SB989,25,1111 Subchapter I
SB989,25,1212 School operations
SB989,45 13Section 45. 118.015 (1m) (c) and (d) of the statutes, as created by 2023
14Wisconsin Act 20
, are amended to read:
SB989,25,2415 118.015 (1m) (c) The department shall award grants to reimburse school
16boards, operators of charter schools, and governing bodies of private schools
17participating in a the private school choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that
18adopt a literacy curriculum from the recommendations adopted under par. (b) after
19January 1, 2024. A grant under this paragraph shall be an amount equal to one-half
20of the costs of purchasing the literacy curriculum and instructional materials
21adopted from the recommendations adopted under par. (b). If the amount
22appropriated for this purpose is insufficient to pay the full amount to all grant
23recipients under this paragraph, the department shall prorate the grant awards
24among all grant recipients.
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1(d) Beginning on July 21, 2023, no school board, operator of a charter school,
2or governing body of a private school participating in a the private school choice
3program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may purchase curricula or instructional materials
4that include 3-cueing.
SB989,46 5Section 46. 118.015 (5) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 20,
6is amended to read:
SB989,26,127 118.015 (5) Prohibited instructional practices; 3-cueing. Beginning in the
82024-25 school year, no public school, including a charter school, or private school
9participating in a the private school choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may
10provide instruction that incorporates 3-cueing in the core reading curriculum for
11grades kindergarten to 3 or in supplemental materials, including materials used for
12reading intervention, for pupils in grades kindergarten to 3.
SB989,47 13Section 47. 118.124 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act
1412
, is amended to read:
SB989,26,1715 118.124 (1) (a) “Participating private high school" means a private school
16participating in a parental the private school choice program under s. 118.60 or
17119.23
that operates high school grades.
SB989,48 18Section 48 . 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,27,1219 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. No later than the next working day, a school
20district, a private school participating in the private school choice program under s.
21118.60 or in the program under s. 119.23
, and the governing body of a private school
22that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for
23the operation and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity
24schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II
25of ch. 119 shall transfer to another school, including a private or tribal school, or

1school district all pupil records relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school
2district or private school has received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an
3adult or his or her parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends
4to enroll in the other school or school district or written notice from the other school
5or school district that the pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil has been
6placed in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured
7residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this
8subsection, “school" and “school district" include any juvenile correctional facility,
9secured residential care center for children and youth, adult correctional institution,
10mental health institute, or center for the developmentally disabled that provides an
11educational program for its residents instead of or in addition to that which is
12provided by public, private, and tribal schools.
SB989,49 13Section 49 . 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,27,2214 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. The governing body of each private school participating in the
15program under s. 119.23 and the
governing body of a private school that, pursuant
16to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
17and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
18partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 shall
19adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing,
20geography, and history. The governing body of the private school may adopt the pupil
21academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January
2213, 1998.
SB989,50 23Section 50. 118.30 (1g) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,28,324 118.30 (1g) (a) 4. The governing body of each private school participating in the
25private school choice program under s. 118.60 shall adopt pupil academic standards

1in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, and history. The governing
2body of the private school may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the
3governor as executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.
SB989,51 4Section 51 . 118.30 (1s) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,28,125 118.30 (1s) (intro.) Annually, the governing body of each private school
6participating in the program under s. 119.23, other than a private school at which
7fewer than 20 pupils in grades 3 to 12 are attending the school under the program
8under s. 119.23, and
the governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s.
9115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and
10general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
11partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 shall
12do all of the following:
SB989,52 13Section 52 . 118.30 (1s) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,28,1614 118.30 (1s) (a) Administer the 4th grade examination adopted or approved by
15the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 4th grade in the
16private school under s. 119.23.
SB989,53 17Section 53 . 118.30 (1s) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,28,2018 118.30 (1s) (b) Administer the 8th grade examination adopted or approved by
19the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 8th grade in the
20private school under s. 119.23.
SB989,54 21Section 54 . 118.30 (1s) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,28,2522 118.30 (1s) (bm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, in In the spring session ,
23administer the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
24superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 9th grade in the private
25school under s. 119.23.
SB989,55
1Section 55. 118.30 (1s) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,29,42 118.30 (1s) (c) In the spring session, administer the 10th grade examination
3adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils
4attending the 10th grade in the private school under s. 119.23.
SB989,56 5Section 56 . 118.30 (1s) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,29,96 118.30 (1s) (cm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year in In the spring session ,
7administer the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
8superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 11th grade in the private
9school under s. 119.23.
SB989,57 10Section 57 . 118.30 (1s) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,29,1311 118.30 (1s) (d) Administer to pupils attending the private school under s.
12119.23
all other examinations in reading, mathematics, and science that are
13required to be administered to public school pupils under 20 USC 6311 (b) (2).
SB989,58 14Section 58 . 118.30 (1t) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,29,1815 118.30 (1t) Annually, the governing body of each private school participating
16in the private school choice program under s. 118.60, other than a private school at
17which fewer than 20 pupils in grades 3 to 12 are attending the school under the
18private school choice program under s. 118.60, shall do all of the following:
SB989,29,2119 (a) Administer the 4th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
20superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 4th grade in the private
21school under s. 118.60 the private school choice program.
SB989,29,2422 (b) Administer the 8th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
23superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 8th grade in the private
24school under s. 118.60 the private school choice program.
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1(bm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, in In the spring session, administer
2the 9th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
3sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 9th grade in the private school under s. 118.60 the
4private school choice program
.
SB989,30,75 (c) In the spring session, administer the 10th grade examination adopted or
6approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 10th
7grade in the private school under s. 118.60 the private school choice program.
SB989,30,118 (cm) Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, in In the spring session, administer
9the 11th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
10sub. (1) to all pupils attending the 11th grade in the private school under s. 118.60
11the private school choice program.
SB989,30,1512 (d) Administer to pupils attending the private school under s. 118.60 the
13private school choice program
all other examinations in reading, mathematics, and
14science that are required to be administered to public school pupils under 20 USC
156311
(b) (2).
SB989,30,1816 (e) If the governing body of the private school maintains an Internet site a
17website
for the school, annually publish information on that Internet site website
18about the examinations administered under this subsection to pupils in the school.
SB989,59 19Section 59 . 118.30 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,30,2420 118.30 (2) (b) 1. If a pupil is enrolled in a special education program under
21subch. V of ch. 115, the school board, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40
22(2r) or (2x), or governing body of the private school participating in the private school
23choice
program under s. 118.60, or governing body of the private school participating
24in the program under s. 119.23
shall comply with s. 115.77 (1m) (bg).
SB989,60 25Section 60 . 118.30 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.30 (2) (b) 2. According to criteria established by the state superintendent
2by rule, the school board, operator of the charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
3or governing body of the private school participating in the private school choice
4program under s. 118.60, or governing body of the private school participating in the
5program under s. 119.23
may determine not to administer an examination under this
6section to a limited-English speaking pupil, as defined under s. 115.955 (7), may
7permit the pupil to be examined in his or her native language, or may modify the
8format and administration of an examination for such pupils.
SB989,61 9Section 61 . 118.30 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
SB989,62 10Section 62 . 118.30 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,31,1411 118.30 (2) (b) 6. Upon the request of a pupil's parent or guardian, the governing
12body of a private school participating in the private school choice program under s.
13118.60
shall excuse the pupil from taking an examination administered under sub.
14(1t) (a) to (cm) or s. 118.301 (3).
SB989,63 15Section 63. 118.30 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,31,2316 118.30 (5m) When determining the percentage of pupils participating in the
17private school choice program under s. 119.23 who performed at designated
18proficiency levels on the examinations administered as required under sub. (1s) (1t)
19or s. 118.301 (3), the department shall consider only the pupils participating in the
20private school choice program under s. 119.23 to whom the examinations were
21administered at each grade level, and shall exclude from consideration those pupils
22participating in the private school choice program under s. 119.23 who were excused
23from taking the examinations under sub. (2) (b) 5. 6.
SB989,64 24Section 64 . 118.301 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB989,65 25Section 65 . 118.301 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.301 (3) (d) Notwithstanding s. 118.30 (1t), beginning in the first full school
2year following the date on which the research center submitted the list of approved
3examinations to the department under sub. (2) (a), the governing body of a private
4school participating in a the private school choice program under s. 118.60 that is
5required to administer an examination under s. 118.30 (1t) is not required to
6administer an examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under
7s. 118.30 (1) in any grade for which an examination is required to be administered
8under s. 118.30 if the governing body administers in that grade an alternative
9examination approved by the research center under sub. (2). If the governing body
10of the private school elects to administer an alternative examination under this
11paragraph, the governing body shall notify the department of its intent to administer
12the examination and shall publish that fact and information about the examination
13on the school's Internet site website.
SB989,66 14Section 66 . 118.301 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,32,1915 118.301 (4) (a) If a school board, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
16(2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a private school participating in a the private
17school choice
program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 administers an alternative
18examination under sub. (3), the school board, operator, or governing body shall
19submit the examination results to the research center.
SB989,67 20Section 67 . 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,33,621 118.33 (1) (f) 2m. The governing body of each private school participating in the
22program under s. 119.23 and the
governing body of a private school that, pursuant
23to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
24and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
25partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 shall

1develop and periodically review and revise a policy specifying criteria for granting
2a high school diploma to pupils attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the
3school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
4119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119. The criteria shall include the
5pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the civics test under sub.
6(1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
SB989,68 7Section 68 . 118.33 (1) (f) 2r. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,33,138 118.33 (1) (f) 2r. The governing body of each private school participating in the
9private school choice program under s. 118.60 shall develop and periodically review
10and revise a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma to pupils
11attending the private school under s. 118.60 the private school choice program. The
12criteria shall include the pupil's academic performance, successful completion of the
13civics test under sub. (1m) (a), and the recommendations of teachers.
SB989,69 14Section 69 . 118.33 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,34,915 118.33 (1) (f) 3. Neither a school board nor an operator of a charter school under
16s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) nor an individual or group or person that, pursuant to s. 115.999
17(3), 119.33 (2) (c) 1. or 2., or 119.9002 (3) (a) or (b), is responsible for the operation and
18general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
19partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 may
20grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria
21specified in the school board's or charter school's policy under subd. 1. or 2. Neither
22the governing body of a private school participating in the program under s. 119.23
23nor a
A governing body of a private school that, pursuant to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33
24(2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation and general management
25of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s.

1119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119 may not grant a high school diploma
2to any pupil attending the private school under s. 119.23 or the school transferred
3to an opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch.
4115, or subch. II of ch. 119 unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in the
5governing body's policy under subd. 2m. The governing body of a private school
6participating in the private school choice program under s. 118.60 may not grant a
7high school diploma to any pupil attending the private school under s. 118.60 the
8private school choice program
unless the pupil has satisfied the criteria specified in
9the governing body's policy under subd. 2r.
SB989,70 10Section 70 . 118.33 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,34,1911 118.33 (1m) (a) 1. Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, no No school board,
12operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or governing body of a private
13school participating in a the private school choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
14may, except as provided in subd. 2. and subject to the policies under sub. (2) (m), grant
15a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil takes, during the high school
16grades, a civics test comprised of 100 questions that are identical to the 100 questions
17that may be asked of an individual during the process of applying for U.S. citizenship
18by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the pupil correctly
19answers at least 65 of those questions.
SB989,71 20Section 71 . 118.33 (1m) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,35,221 118.33 (1m) (a) 2. a. Except as provided in subd. 2. b., a school board, operator
22of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and governing body of a private school
23participating in a the private school choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall
24require a pupil for whom an individualized education program under s. 115.787 is
25in effect and a parentally placed child with a disability, as defined in 34 CFR 300.130,

1to complete the civics test described under subd. 1. but may not condition graduation
2on the successful completion of the test.
SB989,72 3Section 72 . 118.33 (1m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,35,104 118.33 (1m) (a) 2. b. If a pupil's individualized education program under s.
5115.787 or a services plan, as defined in 34 CFR 300.37, includes a statement that
6it is not appropriate to administer the civics test under subd. 1. to the pupil, a school
7board, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and governing body
8of a private school participating in a the private school choice program under s.
9118.60 or 119.23
may not make completion of the civics test described under subd.
101. a condition of graduation for that pupil.
SB989,73 11Section 73 . 118.33 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,35,1612 118.33 (1m) (a) 3. A school board, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40
13(2r) or (2x), and governing body of a private school participating in a the private
14school choice
program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall permit a limited-English
15proficient pupil, as defined in s. 115.955 (7), to take the civics test described under
16subd. 1. in the pupil's language of choice.
SB989,74 17Section 74 . 118.33 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,35,2118 118.33 (1m) (b) A school board, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
19or (2x), and governing body of a private school participating in a the private school
20choice
program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may determine the format of the civics test
21required under this subsection and when in the school year to administer the test.
SB989,75 22Section 75 . 118.33 (6) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 20,
23is repealed.
SB989,76 24Section 76 . 118.33 (6) (cr) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
2520
, is amended to read:
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1118.33 (6) (cr) 1. The governing body of each private school participating in the
2private school choice program under s. 118.60 shall adopt a written policy specifying
3criteria for promoting a pupil who is attending the private school under s. 118.60 the
4private school choice program
from the 4th grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th
5grade to the 9th grade. The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination
6administered under s. 118.30 (1t) (a) or (b) or s. 118.301 (3), unless the pupil has been
7excused from taking the examination under s. 118.30 (2) (b); the pupil's academic
8performance; the recommendations of teachers, which shall be based solely on the
9pupil's academic performance; and any other academic criteria specified by the
10governing body of the private school.
SB989,36,1611 2. The governing body of a private school participating in the private school
12choice
program under s. 118.60 may not promote a 4th grade pupil who is attending
13the private school under s. 118.60 the private school choice program to the 5th grade,
14and may not promote an 8th grade pupil who is attending the private school under
15s. 118.60
the private school choice program to the 9th grade, unless the pupil satisfies
16the criteria for promotion specified in the governing body's policy under subd. 1.
SB989,37,217 3. By July 1, 2025, the governing body of each private school participating in
18the private school choice program under s. 118.60 shall adopt a written policy
19specifying the criteria for promoting a pupil from the 3rd grade to the 4th grade that
20includes at least a requirement to provide to a pupil promoted to 4th grade who
21scored below grade-level in reading on the examination under s. 121.02 (1) (r) the
22services described in sub. (5m) (a) 1. to 3. and a good cause exception similar to the
23exception under sub. (5m) (b). Beginning on September 1, 2027, the governing body
24of a private school participating in the private school choice program under s. 118.60

1may not promote a 3rd grade pupil to the 4th grade unless the pupil satisfies the
2criteria for promotion specified in the governing body's policy under this subdivision.
SB989,77 3Section 77 . 118.38 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB989,78 4Section 78 . 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,37,105 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
6under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dj), (du), (fm), (fp), (fq),
7(fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the
8secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for
9payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and
10cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13).
SB989,79 11Section 79 . 118.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,37,1612 118.56 (1) Require a pupil in the program to work at least 280 hours per school
13year for an employer that complies with sub. (3). Hours of instruction may not be
14used to satisfy the work requirements under this subsection. Hours that fulfill the
15work requirements under this subsection shall be counted as hours of direct pupil
16instruction, as provided under ss. 118.60 (2) (a) 8. and 119.23 (2) (a) 8. s. 118.79 (1).
SB989,80 17Section 80. 118.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,38,218 118.57 (1) Annually, by January 31, each school board shall publish as a class
191 notice, under ch. 985, and post on its Internet site website a description of the
20educational options available to children in the school district, including public
21schools, private schools participating in a parental the private school choice
22program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment in
23a nonresident school district, the youth apprenticeship program under s. 106.13, and
24the early college credit program. A school board that does not operate high school

1grades is not required to include an educational option offered only to high school
2pupils in a description of educational options under this subsection.
SB989,81 3Section 81 . 118.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB989,38,104 118.57 (2) The school board shall include in the notice under sub. (1) the most
5recent performance category assigned under s. 115.385 (1) (b) to each school within
6the school district boundaries, including charter schools established under s. 118.40
7(2r) or (2x) and private schools participating in a parental the private school choice
8program under s. 118.60 or 119.23. The notice published by the school board shall
9inform parents that the full school and school district accountability report is
10available on the school board's Internet site website.
SB989,82 11Section 82. 118.60 (title) and (1) (am) of the statutes are repealed.
SB989,83 12Section 83 . 118.60 (1) (intro.), (ab), (ad), (af), (ag), (bn), (c), (cm), (d) and (g) of
13the statutes are renumbered 118.70 (intro.), (1), (2), (4), (5), (10), (13), (14), (15) and
14(19), and 118.70 (intro.), (2), (4), (5) (intro.) and (c), (10) (a) (intro.) and (b), (13) and
15(14), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB989,38,16 16118.70 Definitions. (intro.) In this section subchapter:
SB989,38,19 17(2) “Administrator" means the superintendent, supervising principal,
18executive director, or other person who acts as the administrative head of a
19participating private school participating in the program under this section.
SB989,38,22 20(4) “Disqualified accrediting organization" means an accrediting organization
21that is not an accrediting entity or a member of or otherwise sanctioned by an
22accrediting entity.
SB989,39,2 23(5) (intro.) “Disqualified person" means a person who, when a private school
24was barred or terminated from participation in the choice program under this section

1by an order issued under sub. (10) s. 118.85 or s. 118.60 (10), 2023 stats., or s. 119.23
2(10), 2023 stats.
, satisfied at least one of the following:
SB989,39,53 (c) Was responsible for an action or circumstance that led to the private school
4being barred or terminated from participation in the choice program under this
5section
.
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