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:
AB64-ASA1,830,7
1119.23 (2) (a) 1. d. In this subd. 1. d., “eligible school district" has the meaning
2given in s. 118.60 (1) (am).
The family income of a pupil does not need to be verified
3under subd. 1. b. for a pupil who resided in a school district other than the school
4district operating under this chapter in a school year,
attended a participating
5private school under the program under this section or s. 118.60, in a school year and
6applies to attend a participating private school in the program under this section in
7the school year immediately following that school year.
AB64-ASA1,1619m 8Section 1619m. 119.23 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
9read:
AB64-ASA1,830,1210 119.23 (4m) (a) 2. If the pupil attended summer school for at least 15 days of
11summer instruction at the private school during that summer, multiply the amount
12under subd. 1. by 0.05.
AB64-ASA1,1619n 13Section 1619n. 119.23 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,830,1714 119.23 (4m) (a) 3. If the pupil attended summer school for less than 15 days of
15summer instruction at the private school during that summer, multiply the amount
16under subd. 1. by 0.05 by the quotient determined by dividing the number of days of
17summer instruction the pupil attended during that summer by 15.
AB64-ASA1,1619s 18Section 1619s. 119.23 (4m) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1623g 19Section 1623g. 120.12 (24) of the statutes is renumbered 120.12 (24) (a).
AB64-ASA1,1623r 20Section 1623r. 120.12 (24) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,830,2321 120.12 (24) (b) Annually submit to the department of administration a report
22containing all of the following information regarding health care for school district
23employees:
AB64-ASA1,830,2424 1. Health care plan design.
AB64-ASA1,830,2525 2. Premium contributions.
AB64-ASA1,831,1
13. Self-insurance contributions.
AB64-ASA1,831,32 4. Deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and other methods by which
3employees contribute to health care costs.
AB64-ASA1,1625 4Section 1625 . 120.13 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,831,235 120.13 (14) (a) Establish and provide or contract for the provision of child care
6programs for children. The school board may receive federal or state funds for this
7purpose. The school board may charge a fee for all or part of the cost of the service
8for participation in a child care program established under this subsection. Costs
9associated with a child care program under this subsection may not be included in
10shared costs under s. 121.07 (6). Child care programs established under this
11subsection shall meet the standards for licensed child care centers established by the
12department of children and families. Pursuant to ss. 48.66 (1) (a), 48.73, and 48.74,
13the department of children and families may visit and inspect the premises of,
14inspect the records of, and investigate and prosecute any alleged violations occurring
15at any child care program established or contracted for under this subsection that
16receives payment under s. 49.155 for the child care provided.
If a school board
17proposes to contract for the provision of a child care program under this subsection
18or if on July 1, 1996, a school board is a party to a contract for the provision of a child
19care program under this subsection, the school board shall refer the proposed
20contractor to the department of children and families for the criminal history and
21child abuse record search required under s. 48.685. Each school board shall provide
22the department of health services with information about each person who is denied
23a contract for a reason specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5.
AB64-ASA1,1626 24Section 1626 . 120.13 (14) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
25.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,832,19
1120.13 (14) (a) Establish and provide or contract for the provision of child care
2programs for children. The school board may receive federal or state funds for this
3purpose. The school board may charge a fee for all or part of the cost of the service
4for participation in a child care program established under this subsection. Costs
5associated with a child care program under this subsection may not be included in
6shared costs under s. 121.07 (6). Child care programs established under this
7subsection shall meet the standards for licensed child care centers established by the
8department of children and families. Pursuant to ss. 48.66 (1) (a), 48.73, and 48.74,
9the department of children and families may visit and inspect the premises of,
10inspect the records of, and investigate and prosecute any alleged violations occurring
11at any child care program established or contracted for under this subsection that
12receives payment under s. 49.155 for the child care provided. If a school board
13proposes to contract for the provision of a child care program under this subsection
14or if on July 1, 1996, a school board is a party to a contract for the provision of a child
15care program under this subsection, the school board shall refer the proposed
16contractor to the department of children and families for the criminal history and
17child abuse record search required under s. 48.685. Each school board shall provide
18the department of health services with information about each person who is denied
19a contract for a reason specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5
48.686.
AB64-ASA1,1627 20Section 1627 . 120.13 (14) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,833,321 120.13 (14) (b) 1. If a person who has contracted under par. (a) to provide a child
22care program is convicted of a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (c) 3m.,
23or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient resident, as
24defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (bm), of the child care program is convicted or
25adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or after his or her 12th 10th

1birthday, the school board shall rescind the contract of the contractor immediately
2upon providing written notice of the rescission and the grounds for the rescission and
3an explanation of the process for appealing the rescission.
AB64-ASA1,1628 4Section 1628 . 120.13 (14) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,833,145 120.13 (14) (b) 2. If a person who has contracted under par. (a) to provide a child
6care program is the subject of a pending criminal charge alleging that the person has
7committed a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (c) 3m., or if a caregiver
8specified in s. 48.685 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. a. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s.
948.685 48.686 (1) (bm), of the child care program is the subject of a pending criminal
10charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious
11crime on or after his or her 12th 10th birthday, the school board shall immediately
12suspend the contract of the contractor until the school board obtains information
13regarding the final disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that
14the person is not ineligible to provide a child care program under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,1630d 15Section 1630d. 121.004 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,833,2016 121.004 (6) Net cost. The “net cost" of a fund means the gross cost of that fund
17minus all nonduplicative revenues and other financing sources of that fund except
18property taxes, general aid, and aid received under s. ss. 79.095 (4) and 79.096. In
19this subsection, “nonduplicative revenues" includes federal financial assistance
20under 20 USC 236 to 245, to the extent permitted under federal law and regulations.
AB64-ASA1,1633g 21Section 1633g. 121.02 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,834,322 121.02 (1) (a) 2. Subject to s. 118.40 (8) (b) 1., 2., and 3., ensure that all
23instructional staff of charter schools located in the school district hold a license or
24permit to teach issued by the department. For purposes of this subdivision, a virtual
25charter school is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (8) (a) and a

1charter school established under s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. is located in the school district
2specified in s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules
3defining “instructional staff" for purposes of this subdivision.
AB64-ASA1,1633i 4Section 1633i. 121.02 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,834,85 121.02 (1) (a) 3. Ensure that an individual who provides instruction in a subject
6and level through an online course offered from another state to pupils enrolled in
7a school in the school district holds a valid license or permit to teach the subject and
8level in the state from which the online course is provided.
AB64-ASA1,1635 9Section 1635 . 121.05 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,834,1210 121.05 (1) (a) 5. Pupils attending a technical college under s. 118.15 (1) (b) and
11pupils attending an institution of higher education or a technical college under s.
12118.55.
AB64-ASA1,1635d 13Section 1635d. 121.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,834,1714 121.06 (4) For purposes of computing state aid under s. 121.08, equalized
15valuations calculated under sub. (1) and certified under sub. (2) shall include the full
16value of property that is exempt under s. 70.11 (39) and (39m) as determined under
17s. 79.095 (3) for 2016.
AB64-ASA1,1635e 18Section 1635e. 121.07 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,834,2219 121.07 (2) (d) The number of pupils residing in the school district in the
20previous school year for whom a payment was made under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) to an
21operator of a charter school established under contract with an entity under s. 118.40
22(2r) (b) 1. e., eg., or f. in the previous school year.
AB64-ASA1,1635em 23Section 1635em. 121.07 (6) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,835,324 121.07 (6) (e) 1. For a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08
25or 117.09 that takes effect before July 1, 2019, in the school year in which the

1consolidation takes effect and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the amounts
2under pars. (b) and (d) shall be multiplied by 1.15 and rounded to the next lowest
3dollar.
AB64-ASA1,1635f 4Section 1635f. 121.07 (7) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,835,95 121.07 (7) (e) 1. For a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08
6or 117.09 that takes effect before July 1, 2019, in the school year in which the
7consolidation takes effect and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the amounts
8under pars. (a) to (bm) shall be multiplied by 1.15 and rounded to the next lower
9dollar.
AB64-ASA1,1635h 10Section 1635h. 121.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,835,1311 121.15 (4) (a) In this subsection, “state aid" has the meaning given in s. 121.90
12(2) except that it excludes aid paid to school districts under s. ss. 79.095 (4) and
1379.096
.
AB64-ASA1,1638 14Section 1638 . 121.58 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,835,1715 121.58 (2) (a) 4. For each pupil so transported whose residence is more than
1612 miles from the school attended, $275 $300 per school year in the 2014-15 2016-17
17school year and $300 $365 per school year thereafter.
AB64-ASA1,1639 18Section 1639 . 121.58 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,835,2519 121.58 (2) (am) State aid under par. (a) shall be reduced proportionately in the
20case of a pupil transported for less than a full school year because of nonenrollment.
21 State aid for transportation shall not exceed the actual cost thereof. No state aid of
22any kind may be paid to a school district which charges the pupil transported or his
23or her parent or guardian any part of the cost of transportation provided under ss.
24121.54 (1) to (3), (5), (6) and (10) and 121.57 or which willfully or negligently fails to
25transport all pupils for whom transportation is required under s. 121.54.
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