AB43,2196 12Section 2196. 118.60 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1226,1813 118.60 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible
14school district under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the
15pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school
16district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be) and that the
17pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a
18program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded
.
AB43,2197 19Section 2197. 118.60 (4v) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1226,2320 118.60 (4v) (c) The department may consider a pupil enrolled in a private
21school participating in the program under this section who satisfies all of the
22following as a resident of a school district, other than an eligible school district or a
231st class city school district, who is enrolled in the private school under this section:
AB43,1226,2524 1. The pupil was a resident of an eligible school district when the pupil applied
25to participate in the program under this section.
AB43,1227,2
12. The pupil accepted a space at a private school participating in the program
2under this section as a resident of an eligible school district.
AB43,1227,43 3. The pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district
4or a 1st class city school district, on the 3rd Friday in September.
AB43,1227,75 4. The private school the pupil is attending under this section accepts
6applications under this section from pupils who reside in school districts, other than
7an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district.
AB43,2198 8Section 2198. 118.60 (4v) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1227,159 118.60 (4v) (d) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of a school
10district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, under
11par. (c) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted
12for that school year for purposes of determining whether the school district has
13exceeded its pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be) and that the pupil is not
14counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap
15under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded.
AB43,2199 16Section 2199. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1228,517 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
1866.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.3415,
19115.342, 115.343, 115.344, 115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367
20115.369, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.422, 115.445, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06,
21118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15,
22118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223,
23118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258,
24118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.2935, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52,
25118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2)

1(b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14,
2120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and
3board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract,
4to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and
5partnership program.
AB43,2200 6Section 2200. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1228,97 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (b), any pupil in grades
8kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all
9of the following apply:
AB43,2201 10Section 2201. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1228,1511 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's
12teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or
13a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a
14masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution
15of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2026.
AB43,2202 16Section 2202. 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1228,1917 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
182026, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
19the department.
AB43,1229,420 b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2026, who has been
21teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and
22who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2026, may apply
23to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
24nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
25shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the

1application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
2application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
3requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
4after July 1, 2031.
AB43,2203 5Section 2203. 119.23 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1229,86 119.23 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the
7private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer
8science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.
AB43,2204 9Section 2204. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1229,1210 119.23 (2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means the total number of
11pupils residing in the city who attended a private school under this section in the
122023-24 school year.
AB43,1229,1513 2. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total number of pupils residing
14in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year
15may not exceed the program cap.
AB43,2205 16Section 2205. 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1229,2017 119.23 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
18school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
19rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
20department.
AB43,2206 21Section 2206. 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1230,1022 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
23an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
24private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
25family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single

1application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
2which an application is received and subject to par. (ar), the private school shall
3notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted.
4If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason. A
5Subject to par. (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if it the private
6school
has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. The Except
7as provided in par. (ar), the
state superintendent shall ensure that the private school
8determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school
9may give preference to the following in accepting applications, in order of preference
10listed:
AB43,2207 11Section 2207. 119.23 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1230,1312 119.23 (3) (ar) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
13school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in the city:
AB43,1230,2014 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
15sub. (2) (a) 3. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
16determined by the department from pupils who reside in the city. For each school
17year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this
18subdivision, the first of which begins no later than the first weekday in February of
19the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later
20than September 14 of the applicable school year.
AB43,1231,221 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
22the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
23school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
24also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
25private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application

1period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
2applications.
AB43,1231,133 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon
4receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum
5of all applicants for pupils residing in the city. In determining the sum, the
6department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private
7school under the program under this section only once. If, after the end of an
8application period described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils
9residing in the city exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the department shall
10determine which applications submitted during the application period to accept on
11a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications
12of pupils described in par. (a) 1. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that
13paragraph.
AB43,1231,1614 4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the
15department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required
16under subd. 3.
AB43,1231,2317 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in the city under this
18paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that
19a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving
20notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils
21attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub.
22(2) (b), the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the
23waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
AB43,2208 24Section 2208. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1232,10
1119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it the private
2school
has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application
3to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is
4rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par.
5(ar) 4.
may, subject to sub. (2) (b), be admitted to a private school participating in the
6program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant
7continues to reside within in the city. The department may not require, in that
8following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding
9the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program
10under this section on the basis of family income.
AB43,2209 11Section 2209. 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1232,2312 119.23 (4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16 to 2022-23 school year and in each school year
13thereafter
years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the
14pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in
15subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil
16is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under
17s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the
18state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school
19year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
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, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
23if positive.
AB43,2210 24Section 2210 . 119.23 (4) (bg) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1233,11
1119.23 (4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2023-24 school year and in each school year
2thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
3enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7.,
4the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
5on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
6(2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state
7superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year
8for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
9adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
10change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) between the previous school year
11and the current school year, if positive.
AB43,2211 12Section 2211 . 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1233,1713 119.23 (4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school
14that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and
15also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute for the
16amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d., with the
17following modifications:
AB43,1233,2418 a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
19in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of the
20maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under
21this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled;
22the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current
23school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2)
24between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB43,1234,7
1b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
2in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the maximum amount
3per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the
4previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the
5per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
6positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) between the
7previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB43,2212 8Section 2212. 119.23 (4v) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1234,149 119.23 (4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of the city
10under par. (a) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not
11counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school district has
12exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and that the pupil is not
13counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap
14under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded
.
AB43,2213 15Section 2213. 119.23 (4v) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1234,1916 119.23 (4v) (c) The department may consider a pupil enrolled in a private
17school participating in the program under this section who satisfies all of the
18following as a resident of a school district, other than a 1st class city school district,
19who is enrolled in the private school under this section:
AB43,1234,2120 1. The pupil was a resident of the city when the pupil applied to participate in
21the program under this section.
AB43,1234,2322 2. The pupil accepted a space at a private school participating in the program
23under this section as a resident of the city.
AB43,1234,2524 3. The pupil resides in a school district, other than a 1st class city school
25district, on the 3rd Friday in September.
AB43,1235,2
14. The private school at which the pupil accepted a space under this section is
2participating in the program under s. 118.60.
AB43,2214 3Section 2214. 119.23 (4v) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1235,84 119.23 (4v) (d) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible
5school district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), under par. (c) for a school year, the
6department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for
7purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh)
82. a. has been exceeded.
AB43,2215 9Section 2215. 119.23 (4v) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1235,1610 119.23 (4v) (e) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of a school
11district, other than an eligible school district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), or a 1st
12class city school district, under par. (c) for a school year, the department shall ensure
13that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether
14the school district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be)
15and that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining
16whether a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. b. has been exceeded.
AB43,2216 17Section 2216. 119.313 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1235,20 18119.313 Mathematics Partnership. (1) The board, in consultation with the
19University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, shall develop and implement a plan to improve
20mathematics instruction in schools in the school district.
AB43,1235,25 21(2) (a) Annually, beginning in the 2024-25 school year and subject to par. (b),
22from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (de), the department shall award a grant
23to the board to develop and implement the plan under sub. (1). The board may use
24grant proceeds for personnel costs associated with developing and implementing the
25plan under sub. (1).
AB43,1236,3
1(b) As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, the board shall
2provide matching funds in an amount equal to at least 20 percent of the amount of
3the grant.
AB43,1236,5 4(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
5section.
AB43,2217 6Section 2217. 119.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1237,87 119.46 (1) As part of the budget transmitted annually to the common council
8under s. 119.16 (8) (b), the board shall report the amount of money required for the
9ensuing school year to operate all public schools in the city under this chapter,
10including the schools transferred to the superintendent of schools opportunity
11schools and partnership program under s. 119.33 and to the opportunity schools and
12partnership program under subch. II, to repair and keep in order school buildings
13and equipment, including school buildings and equipment transferred to the
14superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
15119.33 and to the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II, to
16make material improvements to school property, and to purchase necessary
17additions to school sites. The report shall specify the amount of net proceeds from
18the sale or lease of city-owned property used for school purposes deposited in the
19immediately preceding school year into the school operations fund as specified under
20s. 119.60 (2m) (c) or (5) and the net proceeds from the sale of an eligible school
21building deposited in the immediately preceding school year into the school
22operations fund as specified under s. 119.61 (5). The amount included in the report
23for the purpose of supporting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under s.
24119.23 shall be reduced by the amount of aid received by the board under s. 121.136
25and
by the amount specified in the notice received by the board under s. 121.137 (2).

1The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all the property subject to
2taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the amount of money required by the
3board for the purposes set forth in this subsection, at the same time and in the same
4manner as other taxes are levied and collected. Such taxes shall be in addition to all
5other taxes which the city is authorized to levy. The taxes so levied and collected, any
6other funds provided by law and placed at the disposal of the city for the same
7purposes, and the moneys deposited in the school operations fund under ss. 119.60
8(1), (2m) (c), and (5) and 119.61 (5) shall constitute the school operations fund.
AB43,2218 9Section 2218. 120.12 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1237,1510 120.12 (15) School hours. Establish rules scheduling the hours of a normal
11school day. The school board may differentiate between the various elementary and
12high school grades in scheduling the school day. This subsection does not eliminate
13a school district's duty under subch. IV of ch. 111 to bargain with its employees'
14collective bargaining representative over any calendaring proposal which is
15primarily related to wages, hours, or conditions of employment.
AB43,2219 16Section 2219. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1237,2117 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
1849.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.728, 632.729, 632.746 (1) and (10) (a)
192. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.862,
20632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6) (8), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) (8) to (17),
21632.896, and 767.513 (4).
AB43,2220 22Section 2220. 120.18 (1) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1238,1223 120.18 (1) (gm) Payroll and related benefit costs for all school district
24employees in the previous school year. Payroll costs Costs for represented employees
25shall be based upon the costs of wages of any collective bargaining agreements

1covering such employees for the previous school year. If, as of the time specified by
2the department for filing the report, the school district has not entered into a
3collective bargaining agreement for any portion of the previous school year with the
4recognized or certified representative of any of its employees, increased costs of
5wages
reflected in the report shall be equal to the maximum wage expenditure that
6is subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2. for the employees
limited
7to the lower of the school district's offer or the representative's offer
. The school
8district shall amend the annual report to reflect any change in such costs as a result
9of any collective bargaining agreement entered into between the date of filing the
10report and October 1. Any such amendment shall be concurred in by the certified
11public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 certifying the school district
12audit.
AB43,2221 13Section 2221 . 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1238,1714 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. A pupil enrolled in a 5-year-old kindergarten program that
15requires full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week, but not on any day of
16the week that pupils enrolled in other grades in the school do not attend school, for
17an entire school term shall be counted as one pupil.
AB43,2222 18Section 2222 . 121.004 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1238,2119 121.004 (7) (c) 2. In subd. 1. a. and b., “full-day" means the length of the school
20day for pupils in the first grade of the school district operating the 4-year-old or
215-year-old kindergarten program.
AB43,2223 22Section 2223 . 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1239,423 121.004 (7) (cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program,
24including a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b),
25that provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under s. 121.02

1(1) (f) but requires less than full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week shall
2be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5 additional
3hours of outreach activities. In this paragraph, “full-day” has the meaning given in
4par. (c) 2.
AB43,2224 5Section 2224. 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1239,76 121.02 (1) (L) 9. Make available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer
7science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.
AB43,2225 8Section 2225. 121.136 of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2226 9Section 2226. 121.41 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1239,17 10121.41 Driver education programs; fees. A school board, operator of a
11charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), cooperative educational service
12agency,
or the technical college system board may establish and collect reasonable
13fees for any driver education program or part of a program which is neither required
14for nor credited toward graduation. The school board, operator of a charter school
15authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), cooperative educational service agency,
or the
16technical college system board may waive any fee established under this subsection
17for any indigent pupil.
AB43,2227 18Section 2227. 121.42 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1239,19 19121.42 Driver education programs; state aid. (1) In this section:
AB43,1239,2220 (a) “Driver education program” means an instructional program in driver
21education approved by the department and operated by a qualified driver education
22provider or driver school.
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