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(1) Definition. (intro.) In this section, “institution of higher education"
15means
an all of the following:
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16(a) An institution within the University of Wisconsin System,
a technical
17college within the technical college system, or a tribally controlled college
or a .
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18(b) A private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.
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19Section 1556
. 118.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (a) Subject to par. (b) and sub. (7t) (c), any public
high school pupil
21enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade who is not attending a technical college under
sub. 22(7r) or s. 118.15 (1) (b) may enroll in an institution of higher education for the purpose
23of taking one or more nonsectarian courses at the institution of higher education
,
24including during a summer semester or session. The pupil shall submit an
25application to the institution of higher education in the previous school semester.
1The pupil shall indicate on the application whether he or she will be taking the course
2or courses for high school credit or postsecondary credit
or both, if applicable. The
3pupil shall also specify on the application that
, if he or she is admitted
, the institution
4of higher education may disclose the pupil's grades, the courses that he or she is
5taking
, and his or her attendance record to the public school in which the pupil is
6enrolled.
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7Section 1557
. 118.55 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (title)
Notification of school board; determination of high school
9credit; notification of postsecondary credit.
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10Section 1558
. 118.55 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3) (c) If the pupil specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she
12intends to take a course for postsecondary credit at an institution of higher education
13that is within the University of Wisconsin System, the board of regents of the
14University of Wisconsin System shall notify the pupil whether credits earned for the
15course are transferable between and within institutions within the system.
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16Section 1559
. 118.55 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (4) (a) (intro.)
17and amended to read:
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(4) (a) (intro.) An institution of higher education
may shall admit a pupil
19to attend a course under this section
only if
it has all of the following apply:
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202. There is space available
in the course.
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21Section 1560
. 118.55 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
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(4) (a) 1. The pupil meets the requirements and prerequisites of the
23course.
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24Section 1561
. 118.55 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5) Payment Responsibility for and determination of costs; payment
2and reimbursement for certain costs. (intro.) Subject to sub. (7t),
within 30 days
3after the end of the semester, the school board of the school district in which a pupil
4attending an institution of higher education under this section is enrolled shall
pay
5the institution of higher education, on behalf of the pupil,
be responsible for the
6following amount
for any course that is taken for high school credit and that is not
7comparable to a course offered in the school district:
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8Section 1562
. 118.55 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5) (a) If the pupil is
attending an institution within the University of
10Wisconsin System, taking a course for high school credit, regardless of whether the
11course is also taken for postsecondary credit, and if the course is not comparable to
12a course offered in the school district, 75 percent of the actual cost of tuition
, fees,
13books and other necessary materials directly related to for the course
, as determined
14under par. (d). If the pupil takes a course described under this paragraph at a high
15school in a school district, the school board of the school district shall be responsible
16for the costs of books and other necessary materials for the course.
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17Section 1563
. 118.55 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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(5) (b) If the pupil is taking a course for postsecondary credit and if the
19course is not comparable to a course offered in the school district, 25 percent of the
20actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d).
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21Section 1564
. 118.55 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
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22Section 1565
. 118.55 (5) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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(5) (d) 2. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (b), no
24more than 33 percent of the amount charged under subd. 1. by an institution within
25the University of Wisconsin System. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the institution of
1higher education nor the school board may charge any additional costs or fees to a
2pupil to attend a course under this section.
SB30,1566
3Section 1566
. 118.55 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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(5) (e) 1. Subject to sub. (7t), within 30 days after the end of the semester,
5the school board of the school district in which a pupil who attended an institution
6of higher education under this section was enrolled shall pay the institution, on
7behalf of the pupil, the amount determined under par. (d) and shall submit an
8itemized report to the department of the amounts paid under this subdivision.
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2. Subject to subd. 3., from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (d), the
10secretary of the department of workforce development shall, on behalf of the school
11board of a school district in which a pupil who attended an institution of higher
12education under this section was enrolled, pay to the department of public
13instruction the following amount:
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a. For a pupil who took a course for high school credit, as described in par. (a),
1525 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d).
16The department of public instruction shall reimburse the school board of the school
17district the amount received from the department of workforce development under
18this subd. 2. a.
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b. For a pupil who took a course for postsecondary credit, as described in par.
20(b), 50 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par.
21(d). The department of public instruction shall reimburse the school board of the
22school district the amount received from the department of workforce development
23under this subd. 2. b.
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3. If the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (d) in any fiscal year is insufficient
25to reimburse all school districts eligible for the full amount of reimbursable tuition
1costs under subd. 2., the secretary of the department of workforce development shall
2notify the state superintendent, who shall prorate the amount of the payments under
3subd. 2. among eligible school districts.
SB30,1567
4Section 1567
. 118.55 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (6) (c) 1. and
5amended to read:
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(6) (c) 1.
A Except as provided in subd. 2., a pupil taking a course
under
7this section at an institution of higher education
only for postsecondary credit
under
8this section is responsible for
25 percent of the
actual cost of tuition
and fees for the
9course
, as determined under sub. (5) (d). The school board of the school district in
10which the pupil attending an institution under this section is enrolled shall establish
11a written policy governing the timing and method for recovering from the pupil or
12the pupil's parent or guardian the pupil's share of tuition as specified in this
13subdivision.
SB30,1568
14Section 1568
. 118.55 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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(6) (c) 2. The school board shall waive the pupil's responsibility for costs
16under subd. 1. pupil if the department determines that the cost of the course would
17pose an undue financial burden on the pupil's family.
SB30,1569
18Section 1569
. 118.55 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is
20attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section
21and is taking a course for high school credit may apply to the state superintendent
22for reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in
23which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education or technical college
24that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable
25to pay the cost of such transportation. The state superintendent shall determine the
1reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s.
220.255 (2)
(cw) (cy). The state superintendent shall give preference under this
3subsection to those pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or
4reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
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5Section 1570
. 118.55 (7r) of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1571
6Section 1571
. 118.55 (7t) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7t) (a) A school board may establish a written policy limiting the
8number of credits for which the school board will pay under
subs. sub. (5)
and (7r)
9(d) to the equivalent of 18 postsecondary semester credits per pupil.
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10Section 1572
. 118.55 (7t) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (5) (d)
11(intro.) and amended to read:
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(5) (d) (intro.) If a school board is required to pay tuition
and fees on
13behalf of a pupil under
sub. (5) (a) or (c) 1. or (7r) (d) this subsection, the tuition
and
14fees charged
for each credit assigned to the course may not exceed
the following:
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151. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (a), one-third of the
16amount that would be charged
a pupil for each credit assigned to the course to an
17individual who is a resident of this state
and who is enrolled in the educational
18institution as an undergraduate student. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the institution
19of higher education nor the school board may charge any additional costs or fees to
20a pupil to attend a course under this section.
SB30,1573
21Section 1573
. 118.55 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(8) (title)
Program information
; agreement.
SB30,1574
23Section 1574
. 118.55 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (8) (a) and
24amended to read:
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(8) (a) Annually by October 1, each school board shall provide
2information about the program under this section to all pupils enrolled in the school
3district in the
8th, 9th, 10th
, and 11th grades.
SB30,1575
4Section 1575
. 118.55 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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(8) (b) A school board may enter into an agreement with an institution
6of higher education to facilitate the dual enrollment program under this section.
SB30,1576
7Section 1576
. 118.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) Annually, by January 31, each school board shall publish as a class
91 notice, under ch. 985, and post on its Internet site a description of the educational
10options available to
the child children in the school district, including public schools,
11private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual
12schools, full-time
or part-time open enrollment
, youth options, and course options 13in a nonresident school district, and the early college credit program.
SB30,1577
14Section 1577
. 118.60 (1) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (1)
15(am) and amended to read:
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(1) (am) “Eligible school district" means
a the school district that
,
17subject to sub. (1m), satisfies all of the following: was identified as an eligible school
18district under 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, section 9137 (3u). SB30,1578
19Section 1578
. 118.60 (1) (am) 1. to 4. of the statutes are repealed.
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20Section 1579
. 118.60 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1580
21Section 1580
. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (a) 1. b. The private school
or the pupil's parent or guardian submits
23to the department of public instruction the names, addresses, social security
24numbers, and other state and federal tax identification numbers, if any, of the pupil's
25parents or legal guardians that reside in the same household as the pupil, whether
1and to whom the parents or legal guardians are married, the names of all of the other
2members of the pupil's family residing in the same household as the pupil, and the
3school year for which family income is being verified under this subd. 1. b. The
4department of revenue shall review the information submitted under this subd. 1.
5b. and shall verify the eligibility or ineligibility of the pupil to participate in the
6program under this section on the basis of family income. In this subdivision, “family
7income" means federal adjusted gross income of the parents or legal guardians
8residing in the same household as the pupil for the tax year preceding the school year
9for which family income is being verified under this subd. 1. b. or, if not available, for
10the tax year preceding the tax year preceding the school year for which family income
11is being verified under this subd. 1. b. Family income for a family in which the pupil's
12parents are married or in which the pupil's legal guardians are married shall be
13reduced by $7,000 before the verification is made under this subd. 1. b. The
14department of revenue may take no other action on the basis of the information
15submitted under this subd. 1. b. If the department of revenue is unable to verify
16family income or to verify whether the pupil is eligible or ineligible to participate in
17the program under this section on the basis of family income, the department of
18revenue shall notify the department of public instruction
, the private school, and the
19pupil's parent or guardian of this fact and the department of public instruction shall
20utilize an alternative process, to be established by the department of public
21instruction, to determine whether the pupil is eligible to participate in the program
22under this section on the basis of family income. The department of public
23instruction may not request any additional verification of income from the family of
24a pupil once the department of revenue has verified that the pupil is eligible to
25participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income. The
1department of public instruction shall establish a procedure for determining family
2income eligibility for those pupils for whom no social security number or state or
3federal tax identification number has been provided.
SB30,1581
4Section 1581
. 118.60 (2) (a) 2m. e. of the statutes is created to read:
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(2) (a) 2m. e. The pupil attended a school in another state in the previous
6school year.
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7Section 1582
. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (a) 6. c. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1 of the
9first school year that begins after a school district is identified as an eligible school
10district
under sub. (1m) or 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, section 9137 (3u), who has been
11teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding that July 1, and
12who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6. a. on that July 1, applies to the
13department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable
14waiver from the requirements under subd. 6. a. The department shall promulgate
15rules to implement this subd. 6. c., including the form of the application and the
16process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall
17require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd.
186. a., including the name of the accredited institution of higher education at which
19the teacher is pursuing or will pursue the bachelor's degree and the anticipated date
20on which the teacher expects to complete the bachelor's degree. No waiver granted
21under this subd. 6. c. is valid after July 31 of the 5th school year that begins after a
22school district
is was identified as an eligible school district
under sub. (1m) or 2011
23Wisconsin Act 32, section 9137 (3u).
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24Section 1583
. 118.60 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
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25Section 1584
. 118.60 (2) (ag) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (ag) 2. a. By August 1 of the school year immediately preceding the
2school year in which the new private school intends to participate in the program
3under this section, submit to the department the information
required under sub.
4(6m) (a) and (c) (6p) (a) and (b).
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5Section 1585
. 118.60 (2) (ag) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1586
6Section 1586
. 118.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4) (a) Annually, on or before
October 1 September 15, a private school
8participating in the program under this section shall file with the department a
9report stating its summer daily attendance for each day of summer school for the
10purpose of sub. (4m).
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11Section 1587
. 118.60 (6m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6m) (b) (intro.) Annually, by August 1st, provide to the department
the
13material specified in par. (a) and all of the following information:
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14Section 1588
. 118.60 (6m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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(6m) (bm) Upon request of the department, provide a copy of any policy
16described in par. (a).
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17Section 1589
. 118.60 (6m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(6m) (c)
Provide Upon an individual joining of the private school's
19governing body, provide to the department a signed statement from
each the 20individual
who is a member of the private school's governing body verifying that the
21individual is a member of the governing body.
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22Section 1590
. 118.60 (6p) of the statutes is created to read:
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(6p) In addition to the requirements under sub. (6m), a private school
24that is not a new private school and that did not participate in program under this
25section in the previous school year shall submit to the department by January 10 of
1the school year immediately preceding the school year in which the private school
2intends to participate in the program under this section all of the following:
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(a) The information required under sub. (6m) (a).
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(b) A signed statement from each individual who is a member of the private
5school's governing body verifying that the individual is a member of the governing
6body.
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7Section 1591
. 118.60 (7) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1592
8Section 1592
. 118.60 (7) (am) 2m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7) (am) 2m. b. Evidence of sound fiscal and internal control practices,
10as prescribed by the department by rule.
The department may not require a private
11school that is not a new private school and that is in good standing with the
12department to submit to the department the private school's annual operating
13budget as evidence of its fiscal and internal control practices. An independent
14auditor engaged to evaluate the private school's fiscal and internal control practices
15shall conduct his or her evaluation, including determining sample sizes, in
16accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of
17Certified Public Accountants. The independent auditor engaged to evaluate the
18private school's fiscal and internal control practice shall also review any concerns
19raised in the private school's management letter submitted under subd. 2m. a. The
20fact that a private school reports a negative reserve balance alone is not evidence that
21the private school does not have the financial ability to continue operating or that the
22private school does not follow sound fiscal and internal control practices.
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23Section 1593
. 118.60 (7) (b) 3d. of the statutes is created to read:
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(7) (b) 3d. a. Beginning on the effective date of this subd. 3d. a. .... [LRB
25inserts date], with the assistance of the department of justice, conduct a background
1investigation of an individual before extending that individual an offer to teach or
2serve as an administrator at the private school.
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b. With the assistance of the department of justice, conduct a background
4investigation of all teachers and administrators employed by the private school on
5the effective date of this subd. 3d. b. .... [LRB inserts date].
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c. At least once every 5 years after a teacher's or administrator's initial
7background investigation under this subdivision, with the assistance of the
8department of justice, conduct another additional background check on the teacher
9or administrator if the teacher or administrator remains employed by the private
10school.
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11Section 1594
. 118.60 (7) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(7) (d) 2. Evidence of financial viability, as prescribed by the department
13by rule.
The department may not require a private school that is not a new private
14school and that is in good standing with the department to submit to the department
15the private school's annual operating budget as evidence of its financial viability.
SB30,1595
16Section 1595
. 118.60 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(10) (a) 1. Misrepresented information required under
sub. (7) (d) this
18section or any rule promulgated under this section.
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19Section 1596
. 118.60 (10) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
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20Section 1597
. 118.60 (10) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(10) (a) 5. Failed to provide the information required under sub. (6m)
22or (6p).