SB40-ASA1-AA1,341,13 (c) "Resident school board" means the school board of a resident school district.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,341,14 (d) "Resident school district" means the school district in which a pupil resides.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,341,16 (e) "Summer average daily membership equivalent" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (8).

SB40-ASA1-AA1,341,22 (f) "Summer choice average daily membership equivalent" means the summer average daily membership equivalent of pupils who were attending a private school under this section on the 2nd Friday of January of the school term immediately preceding that summer or whose applications have been accepted under sub. (3) for attendance at the private school in the school term immediately following that summer.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,341,24 (g) "Teacher" means a person who has primary responsibility for the academic instruction of pupils.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,342,3 (2) Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within Racine County may attend any private school located in the county if all of the following apply:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,342,7 (a) The private school notified the state superintendent of its intent to participate in the program under this section by February 1 of the previous school year. The notice shall specify the number of pupils participating in the program under this section for which the school has space.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,342,8 (b) The private school complies with 42 USC 2000d.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,342,10 (c) The private school meets all health and safety laws or codes that apply to public schools.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,342,12 (d) All of the private school's teachers have graduated from high school or been granted a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,342,18 (e) The private school achieves accreditation by the Wisconsin North Central Association, the Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, or any other organization recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, by December 31 of the 3rd school year following the first school year in which the private school participates in the program under this section.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,342,25 (3) (a) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating private school that the pupil wishes to attend. The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit with the application sufficient documentation, as determined by the state superintendent by rule, for the participating private school to verify family income and to determine payments to be made on behalf of the pupil under subs. (4) and (4m).

SB40-ASA1-AA1,343,5 (b) Within 60 days after receiving the application, the private school shall notify the applicant, in writing, whether the application has been accepted. The state superintendent shall ensure that the private school determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school may give preference in accepting applications to siblings of pupils accepted on a random basis.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,343,8 (c) If the private school rejects an applicant because it has too few available spaces, the pupil may transfer his or her application to a participating private school that has space available.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,343,10 (d) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school to the state superintendent prior to the school term.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,343,14 (4) (a) Annually, on or before October 15, a private school participating in the program under this section shall file with the department a report stating its summer average daily membership equivalent and its summer choice average daily membership equivalent for the purpose of sub. (4m).

SB40-ASA1-AA1,343,17 (b) Upon receipt of proof of enrollment under sub. (3) (d), the state superintendent shall pay to the parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fr), an amount equal to the lesser of the following:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,343,19 1. The amount equal to the private school's operating and debt service cost per pupil that is related to educational programming, as determined by the department.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,343,25 2. a. If the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that is no more than 1.75 times the poverty line, $6,500 in the 2009-10 school year, and, in each subsequent school year, the amount paid per pupil under this subd. 2. a. in the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the percentage change from the previous school year to the current school year in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) expressed as a decimal, but not less than zero.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,344,7 b. If the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that is more than 1.75 times the poverty line but no more than 2.25 times the poverty line, $5,000 in the 2009-10 school year, and, in each subsequent school year, the amount paid per pupil under this subd. 2. b. in the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the percentage change from the previous school year to the current school year in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) expressed as a decimal, but not less than zero.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,344,14 c. If the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that is more than 2.25 times the poverty line but no more than 2.50 times the poverty line, $3,500 in the 2009-10 school year, and, in each subsequent school year, the amount paid per pupil under this subd. 2. c. in the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the percentage change from the previous school year to the current school year in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) expressed as a decimal, but not less than zero.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,344,21 d. If the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that is more than 2.50 times the poverty line but no more than 2.75 times the poverty line, $2,000 in the 2009-10 school year, and, in each subsequent school year, the amount paid per pupil under this subd. 2. d. in the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the percentage change from the previous school year to the current school year in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) expressed as a decimal, but not less than zero.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,345,2 e. If the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that is more than 2.75 times the poverty line, $1,000 in the 2009-10 school year, and, in each subsequent school year, the amount paid per pupil under this subd. 2. e. in the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the percentage change from the previous school year to the current school year in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) expressed as a decimal, but not less than zero.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,345,8 (c) The state superintendent shall pay 25 percent of the total amount under par. (b) in September, 25 percent in November, 25 percent in February, and 25 percent in May. The state superintendent may include the entire amount under sub. (4m) in one of those installments or apportion the entire amount among one or more of those installments. The department shall send the check to the private school. The parent or guardian shall restrictively endorse the check for the use of the private school.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,345,14 (4m) In addition to the payment under sub. (4) the state superintendent shall pay to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in a private school under this section, in the manner described in sub. (4) (c), an amount determined by multiplying 40 percent of the payment under sub. (4) by the quotient determined by dividing the summer choice average daily membership equivalent of the private school by the total number of pupils for whom payments are being made under sub. (4).

SB40-ASA1-AA1,345,17 (5) The state superintendent shall ensure that pupils and parents and guardians of pupils who reside in Racine County are informed annually of the private schools participating in the program under this section.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,345,21 (6) The resident school board shall provide transportation to pupils of the resident school district attending a private school under this section if required under s. 121.54 and may claim transportation aid under s. 121.58 for pupils so transported.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,345,23 (7) (a) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall meet at least one of the following standards:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,345,25 1. At least 70 percent of the pupils in the program advance one grade level each year.