AB75-ASA1,1253,1513 (c) Provide to the department a signed statement from each individual who is
14a member of the private school's governing body verifying that the individual is a
15member of the governing body.
AB75-ASA1,1253,1816 (d) Upon request by any pupil, or the parent or guardian of any minor pupil,
17who is attending or who applies to attend the private school, provide the material
18specified in pars. (a) and (b).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2289 19Section 2289. 119.23 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1253,2120 119.23 (7) (b) Each private school participating in the program under this
21section shall do all of the following:
AB75-ASA1,1253,2322 1. Administer to any pupils attending the 3rd grade in the private school under
23this section a standardized reading test developed by the department.
AB75-ASA1,1253,2424 2. Adopt the pupil academic standards required under s. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3.
AB75-ASA1,1253,2525 2m. Develop a written policy governing visitors and visits to the private school.
AB75-ASA1,1254,4
13. Ensure that any teacher's aide employed by the private school has graduated
2from high school, been granted a declaration of equivalency of high school
3graduation, or been issued a general educational development certificate of high
4school equivalency.
AB75-ASA1,1254,135 3m. Annually, schedule two meetings at which members of the governing body
6of the private school will be present and at which pupils, and the parents or
7guardians of pupils, applying to attend the private school or attending the private
8school may meet and communicate with the members of the governing body. The
9private school shall, within 30 days after the start of the school term, notify the
10department in writing of the scheduled meeting dates and shall, at least 30 days
11before the scheduled meeting date, notify in writing each pupil, or the parent or
12guardian of each minor pupil, applying to attend the private school or attending the
13private school of the meeting date, time, and place.
AB75-ASA1,1254,1614 4. Maintain progress records for each pupil attending the private school under
15this section while the pupil attends the school and, except as provided under subd.
167., for at least 5 years after the pupil ceases to attend the school.
AB75-ASA1,1254,1917 5. Upon request, provide a pupil or the parent or guardian of a minor pupil who
18is attending the private school under this section with a copy of the pupil's progress
19records.
AB75-ASA1,1254,2220 6. Issue a high school diploma or certificate to each pupil who attends the
21private school under this section and satisfactorily completes the course of
22instruction and any other requirements necessary for high school graduation.
AB75-ASA1,1255,223 7. a. Except as provided in subd. 7. b., if the private school ceases operating as
24a private school, immediately transfer all of the progress records of the pupils who
25attended the school under this section to the board. The private school shall send

1written notice to each pupil, or to the parent or guardian of a minor pupil, of the
2transfer of progress records under this subd. 7. a.
AB75-ASA1,1255,153 b. If the private school is affiliated with an organization that will maintain the
4progress records of each pupil who attended the school under this section for at least
55 years after the private school ceases operation as a private school, the private
6school may transfer a pupil's records to the organization if the pupil, or the parent
7or guardian of a minor pupil, consents in writing to the release of the progress records
8to the affiliated organization. The private school shall send to the department a copy
9of the consent form for each pupil who consents to the transfer of progress records
10under this subd. 7. b. The written notice shall be signed by the pupil, or the parent
11or guardian of a minor pupil, and shall include the name, phone number, mailing
12address, and other relevant contact information of the organization that will
13maintain the progress records, and a declaration by the affiliated organization that
14the organization agrees to maintain the progress records for at least 5 years after the
15private school ceases operation as a private school.
AB75-ASA1,1255,1916 8. Ensure that an accrediting agency reviews and reports to the department
17on the private school's compliance with subds. 4. and 6. as provided under sub. (9)
18(b). The accrediting agency may determine compliance by examining an appropriate
19sample of pupil records.
AB75-ASA1,1255,2320 9. Beginning in the 2010-11 school year, if at least 10 percent of the pupils
21attending the private school under this section are limited-English proficient pupils,
22as defined in s. 115.955 (7), establish a bilingual-bicultural education program as
23defined in s. 115.955 (2).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2290 24Section 2290. 119.23 (7) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1256,11
1119.23 (7) (e) 1. Annually In the 2009-10 school year, each private school
2participating in the program under this section shall administer a nationally normed
3standardized test in reading, mathematics, and science to pupils attending the
4school under the program in the 4th, 8th, and 10th grades. Beginning in the 2010-11
5school year and annually thereafter, each private school participating in the program
6under this section shall administer the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1s)
7to pupils attending the school under the program.
The private school may administer
8additional standardized tests to such pupils. Beginning in 2006 and annually
9thereafter until 2011, the private school shall provide the scores of all standardized
10tests and examinations that it administers under this subdivision to the School
11Choice Demonstration Project.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2290j 12Section 2290j. 119.23 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (9) (a) and
13amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1256,1914 119.23 (9) (a) If any accrediting agency specified under sub. (2) (a) 7. a. or b.
15determines during the accrediting process that a private school does not meet all of
16the requirements under s. 118.165 (1), or if the Institute for the Transformation of
17Learning at Marquette University determines during the preaccreditation process
18that a private school does not meet all of the requirements under s. 118.165 (1),
it
19shall report that failure to the department.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2290k 20Section 2290k. 119.23 (9) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1256,2421 119.23 (9) (b) An accrediting agency specified under sub. (2) (a) 7. a. and b. shall
22review and report to the department on a private school's compliance with sub. (7)
23(b) 4. and 6. The accrediting agency may determine compliance by examining an
24appropriate sample of pupil records.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2291 25Section 2291. 119.23 (10) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1257,3
1119.23 (10) (a) 2. Failed to provide the notice or pay the fee required under sub.
2(2) (a) 3., or provide the information required under sub. (7) (am) or (d), by the date
3or within the period specified.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2291d 4Section 2291d. 119.23 (10) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1257,65 119.23 (10) (a) 3. Failed to refund to the state any overpayment made under
6sub. (4) (b) or (bg) or (4m) by the date specified by department rule.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2292 7Section 2292. 119.23 (10) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1257,88 119.23 (10) (a) 5. Failed to provide the information required under sub. (6m).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2293 9Section 2293. 119.23 (10) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1257,1110 119.23 (10) (a) 6. Failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (b) or
11(c).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2294 12Section 2294. 119.23 (10) (a) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1257,1313 119.23 (10) (a) 7. Violated sub. (7) (b) 4., 5., or 6.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2295g 14Section 2295g. 119.23 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1257,1715 119.23 (10) (d) The Except as provided in par. (e), the state superintendent may
16withhold payment from a parent or guardian under subs. (4) and (4m) if the private
17school attended by the child of the parent or guardian violates this section.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2295h 18Section 2295h. 119.23 (10) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1258,219 119.23 (10) (e) 1. Notwithstanding subs. (4) and (4m), and except as provided
20in subd. 2., if the state superintendent issues an order under par. (a) or (b) barring
21the private school from participating in the program under this section in the school
22year in which the order is issued, the department shall pay to the parent or guardian
23of a pupil who attended the private school in that school year, from the appropriation
24under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount determined as follows, which payment shall be

1sent to the private school to be restrictively endorsed by the parent or guardian of the
2pupil for the use of the private school:
AB75-ASA1,1258,53 a. Divide the number of instructional hours provided to the pupil in that school
4year before the order was issued under par. (a) or (b) by the number of instructional
5hours scheduled for the grade the pupil was attending in that school year.
AB75-ASA1,1258,76 b. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. a. by the amount under sub. (4) (b) or
7(bg).
AB75-ASA1,1258,98 c. Subtract from the product under subd. 1. b. any amount already paid to the
9parent or guardian under subs. (4) and (4m) for that pupil in that school year.
AB75-ASA1,1258,1210 2. This paragraph does not apply to a private school barred from participating
11in the program under this section under par. (a) or (b) as a result of committing an
12act of fraud.
AB75-ASA1,1258,1413 3. A private school who receives a payment under this paragraph shall use the
14payment received in the following order:
AB75-ASA1,1258,1615 a. If the private school owes money to the state, the private school shall
16reimburse the state.
AB75-ASA1,1258,1917 b. The private school shall use any portion of the payment remaining after
18satisfying the requirement under subd. 3. a. to pay the salaries of teachers employed
19by the school.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2295m 20Section 2295m. 119.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1259,1121 119.46 (1) As part of the budget transmitted annually to the common council
22under s. 119.16 (8) (b), the board shall report the amount of money required for the
23ensuing school year to operate all public schools in the city under this chapter, to
24repair and keep in order school buildings and equipment, to make material
25improvements to school property and to purchase necessary additions to school sites.

1The amount included in the report for the purpose of supporting the Milwaukee
2Parental Choice Program under s. 119.23 shall be reduced by the amount of aid
3received by the board under s. 121.136 and by the amount specified in the notice
4received by the board under s. 121.137 (2)
. The common council shall levy and collect
5a tax upon all the property subject to taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the
6amount of money required by the board for the purposes set forth in this subsection,
7at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected.
8Such taxes shall be in addition to all other taxes which the city is authorized to levy.
9The taxes so levied and collected, any other funds provided by law and placed at the
10disposal of the city for the same purposes, and the moneys deposited in the school
11operations fund under s. 119.60 (1), shall constitute the school operations fund.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2296 12Section 2296. 119.82 of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2297 13Section 2297. 120.12 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1259,1614 120.12 (24) Health care benefits. Prior to the selection of any group health
15care benefits provider for school district professional employees, as defined in s.
16111.70 (1) (ne) (nd), solicit sealed bids for the provision of such benefits.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2297m 17Section 2297m. 120.12 (26) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2297n 18Section 2297n. 120.12 (26) of the statutes is renumbered 118.07 (4) (a) 1. and
19amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1259,2320 118.07 (4) (a) 1. Have Each school board and the governing body of each private
21school shall have
in effect a school safety plan for each public or private school in the
22school district within 3 years of the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
23date]
.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2297q 24Section 2297q. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
2514
, is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1260,4
1120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
249.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3),
3632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4), (5), and (6), 632.895 (9) to (16) (17), 632.896, and
4767.513 (4).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2297t 5Section 2297t. 121.004 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1260,86 121.004 (5) Membership. "Membership" for any school district is the sum of
7pupils enrolled as reported under s. 121.05 (1) or (2), as appropriate, and the summer
8average daily membership equivalent for classes approved under s. 121.14.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2298g 9Section 2298g. 121.02 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1260,1610 121.02 (1) (a) 2. Subject to s. 118.40 (8) (b) 2., ensure that all instructional staff
11of charter schools located in the school district hold a license or permit to teach issued
12by the department. For purposes of this subdivision, a virtual charter school is
13located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (8) (a) and a charter school
14established under s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. is located in the school district specified in s.
15118.40 (3) (c) 1. c
. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules defining
16"instructional staff" for purposes of this subdivision.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2298i 17Section 2298i. 121.02 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1260,2318 121.02 (1) (r) Except as provided in s. 118.40 (2r) (d) 2., annually administer
19a standardized reading test developed by the department to all pupils enrolled in the
20school district in grade 3, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the
21school district, except that if a charter school is established under s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1.
22c., the school board specified in s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. shall administer the test to pupils
23enrolled in the charter school regardless of the location of the charter school
.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2298k 24Section 2298k. 121.05 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1261,5
1121.05 (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the school district clerk of the school
2district operating under ch. 119 shall include, as part of the annual report under s.
3119.44 (2), the number of pupils enrolled on the 3rd Friday of September, the 2nd
4Friday of January, or the first Friday of May, whichever is highest, including the
5pupils specified in sub. (1) (a), and the information described in sub. (1) (b) to (d).
AB75-ASA1, s. 2298m 6Section 2298m. 121.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1261,97 121.05 (3) If a school district is unable to hold school on either any of the 2 dates
8specified in sub. (1) (a) or (2), the state superintendent shall designate alternative
9membership counting dates.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2298s 10Section 2298s. 121.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1261,2311 121.05 (4) The school board of a school district in which a foster or group home
12that is not exempt under s. 70.11 is located may submit a report to the state
13superintendent. If the school board submits a report, it shall submit it by June 30.
14The report shall indicate, on a full-time equivalent basis, the number of pupils
15residing in such foster or group homes who were provided educational services by the
16school district during the current school year but were not included in the September
17or, January, or May membership count under sub. (1) (a) or (2). The state
18superintendent shall adjust the school district's membership based on the report.
19The state superintendent shall make proportional adjustments to the memberships
20of the school districts in which the pupil was previously enrolled during that school
21year. The state superintendent shall obtain from such school districts the
22information necessary to make such adjustments. The state superintendent shall
23promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2301g 24Section 2301g. 121.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 121.08 (4) (b)
25(intro.) and amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1262,3
1121.08 (4) (b) (intro.) The amount of state aid that the school district operating
2under ch. 119 is eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) shall
3also be reduced by 45% of the amount calculated as follows:
AB75-ASA1,1262,7 41. Multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the current
52009-10 school year by 41.6 percent, and multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23
6(4) and (4m) in the 2010-11 school year and in each school year thereafter by 38.4
7percent
.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2301j 8Section 2301j. 121.08 (4) (b) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1262,129 121.08 (4) (b) 2. Multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the
102009-10 school year by 3.4 percent, and multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23
11(4) and (4m) in the 2010-11 school year and in each school year thereafter by 6.6
12percent.
AB75-ASA1,1262,1313 3. Add the amounts determined under subds. 1. and 2.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2301p 14Section 2301p. 121.136 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75-ASA1,1262,1715 121.136 (1) In this section, "membership" means the membership used by the
16department to calculate state aid to the school district under s. 121.08 in the first
17school year of a fiscal biennium.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2301q 18Section 2301q. 121.136 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1262,2119 121.136 (2) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (c), the The amount paid to
20each eligible school district in the 2009-10 school year and annually thereafter shall
21be determined as follows:
AB75-ASA1, s. 2301r 22Section 2301r. 121.136 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1262,2423 121.136 (2) (b) 1. Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bb) by
24the total number of pupils enrolled membership in all eligible school districts.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2301s 25Section 2301s. 121.136 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2301t
1Section 2301t. 121.136 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2301u 2Section 2301u. 121.136 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,1263,53 121.136 (2) (b) 4. Multiply the amount determined result under subd. 3. 1. by
4the school district's enrollment on the 3rd Friday of September in the current school
5year
membership.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2301v 6Section 2301v. 121.136 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2301x 7Section 2301x. 121.137 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,1263,8 8121.137 First class city school levy aid. (1) In this section:
AB75-ASA1,1263,99 (a) "Board" has the meaning given in s. 119.02 (1).
AB75-ASA1,1263,1010 (b) "City" has the meaning given in s. 119.02 (2).
AB75-ASA1,1263,13 11(2) Annually, the department shall calculate the amount of the state aid
12reduction under s. 121.08 (4) (b) 2. in the current school year and shall notify the
13board, in writing, of the result.
AB75-ASA1,1263,18 14(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), annually the department
15shall pay the amount calculated under sub. (2) to the city in installments according
16to the schedule used by the board for the distribution of state aid under s. 121.15 (1)
17or (1g). The city shall pay an amount equal to the amount received under this
18subsection to the board.
AB75-ASA1, s. 2302c 19Section 2302c. 121.54 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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