AB64,712,107 118.52 (3) (b) If an educational institution a nonresident school board receives
8more applications for a particular course than there are spaces available in the
9course, the educational institution nonresident school board shall determine which
10pupils to accept on a random basis.
AB64,1541 11Section 1541 . 118.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,712,2512 118.52 (3) (c) No later than one week prior to the date on which the course is
13scheduled to commence, the educational institution nonresident school board shall
14notify the applicant and the resident school board, in writing, whether the
15application has been accepted and, if the application is accepted, the school at which
16the pupil may attend the course. If the applicant pupil is attending a school in a
17school district other than the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole
18grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the educational institution school board
19of the district to which the pupil applies under this section
shall provide the notice
20required under this paragraph to the school board of the district in which the pupil
21is attending school pursuant to the whole grade sharing agreement. The acceptance
22applies only for the following semester, school year, or other session in which the
23course is offered. If the educational institution school board of the district to which
24the pupil applies under this section
rejects an application, it shall include in the
25notice the reason for the rejection.
AB64,1542
1Section 1542. 118.52 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,713,52 118.52 (3) (d) 1. If it denies an application to attend an educational institution
3public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (6), notify the applicant and
4the educational institution nonresident school board, in writing, that the application
5has been denied and include in the notice the reason for the rejection.
AB64,1543 6Section 1543 . 118.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,713,147 118.52 (3) (e) Following receipt of a notice of acceptance but prior to the date
8on which the course is scheduled to commence, the pupil's parent shall notify the
9resident school board, or, if the pupil is attending school in a school district other than
10the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement
11under s. 118.50, the school board of the district in which the pupil is attending school,
12and the educational institution school board of the district to which the pupil applies
13under this section
of the pupil's intent to attend the course at in the educational
14institution
school district to which the pupil applies under this section.
AB64,1544 15Section 1544 . 118.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,713,2416 118.52 (6) (a) Individualized education program requirements. The school
17board of a pupil's resident school district, or, if the pupil is attending school in a school
18district other than the pupil's resident school district pursuant to a whole grade
19sharing agreement under s. 118.50, the school board of the district in which the pupil
20is attending school, shall reject a pupil's application to attend a course at an
21educational institution
in a public school in a nonresident school district under this
22section
if the resident school board or the school board of the district in which the
23pupil is attending school, respectively, determines that the course conflicts with the
24individualized education program for the pupil under s. 115.787 (2).
AB64,1545 25Section 1545 . 118.52 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,714,7
1118.52 (6) (b) Undue financial burden. The school board of a pupil's resident
2school district may reject an application to attend a course in a public school in a
3nonresident school district if the cost of the course would impose upon the resident
4school district an undue financial burden in light of the resident school district's total
5economic circumstances, including its revenue limit under subch. VII of ch. 121, its
6ability to pay tuition costs for the pupil, and the per pupil cost for children continuing
7to be served by the resident school district.
AB64,1546 8Section 1546 . 118.52 (6) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1547 9Section 1547 . 118.52 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,714,1610 118.52 (8) Appeal of rejection. If an application is rejected under sub. (3) (c)
11or a pupil is prohibited from attending a course at an educational institution in a
12public school in a nonresident school district
under sub. (6), the pupil's parent may
13appeal the decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. The
14department shall affirm the decision unless the department finds that the decision
15was arbitrary or unreasonable. The department's decision is final and is not subject
16to judicial review under subch. III of ch. 227.
AB64,1548 17Section 1548 . 118.52 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,714,2218 118.52 (9) Rights and privileges of nonresident pupils. A pupil attending a
19course at an educational institution in a public school in a nonresident school district
20under this section has all of the rights and privileges of other pupils attending the
21educational institution
residing in that school district and is subject to the same rules
22and regulations as those pupils residing in that school district.
AB64,1549 23Section 1549 . 118.52 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,715,624 118.52 (10) Disciplinary records. Notwithstanding s. 118.125, the resident
25school board shall provide to the educational institution nonresident school board to

1which a pupil has applied under this section, upon request by that educational
2institution
school board, a copy of any expulsion findings and orders, a copy of records
3of any pending disciplinary proceeding involving the pupil, a written explanation of
4the reasons for the expulsion or pending disciplinary proceeding , and the length of
5the term of the expulsion or the possible outcomes of the pending disciplinary
6proceeding.
AB64,1550 7Section 1550 . 118.52 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,715,118 118.52 (11) (a) Responsibility. The parent of a pupil attending a course at an
9educational institution
in a public school in a nonresident school district under this
10section is responsible for transporting the pupil to and from the course that the pupil
11is attending.
AB64,1551 12Section 1551 . 118.52 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,715,2313 118.52 (11) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending
14a course at an educational institution in a public school in a nonresident school
15district
under this section may apply to the department for reimbursement of the
16costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's
17residence or school in which the pupil is enrolled and the educational institution that
18school at which the pupil is attending for the course if the pupil and parent are unable
19to pay the cost of such transportation. The department shall determine the
20reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s.
2120.255 (2) (cy). The department shall give preference under this paragraph to those
22pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch
23under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
AB64,1552 24Section 1552 . 118.52 (12) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.52 (12) and
25amended to read:
AB64,716,8
1118.52 (12) The resident school board shall pay to the educational institution
2nonresident school board, for each resident pupil attending a course at the
3educational institution
in a public school in the nonresident school district under this
4section, an amount equal to the cost of providing the course to the pupil, calculated
5in a manner determined by the department. Except as provided in par. (b), the
6educational institution may not charge to or receive from the pupil or the pupil's
7resident school board any additional payment for a pupil attending a course at the
8educational institution under this section.
AB64,1553 9Section 1553 . 118.52 (12) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1554 10Section 1554 . 118.55 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,716,11 11118.55 (title) Youth options Early college credit program.
AB64,1555 12Section 1555 . 118.55 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (1) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
AB64,716,1514 118.55 (1) Definition. (intro.) In this section, “institution of higher education"
15means an all of the following:
AB64,716,17 16(a) An institution within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical
17college within the technical college system, or
a tribally controlled college or a .
AB64,716,18 18(b) A private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.
AB64,1556 19Section 1556 . 118.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,717,620 118.55 (2) (a) Subject to par. (b) and sub. (7t) (c), any public high school pupil
21enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade who is not attending a technical college under sub.
22(7r) or s. 118.15 (1) (b) may enroll in an institution of higher education for the purpose
23of taking one or more nonsectarian courses at the institution of higher education,
24including during a summer semester or session
. The pupil shall submit an
25application to the institution of higher education in the previous school semester.

1The pupil shall indicate on the application whether he or she will be taking the course
2or courses for high school credit or postsecondary credit or both, if applicable. The
3pupil shall also specify on the application that, if he or she is admitted, the institution
4of higher education may disclose the pupil's grades, the courses that he or she is
5taking, and his or her attendance record to the public school in which the pupil is
6enrolled.
AB64,1557 7Section 1557 . 118.55 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,717,98 118.55 (3) (title) Notification of school board; determination of high school
9credit
; notification of postsecondary credit.
AB64,1558 10Section 1558 . 118.55 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,717,1511 118.55 (3) (c) If the pupil specifies in the notice under par. (a) that he or she
12intends to take a course for postsecondary credit at an institution of higher education
13that is within the University of Wisconsin System, the board of regents of the
14University of Wisconsin System shall notify the pupil whether credits earned for the
15course are transferable between and within institutions within the system.
AB64,1559 16Section 1559 . 118.55 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (4) (a) (intro.)
17and amended to read:
AB64,717,1918 118.55 (4) (a) (intro.) An institution of higher education may shall admit a pupil
19to attend a course under this section only if it has all of the following apply:
AB64,717,20 202. There is space available in the course.
AB64,1560 21Section 1560 . 118.55 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,717,2322 118.55 (4) (a) 1. The pupil meets the requirements and prerequisites of the
23course.
AB64,1561 24Section 1561 . 118.55 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,718,7
1118.55 (5) Payment Responsibility for and determination of costs; payment
2and reimbursement for certain costs
. (intro.) Subject to sub. (7t), within 30 days
3after the end of the semester,
the school board of the school district in which a pupil
4attending an institution of higher education under this section is enrolled shall pay
5the institution of higher education, on behalf of the pupil,
be responsible for the
6following amount for any course that is taken for high school credit and that is not
7comparable to a course offered in the school district
:
AB64,1562 8Section 1562. 118.55 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,718,169 118.55 (5) (a) If the pupil is attending an institution within the University of
10Wisconsin System,
taking a course for high school credit, regardless of whether the
11course is also taken for postsecondary credit, and if the course is not comparable to
12a course offered in the school district, 75 percent of
the actual cost of tuition, fees,
13books and other necessary materials directly related to
for the course, as determined
14under par. (d). If the pupil takes a course described under this paragraph at a high
15school in a school district, the school board of the school district shall be responsible
16for the costs of books and other necessary materials for the course
.
AB64,1563 17Section 1563 . 118.55 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,718,2018 118.55 (5) (b) If the pupil is taking a course for postsecondary credit and if the
19course is not comparable to a course offered in the school district, 25 percent of the
20actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d).
AB64,1564 21Section 1564 . 118.55 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1565 22Section 1565 . 118.55 (5) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,719,223 118.55 (5) (d) 2. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (b), no
24more than 33 percent of the amount charged under subd. 1. by an institution within
25the University of Wisconsin System. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the institution of

1higher education nor the school board may charge any additional costs or fees to a
2pupil to attend a course under this section.
AB64,1566 3Section 1566 . 118.55 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,719,84 118.55 (5) (e) 1. Subject to sub. (7t), within 30 days after the end of the semester,
5the school board of the school district in which a pupil who attended an institution
6of higher education under this section was enrolled shall pay the institution, on
7behalf of the pupil, the amount determined under par. (d) and shall submit an
8itemized report to the department of the amounts paid under this subdivision.
AB64,719,139 2. Subject to subd. 3., from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (d), the
10secretary of the department of workforce development shall, on behalf of the school
11board of a school district in which a pupil who attended an institution of higher
12education under this section was enrolled, pay to the department of public
13instruction the following amount:
AB64,719,1814 a. For a pupil who took a course for high school credit, as described in par. (a),
1525 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par. (d).
16The department of public instruction shall reimburse the school board of the school
17district the amount received from the department of workforce development under
18this subd. 2. a.
AB64,719,2319 b. For a pupil who took a course for postsecondary credit, as described in par.
20(b), 50 percent of the actual cost of tuition for the course, as determined under par.
21(d). The department of public instruction shall reimburse the school board of the
22school district the amount received from the department of workforce development
23under this subd. 2. b.
AB64,720,324 3. If the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (d) in any fiscal year is insufficient
25to reimburse all school districts eligible for the full amount of reimbursable tuition

1costs under subd. 2., the secretary of the department of workforce development shall
2notify the state superintendent, who shall prorate the amount of the payments under
3subd. 2. among eligible school districts.
AB64,1567 4Section 1567 . 118.55 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (6) (c) 1. and
5amended to read:
AB64,720,136 118.55 (6) (c) 1. A Except as provided in subd. 2., a pupil taking a course under
7this section
at an institution of higher education only for postsecondary credit under
8this section
is responsible for 25 percent of the actual cost of tuition and fees for the
9course, as determined under sub. (5) (d). The school board of the school district in
10which the pupil attending an institution under this section is enrolled shall establish
11a written policy governing the timing and method for recovering from the pupil or
12the pupil's parent or guardian the pupil's share of tuition as specified in this
13subdivision
.
AB64,1568 14Section 1568 . 118.55 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,720,1715 118.55 (6) (c) 2. The school board shall waive the pupil's responsibility for costs
16under subd. 1. pupil if the department determines that the cost of the course would
17pose an undue financial burden on the pupil's family.
AB64,1569 18Section 1569 . 118.55 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,721,419 118.55 (7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is
20attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section
21and is taking a course for high school credit may apply to the state superintendent
22for reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in
23which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education or technical college
24that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable
25to pay the cost of such transportation. The state superintendent shall determine the

1reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s.
220.255 (2) (cw) (cy). The state superintendent shall give preference under this
3subsection to those pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or
4reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
AB64,1570 5Section 1570 . 118.55 (7r) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1571 6Section 1571 . 118.55 (7t) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,721,97 118.55 (7t) (a) A school board may establish a written policy limiting the
8number of credits for which the school board will pay under subs. sub. (5) and (7r)
9(d)
to the equivalent of 18 postsecondary semester credits per pupil.
AB64,1572 10Section 1572 . 118.55 (7t) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (5) (d)
11(intro.) and amended to read:
AB64,721,1412 118.55 (5) (d) (intro.) If a school board is required to pay tuition and fees on
13behalf of a pupil under sub. (5) (a) or (c) 1. or (7r) (d) this subsection, the tuition and
14fees
charged for each credit assigned to the course may not exceed the following:
AB64,721,20 151. For an institution of higher education under sub. (1) (a), one-third of the
16amount that would be charged a pupil for each credit assigned to the course to an
17individual
who is a resident of this state and who is enrolled in the educational
18institution as an undergraduate student. Subject to sub. (7t), neither the institution
19of higher education nor the school board may charge any additional costs or fees to
20a pupil to attend a course under this section
.
AB64,1573 21Section 1573 . 118.55 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,721,2222 118.55 (8) (title) Program information ; agreement.
AB64,1574 23Section 1574 . 118.55 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (8) (a) and
24amended to read:
AB64,722,3
1118.55 (8) (a) Annually by October 1, each school board shall provide
2information about the program under this section to all pupils enrolled in the school
3district in the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grades.
AB64,1575 4Section 1575 . 118.55 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,722,65 118.55 (8) (b) A school board may enter into an agreement with an institution
6of higher education to facilitate the dual enrollment program under this section.
AB64,1576 7Section 1576 . 118.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,722,138 118.57 (1) Annually, by January 31, each school board shall publish as a class
91 notice, under ch. 985, and post on its Internet site a description of the educational
10options available to the child children in the school district, including public schools,
11private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual
12schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment , youth options, and course options
13in a nonresident school district, and the early college credit program.
AB64,1577 14Section 1577. 118.60 (1) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 118.60 (1)
15(am) and amended to read:
AB64,722,1816 118.60 (1) (am) “Eligible school district" means a the school district that,
17subject to sub. (1m), satisfies all of the following:
was identified as an eligible school
18district under 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, section 9137 (3u).
AB64,1578 19Section 1578. 118.60 (1) (am) 1. to 4. of the statutes are repealed.
AB64,1579 20Section 1579. 118.60 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1580 21Section 1580. 118.60 (2) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,724,322 118.60 (2) (a) 1. b. The private school or the pupil's parent or guardian submits
23to the department of public instruction the names, addresses, social security
24numbers, and other state and federal tax identification numbers, if any, of the pupil's
25parents or legal guardians that reside in the same household as the pupil, whether

1and to whom the parents or legal guardians are married, the names of all of the other
2members of the pupil's family residing in the same household as the pupil, and the
3school year for which family income is being verified under this subd. 1. b. The
4department of revenue shall review the information submitted under this subd. 1.
5b. and shall verify the eligibility or ineligibility of the pupil to participate in the
6program under this section on the basis of family income. In this subdivision, “family
7income" means federal adjusted gross income of the parents or legal guardians
8residing in the same household as the pupil for the tax year preceding the school year
9for which family income is being verified under this subd. 1. b. or, if not available, for
10the tax year preceding the tax year preceding the school year for which family income
11is being verified under this subd. 1. b. Family income for a family in which the pupil's
12parents are married or in which the pupil's legal guardians are married shall be
13reduced by $7,000 before the verification is made under this subd. 1. b. The
14department of revenue may take no other action on the basis of the information
15submitted under this subd. 1. b. If the department of revenue is unable to verify
16family income or to verify whether the pupil is eligible or ineligible to participate in
17the program under this section on the basis of family income, the department of
18revenue shall notify the department of public instruction, the private school, and the
19pupil's parent or guardian
of this fact and the department of public instruction shall
20utilize an alternative process, to be established by the department of public
21instruction, to determine whether the pupil is eligible to participate in the program
22under this section on the basis of family income. The department of public
23instruction may not request any additional verification of income from the family of
24a pupil once the department of revenue has verified that the pupil is eligible to
25participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income. The

1department of public instruction shall establish a procedure for determining family
2income eligibility for those pupils for whom no social security number or state or
3federal tax identification number has been provided.
AB64,1581 4Section 1581. 118.60 (2) (a) 2m. e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,724,65 118.60 (2) (a) 2m. e. The pupil attended a school in another state in the previous
6school year.
AB64,1582 7Section 1582. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,724,238 118.60 (2) (a) 6. c. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1 of the
9first school year that begins after a school district is identified as an eligible school
10district under sub. (1m) or 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, section 9137 (3u), who has been
11teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding that July 1, and
12who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6. a. on that July 1, applies to the
13department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable
14waiver from the requirements under subd. 6. a. The department shall promulgate
15rules to implement this subd. 6. c., including the form of the application and the
16process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall
17require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd.
186. a., including the name of the accredited institution of higher education at which
19the teacher is pursuing or will pursue the bachelor's degree and the anticipated date
20on which the teacher expects to complete the bachelor's degree. No waiver granted
21under this subd. 6. c. is valid after July 31 of the 5th school year that begins after a
22school district is was identified as an eligible school district under sub. (1m) or 2011
23Wisconsin Act 32, section 9137 (3u)
.
AB64,1583 24Section 1583 . 118.60 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,1584 25Section 1584 . 118.60 (2) (ag) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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