AB43,1211,723 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. (intro.) In Beginning in the 2015-16 school year and in each
24ending in the 2022-23 school year thereafter, for a pupil attending a charter school
25established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1., from the

1appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of
2the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under
3this paragraph in the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
4adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
5change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
6school year and the current school year, if positive. The change in the statewide
7categorical aid per pupil shall be determined as follows:
AB43,2150 8Section 2150. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1211,159 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
10under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb) (db), (dj), (du), (fm), (fp),
11(fq), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by
12the secretary of administration, of the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.505
13(4) (c) and (s) allocated for payments to telecommunications providers under
14contracts with school districts and cooperative educational service agencies under s.
1516.971 (13).
AB43,2151 16Section 2151. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1211,2417 118.40 (2r) (e) 2q. Beginning in the 2023-24 school year and in each school year
18thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), for a pupil attending a
19charter school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1., the
20department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the
21sum of the amount paid per pupil under this paragraph in the previous school year;
22the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the
23current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
24115.437 (2) between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB43,2152 25Section 2152 . 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1212,2
1118.40 (2r) (g) 1. b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the per
2pupil amount calculated under par. (e) 2p. 2q. for that school year.
AB43,2153 3Section 2153 . 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1212,74 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that
5includes a grade from 9 to 12, a requirement that the charter school make available
6to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts
7in computer programming or coding.
AB43,2154 8Section 2154. 118.42 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1212,119 118.42 (3) (a) 4. Implement changes in administrative and personnel
10structures that are consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements
11under subch. IV of ch. 111
.
AB43,2155 12Section 2155. 118.42 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1212,1613 118.42 (5) Nothing in this section alters or otherwise affects the rights or
14remedies afforded school districts and school district employees under federal or
15state law or under the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement under
16subch. IV of ch. 111
.
AB43,2156 17Section 2156. 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1212,2318 118.50 (2m) (a) 2. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and ending in the
192022-23 school year
, the sum of the per pupil amount under this paragraph for the
20previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s.
21121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of
22statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current
23school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB43,2157 24Section 2157 . 118.50 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1213,5
1118.50 (2m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, the sum of the per
2pupil amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the
3per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year,
4if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) between the
5previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB43,2158 6Section 2158. 118.51 (1) (aj) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2159 7Section 2159. 118.51 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1213,188 118.51 (9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
9application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
10attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d) or the
11nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the
12nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may appeal the
13decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident
14school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not
15available under sub. (12) (b), the pupil's parent may appeal the required transfer to
16the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall
17affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was
18arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB43,2160 19Section 2160. 118.51 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1213,2120 118.51 (12) (title) Nonresident school district statement of educational
21costs; special
Special education or related services.
AB43,2161 22Section 2161. 118.51 (12) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2162 23Section 2162. 118.51 (12) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (12).
AB43,2163 24Section 2163 . 118.51 (16) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1214,3
1118.51 (16) (a) 1. For each school district, the number of nonresident pupils
2attending public school in the school district under this section, other than pupils for
3whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB43,2164 4Section 2164 . 118.51 (16) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1214,75 118.51 (16) (a) 2. For each school district, the number of resident pupils
6attending public school in a nonresident school district under this section, other than
7pupils for whom a payment is made under sub. (17) (a), or (c), or (cm).
AB43,2165 8Section 2165. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1214,169 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year and
10ending with the amount in the 2022-23 school year, except as provided in subd. 3.
11c., in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this
12subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
13adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
14change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous
15school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p.,
16if positive.
AB43,2166 17Section 2166 . 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1214,2318 118.51 (16) (a) 3. bm. Beginning with the amount for the 2023-24 school year
19and in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this
20subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit
21adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
22change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) between the previous school year
23and the current school year, if positive.
AB43,2167 24Section 2167 . 118.51 (16) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1215,5
1118.51 (16) (c) If a pupil attends public school in a nonresident school district
2under this section for less than a full school term, the department shall prorate the
3state aid adjustments under this subsection and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) based on the
4number of days that school is in session and the pupil attends public school in the
5nonresident school district.
AB43,2168 6Section 2168 . 118.51 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1215,97 118.51 (16) (d) The department shall ensure that the aid adjustments under
8par. (b) and sub. (17) (c) and (cm) do not affect the amount determined to be received
9by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
AB43,2169 10Section 2169. 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1215,1811 118.51 (17) (b) 2. c. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, and subject to subd.
123.
and ending in the 2022-23 school year, the per pupil transfer amount is the sum
13of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school year; the amount of the per
14pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
15positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between
16the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40
17(2r) (e) 2p., if positive, or the amount under s. 118.51 (17) (b) 3., 2021 stats., if
18applicable
.
AB43,2170 19Section 2170 . 118.51 (17) (b) 2. cm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1215,2420 118.51 (17) (b) 2. cm. Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, the per pupil
21transfer amount is the sum of the per pupil transfer amount for the previous school
22year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for
23the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s.
24115.437 (2) between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB43,2171 25Section 2171. 118.51 (17) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2172
1Section 2172. 118.51 (17) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2173 2Section 2173. 118.51 (17) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1216,83 118.51 (17) (c) 1. If Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, if the number
4determined in par. (b) 1. a. is greater than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for
5a school district, in the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years, the department
6shall increase that school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount
7equal to the difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for
8the applicable school year.
AB43,1216,209 2. If Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, if the number determined in par.
10(b) 1. a. is less than the number determined in par. (b) 1. b. for a school district, in
11the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years,
the department shall decrease that
12school district's state aid payment under s. 121.08 by an amount equal to the
13difference multiplied by an the amount under par. (b) 2. a., b., or c. for the applicable
14school year.
If the state aid payment under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover the
15reduction, the department shall decrease other state aid payments made by the
16department to the school district by the remaining amount. If the state aid payment
17under s. 121.08 and other state aid payments made by the department to the school
18district are insufficient to cover the reduction, the department shall use the moneys
19appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cg) to pay the balance to school districts under subd.
201.
AB43,2174 21Section 2174. 118.51 (17) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2175 22Section 2175. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1217,323 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (bh), any pupil in grades
24kindergarten to 12 who resides within in an eligible school district may attend any
25private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bh), (bm), and

1(bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other
2than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
3private school under this section if all of the following apply:
AB43,2176 4Section 2176. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1217,75 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible
6school district or
a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
7sub. (3) (am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
AB43,2177 8Section 2177. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1217,139 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
10school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
11degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
12including a masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
13institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2026.
AB43,2178 14Section 2178. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1217,1715 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
162026, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
17the department.
AB43,1218,218 b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2026, who has been
19teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and
20who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2026, may apply
21to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
22nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
23shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
24application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
25application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the

1requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
2after July 1, 2031.
AB43,2179 3Section 2179. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1218,64 118.60 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the
5private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer
6science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.
AB43,2180 7Section 2180. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1218,108 118.60 (2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, there is no limit on
9the number of pupils who may attend private schools
the limits under this section
10paragraph do not apply.
AB43,2181 11Section 2181. 118.60 (2) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1218,1212 118.60 (2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:
AB43,1218,1513 a. For an eligible school district, the total number of pupils residing in the
14eligible school district who attended a private school under this section in the
152023-24 school year.
AB43,1218,1816 b. For all school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city
17school district, the total number of pupils residing in those school districts who
18attended a private school under this section in the 2023-24 school year.
AB43,1218,2119 2. a. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total number of pupils
20residing in an eligible school district who may attend a private school under this
21section during a school year may not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. a.
AB43,1218,2522 b. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total number of pupils residing
23in school districts, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
24district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school year may
25not exceed the program cap under subd. 1. b.
AB43,2182
1Section 2182. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1219,52 118.60 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
3school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
4rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
5department.
AB43,2183 6Section 2183 . 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1219,207 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
8an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
9private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
10family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
11application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
12which an application is received and subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), the private
13school shall notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been
14accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the
15reason. Subject to par. pars. (am) and (ar), a private school may reject an applicant
16only if it the private school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating
17capacity. Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (ar), the state superintendent
18shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random
19basis, except that the private school may give preference to the following in accepting
20applications, in the order of preference listed:
AB43,2184 21Section 2184 . 118.60 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1219,2322 118.60 (3) (am) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
23school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in an eligible school district:
AB43,1220,524 1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
25sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for a school year during application periods

1determined by the department from pupils who reside in an eligible school district.
2For each school year, the department shall establish one or more application periods
3under this subdivision, the first of which begins no earlier than the first weekday in
4February of the school year before the applicable school year, and the last of which
5ends no later than September 14 of the applicable school year.
AB43,1220,126 2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
7the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
8school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
9also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
10private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
11period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
12applications.
AB43,1220,2313 3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1., upon
14receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum
15of all applicants for pupils residing in an eligible school district. In determining the
16sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one
17private school under the program under this section only once. If, after the end of
18an application period described under subd. 1., the sum of all applicants for pupils
19residing in an eligible school district exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2.
20a., the department shall determine which applications submitted during the
21application period to accept on a random basis, except that the department shall give
22preference to the applications of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of
23preference listed in that paragraph.
AB43,1221,3
14. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a.,
2the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences
3required under subd. 3.
AB43,1221,114 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in an eligible school
5district under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private
6school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this
7paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department
8determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section
9falls below the program cap under sub. (2) (bh) 2. a., the department shall fill any
10available slot with a pupil selected from the waiting list established under subd. 4.,
11if such a waiting list exists.
AB43,2185 12Section 2185 . 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1221,1613 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) All of the following apply to applications to attend a
14private school under this section only if the limitation under sub. (2) (be) applies to
15the school year for which the application is made
submitted by pupils who reside in
16a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district
:
AB43,2186 17Section 2186 . 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar)
183. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB43,1222,519 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. (intro.) Annually After the end of the application period
20described under subd. 1.
, upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the
21department shall, for each school district, determine the sum of all applicants for
22pupils residing in that school district under this paragraph and the sum of all
23applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than an eligible school
24district or a 1st class city school district
. In determining the sum those sums, the
25department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private

1school under the program only once. After determining the sum of all applicants for
2pupils residing in a school district,
those sums, if any of the following applies, the
3department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, except
4that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in
5par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph .:
AB43,2187 6Section 2187. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
AB43,1222,97 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in a school
8district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds
9the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).
AB43,1222,1210 b. The sum of all applicants for pupils residing in all school districts, other than
11an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, exceeds the program cap
12under sub. (2) (bh) 2. b.
AB43,2188 13Section 2188. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar)
144. (intro.) and amended to read:
AB43,1222,1915 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. (intro.) For each school district in which private schools
16received applications under subd. 1. that exceeded the school district's pupil
17participation limit under sub. (2) (be), the
The department shall establish a waiting
18list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3. for each of the
19following:
AB43,2189 20Section 2189. 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
AB43,1222,2321 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. A school district, other than an eligible school district or a
221st class city school district, for which the sum described under subd. 3. a. exceeds
23the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).
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