AB64-ASA1,755,422 115.436 (3) (ap) In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes
23effect under s. 117.08 or 117.09 and in each of the subsequent 4 school years,
24notwithstanding sub. (2), the department shall pay the consolidated school district
25sparsity aid in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the aggregate amount

1of sparsity aid received by the consolidating school districts in the school year prior
2to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect. This paragraph does not
3apply to a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08 or 117.09 that
4takes effect before July 1, 2019.
AB64-ASA1,1480r 5Section 1480r. 115.436 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,755,96 115.436 (3) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) in any fiscal year
7is insufficient to pay the full amount under par. pars. (a), (am), and (ap), the
8department shall prorate the payments among the eligible school districts entitled
9to aid under this subsection
.
AB64-ASA1,1481g 10Section 1481g. 115.436 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (am)
11and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,755,1912 115.436 (3) (am) Beginning in the 2015-16 2017-18 school year, in any fiscal
13year in which the department has paid the full amount due to eligible school districts
14under par. (a) and an unencumbered balance remains in
from the appropriation
15under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to subd. 2. par. (b), pay to each
16school district that received aid under this section in the previous school year but
17does not satisfy the requirement under sub. (2) (a) in the current school year $300
18multiplied by the membership used to determine the payment
50 percent of the
19amount
received by the school district under par. (a) in the previous school year.
AB64-ASA1,1481i 20Section 1481i. 115.436 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1481m 21Section 1481m. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,756,422 115.437 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), annually on the 4th Monday of
23March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount equal to the
24average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current and 2
25preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year, by $150 in the

12014-15 and 2015-16 school years, and by $250 in the 2016-17 school year, by $450
2in the 2017-18 school year, by $654 in the 2018-19 school year, and by $630 in
each
3school year thereafter. The department shall make the payments from the
4appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).
AB64-ASA1,1482f 5Section 1482f. 115.438 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,756,7 6115.438 Personal electronic computing devices; grant program. (1) In
7this section:
AB64-ASA1,756,88 (a) “Membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
AB64-ASA1,756,109 (b) “Personal electronic computing device” means an electronic computing
10device that satisfies all of the following criteria:
AB64-ASA1,756,1111 1. The electronic computing device is a mobile device.
AB64-ASA1,756,1312 2. The electronic computing device is assignable to an individual pupil to be
13used solely by that pupil.
AB64-ASA1,756,1414 3. The electronic computing device may be used to access the Internet.
AB64-ASA1,756,15 15(2) Any of the following may apply for a grant under this section:
AB64-ASA1,756,1616 (a) A school board.
AB64-ASA1,756,1717 (b) An operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
AB64-ASA1,756,1818 (c) The governing body of a private school.
AB64-ASA1,756,1919 (d) A tribal school.
AB64-ASA1,756,21 20(3) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the grant only for the
21following purposes:
AB64-ASA1,756,2222 (a) To purchase personal electronic computing devices.
AB64-ASA1,756,2323 (b) To purchase software for personal electronic computing devices.
AB64-ASA1,757,3
1(c) To purchase curriculum, including any related educational content or
2materials, a portion or all of which includes content that may be accessed on a
3personal electronic computing device.
AB64-ASA1,757,54 (d) To train professional staff on how to effectively incorporate personal
5electronic computing devices into a classroom and into the high school curriculum.
AB64-ASA1,757,11 6(4) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and ending in the 2022-23 school
7year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aw) and subject to pars. (b) and (c),
8the department shall pay to each school district, operator of a charter school under
9s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), governing body of a private school, and tribal school that applies
10for a grant under this section an amount calculated by multiplying $125 by one of the
11following:
AB64-ASA1,757,1312 1. For a school district, the number of 9th grade pupils included in the school
13district's membership in the previous school year.
AB64-ASA1,757,1514 2. For an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the number
15of 9th grade pupils attending the charter school in the current school year.
AB64-ASA1,757,1716 3. For a governing body of a private school, the number of 9th grade pupils
17attending the private school in the current school year.
AB64-ASA1,757,1918 4. For a tribal school, the number of 9th grade pupils attending the tribal school
19in the current school year.
AB64-ASA1,757,2220 (b) As a condition of receiving a grant under par. (a), an applicant shall
21demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant will provide
22matching funds in an amount equal to the grant award.
AB64-ASA1,757,2523 (c) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aw) in any fiscal year is insufficient
24to pay the full amount under par. (a), the department shall prorate the payments
25among the eligible applicants.
AB64-ASA1,1482j
1Section 1482j. 115.447 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,758,3 2115.447 Summer school programs; grants. (1) In this section, “eligible
3school district” means any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,758,54 (a) A school district that was placed in the lowest performance category on the
5accountability report published under s. 115.385 in the previous school year.
AB64-ASA1,758,66 (b) A 1st class city school district.
AB64-ASA1,758,11 7(2) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and in each year thereafter, from the
8appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dj), the department shall award grants, on a
9competitive basis, to eligible school districts to do any of the following to increase
10pupil attendance, improve low-performing schools, improve academic achievement,
11or expose pupils to innovative learning activities:
AB64-ASA1,758,1212 (a) Develop a summer school program.
AB64-ASA1,758,1313 (b) Redesign a summer school program.
AB64-ASA1,758,1414 (c) Implement a summer school program.
AB64-ASA1,758,15 15(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB64-ASA1,1482m 16Section 1482m. 115.45 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,758,2417 115.45 (2) (a) No later than April 1, 2016 Annually, the department shall notify
18school boards, operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), governing
19bodies of private schools,
and administrators of home-based private educational
20programs that applications for grants under this section will be accepted from
21eligible teams through a date set forth in the notice. As a condition of receiving a
22grant under this section, an applicant eligible team shall demonstrate to the
23satisfaction of the department that the applicant eligible team will provide matching
24funds in an amount equal to the amount awarded under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1482p 25Section 1482p. 115.455 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,759,5
1115.455 Grant for information technology education. (1) (a) The
2department shall develop a competitive request-for-proposal process for the award
3of a grant to an entity to provide information technology education opportunities to
4public school pupils in grades 6 to 12, technical college district students, and patrons
5of public libraries.
AB64-ASA1,759,96 (b) The department shall accept applications from entities responding to the
7request-for-proposal under par. (a) and shall, in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school
8years, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (eb), award a grant to an entity that,
9subject to sub. (3), satisfies the requirements under sub. (2).
AB64-ASA1,759,14 10(2) To be eligible for a grant under this section, the entity shall demonstrate
11that it has successfully offered an information technology instructional program in
12schools in this state and shall develop an instructional program that includes all of
13the following components, and shall ensure that the instructional program will be
14operated in 225 sites, including 16 public libraries:
AB64-ASA1,759,1615 (a) A research-based curriculum emphasizing the development of information
16technology skills.
AB64-ASA1,759,1717 (b) Online access to the curriculum.
AB64-ASA1,759,1818 (c) Instructional software for use in the classroom and at a pupil's home.
AB64-ASA1,759,2319 (d) A curriculum that aligns with the coding and other techniques included on
20the computer science Advanced Placement examination. In developing the
21curriculum required under this paragraph, the entity shall ensure that a pupil who
22successfully completes the curriculum and passes the Advanced Placement
23examination is eligible for certification.
AB64-ASA1,759,2524 (e) Certifications of skills and competencies in a broad range of information
25technology-related skill areas, including applications used most often in businesses.
AB64-ASA1,760,2
1(f) Professional development and co-teaching for teachers and administrators,
2including teachers providing instruction in the information technology program.
AB64-ASA1,760,43 (g) Deployment and program support, including integration of the information
4technology instructional program with curriculum standards.
AB64-ASA1,760,65 (h) Opportunities for pupils completing the information technology program to
6earn college credit.
AB64-ASA1,760,10 7(3) In awarding the grant under sub. (1), the department shall give preference
8to an entity that demonstrates that it has successfully provided high-quality
9information technology instructional programming and educational opportunities to
10pupils enrolled in or attending schools in this state.
AB64-ASA1,1483 11Section 1483 . 115.745 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,760,1612 115.745 (1) A school board or , a cooperative educational service agency, or an
13agency determined by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation under
1442 USC 9836 as a head start agency,
in conjunction with a tribal education authority,
15may apply to the department for a grant for the purpose of supporting innovative,
16effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages.
AB64-ASA1,1483m 17Section 1483m. 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,760,2118 115.77 (1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
19with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
20s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), “local educational agency" means the school
21district that the child is attending.
AB64-ASA1,1485m 22Section 1485m. 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,761,423 115.79 (1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's
24individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
25with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under

1s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that
2the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall
3pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required
4by the placement.
AB64-ASA1,1486ap 5Section 1486ap. 115.7915 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,761,66 115.7915 (1) (a) “Eligible school” means a private school located in this state.
AB64-ASA1,1486b 7Section 1486b. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,761,108 115.7915 (2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
9school year, the department shall provide to a child with a disability a scholarship
10under sub. (4m) (a) to attend a private an eligible school if all of the following apply:
AB64-ASA1,1486c 11Section 1486c. 115.7915 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1486d 12Section 1486d. 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,761,1413 115.7915 (2) (b) The governing body of the private eligible school notified the
14department of its intent to participate in the program under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1486e 15Section 1486e. 115.7915 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
16Act 36
, is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,762,217 115.7915 (2) (c) The eligible school has been approved as a private school by the
18state superintendent under s. 118.165 (2) or is accredited by AdvancED, Wisconsin
19Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools
20Association of the Central States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School
21Accreditation, Wisconsin Association of Christian Schools, National Lutheran
22School Accreditation, Christian Schools International, Association of Christian
23Schools International, the diocese or archdiocese within which the private eligible
24school is located, or any other organization recognized by the National Council for

1Private School Accreditation, as of the August 1 preceding the school term for which
2the scholarship is awarded.
AB64-ASA1,1486em 3Section 1486em. 115.7915 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1487g 4Section 1487g. 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
5Act 36
, is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,762,146 115.7915 (2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
7child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
8incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
9on a form prepared by the department that includes the document developed by the
10department under sub. (4) to the eligible school that the child will attend. A child's
11parent or guardian or a child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 may
12apply for a scholarship at any time during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b),
13a child may begin attending a private an eligible school under this section at any time
14during the school year.
AB64-ASA1,1487m 15Section 1487m. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,762,1716 115.7915 (2) (g) The private eligible school has accepted the child's application
17to attend the private eligible school under a scholarship awarded under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1488g 18Section 1488g. 115.7915 (2) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
19Act 36
, is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,763,1020 115.7915 (2) (h) The child's parent or guardian consents to make the child
21available for a reevaluation within 60 days following a request for a reevaluation
22under this paragraph. The individualized education program team appointed for the
23child by the resident school district shall conduct the reevaluation, except that, if the
24child is attending a private an eligible school under this section in a nonresident
25school district and the parent or guardian of the child provides written consent, an

1individualized education program team appointed for the child by that nonresident
2school district may conduct the reevaluation. Upon the request of the school board
3of the child's resident school district, the individualized education program team
4shall conduct the reevaluation required under this paragraph in the manner
5described under s. 115.782 (4) (a) 2. no more frequently than once every 3 years,
6determined from the date of the most recent evaluation or reevaluation conducted
7for the child under s. 115.782 or, for a child whose most recent evaluation or
8reevaluation was conducted more than 3 years before the child began attending a
9private
an eligible school under this section, the date the child began attending a
10private
an eligible school under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1488m 11Section 1488m. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,763,1612 115.7915 (3) (a) The governing body of a private an eligible school that intends
13to participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its
14intent. The governing body of the private eligible school shall include in the notice
15under this paragraph the number of spaces the private eligible school has available
16for children receiving a scholarship under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1488r 17Section 1488r. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
18Act 36
, is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,764,619 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under sub.
20(2) (f), the governing body of the private eligible school shall determine whether the
21application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement
22under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that
23developed the child's individualized education program or services plan that the
24child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets
25the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the private eligible school shall

1also notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
2requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied, the child will be awarded a scholarship
3under this section. The local education agency shall, within 5 business days of
4receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing body of the private
5eligible school with a copy of the child's individualized education program or services
6plan.
AB64-ASA1,1492b 7Section 1492b. 115.7915 (4c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,764,158 115.7915 (4c) Private school; statement of actual costs. Beginning in the
92018-19 school year, at the end of a school year in which a private school receives a
10scholarship under sub. (4m) on behalf of a child with a disability, the private school
11may submit to the department a financial statement and supporting documentation
12that shows the actual costs that the private school incurred to comply with sub. (6)
13(h) 1. for that child during that school year. The department shall provide the
14resident school board a copy of any financial statement and documentation it
15receives under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,1492d 16Section 1492d. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 15.7915
17(4m) (a) 2. a. and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,764,2318 15.7915 (4m) (a) 2. a. Beginning in In the 2017-18 school year, the sum of the
19scholarship amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount
20of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
21year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil
22between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under
23s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB64-ASA1,1492e 24Section 1492e. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,765,6
1115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and subject to
2subd. 3., the sum of the scholarship amount under this subdivision for the previous
3school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91
4(2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of
5statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current
6school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB64-ASA1,1492f 7Section 1492f. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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