Wisconsin Legislature: Public Instruction, Department of

Public health emergencies and DHS authority to respond expanded - AB892

Residential lead abatement and lead hazard reduction, and training lead abatement workers: DHS grants [Sec. 1941-1949; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB56

Residential lead abatement and lead hazard reduction, and training lead abatement workers: DHS grants [Sec. 1941-1949] - SB59

Restrooms in public buildings: designated for use by both sexes under set conditions - SB220

Restrooms in public buildings: designated for use by both sexes under set conditions - AB261

Safe Drinking Water Loan Program: general obligation bonding authority increased and issuance of revenue bonds authorized [Sec. 27, 122, 171-176, 296, 339, 1957-1961; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, lead service line replacement provision removed, deletes 27, 1961] - AB56

State of emergency declarations: legislative approval if order exceeds 30 days and for DHS stay at home orders, report to legislature justifying ban on gatherings over 50 people and on arrests for violation of order to control an outbreak or epidemic - SB923

State of emergency declarations: legislative approval if order exceeds 30 days and for DHS stay at home orders, report to legislature justifying ban on gatherings over 50 people and on arrests for violation of order to control an outbreak or epidemic - AB1037

Tobacco and electronic cigarette use and youth vaping prevention and cessation: DHS funding for public health campaign and grants to certain organizations; report provision - SB750

Tobacco and electronic cigarette use and youth vaping prevention and cessation: DHS funding for public health campaign and grants to certain organizations; report provision - AB888

Universal changing stations: installation in certain buildings required; income and franchise tax credit for small businesses created - SB693

Universal changing stations: installation in certain buildings required; income and franchise tax credit for small businesses created - AB759

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: allowing nonprofit agencies providing volunteer health care services to MA recipients who are primarily homeless to participate - AB162

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: allowing nonprofit agencies providing volunteer health care services to MA recipients who are primarily homeless to participate - SB155

Water Fund for Our Future trust fund created re natural disaster or public health emergency response; Joint Committee for the Oversight of the Water Fund for Our Future joint standing committee created; JCF, DNR, DOJ, and DHS provisions - SB779

Water Fund for Our Future trust fund created re natural disaster or public health emergency response; Joint Committee for the Oversight of the Water Fund for Our Future joint standing committee created; JCF, DNR, DOJ, and DHS provisions - AB890

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program and former SAGE program eliminated; new SAGE program created; parental choice programs and Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out - SB816

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program and former SAGE program eliminated; new SAGE program created; parental choice programs and Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out - AB935

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program contract requirements modified - AB739

Advanced structured literacy training for teachers: DPI grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure expanded to include - SB555

Advanced structured literacy training for teachers: DPI grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure expanded to include - AB595

After-school and out-of-school-time programs: DPI grant program established, requirements specified - AB268

After-school and out-of-school-time programs: DPI grant program established, requirements specified - SB258

After-school and out-of-school-time programs: DPI grants to organizations that provide [Sec. 160, 1465, 9134 (2)] - SB59

After-school and out-of-school-time programs: DPI grants to organizations that provide [Sec. 160, 1465, 9134 (2); original bill only] - AB56

Bilingual-bicultural education programs: DPI funding - AB509

Bilingual-bicultural education programs: DPI funding - SB480

Bilingual-bicultural education supplemental aid and grants and targeted aid program for school districts with limited-English proficient pupils created [Sec. 147-150, 1519-1523; original bill only] - AB56

Bilingual-bicultural education supplemental aid and grants and targeted aid program for school districts with limited-English proficient pupils created [Sec. 147-150, 1519-1523] - SB59

Career and technical education (CTE) incentive grants and completion awards transferred from DWD to DPI [Sec. 226, 227, 1330-1334, 1336-1338; original bill only] - AB56

Career and technical education (CTE) incentive grants and completion awards transferred from DWD to DPI [Sec. 226, 227, 1330-1334, 1336-1338] - SB59

Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc.: DPI grant provisions - SB270

Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc.: DPI grant provisions - AB307

Certification or licensure of school and public library personnel: all fees credited back to DPI [Sec. 138; original bill only] - AB56

Certification or licensure of school and public library personnel: all fees credited back to DPI [Sec. 138] - SB59

Character education professional development for teachers, pupil service professionals, and school administrators: DPI grants, sunset provision - AB149

Character education professional development for teachers, pupil service professionals, and school administrators: DPI grants, sunset provision - SB138

Child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for kindergarten through sixth grade: DPI to develop and school boards required to adopt DPI program or their own policy and program - AB377

Child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for kindergarten through sixth grade: DPI to develop and school boards required to adopt DPI program or their own policy and program - SB347

Diabetes care and prevention action program: DHS to develop; DETF, DPI, and DOC provisions; biennial report required - AB238

Diabetes care and prevention action program: DHS to develop; DETF, DPI, and DOC provisions; biennial report required - SB217

DPI-issued teachers license required for teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice program or Special Needs Scholarship Program, exception provision - AB728

DPI-issued teachers license required for teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice program or Special Needs Scholarship Program, exception provision - SB660

DPI per pupil payments to private schools participating in parental choice programs: calculation changed - SB659

DPI per pupil payments to private schools participating in parental choice programs: calculation changed - AB727

Driver education courses: DPI to reimburse school districts, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in parental choice programs; conditions set - SB831

Driver education courses: DPI to reimburse school districts, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in parental choice programs; conditions set - AB675

Driver education programs offered by school boards, independent charter schools, and CESAs: DPI aid based on eligible pupils [Sec. 153, 1711, 1712] - SB59

Driver education programs offered by school boards, independent charter schools, and CESAs: DPI aid based on eligible pupils [Sec. 153, 1711, 1712; original bill only] - AB56

Dyslexia guidebook for parents, guardians, teachers, and administrators: DPI required to develop, advisory committee provision [A.Amdt.1: financial interest restriction re committee] - AB110

Dyslexia specialist position in DPI, duties specified - AB50

Early College Credit Program and dual enrollment program in technical colleges replaced with requirement that the UW System and technical college district boards implement programs to provide tuition-free courses to eligible high school students [Sec. 154, 229, 352-354, 360, 363, 375-379, 381, 384, 1325, 1418, 1438, 1439, 1561, 1600, 1601, 1685, 1693; original bill only] - AB56

Early College Credit Program and dual enrollment program in technical colleges replaced with requirement that the UW System and technical college district boards implement programs to provide tuition-free courses to eligible high school students [Sec. 154, 229, 352-354, 360, 363, 375-379, 381, 384, 1325, 1418, 1438, 1439, 1561, 1600, 1601, 1685, 1693] - SB59

Eliminate Opportunity Schools and Partnership Programs, teacher licensure based on alternative teacher certification program, limit on school district referenda in a calendar year, and certain Open Enrollment Program transfer amount; annual adjustment to Open Enrollment Program transfer amount formula revised [Sec. 32-36, 151, 164, 400, 755, 761, 769, 770, 776, 823-826, 1410, 1412, 1413, 1480, 1481, 1525-1534, 1536, 1541, 1554, 1556-1560, 1580-1599, 1634-1638, 1640-1645, 1669-1684, 1689, 1719, 1743, 1745, 1769, 1770, 2179] - SB59

Eliminate Opportunity Schools and Partnership Programs, teacher licensure based on alternative teacher certification program, limit on school district referenda in a calendar year, and certain Open Enrollment Program transfer amount; annual adjustment to Open Enrollment Program transfer amount formula revised [Sec. 32-36, 151, 164, 400, 755, 761, 769, 770, 776, 823-826, 1410, 1412, 1413, 1480, 1481, 1525-1534, 1536, 1541, 1554, 1556-1560, 1580-1599, 1634-1638, 1640-1645, 1669-1684, 1689, 1719, 1743, 1745, 1769, 1770, 2179; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, all provisions removed except repeal of Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program, deletes all sections except 761; A.Amdt.1: deletes 761] - AB56

Equalization aid payments to school districts: percentages modified - AB461

Equalization aid payments to school districts: percentages modified - SB415

Esports participation grants to schools: DPI pilot program established - AB1001

Foundations of Reading test scores re certain initial teaching license: DPI required to publish - AB603

Foundations of Reading test scores re certain initial teaching license: DPI required to publish - SB569

Gifted and talented pupils: DPI grants to support revised [Sec. 165, 1562-1566; original bill only] - AB56

Gifted and talented pupils: DPI grants to support revised [Sec. 165, 1562-1566] - SB59

Hours of direct pupil instruction provided virtually by private schools participating in a parental choice program permitted; inclement weather and DPI provisions - AB129

Hours of direct pupil instruction provided virtually by private schools participating in a parental choice program permitted; inclement weather and DPI provisions - SB111

Hours of direct pupil instruction requirement: exception for high performing schools when school is closed due to emergency or inclement weather - SB112

Hours of direct pupil instruction requirement: exception for high performing schools when school is closed due to emergency or inclement weather - AB115

Housing assistance program funding for homeless and low or moderate income families; Interagency Council on Homelessness duties; DPI and WHEDA reports; workforce development and job and income support programs; federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) references; community action agencies grants; public assistance advisory committee created in DHS; sober living residence networks encouraged, grant provision; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services for MA recipients; nonrefundable individual income tax credit for household and dependent care services; urban mass transit aid; children in out-of-home-care and adverse experiences report; funding for Institute for Research on Poverty annual report on poverty in the state - AB508

Housing assistance program funding for homeless and low or moderate income families; Interagency Council on Homelessness duties; DPI and WHEDA reports; workforce development and job and income support programs; federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) references; community action agencies grants; public assistance advisory committee created in DHS; sober living residence networks encouraged, grant provision; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services for MA recipients; nonrefundable individual income tax credit for household and dependent care services; urban mass transit aid; children in out-of-home-care and adverse experiences report; funding for Institute for Research on Poverty annual report on poverty in the state - SB467

Information technology education grants eliminated [Sec. 162, 1335, 1475; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, grants continued, 1475f, deletes 162, 1335, 1475] - AB56

Information technology education grants eliminated [Sec. 162, 1335, 1475] - SB59

Informational materials on instruction re American Indian tribes and bands: DPI to develop and school board distribution requirements - AB106

Lakeland STAR School and Lakeland STAR Academy: DPI grants, matching funds provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 163s, t, 9134 (5p), (6p), 9434 (8p)] - AB56

Mathematics partnership grant for MPS created, UW Milwaukee provision [Sec. 142, 1668] - SB59

Mathematics partnership grant for MPS created, UW Milwaukee provision [Sec. 142, 1668; original bill only] - AB56

Mental health program aids for schools to hire and retain pupil services professionals, mental health and school climate training programs and grants, and bullying prevention grants [Sec. 137, 155, 1417, 1419, 1420, 1426, 1427, 1429-1437] - SB59

Mental health program aids for schools to hire and retain pupil services professionals, mental health and school climate training programs and grants, and bullying prevention grants [Sec. 137, 155, 1417, 1419, 1420, 1426, 1427, 1429-1437; original bill only] - AB56

Minority teacher grant program created for school districts to attract minority teachers; minority teacher loan program sunsetted [Sec. 163, 389, 1442, 9320 (1)] - SB59

Minority teacher grant program created for school districts to attract minority teachers; minority teacher loan program sunsetted [Sec. 163, 389, 1442, 9320 (1); original bill only] - AB56

Online dyslexia awareness training for school district employees: DPI to develop or adopt and school boards must require - AB601

Online dyslexia awareness training for school district employees: DPI to develop or adopt and school boards must require - SB552

Online early learning pilot program for low-income children in certain school districts established; DPI duties and reports and matching funds provisions [S.Amdt.1: reporting provision expanded, definitions and 1st class city provisions added] - SB595

Online early learning pilot program for low-income children in certain school districts established; DPI duties and reports and matching funds provisions - AB662

Part-time open enrollment program expanded and renamed the course choice program; DPI duties - AB849

Part-time open enrollment program expanded and renamed the course choice program; DPI duties - SB789

Personal electronic computing devices grant program in DPI eliminated [Sec. 143, 1460-1464, 9434 (3)] - SB59

Personal electronic computing devices grant program in DPI eliminated [Sec. 143, 1460-1464, 9434 (3); original bill only] - AB56

Private school choice programs, independent charter schools, Special Needs Scholarship Program re 2020 public health emergency: DPI may waive state education statutes and administrative rules; not withholding program payments; cash and investment balance requirement does not apply; hours of instruction waiver; and parental choice program application deadline for 2020-2021 extended [Sec. 57, 60-66, 105 (22), (23)] [A.Amdt.4: further revisions] - AB1038