AB64-ASA1-AA5,1505c 15Section 1505c. 118.016 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,17,2216 118.016 (1) (c) The department shall pay to the school board or, operator, or
17governing body,
from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (f), the per pupil cost of
18the selected assessment. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (f) in any fiscal year
19is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this paragraph, the state
20superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards and,
21governing bodies of private schools, and
operators of charter schools entitled to the
22aid.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1505d 23Section 1505d. 118.016 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,18,4
1118.016 (1g) If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under subch.
2V of ch. 115, the school board or, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
3or (2x), or governing body of the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall comply
4with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1505e 5Section 1505e. 118.016 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,18,86 118.016 (1r) The school board or , operator of the charter school, or governing
7body of the private school under s. 118.60 or 119.23
shall report the results of a pupil's
8assessment under sub. (1) to the pupil's parent or guardian.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1505ef 9Section 1505ef. 118.016 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,18,1410 118.016 (2) The school board of the school district or, operator of the charter
11school, or governing body of the private school in which the pupil is enrolled shall
12provide a pupil whose assessment under sub. (1) indicates that he or she is at risk
13of reading difficulty with interventions or remedial reading services, as described
14under s. 121.02 (1) (c).”.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,18,15 1560. Page 783, line 4: delete lines 4 to 6.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,18,17 1661. Page 783, line 9: after “charter school," insert “in a private school
17participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23,
".
AB64-ASA1-AA5,18,19 1862. Page 784, line 7: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
19with page 785, line 18.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,18,21 2063. Page 785, line 23: delete “and 118.194, and 118.197" and substitute “and
21118.194".
AB64-ASA1-AA5,18,22 2264. Page 786, line 18: delete lines 18 to 24.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,18,24 2365. Page 787, line 4: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
24with page 789, line 20.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,19,2
166. Page 791, line 15: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
2with page 792, line 10.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,19,3 367. Page 792, line 11: delete lines 11 to 20.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,19,4 468. Page 792, line 20: after that line insert:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,19,5 5 Section 1526b. 118.30 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,19,126 118.30 (5m) When determining the percentage of pupils participating in the
7program under s. 119.23 who performed at designated proficiency levels on the
8examinations administered as required under sub. (1s) or s. 118.301 (3), the
9department shall consider only the pupils participating in the program under s.
10119.23 to whom the examinations were administered at each grade level, and shall

11not exclude from consideration those pupils participating in the program under s.
12119.23 who were excused from taking the examinations under sub. (2) (b) 5.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1526c 13Section 1526c. 118.305 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,19,1614 118.305 (1) (gm) “Pupil" excludes pupils who are attending a private school
15participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 but not under
16the parental choice program.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1526d 17Section 1526d. 118.305 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,19,2018 118.305 (1) (h) “School" means a public school, including a charter school, and
19a private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915, and a private school
20participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1526e 21Section 1526e. 118.305 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,19,2322 118.305 (3) (e) It does not constitute corporal punishment, as defined in s.
23118.31 (1) (a).
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1526f
1Section 1526f. 118.31 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.31 (1) (intro.) and
2amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,20,33 118.31 (1) (intro.) In this section, “corporal:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,20,9 4(a) “Corporal punishment" means the intentional infliction of physical pain
5which is used as a means of discipline. “Corporal punishment" includes, but is not
6limited to, paddling, slapping or prolonged maintenance of physically painful
7positions, when used as a means of discipline. “Corporal punishment" does not
8include actions consistent with an individualized education program developed
9under s. 115.787 or reasonable physical activities associated with athletic training.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1526g 10Section 1526g. 118.31 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,20,1311 118.31 (1) (b) “Private school" means a private school, as defined in s. 115.001
12(3r), that is participating in any parental choice program under ss. 118.60 and
13119.23.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1526h 14Section 1526h. 118.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,20,1715 118.31 (2) Except as provided in sub. (3), no official, employee, or agent of a
16school board or of a private school may subject a pupil enrolled in the school district
17or in the private school to corporal punishment.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1526i 18Section 1526i. 118.31 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,20,2019 118.31 (3) (intro.) Subsection (2) does not prohibit an official, employee, or
20agent of a school board or of a private school from:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1526j 21Section 1526j. 118.31 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,21,322 118.31 (4) Each school board and each private school shall adopt a policy that
23allows any official, employee, or agent of the school board or private school to use
24reasonable and necessary force for the purposes of sub. (3) (a) to (h). In determining
25whether or not a person an official, employee, or agent of a school board or of a private

1school
was acting within the exceptions in sub. (3), deference shall be given to
2reasonable, good faith judgments made by an the official, employee, or agent of a
3school board
.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1526k 4Section 1526k. 118.31 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,21,105 118.31 (5) Except as provided in s. 939.61 (1), this section does not create a
6separate basis for civil liability of a school board or of a private school or their
7officials, employees or agents
of an official, employee, or agent of the school board or
8private school
for damages arising out of claims involving allegations of improper or
9unnecessary use of force by a school employees official, employee, or agent against
10students a pupil.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1526L 11Section 1526L. 118.31 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,21,1512 118.31 (6) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, permit, or otherwise affect any
13action taken by an official, employee, or agent of a school board or private school with
14regard to a person who is not a pupil enrolled in the school district or in the private
15school
.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1526m 16Section 1526m. 118.33 (1) (f) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,21,2117 118.33 (1) (f) 5. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, the governing body of
18each private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or
19119.23 shall include in its policy under subd. 2m. or 2r. the requirements for granting
20a high school diploma specified in pars. (a) and (b), with the exceptions provided in
21pars. (d) and (e).”.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,21,23 2269. Page 792, line 21: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
23with page 793, line 5.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,21,24 2470. Page 827, line 20: after that line insert:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,22,1
1 Section 1583b. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,22,52 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. All instructional staff employed by the private school hold
3a license or permit to teach issued by the department. For purposes of this
4subdivision, “instructional staff" has the meaning given in the rules promulgated by
5the department under s. 121.02 (1) (a) 2.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1583c 6Section 1583c. 118.60 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,22,87 118.60 (2) (a) 9. The private school has been in operation for the attendance of
8pupils for at least 2 school years.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1583d 9Section 1583d. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,22,1010 118.60 (2) (a) 10. The private school is located in this state.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1585xe 11Section 1585xe. 118.60 (2) (be) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,22,1512 118.60 (2) (be) 1. a. “Applicable percentage" means, for the 2015-16 and
132016-17 school years, 1 percent, and for each school year beginning with the 2017-18
14school year and ending with the 2025-26 school year, the applicable percentage for
15the previous school year plus one percentage point
2 percent.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1585xm 16Section 1585xm. 118.60 (2) (be) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,22,2217 118.60 (2) (be) 2. Except as provided in subd. 2m., beginning with the 2015-16
18school year and ending with the 2025-26
2017-18 school year, the total number of
19pupils residing in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class
20city school district, who may attend a private school under this section during a
21school year may not exceed the school district's pupil participation limit for that
22school year.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1585xs 23Section 1585xs. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,22,24 2471. Page 827, line 25: delete “1.85 2.2" and substitute “1.85".
AB64-ASA1-AA5,23,1
172. Page 828, line 6: after that line insert:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,23,2 2 Section 1598c. 118.60 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,23,63 118.60 (2) (c) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6. and 6m., a teacher employed by a
4private school participating in the program under this section who teaches only
5courses in rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree or hold a
6license or permit to teach issued by the department
.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,23,107 2. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6. and 6m., an administrator of a private school
8participating in the program under this section that prepares and trains pupils
9attending the school in rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree
10or hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.”.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,23,11 1173. Page 828, line 23: after that line insert:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,23,12 12 Section 1598bb. 118.60 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,23,1413 118.60 (2) (e) No more than 49 percent of a private school's enrollment may
14consist of pupils attending the private school under this section and s. 119.23.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1598bc 15Section 1598bc. 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,24,316 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 school year and in each the 2016-17 school
17year thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
18enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 5.,
19the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
20on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
21(2) (fr), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state
22superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year
23for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
24adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the

1change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
2school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
3if positive.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1598bf 4Section 1598bf. 118.60 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,24,135 118.60 (4) (bg) 6. Except as provided in subd. 7., in the 2017-18 school year and
6in each school year thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of
7proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, the state
8superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf
9of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr), the
10lesser of an amount equal to the private school's operating and debt service cost per
11pupil that is related to educational programming, as determined by the department,
12or an amount either of $7,323, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten
13to 8, or of $7,969, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1598bh 14Section 1598bh. 118.60 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,24,1915 118.60 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school
16that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and
17also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall pay to the private
18school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from
19the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr), an amount determined as follows:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,24,2220 a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program under this
21section who are enrolled in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to
228 by $7,323.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,24,2423 b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program under this
24section who are enrolled in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by $7,969.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,24,2525 c. Add the amounts determined under subd. 7. a. and b.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,25,3
1d. Divide the amount determined under subd. 7. c. by the total number of pupils
2participating in the program under this section who are enrolled at the private
3school.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1598bi 4Section 1598bi. 118.60 (4d) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,25,75 118.60 (4d) (b) 1. (intro.) Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, subject to sub.
6(4e) and
s. 121.085 (1), the department shall decrease a school district's state aid
7payment under s. 121.08 by an amount calculated as follows:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,1598br 8Section 1598br. 118.60 (4e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,25,99 118.60 (4e) (a) In this subsection:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,25,1110 1. “Circulator" has the meaning given for “qualified circulator" under s. 5.02
11(16g).
AB64-ASA1-AA5,25,1212 2. “Commission” means the elections commission.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,25,1813 (b) The department may not decrease a school district's state aid payment
14under s. 121.08 as provided in sub. (4d) (b) until the school district qualifies as
15provided under this subsection. A school district may not qualify under this
16subsection until a petition is certified as provided in this paragraph and the petition
17is approved at a referendum as provided in par. (d). A petition may not be certified
18unless all of the following occur:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,25,2319 1. An individual, committee, or group files a registration statement with the
20commission to initiate a petition to have the state aid paid to the school district under
21s. 121.08 reduced as provided in sub. (4d) (b). The registration statement shall
22include the name and mailing address of the individual, committee, or group
23initiating the petition.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,26,1724 2. The individual, committee, or group circulates the petition and files the
25petition with the commission no later than 60 days after the date on which the

1registration statement is filed under subd. 1. The certification of a circulator shall
2appear at the bottom of each petition filed with the commission. The certification of
3the circulator shall include the name and mailing address of the individual,
4committee, or group initiating the petition and a statement that he or she personally
5circulated the petition and personally obtained each of the signatures; he or she
6knows the signatures are of qualified electors, as described in s. 6.02, of the school
7district that is the subject of the petition as the petition requires; he or she knows the
8signers signed the petition with full knowledge of its content; he or she knows the
9respective residences given for each signer; and he or she knows each signer signed
10on the date stated opposite his or her signature. The certification shall also include
11a statement that the circulator is a qualified elector of this state or, if not a qualified
12elector of this state, is a U.S. citizen age 18 or older who, if he or she were a resident
13of this state, would not be disqualified from voting under s. 6.03; that he or she
14intends to support the implementation of the program under this section in the
15school district that is the subject of the petition; and that he or she is aware that
16falsifying the certification is punishable under s. 12.13 (3) (a). The circulator shall
17indicate the date that he or she makes the certification next to his or her signature.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,26,2418 3. The commission, within 31 days after a petition is filed under subd. 2.,
19reviews the signatures to determine whether any signatures or petition sheets may
20not be counted for the reasons provided in par. (c). If, after review, the commission
21determines that the petition contains a number of signatures of qualified electors in
22the school district that is the subject of the petition equal to not less than 20 percent
23of the number of electors voting in the last election of school board members in the
24school district, the commission shall certify that result to the school district clerk.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,26,2525 (c) 1. An individual signature on a petition sheet may not be counted if:
AB64-ASA1-AA5,27,1
1a. The signature is not dated.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,27,22 b. The signature is dated outside the circulation period.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,27,43 c. The signature is dated after the date of the certification contained on the
4petition sheet.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,27,65 d. The residency of the signer of the petition sheet cannot be determined by the
6address given.
AB64-ASA1-AA5,27,87 e. The signature is that of an individual who is not a resident of the school
8district that is the subject of the petition.
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