AB64-ASA1,802,221 (b) If, before the 5th school year of a whole grade sharing agreement, 2 or more
22school boards participating in the whole grade sharing agreement adopt resolutions
23ordering that the school districts be consolidated under s. 117.08 or 117.09 and the
24school boards are following the consolidation procedures under s. 117.08 or 117.09,
25the department shall, during the 5th and 6th school years of the whole grade sharing

1agreement, pay each school board that passed a resolution to consolidate the amount
2calculated under par. (a) 1. for that school board.
AB64-ASA1,802,53 (c) 1. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bp) is insufficient to pay the full
4amount under this subsection, the funds shall be prorated among the entitled school
5boards.
AB64-ASA1,802,126 2. Paragraph (a) applies to an original whole grade sharing agreement. If a
7whole grade sharing agreement is extended or renewed under this section, the
8additional school years are considered to be part of the original whole grade sharing
9agreement. The department shall consider a whole grade sharing agreement
10entered into between school boards that contains substantially similar terms to an
11expired whole grade sharing agreement, including that the same grades are subject
12to both agreements, to be an extension of the expired whole grade sharing agreement.
AB64-ASA1,1534s 13Section 1534s. 118.51 (1) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,802,1514 118.51 (1) (aj) “Free appropriate public education” has the meaning given in
15s. 115.76 (7).
AB64-ASA1,1535a 16Section 1535a. 118.51 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,803,217 118.51 (9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
18application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
19attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d), (6), or (7),
20or the nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the
21nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may appeal the
22decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident
23school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not
24available under sub. (12) (b), the pupil's parent may appeal the required transfer to
25the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall

1affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was
2arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB64-ASA1,1535c 3Section 1535c. 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,803,54 118.51 (12) (title) Special Nonresident school district statement of
5educational costs; special
education or related services.
AB64-ASA1,1535d 6Section 1535d. 118.51 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12) (b).
AB64-ASA1,1535e 7Section 1535e. 118.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,803,158 118.51 (12) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, at the end of a school year
9in which a child with a disability who attends a nonresident school district under this
10section and receives special education or related services under subch. V of ch. 115
11in the nonresident school district, the nonresident school board may submit to the
12department a financial statement that shows the actual costs the nonresident school
13board incurred to provide a free appropriate public education to the child during that
14school year. The department shall provide the resident school board with a copy of
15any financial statement it receives under this paragraph.
AB64-ASA1,1535g 16Section 1535g. 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,803,1917 118.51 (16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils
18attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for
19whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a) or, (c), or (cm).
AB64-ASA1,1535h 20Section 1535h. 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,803,2321 118.51 (16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils
22attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than
23pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a) or , (c), or (cm).
AB64-ASA1,1535ig 24Section 1535ig. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,804,7
1118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year and,
2except as provided in subd. 3. c., in each school year thereafter
, the sum of the amount
3determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per
4pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
5positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between
6the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40
7(2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB64-ASA1,1535im 8Section 1535im. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,804,109 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. For the amount in the 2017-18 to 2020-21 school years, the
10amount determined under subd. 3. b. plus $100.
AB64-ASA1,1535j 11Section 1535j. 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,804,1612 118.51 (16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district
13under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the
14state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) based on the
15number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the
16nonresident school district.
AB64-ASA1,1535k 17Section 1535k. 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,804,2018 118.51 (16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under
19par. (b) and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received
20by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
AB64-ASA1,1535m 21Section 1535m. 118.51 (17) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,804,2322 118.51 (17) (title) State aid adjustments and tuition Pupil transfer amount
23and payments to a nonresident school board
; children with disabilities.
AB64-ASA1,1535o 24Section 1535o. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,805,6
1118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. Beginning in In the 2017-18 school year, the per pupil
2transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school
3year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for
4the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide
5categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school
6year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB64-ASA1,1535p 7Section 1535p. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,805,138 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, and subject to subd.
93., the per pupil transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the
10previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s.
11121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of
12statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current
13school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB64-ASA1,1535q 14Section 1535q. 118.51 (17) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,805,1915 118.51 (17) (b) 3. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, if a nonresident school
16board submitted a financial statement for a child with a disability under sub. (12)
17(a) in the previous school year, the per pupil transfer amount for that child is the
18amount shown on the financial statement for that child for the previous school year,
19up to $30,000.
AB64-ASA1,1535r 20Section 1535r. 118.51 (17) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,805,2221 118.51 (17) (bm) 1. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the department shall
22determine all of the following for each school district:
AB64-ASA1,806,223 a. The number of nonresident pupils attending public school in the school
24district under this section who are receiving special education or related services

1under subch. V of ch. 115 and for whom no financial statement was submitted under
2sub. (12) (a) in that school year.
AB64-ASA1,806,83 b. The amount shown on each financial statement submitted in that school year
4under sub. (12) (a) by the school board of that school district for a nonresident pupil
5who is attending public school in the school district under this section and receiving
6special education or related services under subch. V of ch. 115. If the amount shown
7on any financial statement described in this subd. 1. b. exceeds $30,000, for the
8purpose of subd. 2. b., the department shall identify the amount shown as $30,000.
AB64-ASA1,806,129 c. The number of resident pupils attending public school in a nonresident school
10district under this section who are receiving special education or related services
11under subch. V of ch. 115 and for whom the nonresident school board did not submit
12a financial statement under sub. (12) (a) in that school year.
AB64-ASA1,806,1913 d. The amount shown on each financial statement submitted in that school year
14under sub. (12) (a) for a pupil who is a resident of the school district and who is
15attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section and
16receiving special education or related services under subch. V of ch. 115. If the
17amount shown on any financial statement described in this subd. 1. d. exceeds
18$30,000, for the purpose of subd. 2. e., the department shall identify the amount
19shown as $30,000.
AB64-ASA1,806,2120 2. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, for each school district, the
21department shall do all of the following:
AB64-ASA1,806,2322 a. Multiply the number under subd. 1. a. by the per pupil transfer amount
23under par. (b) 2. c.
AB64-ASA1,806,2524 b. Determine the sum of the amounts shown on the financial statements
25submitted as described under subd. 1. b.
AB64-ASA1,807,2
1c. Determine the sum of the product under subd. 2. a. and the sum under subd.
22. b.
AB64-ASA1,807,43 d. Multiply the number under subd. 1. c. by the per pupil transfer amount
4under par. (b) 2. c.
AB64-ASA1,807,65 e. Determine the sum of the amounts shown on the financial statements
6submitted as described under subd. 1. d.
AB64-ASA1,807,87 f. Determine the sum of the product under subd. 2. d. and the sum under subd.
82. e.
AB64-ASA1,1535t 9Section 1535t. 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,807,1410 118.51 (17) (c) 1. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the
11number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, beginning in the 2016-17,
122017-18, and 2018-19
school year years, the department shall increase that school
13district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference
14multiplied by the an amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c.
AB64-ASA1,807,2515 2. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is less than the number determined
16in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, beginning in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19
17school year years, the department shall decrease that school district's state aid
18payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference multiplied by the an
19amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is
20insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid
21payments made by the department to the school district by the remaining amount.
22If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the
23department to the school district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the
24department shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the
25balance to school districts under subd. 1.
AB64-ASA1,1535v
1Section 1535v. 118.51 (17) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,808,52 118.51 (17) (cm) 1. If the amount determined under par. (bm) 2. c. is greater
3than the amount determined under par. (bm) 2. f. for a school district, beginning in
4the 2019-20 school year, the department shall increase that school district's state aid
5payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the difference.
AB64-ASA1,808,156 2. If the amount determined under par. (bm) 2. c. is less than the amount
7determined under par. (bm) 2. f. for a school district, beginning in the 2019-20 school
8year, the department shall decrease that school district's state aid payment under s.
9121.08 by an amount equal to the difference. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08
10is insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid
11payments made by the department to the school district by the remaining amount.
12If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the
13department to the school district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the
14department shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the
15balance to school districts under subd. 1.
AB64-ASA1,1536 16Section 1536 . 118.52 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB64-ASA1,808,17 17118.52 (title) Part-time open enrollment.
AB64-ASA1,1537 18Section 1537 . 118.52 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1538 19Section 1538 . 118.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,808,2520 118.52 (2) Applicability. A Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, a pupil
21enrolled in a public school in the high school grades may attend an educational
22institution
public school in a nonresident school district under this section for the
23purpose of taking a course offered by the educational institution nonresident school
24district
. A pupil may attend no more than 2 courses at any time at educational
25institutions
in nonresident school districts under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1539
1Section 1539. 118.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,809,162 118.52 (3) (a) The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend an educational
3institution
public school in a nonresident school district for the purpose of taking a
4course under this section shall submit an application, on a form provided by the
5department, to the educational institution at school board of the nonresident school
6district in
which the pupil wishes to attend a course not later than 6 weeks prior to
7the date on which the course is scheduled to commence. The application shall specify
8the course that the pupil wishes to attend and may specify the school or schools at
9which the pupil wishes to attend the course. The educational institution nonresident
10school board
shall send a copy of the application to the pupil's resident school board,
11except that if the pupil is attending a school in a school district other than the pupil's
12resident school district pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement under s.
13118.50, the educational institution nonresident school district to which the pupil
14applies under this section
shall send a copy of the application to the school board of
15the district in which the pupil is attending school pursuant to the whole grade
16sharing agreement
.
AB64-ASA1,1540 17Section 1540 . 118.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,809,2118 118.52 (3) (b) If an educational institution a nonresident school board receives
19more applications for a particular course than there are spaces available in the
20course, the educational institution nonresident school board shall determine which
21pupils to accept on a random basis.
AB64-ASA1,1541 22Section 1541 . 118.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,810,1123 118.52 (3) (c) No later than one week prior to the date on which the course is
24scheduled to commence, the educational institution nonresident school board shall
25notify the applicant and the resident school board, in writing, whether the

1application has been accepted and, if the application is accepted, the school at which
2the pupil may attend the course. If the applicant pupil is attending a school in a
3school district other than the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole
4grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the educational institution school board
5of the district to which the pupil applies under this section
shall provide the notice
6required under this paragraph to the school board of the district in which the pupil
7is attending school pursuant to the whole grade sharing agreement. The acceptance
8applies only for the following semester, school year, or other session in which the
9course is offered. If the educational institution school board of the district to which
10the pupil applies under this section
rejects an application, it shall include in the
11notice the reason for the rejection.
AB64-ASA1,1542 12Section 1542 . 118.52 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,810,1613 118.52 (3) (d) 1. If it denies an application to attend an educational institution
14public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (6), notify the applicant and
15the educational institution nonresident school board, in writing, that the application
16has been denied and include in the notice the reason for the rejection.
AB64-ASA1,1543 17Section 1543 . 118.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,810,2518 118.52 (3) (e) Following receipt of a notice of acceptance but prior to the date
19on which the course is scheduled to commence, the pupil's parent shall notify the
20resident school board, or, if the pupil is attending school in a school district other than
21the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement
22under s. 118.50, the school board of the district in which the pupil is attending school,
23and the educational institution school board of the district to which the pupil applies
24under this section
of the pupil's intent to attend the course at in the educational
25institution
school district to which the pupil applies under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1544
1Section 1544. 118.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,811,102 118.52 (6) (a) Individualized education program requirements. The school
3board of a pupil's resident school district, or, if the pupil is attending school in a school
4district other than the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole grade
5sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the school board of the district in which the pupil
6is attending school, shall reject a pupil's application to attend a course at an
7educational institution
in a public school in a nonresident school district under this
8section
if the resident school board or the school board of the district in which the
9pupil is attending school, respectively, determines that the course conflicts with the
10individualized education program for the pupil under s. 115.787 (2).
AB64-ASA1,1545 11Section 1545 . 118.52 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,811,1812 118.52 (6) (b) Undue financial burden. The school board of a pupil's resident
13school district may reject an application to attend a course in a public school in a
14nonresident school district if the cost of the course would impose upon the resident
15school district an undue financial burden in light of the resident school district's total
16economic circumstances, including its revenue limit under subch. VII of ch. 121, its
17ability to pay tuition costs for the pupil, and the per pupil cost for children continuing
18to be served by the resident school district.
AB64-ASA1,1546 19Section 1546 . 118.52 (6) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1547 20Section 1547 . 118.52 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,812,221 118.52 (8) Appeal of rejection. If an application is rejected under sub. (3) (c)
22or a pupil is prohibited from attending a course at an educational institution in a
23public school in a nonresident school district
under sub. (6), the pupil's parent may
24appeal the decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. The
25department shall affirm the decision unless the department finds that the decision

1was arbitrary or unreasonable. The department's decision is final and is not subject
2to judicial review under subch. III of ch. 227.
AB64-ASA1,1548 3Section 1548 . 118.52 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,812,84 118.52 (9) Rights and privileges of nonresident pupils. A pupil attending a
5course at an educational institution in a public school in a nonresident school district
6under this section has all of the rights and privileges of other pupils attending the
7educational institution
residing in that school district and is subject to the same rules
8and regulations as those pupils residing in that school district.
AB64-ASA1,1549 9Section 1549 . 118.52 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,812,1710 118.52 (10) Disciplinary records. Notwithstanding s. 118.125, the resident
11school board shall provide to the educational institution nonresident school board to
12which a pupil has applied under this section, upon request by that educational
13institution
school board, a copy of any expulsion findings and orders, a copy of records
14of any pending disciplinary proceeding involving the pupil, a written explanation of
15the reasons for the expulsion or pending disciplinary proceeding , and the length of
16the term of the expulsion or the possible outcomes of the pending disciplinary
17proceeding.
AB64-ASA1,1550 18Section 1550 . 118.52 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,812,2219 118.52 (11) (a) Responsibility. The parent of a pupil attending a course at an
20educational institution
in a public school in a nonresident school district under this
21section is responsible for transporting the pupil to and from the course that the pupil
22is attending.
AB64-ASA1,1551 23Section 1551 . 118.52 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,813,924 118.52 (11) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending
25a course at an educational institution in a public school in a nonresident school

1district
under this section may apply to the department for reimbursement of the
2costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's
3residence or school in which the pupil is enrolled and the educational institution that
4school at which the pupil is attending for the course if the pupil and parent are unable
5to pay the cost of such transportation. The department shall determine the
6reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s.
720.255 (2) (cy). The department shall give preference under this paragraph to those
8pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch
9under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
AB64-ASA1,1552 10Section 1552 . 118.52 (12) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.52 (12) and
11amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,813,1912 118.52 (12) The resident school board shall pay to the educational institution
13nonresident school board, for each resident pupil attending a course at the
14educational institution
in a public school in the nonresident school district under this
15section, an amount equal to the cost of providing the course to the pupil, calculated
16in a manner determined by the department. Except as provided in par. (b), the
17educational institution may not charge to or receive from the pupil or the pupil's
18resident school board any additional payment for a pupil attending a course at the
19educational institution under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1553 20Section 1553 . 118.52 (12) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1554 21Section 1554 . 118.55 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,813,22 22118.55 (title) Youth options Early college credit program.
AB64-ASA1,1554d 23Section 1554d. 118.55 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (1) (intro.) and
24amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,813,2525 118.55 (1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section, “institution:
AB64-ASA1,814,1
1(a) “Institution of higher education" means an all of the following:
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