Amendment ASA1-AB110

AB110-ASA1,8,19 1. Intentionally and substantially misrepresented information required under sub. (4).

AB110-ASA1,8,20 2. Routinely failed to comply with the standards under sub. (4) (e) or (f).

AB110-ASA1,8,22 3. Used a pupil's scholarship for any purpose other than educational purposes or rebated, refunded, or shared a pupil's scholarship with a parent or pupil.

AB110-ASA1,8,24 4. Failed to refund to the state, in a timely manner, any scholarship overpayments.

AB110-ASA1,9,6 (b) If the department bars a school district, charter school, or private school from participating in the program under this section, it shall notify all pupils eligible to participate in the program and their parents as quickly as possible. A pupil who is receiving a scholarship and attending a school district, charter school, or private school barred from the program may attend another participating school district, charter school, or private school under the scholarship.

AB110-ASA1,9,9 (7) Study. (a) The legislative audit bureau shall contract for a study of the program under this section with one or more researchers who have experience evaluating school choice programs. The study shall evaluate all of the following:

AB110-ASA1,9,11 1. The level of satisfaction with the program expressed by participating pupils and their parents.

AB110-ASA1,9,14 2. The percentage of participating pupils who were victimized because of their special needs at their resident school district and the percentage of such pupils at their participating school.

AB110-ASA1,9,17 3. The percentage of participating pupils who exhibited behavioral problems at their resident school district and the percentage of such pupils at their participating school.

AB110-ASA1,9,19 4. The average class size at participating pupils' resident school districts and at their participating schools.

AB110-ASA1,9,20 5. The fiscal impact of the program on the state and on resident school districts.

AB110-ASA1,9,22 (b) The contract under par. (a) shall require the researchers who conduct the study to do all of the following:

AB110-ASA1,9,24 1. Apply appropriate analytical and behavioral science methodologies to ensure public confidence in the study.

AB110-ASA1,9,25 2. Protect the identity of participating schools and pupils.

AB110-ASA1,10,3 (c) The contract under par. (a) shall require that the results of the study be reported to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) by January 9, 2015.

AB110-ASA1,10,5 (8) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules relating to all of the following:

AB110-ASA1,10,7 (a) The eligibility and participation of eligible schools, including timelines that maximize pupil and school participation.

AB110-ASA1,10,8 (b) The calculation and distribution of scholarships.

AB110-ASA1,10,9 (c) The application and approval procedures for pupils and eligible schools.

AB110-ASA1, s. 6 Section 6. 118.60 (4s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB110-ASA1,10,14 118.60 (4s) Notwithstanding subs. (4), (4m), and (4r), a pupil attending a private school participating in the program under this section who is receiving a scholarship under s. 115.7915 shall not be counted as a pupil attending the private school under this section under sub. (4), (4m), or (4r).

AB110-ASA1, s. 7 Section 7. 119.23 (4s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB110-ASA1,10,19 119.23 (4s) Notwithstanding subs. (4), (4m), and (4r), a pupil attending a private school participating in the program under this section who is receiving a scholarship under s. 115.7915 shall not be counted as a pupil attending the private school under this section under sub. (4), (4m), or (4r).

AB110-ASA1, s. 8 Section 8. 121.05 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB110-ASA1,10,22 121.05 (1) (a) 4. Pupils residing in the school district but attending a public school in another school district, or a private school, under s. 115.7915.

AB110-ASA1, s. 9 Section 9. 121.08 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB110-ASA1,11,2 121.08 (4) (am) The amount of state aid that a school district is eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in any school year shall be reduced by the total amount of scholarships paid by the department under s. 115.7915 in that school year for pupils who reside in the school district.

AB110-ASA1, s. 10 Section 10. 121.08 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB110-ASA1,11,10 121.08 (4) (c) The amount of state aid that a school district is eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) shall also be reduced by an amount equal to the amount paid to the Second Chance Partnership under s. 115.28 (54) for pupils enrolled in the school district. The department shall ensure that the amount of the aid reduction lapses to the general fund and that it does not affect the amount determined to be received by a school district as state aid under this section for any other purpose.

AB110-ASA1, s. 11 Section 11. 121.08 (4) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB110-ASA1,11,14 121.08 (4) (d) The state superintendent shall ensure that the total amount of aid reduction under pars. (a), (b), and (br) this subsection lapses to the general fund.

AB110-ASA1, s. 12 Section 12. 121.54 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB110-ASA1,12,2 121.54 (3) Transportation for children with disabilities. Every Except as provided in s. 115.7915 (5), every school board shall provide transportation for children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), to any public or private elementary or high school, to the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the school operated by the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing or to any special education program for children with disabilities sponsored by a state tax-supported institution of higher education, including a technical college, regardless of distance, if the request for such transportation is approved by the state superintendent. Approval shall be based on whether or not the child can walk to school with safety and comfort. Section 121.53 shall apply to transportation provided under this subsection.

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