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21Section
24. 115.342 of the statutes is created to read:
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22115.342 Supplemental nutrition aid.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
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(a) “Educational agency” means a school board, an operator of a charter school
24under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), a private school, a tribal school, an operator of a
25residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the
1director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s.
2115.525.
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(b) “Eligible pupil” means a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility criteria
4for a reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b) (1) (A).
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(c) “Federal school breakfast program” means the program under
42 USC 1773.
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(d) “Federal school lunch program” means the program under
42 USC 1751 to
71769j.
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(e) “Reimbursement amount” means the national average payment rate for a
9school meal, as announced by the food and nutrition service of the federal
10department of agriculture in the federal register.
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(f) “School meal” means a school lunch made available under the federal school
12lunch program, a meal supplement made available under the federal school lunch
13program, or a breakfast made available under the federal school breakfast program.
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14(2) Eligibility. An educational agency is eligible for payments under this
15section if the educational agency does not charge eligible pupils for school meals.
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16(3) Annual payment. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (co), in the
172022-23 school year and each school year thereafter, the state superintendent shall
18pay to each educational agency the sum of the following amounts:
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(a) The number of school lunches the educational agency provided to eligible
20pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied
21by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for
22a school lunch provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the
23previous school year for a school lunch provided to a pupil who satisfies the income
24eligibility for a free lunch under the federal school lunch program.
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1(b) The number of breakfasts the educational agency provided to eligible pupils
2under the federal school breakfast program in the previous school year multiplied by
3the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a
4breakfast provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the
5previous school year for a breakfast provided to a pupil who satisfies the income
6eligibility for a free breakfast under the federal school breakfast program.
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(c) The number of meal supplements the educational agency provided to
8eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year
9multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous
10school year for a reduced-price meal supplement provided to an eligible pupil and
11the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a meal supplement
12provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free meal supplement
13under the federal school lunch program.
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14Section
25. 115.3635 of the statutes is created to read:
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15115.3635 Aid for reading services professionals. (1) Beginning in the
162022-23 school year and annually thereafter, the department shall, subject to sub.
17(2), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (de), reimburse a school board, the
18operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a
19private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for an amount
20equal to expenditures made by the school board, operator, or governing body in the
21preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain reading teachers and reading
22specialists.
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23(2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (de) in any fiscal year is insufficient
24to pay the full amount of aid under sub. (1), the department shall prorate the
25payments among the school boards, operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r)
1and (2x), and governing bodies of private schools participating in programs under ss.
2118.60 and 119.23 that are eligible for the aid.
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3(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
4section.
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5Section
26. 115.364 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6115.364 (title)
Aid for school mental Mental health programs and pupil
7wellness aid.
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8Section
27. 115.364 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (1) and
9amended to read:
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115.364
(1) In this section
:, “
pupil services professional” means a school
11counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
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12Section
28. 115.364 (1) (a), (am), and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
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13Section
29. 115.364 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
14renumbered 115.364 (2) (a) and amended to read:
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115.364
(2) (a) Beginning in the
2018-19 2022-23 school year and annually
16thereafter, the state superintendent shall
do all of the following: 1. Subject, subject 17to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da),
pay to an eligible 18reimburse a school
district board, the operator of a charter school established under
19s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a private school participating in a
20program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for an amount equal to
50 percent of the amount
21by which the school district increased its expenditures
made by the school board,
22operator, or governing body in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain
23social workers over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding
24the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers
pupil services
25professionals.
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1Section
30. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.
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2Section
31. 115.364 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (2) (b) and
3amended to read:
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115.364
(2) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal year
5is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under par. (a), the state superintendent
6shall prorate state aid payments among the school
districts, private schools, and
7independent charter schools boards, operators of charter schools established under
8s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), and governing bodies of private schools participating in
9programs under ss. 118.60 and 119.23 that are eligible for the aid.
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10Section
32. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
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11Section
33. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.437
(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), annually on the 4th Monday of
13March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount equal to the
14average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current and 2
15preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year, by $150 in the
162014-15 and 2015-16 school years, by $250 in the 2016-17 school year, by $450 in
17the 2017-18 school year, by $654 in the 2018-19 school year, by
$679 and $63 $742 18in the 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 school years, and by $870 in each school year
19thereafter. The department shall make the payments from the appropriation under
20s. 20.255 (2) (aq).
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21Section 34
. 115.442 of the statutes is created to read:
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22115.442 Early childhood education grants; urban school districts. (1) 23In this section:
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(a) “Early childhood education program” means a program provided by an
25urban school district to enhance learning opportunities for young children residing
1in the urban school district and to prepare those children for entry into the
2elementary grades.
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(b) “Eligible child” means a child who resides in an urban school district that
4provides an early childhood education program and who meets any of the following
5criteria:
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1. The child is 3 years old on or before September 1 in the year the child proposes
7to attend the early childhood education program.
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2. The child is less than 3 years old on or before September 1 in the year the
9child proposes to attend the early childhood education program, and the child is
10eligible to attend the early childhood education program under procedures,
11conditions, and standards the school board of the urban school district prescribes for
12early admission to the early childhood education program.
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(c) “Pupils enrolled” has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (7).
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(d) “Urban school district” means a school district that, in the previous school
15year, had a membership of at least 18,000 pupils.
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16(2) An urban school district may annually submit to the department a
17statement that the urban school district is interested in receiving a grant award
18under this section.
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19(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dm), beginning in the 2022-23
20school year, the department shall annually award a grant in an amount determined
21under sub. (4) to an urban school district under sub. (2) that provides, or that will use
22the grant award to implement, an early childhood education program.
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23(4) Subject to sub. (6), the department shall award a grant under sub. (3) to an
24urban school district in the amount of $1,000 per eligible child who, in the current
25school year, attends the urban school district's early childhood education program.
1The urban school district shall report to the department the number of eligible
2children attending the urban school district's early childhood education program on
3the 3rd Friday of September in the current school year, and the department shall
4calculate the amount of the urban school district's grant award based on the
5attendance on that date.
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6(5) An urban school district that receives a grant under this section shall use
7the grant moneys to develop, implement, and administer a new or expanded early
8childhood education program, and the urban school district shall ensure that its
9early childhood education program meets the licensing requirements for child care
10centers established by the department of children and families, including staff to
11child ratios, required for participation in the quality rating system under s. 49.155
12(6) (e).
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13(6) (a) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dm) in any fiscal year is
14insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (4) to all urban school districts entitled
15to receive grants under this section, the department shall prorate the payments
16among those urban school districts.
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(b) If, after the department makes the payments to urban school districts
18required under sub. (4), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255
19(2) (dm) for the fiscal year, the department may distribute the balance of the funds
20remaining in that appropriation account to any of those urban school districts in
21amounts determined by the department.
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22Section
35. 115.447 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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23115.447 (title)
Summer school programs; grants; urban school districts
.
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24Section
36. 115.447 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.447
(1) In this section,
“eligible “urban school district” means a
1st class
2city school district
that, in the previous school year, had a membership of at least
318,000 pupils.
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4Section 37
. 115.447 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.447
(2) (intro.) Beginning in the
2018-19 2022-23 school year and in each
6year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dj), the department shall
7award grants to
eligible urban school districts to do any of the following:
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8Section 38
. 115.447 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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115.447
(2m) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year and in each school year
10thereafter, the department shall allocate in each school year $2,000,000 for grants
11to an urban school district that is a 1st class city school district and shall allocate the
12remaining amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (dj) equally among the urban
13school districts that are not 1st class city school districts.
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14Section
39. 115.449 of the statutes is created to read:
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15115.449 Out-of-school time programs; grants. (1) Beginning in the
162022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dk), the department
17shall award grants to school boards and organizations to support high-quality
18after-school programs and other out-of-school time programs that provide services
19to school-age children.
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20(2) The department shall award a grant under this section in an amount of not
21less than $80,000 and not more than $145,000 per school year and may award the
22grant for up to 5 school years. In each school year, the department shall award not
23less than 30 percent of all grant moneys to out-of-school time programs that serve
24pupils in the elementary grades.
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1(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
2section.
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3Section
40. 115.453 of the statutes is created to read:
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4115.453 Licenses to teach computer science; grant program. (1) In this
5section, “eligible employee” means a school district employee who holds a license or
6permit to teach issued by the department that does not authorize the employee to
7teach computer science.
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8(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, the department shall award grants
9to school districts to provide assistance to eligible employees for the purpose of
10obtaining a license or permit that authorizes the eligible employee to teach computer
11science.
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12(3) In awarding grants under sub. (2), the department shall give priority to
13applications submitted by a school district that satisfies any of the following criteria:
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(a) At least 50 percent of the school district's membership satisfy the income
15eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
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(b) At least 40 percent of the school district's membership identifies as a
17minority group pupil, as defined in s. 121.845 (2).
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18(4) The department may promulgate rules to establish and administer the
19program under this section
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20Section
41. 115.456 of the statutes is created to read:
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21115.456 Lead testing and remediation; grants. (1) Beginning in the
222022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dv), the department
23shall award grants using a competitive grant process to school boards and operators
24of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) for lead testing and remediation in
25school buildings and on school grounds.
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1(2) A recipient of a grant under sub. (1) may use the grant moneys only for costs
2associated with testing drinking water for the presence of lead, providing safe
3drinking water to affected school buildings during remediation, and, if necessary,
4replacing lead pipe water service lines to affected school buildings.
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5(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
6section.
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7Section
42. 115.457 of the statutes is created to read:
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8115.457 Community engagement grants; urban school districts. (1) In
9this section, “urban school district” means a school district that, in the previous
10school year, had a membership of at least 18,000 pupils.
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11(2) Annually, the department shall award a grant to each urban school district
12to support projects that satisfy the following criteria:
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(a) The project includes collaboration with at least one of the following:
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1. A nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized under ch. 181.
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2. A cooperative educational service agency.
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3. An institution within the University of Wisconsin System.
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4. A technical college district board.
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5. Any local unit of government.
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(b) The project makes additional resources or services available to pupils and
20their families.
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(c) The goal of the project is to improve the academic achievement of pupils, the
22well-being of pupils and their families, or relationships between pupils, school staff,
23and the community.
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1(3) In each school year, the amount of a grant under sub. (2) is the amount
2appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (dh) in that school year divided by the total number
3of urban school districts in that school year.
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4(4) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
5section.
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6Section
43. 115.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.95
(2) It is the policy of this state to provide equal educational
8opportunities by ensuring that necessary programs are available for
9limited-English proficient pupils while allowing each school district
and charter
10school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) maximum flexibility in establishing programs
11suited to its particular needs. To this end, this subchapter
provides support for
12educating limited-English proficient pupils and establishes bilingual-bicultural
13education programs for pupils in school districts with specified concentrations of
14limited-English proficient pupils in the attendance areas of particular schools.
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15Section
44. 115.95 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.95
(3) It is the policy of this state to reimburse school districts, in
17substantial part, for the added costs of providing the programs established under
18this subchapter
and to provide support to school districts and charter schools under
19s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) for the added costs of educating limited-English proficient
20pupils.
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21Section
45. 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:
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22115.958 Capacity-building grants for licensed educators. (1) A school
23board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may
24apply to the department for a grant for the school district or charter school to provide
1support and financial assistance to its staff and teachers in obtaining licensure or
2certification as bilingual teachers and teachers of English as a 2nd language.
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3(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s.
420.255 (2) (ch), the department may award grants under sub. (1) to school districts
5and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) in amounts determined
6by the department.
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7(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
8section.
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9Section
46. 115.96 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: