SB59,1573
8Section
1573. 118.40 (2r) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.40
(2r) (i) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., beginning on the
10effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023,
11an entity under par. (b) 1. may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a
12charter school that was not operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
13inserts date].
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2. An entity under par. (b) 1. may contract with a person to operate a charter
15school that begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
16inserts date], if the person opens the charter school under a contract provision
17described under par. (b) 2. c.
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3. An entity under par. (b) 1. may contract with a person to operate a charter
19school that begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
20inserts date], if the entity notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by
21February 1, 2019, of the entity's intention to establish the charter school.
SB59,1574
22Section
1574. 118.40 (2x) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.40
(2x) (b) 1.
The Except as provided under par. (g), the director may
24contract with a person to operate a charter school.
SB59,1575
25Section
1575. 118.40 (2x) (cm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.40
(2x) (cm) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (b) 1., the director may
, except
2as provided under par. (g), enter into a contract to establish, as a pilot project, one
3recovery charter school, to be located in this state and that operates only high school
4grades, if the term of the contract is limited to 4 consecutive school years and the
5contract requires the charter school operator to do all of the following:
SB59,1576
6Section
1576. 118.40 (2x) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.40
(2x) (g) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on the effective date
8of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on July 1, 2023, the director
9may not enter into a contract with a person to operate a charter school that was not
10operating on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
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2. The director may contract with a person to operate a charter school that
12begins operating after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], if
13the director notified the state superintendent under sub. (1) by February 1, 2019, of
14the director's intention to establish the charter school.
SB59,1577
15Section
1577. 118.40 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.40
(3) (h)
A Except as provided under subs. (2r) (i) and (2x) (g), a school
17board, an entity under sub. (2r), or the director under sub. (2x) may contract for the
18establishment of a charter school that enrolls only one sex or that provides one or
19more courses that enroll only one sex if the school board, entity under sub. (2r), or
20the director under sub. (2x) makes available to the opposite sex, under the same
21policies and criteria of admission, schools or courses that are comparable to each such
22school or course.
SB59,1578
23Section
1578. 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.50
(2m) (a) 2.
Beginning in
In the 2017-18
and 2018-19 school
year years,
25the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year;
1the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
2current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical
3aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as
4determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
SB59,1579
5Section
1579. 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.50
(2m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the sum of the per
7pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the
8per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year,
9if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between
10the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
SB59,1580
11Section 1580
. 118.51 (1) (aj) of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1581
12Section 1581
. 118.51 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
14application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
15attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d) or the
16nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the
17nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may appeal the
18decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident
19school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not
20available under sub. (12)
(b), the pupil's parent may appeal the required transfer to
21the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall
22affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was
23arbitrary or unreasonable.
SB59,1582
24Section 1582
. 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.51
(12) (title)
Nonresident school district statement of educational
2costs; special Special education or related services.
SB59,1583
3Section 1583
. 118.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1584
4Section 1584
. 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12).
SB59,1585
5Section 1585
. 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils
7attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for
8whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a)
, or (c)
, or (cm).
SB59,1586
9Section 1586
. 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils
11attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than
12pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a)
, or (c)
, or (cm).
SB59,1587
13Section 1587
. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year and
15ending with the amount for the 2018-19 school year, except as provided in subd. 3.
16c.,
in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this
17subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
18adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
19change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
20school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
21if positive.
SB59,1588
22Section 1588
. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.51
(16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2019-20 school year,
24except as provided in subd. 3. c., and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the
25amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount
1of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school
2year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a)
3between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
SB59,1589
4Section 1589
. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (a) 3. c. For the amount in the 2017-18 to 2020-21 school years, the
6amount determined under subd. 3. b.
or bm. plus $100.
SB59,1590
7Section 1590
. 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district
9under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the
10state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c)
and (cm) based on the
11number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the
12nonresident school district.
SB59,1591
13Section 1591
. 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under
15par. (b) and sub. (17) (c)
and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received
16by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
SB59,1592
17Section 1592
. 118.51 (17) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(17) (title)
Pupil transfer amount and payments to a nonresident
19school board State aid adjustments and tuition; children with disabilities.
SB59,1593
20Section 1593
. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(17) (b) 2. b. In the 2017-18
and 2018-19 school
year years, the per pupil
22transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school
23year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for
24the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide
1categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school
2year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
SB59,1594
3Section 1594
. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1595
4Section 1595
. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. d. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.51
(17) (b) 2. d. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the per pupil transfer
6amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the
7amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
8current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
9115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if
10positive.
SB59,1596
11Section 1596
. 118.51 (17) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1597
12Section 1597
. 118.51 (17) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1598
13Section 1598
. 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.51
(17) (c) 1. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the
15number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17
, 2017-18, and
162018-19 school
years year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall
17increase that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal
18to the difference multiplied by
an the amount under par. (b) 2.
a., b., or c. for the
19applicable school year.
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2. If the number determined in par. (b) 1. a. is less than the number determined
21in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in the 2016-17
, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school
22years year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall decrease that
23school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the
24difference multiplied by an amount under par. (b) 2.
a., b., or c. for the applicable
25school year. If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the
1reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the
2department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment
3under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to the school
4district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use the moneys
5appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd.
61.
SB59,1599
7Section 1599
. 118.51 (17) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1600
8Section
1600. 118.55 of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,1601
9Section
1601. 118.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.57
(1) Annually, by January 31, each school board shall publish as a class
111 notice, under ch. 985, and post on its Internet site a description of the educational
12options available to children in the school district, including public schools, private
13schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools,
14full-time or part-time open enrollment in a nonresident school district, and the
early
15college credit program programs under ss. 36.25 (56) and 38.12 (15).
SB59,1602
16Section
1602. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag)
and, (ar),
and (bh), any pupil in grades
18kindergarten to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may attend any
19private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be),
(bh), (bm), and
20(bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other
21than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
22private school under this section if all of the following apply:
SB59,1603
23Section 1603
. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 1. a. Except as provided in par. (bm), the pupil is a member of a
25family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0
1times the poverty
level determined in accordance with criteria established by the
2director of the federal office of management and budget line, as defined in 42 USC
39902 (2). In this subdivision and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the
4pupil's parents or legal guardians. Except as provided in subd. 1. c. and d., the family
5income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a
6private school under this section whose family income increases may continue to
7attend a private school under this section.
SB59,1604
8Section
1604. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than
an eligible
10school district or a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
11sub. (3)
(am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
SB59,1605
12Section
1605. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
14school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
15degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
16including a masters or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
17institution of higher education.
This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2022.
SB59,1606
18Section
1606. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
202022, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
21the department.
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b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2022, who has been
23teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2022, and
24who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2022, applies to
25the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
1nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
2shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
3application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
4application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
5requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
6after July 1, 2027.
SB59,1607
7Section
1607. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 7. b.
Each If the private school
that begins participation in the
9program under this section on or after April 10, 2014,
and before the 2021-22 school
10year, and
that the private school is not accredited by an accrediting entity,
shall
11obtain the private school obtains preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by
12August 1 before the first school term in which the private school begins participation
13in the program under this section, or by May 1 if the private school begins
14participating in the program during summer school. In any school year, a private
15school to which this subd. 7. b. applies may apply for and seek to obtain
16preaccreditation from only one preaccrediting entity. A private school to which this
17subd. 7. b. applies that fails to obtain preaccreditation as required under this subd.
187. b. may not participate in the program under this section or under s. 119.23 until
19preaccreditation has been obtained, but the private school may apply for and seek
20to obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity for the following school year.
SB59,1608
21Section
1608. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 7. c.
A private school to which If subd. 7. b. applies
shall apply 23to the private school, the private school applies for accreditation by an accrediting
24entity by December 31 of the first school year that begins after April 10, 2014, in
25which the private school begins participation in the program under this section
, and
1shall achieve obtains accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the
23rd school year following the first school year in which the private school begins
3participation in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited
4under this subd. 7. c., the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation
5under subd. 7. b. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in
6additional grades or in an additional or new school.
SB59,1609
7Section
1609. 118.60 (2) (a) 7. d. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 7. d. If the private school begins participation in the program
9under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any school year thereafter, the
10private school is accredited by an accrediting entity by August 1 of the school year
11in which the private school begins participation in the program under this section.
SB59,1610
12Section 1610
. 118.60 (2) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (ag) 4.
Notwithstanding
If the new private school begins
14participation in the program under this section before the 2021-22 school year,
15notwithstanding the deadline to obtain preaccreditation under
sub. (2) par. (a) 7. b.,
16by December 15 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which
17the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section,
18obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity.
If the new private school begins
19participation in the program under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any
20school year thereafter, the new private school shall comply with the requirement
21under par. (a) 7. d.
SB59,1611
22Section
1611. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.60
(2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year,
there is no limit on
24the number of pupils who may attend private schools the limits under this
section 25paragraph do not apply.
SB59,1612
1Section
1612. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:
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a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the
4eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the
52019-20 school year.
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b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
7school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who
8attended a private school under this section in the 2019-20 school year.
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2. a. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils
10residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this
11section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.
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b. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils residing
13in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
14district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may
15not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.
SB59,1613
16Section 1613
. 118.60 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: