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AB68-SSA1,949,2218 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator
19of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state
20superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
21school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the
22classification of those pupils by language group.
AB68-SSA1,2029 23Section 2029. 115.993 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,950,3
1115.993 (3) A school board or the operator of a charter school established under
2s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board
3or operator submits the reports required under this section.
AB68-SSA1,2030 4Section 2030. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (1m)
5(intro.) and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,950,116 115.995 (1m) (intro.) Upon Subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3),
7upon
receipt of the report reports under s. 115.993, if the state superintendent is
8satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school
9year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter
(1) and (2), the state
10superintendent shall do all of, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), pay the
11following amounts:
AB68-SSA1,2031 12Section 2031. 115.995 (1) and (2) of the statutes are renumbered 115.995 (1m)
13(a) 1. and 2. and amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,950,1914 115.995 (1m) (a) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide
15Dividing proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993, 2019 stats., an
16annual payment of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the
17previous school year were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid
18paid under this subsection subdivision does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2) subd.
192
.
AB68-SSA1,951,320 2. Certify Certifying to the department of administration in favor of the school
21district board a sum equal to a percentage of the amount expended on
22limited-English proficient pupils by the school district board during the preceding
23year for salaries of personnel participating in and attributable to
24bilingual-bicultural education programs under this subchapter, special books and
25equipment used in the bilingual-bicultural education programs, and other expenses

1approved by the state superintendent. The percentage shall be determined by
2dividing the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in the current school
3year less $250,000 by the total amount of aidable costs in the previous school year.
AB68-SSA1,2032 4Section 2032. 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,951,75 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) In the 2021-22 school year, to a school board that was
6required to establish a bilingual-bicultural education program under s. 115.97 for
7the previous school year, the amounts determined by doing all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,2033 8Section 2033. 115.995 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,951,119 115.995 (1m) (b) Subject to sub. (3), beginning in the 2022-23 school year, to
10a school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or
11(2x), an amount calculated as follows:
AB68-SSA1,951,1412 1. If, in the previous school year, there was at least one limited-English
13proficient pupil enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school,
14$10,000.
AB68-SSA1,951,1815 2. If, in the previous school year, there were more than 20 limited-English
16proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school,
17subtract 20 from the total number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
18school district or attending the charter school.
AB68-SSA1,951,1919 3. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. by $500.
AB68-SSA1,951,2020 4. Add the product determined under subd. 3. to the amount under subd. 1.
AB68-SSA1,2034 21Section 2034. 115.995 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,952,222 115.995 (2m) Notwithstanding sub. (1m) (b), if a school board received a
23payment under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2021-22 school year, the state superintendent
24shall, subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3) and upon receipt of the

1reports under s. 115.993 (1) and (2), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc),
2pay to the school board the following amounts:
AB68-SSA1,952,43 (a) Subject to sub. (3), in the 2022-23 school year, the greater of the following
4amounts:
AB68-SSA1,952,55 1. The sum determined under sub. (1m) (b) 4. for the 2022-23 school year.
AB68-SSA1,952,76 2. An amount equal to the payment the school board received under sub. (1m)
7(a) in the 2020-21 school year.
AB68-SSA1,952,98 (b) Subject to sub. (3), in the 2023-24 school year, the greater of the following
9amounts:
AB68-SSA1,952,1010 1. The sum determined under sub. (1m) (b) 4. for the 2023-24 school year.
AB68-SSA1,952,1111 2. An amount calculated as follows:
AB68-SSA1,952,1312 a. Subtract the amount determined under subd. 1. from the amount the school
13board received under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2020-21 school year.
AB68-SSA1,952,1414 b. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. a. by 0.5.
AB68-SSA1,952,1615 c. Add the product determined under subd. 2. b. to the amount determined
16under subd. 1.
AB68-SSA1,2035 17Section 2035. 115.995 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,952,2118 115.995 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in any fiscal year is
19insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under sub. (1m) (b) or (2m), the state
20superintendent shall prorate the payments among the school boards and operators
21of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) entitled to receive the aid.
AB68-SSA1,2036 22Section 2036. 115.996 of the statutes is renumbered 115.996 (intro.) and
23amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,953,3 24115.996 Report to the legislature. (intro.) Annually, on or before December
2531, the state superintendent shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of

1the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), on the status
2of bilingual-bicultural education programs established under this subchapter. The
3report shall include all of the following information:
AB68-SSA1,953,7 4(1) The number of pupils served in bilingual-bicultural education programs for
5each language group in each school district in which such programs are offered and
6the cost of the program per pupil for each school district, language group
, and
7program type
.
AB68-SSA1,953,11 8(2) The department shall also provide the number of pupils in each school
9district and language group who as a result of participation in a bilingual-bicultural
10education program improved their English language ability to such an extent that
11the program is no longer necessary for such pupils.
AB68-SSA1,2037 12Section 2037. 115.996 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,953,1513 115.996 (3) The number of limited-English proficient pupils in each language
14group enrolled in each school district and attending each charter school established
15under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x).
AB68-SSA1,2038 16Section 2038. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.999] of the
17statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2039 18Section 2039. 115.999 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2040 19Section 2040. 117.05 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,953,2320 117.05 (1m) Board and appeal panel meetings. The state superintendent shall
21set the time and place for meetings of the board under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and
22(4m)
, 117.12 (5), and 117.132 and for meetings of appeal panels under ss. 117.12 (4)
23and 117.13.
AB68-SSA1,2041 24Section 2041. 117.05 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1117.05 (2) (a) Board. The state superintendent shall appoint 7 members of the
2board to perform any review under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and (4m), 117.12 (5), and
3117.132. The 7 members shall include the state superintendent or his or her designee
4on the board, 2 board members from school districts with small enrollments, 2 board
5members from school districts with medium enrollments, and 2 board members from
6school districts with large enrollments. Any action of the board under this chapter
7requires the affirmative vote of at least 4 of the 7 members appointed under this
8paragraph.
AB68-SSA1,2042 9Section 2042. 117.05 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,954,1410 117.05 (4) (a) Pending proceedings. (intro.) A reorganization proceeding is
11pending from the date that a petition is filed under s. 117.105 (1) (a), 117.11 (2), or
12117.12 (2) or a resolution is adopted under s. 117.08 (1), 117.09 (1), 117.10 (1), 117.105
13(1) (b) or (4m), 117.13 (2), or 117.132 (2) until the date on which the latest of any of
14the following occurs:
AB68-SSA1,2043 15Section 2043. 117.05 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,954,2116 117.05 (4) (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no petition may be filed or
17resolution adopted for the creation of a new school district under s. 117.105 (1) (a) or
18(b) before the 5th July 1 following the filing of a petition under s. 117.105 (1) (a) or
19the adoption of a resolution under s. 117.105 (1) (b) or the date of an order issued
20under s. 117.105 (4m) (c)
for any reorganization that includes any of the same
21territory.
AB68-SSA1,2044 22Section 2044. 117.05 (9) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2045 23Section 2045. 117.105 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2046 24Section 2046. 117.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1117.20 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a referendum is required under
2ss. 117.08 to 117.11, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
3November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s.
4117.08 (3) (a), 117.09 (3) (a), 117.10 (3) (a), or 117.11 (4) (a). If a referendum is
5required under s. 117.105 (3), it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday
6in the 2nd November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution
7under s. 117.105 (1). If a referendum is required under s. 117.105 (4m), it shall be
8held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the date an order
9is issued by the board under s. 117.105 (4m) (c).
AB68-SSA1,2047 10Section 2047. 117.22 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,955,1311 117.22 (2) (bm) If an order of reorganization is issued under s. 117.105, the first
12election of school board members shall be held at the spring election following the
13referendum under s. 117.105 (3) or (4m).
AB68-SSA1,2048 14Section 2048. 118.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,955,1515 118.07 (6) (a) In this subsection:
AB68-SSA1,955,1616 1. “School premises” means all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,955,1917 a. Real property owned or rented by, or under the control of, a school board,
18including playgrounds, athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is
19occupied by pupils on a regular basis.
AB68-SSA1,955,2320 b. Real property owned or rented by an operator or governing board of a charter
21school that is used for the operation of a charter school, including playgrounds,
22athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is occupied on a regular basis
23by pupils attending the charter school.
AB68-SSA1,956,224 c. Real property owned or rented by the governing body of a private school that
25is used for the operation of a private school, including playgrounds, athletic facilities

1or fields, and any other property that is occupied on a regular basis by pupils
2attending the private school.
AB68-SSA1,956,33 2. “Vape” means to inhale or exhale vapor from a vapor product.
AB68-SSA1,956,44 3. “Vapor product” has the meaning given in s. 139.75 (14).
AB68-SSA1,956,55 (b) No individual may vape on school premises.
AB68-SSA1,2049 6Section 2049. 118.125 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,956,257 118.125 (4) Transfer of records. No later than the next working day, a school
8district, and a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or in the
9program under s. 119.23, and the governing body of a private school that, pursuant
10to s. 115.999 (3), 119.33 (2) (c) 3., or 119.9002 (3) (c), is responsible for the operation
11and general management of a school transferred to an opportunity schools and
12partnership program under s. 119.33, subch. IX of ch. 115, or subch. II of ch. 119
shall
13transfer to another school, including a private or tribal school, or school district all
14pupil records relating to a specific pupil if the transferring school district or private
15school has received written notice from the pupil if he or she is an adult or his or her
16parent or guardian if the pupil is a minor that the pupil intends to enroll in the other
17school or school district or written notice from the other school or school district that
18the pupil has enrolled or from a court that the pupil has been placed in a juvenile
19correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center
20for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). In this subsection, “ school" and
21“school district" include any juvenile correctional facility, secured residential care
22center for children and youth, adult correctional institution, mental health institute,
23or center for the developmentally disabled that provides an educational program for
24its residents instead of or in addition to that which is provided by public, private, and
25tribal schools.
AB68-SSA1,2050
1Section 2050. 118.134 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,957,122 118.134 (6) Regardless of whether or not an objection is made under sub. (1)
3or an order is issued under sub. (3), if a school board adopts a resolution to terminate
4the use of race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name that is associated with
5a federally recognized American Indian tribe or American Indians, in general, the
6state superintendent may award a grant to the school board for the costs associated
7with adopting and implementing a nickname, logo, mascot, or team name that is not
8race-based. The state superintendent may not award a grant under this subsection
9in an amount that exceeds the greater of $50,000 or a school board's actual costs to
10adopt and implement a nickname, logo, mascot, or team name. The state
11superintendent shall pay the awards under this subsection from the appropriation
12under s. 20.255 (2) (kg).
AB68-SSA1,2051 13Section 2051. 118.16 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,957,1714 118.16 (4) (e) Except as provided under s. 119.55, a A school board may
15establish one or more youth service centers for the counseling of children who are
16taken into custody under s. 938.19 (1) (d) 10. for being absent from school without
17an acceptable excuse under s. 118.15.
AB68-SSA1,2052 18Section 2052 . 118.163 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,957,2019 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.
AB68-SSA1,2053 21Section 2053. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,958,222 118.19 (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.
AB68-SSA1,2054 3Section 2054. 118.19 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,958,94 118.19 (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.
AB68-SSA1,2055 10Section 2055. 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,958,1711 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:
AB68-SSA1,2056 18Section 2056. 118.19 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,959,1719 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, 118.194, and 118.197. Notwithstanding s.
2336.11 (16), no teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the state
24superintendent 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 or the
2equivalent, as determined by the state superintendent. No license to teach in any
3public school may be granted to an applicant who completed a professional training
4program outside this state unless the applicant completed student teaching
5consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester
6calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as determined by the state
7superintendent. The state superintendent may grant exceptions to the student
8teaching requirements under this paragraph when the midyear calendars of the
9institution offering the teacher preparatory program and the cooperating school
10differ from each other and would prevent students from attending classes at the
11institution in accordance with the institution's calendar. The state superintendent
12shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. If for the purpose of granting
13a license to teach or for approving a teacher preparatory program the state
14superintendent requires that an institution of higher education be accredited, the
15state superintendent shall accept accreditation by a regional or national
16institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of education or
17by a programmatic accrediting organization.
AB68-SSA1,2057 18Section 2057. 118.19 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,960,319 118.19 (3) (b) The state superintendent shall permanently certify any
20applicant to teach Wisconsin native American languages and culture who has
21successfully completed the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee school of education
22approved Wisconsin native American languages and culture project certification
23program at any time between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 1977. School
24districts shall
A school district, the governing body of a private school participating
25in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or the governing body of a

1private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 may
not assign
2individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses other than Wisconsin
3native American languages and culture, unless they qualify under par. (a).
AB68-SSA1,2058 4Section 2058. 118.19 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,960,95 118.19 (8) The state superintendent may not grant to any person a license to
6teach unless the person has received instruction in the study of minority group
7relations, including instruction in the history, culture and, tribal sovereignty , and
8contemporary and historical significant events
of the federally recognized American
9Indian tribes and bands located in this state.
AB68-SSA1,2059 10Section 2059. 118.19 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,960,1411 118.19 (10) (b) 1. Conduct a background investigation of each applicant for
12issuance or renewal of a license or permit, including a license or permit issued to a
13pupil services professional, and for a faculty member seeking to teach in a public high
14school without a license or permit.
AB68-SSA1,2060 15Section 2060. 118.191 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,960,2416 118.191 (2) (a) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
17an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject to an individual who
18is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points on
19the point system under sub. (5), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 1. and
20at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term
21of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district, by
22the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program
23under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
24in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will teach.
AB68-SSA1,2061 25Section 2061. 118.191 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.191 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
2an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject to an individual
3who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points
4on the point system under sub. (5m), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5m)
5(a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete
6during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the
7school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental
8choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private
9school participating in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will
10teach.
AB68-SSA1,2062 11Section 2062. 118.191 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,961,1512 118.191 (2m) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) authorizes an
13individual to teach only in the school district controlled by the school board, or in the
14private school controlled by the governing body,
that determined the curriculum the
15individual agreed to complete in order to qualify for the initial teaching license.
AB68-SSA1,2063 16Section 2063. 118.191 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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