118.60(3)(ar)2. 2. By the first weekday in May immediately following the application period under subd. 1., each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to the department the number of pupils who have applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who have also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section.
118.60(3)(ar)3. 3. Annually, upon receipt of the information under subd. 2., the department shall, for each school district, determine the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in that school district under this paragraph. In determining the sum, the department shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the program only once. After determining the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in a school district, the department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, except that the department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in par. (a) 1m. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph.
118.60(3)(ar)4. 4. For each school district in which private schools received applications under subd. 1. that exceeded the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be), the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under subd. 3.
118.60 Note NOTE: Subd. 4. is shown as affected by 2017 Wis. Acts 36 and 366 and as merged by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (2) (i).
118.60(3)(ar)5. 5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, under this paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below a school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be), the department shall fill any available slot in that school district with a pupil selected from the school district's waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
118.60(3)(ar)6. 6. In the 2017-18 school year and any school year thereafter, between the first weekday in August and the 3rd Friday in August, the department may transfer a pupil's application to attend a private school under this section in the current school year to a private school that accepted applications from pupils under subd. 1. for the current school year, if all of the following apply:
118.60(3)(ar)6.a. a. A participating private school accepted an application from the pupil for the current school year under subd. 1. and verified that the pupil is eligible to attend a private school under this section.
118.60(3)(ar)6.b. b. The pupil's residence changed after the end of the application period under subd. 1. and on or before the 3rd Friday in August and the pupil continues to reside in a school district other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district.
118.60(3)(ar)6.c. c. The participating private school to which the pupil's application is transferred under this subdivision has space available in the pupil's grade.
118.60(3)(ar)6.d. d. The total number of pupils residing in the pupil's resident school district attending a private school under this section during the current school year does not exceed the school district's pupil participation limit under sub. (2) (be).
118.60(3)(b) (b) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides within an eligible school district because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant rejected under this paragraph may be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside within an eligible school district. The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.
118.60(3)(c) (c) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant who is rejected under this paragraph or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par. (ar) 4. may, subject to sub. (2) (be), be admitted to a private school participating in the program under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues to reside in a school district other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district. The department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.
118.60(3)(d) (d) By the 3rd Friday in September, a pupil or a pupil's parent or guardian shall notify, using a form provided by the department, the department that the pupil is currently participating in the program under this section. The form provided by the department under this paragraph shall require a pupil or a pupil's parent or guardian to indicate the school year during which the pupil first began participating in the program under this section.
118.60(3m) (3m)
118.60(3m)(a)(a) A private school participating in the program under this section may not charge or receive any additional tuition payment for a pupil participating in the program under this section other than the payment the school receives under sub. (4) and, if applicable, sub. (4m), if either of the following applies:
118.60(3m)(a)1. 1. The pupil is enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to 8.
118.60(3m)(a)2. 2. The pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12 and the family income of the pupil, as determined under sub. (2) (a) 1., does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget.
118.60(3m)(am) (am)
118.60(3m)(am)1.1. Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, a private school participating in the program under this section may recover the cost of providing the following to a pupil participating in the program under this section through reasonable fees in an amount determined by the private school and charged to the pupil, except that no participating private school may retroactively recover any uncollected costs incurred prior to November 19, 2011:
118.60(3m)(am)1.a. a. Personal use items, such as uniforms, gym clothes, and towels.
118.60(3m)(am)1.b. b. Social and extracurricular activities if not necessary to the private school's curriculum.
118.60(3m)(am)1.c. c. Musical instruments.
118.60(3m)(am)1.d. d. Meals consumed by pupils of the private school.
118.60(3m)(am)1.e. e. High school classes that are not required for graduation and for which no credits toward graduation are given.
118.60(3m)(am)1.f. f. Transportation.
118.60(3m)(am)1.g. g. Before-school and after-school child care.
118.60(3m)(am)1.h. h. Room and board at the private school.
118.60(3m)(am)2. 2. A private school may not prohibit an eligible pupil from attending the private school, expel or otherwise discipline the pupil, or withhold or reduce the pupil's grades because the pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian cannot pay or has not paid fees charged under subd. 1.
118.60(3m)(b) (b) Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, a private school participating in the program under this section may, in addition to the payment it receives for a pupil under sub. (4) and, if applicable, sub. (4m), charge the pupil tuition in an amount determined by the school if both of the following apply: