AB40, s. 2532 20Section 2532. 118.55 (7r) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,989,2121 118.55 (7r) (a) 4. The pupil is not a child at risk , as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a).
AB40, s. 2533 22Section 2533. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,990,623 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
2466.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
25115.345, 115.361, 115.365 (3), 115.38 (2), 115.445, 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045,

1118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4),
2118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.225,
3118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.30 to 118.43,
4118.46, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b)
5to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, 120.21 (3),
6and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
AB40, s. 2534 7Section 2534. 119.18 (6) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
8renumbered 119.18 (6) and amended to read:
AB40,990,139 119.18 (6) School calendar. The board may determine the school calendar and
10vacation periods for each school year for the regular day schools, summer schools,
11social centers, and playgrounds, except that: (b). The board may close any school or
12dismiss any class in the event of an emergency, fire or other casualty, quarantine, or
13epidemic.
AB40, s. 2535 14Section 2535. 119.18 (6) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2536 15Section 2536. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,990,1816 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (b), any Any pupil in grades kindergarten
17to 12 who resides within the city may attend, at no charge, any private school located
18in the city Milwaukee County if all of the following apply:
AB40, s. 2537 19Section 2537. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (2) (a) 1.
20a. and amended to read:
AB40,991,921 119.23 (2) (a) 1. a. The Except as provided in subd. 1. b., the pupil is a member
22of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to
231.75 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by
24the director of the federal office of management and budget. A pupil attending a
25private school under this section whose family income increases may continue to

1attend a private school under this section if the pupil is a member of a family that
2has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2 times the
3poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of
4the federal office of management and budget. For purposes of admission to a private
5school under this section, siblings of pupils attending a private school under this
6section are subject to the higher income limit. If a pupil attending a private school
7under this section ceases to attend a private school under this section, the lower
8income limit applies unless the pupil is a sibling of a pupil attending a private school
9under this section.
AB40, s. 2538 10Section 2538. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,991,1311 119.23 (2) (a) 1. b. Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, the family income
12limits in subd. 1. a. do not apply if the pupil did not attend a school participating in
13the program under this section during the 2010-11 school year.
AB40, s. 2539 14Section 2539. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2540 15Section 2540. 119.23 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,992,216 119.23 (3) (a) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit an
17application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
18private school that the pupil wishes to attend. Within 60 days after receiving the
19application, the private school shall notify the applicant, in writing, whether the
20application has been accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice
21shall include the reason. The private school shall indicate in its letter of acceptance
22the amount of the payment the parent or guardian of the pupil will receive under sub.
23(4) and, if applicable, sub. (4m).
A private school may reject an applicant only if it
24has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. The state
25superintendent shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to

1accept on a random basis, except that the private school may give preference in
2accepting applications to siblings of pupils accepted on a random basis.
AB40, s. 2541 3Section 2541. 119.23 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,992,104 119.23 (3m) (a) For a pupil to whom sub. (2) (a) 1. a. applies, whose application
5is accepted under sub. (3) (a), and who is a member of a family that has a total family
6income that does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty level
7determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
8office of management and budget, the private school may not charge or receive any
9payment for the pupil other than the payment the school receives under sub. (4) and,
10if applicable, sub. (4m).
AB40,992,1411 (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., for a pupil to whom sub. (2) (a) 1. b. applies
12and whose application is accepted under sub. (3) (a), the private school may, in
13addition to the payment it receives for the pupil under sub. (4) and, if applicable, sub.
14(4m), charge the pupil tuition and fees in an amount determined by the school.
AB40,992,2015 2. The private school may not charge or receive any additional payment for a
16pupil to whom sub. (2) (a) 1. b. applies and whose application is accepted under sub.
17(3) (a) if the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that does
18not exceed an amount equal to 3.25 times the poverty level determined in accordance
19with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and
20budget.
AB40, s. 2542 21Section 2542. 119.23 (4) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,993,322 119.23 (4) (bg) In the 2009-10 2011-12 and 2010-11 2012-13 school years,
23upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in
24the private school during a school term, the state superintendent shall pay to the
25parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal

1to the private school's operating and debt service cost per pupil that is related to
2educational programming, as determined by the department, or $6,442, whichever
3is less.
AB40, s. 2543 4Section 2543. 119.23 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (5) (b).
AB40, s. 2544 5Section 2544. 119.23 (5) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,993,86 119.23 (5) (a) A private school participating in the program under this section
7shall immediately notify the department of a decision to cease educational
8programming operations.
AB40, s. 2545 9Section 2545. 119.23 (7) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (7) (d) 1.
10b. and amended to read:
AB40,993,1711 119.23 (7) (d) 1. b. A copy of the school's current certificate of occupancy issued
12by the city municipality within which the school is located. If the private school
13moves to a new location, the private school shall submit a copy of the new certificate
14of occupancy issued by the city municipality within which the school is located to the
15department before the attendance of pupils at the new location and before the next
16succeeding date specified in s. 121.05 (1) (a). A temporary certificate of occupancy
17does not meet the requirement of this subdivision.
AB40, s. 2546 18Section 2546. 119.23 (7) (d) 1. a. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,993,2019 119.23 (7) (d) 1. a. In this subdivision, "municipality" has the meaning given
20in s. 5.02 (11).
AB40, s. 2547 21Section 2547. 119.23 (7) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,994,722 119.23 (7) (e) 1. In the 2009-10 school year Annually, each private school
23participating in the program under this section shall administer a nationally normed
24standardized test in reading, mathematics, and science to pupils attending the
25school under the program in the 4th, 8th, and 10th grades. Beginning in the 2010-11

1school year and annually thereafter, each private school participating in the program
2under this section shall administer the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1s)
3to pupils attending the school under the program.
The private school may administer
4additional standardized tests to such pupils. Beginning in 2006 and annually
5thereafter until 2011, the private school shall provide the scores of all standardized
6tests and examinations that it administers under this subdivision to the School
7Choice Demonstration Project.
AB40, s. 2548 8Section 2548. 119.23 (7) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2549 9Section 2549. 119.23 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,994,1310 119.23 (7m) (a) Evidence of any of the following circumstances may indicate
11that a private school participating in the program under this section does not utilize
12sound fiscal practices, is not financially viable, or does not have the financial ability
13to continue educational programming operations:
AB40,994,1614 1. The private school's budget and statement of cash flows reveal that the
15private school has inadequate revenues and other financial resources to fund current
16operations.
AB40,994,1917 2. The audit opinion statement submitted by the private school as required
18under sub. (7) (am) 1. contains a qualification as to the private school's ability to
19continue as a going concern.
AB40,994,2520 3. The private school failed to make a payment to a vendor for services provided
21to the private school or to an employee or other individual for expenses incurred on
22behalf of the private school within 90 days of receipt of invoice or payment request
23or as per written agreement, or has failed to make payments to an employee
24pursuant to a written document specifying compensation and dates for payment, as
25indicated in a written communication from the vendor, employee, or other individual.
AB40,995,4
14. The private school failed to make a filing with or withholding payment to the
2federal Internal Revenue Service, the Wisconsin department of revenue, or the
3Wisconsin department of workforce development as indicated in a written
4communication from one of these agencies.
AB40,995,95 5. An audit, required of the private school by a federal or state agency or local
6governmental unit and provided to the department of public instruction in
7compliance with reporting requirements promulgated by the department pursuant
8to sub. (11), contained questioned costs or findings related to compliance that may
9affect the private school's ability to continue.
AB40,995,1310 6. The private school failed to refund to the department the amount of any
11overpayment made to the private school under sub. (4) (b) or (bg) or (4m), or the
12amount of any payment made to the private school for a pupil ineligible to attend the
13private school under this section.
AB40,995,2014 (b) If the department determines that any of the circumstances under par. (a)
15applies to a private school, the private school shall, upon written request, provide to
16the department any information required by the department, including an audit of
17the private school's financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
18accounting principles, to permit the department to determine whether the private
19school is utilizing sound fiscal practices, is financially viable, or is financially able
20to continue educational programming operations.
AB40, s. 2550 21Section 2550. 119.23 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (11) (intro.) and
22amended to read:
AB40,995,2323 119.23 (11) The department shall promulgate do all of the following:
AB40,995,24 24(a) Promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
AB40, s. 2551 25Section 2551. 119.23 (11) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,996,6
1119.23 (11) (b) Notify each private school participating in the program under
2this section and the parents and guardians of each pupil attending a private school
3under this section of any proposed changes to the program or to administrative rules
4governing the program, including changes to application or filing deadlines but not
5including changes to provisions governing health or safety, prior to the beginning of
6the school year in which the change takes effect.
AB40, s. 2552 7Section 2552. 119.245 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2553 8Section 2553. 119.495 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,996,179 119.495 (2) The board shall include in its budget transmitted to the common
10council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) a written notice specifying the amount of borrowing
11to be authorized in the budget for the ensuing year. The common council shall issue
12the notes and levy a direct annual irrepealable tax sufficient to pay the principal and
13interest on the notes as they become due. The common council may issue the notes
14by private sale. The common council shall make every effort to involve a minority
15investment firm certified under s. 560.036 490.04 as managing underwriter of the
16notes or to engage a minority financial adviser certified under s. 560.036 490.04 to
17advise the city regarding any public sale of the notes.
AB40, s. 2554 18Section 2554. 119.496 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,997,319 119.496 (2) The board shall include in its budget transmitted to the common
20council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) a written notice specifying the amount of borrowing
21to be authorized in the budget for the ensuing year. The common council shall issue
22the notes and levy a direct annual irrepealable tax sufficient to pay the principal and
23interest on the notes as they become due. The common council may issue the notes
24by private sale. The common council shall establish goals of involving minority
25investment firms certified under s. 560.036 490.04 as managing underwriters for at

1least 50% of the total amount financed by the notes and of engaging a minority
2financial adviser certified under s. 560.036 490.04 to advise the city regarding any
3public sale of the notes.
AB40, s. 2555 4Section 2555. 120.12 (3) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB40,997,135 120.12 (3) (a) On Annually on or before November 1, determine the amount
6necessary to be raised to operate and maintain the schools of the school district and
7public library facilities operated by the school district under s. 43.52, if the annual
8meeting has not voted a tax sufficient for such purposes for the school year. On
9Annually on or before November 6, or, in those years in which a November general
10election is held, the 7th calendar day after the day of the general election,
the school
11district clerk shall certify the appropriate amount so determined to each appropriate
12municipal clerk who shall assess the amount certified and enter it on the tax rolls
13as other school district taxes are assessed and entered.
AB40,998,214 (b) If a tax sufficient to operate and maintain the schools of a school district for
15the ensuing school year has not been determined, certified and levied prior to the
16effective date of school district reorganization under ch. 117 affecting any territory
17of the school district, the school board of the affected school district shall determine,
18on or before the November 1 following the effective date of the reorganization, the
19amount of deficiency in operation and maintenance funds on the effective date of the
20reorganization which should have been paid by the property in the affected school
21district if the tax had been determined, certified and assessed prior to the effective
22date of the reorganization. On or before November 6, or, in those years in which a
23November general election is held, the 7th calendar day after the day of the general
24election,
the school district clerk shall certify the appropriate amount to each
25appropriate municipal clerk who shall assess, enter and collect the amount as a

1special tax on the property. This paragraph does not affect the apportionment of
2assets and liabilities under s. 66.0235.
AB40,998,103 (c) If on or before November 1 the school board determines that the annual
4meeting has voted a tax greater than that needed to operate the schools of the school
5district for the school year, the school board may lower the tax voted by the annual
6meeting. On or before November 6, or, in those years in which a November general
7election is held, the 7th calendar day after the day of the general election,
the school
8district clerk shall certify the appropriate amount so determined to each appropriate
9municipal clerk who shall assess the amount certified to him or her and enter it on
10the tax rolls in lieu of the amount previously reported.
AB40, s. 2556 11Section 2556. 120.12 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,998,1812 120.12 (15) School hours. Establish rules scheduling the hours of a normal
13school day. The school board may differentiate between the various elementary and
14high school grades in scheduling the school day. The equivalent of 180 such days, as
15defined in s. 115.01 (10), shall be held during the school term.
This subsection shall
16not be construed to eliminate a school district's duty to bargain with the employee's
17collective bargaining representative over any calendaring proposal which is
18primarily related to wages, hours, and conditions of employment.
AB40, s. 2557 19Section 2557. 120.12 (27) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB40,998,2320 120.12 (27) (a) Within 24 hours of a school being closed for a reason specified
21in s. 115.01 (10) (a) 2. or 3. (b) or (c) or by the department of health services under
22s. 252.02 (3), notify the department. The notice shall include the reason for the
23closure.
AB40,999,224 (b) Within 24 hours of reopening a school that was closed for a reason specified
25in s. 115.01 (10) (a) 2. or 3. (b) or (c) or by the department of health services under

1s. 252.02 (3), notify the department that the school has reopened. In the notice, the
2school board shall include the number of days the school was closed.
AB40, s. 2558 3Section 2558. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,999,74 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
549.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3),
6632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4), (5), and (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895
7(9) to (17) (16m), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).
AB40, s. 2559 8Section 2559. 120.17 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,999,179 120.17 (8) (a) Annually on or before November 6, or, in those years in which a
10November general election is held, the 7th calendar day after the day of the general
11election,
deliver to the clerk of each municipality having territory within the school
12district a certified statement showing that proportion of the amount of taxes voted
13and not before reported, and that proportion of the amount of tax to be collected in
14such year, if any, for the annual payment of any loan to be assessed on that part of
15the school district territory lying within the municipality. Such proportion shall be
16determined from the full values certified to the school district clerk under s. 121.06
17(2).
AB40, s. 2560 18Section 2560. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,999,2519 121.004 (7) (c) 1. b. A pupil enrolled in a 5-year-old kindergarten program
20requiring full-day attendance for less than 5 days a week for an entire school year
21term shall be counted as the result obtained by multiplying the number of hours in
22each day in which the pupil is enrolled by the total number of days for which the pupil
23is enrolled, and dividing the result by the product of the total number of hours of
24attendance per day required of first grade pupils in the school district multiplied by
25180
.
AB40, s. 2561
1Section 2561. 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1000,62 121.004 (7) (cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program,
3including a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b),
4that provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under s. 121.02
5(1) (f) 2. shall be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5
6additional hours of outreach activities.
AB40, s. 2562 7Section 2562. 121.006 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.006 (2) (a)
8(intro.) and amended to read:
AB40,1000,119 121.006 (2) (a) (intro.) Hold school for at least 180 days each year the minimum
10number of hours of direct pupil instruction required for the grade in which a pupil
11is enrolled as specified in s. 121.02 (1) (f)
, less any days of the following:
AB40,1000,14 121. Hours during which the state superintendent determines that school is not
13held or educational standards are not maintained as the result of a strike by school
14district employees, the days to be computed in accordance with s. 115.01 (10).
AB40, s. 2563 15Section 2563. 121.006 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,1000,1816 121.006 (2) (a) 2. Hours during which school is closed by order of the school
17district administrator because of inclement weather and hours during which
18parent-teacher conferences are held, not to exceed 35 hours during the school term.
AB40, s. 2564 19Section 2564. 121.006 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,1000,2120 121.006 (2) (a) 3. Hours during which school is closed by order of a local health
21officer, as defined in s. 250.01 (5), or the department of health services.
AB40, s. 2565 22Section 2565. 121.006 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,1001,223 121.006 (2) (a) 4. Hours during which school is closed by order of the school
24district administrator because of a threat to the health or safety of pupils or school
25personnel, but not including inclement weather, unless the school board determines

1that the hours will not count as hours of direct pupil instruction for purposes of s.
2121.02 (1) (f).
AB40, s. 2566 3Section 2566. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1001,9 4121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to
5a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (cg), and (cr), shall be used by the school
6district solely for the purposes for which paid. Such moneys are exempt from
7execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process in favor of creditors, except as
8to claims for salaries or wages of teachers and other school employees and as to
9claims for school materials, supplies, fuel, and current repairs.
AB40, s. 2567 10Section 2567. 121.02 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,1001,1711 121.02 (1) (a) 2. Subject to s. 118.40 (2r) (d) 1. and (8) (b) 2., ensure that all
12instructional staff of charter schools located in the school district hold a license or
13permit to teach issued by the department. For purposes of this subdivision, a virtual
14charter school is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (8) (a) and a
15charter school established under s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. is located in the school district
16specified in s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules
17defining "instructional staff" for purposes of this subdivision.
AB40, s. 2568 18Section 2568. 121.02 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2569 19Section 2569. 121.02 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 121.02 (1) (f) and
20amended to read:
AB40,1002,321 121.02 (1) (f) Annually, schedule at least 437 hours of direct pupil instruction
22in kindergarten, at least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and
23at least 1,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12. Scheduled hours
24under this subdivision paragraph include recess and time for pupils to transfer
25between classes but do not include the lunch period. Scheduled hours under this

1paragraph may include up to 35 hours on Saturdays
. A school board operating a
24-year-old kindergarten program may use up to 87.5 of the scheduled hours for
3outreach activities.
AB40, s. 2570 4Section 2570. 121.02 (1) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2571 5Section 2571. 121.08 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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