AB64-ASA1,817,148 118.55 (4) (c) If a pupil is not admitted to attend the course that he or she
9specified in the notice under sub. (3) (a) but is admitted to attend a different course,
10the pupil shall immediately notify the school board of the school district in which he
11or she is enrolled or the governing body of the pupil's participating private school and
12the school board or governing body shall inform the pupil of its determinations under
13sub. (3) (b) regarding the course to which the pupil was admitted as soon as
14practicable.
AB64-ASA1,1561 15Section 1561 . 118.55 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,817,2416 118.55 (5) Payment Responsibility for and determination of costs; payment
17and reimbursement for certain costs
. (intro.) Subject to sub. (7t), within 30 days
18after the end of the semester,
the school board of the school district in which a pupil
19attending an institution of higher education under this section is enrolled and the
20governing body of the participating private school attended by a pupil who is
21attending an institution of higher education under this section
shall pay the
22institution of higher education, on behalf of the pupil,
be responsible for the following
23amount for any course that is taken for high school credit and that is not comparable
24to a course offered in the school district
:
AB64-ASA1,1561m 25Section 1561m. 118.55 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,818,13
1118.55 (5) (a) If the pupil is attending an institution within the University of
2Wisconsin System,
taking a course for high school credit, regardless of whether the
3course is also taken for postsecondary credit, and if the course is not comparable to
4a course offered in the school district, 75 percent of
the actual cost of tuition, fees,
5books and other necessary materials directly related to
for the course, as determined
6under par. (d). If a pupil attending a private school is taking a course for high school
7credit, regardless of whether the course is also taken for postsecondary credit, and
8if the course is not comparable to a course offered by the participating private school,
975 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d).
10If the pupil takes a course described under this paragraph at a high school in a school
11district or at a participating private school, the school board of the school district or
12the governing body of the participating private school shall be responsible for the
13costs of books and other necessary materials for the course
.
AB64-ASA1,1563 14Section 1563 . 118.55 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,818,1715 118.55 (5) (b) If the pupil is taking a course for postsecondary credit and if the
16course is not comparable to a course offered in the school district, 25 percent of the
17actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d).
AB64-ASA1,1564 18Section 1564 . 118.55 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1564m 19Section 1564m. 118.55 (5) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,819,220 118.55 (5) (d) 1m. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (a) that
21is a University of Wisconsin college campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), one-half of
22the amount that would be charged for each credit assigned to the course to an
23individual who is a resident of this state and who is enrolled in the college campus
24as an undergraduate student. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the college campus nor the

1school board may charge any additional costs or fees to a pupil to attend a course
2under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1565 3Section 1565 . 118.55 (5) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,819,104 118.55 (5) (d) 2. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (a) 2.,
5one-third of the amount that would be charged for each credit assigned to a similar
6course offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to an individual who is a
7resident of this state and who is enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as
8an undergraduate student. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the institution of higher
9education nor the school board may charge any additional costs or fees to a pupil to
10attend a course under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1566 11Section 1566 . 118.55 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,819,1812 118.55 (5) (e) 1. Subject to sub. (7t), within 30 days after the end of the semester,
13the school board of the school district in which a pupil who attended an institution
14of higher education under this section was enrolled and the governing body of a
15participating private school attended by a pupil who attended the institution of
16higher education under this section shall pay the institution, on behalf of the pupil,
17the amount determined under par. (d) and shall submit an itemized report to the
18department of the amounts paid under this subdivision.
AB64-ASA1,819,2519 2. Subject to subd. 3., from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (d), the
20secretary of the department of workforce development shall, on behalf of the school
21board of a school district in which a pupil who attended an institution of higher
22education under this section was enrolled and on behalf of the governing body of a
23participating private school and a pupil who attended the private school and who
24attended an institution of higher education under this section, pay to the department
25of public instruction the following amount:
AB64-ASA1,820,5
1a. For a pupil who took a course for high school credit, as described in par. (a),
225 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d).
3The department of public instruction shall reimburse the school board of the school
4district or the governing body of the private school the amount received from the
5department of workforce development under this subd. 2. a.
AB64-ASA1,820,106 b. For a pupil who took a course for postsecondary credit, as described in par.
7(b), 50 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par.
8(d). The department of public instruction shall reimburse the school board of the
9school district or the governing body of the private school the amount received from
10the department of workforce development under this subd. 2. b.
AB64-ASA1,820,1611 3. If the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (d) in any fiscal year is insufficient
12to reimburse all school districts and all governing bodies eligible for the full amount
13of reimbursable tuition costs under subd. 2., the secretary of the department of
14workforce development shall notify the state superintendent, who shall prorate the
15amount of the payments under subd. 2. among eligible school districts and governing
16bodies.
AB64-ASA1,1566g 17Section 1566g. 118.55 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,820,2418 118.55 (6) (a) Subject to sub. (7t), a pupil taking a course at an institution of
19higher education for high school credit under this section is not responsible for any
20portion of the tuition and fees for the course if the school board, or the state
21superintendent on appeal under sub. (3) (b), the governing body of the participating
22private school, or the governing body on appeal under sub. (3) (b)
has determined that
23the course is not comparable to a course offered in the school district or at the
24participating private school, whichever is applicable
.
AB64-ASA1,1566r 25Section 1566r. 118.55 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,821,7
1118.55 (6) (b) A pupil taking a course at an institution of higher education for
2high school credit under this section is responsible for the tuition and fees for the
3course if the school board or the governing body of the participating private school
4has determined that the course is comparable to a course offered in the school district
5or at the participating private school, unless the state superintendent or the
6governing body
reverses the decision of the school board's decision board or
7governing body, respectively,
on appeal under sub. (3) (b).
AB64-ASA1,1567 8Section 1567 . 118.55 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (6) (c) 1. and
9amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,821,1810 118.55 (6) (c) 1. A Except as provided in subd. 2., a pupil taking a course under
11this section
at an institution of higher education only for postsecondary credit under
12this section
is responsible for 25 percent of the actual cost of tuition and fees for the
13course, as determined under sub. (5) (d). The school board of the school district in
14which the pupil attending an institution under this section is enrolled and the
15governing body of a participating private school attended by a pupil attending an
16institution of higher education under this section shall establish a written policy
17governing the timing and method for recovering from the pupil or the pupil's parent
18or guardian the pupil's share of tuition as specified in this subdivision
.
AB64-ASA1,1568 19Section 1568 . 118.55 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,821,2320 118.55 (6) (c) 2. The school board or the governing body of the participating
21private school shall waive the pupil's responsibility for costs under subd. 1. if the
22department determines that the cost of the course would pose an undue financial
23burden on the pupil's family.
AB64-ASA1,1569 24Section 1569 . 118.55 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,822,12
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 or
5participating private school
in which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of
6higher education or technical college that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the
7pupil's parent or guardian are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The
8state superintendent shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the
9amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cw) (cy). The state
10superintendent shall give preference under this subsection to those pupils who
11satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC
121758
(b) (1).
AB64-ASA1,1570b 13Section 1570b. 118.55 (7r) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14)
14(title).
AB64-ASA1,1570c 15Section 1570c. 118.55 (7r) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14)
16(a) (intro.).
AB64-ASA1,1570e 17Section 1570e. 118.55 (7r) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (a)
181.
AB64-ASA1,1570g 19Section 1570g. 118.55 (7r) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (a)
202.
AB64-ASA1,1570i 21Section 1570i. 118.55 (7r) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (a)
223. and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,823,223 38.12 (14) (a) 3. The pupil notifies the school board of the school district in
24which the pupil resides
of his or her intent to attend a technical college under this

1subsection by March 1 if the pupil intends to enroll in the fall semester and by
2October 1 if the pupil intends to enroll in the spring semester.
AB64-ASA1,1570j 3Section 1570j. 118.55 (7r) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (a)
44.
AB64-ASA1,1570n 5Section 1570n. 118.55 (7r) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (a)
65. and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,823,87 38.12 (14) (a) 5. The pupil is not ineligible under sub. s. 118.55 (7t) (c) to
8participate in the program under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1570p 9Section 1570p. 118.55 (7r) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (am).
AB64-ASA1,1570r 10Section 1570r. 118.55 (7r) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (b).
AB64-ASA1,1570t 11Section 1570t. 118.55 (7r) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (c).
AB64-ASA1,1570v 12Section 1570v. 118.55 (7r) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (d) and
13amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,823,2114 38.12 (14) (d) Subject to sub. s. 118.55 (7t), for each pupil attending a technical
15college under this subsection, the school board shall pay to the technical college
16district board, in 2 installments payable upon initial enrollment and at the end of the
17semester, for those courses taken for high school credit, an amount equal to the cost
18of tuition, course fees, and books for the that a pupil at who is attending the technical
19college and who is a resident of this state would be charged, except that the school
20board is not responsible for payment for any courses that are comparable to courses
21offered in the school district.
AB64-ASA1,1570w 22Section 1570w. 118.55 (7r) (dm) of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (dm).
AB64-ASA1,1570x 23Section 1570x. 118.55 (7r) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (e) and
24amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,824,3
138.12 (14) (e) The school board of the school district in which the pupil resides
2is not responsible for transporting a pupil attending a technical college under this
3subsection to or from the technical college that the pupil is attending.
AB64-ASA1,1570y 4Section 1570y. 118.55 (7r) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 38.12 (14) (f).
AB64-ASA1,1571 5Section 1571 . 118.55 (7t) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,824,96 118.55 (7t) (a) A school board or the governing body of a participating private
7school
may establish a written policy limiting the number of credits for which the
8school board or governing body will pay under subs. sub. (5) and (7r) s. 38.12 (14) (d)
9to the equivalent of 18 postsecondary semester credits per pupil.
AB64-ASA1,1572 10Section 1572 . 118.55 (7t) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (5) (d)
11(intro.) and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,824,1512 118.55 (5) (d) (intro.) If a school board or the governing body of a participating
13private school
is required to pay tuition and fees on behalf of a pupil under sub. (5)
14(a) or (c) 1. or (7r) (d)
this subsection, the tuition and fees charged for each credit
15assigned to the course
may not exceed the following:
AB64-ASA1,824,22 161. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (a) 1., other than a
17University of Wisconsin college campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), one-third of
the
18amount that would be charged a pupil for each credit assigned to the course to an
19individual
who is a resident of this state and who is enrolled in the educational
20institution as an undergraduate student. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the institution
21of higher education nor the school board nor the governing body may charge any
22additional costs or fees to a pupil to attend a course under this section
.
AB64-ASA1,1572m 23Section 1572m. 118.55 (7t) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,825,1124 118.55 (7t) (c) If a pupil receives a failing grade in a course, or fails to complete
25a course, at an institution of higher education or technical college for which the school

1board or the governing body of a participating private school has made payment, the
2pupil's parent or guardian, or the pupil if he or she is an adult, shall reimburse the
3school board or the governing body the amount paid on the pupil's behalf upon the
4request of the school board's request board or governing body. If a school board or
5governing body
that requests reimbursement of a payment made under this section
6is not reimbursed as requested, the pupil on whose behalf the payment was made is
7ineligible for any further participation in the program under this section. For the
8purposes of this paragraph, a grade that constitutes a failing grade for a course
9offered in the school district or at the participating private school constitutes a failing
10grade for a course taken at an institution of higher education or technical college
11under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1573 12Section 1573 . 118.55 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,825,1313 118.55 (8) (title) Program information; agreement.
AB64-ASA1,1574 14Section 1574 . 118.55 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (8) (a) and
15amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,825,1816 118.55 (8) (a) Annually by October 1, each school board shall provide
17information about the program under this section to all pupils enrolled in the school
18district in the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grades.
AB64-ASA1,1575 19Section 1575 . 118.55 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,825,2220 118.55 (8) (b) A school board or the governing body of a participating private
21school may enter into an agreement with an institution of higher education to
22facilitate the early college credit program under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1576 23Section 1576 . 118.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,826,424 118.57 (1) Annually, by January 31, each school board shall publish as a class
251 notice, under ch. 985, and post on its Internet site a description of the educational

1options available to the child children in the school district, including public schools,
2private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual
3schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment , youth options, and course options
4in a nonresident school district, and the early college credit program.
AB64-ASA1,1577 5Section 1577 . 118.60 (1) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (1)
6(am) and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,826,97 118.60 (1) (am) “Eligible school district" means a the school district that,
8subject to sub. (1m), satisfies all of the following:
was identified as an eligible school
9district under 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, section 9137 (3u).
AB64-ASA1,1578 10Section 1578 . 118.60 (1) (am) 1. to 4. of the statutes are repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1579 11Section 1579 . 118.60 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1580g 12Section 1580g. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,826,2013 118.60 (2) (a) 1. c. The family income of a pupil does not need to be verified
14under subd. 1. b. for a pupil who resided in a school district other than an eligible
15school district or a 1st class city school district in a school year,
attended a
16participating private school in a school district other than an eligible school district
17or a 1st class city school district under the program
under this section or s. 119.23
18in that a school year, and applies to attend a participating private school in any other
19school district
under this section in the school year immediately following that school
20year.
AB64-ASA1,1580k 21Section 1580k. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2017
22Wisconsin Act 36
, is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,826,2423 118.60 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (d), the pupil satisfies
24one or more of the following:
AB64-ASA1,1580p 25Section 1580p. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,827,3
1118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible
2school district or a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
3sub. (3) (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
AB64-ASA1,1582 4Section 1582 . 118.60 (2) (a) 6. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,827,205 118.60 (2) (a) 6. c. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1 of the
6first school year that begins after a school district is identified as an eligible school
7district under sub. (1m) or 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, section 9137 (3u), who has been
8teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding that July 1, and
9who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6. a. on that July 1, applies to the
10department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable
11waiver from the requirements under subd. 6. a. The department shall promulgate
12rules to implement this subd. 6. c., including the form of the application and the
13process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall
14require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd.
156. a., including the name of the accredited institution of higher education at which
16the teacher is pursuing or will pursue the bachelor's degree and the anticipated date
17on which the teacher expects to complete the bachelor's degree. No waiver granted
18under this subd. 6. c. is valid after July 31 of the 5th school year that begins after a
19school district is was identified as an eligible school district under sub. (1m) or 2011
20Wisconsin Act 32, section 9137 (3u)
.
AB64-ASA1,1598at 21Section 1598at. 118.60 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,828,622 118.60 (2) (bm) No pupil who resides in a school district, other than an eligible
23school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend a participating private
24school under this section unless the pupil is a member of a family that has a total
25family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 1.85 2.2 times the poverty

1level, determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the
2federal office of management and budget. In this paragraph and sub. (3m), family
3income includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. The Except as
4provided in par. (a) 1. c., the
family income of the pupil shall be verified as provided
5in par. (a) 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this section whose family
6income increases may continue to attend a private school under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1598b 7Section 1598b. 118.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,828,88 118.60 (2) (d) 1. In this paragraph:
AB64-ASA1,828,119 a. “Agreement year” means the first school year during which a combined
10private school and a private school participating in the program under this section
11are governed by the same governing body under a governing body agreement.
AB64-ASA1,828,1412 b. “Combined private school” means a private school that enters into a
13governing body agreement and did not participate in the program under this section
14in the school year preceding the agreement year.
AB64-ASA1,828,1815 c. “Governing body agreement” means an agreement to be governed by the
16same governing body that is entered into by a private school participating in the
17program under this section and a private school that is not participating in the
18program under this section.
AB64-ASA1,828,2319 2. If a combined private school participates in the program under this section
20during the agreement year or the school year following the agreement year, the
21requirements under par. (a) 2. do not apply to a pupil who applies to attend the
22combined private school under this section during the agreement year or the school
23year following the agreement year.
AB64-ASA1,1598c 24Section 1598c. 118.60 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
25read:
AB64-ASA1,829,3
1118.60 (4m) (a) 2. If the pupil attended summer school for at least 15 days of
2summer instruction at the private school during that summer, multiply the amount
3under subd. 1. by 0.05.
AB64-ASA1,1598d 4Section 1598d. 118.60 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,829,85 118.60 (4m) (a) 3. If the pupil attended summer school for less than 15 days of
6summer instruction at the private school during that summer, multiply the amount
7under subd. 1. by 0.05 by the quotient determined by dividing the number of days of
8summer instruction the pupil attended during that summer by 15.
AB64-ASA1,1598e 9Section 1598e. 118.60 (4m) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1599 10Section 1599 . 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,829,2311 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
1266.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
13115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 118.001
14to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to
15118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18,
16118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10),
17118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46,
18118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27),
19120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and
20(38), and (39), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st
21class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter
22or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an
23opportunity schools and partnership program.
AB64-ASA1,1602d 24Section 1602d. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
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