AB56: Bill Text

AB56,1404 Section 1404 . 111.335 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 111.335 (3) (ar).

AB56,1405 Section 1405 . 111.335 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,804,19 111.335 (3) (ag) 1. Employment discrimination because of a conviction record includes requesting an applicant for employment, on an application form or otherwise, to supply information regarding the conviction record of the applicant, or otherwise inquiring into or considering the conviction record of an applicant for employment, before the applicant has been selected for an interview by the prospective employer.

AB56,804,23 2. Subdivision 1. does not prohibit an employer from notifying applicants for employment that, subject to this section and ss. 111.321 and 111.322, an individual with a particular conviction record may be disqualified by law or under the employer's policies from employment in particular positions.

AB56,1406 Section 1406 . 111.335 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,805,5 111.335 (4) (b) It is employment discrimination because of conviction record for a licensing agency to refuse to license any individual under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or to bar or terminate an individual from licensing under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. because the individual was adjudicated delinquent under ch. 938 for an offense other than an exempt offense.

AB56,1407 Section 1407 . 111.335 (4) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,805,9 111.335 (4) (c) 1. (intro.) If a licensing agency refuses to license an individual under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or bars or terminates an individual from licensing under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1., the licensing agency shall, subject to subd. 2., do all of the following:

AB56,1408 Section 1408 . 111.335 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,805,15 111.335 (4) (e) A state licensing agency that may refuse to license individuals under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or that may bar or terminate an individual from licensure under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. shall publish on the agency's Internet site a document indicating the offenses or kinds of offenses that may result in such a refusal, bar, or termination.

AB56,1409 Section 1409 . 111.335 (4) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,805,22 111.335 (4) (f) 1. A state licensing agency that may refuse to license individuals under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or that may bar or terminate individuals from licensing under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. shall allow an individual who does not possess a license to, without submitting a full application and without paying the fees applicable to applicants, apply to the agency for a determination of whether the individual would be disqualified from obtaining the license due to his or her conviction record.

AB56,1410 Section 1410. 115.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,806,11 115.28 (7) (a) License all teachers for the public schools of the state; make rules establishing standards of attainment and procedures for the examination and licensing of teachers within the limits prescribed in ss. 118.19 (2) and (3), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, and 118.195 , and 118.197; prescribe by rule standards, requirements, and procedures for the approval of teacher preparatory programs leading to licensure, including a requirement that, beginning on July 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, each teacher preparatory program located in this state shall submit to the department a list of individuals who have completed the program and who have been recommended by the program for licensure under this subsection, together with each individual's date of program completion, from each term or semester of the program's most recently completed academic year; file in the state superintendent's office all papers relating to state teachers' licenses; and register each such license.

AB56,1411 Section 1411. 115.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,806,23 115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private, or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the applicant's teaching therein. Private Except as provided under ss. 115.7915 (2) (i), 118.60 (2) (a) 6m., and 119.23 (2) (a) 6m., private schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or certified teachers.

AB56,1412 Section 1412. 115.28 (10m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1413 Section 1413. 115.28 (10o) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1414 Section 1414. 115.28 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,807,6 115.28 (15) (a) Establish, by rule, standards for the approval of the abilities of certified teachers and counselors and their aides participating in bilingual-bicultural education programs under subch. VII VIII to read, write and speak a non-English language and to possess knowledge of the culture of limited-English proficient pupils.

AB56,1415 Section 1415. 115.28 (15) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,807,9 115.28 (15) (b) Establish, by rule, minimum standards for bilingual-bicultural education programs under subch. VII VIII.

AB56,1416 Section 1416. 115.28 (27) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,807,15 115.28 (27) WISElearn. Develop and maintain an online resource, called WISElearn, to provide educational resources for parents, teachers, and pupils; offer online learning opportunities; provide regional technical support centers; provide professional development for teachers; and enable video conferencing; and support digital archiving projects in public libraries.

AB56,1417 Section 1417. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,807,21 115.28 (45) Grants for bullying prevention. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (eb), annually award grants a grant to a the nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), that received an award under this subsection in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years to provide training and an online bullying prevention curriculum for pupils in grades kindergarten to 8.

AB56,1418 Section 1418. 115.28 (54m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,808,5 115.28 (54m) Notice of educational options. Include on the home page of the department's Internet site a link to information about all of the educational options available to children in the state who are at least 3 years old but not yet 18 years old, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment in a nonresident school district, the early college credit program programs under ss. 36.25 (56) and 38.12 (15), and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.

AB56,1419 Section 1419. 115.28 (63) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.362 (title) and amended to read:

AB56,808,9 115.362 (title) Mental health and school climate training program programs and grants.

AB56,1420 Section 1420. 115.28 (63) of the statutes is renumbered 115.362 (1), and 115.362 (1) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB56,808,17 115.362 (1) (intro.) Establish The department shall establish a mental health training support program under which the department provides training on pupil mental health, strategies to improve school climate, and school safety. The department shall provide training on all of the following evidence-based strategies related to addressing mental health issues in schools to school district staff and instructional staff of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x):

AB56,1421 Section 1421. 115.28 (65) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,808,22 115.28 (65) Wisconsin Reading Corps. In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years, Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fr) to Wisconsin Reading Corps to provide one-on-one tutoring if Wisconsin Reading Corps provides matching funds of $250,000 in each school year.

AB56,1422 Section 1422. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,809,3 115.28 (66) Principal training and support; urban school districts. Annually, award a grant to a nonprofit organization or an urban school district for the purpose of providing training, coaching, and professional support to principals employed by urban school districts. For purposes of this subsection, “urban school district” has the meaning given in s. 115.42 (1c) (b).

AB56,1423 Section 1423. 115.335 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,809,7 115.335 Water filtration grants. (1) Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, the department shall award grants to school districts to purchase water bottle filling equipment that includes a water filtration component.

AB56,809,9 (2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

AB56,1424 Section 1424. 115.341 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,809,20 115.341 School breakfast program. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), each operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525 15 cents for each breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse each governing body of a private school or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast served at the private school or tribal school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.

AB56,809,25 (2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards, operators, directors, and governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid under sub. (1).

AB56,1425 Section 1425. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,810,8 115.341 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the state superintendent may not reimburse the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, the director of the center under s. 115.525, or the governing body of a private or tribal school for any breakfasts served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, during the prior school year if the school ceased operations during that prior school year.

AB56,1426 Section 1426. 115.362 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,810,11 115.362 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (ep), the department shall annually award all of the following:

AB56,810,13 (a) A grant to the Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Training and Technical Assistance Center.

AB56,810,16 (b) A grant to Wisconsin Family Ties, Inc., to train individuals to help families understand and access mental health services that are available to children in school and in the community.

AB56,810,18 (c) A grant to the Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc., to support staff, training, and expenses related to operating a text-based suicide prevention program.

AB56,1427 Section 1427 . 115.362 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,810,21 115.362 (3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

AB56,1428 Section 1428. 115.363 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,811,2 115.363 (2) (b) The school board shall pay to each nonprofit corporation with which it contracts under par. (a) an amount that is no more than the amount paid per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2m., 2n., or 2p 2q. in the current school year multiplied by the number of pupils participating in the program under the contract.

AB56,1429 Section 1429. 115.364 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,811,9 115.364 (1) (a) “Eligible independent charter school” is a school under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x) that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB56,1430 Section 1430. 115.364 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,811,16 115.364 (1) (am) “Eligible private school” means a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB56,1431 Section 1431. 115.364 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,811,22 115.364 (1) (b) “Eligible school district” is a school district that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB56,1432 Section 1432. 115.364 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,811,25 115.364 (1) (c) “Pupil services professional" means a school counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.

AB56,1433 Section 1433. 115.364 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,812,7 115.364 (2) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible school district an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the school district increased its expenditures in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB56,1434 Section 1434. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,812,15 115.364 (2) (a) 2. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible independent charter school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the independent charter school increased its expenditures in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB56,1435 Section 1435. 115.364 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,812,22 115.364 (2) (a) 3. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible private school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the private school increased it expenditures in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB56,1436 Section 1436. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,813,9 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. Subject to subd. 2. b., if, after making the payments required under par. (a), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (2) (da), the state superintendent shall reimburse eligible school districts, private schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, and independent charter schools under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x) for an amount equal to expenditures made by the school district, private school, or independent charter school in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals less the any amount of increased expenditures for which the school district, private school, or independent charter school was reimbursed under par. (a).

AB56,1437 Section 1437. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,813,14 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under subd. 2. a., the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private schools, and independent charter schools eligible for the aid.

AB56,1438 Section 1438. 115.385 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1439 Section 1439. 115.385 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,814,2 115.385 (4) Annually, each public school, including a charter school, and each private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall provide a copy of the school's accountability report to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in or attending the school. Each school shall simultaneously provide to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school a list of the educational options available to children who reside in the pupil's resident school district, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment in a nonresident school district, the early college credit program programs under ss. 36.25 (56) and 38.12 (15), and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.

AB56,1440 Section 1440. 115.387 of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB56,1441 Section 1441 . 115.387 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,814,8 115.387 (1) (d) 1. For purposes of a public school that is under the control of a school board, “number of pupils enrolled” has the meaning given for “pupils enrolled” in s. 115.437 (1) 121.004 (7).

AB56,1442 Section 1442. 115.417 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,814,11 115.417 Minority teacher grant program. (1) In this section, “minority” means an individual who is any of the following:

AB56,814,12 (a) A Black American.

AB56,814,13 (b) An American Indian.

AB56,814,14 (c) A Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (d).

AB56,814,17 (d) A person admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, who is either a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam, or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam, or Cambodia.

AB56,814,21 (2) Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ej), the department shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to school districts to recruit minorities to teach in the school district. The department shall do all of the following in awarding grants under this subsection:

AB56,814,23 (a) Award 50 percent of the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ej) to a 1st class city school district.

AB56,814,25 (b) Award 50 percent to school districts that are not a 1st class city school district.

AB56,815,3 (c) Give preference in awarding funding under par. (b) to school districts that have a high percentage of pupils who are minorities, as defined by the department by rule.

AB56,815,5 (3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.