AB21,1277,322 118.40 (7) (am) 2. A charter school established under sub. (2r) or a private
23school located in the school district operating under ch. 119 that is converted to a
24charter school is not an instrumentality of any school district and no school board
25may employ any personnel for the charter school. If the chancellor of the University

1of Wisconsin-Parkside contracts for the establishment of a charter school under sub.
2(2r), the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority may
3employ instructional staff for the charter school.
AB21,3302 4Section 3302. 118.43 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1277,75 118.43 (1) (b) "Low income" means the measure of low income that is used by
6the school district under 20 USC 2723
pupils who satisfy the income eligibility
7criteria 42 USC 1758 (b) (1)
.
AB21,3303 8Section 3303. 118.50 of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1277,14 9118.50 Whole grade sharing. (1) Agreement. The school boards of 2 or more
10school districts may enter into a whole grade sharing agreement that provides for all
11or a substantial portion of the pupils enrolled in one or more grades in any of the
12school districts to attend school in one or more of the other school districts for all or
13a substantial portion of a school day. School boards shall include in a whole grade
14sharing agreement all of the following:
AB21,1277,1615 (a) The term of the agreement and the date by which each school board must
16notify the other participating school boards of its intent to renew the agreement.
AB21,1277,1717 (b) The grade levels in each school district that are subject to the agreement.
AB21,1277,2018 (c) The annual amount that the school board of a pupil's resident school district
19pays to the school board of the school district that the pupil attends under the
20agreement.
AB21,1277,2321 (d) Which school board grants diplomas to pupils who, under the agreement,
22graduate from high school in a school district other than the pupil's resident school
23district.
AB21,1278,3
1(e) Which school board is responsible for pupil records, as defined in s. 118.125
2(1) (d), for pupils, who under the agreement, attend school in a school district other
3than the pupil's resident school district.
AB21,1278,6 4(2) Procedure. (a) A school board may not enter into, extend, or renew a whole
5grade sharing agreement after February 1 of the school year preceding the school
6year in which the agreement, extension, or renewal takes effect.
AB21,1278,127 (b) At least 90 days before entering into, extending, or renewing a whole grade
8sharing agreement, the school board shall adopt a resolution stating its intention to
9do so. Within 10 days after adoption of the resolution, the school district clerk shall
10publish notice of the adoption of the resolution as a class 1 notice under ch. 985 in
11a newspaper published in the school district or post a notice of the adoption of the
12resolution as provided in s. 10.05.
AB21,1278,2013 (c) Within 30 days after publication or posting, a petition signed by at least 20
14percent of the electors residing in the school district may be filed with the school
15board requesting a feasibility study of the agreement. Upon receiving the petition,
16the school board shall contract with an organization approved by the department to
17conduct the feasibility study. If a feasibility study is required under this paragraph,
18the school board may not enter into, extend, or renew a whole grade sharing
19agreement until it receives the results of the study. The school board shall post the
20results of the feasibility study on the school district's Internet site.
AB21,1278,2521 (d) At least 30 days before entering into, extending, or renewing a whole grade
22sharing agreement, the school board shall hold a public hearing in the school district
23at which the proposed agreement is described and at which any school district elector
24may comment on the proposed agreement. Two or more school boards that will be
25parties to the agreement may hold a joint public hearing in one of the school districts.
AB21,1279,3
1(3) Transportation. (a) In addition to the requirements under sub. (1), a whole
2grade sharing agreement shall specify which school board is responsible for
3transporting pupils to and from the school they are attending under the agreement.
AB21,1279,54 (b) A whole grade sharing agreement may also specify which school board may
5provide transportation for pupils attending summer classes under the agreement.
AB21,1279,86 (c) If, under a whole grade sharing agreement, a school board provides
7transportation for fewer than all pupils, there shall be reasonable uniformity in the
8minimum and maximum distances pupils are transported.
AB21,1279,12 9(4) Attendance areas. If a school board enters into a whole grade sharing
10agreement that designates more than one school district for the attendance of its
11pupils, the school board shall establish attendance areas within the school district
12for determining the school districts of attendance of the pupils.
AB21,1279,17 13(5) Rights and privileges of nonresident pupils; participation in programs.
14(a) Except as provided in s. 118.134 (3m), a pupil attending a public school in a
15nonresident school district under this section has all of the rights and privileges of
16pupils residing in that school district and is subject to the same rules and regulations
17as pupils residing in that school district.
AB21,1279,2118 (b) A pupil attending a public school in a nonresident school district under this
19section is considered a resident of the nonresident school district for the purposes of
20participating in programs of a cooperative educational service agency or a county
21children with disabilities education board.
AB21,1279,24 22(6) Full-time enrollment in nonresident district. If a whole grade sharing
23agreement provides for a pupil to attend a grade in a nonresident school district, the
24pupil may not attend that grade in the nonresident school district under s. 118.51.
AB21,1280,2
1(7) School district reorganization. A whole grade sharing agreement entered
2into under this section is not an order of school district reorganization under ch. 117.
AB21,3304 3Section 3304. 118.51 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (1) (ag).
AB21,3305 4Section 3305. 118.51 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1280,65 118.51 (1) (ad) "Charter school" excludes a school under contract with an entity
6under s. 118.40 (2r) (b).
AB21,3306 7Section 3306. 118.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1280,158 118.51 (2) Applicability. A Except as provided in s. 118.50 (6), a pupil may
9attend a public school, including a charter school, prekindergarten, 4-year-old
10kindergarten, or early childhood or school-operated child care program, in a
11nonresident school district under this section, except that a pupil may attend a
12prekindergarten, 4-year-old kindergarten, or early childhood or school-operated
13child care program in a nonresident school district only if the pupil's resident school
14district offers the same type of program that the pupil wishes to attend and the pupil
15is eligible to attend that program in his or her resident school district.
AB21,3307 16Section 3307. 118.51 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1281,917 118.51 (14) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is eligible
18satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42
19USC 1758
(b) (1) and who will be attending public school in a nonresident school
20district in the following school year under this section may apply to the department,
21on the form prepared under sub. (15) (a), for the reimbursement of costs incurred by
22the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence and
23the school that the pupil will be attending. The department shall determine the
24reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s.
2520.255 (2) (cy). The reimbursement amount may not exceed the actual

1transportation costs incurred by the parent or 3 times the statewide average per
2pupil transportation costs, whichever is less. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
3(cy) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of approved claims under
4this paragraph, payments shall be prorated among the parents entitled thereto. By
5the 2nd Friday following the first Monday in May following receipt of the parent's
6application under sub. (3) (a), the department shall provide to each parent
7requesting reimbursement under this paragraph an estimate of the amount of
8reimbursement that the parent will receive if the pupil attends public school in the
9nonresident school district in the following school year.
AB21,3308 10Section 3308. 118.51 (16) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1281,1211 118.51 (16) (a) 1m. For the amount in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years,
12the amount determined under subd. 3. a. for the 2014-15 school year.
AB21,3309 13Section 3309. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1281,1914 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 2017-18 school
15year, the sum of the amount determined under this subdivision for the previous
16school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91
17(2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of
18statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current
19school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB21,3310 20Section 3310. 118.52 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1282,521 118.52 (11) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending
22a course at an educational institution under this section may apply to the
23department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the parent for the
24transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or school in which the
25pupil is enrolled and the educational institution that the pupil is attending for the

1course if the pupil and parent are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The
2department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount
3from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy). The department shall give preference
4under this paragraph to those pupils who are eligible satisfy the income eligibility
5criteria
for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
AB21,3311 6Section 3311. 118.55 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1282,177 118.55 (7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is
8attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section
9and is taking a course for high school credit may apply to the state superintendent
10for reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in
11which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education or technical college
12that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable
13to pay the cost of such transportation. The state superintendent shall determine the
14reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s.
1520.255 (2) (cw). The state superintendent shall give preference under this subsection
16to those pupils who are eligible satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or
17reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
AB21,3312 18Section 3312. 118.57 of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1282,24 19118.57 Notice of educational options; review report grade; pupil
20assessments.
(1) Annually, by January 31, each school board shall publish as a
21class 1 notice, under ch. 985, and post on its Internet site a description of the
22educational options available to the child, including public schools, private schools
23participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time
24open enrollment, youth options, and course options.
AB21,1283,7
1(2) The school board shall include in the notice under sub. (1) and in the letter
2sent under sub. (1) the most recent grade level assigned under s. 115.385 (2) to each
3school within the school district boundaries, including charter schools established
4under s. 118.40 (2r) and private schools participating in a parental choice program
5under s. 118.60 or 119.23. The letter sent by the school board shall inform parents
6that the full school and school district accountability report is available on the school
7board's Internet site.
AB21,3313 8Section 3313. 118.60 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3314 9Section 3314. 118.60 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3315 10Section 3315. 118.60 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3316 11Section 3316. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1283,1712 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and (ar), any pupil in grades
13kindergarten to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may attend any
14private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bm), and (bs),
15any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other than
16an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any private
17school under this section if all of the following apply:
AB21,3317 18Section 3317. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1284,219 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in par. (bm), the pupil is a member of a
20family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0
21times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the
22director of the federal office of management and budget. In this subdivision and sub.
23(3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. The
24Except as provided in subd. 1. c., the family income of the pupil shall be verified as

1provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this section whose
2family income increases may continue to attend a private school under this section.
AB21,3318 3Section 3318. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1284,104 118.60 (2) (a) 1. c. The family income of a pupil does not need to be verified
5under subd. 1. b. for a pupil who resided in a school district other than an eligible
6school district or a 1st class city school district in a school year, attended a
7participating private school in a school district other than an eligible school district
8or a 1st class city school district under the program under this section in that school
9year, and applies to attend a participating private school in any other school district
10in the school year immediately following that school year.
AB21,3319 11Section 3319. 118.60 (2) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1284,1512 118.60 (2) (a) 2m. For a pupil who resides in a school district, other than an
13eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, that begins participating in
14the program under this section in the 2015-16 school year or any school year
15thereafter, the pupil satisfies one or more of the following:
AB21,1284,1716 a. The pupil was enrolled in a public school in the school district in which the
17pupil resides during the previous school year.
AB21,1284,1818 b. The pupil was not enrolled in school in the previous school year.
AB21,1284,2019 c. The pupil attended a private school under this section in the previous school
20year.
AB21,1284,2221 d. The pupil is applying to kindergarten, first grade, or 9th grade in a private
22school participating in the program under this section.
AB21,3320 23Section 3320. 118.60 (2) (a) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1285,524 118.60 (2) (a) 3. a. Except as provided in subd. 3. b. and c. and sub. (2) par. (ag)
251., the private school notified the state superintendent of its intent to participate in

1the program under this section or in the program under s. 119.23, and paid the
2nonrefundable fee, set by the department as required under s. 119.23 (2) (a) 3., by
3February 1 January 10 of the previous school year. The notice shall specify the
4number of pupils participating in the program under this section and in the program
5under s. 119.23 for which the school has space.
AB21,3321 6Section 3321. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1285,107 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
8school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
9degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
10including a masters or doctorate, from an accredited institution of higher education.
AB21,3322 11Section 3322. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1285,1412 118.60 (2) (a) 6. b. All of the private school's administrators have at least a
13bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education or a teaching
14license or administrator's license issued by the department
.
AB21,3323 15Section 3323. 118.60 (2) (be) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3324 16Section 3324. 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) and 1. (intro.) of the statutes are
17consolidated, renumbered 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB21,1286,518 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
19an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
20private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
21family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
22application. Within 60 days after receiving the application, the private school shall
23notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted.
24If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason.
25Subject to pars. (ag) and (ar), a A private school may reject an applicant only if it has

1reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. Except as provided in
2pars. (ag) and (ar), the
The state superintendent shall ensure that the private school
3determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that: 1. The the private
4school may give preference to the following in accepting applications to any of the
5following
, in the order of preference listed:
AB21,3325 6Section 3325. 118.60 (3) (a) 1. a. to c. and 2. of the statutes are repealed.
AB21,3326 7Section 3326. 118.60 (3) (a) 1m., 2m., 3., 4. and 5. of the statutes are created
8to read:
AB21,1286,109 118.60 (3) (a) 1m. Pupils who attended the private school under this section
10during the previous school year.
AB21,1286,1111 2m. Siblings of pupils described in subd. 1m.
AB21,1286,1312 3. Pupils who attended a different private school under this section or s. 119.23
13during the previous school year.
AB21,1286,1414 4. Siblings of pupils described under subd. 3.
AB21,1286,1715 5. Siblings of those pupils who have been randomly accepted to attend the
16private school under this section and who did not attend a private school under this
17section or s. 119.23 during the previous school year.
AB21,3327 18Section 3327. 118.60 (3) (ag) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3328 19Section 3328. 118.60 (3) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,3329 20Section 3329. 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1287,221 118.60 (3) (c) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides
22in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
23district, because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may
24transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space
25available. An applicant rejected under this paragraph may, subject to sub. (2) (be)

1and
(bm), be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this
2section for the following school year.
AB21,3330 3Section 3330. 118.60 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1287,94 118.60 (3) (d) By the 3rd Friday in September, a pupil or a pupil's parent or
5guardian shall notify, using a form provided by the department, the department that
6the pupil is currently participating in the program under this section. The form
7provided by the department under this paragraph shall require a pupil or a pupil's
8parent or guardian to indicate the school year during which the pupil first began
9participating in the program under this section.
AB21,3331 10Section 3331. 118.60 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,1287,1511 118.60 (4) (a) Annually, on or before October 15 1, a private school participating
12in the program under this section shall file with the department a report stating its
13summer average daily membership equivalent and its summer choice average daily
14membership equivalent
attendance for each day of summer school for the purpose
15of sub. (4m).
AB21,3332 16Section 3332. 118.60 (4) (bg) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,1287,2317 118.60 (4) (bg) 2m. Except as provided in subd. 4. and subject to subd. 6., in the
182015-16 and 2016-17 school years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian
19of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, the state
20superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf
21of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr), an
22amount either of $7,210, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8,
23or of $7,856, if the pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12.
AB21,3333 24Section 3333. 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. (intro.) and 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. b. of the statutes
25are consolidated, renumbered 118.60 (4) (bg) 3. and amended to read:
AB21,1288,13
1118.60 (4) (bg) 3. In Subject to subd. 6., in the 2015-16 2017-18 school year and
2in each school year thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of
3proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as
4provided in subd. 5.,
the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which
5the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the
6appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr), the lesser of the following: b. Except as
7provided in subd. 5.,
an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil
8the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous
9school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil
10revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and
11the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
12school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
13if positive.
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