AB64,1471 16Section 1471 . 115.38 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,691,2017 115.38 (1) (d) The number and percentage of resident pupils attending a course
18at an educational institution in a nonresident school district under s. 118.52, the
19number of nonresident pupils attending a course in the school district under s.
20118.52, and the courses taken by those pupils.
AB64,1472 21Section 1472. 115.385 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,691,2322 115.385 (1) (d) For a school district and for each high school in that school
23district, all of the following information:
AB64,691,2524 1. The number and percentage of pupils participating in the program under s.
25118.55.
AB64,692,2
12. The number and percentage of pupils participating in a youth apprenticeship
2under s. 106.13.
AB64,692,33 3. The number of community service hours provided by pupils.
AB64,692,54 4. The number of advanced placement courses offered to and the number of
5advanced placement credits earned by pupils.
AB64,692,86 5. The number of pupils earning industry-recognized credentials through a
7technical education program established by a school board as described in s. 118.33
8(1) (g) 1. c.
AB64,1473 9Section 1473 . 115.385 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,692,2010 115.385 (4) Annually, each public school, including a charter school, and each
11private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
12shall provide a copy of the school's accountability report to the parent or guardian of
13each pupil enrolled in or attending the school. Each school shall simultaneously
14provide to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school a list of the
15educational options available to children who reside in the pupil's resident school
16district, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice
17program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment,
18youth options, course options
in a nonresident school district, the early college credit
19program
, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational
20program.
AB64,1474 21Section 1474. 115.42 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1475 22Section 1475. 115.42 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1476 23Section 1476. 115.436 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,693,224 115.436 (2) (intro.) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under this section
25if it the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school

1district's area in square miles is less than 10 and if the school district
satisfies all one
2of the following criteria:
AB64,1477 3Section 1477. 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,693,54 115.436 (2) (b) The school district's membership in the previous school year was
5greater than 745 but no more than 1,000.
AB64,1478 6Section 1478. 115.436 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1479 7Section 1479. 115.436 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (a)
8(intro.) and amended to read:
AB64,693,119 115.436 (3) (a) (intro.) Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, from the
10appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to pars. par. (b) and (c), the
11department shall pay do the following:
AB64,693,13 121. Pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid $300 under sub. (2) (a)
13$400
multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school year.
AB64,1480 14Section 1480. 115.436 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,693,1715 115.436 (3) (a) 2. Pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid under sub.
16(2) (b) $100 multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school
17year.
AB64,1481 18Section 1481. 115.436 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1482 19Section 1482. 115.437 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,694,420 115.437 (3) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq), the department
21shall pay to a school district that satisfies the conditions under this subsection an
22amount equal to the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district
23in the current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $188 in the 2017-18 school
24year and by $380 in the 2018-19 school year and in each school year thereafter. The
25department shall annually require a school board to submit as a condition for

1receiving aid under this subsection a statement certifying that, in each school year
2in which the school district receives aid under this subsection, the school board will
3distribute the aid to the school administrator of a school in the school district in an
4amount equal to the amount determined as follows:
AB64,694,65 (a) Determine the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school in the
6current and 2 preceding school years.
AB64,694,87 (b) Multiply the product under par. (a) by $188 in the 2017-18 school year and
8by $380 in the 2018-19 school year and in each school year thereafter.
AB64,1483 9Section 1483. 115.745 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,694,1410 115.745 (1) A school board or, a cooperative educational service agency, or an
11agency determined by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation under
1242 USC 9836 as a head start agency,
in conjunction with a tribal education authority,
13may apply to the department for a grant for the purpose of supporting innovative,
14effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages.
AB64,1484 15Section 1484. 115.77 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,694,2216 115.77 (1m) (e) To Subject to s. 115.7913, to the extent consistent with the
17number and location of children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents
18in private elementary and secondary schools located within the local educational
19agency, ensures that those children have an opportunity to participate in special
20education and related services and that the amount spent to provide those services
21by the local educational agency is equal to a proportionate amount of federal funds
22made available under this subchapter.
AB64,1485 23Section 1485. 115.78 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,695,224 115.78 (1m) (h) If the child is attending a public school in a nonresident school
25district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), at least one person designated

1by the school board of the child's school district of residence who has knowledge or
2special expertise about the child.
AB64,1486 3Section 1486. 115.7913 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,695,13 4115.7913 Equitable services at parentally placed private school
5children.
(1) (a) The ombudsman designated under 20 USC 6320 (a) (3) shall
6identify a fiscal agent to receive federal funding for providing special education
7services and other benefits to private school children, teachers, and other
8educational personnel under 20 USC 7881. The fiscal agent identified under this
9section shall distribute the federal funding it receives under this section to private
10schools in accordance with 20 USC 7881. A private school may direct the fiscal agent
11to distribute any federal funding the private school is eligible to receive under 20
12USC 7881
to the school board of the school district in which the private school is
13geographically located.
AB64,695,14 14(2) Subsection (1) applies only if any of the following occurs:
AB64,695,1615(a) Federal law does not require federal funding under 20 USC 7881 to be
16received and administered by a public entity.
AB64,695,1917(b) A waiver of the requirements under 20 USC 7881 (d) is granted by the
18federal department of education that allows funds provided under 20 USC 7881 to
19be received by a private entity.
AB64,695,2320 (c) The federal department of education creates a nationwide bypass under
21which the federal department of education directly provides equitable services to
22children, teachers, and other educational personnel under 20 USC 7881 through a
23private entity.
AB64,1487 24Section 1487 . 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,696,9
1115.7915 (2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
2child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
3incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
4on a form prepared by the department that includes the document developed by the
5department under sub. (4) (a) to the eligible school that the child will attend. A child's
6parent or guardian or a child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 may
7apply for a scholarship at any time during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b),
8a child may begin attending a private school under this section at any time during
9the school year.
AB64,1488 10Section 1488. 115.7915 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,697,211 115.7915 (2) (h) The child's parent or guardian consents to make the child
12available for a reevaluation, by the within 60 days following a request for a
13reevaluation under this paragraph. The
individualized education program team
14appointed for the child by the resident school district, within 60 days following a
15request for a reevaluation under this paragraph
shall conduct the reevaluation,
16except that, if the child is attending a private school under this section in a
17nonresident school district and the parent or guardian of the child provides written
18consent, an individualized education program team appointed for the child by that
19nonresident school district may conduct the reevaluation
. Upon the request of the
20school board of the child's resident school district, the individualized education
21program team shall conduct the reevaluation required under this paragraph in the
22manner described under s. 115.782 (4) (a) 2. no more frequently than once every 3
23years, determined from the date of the most recent evaluation or reevaluation
24conducted for the child under s. 115.782 or, for a child whose most recent evaluation
25or reevaluation was conducted more than 3 years before the child began attending

1a private school under this section, the date the child began attending a private
2school under this section.
AB64,1489 3Section 1489. 115.7915 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,697,84 115.7915 (3) (c) The governing body of a private school participating in the
5program under this section shall notify the department when it verifies that a child
6has an individualized education program or services plan in effect and
accepts a the
7child's application to attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under
8this section.
AB64,1490 9Section 1490 . 115.7915 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.7915 (4)
10(am).
AB64,1491 11Section 1491. 115.7915 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 115.7915 (4)
12(bm) and amended to read:
AB64,697,1813 115.7915 (4) (bm) Receipt by an applicant of the document developed under
14subd. 1. par. (am), acknowledged in a format prescribed by the department,
15constitutes notice that the applicant has been informed of his or her rights under this
16section and 20 USC 1400 to 1482. Subsequent acceptance of a scholarship under this
17section constitutes the applicant's informed acknowledgment of the rights specified
18in the document.
AB64,1492 19Section 1492. 115.7915 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.7915 (3) (bm)
20and amended to read:
AB64,698,1021 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of notice an application for a scholarship under
22sub. (3) (c) (2) (f), the department governing body of the private school shall
23determine whether the application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other
24than the requirement under sub. (2) (d), and shall
request verification from the local
25education agency that developed the
child's resident school board that the child has

1an
individualized education program or services plan that the child has an
2individualized education program or services plan
in place for the child and that
3meets the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the private school shall
4also
notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
5requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied, the child will be awarded a scholarship
6under this section. The child's resident school board local education agency shall,
7within 3 5 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide
8verification to the department and provide the governing body of the private school
9that accepted the child with a copy of the child's individualized education program
10or services plan.
AB64,1493 11Section 1493. 115.7915 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,698,1312 115.7915 (8) (a) 1. Intentionally and substantially misrepresented information
13required under sub. (6) this section or by rules promulgated pursuant to sub. (10).
AB64,1494 14Section 1494. 115.88 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.88 (1) (a) and
15amended to read:
AB64,699,216 115.88 (1) (a) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational
17service agency, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
18operator of a school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not
19an instrumentality of a school district,
or, upon authorization of the county board, a
20county children with disabilities education board may employ, for a special education
21program, either full-time or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of
22special education, school nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed school
23psychologists, licensed school counselors, paraprofessionals, licensed consulting
24teachers to work with any teacher of regular education programs who has a child

1with a disability in a class, and any other personnel approved by the department.
2The
AB64,699,16 3(b) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency,
4operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), operator of a
5school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an
6instrumentality of a school district, or, upon authorization of the county board, a
7county children with disabilities education
board may contract with private or public
8agencies for substitute teaching and paraprofessional staffing services, physical or
9occupational therapy services, orientation and mobility training services,
10educational interpreter services, educational audiology, speech and language
11therapy, pupil transition services for eligible pupils who are 18 to 21 years old, or any
12service approved by the state superintendent, on the basis of demonstrated need.
13 A school board may contract with a charter school to provide special education
14services to pupils attending the charter school if the charter school is under contract
15with the school board under s. 118.40 (2m) and the charter school is not an
16instrumentality of the school district.
AB64,1495 17Section 1495. 115.88 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,700,518 115.88 (1m) (a) Subject to par. (b), upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4),
19if the state superintendent is satisfied that the special education program has been
20maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the state
21superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each
22county, cooperative educational service agency, charter school established under s.
23118.40 (2r) or (2x),
and school district maintaining such special education program
24a sum equal to the amount expended by the county, agency, charter school, and school
25district during the preceding year for salaries of personnel and services enumerated

1in sub. (1); the salary portion of any authorized contract for services under sub. (1);
2the salary portion of any contract to provide special education services to pupils
3attending a charter school, as authorized under sub. (1);
(a) and (b) and other
4expenses approved by the state superintendent, as costs eligible for reimbursement
5from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b).
AB64,1496 6Section 1496. 115.88 (1m) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,700,177 115.88 (1m) (ag) Subject to par. (b), if the state superintendent is satisfied that
8the special education program of an operator of a school under a contract with a
9school board under s. 118.40 that is not an instrumentality of a school district has
10been maintained during the previous school year in accordance with law, the state
11superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the
12school board a sum equal to the amount expended by the operator during the
13previous school year for salaries of personnel and services enumerated in sub. (1) (a)
14and (b) and other expenses approved by the state superintendent as costs eligible for
15reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b). Within 30 days of its
16receipt, the school board shall pay to the operator of the school under a contract with
17the school board the aid received under this paragraph.
AB64,1497 18Section 1497. 115.88 (1m) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1498 19Section 1498. 115.88 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,701,220 115.88 (1m) (b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing the
21percentage of the salaries of school nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed
22school psychologists, and licensed school counselors that may be certified under pars.
23par. (a) and (am) as costs eligible for reimbursement. For each category of personnel,
24the department shall base the percentage on the average percentage of work time

1that the category spends providing services to children with disabilities, including
2conducting evaluations under s. 115.782.
AB64,1499 3Section 1499. 115.88 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1500 4Section 1500. 115.88 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,701,55 115.88 (2m) (title) Other Special or additional transportation ; aid.
AB64,1501 6Section 1501 . 115.88 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 115.88 (2m) (b) and
7amended to read:
AB64,701,238 115.88 (2m) (b) If the state superintendent is satisfied that a school board,
9board of control,
operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
10or established as a noninstrumentality charter school under s. 118.40 (2m)
11transports children with disabilities and the state superintendent is satisfied that
12the operator of the charter school is complying with 20 USC 1400 to 1491o
county
13children with disabilities education board has provided special or additional
14transportation during the previous school year as described under par. (a)
, the state
15superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the
16school board, board of control, operator of the charter school, or county children with
17disabilities education board providing the transportation
a sum equal to the amount
18that expended by the school board, board of control, operator of the charter school
19expended, or county children with disabilities education board during the previous
20school year for transportation under this subsection as costs eligible for
21reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b). The state
22superintendent may audit costs under this subsection and adjust reimbursement to
23cover only actual, eligible costs.
AB64,1502 24Section 1502. 115.88 (2m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,702,10
1115.88 (2m) (a) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational
2service agency, operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
3or, upon authorization of the county board, a county children with disabilities
4education board shall provide special or additional transportation as required in the
5individualized education program developed for the child with a disability under s.
6115.787 (2) or as required under s. 121.54 (3). The operator of a school under a
7contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an instrumentality of the
8school district shall provide special or additional transportation under this
9paragraph if the contract between the operator and the school board requires the
10operator to provide the special or additional transportation.
AB64,1503 11Section 1503. 115.88 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,702,2112 115.88 (2m) (c) If the state superintendent is satisfied that the operator of a
13school under a contract with a school board under s. 118.40 that is not an
14instrumentality of the school district has provided special or additional
15transportation during the previous school year as described under par. (a), the state
16superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the
17school board a sum equal to the amount expended by the operator during the
18previous school year for providing the transportation as costs eligible for
19reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b). Within 30 days of its
20receipt, the school board shall pay to the operator of the school under a contract with
21the school board the aid received under this paragraph.
AB64,1504 22Section 1504 . 115.88 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,702,2523 115.88 (10) Audit of eligible costs. The state superintendent may audit costs
24under this section and adjust the amounts eligible for reimbursement to cover only
25actual, eligible costs.
AB64,1505
1Section 1505. 118.015 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,703,72 118.015 (2) Employment of reading specialists. Each school district shall
3employ a reading specialist certified by the department to develop and coordinate a
4comprehensive reading curriculum in grades kindergarten to 12. At the discretion
5of the state superintendent, a
A school district may contract with other school
6districts or cooperative educational service agencies to employ a certified reading
7specialist on a cooperative basis.
AB64,1506 8Section 1506 . 118.135 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,703,139 118.135 (3) To the extent feasible, the medical examining board and the
10optometry examining board
shall encourage physicians and optometrists, for the
11purpose of this section, to conduct free eye examinations or evaluations of pupils who
12are in financial need and do not have insurance coverage for eye examinations or
13evaluations.
AB64,1507 14Section 1507. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,703,1815 118.19 (1) Except as provided in sub. (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 2., any person
16seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school, or in a school or
17institution operated by a county or the state shall first procure a license or permit
18from the department.
AB64,1508 19Section 1508. 118.19 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,703,2320 118.19 (1c) (a) In this subsection, “institution of higher education” means an
21institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical
22college under ch. 38, or any private, nonprofit postsecondary institution that is a
23member of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
AB64,704,224 (b) A faculty member of an institution of higher education may teach in a public
25high school, including a charter school that operates only high school grades, without

1a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all of the
2following:
AB64,704,43 1. The faculty member is in good standing with the institution of higher
4education at which he or she is a member of the faculty.
AB64,704,55 2. The faculty member possesses a bachelor's degree.
AB64,1509 6Section 1509. 118.19 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,704,137 118.19 (1m) (a) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew
8a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the
9applicant provides the department of public instruction with his or her social
10security number. The department of public instruction may not disclose the social
11security number except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of
12requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce
13development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227.
AB64,704,1914 (b) The department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or
15permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date if the department of
16revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant, licensee, or permit holder is
17liable for delinquent taxes or if the department of workforce development certifies
18under s. 108.227 that the applicant, licensee, or permit holder is liable for delinquent
19unemployment insurance contributions.
AB64,1510 20Section 1510. 118.19 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
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