1. (1) Location of school attendance.

   1. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), attendance within a school district means the pupil physically attends a school or program located within the physical boundaries of the nonresident school district.
   2. (b) A pupil attending a virtual charter school is considered to be attending a school located within the nonresident school district as specified in s. 118.40 (8) (a), Stats., regardless of the physical location of any component of the virtual charter school or of the pupil.
   3. (c) A pupil participating in an online course or program that is not offered through a virtual charter school is not considered to be attending a school located within the nonresident school district, unless the pupil is in physical attendance as described in par. (a).

2. (2) Identification of virtual charter schools and open enrollment payments.

   1. (a) Prior to enrolling any pupils through the full-time open enrollment program, each virtual charter school shall submit the following to the department:

      1. 1. The contract between the school board and the virtual charter school that identifies the charter school as a virtual charter school.
      2. 2. Assurance that the virtual charter school meets all of the requirements of s. 118.40 (8), Stats.
   2. (b) The department may not transfer any state aids under s. 118.51 (16) (b), Stats., until the information required in par. (a) has been provided and the department has determined that the charter school is a virtual charter school that meets the requirements of s. 118.40 (8), Stats. The department, as it determines is appropriate, may require additional information or assurances or it may conduct an audit to ensure that open enrollment payments are properly made.

History

History: CR 14-021: cr. Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14.