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AB1013,27,8 7(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
8section.
AB1013,46 9Section 46. 115.96 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,27,10 10115.96 (title) Establishment Pupil counts; establishment of programs.
AB1013,47 11Section 47. 115.96 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,27,1912 115.96 (1) Count of limited-English proficient pupils. Annually, on or before
13March 1, each a school board and the operator of a charter school established under
14s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
shall conduct a count of the limited-English proficient pupils in
15the public schools of the district or in the charter school, assess the language
16proficiency of such the pupils , and classify such the pupils by language group, grade
17level, age, and English language proficiency. A school board or operator is eligible
18for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board or operator conducts the count
19under this subsection.
AB1013,48 20Section 48. 115.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,28,821 115.97 (1) A school board may combine pupils in attendance at separate schools
22in its bilingual-bicultural education program. The school board shall be eligible for
23state aids under s. 115.995 if the number of limited-English proficient pupils served
24from the combined schools meets the requirements under sub. (2), (3) or (4).
A pupil
25shall be eligible for a bilingual-bicultural education program only until he or she is

1able to perform ordinary classwork in English. The bilingual-bicultural education
2program shall be designed to provide intensive instruction to meet this objective.
3Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize isolation of children of
4limited-English proficient ability or ethnic background for a substantial portion of
5the school day. Pupils who are not limited-English proficient pupils may participate
6in a bilingual-bicultural education program, except that a school board shall give
7preference to limited-English proficient pupils in admitting pupils to such a
8program.
AB1013,49 9Section 49. 115.97 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1013,28,1310 115.97 (6) A school board that is required to establish a bilingual-bicultural
11education program under sub. (2), (3), or (4) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995
12only if the state superintendent is satisfied that the school board maintained the
13bilingual-bicultural education program in accordance with this subchapter.
AB1013,50 14Section 50. 115.977 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,28,2015 115.977 (2) A school district may establish bilingual-bicultural education
16programs by contracting with other school districts or with a cooperative educational
17service agency. If 10 or more pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, 20 or more in grades
184 to 8 or 20 or more in a high school program are enrolled in a program under a
19contract pursuant to this subsection, the school district offering the program is
20eligible for reimbursement under s. 115.995.
AB1013,51 21Section 51. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,28,23 22115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and
23pupil counts
.
AB1013,52 24Section 52. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1) and amended
25to read:
AB1013,29,9
1115.993 (1) Annually, on or before August 15, the school board of a district
2operating a bilingual-bicultural education program under this subchapter shall
3report to the state superintendent the number of pupils, including both
4limited-English proficient pupils and other pupils, instructed the previous school
5year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, an itemized statement on oath of
6all disbursements on account of
a summary of the costs incurred to operate the
7bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year,
8and a copy of the estimated budget for that operating the bilingual-bicultural
9education
program for the current school year.
AB1013,53 10Section 53. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1013,29,1511 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator
12of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state
13superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
14school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the
15classification of those pupils by language group.
AB1013,54 16Section 54. 115.993 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1013,29,1917 115.993 (3) A school board or the operator of a charter school established under
18s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board
19or operator submits the reports required under this section.
AB1013,55 20Section 55. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (1m) (intro.)
21and amended to read:
AB1013,30,222 115.995 (1m) (intro.) Upon Subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3),
23upon
receipt of the report reports under s. 115.993, if the state superintendent is
24satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school
25year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter
(1) and (2), the state

1superintendent shall do all of, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), pay the
2following amounts:
AB1013,56 3Section 56. 115.995 (1) and (2) of the statutes are renumbered 115.995 (1m)
4(a) 1. and 2. and amended to read:
AB1013,30,105 115.995 (1m) (a) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide
6Dividing proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993, 2019 stats., an
7annual payment of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the
8previous school year were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid
9paid under this subsection subdivision does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2) subd.
102
.
AB1013,30,1911 2. Certify Certifying to the department of administration in favor of the school
12district board a sum equal to a percentage of the amount expended on
13limited-English proficient pupils by the school district board during the preceding
14year for salaries of personnel participating in and attributable to
15bilingual-bicultural education programs under this subchapter, special books and
16equipment used in the bilingual-bicultural education programs, and other expenses
17approved by the state superintendent. The percentage shall be determined by
18dividing the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in the current school
19year less $250,000 by the total amount of aidable costs in the previous school year.
AB1013,57 20Section 57. 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1013,30,2321 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) In the 2021-22 school year, to a school board that was
22required to establish a bilingual-bicultural education program under s. 115.97 for
23the previous school year, the amounts determined by doing all of the following:
AB1013,58 24Section 58. 115.995 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1013,31,3
1115.995 (1m) (b) Subject to sub. (3), beginning in the 2022-23 school year, to
2a school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or
3(2x), an amount calculated as follows:
AB1013,31,64 1. If, in the previous school year, there was at least one limited-English
5proficient pupil enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school,
6$10,000.
AB1013,31,107 2. If, in the previous school year, there were more than 20 limited-English
8proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school,
9subtract 20 from the total number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
10school district or attending the charter school.
AB1013,31,1111 3. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. by $500.
AB1013,31,1212 4. Add the product determined under subd. 3. to the amount under subd. 1.
AB1013,59 13Section 59. 115.995 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1013,31,1814 115.995 (2m) Notwithstanding sub. (1m) (b), if a school board received a
15payment under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2021-22 school year, the state superintendent
16shall, subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3) and upon receipt of the
17reports under s. 115.993 (1) and (2), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc),
18pay to the school board the following amounts:
AB1013,31,2019 (a) Subject to sub. (3), in the 2022-23 school year, the greater of the following
20amounts:
AB1013,31,2121 1. The sum determined under sub. (1m) (b) 4. for the 2022-23 school year.
AB1013,31,2322 2. An amount equal to the payment the school board received under sub. (1m)
23(a) in the 2021-22 school year.
AB1013,31,2524 (b) Subject to sub. (3), in the 2023-24 school year, the greater of the following
25amounts:
AB1013,32,1
11. The sum determined under sub. (1m) (b) 4. for the 2023-24 school year.
AB1013,32,22 2. An amount calculated as follows:
AB1013,32,43 a. Subtract the amount determined under subd. 1. from the amount the school
4board received under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2021-22 school year.
AB1013,32,55 b. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. a. by 0.5.
AB1013,32,76 c. Add the product determined under subd. 2. b. to the amount determined
7under subd. 1.
AB1013,60 8Section 60. 115.995 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1013,32,129 115.995 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in any fiscal year is
10insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under sub. (1m) (b) or (2m), the state
11superintendent shall prorate the payments among the school boards and operators
12of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) entitled to receive the aid.
AB1013,61 13Section 61. 115.996 of the statutes is renumbered 115.996 (intro.) and
14amended to read:
AB1013,32,19 15115.996 Report to the legislature. (intro.) Annually, on or before December
1631, the state superintendent shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of
17the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), on the status
18of bilingual-bicultural education programs established under this subchapter. The
19report shall include all of the following information:
AB1013,32,23 20(1) The number of pupils served in bilingual-bicultural education programs for
21each language group in each school district in which such programs are offered and
22the cost of the program per pupil for each school district, language group
, and
23program type
.
AB1013,33,2 24(2) The department shall also provide the number of pupils in each school
25district and language group who as a result of participation in a bilingual-bicultural

1education program improved their English language ability to such an extent that
2the program is no longer necessary for such pupils.
AB1013,62 3Section 62. 115.996 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1013,33,64 115.996 (3) The number of limited-English proficient pupils in each language
5group enrolled in each school district and attending each charter school established
6under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x).
AB1013,63 7Section 63. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,33,138 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year
9under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (da), (de), (dj), (du), (fm),
10(fp), (fq), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined
11by the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s)
12allocated for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school
13districts and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13).
AB1013,64 14Section 64. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,34,315 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V, and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121, and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
1666.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
17115.345, 115.363, 115.3635, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2),
18115.415, 115.442, 115.445, 115.447, 115.449, 115.453, 115.456, 115.457, 118.001 to
19118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14,
20118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19,
21118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245,
22118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50,
23118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27),
24120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and
25(38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city

1school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the
2terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an
3opportunity schools and partnership program.
AB1013,65 4Section 65. 121.41 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,34,12 5121.41 Driver education programs; fees. A school board, operator of a
6charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), cooperative educational service
7agency,
or the technical college system board may establish and collect reasonable
8fees for any driver education program or part of a program which is neither required
9for nor credited toward graduation. The school board, operator of a charter school
10authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), cooperative educational service agency,
or the
11technical college system board may waive any fee established under this subsection
12for any indigent pupil.
AB1013,66 13Section 66. 121.42 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1013,34,14 14121.42 Driver education programs; state aid. (1) In this section:
AB1013,34,1715 (a) “Driver education program” means an instructional program in driver
16education approved by the department and operated by a qualified driver education
17provider.
AB1013,34,2018 (b) “Eligible pupil” means a pupil who met the income eligibility standard for
19a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758
20(b) (1) in the previous school year.
AB1013,34,2321 (c) “Qualified driver education provider” means a school board, the operator of
22a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or a cooperative educational
23service agency.
AB1013,35,2 24(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s.
2520.255 (2) (cv) and subject to sub. (4), the department shall pay to each qualified

1driver education provider the amount determined under sub. (3) if all of the following
2apply:
AB1013,35,63 (a) The qualified driver education provider demonstrates to the department
4that for eligible pupils the qualified driver education provider reduced the fees the
5qualified driver education provider otherwise charges pupils to enroll in and
6complete the driver education program.
AB1013,35,107 (b) By October 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the qualified driver education
8provider reports to the department the number of eligible pupils who enrolled in and
9successfully completed a driver education program operated by qualified driver
10education in the previous school year.
AB1013,35,13 11(3) The department shall calculate the amount paid to a qualified driver
12education provider under sub. (2) by multiplying the number of eligible pupils
13reported under sub. (2) (b) by the lesser of the following:
AB1013,35,1414 (a) Two hundred dollars.
AB1013,35,1615 (b) The amount by which the qualified driver education provider reduced fees
16under sub. (2) (a) in the previous school year.
AB1013,35,19 17(4) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cv) in any fiscal year is insufficient
18to pay the full amount of aid under sub. (2), the department shall prorate the aid
19payments among the entitled qualified driver education providers.
AB1013,35,21 20(5) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
21section.
AB1013,67 22Section 67. 121.905 (3) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,35,2523 121.905 (3) (c) 6. For the limit for each of the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school years,
24for the 2021-22 school year, for the 2023-24 school year, and for any school year
25thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under par. (b).
AB1013,68
1Section 68. 121.905 (3) (c) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1013,36,32 121.905 (3) (c) 9. For the limit for the 2022-23 school year, add $200 to the
3result under par. (b).
AB1013,69 4Section 69. 121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,36,85 121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school
6district may increase its revenues for any of the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school year or
7for any school year thereafter
years or for the 2021-22 school year to an amount that
8exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
AB1013,70 9Section 70. 121.91 (2m) (im) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,36,1310 121.91 (2m) (im) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (i) and except Except as
11provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), a no school district cannot may increase its
12revenues for the 2019-20 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount
13calculated as follows:
AB1013,71 14Section 71. 121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1013,36,1715 121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (i) and except Except as provided
16in subs. (3), (4), and (8), a no school district cannot may increase its revenues for the
172020-21 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
AB1013,72 18Section 72. 121.91 (2m) (k) and (L) of the statutes are created to read:
AB1013,36,2119 121.91 (2m) (k) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district
20may increase its revenues for the 2022-23 school year to an amount that exceeds the
21amount calculated as follows:
AB1013,36,2522 1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year
23and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding property taxes
24levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) and excluding funds described under sub. (4)
25(c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.
AB1013,37,1
12. Add $200 to the result under subd. 1.
AB1013,37,32 3. Multiply the result under subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils
3enrolled in the current school year and the 2 preceding school years.
AB1013,37,64 (L) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase
5its revenues for the 2023-24 school year or for any school year thereafter to an
6amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
AB1013,37,107 1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year
8and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding property taxes
9levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) and excluding funds described under sub. (4)
10(c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.
AB1013,37,1211 2. Multiply the result under subd. 1. by the average of the number of pupils
12enrolled in the current school year and the 2 preceding school years.
AB1013,73 13Section 73. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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