SB59,1584
4Section 1584
. 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12).
SB59,1585
5Section 1585
. 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils
7attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for
8whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a)
, or (c)
, or (cm).
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9Section 1586
. 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils
11attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than
12pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a)
, or (c)
, or (cm).
SB59,1587
13Section 1587
. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year and
15ending with the amount for the 2018-19 school year, except as provided in subd. 3.
16c.,
in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this
17subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
18adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
19change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
20school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
21if positive.
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22Section 1588
. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.51
(16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2019-20 school year,
24except as provided in subd. 3. c., and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the
25amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount
1of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
2year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
3between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
SB59,1589
4Section 1589
. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (a) 3. c. For the amount in the 2017-18 to 2020-21 school years, the
6amount determined under subd. 3. b.
or bm. plus $100.
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7Section 1590
. 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district
9under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the
10state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c)
and (cm) based on the
11number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the
12nonresident school district.
SB59,1591
13Section 1591
. 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under
15par. (b) and sub. (17) (c)
and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received
16by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
SB59,1592
17Section 1592
. 118.51 (17) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(17) (title)
Pupil transfer amount and payments to a nonresident
19school board State aid adjustments and tuition; children with disabilities.
SB59,1593
20Section 1593
. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(17) (b) 2. b. In the 2017-18
and 2018-19 school
year years, the per pupil
22transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school
23year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for
24the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide
1categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school
2year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
SB59,1594
3Section 1594
. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1595
4Section 1595
. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. d. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.51
(17) (b) 2. d. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the per pupil transfer
6amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the
7amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
8current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
9115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
10positive.
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11Section 1596
. 118.51 (17) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1597
12Section 1597
. 118.51 (17) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1598
13Section 1598
. 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(17) (c) 1. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the
15number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17
, 2017-18, and
162018-19 school
years year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall
17increase that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal
18to the difference multiplied by
an the amount under par. (b) 2.
a., b., or c. for the
19applicable school year.
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2. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is less than the number determined
21in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17
, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school
22years year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall decrease that
23school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the
24difference multiplied by an amount under par. (b) 2.
a., b., or c. for the applicable
25school year. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the
1reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the
2department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment
3under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to the school
4district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use the moneys
5appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd.
61.
SB59,1599
7Section 1599
. 118.51 (17) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1600
8Section
1600. 118.55 of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1601
9Section
1601. 118.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.57
(1) Annually, by January 31, each school board shall publish as a class
111 notice, under ch. 985, and post on its Internet site a description of the educational
12options available to children in the school district, including public schools, private
13schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools,
14full-time or part-time open enrollment in a nonresident school district, and the
early
15college credit program programs under ss. 36.25 (56) and 38.12 (15).
SB59,1602
16Section
1602. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag)
and, (ar),
and (bh), any pupil in grades
18kindergarten to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may attend any
19private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be),
(bh), (bm), and
20(bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other
21than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
22private school under this section if all of the following apply:
SB59,1603
23Section 1603
. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in par. (bm), the pupil is a member of a
25family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0
1times the poverty
level determined in accordance with criteria established by the
2director of the federal office of management and budget line, as defined in 42 USC
39902 (2). In this subdivision and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the
4pupil's parents or legal guardians. Except as provided in subd. 1. c. and d., the family
5income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a
6private school under this section whose family income increases may continue to
7attend a private school under this section.
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8Section
1604. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than
an eligible
10school district or a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
11sub. (3)
(am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
SB59,1605
12Section
1605. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
14school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
15degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
16including a masters or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
17institution of higher education.
This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2022.
SB59,1606
18Section
1606. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
202022, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
21the department.
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b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2022, who has been
23teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2022, and
24who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2022, applies to
25the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
1nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
2shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
3application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
4application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
5requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
6after July 1, 2027.
SB59,1607
7Section
1607. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 7. b.
Each If the private school
that begins participation in the
9program under this section on or after April 10, 2014,
and before the 2021-22 school
10year, and
that the private school is not accredited by an accrediting entity,
shall
11obtain the private school obtains preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by
12August 1 before the first school term in which the private school begins participation
13in the program under this section, or by May 1 if the private school begins
14participating in the program during summer school. In any school year, a private
15school to which this subd. 7. b. applies may apply for and seek to obtain
16preaccreditation from only one preaccrediting entity. A private school to which this
17subd. 7. b. applies that fails to obtain preaccreditation as required under this subd.
187. b. may not participate in the program under this section or under s. 119.23 until
19preaccreditation has been obtained, but the private school may apply for and seek
20to obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity for the following school year.
SB59,1608
21Section
1608. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 7. c.
A private school to which If subd. 7. b. applies
shall apply 23to the private school, the private school applies for accreditation by an accrediting
24entity by December 31 of the first school year that begins after April 10, 2014, in
25which the private school begins participation in the program under this section
, and
1shall achieve obtains accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the
23rd school year following the first school year in which the private school begins
3participation in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited
4under this subd. 7. c., the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation
5under subd. 7. b. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in
6additional grades or in an additional or new school.
SB59,1609
7Section
1609. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. d. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 7. d. If the private school begins participation in the program
9under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any school year thereafter, the
10private school is accredited by an accrediting entity by August 1 of the school year
11in which the private school begins participation in the program under this section.
SB59,1610
12Section 1610
. 118.60 (2) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (ag) 4.
Notwithstanding
If the new private school begins
14participation in the program under this section before the 2021-22 school year,
15notwithstanding the deadline to obtain preaccreditation under
sub. (2) par. (a) 7. b.,
16by December 15 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which
17the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section,
18obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity.
If the new private school begins
19participation in the program under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any
20school year thereafter, the new private school shall comply with the requirement
21under par. (a) 7. d.
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22Section
1611. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year,
there is no limit on
24the number of pupils who may attend private schools the limits under this
section 25paragraph do not apply.
SB59,1612
1Section
1612. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:
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a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the
4eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the
52019-20 school year.
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b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
7school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who
8attended a private school under this section in the 2019-20 school year.
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2. a. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils
10residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this
11section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.
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b. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils residing
13in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
14district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may
15not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.
SB59,1613
16Section 1613
. 118.60 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (bm) No pupil who resides in a school district, other than an eligible
18school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend a participating private
19school under this section unless the pupil is a member of a family that has a total
20family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty
level,
21determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
22office of management and budget line, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2). In this
23paragraph and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or
24legal guardians. Except as provided in par. (a) 1. c., the family income of the pupil
25shall be verified as provided in par. (a) 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under
1this section whose family income increases may continue to attend a private school
2under this section.
SB59,1614
3Section
1614. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
5school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
6rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
7department.
SB59,1615
8Section 1615
. 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
10an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
11private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
12family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
13application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
14which an application is received and subject to
par.
pars. (am) and (ar), the private
15school shall notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been
16accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the
17reason. Subject to
par. pars. (am) and (ar), a private school may reject an applicant
18only if
it the private school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating
19capacity. Except as provided in
par. pars. (am) and (ar), the state superintendent
20shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random
21basis, except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting
22applications, in the order of preference listed:
SB59,1616
23Section 1616
. 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(3) (am) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
25school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in an eligible school district:
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11. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
2sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
3determined by the department from pupils who reside in an eligible school district.
4For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods
5under this subdivision, the first of which begins no earlier than February 1 of the
6school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later than
7September 14 of the applicable school year.
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2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
9the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
10school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
11also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
12private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
13period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
14applications.
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3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon
16receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum
17of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district. In determining the
18sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one
19private school under the program only once. If, after the end of an application period
20described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible
21school district exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall
22determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on
23a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications
24of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that
25paragraph.
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14. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a.,
2the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences
3required under subd. 3.
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5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in an eligible school
5district under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private
6school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this
7paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department
8determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section
9falls below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall fill any
10available slot with a pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4.,
11if such a waiting list exists.
SB59,1617
12Section 1617
. 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(3) (ar) (intro.) All of the following apply to applications to attend a
14private school under this section
only if the limitation under sub. (2) (be) applies to
15the school year for which the application is made submitted by pupils who reside in
16a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district:
SB59,1618
17Section 1618
. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar)
183. (intro.) and amended to read:
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118.60
(3) (ar) 3. (intro.)
Annually After the end of the application period
20described under subd. 1., upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the
21department shall, for each school district, determine the sum of all applicants for
22pupils residing in that school district
under this paragraph and the sum of all
23applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than an eligible school
24district or a 1st class city school district. In determining
the sum those sums, the
25department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private
1school under the program only once. After determining
the sum of all applicants for
2pupils residing in a school district, those sums, if any of the following applies, the
3department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, except
4that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in
5s. 118.60 (3) par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph
.
:
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6Section
1619. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
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118.60
(3) (ar) 3. a. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in a school
8district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds
9the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).
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b. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than
11an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds the program cap
12under sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.
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13Section
1620. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar)
144. (intro.) and amended to read:
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118.60
(3) (ar) 4. (intro.)
For each school district in which private schools
16received applications under subd. 1. that exceeded the school district's pupil
17participation limit under sub. (2) (be), the The department shall establish a waiting
18list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3.
for each of the
19following:
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20Section
1621. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
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118.60
(3) (ar) 4. a. A school district, other than an eligible school district or a
221st class city school district, for which the sum described under subd. 3. a. exceeds
23the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).