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AB64-ASA1,1486c 11Section 1486c. 115.7915 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.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AB64-ASA1,1486em 3Section 1486em. 115.7915 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.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:
AB64-ASA1,765,128 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, if a private school
9submitted a financial statement for a child with a disability under sub. (4c) in the
10previous school year, the amount shown on the financial statement for that child for
11the previous school year, up to 150 percent of the amount calculated under subd. 2.
12b. for the current school year.
AB64-ASA1,1492g 13Section 1492g. 115.7915 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,765,2014 115.7915 (4m) (b) The department shall pay 25 percent of the total amount
15under par. (a) in September, 25 percent in November, 25 percent in February, and 25
16percent in May. Each installment may consist of a single check for all children
17attending the private school who are receiving a scholarship under par. (a). The
18department shall include the entire amount under sub. (4p) in the November
19installment, but the payment shall be made in a separate check from the payment
20under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,1492h 21Section 1492h. 115.7915 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,765,2522 115.7915 (4m) (c) The department may not make a scholarship payment under
23par. (a) or sub. (4p) to a private school on behalf of a child's parent or guardian unless
24the child's parent or guardian has acknowledged receiving the private school's profile
25under sub. (6) (g) in the manner provided by the department.
AB64-ASA1,1492i
1Section 1492i. 115.7915 (4m) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,766,72 115.7915 (4m) (cm) If a private school receives a payment under par. (a) 3. and
3the amount shown on the financial statement submitted for the child with a
4disability under sub. (4c) in the previous school year is greater than 150 percent of
5the amount calculated under par. (a) 2. b. for the current school year, the department
6shall pay to the private school, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (az), the
7amount determined as follows:
AB64-ASA1,766,98 1. Multiply the amount calculated under par. (a) 2. b. for the current school year
9by 1.5.
AB64-ASA1,766,1110 2. Subtract the product under subd. 1. from the amount shown on the financial
11statement.
AB64-ASA1,766,1212 3. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. by 0.90.
AB64-ASA1,1492j 13Section 1492j. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,766,1614 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. Determine the number of pupils sum of the amount paid
15for each child
residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under par.
16(a) in that school year.
AB64-ASA1,1492k 17Section 1492k. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. b. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1492L 18Section 1492L. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. df. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,766,2019 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. df. Identify the children residing in the school district for
20whom a payment is made under sub. (4p) in that school year.
AB64-ASA1,1492m 21Section 1492m. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. dh. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,766,2322 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. dh. Sum the payments made under sub. (4p) (a) for all of
23the children identified under subd. 1. df. for that school year.
AB64-ASA1,1492n 24Section 1492n. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,767,2
1115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. Sum the amounts calculated under subd. 1. b. and a., d.,
2and dh.
AB64-ASA1,1492p 3Section 1492p. 115.7915 (4p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,767,104 115.7915 (4p) Scholarship payment; summer school. (a) In addition to the
5scholarship amount under sub. (4m), the department shall, subject to par. (b) and
6sub. (4m) (c) and in the manner described in sub. (4m) (b), pay to a private school
7participating in the scholarship program under this section, on behalf of the parent
8or guardian of a child who attended a private school under this section during the
9immediately preceding school term and who attends summer school in the private
10school under this section during a summer, an amount determined as follows:
AB64-ASA1,767,1211 1. Determine the scholarship amount under sub. (4m) that applied to the child
12in the immediately preceding school term.
AB64-ASA1,767,1513 2. If the child attended summer school for at least 15 days of summer
14instruction at the private school during that summer, multiply the amount under
15subd. 1. by 0.05.
AB64-ASA1,767,2016 3. If the child attended summer school for less than 15 days of summer
17instruction at the private school during that summer, multiply the amount under
18subd. 1. by 0.05, and multiply that product by the quotient determined by dividing
19the number of days of summer instruction the child attended during that summer
20by 15.
AB64-ASA1,767,2221 (b) A participating private school may receive payment under par. (a) only if
22all of the following are satisfied:
AB64-ASA1,767,2423 1. The private school offers no fewer than 19 summer days of instruction during
24that summer.
AB64-ASA1,768,2
12. Each summer day of instruction offered by the private school under subd. 1.
2is comprised of no fewer than 270 minutes of instruction.
AB64-ASA1,1492v 3Section 1492v. 115.7915 (6) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,768,64 115.7915 (6) (k) Annually, on or before September 15, file with the department
5a report stating its summer daily attendance for each day of summer school for the
6purpose of sub. (4p).
AB64-ASA1,1493r 7Section 1493r. 115.7915 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,768,108 115.7915 (8) (c) The state superintendent may withhold payment under sub.
9(4m) or (4p) from a private school participating in the program under this section if
10the private school violates this section.
AB64-ASA1,1494 11Section 1494 . 115.88 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.88 (1) (a) and
12amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,768,2313 115.88 (1) (a) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational
14service agency, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
15operator of a school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not
16an instrumentality of a school district,
or, upon authorization of the county board, a
17county children with disabilities education board may employ, for a special education
18program, either full-time or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of
19special education, school nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed school
20psychologists, licensed school counselors, paraprofessionals, licensed consulting
21teachers to work with any teacher of regular education programs who has a child
22with a disability in a class, and any other personnel approved by the department.
23The
AB64-ASA1,769,12 24(b) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency,
25operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), operator of a

1school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an
2instrumentality of a school district, or, upon authorization of the county board, a
3county children with disabilities education
board may contract with private or public
4agencies for substitute teaching and paraprofessional staffing services, physical or
5occupational therapy services, orientation and mobility training services,
6educational interpreter services, educational audiology, speech and language
7therapy, pupil transition services for eligible pupils who are 18 to 21 years old, or any
8service approved by the state superintendent, on the basis of demonstrated need.
9 A school board may contract with a charter school to provide special education
10services to pupils attending the charter school if the charter school is under contract
11with the school board under s. 118.40 (2m) and the charter school is not an
12instrumentality of the school district.
AB64-ASA1,1495 13Section 1495 . 115.88 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,770,214 115.88 (1m) (a) Subject to par. (b), upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4),
15if the state superintendent is satisfied that the special education program has been
16maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the state
17superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each
18county, cooperative educational service agency, charter school established under s.
19118.40 (2r) or (2x),
and school district maintaining such special education program
20a sum equal to the amount expended by the county, agency, charter school, and school
21district during the preceding year for salaries of personnel and services enumerated
22in sub. (1); the salary portion of any authorized contract for services under sub. (1);
23the salary portion of any contract to provide special education services to pupils
24attending a charter school, as authorized under sub. (1);
(a) and (b) and other

1expenses approved by the state superintendent, as costs eligible for reimbursement
2from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).
AB64-ASA1,1496 3Section 1496 . 115.88 (1m) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,770,144 115.88 (1m) (ag) Subject to par. (b), if the state superintendent is satisfied that
5the special education program of an operator of a school under a contract with a
6school board under s. 118.40 that is not an instrumentality of a school district has
7been maintained during the previous school year in accordance with law, the state
8superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the
9school board a sum equal to the amount expended by the operator during the
10previous school year for salaries of personnel and services enumerated in sub. (1) (a)
11and (b) and other expenses approved by the state superintendent as costs eligible for
12reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b). Within 30 days of its
13receipt, the school board shall pay to the operator of the school under a contract with
14the school board the aid received under this paragraph.
AB64-ASA1,1497 15Section 1497 . 115.88 (1m) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1498 16Section 1498 . 115.88 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,770,2317 115.88 (1m) (b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing the
18percentage of the salaries of school nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed
19school psychologists, and licensed school counselors that may be certified under pars.
20par. (a) and (am) as costs eligible for reimbursement. For each category of personnel,
21the department shall base the percentage on the average percentage of work time
22that the category spends providing services to children with disabilities, including
23conducting evaluations under s. 115.782.
AB64-ASA1,1499 24Section 1499 . 115.88 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1500 25Section 1500 . 115.88 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,771,1
1115.88 (2m) (title) Other Special or additional transportation ; aid.
AB64-ASA1,1501 2Section 1501 . 115.88 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 115.88 (2m) (b) and
3amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,771,194 115.88 (2m) (b) If the state superintendent is satisfied that a school board,
5board of control,
operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
6or established as a noninstrumentality charter school under s. 118.40 (2m)
7transports children with disabilities and the state superintendent is satisfied that
8the operator of the charter school is complying with 20 USC 1400 to 1491o
county
9children with disabilities education board has provided special or additional
10transportation during the previous school year as described under par. (a)
, the state
11superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the
12school board, board of control, operator of the charter school, or county children with
13disabilities education board providing the transportation
a sum equal to the amount
14that expended by the school board, board of control, operator of the charter school
15expended, or county children with disabilities education board during the previous
16school year for transportation under this subsection as costs eligible for
17reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b). The state
18superintendent may audit costs under this subsection and adjust reimbursement to
19cover only actual, eligible costs.
AB64-ASA1,1502 20Section 1502 . 115.88 (2m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,772,521 115.88 (2m) (a) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational
22service agency, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
23or, upon authorization of the county board, a county children with disabilities
24education board shall provide special or additional transportation as required in the
25individualized education program developed for the child with a disability under s.

1115.787 (2) or as required under s. 121.54 (3). The operator of a school under a
2contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an instrumentality of the
3school district shall provide special or additional transportation under this
4paragraph if the contract between the operator and the school board requires the
5operator to provide the special or additional transportation.
AB64-ASA1,1503 6Section 1503 . 115.88 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,772,167 115.88 (2m) (c) If the state superintendent is satisfied that the operator of a
8school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an
9instrumentality of the school district has provided special or additional
10transportation during the previous school year as described under par. (a), the state
11superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the
12school board a sum equal to the amount expended by the operator during the
13previous school year for providing the transportation as costs eligible for
14reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b). Within 30 days of its
15receipt, the school board shall pay to the operator of the school under a contract with
16the school board the aid received under this paragraph.
AB64-ASA1,1504 17Section 1504 . 115.88 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,772,2018 115.88 (10) Audit of eligible costs. The state superintendent may audit costs
19under this section and adjust the amounts eligible for reimbursement to cover only
20actual, eligible costs.
AB64-ASA1,1504c 21Section 1504c. 115.881 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,772,2522 115.881 (2) For each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1), the
23department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible
24applicant in the current school year an amount equal to 0.70 0.90 multiplied by that
25portion of the cost under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.
AB64-ASA1,1504d
1Section 1504d. 115.884 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,773,72 115.884 (1) (intro.) In the 2016-17 school year and each school year thereafter,
3from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bf), the department shall award an
4incentive grant in the amount of $1,000 per individual to a school district, or to an
5operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), that applies for
6a grant under this section and that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
7department that the individual satisfies all of the following criteria:
AB64-ASA1,1504e 8Section 1504e. 115.884 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,773,119 115.884 (1) (a) (intro.) During the school year prior to the school year preceding
10the school year in which a school district or operator of the charter school applies to
11receive a grant under this section, all of the following criteria apply to the individual:
AB64-ASA1,1504f 12Section 1504f. 115.884 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.884 (1) (a) 1.
13and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,773,1614 115.884 (1) (a) 1. The individual was enrolled in a high school in the school
15district or in a high school grade in the charter school in the 2014-15 or 2015-16
16school year and, at the time of his or her enrollment, an
.
AB64-ASA1,773,17 173. An individualized education program was in effect for the individual.
AB64-ASA1,1504g 18Section 1504g. 115.884 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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