SB234: Bill Text

SB234, s. 16 Section 16. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

SB234,14,17 119.23 (2) (a) 7. a. Subject to subd. 7. c. and d., for a private school participating in the program under this section on July 1, 2009, the private school achieves accreditation by the Wisconsin North Central Association, the Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, National Lutheran School Accreditation, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee diocese or archdiocese within which the private school is located, or any other organization recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, by December 31 of the 3rd school year following the first school year that begins after June 30, 2006, in which it participates in the program under this section, or the private school was approved for scholarship funding for the 2005-06 school year by Partners Advancing Values in Education. If the private school is accredited as provided under this subd. 7. a., the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation under subd. 7. b. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or in an additional or new school.

SB234, s. 17 Section 17. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

SB234,15,18 119.23 (2) (a) 7. b. Subject to subd. 7. c. and d., for a private school that is a first-time participant in the program under this section on or after July 1, 2009, and that is not accredited as provided under subd. 7. a., the private school obtains preaccreditation by the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University, the Wisconsin North Central Association, the Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, National Lutheran School Accreditation, or the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, or any other organization recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation diocese or archdiocese within which the private school is located by August 1 before the first school term of participation in the program under this section that begins after July 1, 2009, or by May 1 if the private school begins participating in the program during summer school, and achieves accreditation by the Wisconsin North Central Association, the Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, National Lutheran School Accreditation, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee diocese or archdiocese within which the private school is located, or any other organization recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, by December 31 of the 3rd school year following the first school year that begins after July 1, 2009, in which it participates in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited under this subd. 7. b., the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or in an additional or new school.

SB234, s. 18 Section 18. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. d. of the statutes is created to read:

SB234,16,7 119.23 (2) (a) 7. d. For a private school that was approved for scholarship funding for the 2005-06 school year by Partners Advancing Values in Education and is participating in the program under this section on the effective date of this subd. 7. d. .... [LRB inserts date], the private school achieves accreditation by Wisconsin North Central Association, Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, Independent Schools Association of the Central States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, National Lutheran School Accreditation, the diocese or archdiocese within which the private school is located, or any other organization recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, by December 31, 2015. If the private school is accredited as provided under this subd. 7. d., the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation under subd. 7. b. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or in an additional or new school.

SB234, s. 19 Section 19. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB234,16,17 119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it has too few available spaces, the pupil applicant may transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant rejected under this paragraph may be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside within the city. The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.

SB234, s. 20 Section 20. 119.23 (3m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

SB234,16,23 119.23 (3m) (a) (intro.) A private school participating in the program under this section may not charge or receive any additional tuition payment for a pupil participating in the program under this section other than the payment the school receives under sub. (4) and, if applicable, sub. (4m), if either of the following applies:

SB234, s. 21 Section 21. 119.23 (3m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB234,17,7 119.23 (3m) (am) 1. Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, a private school participating in the program under this section may recover the cost of providing the following to a pupil participating in the program under this section through reasonable fees in an amount determined by the private school and charged to the pupil, except that no participating private school may retroactively recover any uncollected costs incurred prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date]:

SB234,17,8 a. Personal use items, such as uniforms, gym clothes, and towels.

SB234,17,10 b. Social and extracurricular activities if not necessary to the private school's curriculum.

SB234,17,11 c. Musical instruments.

SB234,17,12 d. Meals consumed by pupils of the private school.

SB234,17,14 e. High school classes that are not required for graduation and for which no credits toward graduation are given.

SB234,17,15 f. Transportation.

SB234,17,16 g. Before-school and after-school child care.

SB234,17,20 2. A private school may not prohibit an eligible pupil from attending the private school, expel or otherwise discipline the pupil, or withhold or reduce the pupil's grades because the pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian cannot pay or has not paid fees charged under subd. 1.

SB234, s. 22 Section 22. 119.23 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

SB234,18,2 119.23 (3m) (b) (intro.) A Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, a private school participating in the program under this section may, in addition to the payment it receives for a pupil under sub. (4) and, if applicable, sub. (4m), charge the pupil tuition and fees in an amount determined by the school if both of the following apply:

SB234, s. 23 Section 23. 119.23 (3m) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

SB234,18,9 119.23 (3m) (c) A private school participating in the program under this section shall determine whether the private school may charge additional tuition and fees to a pupil on the basis of the pupil's family income as permitted under par. (b). The private school shall establish a process for accepting an appeal to the governing body of the private school of the determination made under this paragraph.

SB234, s. 24 Section 24. 119.23 (7) (d) 1. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

SB234,18,21 119.23 (7) (d) 1. b. A copy of the school's current certificate of occupancy issued by the municipality within which the school is located. If the private school moves to a new location, the private school shall submit a copy of the new certificate of occupancy issued by the municipality within which the school is located to the department before the attendance of pupils at the new location and before the next succeeding date specified in s. 121.05 (1) (a). If the municipality within which the private school is located does not issue certificates of occupancy, the private school may submit a certificate of occupancy issued by the local or regional governmental unit with authority to issue certificates of occupancy. A temporary certificate of occupancy does not meet the requirement of this subdivision.

SB234, s. 25 Section 25. 119.23 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

SB234,19,2 119.23 (9) If any accrediting agency specified under sub. (2) (a) 7. a. or, b., or d. determines during the accrediting or preaccrediting process that a private school does not meet all of the requirements under s. 118.165 (1), it shall report that failure to the department.

SB234, s. 26 Section 26. 119.23 (10) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

SB234,19,9 119.23 (10) (a) 8. Before the end of a 7-year period beginning on the date of an order issued by the state superintendent under this subsection, retained a disqualified person, for compensation or as a volunteer, as an owner, officer, director, trustee, administrator, person designated by the administrator to assist in processing pupil applications, or person responsible for administrative, financial, or pupil health and safety matters.

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