Amendment ASA1-AB64

AB64-ASA1,806,25 b. Determine the sum of the amounts shown on the financial statements submitted as described under subd. 1. b.

AB64-ASA1,807,2 c. Determine the sum of the product under subd. 2. a. and the sum under subd. 2. b.

AB64-ASA1,807,4 d. Multiply the number under subd. 1. c. by the per pupil transfer amount under par. (b) 2. c.

AB64-ASA1,807,6 e. Determine the sum of the amounts shown on the financial statements submitted as described under subd. 1. d.

AB64-ASA1,807,8 f. Determine the sum of the product under subd. 2. d. and the sum under subd. 2. e.

AB64-ASA1,1535t Section 1535t. 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,807,14 118.51 (17) (c) 1. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, beginning in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school year years, the department shall increase that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference multiplied by the an amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c.

AB64-ASA1,807,25 2. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is less than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, beginning in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school year years, the department shall decrease that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference multiplied by the an amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to the school district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd. 1.

AB64-ASA1,1535v Section 1535v. 118.51 (17) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,808,5 118.51 (17) (cm) 1. If the amount determined under par. (bm) 2. c. is greater than the amount determined under par. (bm) 2. f. for a school district, beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the department shall increase that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference.

AB64-ASA1,808,15 2. If the amount determined under par. (bm) 2. c. is less than the amount determined under par. (bm) 2. f. for a school district, beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the department shall decrease that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to the school district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd. 1.

AB64-ASA1,1536 Section 1536 . 118.52 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB64-ASA1,808,17 118.52 (title) Part-time open enrollment.

AB64-ASA1,1537 Section 1537 . 118.52 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1538 Section 1538 . 118.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,808,25 118.52 (2) Applicability. A Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, a pupil enrolled in a public school in the high school grades may attend an educational institution public school in a nonresident school district under this section for the purpose of taking a course offered by the educational institution nonresident school district. A pupil may attend no more than 2 courses at any time at educational institutions in nonresident school districts under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1539 Section 1539. 118.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,809,16 118.52 (3) (a) The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend an educational institution public school in a nonresident school district for the purpose of taking a course under this section shall submit an application, on a form provided by the department, to the educational institution at school board of the nonresident school district in which the pupil wishes to attend a course not later than 6 weeks prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to commence. The application shall specify the course that the pupil wishes to attend and may specify the school or schools at which the pupil wishes to attend the course. The educational institution nonresident school board shall send a copy of the application to the pupil's resident school board, except that if the pupil is attending a school in a school district other than the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the educational institution nonresident school district to which the pupil applies under this section shall send a copy of the application to the school board of the district in which the pupil is attending school pursuant to the whole grade sharing agreement.

AB64-ASA1,1540 Section 1540 . 118.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,809,21 118.52 (3) (b) If an educational institution a nonresident school board receives more applications for a particular course than there are spaces available in the course, the educational institution nonresident school board shall determine which pupils to accept on a random basis.

AB64-ASA1,1541 Section 1541 . 118.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,810,11 118.52 (3) (c) No later than one week prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to commence, the educational institution nonresident school board shall notify the applicant and the resident school board, in writing, whether the application has been accepted and, if the application is accepted, the school at which the pupil may attend the course. If the applicant pupil is attending a school in a school district other than the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the educational institution school board of the district to which the pupil applies under this section shall provide the notice required under this paragraph to the school board of the district in which the pupil is attending school pursuant to the whole grade sharing agreement. The acceptance applies only for the following semester, school year, or other session in which the course is offered. If the educational institution school board of the district to which the pupil applies under this section rejects an application, it shall include in the notice the reason for the rejection.

AB64-ASA1,1542 Section 1542 . 118.52 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,810,16 118.52 (3) (d) 1. If it denies an application to attend an educational institution public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (6), notify the applicant and the educational institution nonresident school board, in writing, that the application has been denied and include in the notice the reason for the rejection.

AB64-ASA1,1543 Section 1543 . 118.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,810,25 118.52 (3) (e) Following receipt of a notice of acceptance but prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to commence, the pupil's parent shall notify the resident school board, or, if the pupil is attending school in a school district other than the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the school board of the district in which the pupil is attending school, and the educational institution school board of the district to which the pupil applies under this section of the pupil's intent to attend the course at in the educational institution school district to which the pupil applies under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1544 Section 1544. 118.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,811,10 118.52 (6) (a) Individualized education program requirements. The school board of a pupil's resident school district, or, if the pupil is attending school in a school district other than the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the school board of the district in which the pupil is attending school, shall reject a pupil's application to attend a course at an educational institution in a public school in a nonresident school district under this section if the resident school board or the school board of the district in which the pupil is attending school, respectively, determines that the course conflicts with the individualized education program for the pupil under s. 115.787 (2).

AB64-ASA1,1545 Section 1545 . 118.52 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,811,18 118.52 (6) (b) Undue financial burden. The school board of a pupil's resident school district may reject an application to attend a course in a public school in a nonresident school district if the cost of the course would impose upon the resident school district an undue financial burden in light of the resident school district's total economic circumstances, including its revenue limit under subch. VII of ch. 121, its ability to pay tuition costs for the pupil, and the per pupil cost for children continuing to be served by the resident school district.

AB64-ASA1,1546 Section 1546 . 118.52 (6) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1547 Section 1547 . 118.52 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,812,2 118.52 (8) Appeal of rejection. If an application is rejected under sub. (3) (c) or a pupil is prohibited from attending a course at an educational institution in a public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (6), the pupil's parent may appeal the decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. The department shall affirm the decision unless the department finds that the decision was arbitrary or unreasonable. The department's decision is final and is not subject to judicial review under subch. III of ch. 227.

AB64-ASA1,1548 Section 1548 . 118.52 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,812,8 118.52 (9) Rights and privileges of nonresident pupils. A pupil attending a course at an educational institution in a public school in a nonresident school district under this section has all of the rights and privileges of other pupils attending the educational institution residing in that school district and is subject to the same rules and regulations as those pupils residing in that school district.

AB64-ASA1,1549 Section 1549 . 118.52 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,812,17 118.52 (10) Disciplinary records. Notwithstanding s. 118.125, the resident school board shall provide to the educational institution nonresident school board to which a pupil has applied under this section, upon request by that educational institution school board, a copy of any expulsion findings and orders, a copy of records of any pending disciplinary proceeding involving the pupil, a written explanation of the reasons for the expulsion or pending disciplinary proceeding , and the length of the term of the expulsion or the possible outcomes of the pending disciplinary proceeding.

AB64-ASA1,1550 Section 1550 . 118.52 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,812,22 118.52 (11) (a) Responsibility. The parent of a pupil attending a course at an educational institution in a public school in a nonresident school district under this section is responsible for transporting the pupil to and from the course that the pupil is attending.

AB64-ASA1,1551 Section 1551 . 118.52 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,813,9 118.52 (11) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending a course at an educational institution in a public school in a nonresident school district under this section may apply to the department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or school in which the pupil is enrolled and the educational institution that school at which the pupil is attending for the course if the pupil and parent are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy). The department shall give preference under this paragraph to those pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

AB64-ASA1,1552 Section 1552 . 118.52 (12) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.52 (12) and amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,813,19 118.52 (12) The resident school board shall pay to the educational institution nonresident school board, for each resident pupil attending a course at the educational institution in a public school in the nonresident school district under this section, an amount equal to the cost of providing the course to the pupil, calculated in a manner determined by the department. Except as provided in par. (b), the educational institution may not charge to or receive from the pupil or the pupil's resident school board any additional payment for a pupil attending a course at the educational institution under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1553 Section 1553 . 118.52 (12) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1554 Section 1554 . 118.55 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,813,22 118.55 (title) Youth options Early college credit program.

AB64-ASA1,1554d Section 1554d. 118.55 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,813,25 118.55 (1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section, “institution:

AB64-ASA1,814,1 (a) “Institution of higher education" means an all of the following:

AB64-ASA1,814,3 1. An institution within the University of Wisconsin System, or a tribally controlled college or a .

AB64-ASA1,814,4 2. A private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.

AB64-ASA1,1554h Section 1554h. 118.55 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,814,8 118.55 (1) (b) “Governing body of a private school” means a board elected or appointed to govern a private school or, if no board is appointed or elected to govern the school, any other person having direct charge of the private school.

AB64-ASA1,1554p Section 1554p. 118.55 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,814,11 118.55 (1) (c) “Participating private school” means a private school attended by a pupil who has applied to take or is taking a course under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1556 Section 1556 . 118.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,814,25 118.55 (2) (a) Subject to par. (b) and sub. (7t) (c), any public high school pupil enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade who is not attending a technical college under sub. (7r) or s. 38.12 (14) or 118.15 (1) (b) and any high school pupil attending a private school may enroll in an institution of higher education for the purpose of taking one or more nonsectarian courses at the institution of higher education , including during a summer semester or session. The pupil shall submit an application to the institution of higher education in the previous school semester. The pupil shall indicate on the application whether he or she will be taking the course or courses for high school credit or postsecondary credit or both, if applicable. The pupil shall also specify on the application that, if he or she is admitted, the institution of higher education may disclose the pupil's grades, the courses that he or she is taking, and his or her attendance record to the public or private school in which the pupil is enrolled.

AB64-ASA1,1556m Section 1556m. 118.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,815,12 118.55 (3) Notification of school board; determination of high school credit; notification of postsecondary credit. (a) A public school pupil who intends to enroll in an institution of higher education under this section shall notify the school board of the school district in which he or she is enrolled and a pupil attending a private school who intends to enroll in an institution of higher education under this section shall notify the governing body of the private school he or she attends of that intention no later than March 1 if the pupil intends to enroll in the fall semester, and no later than October 1 if the pupil intends to enroll in the spring semester. The notice shall include the titles of the courses in which the pupil intends to enroll and the number of credits of each course, and shall specify whether the pupil will be taking the courses for high school or postsecondary credit.

AB64-ASA1,816,11 (b) If the public school pupil specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she intends to take a course at an institution of higher education for high school credit, the school board shall determine whether the course is comparable to a course offered in the school district, and whether the course satisfies any of the high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33 and the number of high school credits to award the pupil for the course, if any. If the pupil attending a private school specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she intends to take a course at an institution of higher education for high school credit, the governing body of the participating private school shall determine whether the course is comparable to a course offered at the private school, whether the course satisfies any requirements necessary for high school graduation, and the number of high school credits to award the pupil for the course, if any. In cooperation with institutions of higher education, the state superintendent shall develop guidelines to assist school districts and participating private schools in making the determinations. The school board or governing body shall notify the pupil of its determinations, in writing, before the beginning of the semester in which the pupil will be enrolled. If the public school pupil disagrees with the school board's decision regarding comparability of courses, satisfaction of high school graduation requirements or the number of high school credits to be awarded, the pupil may appeal the school board's decision to the state superintendent within 30 days after the decision. The state superintendent's decision shall be final and is not subject to review under subch. III of ch. 227. If the pupil attending a participating private school disagrees with any decision of a governing body under this paragraph, the pupil may appeal the decision to the governing body within 30 days after the decision.

AB64-ASA1,1558 Section 1558 . 118.55 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,816,17 118.55 (3) (c) If the pupil specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she intends to take a course for postsecondary credit at an institution of higher education that is within the University of Wisconsin System, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall notify the pupil whether credits earned for the course are transferable between and within institutions within the system.

AB64-ASA1,1559 Section 1559 . 118.55 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (4) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,816,21 118.55 (4) (a) (intro.) An institution of higher education may shall admit a pupil to attend a course under this section only if it has all of the following apply:

AB64-ASA1,816,22 2. There is space available in the course.

AB64-ASA1,1560 Section 1560 . 118.55 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,816,25 118.55 (4) (a) 1. The pupil meets the requirements and prerequisites of the course.

AB64-ASA1,1560g Section 1560g. 118.55 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,817,6 118.55 (4) (b) If an institution of higher education admits a pupil, it shall notify the school board of the school district in which the pupil is enrolled or the governing body of the pupil's participating private school, in writing, within 30 days after the beginning of classes at the institution of higher education. The notification shall include the course or courses in which the pupil is enrolled.

AB64-ASA1,1560r Section 1560r. 118.55 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,817,14 118.55 (4) (c) If a pupil is not admitted to attend the course that he or she specified in the notice under sub. (3) (a) but is admitted to attend a different course, the pupil shall immediately notify the school board of the school district in which he or she is enrolled or the governing body of the pupil's participating private school and the school board or governing body shall inform the pupil of its determinations under sub. (3) (b) regarding the course to which the pupil was admitted as soon as practicable.

AB64-ASA1,1561 Section 1561 . 118.55 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,817,24 118.55 (5) Payment Responsibility for and determination of costs; payment and reimbursement for certain costs. (intro.) Subject to sub. (7t), within 30 days after the end of the semester, the school board of the school district in which a pupil attending an institution of higher education under this section is enrolled and the governing body of the participating private school attended by a pupil who is attending an institution of higher education under this section shall pay the institution of higher education, on behalf of the pupil, be responsible for the following amount for any course that is taken for high school credit and that is not comparable to a course offered in the school district:

AB64-ASA1,1561m Section 1561m. 118.55 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,818,13 118.55 (5) (a) If the pupil is attending an institution within the University of Wisconsin System, taking a course for high school credit, regardless of whether the course is also taken for postsecondary credit, and if the course is not comparable to a course offered in the school district, 75 percent of the actual cost of tuition, fees, books and other necessary materials directly related to for the course, as determined under par. (d). If a pupil attending a private school is taking a course for high school credit, regardless of whether the course is also taken for postsecondary credit, and if the course is not comparable to a course offered by the participating private school, 75 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d). If the pupil takes a course described under this paragraph at a high school in a school district or at a participating private school, the school board of the school district or the governing body of the participating private school shall be responsible for the costs of books and other necessary materials for the course.

AB64-ASA1,1563 Section 1563 . 118.55 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,818,17 118.55 (5) (b) If the pupil is taking a course for postsecondary credit and if the course is not comparable to a course offered in the school district, 25 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d).

AB64-ASA1,1564 Section 1564 . 118.55 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1564m Section 1564m. 118.55 (5) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,819,2 118.55 (5) (d) 1m. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (a) that is a University of Wisconsin college campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), one-half of the amount that would be charged for each credit assigned to the course to an individual who is a resident of this state and who is enrolled in the college campus as an undergraduate student. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the college campus nor the school board may charge any additional costs or fees to a pupil to attend a course under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1565 Section 1565 . 118.55 (5) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,819,10 118.55 (5) (d) 2. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (a) 2., one-third of the amount that would be charged for each credit assigned to a similar course offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to an individual who is a resident of this state and who is enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an undergraduate student. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the institution of higher education nor the school board may charge any additional costs or fees to a pupil to attend a course under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1566 Section 1566 . 118.55 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,819,18 118.55 (5) (e) 1. Subject to sub. (7t), within 30 days after the end of the semester, the school board of the school district in which a pupil who attended an institution of higher education under this section was enrolled and the governing body of a participating private school attended by a pupil who attended the institution of higher education under this section shall pay the institution, on behalf of the pupil, the amount determined under par. (d) and shall submit an itemized report to the department of the amounts paid under this subdivision.

AB64-ASA1,819,25 2. Subject to subd. 3., from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (d), the secretary of the department of workforce development shall, on behalf of the school board of a school district in which a pupil who attended an institution of higher education under this section was enrolled and on behalf of the governing body of a participating private school and a pupil who attended the private school and who attended an institution of higher education under this section, pay to the department of public instruction the following amount:

AB64-ASA1,820,5 a. For a pupil who took a course for high school credit, as described in par. (a), 25 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d). The department of public instruction shall reimburse the school board of the school district or the governing body of the private school the amount received from the department of workforce development under this subd. 2. a.

AB64-ASA1,820,10 b. For a pupil who took a course for postsecondary credit, as described in par. (b), 50 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d). The department of public instruction shall reimburse the school board of the school district or the governing body of the private school the amount received from the department of workforce development under this subd. 2. b.

AB64-ASA1,820,16 3. If the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (d) in any fiscal year is insufficient to reimburse all school districts and all governing bodies eligible for the full amount of reimbursable tuition costs under subd. 2., the secretary of the department of workforce development shall notify the state superintendent, who shall prorate the amount of the payments under subd. 2. among eligible school districts and governing bodies.

AB64-ASA1,1566g Section 1566g. 118.55 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: