1. Administer to any pupils attending the 3rd grade in the private school under this section a standardized reading test developed by the department.

2. Adopt the pupil academic standards required under s. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3.

2m. Develop a written policy governing visitors and visits to the private school.

3. Ensure that any teacher's aide employed by the private school has graduated from high school, been granted a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation, or been issued a general educational development certificate of high school equivalency.

3m. Annually, schedule two meetings at which members of the governing body of the private school will be present and at which pupils, and the parents or guardians of pupils, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school may meet and communicate with the members of the governing body. The private school shall, within 30 days after the start of the school term, notify the department in writing of the scheduled meeting dates and shall, at least 30 days before the scheduled meeting date, notify in writing each pupil, or the parent or guardian of each minor pupil, applying to attend the private school or attending the private school of the meeting date, time, and place.

4. Maintain progress records for each pupil attending the private school under this section while the pupil attends the school and, except as provided under subd. 7., for at least 5 years after the pupil ceases to attend the school.

5. Upon request, provide a pupil or the parent or guardian of a minor pupil who is attending the private school under this section with a copy of the pupil's progress records.

6. Issue a high school diploma or certificate to each pupil who attends the private school under this section and satisfactorily completes the course of instruction and any other requirements necessary for high school graduation.

7. a. Except as provided in subd. 7. b., if the private school ceases operating as a private school, immediately transfer all of the progress records of the pupils who attended the school under this section to the board. The private school shall send written notice to each pupil, or to the parent or guardian of a minor pupil, of the transfer of progress records under this subd. 7. a.

b. If the private school is affiliated with an organization that will maintain the progress records of each pupil who attended the school under this section for at least 5 years after the private school ceases operation as a private school, the private school may transfer a pupil's records to the organization if the pupil, or the parent or guardian of a minor pupil, consents in writing to the release of the progress records to the affiliated organization. The private school shall send to the department a copy of the consent form for each pupil who consents to the transfer of progress records under this subd. 7. b. The written notice shall be signed by the pupil, or the parent or guardian of a minor pupil, and shall include the name, phone number, mailing address, and other relevant contact information of the organization that will maintain the progress records, and a declaration by the affiliated organization that the organization agrees to maintain the progress records for at least 5 years after the private school ceases operation as a private school.

8. Ensure that an accrediting agency reviews and reports to the department on the private school's compliance with subds. 4. and 6. as provided under sub. (9) (b). The accrediting agency may determine compliance by examining an appropriate sample of pupil records.

119.23 (7) (e) 1. Annually In the 2009-10 school year, each private school participating in the program under this section shall administer a nationally normed standardized test in reading, mathematics, and science to pupils attending the school under the program in the 4th, 8th, and 10th grades. Beginning in the 2010-11 school year and annually thereafter, each private school participating in the program under this section shall administer the examinations required under s. 118.30 (1s) to pupils attending the school under the program. The private school may administer additional standardized tests to such pupils. Beginning in 2006 and annually thereafter until 2011, the private school shall provide the scores of all standardized tests and examinations that it administers under this subdivision to the School Choice Demonstration Project.

119.23 (9) (a) If any accrediting agency specified under sub. (2) (a) 7. a. or b. determines during the accrediting process that a private school does not meet all of the requirements under s. 118.165 (1), or if the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University determines during the preaccreditation process that a private school does not meet all of the requirements under s. 118.165 (1), it shall report that failure to the department.

119.23 (9) (b) An accrediting agency specified under sub. (2) (a) 7. a. and b. shall review and report to the department on a private school's compliance with sub. (7) (b) 4. and 6. The accrediting agency may determine compliance by examining an appropriate sample of pupil records.

119.23 (10) (a) 2. Failed to provide the notice or pay the fee required under sub. (2) (a) 3., or provide the information required under sub. (7) (am) or (d), by the date or within the period specified.

119.23 (10) (a) 3. Failed to refund to the state any overpayment made under sub. (4) (b) or (bg) or (4m) by the date specified by department rule.

119.23 (10) (a) 5. Failed to provide the information required under sub. (6m).

119.23 (10) (a) 6. Failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (b) or (c).

119.23 (10) (a) 7. Violated sub. (7) (b) 4., 5., or 6.

119.23 (10) (d) The Except as provided in par. (e), the state superintendent may withhold payment from a parent or guardian under subs. (4) and (4m) if the private school attended by the child of the parent or guardian violates this section.

119.23 (10) (e) 1. Notwithstanding subs. (4) and (4m), and except as provided in subd. 2., if the state superintendent issues an order under par. (a) or (b) barring the private school from participating in the program under this section in the school year in which the order is issued, the department shall pay to the parent or guardian of a pupil who attended the private school in that school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount determined as follows, which payment shall be sent to the private school to be restrictively endorsed by the parent or guardian of the pupil for the use of the private school:

a. Divide the number of instructional hours provided to the pupil in that school year before the order was issued under par. (a) or (b) by the number of instructional hours scheduled for the grade the pupil was attending in that school year.

b. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. a. by the amount under sub. (4) (b) or (bg).

c. Subtract from the product under subd. 1. b. any amount already paid to the parent or guardian under subs. (4) and (4m) for that pupil in that school year.

2. This paragraph does not apply to a private school barred from participating in the program under this section under par. (a) or (b) as a result of committing an act of fraud.

3. A private school who receives a payment under this paragraph shall use the payment received in the following order:

a. If the private school owes money to the state, the private school shall reimburse the state.

b. The private school shall use any portion of the payment remaining after satisfying the requirement under subd. 3. a. to pay the salaries of teachers employed by the school.

119.46 (1) As part of the budget transmitted annually to the common council under s. 119.16 (8) (b), the board shall report the amount of money required for the ensuing school year to operate all public schools in the city under this chapter, to repair and keep in order school buildings and equipment, to make material improvements to school property and to purchase necessary additions to school sites. The amount included in the report for the purpose of supporting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under s. 119.23 shall be reduced by the amount of aid received by the board under s. 121.136 and by the amount specified in the notice received by the board under s. 121.137 (2). The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all the property subject to taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the amount of money required by the board for the purposes set forth in this subsection, at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected. Such taxes shall be in addition to all other taxes which the city is authorized to levy. The taxes so levied and collected, any other funds provided by law and placed at the disposal of the city for the same purposes, and the moneys deposited in the school operations fund under s. 119.60 (1), shall constitute the school operations fund.

119.82 (1m) (c) Has been or is being sanctioned under s. 49.26 (1) (h) or is subject to the monthly attendance requirement under s. DWD 11.195 (4) (b) 2., Wis. Adm. Code.

120.12 (24) Health care benefits. Prior to the selection of any group health care benefits provider for school district professional employees, as defined in s. 111.70 (1) (ne), solicit sealed bids for the provision of such benefits.

118.07 (4) (a) 1. Have Each school board and the governing body of each private school shall have in effect a school safety plan for each public or private school in the school district within 3 years of the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].

120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4), (5), and (6), 632.885, 632.895 (9) to (16) (17), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).

121.004 (5) Membership. "Membership" for any school district is the sum of pupils enrolled as reported under s. 121.05 (1) or (2), as appropriate, and the summer average daily membership equivalent for classes approved under s. 121.14.

121.02 (1) (a) 2. Subject to s. 118.40 (8) (b) 2., ensure that all instructional staff of charter schools located in the school district hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department. For purposes of this subdivision, a virtual charter school is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (8) (a) and a charter school established under s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules defining "instructional staff" for purposes of this subdivision.

121.02 (1) (r) Except as provided in s. 118.40 (2r) (d) 2., annually administer a standardized reading test developed by the department to all pupils enrolled in the school district in grade 3, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district, except that if a charter school is established under s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c., the school board specified in s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. shall administer the test to pupils enrolled in the charter school regardless of the location of the charter school.

121.05 (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the school district clerk of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall include, as part of the annual report under s. 119.44 (2), the number of pupils enrolled on the 3rd Friday of September, the 2nd Friday of January, or the first Friday of May, whichever is highest, including the pupils specified in sub. (1) (a), and the information described in sub. (1) (b) to (d).

121.05 (3) If a school district is unable to hold school on either any of the 2 dates specified in sub. (1) (a) or (2), the state superintendent shall designate alternative membership counting dates.

121.05 (4) The school board of a school district in which a foster or group home that is not exempt under s. 70.11 is located may submit a report to the state superintendent. If the school board submits a report, it shall submit it by June 30. The report shall indicate, on a full-time equivalent basis, the number of pupils residing in such foster or group homes who were provided educational services by the school district during the current school year but were not included in the September or, January, or May membership count under sub. (1) (a) or (2). The state superintendent shall adjust the school district's membership based on the report. The state superintendent shall make proportional adjustments to the memberships of the school districts in which the pupil was previously enrolled during that school year. The state superintendent shall obtain from such school districts the information necessary to make such adjustments. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection.

121.07 (6) (e) 1. For a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08 or 117.09, in the school year in which the consolidation takes effect and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the amounts under pars. (b) and (d) shall be multiplied by 1.1 1.15 and rounded to the next lowest dollar.

121.07 (7) (e) 1. For a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08 or 117.09, in the school year in which the consolidation takes effect and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the amounts under pars. (a) to (bm) shall be multiplied by 1.1 1.15 and rounded to the next lower dollar.

121.08 (4) (a) 1. Add In the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school year, add the amounts paid under s. 118.40 (2r) in the current school year, and in the 2011-12 school year and each school year thereafter, add the amounts paid under s. 118.40 (2r) in the 2010-11 school year.

121.08 (4) (b) (intro.) The amount of state aid that the school district operating under ch. 119 is eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) shall also be reduced by 45% of the amount calculated as follows:

1. Multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the current 2009-10 school year by 41.6 percent, and multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the 2010-11 school year and in each school year thereafter by 38.4 percent.

121.08 (4) (b) 2. Multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the 2009-10 school year by 3.4 percent, and multiply the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the 2010-11 school year and in each school year thereafter by 6.6 percent.

3. Add the amounts determined under subds. 1. and 2.

121.136 (1) In this section, "membership" means the membership used by the department to calculate state aid to the school district under s. 121.08 in the first school year of a fiscal biennium.

121.136 (2) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (c), the The amount paid to each eligible school district in the 2009-10 school year and annually thereafter shall be determined as follows:

121.136 (2) (b) 1. Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bb) by the total number of pupils enrolled membership in all eligible school districts.

121.136 (2) (b) 4. Multiply the amount determined result under subd. 3. 1. by the school district's enrollment on the 3rd Friday of September in the current school year membership.

121.137 First class city school levy aid. (1) In this section:

(a) "Board" has the meaning given in s. 119.02 (1).

(b) "City" has the meaning given in s. 119.02 (2).

(2) Annually, the department shall calculate the amount of the state aid reduction under s. 121.08 (4) (b) 2. in the current school year and shall notify the board, in writing, of the result.