AB40,1810 Section 1810. 118.51 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,831,11 118.51 (1) (ad) "Charter school" excludes a school under contract with an entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b).

AB40,1811 Section 1811. 118.52 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB40,831,13 118.52 (title) Course options.

AB40,1812 Section 1812. 118.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.52 (1) (ar).

AB40,1813 Section 1813. 118.52 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,831,19 118.52 (1) (am) "Educational institution" includes a public school in a nonresident school district, the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, a nonprofit institution of higher education, a tribal college, a charter school, and any nonprofit organization that has been approved by the department.

AB40,1814 Section 1814. 118.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,832,2 118.52 (2) Applicability. Beginning in the 1998-99 school year, a A pupil enrolled in a public school in the high school grades may attend public school in a nonresident school district an educational institution under this section for the purpose of taking a course offered by the nonresident school district educational institution. A pupil may attend no more than 2 courses at any time in nonresident school districts at educational institutions under this section.

AB40,1815 Section 1815. 118.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,832,13 118.52 (3) (a) The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend public school in a nonresident school district an educational institution for the purpose of taking a course under this section shall submit an application, on a form provided by the department, to the school board of the nonresident school district in which educational institution at which the pupil wishes to attend a course not later than 6 weeks prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to commence. The application shall specify the course that the pupil wishes to attend and may specify the school or schools at which the pupil wishes to attend the course. The nonresident school board educational institution shall send a copy of the application to the pupil's resident school board.

AB40,1816 Section 1816. 118.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,832,18 118.52 (3) (b) If a nonresident school board an educational institution receives more applications for a particular course than there are spaces available in the course, the nonresident school board educational institution shall determine which pupils to accept on a random basis.

AB40,1817 Section 1817. 118.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,833,2 118.52 (3) (c) No later than one week prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to commence, the nonresident school board educational institution shall notify the applicant and the resident school board, in writing, whether the application has been accepted and, if the application is accepted, the school at which the pupil may attend the course. The acceptance applies only for the following semester, school year or other session in which the course is offered. If the nonresident school board educational institution rejects an application, it shall include in the notice the reason for the rejection.

AB40,1818 Section 1818. 118.52 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,833,7 118.52 (3) (d) 1. If it denies an application to attend public school in a nonresident school district an educational institution under sub. (6), notify the applicant and the nonresident school board educational institution, in writing, that the application has been denied and include in the notice the reason for the rejection.

AB40,1819 Section 1819. 118.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,833,13 118.52 (3) (e) Following receipt of a notice of acceptance but prior to the date on which the course is scheduled to commence, the pupil's parent shall notify the resident school board and nonresident school board the educational institution of the pupil's intent to attend the course in at the nonresident school district educational institution.

AB40,1820 Section 1820. 118.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,833,19 118.52 (6) (a) Individualized education program requirements. The school board of a pupil's resident school district shall reject a pupil's application to attend a course in a public school in a nonresident school district at an educational institution if the resident school board determines that the course conflicts with the individualized education program for the pupil under s. 115.787 (2).

AB40,1821 Section 1821. 118.52 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,1822 Section 1822. 118.52 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,833,25 118.52 (6) (c) Pupil plan; high school graduation requirements. The school board of a pupil's resident school district may reject an application by a pupil to attend a course at an educational institution if the resident school board determines that any of the following apply:

AB40,834,2 1. The course does not satisfy a high school graduation requirement under s. 118.33.

AB40,834,4 2. The course does not conform to or support the pupil's academic and career plan under s. 115.28 (59) (a), if any.

AB40,1823 Section 1823. 118.52 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,834,12 118.52 (8) Appeal of rejection. If an application is rejected under sub. (5) (3) (c) or a pupil is prohibited from attending a course in a public school in a nonresident school district at an educational institution under sub. (6), the pupil's parent may appeal the decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. The department shall affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was arbitrary or unreasonable. The department's decision is final and is not subject to judicial review under subch. III of ch. 227.

AB40,1824 Section 1824. 118.52 (9) of the statutes is amended to read: