36,26 Section 26. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.60 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) For a pupil that resides in an eligible school district, the The pupil satisfies one or more of the following:

36,27 Section 27. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

118.60 (2) (a) 2. a. The pupil was enrolled in a public school in an eligible school district in the previous school year.

36,28 Section 28. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

118.60 (2) (a) 2. c. The pupil attended a private school under this section or s. 119.23 in the previous school year.

36,29 Section 29. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. e. of the statutes is created to read:

118.60 (2) (a) 2. e. The pupil attended a school in another state in the previous school year.

36,30 Section 30. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. f. of the statutes is created to read:

118.60 (2) (a) 2. f. The pupil was on a waiting list to attend a private school under this section or s. 119.23 during the previous school year.

36,31 Section 31. 118.60 (2) (a) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.

36,32 Section 32 . 118.60 (2) (a) 3g. of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (7m) (a) 2. and amended to read:

118.60 (7m) (a) 2. By May 1 before the first term of participation in the program under this section, the private school submits to the department, on a form provided by the department, a A complete anticipated budget, on a form provided by the department, for the first fiscal period of participation in the program under this section and evidence of financial viability, as prescribed by the department by rule. The governing body private school shall include on the completed form in the budget the anticipated enrollments for all pupils enrolled in the private school and for pupils enrolled in the private school under this section; estimated revenues and costs; a schedule of anticipated beginning and ending net choice program assets; and a schedule of monthly cash flow requirements. The governing body private school shall include in the budget contingent funding sources the private school will use in the event that actual enrollments are less than expected.

36,33 Section 33 . 118.60 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

118.60 (2) (a) 8. Notwithstanding s. 118.165 (1) (c), the private school annually provides at least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and at least 1,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12. Hours provided under this subdivision include recess and time for pupils to transfer between classes but do not include the lunch periods. Annually, no more than 140 hours of work under s. 118.56 may be counted as hours of direct pupil instruction.

36,34 Section 34 . 118.60 (2) (ag) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

118.60 (2) (ag) 2. a. By August 1 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section, submit to the department the information required under sub. (6m) (6p) (a) and (c) (b).

36,35 Section 35 . 118.60 (2) (ag) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

36,36 Section 36 . 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.60 (3) (a) (intro.) 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. If more than one pupil from the same family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single application. Within No later than 60 days after receiving the application the end of the application period during which an application is received and subject to par. (ar), the private school shall notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason. Subject to par. (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if it has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. Except as provided in par. (ar), 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 to the following in accepting applications, in the order of preference listed:

36,37 Section 37 . 118.60 (3) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

118.60 (3) (a) 1m. Pupils who attended the private school under this section or s. 119.23 during the previous school year.

36,38 Section 38 . 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private school under this section only if the limitation under sub. (2) (be) applies to the school year for which the application is made:

36,39 Section 39 . 118.60 (3) (ar) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

118.60 (3) (ar) 1. In the 2015-16 school year and any school year thereafter, a A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under sub. (2) (a) 3. a. may accept applications for the following school year between February 1 and April 20 from pupils who reside in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district.

36,40 Section 40 . 118.60 (3) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

118.60 (3) (ar) 2. By May 1, 2016, and by the May 1 of any school year thereafter 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 that have siblings who have also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section.

36,41 Section 41. 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. (intro.) and b. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. and amended to read: