AB68-SA1,36,25 24(3) The department, in consultation with the office of environmental justice,
25may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB68-SA1,105
1Section 105. 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,37,52 115.77 (1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
3with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
4s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), “local educational agency" means the school
5district that the child is attending.
AB68-SA1,106 6Section 106. 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,37,137 115.79 (1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's
8individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
9with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
10s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that
11the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall
12pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required
13by the placement.
AB68-SA1,107 14Section 107. 115.7915 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,37,1715 115.7915 (1) (am) “Program cap” means the total number of children who
16attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the
172021-22 school year.
AB68-SA1,108 18Section 108. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,37,2219 115.7915 (2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
20school year, the department shall, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a
21disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
22following apply:
AB68-SA1,109 23Section 109. 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,38,3
1115.7915 (2) (b) The governing body of the eligible school notified the
2department of its intent to participate in the program under this section as provided
3under sub. (3) (a)
.
AB68-SA1,110 4Section 110. 115.7915 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,38,85 115.7915 (2) (cm) For an eligible school that begins participating in the
6program under this section in the 2022-23 school year or any school year thereafter,
7the eligible school also participates in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or
8119.23 for the school year for which the scholarship is awarded.
AB68-SA1,111 9Section 111. 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,38,1810 115.7915 (2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
11child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
12incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
13as provided under sub. (3) (am) and on a form prepared by the department that
14includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible
15school that the child will attend. A child's parent or guardian or a child with a
16disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time
17during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an
18eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.
AB68-SA1,112 19Section 112. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,113 20Section 113. 115.7915 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,38,2521 115.7915 (2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2024, all
22of the eligible school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the
23department, except that a teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only
24courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued
25by the department.
AB68-SA1,39,9
12. Any teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2024, who has been
2teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and
3who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2024, applies to the
4department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable
5waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall promulgate
6rules to implement this subdivision, including the form of the application and the
7process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall
8require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd.
91. No waiver granted under this subdivision is valid after July 1, 2029.
AB68-SA1,114 10Section 114. 115.7915 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,39,1311 115.7915 (2m) Program cap. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total
12number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program
13under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.
AB68-SA1,115 14Section 115. 115.7915 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,39,1615 115.7915 (3) (title) Participating schools; selection of pupils application
16process; waiting list
.
AB68-SA1,116 17Section 116. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,39,2318 115.7915 (3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to
19participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent
20by the first Monday in March of the previous school year. The governing body of the
21eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces
22the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this
23section.
AB68-SA1,117 24Section 117. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,40,4
1115.7915 (3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted
2a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for
3scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday
4in April and the first Thursday in June.
AB68-SA1,118 5Section 118. 115.7915 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,119 6Section 119. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,40,197 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under sub.
8(2) (f)
par. (am), the governing body of the eligible school shall determine whether the
9application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement
10under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that
11developed the child's individualized education program or services plan that the
12child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets
13the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the eligible school shall also
14notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
15requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied and subject to par. (d), the child will be
16awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within
175 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing
18body of the eligible school with a copy of the child's individualized education program
19or services plan.
AB68-SA1,120 20Section 120. 115.7915 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,41,521 115.7915 (3) (c) The By the 3rd Thursday in June immediately following the
22application period under par. (am), the
governing body of a private an eligible school
23participating in the program under this section that received applications for
24scholarships under par. (am)
shall notify report to the department when it verifies
25that a child has
the names of children who applied under par. (am) to attend the

1eligible school for whom the governing body has received verification under par. (bm)
2that
an individualized education program or services plan is in effect and accepts the
3child's application to attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under
4this section
the names of those applicants who have siblings who are already
5attending the eligible school
.
AB68-SA1,121 6Section 121. 115.7915 (3) (d), (e), (f) and (g) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SA1,41,187 115.7915 (3) (d) After the end of the application period described under par.
8(am), upon receipt of the information under par. (c), the department shall determine
9the sum of all applicants for scholarships under this section and the number of
10scholarships awarded to children who are continuing to attend private schools under
11scholarships as provided under sub. (4m) (d). In determining the sum, the
12department shall count a child who has applied for more than one scholarship under
13this section only once. If the sum of all applicants and continuing scholarships
14exceeds the program cap, the department shall determine which applications to
15accept on a random basis, subject to the number of available spaces each eligible
16school specified in its notice under par. (a), except that the department shall give
17preference to the following in accepting applications for each eligible school, in the
18order of preference listed:
AB68-SA1,41,2019 1. Children who attended a different eligible school under a scholarship under
20this section during the previous school year.
AB68-SA1,41,2121 2. Siblings of pupils who are already attending the eligible school.
AB68-SA1,41,2522 (e) No later than 60 days after the end of the application period described under
23par. (am), the department shall notify each applicant and each eligible school, in
24writing, whether the applicant has been approved to receive a scholarship to attend
25the eligible school under this section.
AB68-SA1,42,2
1(f) If the sum under par. (d) exceeds the program cap, the department shall
2establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under par. (d).
AB68-SA1,42,93 (g) The governing body of an eligible school shall notify the department
4whenever the governing body determines that a child awarded a scholarship under
5this section will not attend the eligible school under the scholarship. If, upon
6receiving notice under this paragraph, the department determines that the number
7of children attending eligible schools under scholarships under this section falls
8below the program cap, the department shall fill any available slot with a child
9selected from the waiting list established under par. (f), if such a waiting list exists.
AB68-SA1,122 10Section 122. 115.7915 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,42,2111 115.7915 (3m) Transfers between participating schools. Notwithstanding
12sub. (3) (am), at any time during a school year, the governing body of a participating
13private school may accept an application from a child attending another private
14school under a scholarship to transfer the child's scholarship to the participating
15private school. The governing body may approve the child's request to transfer if the
16private school has an unfilled available space for a child receiving a scholarship
17under this section as specified in the private school's notice under sub. (3) (a). If the
18governing body approves the transfer request, the governing body shall notify the
19department. This subsection does not apply to a child who is reevaluated and
20determined to no longer be a child with a disability by the child's individualized
21education program team.
AB68-SA1,123 22Section 123. 115.7915 (4c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,124 23Section 124. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,43,524 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and subject to
25subd. 3.,
ending in the 2020-21 school year, the sum of the scholarship amount under

1this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue
2limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
3change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
4school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
5if positive, or the amount under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3., 2019 stats., if applicable.
AB68-SA1,125 6Section 125. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,43,117 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. c. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, the sum of the
8scholarship amount under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount
9of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
10year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
11between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB68-SA1,126 12Section 126. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,127 13Section 127. 115.7915 (4m) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,128 14Section 128. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,43,1715 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. Determine the sum of the amount paid for each child the
16number of children
residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under
17par. (a) in that school year.
AB68-SA1,129 18Section 129. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,43,2019 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the
20per pupil amount calculated under par. (a) for that school year.
AB68-SA1,130 21Section 130. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,43,2322 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. Sum the amounts calculated under subd. 1. a., bm., d.,
23and dh.
AB68-SA1,131 24Section 131. 115.7915 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,44,4
1115.7915 (6) (L) Allow a child attending the private school under this section
2to refrain from participating in any religious activity if the child's parent submits to
3the child's teacher or the private school's principal a written request that the child
4be exempt from such activities.
AB68-SA1,132 5Section 132. 115.882 of the statutes is renumbered 115.882 (intro.) and
6amended to read:
AB68-SA1,44,12 7115.882 Payment of state aid; reimbursement rate. (intro.) Funds
8appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4).

9Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under
10ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6), and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a
11rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs,
12not to exceed 100 percent.
the following rates:
AB68-SA1,133 13Section 133. 115.882 (1) and (2) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SA1,44,1414 115.882 (1) In the 2021-22 school year, 45 percent of eligible costs.
AB68-SA1,44,16 15(2) In the 2022-23 school year and in each school year thereafter, 50 percent
16of eligible costs.
AB68-SA1,134 17Section 134. 115.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,44,2518 115.95 (2) It is the policy of this state to provide equal educational
19opportunities by ensuring that necessary programs are available for
20limited-English proficient pupils while allowing each school district and charter
21school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
maximum flexibility in establishing programs
22suited to its particular needs. To this end, this subchapter provides support for
23educating limited-English proficient pupils and
establishes bilingual-bicultural
24education programs for pupils in school districts with specified concentrations of
25limited-English proficient pupils in the attendance areas of particular schools.
AB68-SA1,135
1Section 135. 115.95 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,45,62 115.95 (3) It is the policy of this state to reimburse school districts, in
3substantial part, for the added costs of providing the programs established under
4this subchapter and to provide support to school districts and charter schools under
5s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) for the added costs of educating limited-English proficient
6pupils
.
AB68-SA1,136 7Section 136. 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,45,12 8115.958 Capacity-building grants for licensed educators. (1) A school
9board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may
10apply to the department for a grant for the school district or charter school to provide
11support and financial assistance to its staff and teachers in obtaining licensure or
12certification as bilingual teachers and teachers of English as a 2nd language.
AB68-SA1,45,16 13(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s.
1420.255 (2) (ch), the department may award grants under sub. (1) to school districts
15and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) in amounts determined
16by the department.
AB68-SA1,45,18 17(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
18section.
AB68-SA1,137 19Section 137. 115.96 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,45,20 20115.96 (title) Establishment Pupil counts; establishment of programs.
AB68-SA1,138 21Section 138. 115.96 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,46,422 115.96 (1) Count of limited-English proficient pupils. Annually, on or before
23March 1, each a school board and the operator of a charter school established under
24s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
shall conduct a count of the limited-English proficient pupils in
25the public schools of the district or in the charter school, assess the language

1proficiency of such the pupils, and classify such the pupils by language group, grade
2level, age, and English language proficiency. A school board or operator is eligible
3for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board or operator conducts the count
4under this subsection.
AB68-SA1,139 5Section 139. 115.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,46,186 115.97 (1) A school board may combine pupils in attendance at separate schools
7in its bilingual-bicultural education program. The school board shall be eligible for
8state aids under s. 115.995 if the number of limited-English proficient pupils served
9from the combined schools meets the requirements under sub. (2), (3) or (4).
A pupil
10shall be eligible for a bilingual-bicultural education program only until he or she is
11able to perform ordinary classwork in English. The bilingual-bicultural education
12program shall be designed to provide intensive instruction to meet this objective.
13Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize isolation of children of
14limited-English proficient ability or ethnic background for a substantial portion of
15the school day. Pupils who are not limited-English proficient pupils may participate
16in a bilingual-bicultural education program, except that a school board shall give
17preference to limited-English proficient pupils in admitting pupils to such a
18program.
AB68-SA1,140 19Section 140. 115.97 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,46,2320 115.97 (6) A school board that is required to establish a bilingual-bicultural
21education program under sub. (2), (3), or (4) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995
22only if the state superintendent is satisfied that the school board maintained the
23bilingual-bicultural education program in accordance with this subchapter.
AB68-SA1,141 24Section 141. 115.977 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,47,6
1115.977 (2) A school district may establish bilingual-bicultural education
2programs by contracting with other school districts or with a cooperative educational
3service agency. If 10 or more pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, 20 or more in grades
44 to 8 or 20 or more in a high school program are enrolled in a program under a
5contract pursuant to this subsection, the school district offering the program is
6eligible for reimbursement under s. 115.995.
AB68-SA1,142 7Section 142. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,47,9 8115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and
9pupil counts
.
AB68-SA1,143 10Section 143. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1) and amended
11to read:
AB68-SA1,47,2012 115.993 (1) Annually, on or before August 15, the school board of a district
13operating a bilingual-bicultural education program under this subchapter shall
14report to the state superintendent the number of pupils, including both
15limited-English proficient pupils and other pupils, instructed the previous school
16year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, an itemized statement on oath of
17all disbursements on account of
a summary of the costs incurred to operate the
18bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year,
19and a copy of the estimated budget for that operating the bilingual-bicultural
20education
program for the current school year.
AB68-SA1,144 21Section 144. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,48,222 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator
23of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state
24superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the

1school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the
2classification of those pupils by language group.
AB68-SA1,145 3Section 145. 115.993 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,48,64 115.993 (3) A school board or the operator of a charter school established under
5s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board
6or operator submits the reports required under this section.
AB68-SA1,146 7Section 146. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (1m)
8(intro.) and amended to read:
AB68-SA1,48,149 115.995 (1m) (intro.) Upon Subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3),
10upon
receipt of the report reports under s. 115.993, if the state superintendent is
11satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school
12year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter
(1) and (2), the state
13superintendent shall do all of, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), pay the
14following amounts:
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