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Wis. Stat. § 119.23

Milwaukee parental choice program

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Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2009
(1) In this section:
(1) In this section:
(ab) “Accrediting entity" means all of the following:
1. Cognia, Inc., Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, Independent Schools Association of the Central States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, National Lutheran School Accreditation, Wisconsin Association of Christian Schools, Christian Schools International, Association of Christian Schools International, the diocese or archdiocese within which a private school is located, and any other organization recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation.
2. Subject to sub. (2) (a) 7. e. , for a private school to which sub. (2) (a) 7. c. applies, the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University.
(ae) "Administrator" means the superintendent, supervising principal, executive director, or other person who acts as the administrative head of a private school participating in the program under this section.
(ae) “Administrator" means the superintendent, supervising principal, executive director, or other person who acts as the administrative head of a private school participating in the program under this section.
(ah) "Membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5) .
(af) “Disqualified organization" means an accrediting organization that is not an accrediting entity or a member of or otherwise sanctioned by an accrediting entity.
(ag) “Disqualified person" means a person who, when a private school was barred or terminated from participation in the program under this section by an order issued under sub. (10) , satisfied at least one of the following:
1. Had a controlling ownership interest in, or was the administrator or an officer, director, or trustee of, the private school.
2. Was a person designated by the administrator of the private school to assist in processing pupil applications.
3. Was responsible for an action or circumstance that led to the private school being barred or terminated from participation in the program under this section.
(ai)
1. Except as provided in subd. 2. , “new private school" means a school that qualifies as a private school under s. 115.001 (3r) and that satisfies either of the following:
a. The school has been in continuous operation in this state for less than 12 consecutive months.
b. The school provides education to fewer than 40 pupils divided into 2 or fewer grades.
2. “New private school" does not include a private school the governing body of which operates or manages a private school that is participating in the program under this section or under s. 118.60 if all of the following apply:
a. No payment has been withheld from any private school operated or managed by the governing body under sub. (10) (d) or s. 118.60 (10) (d) in the 3 immediately preceding school years.
b. No order barring any private school operated or managed by the governing body from participating in the program under this section or s. 118.60 has been issued under sub. (10) (a) , (am) , (ar) , or (b) or under s. 118.60 (10) (a) , (am) , (ar) , or (b) in the 3 immediately preceding school years.
(am) “Preaccreditation" means the review and approval of an educational plan. Review of an education plan includes consideration of whether the school submitting the plan meets the requirements under s. 118.165 (1) . The fact that a private school has obtained preaccreditation does not require an accreditation organization to accredit the private school.
(am) “Preaccreditation" means the review and approval of an educational plan. Review of an education plan includes consideration of whether the school submitting the plan meets the requirements under s. 118.165 (1) . The fact that a private school has obtained preaccreditation does not require an accrediting entity to accredit the private school.
(as) "Progress records" has the meaning given in s. 118.125 (1) (c) .
(ap) “Preaccrediting entity" means the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University, Wisconsin North Central Association, Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, Independent Schools Association of the Central States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, National Lutheran School Accreditation, Wisconsin Association of Christian Schools, Christian Schools International, Association of Christian Schools International, and the diocese or archdiocese within which a private school is located.
(b) "Summer average daily membership equivalent" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (8) .
(as) “Progress records" has the meaning given in s. 118.125 (1) (c) .
(c) "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.
(d) "Teacher" means a person who has primary responsibility for the academic instruction of pupils.
(d) “Teacher" means a person who has primary responsibility for the academic instruction of pupils.
(2) (a) Subject to par. (b) , any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend, at no charge, any private school located in the city if all of the following apply: 1. The pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 1.75 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget. A pupil attending a private school under this section whose family income increases may continue to attend a private school under this section if the pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget. For purposes of admission to a private school under this section, siblings of pupils attending a private school under this section are subject to the higher income limit. If a pupil attending a private school under this section ceases to attend a private school under this section, the lower income limit applies unless the pupil is a sibling of a pupil attending a private school under this section. 3. The private school notified the state superintendent of its intent to participate in the program under this section, and paid a nonrefundable fee set by the department, 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. The department shall by rule set the fee charged under this subdivision at an amount such that the total fee revenue covers the costs of employing one full-time auditor to evaluate the financial information submitted by the private schools under sub. (7) (am) and (d) 2. and 3. 4. The private school complies with 42 USC 2000d . 5. The private school meets all health and safety laws or codes that apply to public schools. 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. , all of the private school's teachers have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education. b. All of the private school's administrators have at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education. c. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2010, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2010, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6. a. on July 1, 2010, applies to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6. a. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6. c. , including the form of the application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 6. a. , including the name of the accredited institution of higher education at which the teacher is pursuing or will pursue the bachelor's degree and the anticipated date on which the teacher expects to complete the bachelor's degree. No waiver granted under this subd. 6. c. is valid after July 31, 2015. 7. a. Subject to subd. 7. c. , for a private school participating in the program under this section on July 1, 2009, 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, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 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 that begins after June 30, 2006, in which it participates in the program under this section, or the private school was approved for scholarship funding for the 2005-06 school year by Partners Advancing Values in Education. If the private school is accredited as provided under this subd. 7. a. , the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation from the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University under subd. 7. b. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or in an additional or new school. b. Subject to subd. 7. c. , for a private school that is a first-time participant in the program under this section on July 1, 2009, and that is not accredited as provided under subd. 7. a. , the private school obtains preaccreditation from the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University by August 1 before the first school term of participation in the program under this section that begins after July 1, 2009, or by May 1 if the private school begins participating in the program during summer school, and achieves accreditation by the Wisconsin North Central Association, the Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 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 that begins after July 1, 2009, in which it participates in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited under this subd. 7. b. , the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation from the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or in an additional or new school. c. On or after July 1, 2009, a private school participating or seeking to participate in the program under this section may not apply for accreditation by the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University, except that a private school that has applied for accreditation to the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University before July 1, 2009, may complete the accreditation process with the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University, and may seek renewal of accreditation from the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University. 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. (b) No more than 22,500 pupils, as counted under s. 121.004 (7) , may attend private schools under this section. Whenever the state superintendent determines that the limit is reached, he or she shall issue an order prohibiting the participating private schools from accepting additional pupils until he or she determines that the number of pupils attending private schools under this section has fallen below the limit. If the number of pupils attending private schools under this section falls below the limit under this paragraph, the state superintendent shall issue an order notifying participating private schools that they may begin accepting additional pupils, and, notwithstanding sub. (3) (a) , participating private schools that wish to accept additional pupils under this section shall accept pupils as follows: 1. The private school shall give first priority to pupils who are attending a private school under this section. 2. The private school shall give 2nd priority to the siblings of pupils who are attending a private school under this section. 3. The private school shall give 3rd priority to pupils selected at random under a procedure established by the department by rule. (c) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6. , a teacher employed by a private school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree. 2. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6. , an administrator of a private school participating in the program under this section that prepares and trains pupils attending the school in rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree.
(2) (a) Subject to pars. (ag) and (ar) , any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all of the following apply: 1. a. The pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget. In this subdivision and sub. (3m) , family income includes income of the pupil's parents or legal guardians. Except as provided in subd. 1. d. , the family income of the pupil shall be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this section whose family income increases, including a pupil who attended a private school under this section in the 2010-11 school year and whose family income has increased, may continue to attend a private school under this section. b. The private school or the pupil's parent or guardian submits to the department of public instruction the names, addresses, social security numbers, and other state and federal tax identification numbers, if any, of the pupil's parents or legal guardians that reside in the same household as the pupil, whether and to whom the parents or legal guardians are married, the names of all of the other members of the pupil's family residing in the same household as the pupil, and the school year for which family income is being verified under this subd. 1. b. The department of revenue shall review the information submitted under this subd. 1. b. and shall verify the eligibility or ineligibility of the pupil to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income. In this subdivision, “family income" means federal adjusted gross income of the parents or legal guardians residing in the same household as the pupil for the tax year preceding the school year for which family income is being verified under this subd. 1. b. or, if not available, for the tax year preceding the tax year preceding the school year for which family income is being verified under this subd. 1. b. Family income for a family in which the pupil's parents are married or in which the pupil's legal guardians are married shall be reduced by $7,000 before the verification is made under this subd. 1. b. The department of revenue may take no other action on the basis of the information submitted under this subd. 1. b. If the department of revenue is unable to verify family income or to verify whether the pupil is eligible or ineligible to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income, the department of revenue shall notify the department of public instruction, the private school, and the pupil's parent or guardian of this fact and the department of public instruction shall utilize an alternative process, to be established by the department of public instruction, to determine whether the pupil is eligible to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income. The department of public instruction may not request any additional verification of income from the family of a pupil once the department of revenue has verified that the pupil is eligible to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income. The department of public instruction shall establish a procedure for determining family income eligibility for those pupils for whom no social security number or state or federal tax identification number has been provided. c. If the private school operates a work based learning program created under s. 118.56 , for purposes of this subdivision, “family income" does not include any money earned by the pupil in the work based learning program. d. The family income of a pupil does not need to be verified under subd. 1. b. for a pupil who attended a participating private school under this section or s. 118.60 in a school year and applies to attend a participating private school in the program under this section in the following school year. 3. Except as provided in par. (ag) 1. , the private school notified the state superintendent of its intent to participate in the program under this section or in the program under s. 118.60 , and paid the nonrefundable annual fee set by the department, by January 10 of the previous school year. The notice shall specify the number of pupils participating in the program under this section and in the program under s. 118.60 for which the school has space. The department shall by rule set the fee charged under this subdivision at an amount such that the total fee revenue covers the costs of employing one full-time auditor to evaluate the financial information submitted by private schools under subs. (7) (am) and (d) 3. and (7m) (a) 2. and under s. 118.60 (7) (am) and (d) 3. and (7m) (a) 2. 4. The private school complies with 42 USC 2000d . 5. The private school meets all health and safety laws or codes that apply to public schools. 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. , all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a masters or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education. b. All of the private school's administrators have at least a bachelor's degree from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education or a teaching license or administrator's license issued by the department. c. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2010, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2010, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6. a. on July 1, 2010, applies to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6. a. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6. c. , including the form of the application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 6. a. , including the name of the accredited institution of higher education at which the teacher is pursuing or will pursue the bachelor's degree and the anticipated date on which the teacher expects to complete the bachelor's degree. No waiver granted under this subd. 6. c. is valid after July 31, 2015. 7. a. Subject to subd. 7. c. and d. , for a private school participating in the program under this section on July 1, 2009, the private school achieves accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the 3rd school year following the first school year that begins after June 30, 2006, in which it participates in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited as provided under this subd. 7. a. , the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation under subd. 7. bg. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or in an additional or new school. b. Subject to subd. 7. c. and d. , for a private school that was a first-time participant in the program under this section before April 10, 2014, and that is not accredited by an accrediting entity, the private school obtains accreditation from an accrediting entity by December 31 of the 3rd school year following the first school year in which the private school began participating in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited under this subd. 7. b. , the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation under subd. 7. bg. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or in an additional or new school. bg. Each private school that begins participation in the program under this section on or after April 10, 2014, and that is not accredited by an accrediting entity, shall obtain preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by August 1 before the first school term in which the private school begins participation in the program under this section, or by May 1 if the private school begins participating in the program during summer school. In any school year, a private school to which this subd. 7. bg. applies may apply for and seek to obtain preaccreditation from only one preaccrediting entity. A private school to which this subd. 7. bg. applies that fails to obtain preaccreditation as required under this subd. 7. bg. may not participate in the program under this section or under s. 118.60 until preaccreditation has been obtained, but the private school may apply for and seek to obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity for the following school year. br. A private school to which subd. 7. bg. applies shall apply for accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the first school year that begins after April 10, 2014, in which the private school begins participation in the program under this section, and shall achieve accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the 3rd school year following the school year in which the private school begins participation in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited under this subd. 7. br. , the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or in an additional or new school. c. On or after July 1, 2009, a private school participating or seeking to participate in the program under this section or in the program under s. 118.60 may not apply for accreditation by the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University, except that a private school that has applied for accreditation to the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University before July 1, 2009, and that is participating in the program under this section on April 10, 2014, may, subject to subd. 7. e. , complete the accreditation process with the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University, and may, subject to subd. 7. e. , seek renewal of accreditation from the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University. d. For a private school that was approved for scholarship funding for the 2005-06 school year by Partners Advancing Values in Education and is participating in the program under this section on November 19, 2011, the private school achieves accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31, 2015. If the private school is accredited as provided under this subd. 7. d. , the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation under subd. 7. bg. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or in an additional or new school. e. For a private school that is accredited by the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University and that is participating in the program under this section on April 10, 2014, the private school achieves accreditation by an accrediting entity under sub. (1) (ab) 1. by December 31, 2014. If the private school is accredited as provided under this subd. 7. e. , the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation under subd. 7. bg. as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or in an additional or new school. 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. 9. If the private school operates any grade from 5 to 12, the private school includes in its curriculum the instruction required under s. 121.02 (1) (L) 8. , so far as applicable. (ag) The governing body of a new private school shall comply with all of the following before the new private school may participate in the program under this section: 1. 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, complete and submit to the department the following on forms provided by the department: a. A notice of intent to participate and agreement to comply with procedural requirements. b. A complete anticipated budget for the first fiscal period of participation in the program under this section showing that the private school will have a positive cash flow in each month of the fiscal period and no operating deficit. The governing body shall include on the completed form anticipated enrollments for all pupils enrolled in the new private school and for pupils enrolled in the new 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 shall include in the budget contingent funding sources the new private school will use in the event that actual enrollments are less than expected. c. The nonrefundable fee established by the department, as required under par. (a) 3. , for the school year in which the fee is paid by the new private school. If the amount of the fee paid by the new private school under this subd. 1. c. increases for the school year in which the new private school will first participate in the program under this section, the new private school shall pay the difference between the fee paid and the fee due to the department. If the amount of the fee paid by the new private school under this subd. 1. c. decreases for the school year in which the new private school will first participate in the program under this section, the department shall refund the new private school the difference between the fee paid and the fee due to the department. 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 under sub. (6p) (a) and (b) . b. If, at the time the new private school submits the information required under subd. 2. a. , the new private school does not have a physical property within which the private school intends to operate, submit a mailing address of an administrator of the private school. 4. Notwithstanding the deadline to obtain preaccreditation under par. (a) 7. bg. , by December 15 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section, obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity. 5. By August 1 of the first school year in which the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section, demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the new private school has contracted with a 3rd-party payroll service that will remit federal and state payroll taxes for each employee of the new private school for the duration of the school year. (ar) By December 31 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which a new private school intends to participate in the program under this section, the department shall notify the new private school in writing whether it has satisfied those requirements under par. (ag) that must be satisfied before December 31. If the department determines that the new private school has not satisfied those requirements, the new private school may not participate in the program under this section in the following school year, but may reinitiate the process under par. (ag) for the next following school year. (c) 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6. , a teacher employed by a private school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree. 2. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6. , an administrator of a private school participating in the program under this section that prepares and trains pupils attending the school in rabbinical studies is not required to have a bachelor's degree.
(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. Within 60 days after receiving the application, the private school shall notify the applicant, in writing, whether the application has been accepted. If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason. A private school may reject an applicant only if it has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity. 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.
(b) 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.
(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) .
(b) Except as provided in par. (bg) , upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, the state superintendent shall pay to the parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu) , an amount equal to the lesser of the following:
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.
2. The amount paid per pupil under this subsection 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.
(bg) In the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, the state superintendent shall pay to the parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu) , an 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, or $6,442, whichever is less.
(c) The state superintendent shall pay 25% of the total amount under this subsection in September, 25% in November, 25% in February and 25% 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. Except as provided in sub. (4r) , the department shall send the check to the private school. Except as provided in sub. (4r) , the parent or guardian shall restrictively endorse the check for the use of the private school.
(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% 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) .
(4r) If, after the 3rd Friday in September in any school year, a private school participating in the program under this section closes, for each installment under sub. (4) (c) that was not paid to the private school in that school year, the state superintendent shall pay to the board, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fv) , the amount determined as follows for each pupil who had been attending the private school under this section in that school year and who enrolls in the school district operating under this chapter in that school year:
(a)
1. In the 2009-10 school year, multiply the amount determined under sub. (4) (b) or (bg) by 0.584.
2. In the 2010-11 school year and in any school year thereafter, multiply the amount determined under sub. (4) (b) or (bg) by 0.616.
(b) Multiply the product under par. (a) by 0.25.
(5) The state superintendent shall ensure that pupils and parents and guardians of pupils who reside in the city are informed annually of the private schools participating in the program under this section.
(6) The board shall provide transportation to pupils 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.
(6m) Each private school participating in the program under this section shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide to each pupil, or the parent or guardian of each minor pupil, who applies to attend the private school all of the following:
1. The name, address, and telephone number of the private school and the name of one or more contact persons at the school.
2. A list of the names of the members of the private school's governing body and of the private school's shareholders, if any.
3. A notice stating whether the private school is an organization operated for profit or not for profit. If the private school is a nonprofit organization, the private school shall also provide the applicant with a copy of the certificate issued under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code verifying that the private school is a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income tax.
4. A copy of the appeals process used if the private school rejects the applicant.
5. A copy of the policy developed by the private school under s. 118.33 (1) (f) 2m.
6. A copy of the non-harassment policy used by the private school, together with the procedures for reporting and obtaining relief from harassment.
7. A copy of the suspension and expulsion policies and procedures, including procedures for appealing a suspension or expulsion, used by the private school.
8. A copy of the policy used by the private school for accepting or denying the transfer of credits earned by a pupil attending the private school under this section for the satisfactory completion of coursework at another school.
9. A copy of the policy governing visitors and visits to the private school, developed as required under sub. (7) (b) 2m.

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