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AB56,834,1413 115.7915 (8) (a) 5. Failed to comply with the eligibility criteria under sub. (2)
14(c).
AB56,1508 15Section 1508 . 115.7915 (8) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,834,1616 115.7915 (8) (a) 6. Failed to comply with the requirement under sub. (6) (L).
AB56,1509 17Section 1509. 115.7915 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,834,2418 115.7915 (11) Sunset. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, the department
19may not provide a scholarship under this section to a child with a disability to attend
20a private school unless the child attended a private school under a scholarship under
21this section in the 2019-20 school year. If the child does not attend a private school
22under a scholarship under this section in any school year after the 2019-20 school
23year, the department may not provide a scholarship under this section to the child
24for any school year after that school year.
AB56,1510 25Section 1510. 115.881 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.881 (2) For each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1), the
2department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible
3applicant in the current school year an amount equal to 0.90 multiplied by that
4portion of
the cost costs under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.
AB56,1511 5Section 1511. 115.881 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1512 6Section 1512. 115.881 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1513 7Section 1513. 115.883 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1514 8Section 1514. 115.884 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,835,159 115.884 (1) (intro.) In the 2016-17 2019-20 school year and each school year
10thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bf), the department shall
11award an incentive grant in the amount of $1,000 per individual determined under
12sub. (3)
to a school district, or to an operator of a charter school established under s.
13118.40 (2r) or (2x), that applies for a grant under this section and that if the school
14district or operator
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the
15individual satisfies all of the following criteria:
AB56,1515 16Section 1515. 115.884 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1516 17Section 1516. 115.884 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,835,1918 115.884 (3) The per individual grant amount under sub. (1) is the lesser of the
19following:
AB56,835,2320 (a) In each school year, the amount determined by dividing the amount
21appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bf) for that school year by the total number of
22individuals statewide for whom a grant will be awarded under sub. (1) in that school
23year.
AB56,835,2424 (b) One thousand five hundred dollars.
AB56,1517
1Section 1517. Subchapter VII (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.94] of the
2statutes is created to read:
AB56,836,33 CHAPTER 115
AB56,836,54 SUBCHAPTER VII
5 Office of school safety
AB56,1518 6Section 1518. Subchapter VII (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.95] of the
7statutes is renumbered subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.95].
AB56,1519 8Section 1519. 115.957 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,836,15 9115.957 Bilingual-bicultural education supplemental aid. (1)
10Beginning in the 2020-21 school year and annually thereafter, from the
11appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cd), the department shall pay each school district
12an amount equal to $100 multiplied by the number of limited-English proficient
13pupils enrolled in the school district in the previous school year for whom the school
14board was not required to provide a bilingual-bicultural education program under
15s. 115.97 in the previous school year.
AB56,836,18 16(2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cd) in any fiscal year is insufficient
17to pay the full amount under sub. (1), the department shall prorate the payments to
18school districts entitled to aid in that fiscal year.
AB56,1520 19Section 1520. 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,836,24 20115.958 Bilingual-bicultural education grants. (1) A school board or the
21operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may apply to the
22department for a grant to support bilingual-bicultural education programs or other
23educational programming for limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
24school district or charter school.
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1(2) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation under s.
220.255 (2) (cb), the department may award grants under sub. (1) to school districts
3and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) in amounts determined
4by the department.
AB56,837,9 5(3) A school district or charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
6that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant moneys to develop,
7implement, and provide bilingual-bicultural education programs or other
8educational programming to meet the specific needs of limited-English proficient
9pupils enrolled in the school district or charter school.
AB56,837,11 10(4) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
11section.
AB56,1521 12Section 1521. 115.96 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.96 (1) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
AB56,837,2014 115.96 (1) Count of limited-English proficient pupils. (intro.) Annually, on
15or before March 1, each school board shall conduct a count of the limited-English
16proficient pupils in the public schools of the district, assess the language proficiency
17of such pupils, and classify such pupils by language group, grade level, age, and
18English language proficiency. The department shall establish, by rule, 6
19classifications of English language proficiency, of which the first classification is the
20least proficient and the 6th classification is fully proficient.
AB56,1522 21Section 1522. 115.993 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,838,6 22115.993 Report on bilingual-bicultural education. Annually, on or before
23August 15, the school board of a district operating a bilingual-bicultural education
24program under this subchapter shall report to the state superintendent the number
25of pupils, including both limited-English proficient pupils and other pupils,

1instructed the previous school year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, the
2number of eligible limited-English proficient pupils, as defined in s. 115.994 (1),
3instructed the previous school year in bilingual-bicultural education programs,
an
4itemized statement on oath of all disbursements on account of the
5bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year,
6and a copy of the estimated budget for that program for the current school year.
AB56,1523 7Section 1523. 115.994 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,838,11 8115.994 Targeted aid program. (1) In this section, “eligible limited-English
9proficient pupil” means a limited-English proficient pupil whose English language
10proficiency is in one of the first 3 classifications established by the department, by
11rule, under s. 115.96 (1).
AB56,838,16 12(2) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation under s.
1320.255 (2) (ce), the department shall pay to each school district $100 multiplied by
14the number of eligible limited-English proficient pupils instructed the previous
15school year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, as reported to the state
16superintendent under s. 115.993.
AB56,838,19 17(3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ce) in any fiscal year is insufficient
18to pay the full amount under sub. (2), the department shall prorate the payments
19among the school districts eligible to receive aid under sub. (2).
AB56,1524 20Section 1524. Subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.997] of the
21statutes is renumbered subchapter IX (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.997].
AB56,1525 22Section 1525. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.999] of the
23statutes is repealed.
AB56,1526 24Section 1526. 115.999 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1527 25Section 1527. 117.05 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1117.05 (1m) Board and appeal panel meetings. The state superintendent shall
2set the time and place for meetings of the board under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and
3(4m)
, 117.12 (5), and 117.132 and for meetings of appeal panels under ss. 117.12 (4)
4and 117.13.
AB56,1528 5Section 1528. 117.05 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,839,136 117.05 (2) (a) Board. The state superintendent shall appoint 7 members of the
7board to perform any review under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and (4m), 117.12 (5), and
8117.132. The 7 members shall include the state superintendent or his or her designee
9on the board, 2 board members from school districts with small enrollments, 2 board
10members from school districts with medium enrollments, and 2 board members from
11school districts with large enrollments. Any action of the board under this chapter
12requires the affirmative vote of at least 4 of the 7 members appointed under this
13paragraph.
AB56,1529 14Section 1529. 117.05 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,839,1915 117.05 (4) (a) Pending proceedings. (intro.) A reorganization proceeding is
16pending from the date that a petition is filed under s. 117.105 (1) (a), 117.11 (2), or
17117.12 (2) or a resolution is adopted under s. 117.08 (1), 117.09 (1), 117.10 (1), 117.105
18(1) (b) or (4m), 117.13 (2), or 117.132 (2) until the date on which the latest of any of
19the following occurs:
AB56,1530 20Section 1530. 117.05 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,840,221 117.05 (4) (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no petition may be filed or
22resolution adopted for the creation of a new school district under s. 117.105 (1) (a) or
23(b) before the 5th July 1 following the filing of a petition under s. 117.105 (1) (a) or
24the adoption of a resolution under s. 117.105 (1) (b) or the date of an order issued

1under s. 117.105 (4m) (c)
for any reorganization that includes any of the same
2territory.
AB56,1531 3Section 1531. 117.05 (9) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1532 4Section 1532. 117.105 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1533 5Section 1533. 117.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,840,146 117.20 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a referendum is required under
7ss. 117.08 to 117.11, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
8November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s.
9117.08 (3) (a), 117.09 (3) (a), 117.10 (3) (a) or 117.11 (4) (a). If a referendum is required
10under s. 117.105 (3), it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in the 2nd
11November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s.
12117.105 (1). If a referendum is required under s. 117.105 (4m), it shall be held on the
13Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the date an order is issued by
14the board under s. 117.105 (4m) (c).
AB56,1534 15Section 1534. 117.22 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,840,1816 117.22 (2) (bm) If an order of reorganization is issued under s. 117.105, the first
17election of school board members shall be held at the spring election following the
18referendum under s. 117.105 (3) or (4m).
AB56,1535 19Section 1535. 118.017 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,840,2220 118.017 (1) (a) Those programs established under subch. VII VIII of ch. 115
21where instruction shall be in the English language and in the non-English language
22of the bilingual-bicultural education program.
AB56,1536 23Section 1536. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,841,1724 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. No later than the next working day, a school
25district, and a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or in the

1program under s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
2to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
3and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
4partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
5transfer to another school, including a private or tribal school, or school district all
6pupil records relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school district or private
7school has received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her
8parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends to enroll in the other
9school or school district or written notice from the other school or school district that
10the pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil has been placed in a juvenile
11correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center
12for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this subsection, “ school" and
13“school district" include any juvenile correctional facility, secured residential care
14center for children and youth, adult correctional institution, mental health institute,
15or center for the developmentally disabled that provides an educational program for
16its residents instead of or in addition to that which is provided by public, private, and
17tribal schools.
AB56,1537 18Section 1537 . 118.163 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,841,2019 118.163 (4) A person who is under 17 years of age a minor on the date of
20disposition is subject to s. 938.342.
AB56,1538 21Section 1538. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,842,222 118.19 (1) Except as provided in subs. (1b) and (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 1. and
232., any person seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school, or in a
24school or institution operated by a county or the state, in a private school
25participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private

1school participating in the program under s. 115.7915
shall first procure a license or
2permit from the department.
AB56,1539 3Section 1539. 118.19 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,842,94 118.19 (1b) An individual may teach an online course in a subject and level in
5a public school, including a charter school, in a private school participating in a
6parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private school
7participating in the program under s. 115.7915
without a license or permit from the
8department if the individual holds a valid license or permit to teach the subject and
9level in the state from which the online course is provided.
AB56,1540 10Section 1540. 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,842,1711 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) A faculty member of an institution of higher education
12may teach in a public high school, including a charter school that operates only high
13school grades, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under
14s. 118.60 or 119.23 that operates only high school grades, or in a private school
15participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that operates only high school grades

16without a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all
17of the following:
AB56,1541 18Section 1541. 118.19 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,843,1619 118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the
20applicant possesses a bachelor's degree including such professional training as the
21department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17)
22(a), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, and 118.194, and 118.197. Notwithstanding
23s. 36.11 (16), no teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the
24state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in the program is
25required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester

1following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school. No
2license to teach in any public school may be granted to an applicant who completed
3a professional training program outside this state unless the applicant completed
4student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily
5schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as
6determined by the state superintendent. The state superintendent may grant
7exceptions to the student teaching requirements under this paragraph when the
8midyear calendars of the institution offering the teacher preparatory program and
9the cooperating school differ from each other and would prevent students from
10attending classes at the institution in accordance with the institution's calendar.
11The state superintendent shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. If for
12the purpose of granting a license to teach or for approving a teacher preparatory
13program the state superintendent requires that an institution of higher education
14be accredited, the state superintendent shall accept accreditation by a regional or
15national institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of
16education or by a programmatic accrediting organization.
AB56,1542 17Section 1542. 118.19 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,844,218 118.19 (3) (b) The state superintendent shall permanently certify any
19applicant to teach Wisconsin native American languages and culture who has
20successfully completed the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee school of education
21approved Wisconsin native American languages and culture project certification
22program at any time between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 1977. School
23districts shall
A school district, the governing body of a private school participating
24in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or the governing body of a
25private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 may
not assign

1individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses other than Wisconsin
2native American languages and culture, unless they qualify under par. (a).
AB56,1543 3Section 1543. 118.19 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,844,74 118.19 (10) (b) 1. Conduct a background investigation of each applicant for
5issuance or renewal of a license or permit, including a license or permit issued to a
6pupil services professional, and for a faculty member seeking to teach in a public high
7school without a license or permit.
AB56,1544 8Section 1544. 118.191 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,844,179 118.191 (2) (a) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
10an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject to an individual who
11is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points on
12the point system under sub. (5), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 1. and
13at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term
14of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district, by
15the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program
16under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
17in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will teach.
AB56,1545 18Section 1545. 118.191 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,845,319 118.191 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
20an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject to an individual
21who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points
22on the point system under sub. (5m), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5m)
23(a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete
24during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the
25school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental

1choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private
2school participating in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will
3teach.
AB56,1546 4Section 1546. 118.191 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,845,85 118.191 (2m) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) authorizes an
6individual to teach only in the school district controlled by the school board, or in the
7private school controlled by the governing body,
that determined the curriculum the
8individual agreed to complete in order to qualify for the initial teaching license.
AB56,1547 9Section 1547. 118.191 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,845,1310 118.191 (3) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is valid for 3 years.
11An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is void if the license holder ceases
12to be employed as a teacher in the school district or private school in which the license
13holder is authorized to teach under sub. (2m).
AB56,1548 14Section 1548. 118.191 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,845,2515 118.191 (4) Upon the expiration of the 3-year term of an initial teaching license
16issued under sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a professional
17teaching license to teach the technical education subject or vocational education
18subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the individual
19agreed to under sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school district, by
20the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program
21under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
22in the program under s. 115.7915
that established the curriculum. The department
23shall indicate on a professional teaching license issued under this subsection that the
24license was obtained under the experience-based licensure program under this
25section.
AB56,1549
1Section 1549. 118.192 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,846,52 118.192 (4) A school board or private school participating in a parental choice
3program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
that employs a person who holds a professional
4teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his
5or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits.
AB56,1550 6Section 1550. 118.196 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,846,8 7118.196 (title) Teacher Grants for teacher development program,
8training, and recruitment
.
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