Amendment AA7-SB21

SB21-AA7,6 Section 6. 118.60 (4r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-AA7,2,15 118.60 (4r) (a) Multiply the amount determined under sub. (4) (bg) or (bk), if the pupil is an incoming choice pupil, by 0.616.".

SB21-AA7,7 Section 7. 118.60 (7) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-AA7,3,2 118.60 (7) (b) 3m. Annually, schedule 2 meetings at least one meeting each month at which members of the governing body of the private school will be present and at which pupils, and the parents or guardians of pupils, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school may meet and communicate with the members of the governing body. The meetings shall be open to the public. The private school shall, within 30 days after the start of the school term, notify the department in writing of the scheduled meeting dates and shall, at least 30 days before the scheduled meeting date, notify in writing each pupil, or the parent or guardian of each minor pupil, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school of the meeting date, time, and place. The private school shall provide notice of the meetings in the manner provided in s. 19.84.

SB21-AA7,8 Section 8. 118.60 (10) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-AA7,3,4 118.60 (10) (a) 7. Violated sub. (7) (b) 3m., 4., 5., or 6.

SB21-AA7,9 Section 9. 118.60 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-AA7,3,15 118.60 (10m) The department of justice or the district attorney may institute, manage, control, and direct, in the proper county, any prosecution for violation of criminal laws affecting a parental choice program under this section, including laws relating to parental choice programs under ch. 946 and laws affecting the health, safety, and welfare of pupils attending private schools under parental choice programs. For this purpose the department of justice shall have and exercise all powers conferred upon district attorneys in such cases. The department of justice or district attorney shall notify the department of public instruction of any such prosecution of a person holding a license granted by the department of public instruction.

SB21-AA7,10 Section 10. 119.23 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-AA7,3,17 119.23 (2) (a) 10. The private school is located in this state.

SB21-AA7,11 Section 11. 119.23 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-AA7,3,20 119.23 (2) (d) No more than 49 percent of a private school's enrollment may consist of pupils attending the private school under this section.

SB21-AA7,12 Section 12. 119.23 (7) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-AA7,4,7 119.23 (7) (b) 3m. Annually, schedule two meetings at least one meeting each month at which members of the governing body of the private school will be present and at which pupils, and the parents or guardians of pupils, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school may meet and communicate with the members of the governing body. The meetings shall be open to the public. The private school shall, within 30 days after the start of the school term, notify the department in writing of the scheduled meeting dates and shall, at least 30 days before the scheduled meeting date, notify in writing each pupil, or the parent or guardian of each minor pupil, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school of the meeting date, time, and place. The private school shall provide notice of the meetings in the manner provided in s. 19.84.

SB21-AA7,13 Section 13. 119.23 (10) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-AA7,4,9 119.23 (10) (a) 7. Violated sub. (7) (b) 3m., 4., 5., or 6.

SB21-AA7,14 Section 14. 119.23 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-AA7,4,20 119.23 (10m) The department of justice or the district attorney may institute, manage, control, and direct, in the proper county, any prosecution for violation of criminal laws affecting a parental choice program under this section, including laws relating to parental choice programs under ch. 946 and laws affecting the health, safety, and welfare of pupils attending private schools under parental choice programs. For this purpose the department of justice shall have and exercise all powers conferred upon district attorneys in such cases. The department of justice or district attorney shall notify the department of public instruction of any such prosecution of a person holding a license granted by the department of public instruction.

SB21-AA7,15 Section 15. 946.94 of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-AA7,4,23 946.94 Parental choice program fraud. (1) In this section, "parental choice program" means a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23.

SB21-AA7,5,3 (2) Whoever intentionally makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of material fact in any application to participate in a parental choice program is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

SB21-AA7,5,4 (3) No person may do any of the following:

SB21-AA7,5,7 (a) Having knowledge of an event affecting the person's eligibility to participate in a parental choice program, conceal or fail to disclose that event with an intent to fraudulently participate in a parental choice program.

SB21-AA7,5,9 (b) Receive a payment under a parental choice program and use the funding for purposes that are not authorized under the parental choice program.

SB21-AA7,5,10 (c) Whoever violates par. (a) or (b) is subject to the following penalties:

SB21-AA7,5,12 1. If the value of the payment that is obtained as the result of the violation is more than $5,000 but does not exceed $10,000, a Class H felony.

SB21-AA7,5,14 2. If the value of the payment that is obtained as the result of the violation is more than $10,000, a Class G felony.

SB21-AA7,5,19 (4) Whoever makes any statement in a written application to participate in a parental choice program is considered to have made an admission as to the existence, correctness, or validity of any fact stated. Such a statement is prima facie evidence against the person who made it in any complaint, information, or indictment, or in any action brought for enforcement of any provision of this section.

SB21-AA7,9334 Section 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction.

SB21-AA7,5,23 (1j) Parental choice program fraud. The treatment of section 946.94 of the statutes first applies to acts and omissions that occur on the effective date of this subsection.".

SB21-AA7,5,24 2. Page 1047, line 20: delete "(bg)" and substitute "(bk)".

SB21-AA7,6,1 3. Page 1047, line 21: delete "(bg)" and substitute "(bk)".

SB21-AA7,6,2 4. Page 1118, line 5: delete "(bg)" and substitute "(bk)".

SB21-AA7,6,3 5. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

SB21-AA7,6,4 " Section 1. 118.60 (7) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-AA7,6,8 118.60 (7) (h) 1. Each private school participating in the program under this section shall annually conduct state and federal background checks of all teachers and administrators employed by the private school on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

SB21-AA7,6,13 2. Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], each private school participating in the program under this section shall annually conduct state and federal background checks of each individual who applies to teach in or serve as an administrator of the private school prior to extending an offer of employment to that individual.

SB21-AA7,6,17 3. A participating private school may not employ a person as a teacher or administrator or contract with the person to serve as a teacher or administrator if the person would not be eligible to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the reasons specified under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.

SB21-AA7,2 Section 2. 118.60 (10) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-AA7,6,23 118.60 (10) (bg) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she determines that the owner of the private school would not be eligible or permitted to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the reasons specified under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.

SB21-AA7,3 Section 3. 118.60 (10) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-AA7,7,5 118.60 (10) (br) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she determines that the private school has failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (h) 1. or 2. or if the private school employs an individual in contravention of the prohibitions under sub. (7) (h) 3.

SB21-AA7,4 Section 4. 118.60 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-AA7,7,9 118.60 (10) (c) Whenever the state superintendent issues an order under par. (a), (am), (ar), or (b), (bg), or (br), he or she shall immediately notify the parent or guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this section.

SB21-AA7,5 Section 5. 119.23 (7) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-AA7,7,14 119.23 (7) (h) 1. Each private school participating in the program under this section shall annually conduct state and federal background checks of all teachers and administrators employed by the private school on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

SB21-AA7,7,19 2. Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], each private school participating in the program under this section shall annually conduct state and federal background checks of each individual who applies to teach in or serve as an administrator of the private school prior to extending an offer of employment to that individual.

SB21-AA7,7,23 3. A participating private school may not employ a person as a teacher or administrator or contract with the person to serve as a teacher or administrator if the person would not be eligible to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the reasons specified under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.

SB21-AA7,6 Section 6. 119.23 (10) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-AA7,8,5 119.23 (10) (bg) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she determines that the owner of the private school would not be eligible or permitted to be employed, licensed, or permitted for any of the reasons specified under s. 115.31 (2g) or (6m) or 115.315.

SB21-AA7,7 Section 7. 119.23 (10) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-AA7,8,11 119.23 (10) (br) The state superintendent may issue an order immediately terminating a private school's participation in the program under this section if he or she determines that the private school has failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (h) 1. or 2. or if the private school employs an individual in contravention of the prohibitions under sub. (7) (h) 3.

SB21-AA7,8 Section 8. 119.23 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-AA7,8,15 119.23 (10) (c) Whenever the state superintendent issues an order under par. (a), (am), (ar), or (b), (bg), or (br), he or she shall immediately notify the parent or guardian of each pupil attending the private school under this section.".

SB21-AA7,8,17 6. Page 16, line 17: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 17, line 24.

SB21-AA7,8,19 7. Page 18, line 22: delete "town, or, subject to par. (os), of a school district," and substitute "town or school district".

SB21-AA7,8,21 8. Page 18, line 24: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 19, line 12.

SB21-AA7,8,22 9. Page 68, line 17: delete lines 17 to 19.

SB21-AA7,8,23 10. Page 116, line 4: delete that line.

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SB21-AA7,9,21 28. Page 618, line 11: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 619, line 3.

SB21-AA7,9,22 29. Page 938, line 1: delete lines 1 to 5.

SB21-AA7,10,1 30. Page 938, line 6: delete lines 6 to 18.

SB21-AA7,10,2 31. Page 938, line 18: after that line insert:

SB21-AA7,10,3 " Section 3182sm. 115.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-AA7,10,14 115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private, or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the applicant's teaching therein. Private Except as provided in ss. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. and 119.23 (2) (a) 6m., private schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or certified teachers.".

SB21-AA7,10,16 32. Page 938, line 19: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 939, line 7.

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