Amendment AA11-AB751

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 11, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 751

February 9, 2016 - Offered by Representative Pope.

AB751-AA11,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB751-AA11,1,2 1. Page 7, line 15: after that line insert:

AB751-AA11,1,4 " Section 19c. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB751-AA11,1,13 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in par. (bm) subd. 1. am., the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget. In this subdivision and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. Except as provided in subd. 1. c., the family income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this section whose family income increases above the income level in this subd. 1. a. may continue to attend a private school under this section.

AB751-AA11,19g Section 19g. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. am. of the statutes is created to read:

AB751-AA11,2,9 118.60 (2) (a) 1. am. Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 1.85 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget. The family income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this section whose family income increases above the income level in this subd. 1. am. may continue to attend a private school under this section.

AB751-AA11,19n Section 19n. 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB751-AA11,2,17 118.60 (3) (c) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant rejected under this paragraph may, subject to sub. (2) (a) 1. am. and (be) and (bm), be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year.

AB751-AA11,19r Section 19r. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB751-AA11,3,5 119.23 (2) (a) 1. a. The Except as provided in subd. 1. am., the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget. In this subdivision and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. Except as provided in subd. 1. d., the family income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this section whose family income increases above the income level in this subd. 1. a., including a pupil who attended a private school under this section in the 2010-11 school year and whose family income has increased, may continue to attend a private school under this section.

AB751-AA11,19w Section 19w. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. am. of the statutes is created to read:

AB751-AA11,3,14 119.23 (2) (a) 1. am. Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 1.85 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget. The family income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this section whose family income increases above the income level in this subd. 1. am. may continue to attend a private school under this section.".

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