SB21-SSA1,1030,4 22(6) Full-time open enrollment in a participating nonresident school
23district.
If a whole grade sharing agreement provides for a pupil to attend a grade
24in a nonresident school district in which the pupil is attending school under s. 118.51,
25the pupil's status as a pupil attending the nonresident school district under s. 118.51

1is suspended for the school year the pupil is enrolled in the grade that is subject to
2the whole grade sharing agreement. This subsection does not prevent a pupil from
3continuing to attend the nonresident school district in succeeding school years
4without reapplying, as provided under s. 118.51 (3) (c).
SB21-SSA1,1030,6 5(7) School district reorganization. A whole grade sharing agreement entered
6into under this section is not an order of school district reorganization under ch. 117.
SB21-SSA1,1030,8 7(8) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
8section.
SB21-SSA1,3304 9Section 3304. 118.51 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (1) (ag).
SB21-SSA1,3305 10Section 3305. 118.51 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1030,1211 118.51 (1) (ad) "Charter school" excludes a school under contract with an entity
12under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) or the director under s. 118.40 (2x).
SB21-SSA1,3306 13Section 3306. 118.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1030,2114 118.51 (2) Applicability. A Except as provided in s. 118.50 (6), a pupil may
15attend a public school, including a charter school, prekindergarten, 4-year-old
16kindergarten, or early childhood or school-operated child care program, in a
17nonresident school district under this section, except that a pupil may attend a
18prekindergarten, 4-year-old kindergarten, or early childhood or school-operated
19child care program in a nonresident school district only if the pupil's resident school
20district offers the same type of program that the pupil wishes to attend and the pupil
21is eligible to attend that program in his or her resident school district.
SB21-SSA1,3306e 22Section 3306e. 118.51 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1031,323 118.51 (3) (a) 4. On or before the 2nd Friday following the first Monday in June
24following receipt of a copy of the application, if a resident school board denies a pupil's
25enrollment in a nonresident school district under sub. (6), or (7) or (12) (b) 1., the

1resident school board shall notify the applicant and the nonresident school board, in
2writing, that the application has been denied and include in the notice the reason for
3the denial.
SB21-SSA1,3306g 4Section 3306g. 118.51 (3m) (d) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
5renumbered 118.51 (3m) (d) and amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1031,106 118.51 (3m) (d) A resident school district may notify an applicant under par.
7(a) that the pupil may not attend a school or program in the nonresident school
8district only for the following reasons: 1. The if the resident school district
9determines that the criteria relied on by the applicant under par. (b) does not apply
10to the pupil.
SB21-SSA1,3306h 11Section 3306h. 118.51 (3m) (d) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,3306m 12Section 3306m. 118.51 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1031,2513 118.51 (9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
14application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
15attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d), (6), or (7)
16or (12) (b) 1., or the nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public
17school in the nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may
18appeal the decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the
19nonresident school board provides notice that the special education or related service
20is not available under sub. (12) (a), the pupil's parent may appeal the required
21transfer to the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. If the resident
22school board provides notice of transfer under sub. (12) (b) 2., the pupil's parent may
23appeal the required transfer to the department within 30 days after receipt of the
24notice.
The department shall affirm the school board's decision unless the
25department finds that the decision was arbitrary or unreasonable.
SB21-SSA1,3306p
1Section 3306p. 118.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12).
SB21-SSA1,3306r 2Section 3306r. 118.51 (12) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,3306t 3Section 3306t. 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,3307 4Section 3307. 118.51 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1032,225 118.51 (14) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is eligible
6satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42
7USC 1758
(b) (1) and who will be attending public school in a nonresident school
8district in the following school year under this section may apply to the department,
9on the form prepared under sub. (15) (a), for the reimbursement of costs incurred by
10the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence and
11the school that the pupil will be attending. The department shall determine the
12reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s.
1320.255 (2) (cy). The reimbursement amount may not exceed the actual
14transportation costs incurred by the parent or 3 times the statewide average per
15pupil transportation costs, whichever is less. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
16(cy) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of approved claims under
17this paragraph, payments shall be prorated among the parents entitled thereto. By
18the 2nd Friday following the first Monday in May following receipt of the parent's
19application under sub. (3) (a), the department shall provide to each parent
20requesting reimbursement under this paragraph an estimate of the amount of
21reimbursement that the parent will receive if the pupil attends public school in the
22nonresident school district in the following school year.
SB21-SSA1,3307p 23Section 3307p. 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1033,3
1118.51 (16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils
2attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for
3whom tuition is paid a payment is made under sub. (17) (a) or (c).
SB21-SSA1,3308d 4Section 3308d. 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1033,75 118.51 (16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils
6attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than
7pupils for whom tuition is paid a payment is made under sub. (17) (a) or (c).
SB21-SSA1,3309c 8Section 3309c. 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1033,139 118.51 (16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district
10under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the
11state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c) based on the number
12of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the nonresident
13school district.
SB21-SSA1,3309d 14Section 3309d. 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1033,1715 118.51 (16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustment
16adjustments under par. (b) does and sub. (17) (c) do not affect the amount determined
17to be received by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
SB21-SSA1,3309e 18Section 3309e. 118.51 (17) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
19read:
SB21-SSA1,1033,2120 118.51 (17) (title) State aid adjustments and tuition; children with
21disabilities.
SB21-SSA1,3309f 22Section 3309f. 118.51 (17) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (17) (a) and
23amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1034,424 118.51 (17) (a) The In the 2015-16 school year, the resident school board shall
25pay to the nonresident school board, for each child who is attending public school in

1the nonresident school district under this section and is receiving special education
2or related services under subch. V of ch. 115, tuition calculated using the daily tuition
3rate under s. 121.83 for such children enrolled in the nonresident school district, or
4an amount agreed to by the school boards of the 2 school districts.
SB21-SSA1,3309g 5Section 3309g. 118.51 (17) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1034,76 118.51 (17) (b) 1. Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, the department shall
7determine all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,1034,108 a. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils attending public
9school in the school district under this section who are receiving special education
10or related services under subch. V of ch. 115.
SB21-SSA1,1034,1411 b. For each school district, the number of resident pupils attending public
12school in a nonresident school district under this section who are receiving special
13education or related services under subch. V of ch. 115 in the nonresident school
14district.
SB21-SSA1,1034,1515 2. a. In the 2016-17 school year, the per pupil transfer amount is $12,000.
SB21-SSA1,1034,2116 b. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, the per pupil transfer amount is the
17sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the amount of the
18per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year,
19if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil
20between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under
21s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
SB21-SSA1,3309h 22Section 3309h. 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1035,223 118.51 (17) (c) 1. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the
24number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, beginning in the 2016-17
25school year, the department shall increase that school district's state aid payment

1under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference multiplied by the amount under
2par. (b) 2.
SB21-SSA1,1035,133 2. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is less than the number determined
4in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, beginning in the 2016-17 school year, the
5department shall decrease that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08
6by an amount equal to the difference multiplied by the amount under par. (b) 2. If
7the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the reduction, the
8department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the department to the
9school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08
10and other state aid payments made by the department to the school district are
11insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use the moneys
12appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd.
131.
SB21-SSA1,3309i 14Section 3309i. 118.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1036,215 118.52 (3) (a) The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend an educational
16institution for the purpose of taking a course under this section shall submit an
17application, on a form provided by the department, to the educational institution at
18which the pupil wishes to attend a course not later than 6 weeks prior to the date on
19which the course is scheduled to commence. The application shall specify the course
20that the pupil wishes to attend and may specify the school or schools at which the
21pupil wishes to attend the course. The educational institution shall send a copy of
22the application to the pupil's resident school board, except that if the pupil is
23attending a school in a school district other than the pupil's resident school district
24pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the educational

1institution shall send a copy of the application to the school board of the district in
2which the pupil is attending school
.
SB21-SSA1,3309j 3Section 3309j. 118.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1036,144 118.52 (3) (c) No later than one week prior to the date on which the course is
5scheduled to commence, the educational institution shall notify the applicant and
6the resident school board, in writing, whether the application has been accepted and,
7if the application is accepted, the school at which the pupil may attend the course.
8If the applicant pupil is attending a school in a school district other than the pupil's
9resident school district pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement under s.
10118.50, the educational institution shall provide the notice required under this
11paragraph to the school board of the district in which the pupil is attending school.

12The acceptance applies only for the following semester, school year or other session
13in which the course is offered. If the educational institution rejects an application,
14it shall include in the notice the reason for the rejection.
SB21-SSA1,3309L 15Section 3309L. 118.52 (3) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1036,2016 118.52 (3) (d) (intro.) No later than one week prior to the date on which the
17course is scheduled to commence, the resident school board, or, in the case of a pupil
18attending a school in a school district other than the pupil's resident school district
19pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the school board of the
20district in which the pupil is attending school,
shall do all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,3309p 21Section 3309p. 118.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1037,322 118.52 (3) (e) Following receipt of a notice of acceptance but prior to the date
23on which the course is scheduled to commence, the pupil's parent shall notify the
24resident school board, or, if the pupil is attending school in a school district other than
25the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement

1under s. 118.50, the school board of the district in which the pupil is attending school,

2and the educational institution of the pupil's intent to attend the course at the
3educational institution.
SB21-SSA1,3309t 4Section 3309t. 118.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1037,125 118.52 (6) (a) 1. The school board of a pupil's resident school district, or, if the
6pupil is attending school in a school district other than the pupil's resident school
7district pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the school
8board of the district in which the pupil is attending school,
shall reject a pupil's
9application to attend a course at an educational institution if the resident school
10board or the school board of the district in which the pupil is attending school,
11respectively,
determines that the course conflicts with the individualized education
12program for the pupil under s. 115.787 (2).
SB21-SSA1,3309x 13Section 3309x. 118.52 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1037,2114 118.52 (6) (c) Pupil plan; high school graduation requirements. The school
15board of a pupil's resident school district, or, in the case of a pupil attending school
16in a district other than the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole grade
17sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the school board of the district in which the pupil
18is attending school,
may reject an application by a pupil to attend a course at an
19educational institution if the resident school board or the school board of the district
20in which the pupil is attending school, respectively,
determines that any of the
21following apply:
SB21-SSA1,3310 22Section 3310. 118.52 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1038,723 118.52 (11) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending
24a course at an educational institution under this section may apply to the
25department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the parent for the

1transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or school in which the
2pupil is enrolled and the educational institution that the pupil is attending for the
3course if the pupil and parent are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The
4department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount
5from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy). The department shall give preference
6under this paragraph to those pupils who are eligible satisfy the income eligibility
7criteria
for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
SB21-SSA1,3310g 8Section 3310g. 118.52 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 118.52 (12) (a) and
9amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1038,1610 118.52 (12) Tuition. (a) The resident school board shall pay to the educational
11institution, for each resident pupil attending a course at the educational institution
12under this section, an amount equal to the cost of providing the course to the pupil,
13calculated in a manner determined by the department. The Except as provided in
14par. (b), the
educational institution may not charge to or receive from the pupil or the
15pupil's resident school board any additional payment for a pupil attending a course
16at the educational institution under this section.
SB21-SSA1,3310r 17Section 3310r. 118.52 (12) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1038,2418 118.52 (12) (b) An educational institution that is an institution of higher
19education may charge a pupil, or the parent or guardian of a minor pupil, additional
20tuition and fees for attending a course at the institution of higher education under
21this section, but only if the pupil will receive post-secondary credit for the successful
22completion of the course. The school board and the educational institution under this
23paragraph shall determine the amount of tuition and fees the educational institution
24may charge a pupil for attending such a course.
SB21-SSA1,3311 25Section 3311. 118.55 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1039,11
1118.55 (7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is
2attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section
3and is taking a course for high school credit may apply to the state superintendent
4for reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in
5which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education or technical college
6that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable
7to pay the cost of such transportation. The state superintendent shall determine the
8reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s.
920.255 (2) (cw). The state superintendent shall give preference under this subsection
10to those pupils who are eligible satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or
11reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
SB21-SSA1,3311m 12Section 3311m. 118.56 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1039,17 13118.56 Work based learning programs. (intro.) A school board, a governing
14body board of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or a governing
15body of a private school may create a work based learning program for pupils in
16grades 9 to 12. A school board or governing body that creates a work based learning
17program under this section shall create the program to do all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,3312 18Section 3312. 118.57 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1039,24 19118.57 Notice of educational options; accountability report
20performance category; pupil assessments.
(1) Annually, by January 31, each
21school board shall publish as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, and post on its Internet
22site a description of the educational options available to the child, including public
23schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools,
24virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options, and course options.
SB21-SSA1,1040,7
1(2) The school board shall include in the notice under sub. (1) the most recent
2performance category assigned under s. 115.385 (2) to each school within the school
3district boundaries, including charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
4and private schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or
5119.23. The notice published by the school board shall inform parents that the full
6school and school district accountability report is available on the school board's
7Internet site.
SB21-SSA1,3313 8Section 3313. 118.60 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,3314 9Section 3314. 118.60 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,3315 10Section 3315. 118.60 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,3317 11Section 3317. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1040,1912 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in par. (bm), the pupil is a member of a
13family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0
14times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the
15director of the federal office of management and budget. In this subdivision and sub.
16(3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. The
17Except as provided in subd. 1. c., the family income of the pupil shall be verified as
18provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this section whose
19family income increases may continue to attend a private school under this section.
SB21-SSA1,3318 20Section 3318. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1041,221 118.60 (2) (a) 1. c. The family income of a pupil does not need to be verified
22under subd. 1. b. for a pupil who resided in a school district other than an eligible
23school district or a 1st class city school district in a school year, attended a
24participating private school in a school district other than an eligible school district
25or a 1st class city school district under the program under this section in that school

1year, and applies to attend a participating private school in any other school district
2in the school year immediately following that school year.
SB21-SSA1,3319 3Section 3319. 118.60 (2) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1041,74 118.60 (2) (a) 2m. For a pupil who resides in a school district, other than an
5eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, that begins participating in
6the program under this section in the 2016-17 school year or any school year
7thereafter, the pupil satisfies one or more of the following:
SB21-SSA1,1041,98 a. The pupil was enrolled in a public school in the school district in which the
9pupil resides during the previous school year.
SB21-SSA1,1041,1010 b. The pupil was not enrolled in school in the previous school year.
SB21-SSA1,1041,1211 c. The pupil attended a private school under this section in the previous school
12year.
SB21-SSA1,1041,1413 d. The pupil is applying to kindergarten, first grade, or 9th grade in a private
14school participating in the program under this section.
SB21-SSA1,3320 15Section 3320. 118.60 (2) (a) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1041,2216 118.60 (2) (a) 3. a. Except as provided in subd. 3. b. and c. and sub. (2) par. (ag)
171., the private school notified the state superintendent of its intent to participate in
18the program under this section or in the program under s. 119.23, and paid the
19nonrefundable fee, set by the department as required under s. 119.23 (2) (a) 3., by
20February 1 January 10 of the previous school year. The notice shall specify the
21number of pupils participating in the program under this section and in the program
22under s. 119.23 for which the school has space.
SB21-SSA1,3321 23Section 3321. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1042,324 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
25school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's

1degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
2including a masters or doctorate, from an a nationally or regionally accredited
3institution of higher education.
SB21-SSA1,3322 4Section 3322. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1042,75 118.60 (2) (a) 6. b. All of the private school's administrators have at least a
6bachelor's degree from an a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher
7education or a teaching license or administrator's license issued by the department.
SB21-SSA1,3323m 8Section 3323m. 118.60 (2) (be) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
9read:
SB21-SSA1,1042,1010 118.60 (2) (be) 1. In this paragraph:
SB21-SSA1,1042,1411 a. "Applicable percentage" means, for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years,
121 percent, and for each school year beginning with the 2017-18 school year and
13ending with the 2025-26 school year, the applicable percentage for the previous
14school year plus one percentage point.
SB21-SSA1,1042,1515 b. "Membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
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