year
.
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