AB56-ASA1-AA3,69,1717
4. A limited-English proficient pupil, as defined in s. 115.955 (7).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1565
18Section
1565. 118.35 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 118.35 (4) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,69,2320
118.35
(4) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fy), the
21department shall award grants to nonprofit organizations, cooperative educational
22service agencies, institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, and school
23districts for
the purpose of providing any of the following purposes:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,70,2
24(a) Providing to
underrepresented gifted and talented pupils those services and
25activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school program that allow such pupils
1to fully develop their capabilities.
The services and activities under this paragraph
2may be provided inside or outside of a pupil's regular classroom.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,70,54
118.35
(4) (b) Providing teachers with professional development and training
5related to identifying and educating gifted and talented pupils.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1567
6Section
1567. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,70,87
118.40
(2r) (b) 1. (intro.)
All
Except as provided under par. (i), all of the
8following entities may contract with a person to operate a charter school:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,70,1210
118.40
(2r) (bm)
The Except as provided under par. (i), the county executive of
11Waukesha County may contract for the establishment of a charter school located only
12in Waukesha County.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1569
13Section
1569. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,70,2314
118.40
(2r) (e) 2p. (intro.)
In
Beginning in the 2015-16 school year and
in each 15ending in the 2018-19 school year
thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school
16established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. a. to f., from the
17appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of
18the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under
19this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
20adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
21change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
22school year and the current school year, if positive. The change in the statewide
23categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1570
24Section
1570. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,71,8
1118.40
(2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
2under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac),
(aw), (az), (bb),
(dg), (dj), (fm), (fp), (fq),
3(fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the
4secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for
5payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and
6cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13)
, for grants to school
7district consortia under s. 16.997 (7), and to make educational technology teacher
8training grants under s. 16.996.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,71,1810
118.40
(2r) (e) 2q. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year and in each school year
11thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school established by or under a contract
12with an entity under par. (b) 1. a. to f., from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm),
13the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the
14sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year;
15the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
16current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
17115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
18positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1572
19Section
1572. 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,71,2120
118.40
(2r) (g) 1. b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per
21pupil amount calculated under par. (e)
2p. 2q. for that school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,223
118.40
(2r) (i) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., beginning on the
24effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023,
25an entity under par. (b) 1. may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a
1charter school that was not operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
2inserts date].
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,63
2. An entity under par. (b) 1. may contract with a person to operate a charter
4school that begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
5inserts date], if the person opens the charter school under a contract provision
6described under par. (b) 2. c.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,107
3. An entity under par. (b) 1. may contract with a person to operate a charter
8school that begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
9inserts date], if the entity notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by
10February 1, 2019, of the entity's intention to establish the charter school.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,1312
118.40
(2x) (b) 1.
The Except as provided under par. (g), the director may
13contract with a person to operate a charter school.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1575
14Section
1575. 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,1915
118.40
(2x) (cm) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1., the director may
, except
16as provided under par. (g), enter into a contract to establish, as a pilot project, one
17recovery charter school, to be located in this state and that operates only high school
18grades, if the term of the contract is limited to 4 consecutive school years and the
19contract requires the charter school operator to do all of the following:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,72,2421
118.40
(2x) (g) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on the effective date
22of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023, the director
23may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a charter school that was not
24operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,4
12. The director may contract with a person to operate a charter school that
2begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], if
3the director notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by February 1, 2019, of
4the director's intention to establish the charter school.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,126
118.40
(3) (h)
A Except as provided under subs. (2r) (i) and (2x) (g), a school
7board, an entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) may contract for the
8establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides one or
9more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board, entity under sub. (2r), or
10the director under sub. (2x) makes available to the opposite sex, under the same
11policies and criteria of admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such
12school or course.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,1914
118.50
(2m) (a) 2.
Beginning in
In the 2017-18
and 2018-19 school
year years,
15the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year;
16the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
17current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical
18aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as
19determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,73,2521
118.50
(2m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the sum of the per
22pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the
23per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year,
24if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between
25the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,74,133
118.51
(9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
4application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
5attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d) or the
6nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the
7nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may appeal the
8decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident
9school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not
10available under sub. (12)
(b), the pupil's parent may appeal the required transfer to
11the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall
12affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was
13arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1582
14Section
1582. 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,74,1615
118.51
(12) (title)
Nonresident school district statement of educational
16costs; special Special education or related services.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1584
18Section
1584. 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,74,2220
118.51
(16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils
21attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for
22whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a)
, or (c)
, or (cm).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,3
1118.51
(16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils
2attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than
3pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a)
, or (c)
, or (cm).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1587
4Section
1587. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,125
118.51
(16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year and
6ending with the amount for the 2018-19 school year, except as provided in subd. 3.
7c.,
in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this
8subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
9adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
10change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
11school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
12if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1588
13Section
1588. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,1914
118.51
(16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2019-20 school year,
15except as provided in subd. 3. c., and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the
16amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount
17of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
18year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
19between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1589
20Section
1589. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,75,2221
118.51
(16) (a) 3. c. For the amount in the 2017-18 to 2020-21 school years, the
22amount determined under subd. 3. b.
or bm. plus $100.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,76,324
118.51
(16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district
25under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the
1state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c)
and (cm) based on the
2number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the
3nonresident school district.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,76,75
118.51
(16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under
6par. (b) and sub. (17) (c)
and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received
7by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,76,109
118.51
(17) (title)
Pupil transfer amount and payments to a nonresident
10school board State aid adjustments and tuition; children with disabilities.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1593
11Section
1593. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,76,1712
118.51
(17) (b) 2. b. In the 2017-18
and 2018-19 school
year years, the per pupil
13transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school
14year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for
15the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide
16categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school
17year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1595
19Section
1595. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,76,2520
118.51
(17) (b) 2. d. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the per pupil transfer
21amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the
22amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
23current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
24115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
25positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,77,94
118.51
(17) (c) 1. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the
5number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17
, 2017-18, and
62018-19 school
years year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall
7increase that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal
8to the difference multiplied by
an the amount under par. (b) 2.
a., b., or c. for the
9applicable school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,77,2110
2. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is less than the number determined
11in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17
, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school
12years year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall decrease that
13school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the
14difference multiplied by an amount under par. (b) 2.
a., b., or c. for the applicable
15school year. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the
16reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the
17department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment
18under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to the school
19district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use the moneys
20appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd.
211.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1602
23Section
1602. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,78,424
118.60
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag)
and, (ar),
and (bh), any pupil in grades
25kindergarten to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may attend any
1private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be),
(bh), (bm), and
2(bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other
3than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
4private school under this section if all of the following apply:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1603
5Section
1603. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,78,146
118.60
(2) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in par. (bm), the pupil is a member of a
7family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0
8times the poverty
level determined in accordance with criteria established by the
9director of the federal office of management and budget line, as defined in 42 USC
109902 (2). In this subdivision and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the
11pupil's parents or legal guardians. Except as provided in subd. 1. c. and d., the family
12income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a
13private school under this section whose family income increases may continue to
14attend a private school under this section.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1604
15Section
1604. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,78,1816
118.60
(2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than
an eligible
17school district or a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
18sub. (3)
(am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1605
19Section
1605. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,78,2420
118.60
(2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
21school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
22degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
23including a masters or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
24institution of higher education.
This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2022.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,79,3
1118.60
(2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
22022, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
3the department.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,79,134
b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2022, who has been
5teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2022, and
6who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2022, applies to
7the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
8nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
9shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
10application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
11application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
12requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
13after July 1, 2027.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1607
14Section
1607. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,80,215
118.60
(2) (a) 7. b.
Each
If the private school
that begins participation in the
16program under this section on or after April 10, 2014,
and before the 2021-22 school
17year, and
that the private school is not accredited by an accrediting entity,
shall
18obtain the private school obtains preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by
19August 1 before the first school term in which the private school begins participation
20in the program under this section, or by May 1 if the private school begins
21participating in the program during summer school. In any school year, a private
22school to which this subd. 7. b. applies may apply for and seek to obtain
23preaccreditation from only one preaccrediting entity. A private school to which this
24subd. 7. b. applies that fails to obtain preaccreditation as required under this subd.
257. b. may not participate in the program under this section or under s. 119.23 until
1preaccreditation has been obtained, but the private school may apply for and seek
2to obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity for the following school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1608
3Section
1608. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,80,134
118.60
(2) (a) 7. c.
A private school to which If subd. 7. b. applies
shall apply 5to the private school, the private school applies for accreditation by an accrediting
6entity by December 31 of the first school year that begins after April 10, 2014, in
7which the private school begins participation in the program under this section
, and
8shall achieve obtains accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the
93rd school year following the first school year in which the private school begins
10participation in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited
11under this subd. 7. c., the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation
12under subd. 7. b. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in
13additional grades or in an additional or new school.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1609
14Section
1609. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,80,1815
118.60
(2) (a) 7. d. If the private school begins participation in the program
16under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any school year thereafter, the
17private school is accredited by an accrediting entity by August 1 of the school year
18in which the private school begins participation in the program under this section.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,81,320
118.60
(2) (ag) 4.
Notwithstanding If the new private school begins
21participation in the program under this section before the 2021-22 school year,
22notwithstanding the deadline to obtain preaccreditation under
sub. (2) par. (a) 7. b.,
23by December 15 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which
24the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section,
25obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity.
If the new private school begins
1participation in the program under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any
2school year thereafter, the new private school shall comply with the requirement
3under par. (a) 7. d.