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AB1079,22 5Section 22. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,10,116 115.28 (45) Grants for bullying prevention. From the appropriation under
7s. 20.255 (3) (eb), beginning in the 2021-22 school year, annually award grants a
8grant
to a the nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), that received a
9grant under this subsection in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years
to provide
10training and an online bullying prevention curriculum for pupils in grades
11kindergarten to 8.
AB1079,23 12Section 23. 115.28 (63) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,10,1313 115.28 (63) (d) Social and emotional learning.
AB1079,24 14Section 24. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,10,2015 115.28 (66) General educational development test fee payments. (a) Subject
16to pars. (b) and (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (bm), pay to GED
17Testing Service LLC the $30 testing service fee for an eligible individual who takes
18a content area test given under the general educational development test. In this
19subsection, “eligible individual” means an individual who satisfies all of the
20following conditions before taking the content area test:
AB1079,10,2321 1. The individual meets the eligibility requirements promulgated by the
22department by rule for a high school equivalency diploma or certificate of general
23educational development.
AB1079,10,2524 2. The individual takes and receives a passing score on a practice test for the
25content area that is developed by GED Testing Service LLC.
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1(b) For each eligible individual under par. (a), pay for no more than one testing
2service fee for each content area test taken in a calendar year.
AB1079,11,53 (c) Pay the testing service fee for a content area test under par. (a) only if the
4eligible individual takes the test on or after January 1, 2022, at a testing site in
5Wisconsin that is approved by the state superintendent.
AB1079,25 6Section 25. 115.28 (68) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,11,97 115.28 (68) City Year Milwaukee. Annually distribute the amounts
8appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fv) to City Year, Inc., to support City Year
9Milwaukee.
AB1079,26 10Section 26. 115.341 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,11,20 11115.341 School breakfast program. (1) From the appropriation under s.
1220.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board, each
13operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), each operator of a residential
14care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the
15program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525
15 cents for
16each breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, that meets the
17requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse
18each governing body of a private school or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast
19served at the private school or tribal school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR
20220.8
or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.
AB1079,11,25 21(2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient
22to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall
23prorate state aid payments among the school boards, operators, directors, and
24governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid under sub.
25(1)
.
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1Section 27. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,12,82 115.341 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the state superintendent may not
3reimburse the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the operator
4of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the
5director of the program under s. 115.52, the director of the center under s. 115.525,
6or the governing body of a private or tribal school for any breakfasts served at a
7school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, during the prior school year if the school ceased
8operations during that prior school year.
AB1079,28 9Section 28. 115.342 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,12,10 10115.342 Supplemental nutrition aid. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB1079,12,1511 (a) “Educational agency” means a school board, an operator of a charter school
12under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), a private school, a tribal school, an operator of a
13residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the
14director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s.
15115.525.
AB1079,12,1716 (b) “Eligible pupil” means a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility criteria
17for a reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) (A).
AB1079,12,1818 (c) “Federal school breakfast program” means the program under 42 USC 1773.
AB1079,12,2019 (d) “Federal school lunch program” means the program under 42 USC 1751 to
201769j.
AB1079,12,2321 (e) “Reimbursement amount” means the national average payment rate for a
22school meal, as announced by the food and nutrition service of the federal
23department of agriculture in the federal register.
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1(f) “School meal” means a school lunch made available under the federal school
2lunch program, a meal supplement made available under the federal school lunch
3program, or a breakfast made available under the federal school breakfast program.
AB1079,13,5 4(2) Eligibility. An educational agency is eligible for payments under this
5section if the educational agency does not charge eligible pupils for school meals.
AB1079,13,8 6(3) Annual payment. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (co), in the
72021-22 school year and each school year thereafter, the state superintendent shall
8pay to each educational agency the sum of the following amounts:
AB1079,13,149 (a) The number of school lunches the educational agency provided to eligible
10pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied
11by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for
12a school lunch provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the
13previous school year for a school lunch provided to a pupil who satisfies the income
14eligibility for a free lunch under the federal school lunch program.
AB1079,13,2015 (b) The number of breakfasts the educational agency provided to eligible pupils
16under the federal school breakfast program in the previous school year multiplied by
17the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a
18breakfast provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the
19previous school year for a breakfast provided to a pupil who satisfies the income
20eligibility for a free breakfast under the federal school breakfast program.
AB1079,14,221 (c) The number of meal supplements the educational agency provided to
22eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year
23multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous
24school year for a reduced-price meal supplement provided to an eligible pupil and
25the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a meal supplement

1provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free meal supplement
2under the federal school lunch program.
AB1079,29 3Section 29. 115.3615 of the statutes is renumbered 49.39 and amended to
4read:
AB1079,14,17 549.39 Head start supplement. From the appropriation under s. 20.255
620.437 (2) (eh), the state superintendent secretary shall distribute funds to agencies
7determined by the state superintendent secretary to be eligible for designation as
8head start agencies under 42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health,
9educational, nutritional, social, and other services to economically disadvantaged
10children and their families. The state superintendent secretary shall distribute the
11funds in a manner consistent with 42 USC 9831 to 9852 except that there is no
12matching fund requirement. The state superintendent secretary shall give
13preference in funding under this section to agencies that are receiving federal funds
14under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 and to agencies that operate full-time or early head start
15programs. Funds distributed under this section may be used to match available
16federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 only if the funds are used to secure
17additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.
AB1079,30 18Section 30. 115.364 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,14,2419 115.364 (1) (a) “Eligible independent charter school” is a school under contract
20with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40
21(2x) that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ,
22hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it
23expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
24employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB1079,31 25Section 31. 115.364 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.364 (1) (am) “Eligible private school” means a private school participating
2in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that increased the amount it
3expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
4services professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately
5preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
6services professionals
.
AB1079,32 7Section 32. 115.364 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,15,128 115.364 (1) (b) “Eligible school district” is a school district that increased the
9amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
10workers
pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year
11immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
12workers
pupil services professionals.
AB1079,33 13Section 33. 115.364 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,15,1514 115.364 (1) (c) “Pupil services professional" means a school counselor, school
15social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
AB1079,34 16Section 34. 115.364 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,15,2217 115.364 (2) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
18(da), pay to an eligible school district an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
19by which the school district increased its expenditures in the preceding school year
20to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount
21it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
22employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB1079,35 23Section 35. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,16,524 115.364 (2) (a) 2. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
25(da), pay to an eligible independent charter school an amount equal to 50 percent of

1the amount by which the independent charter school increased its expenditures in
2the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
3professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding
4the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
5professionals
.
AB1079,36 6Section 36. 115.364 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,16,127 115.364 (2) (a) 3. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
8(da), pay to an eligible private school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
9by which the private school increased it expenditures in the preceding school year
10to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount
11it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
12employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB1079,37 13Section 37. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,16,2414 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. Subject to subd. 2. b., if, after making the payments
15required under par. (a), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255
16(2) (da), the state superintendent shall reimburse eligible school districts, private
17schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, and
18independent charter schools under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40
19(2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x)
for an amount equal to
20expenditures made by the school district, private school, or independent charter
21school in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
22services professionals
less the any amount of increased expenditures for which the
23school district, private school, or independent charter school was reimbursed under
24par. (a).
AB1079,38 25Section 38. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal
2year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under subd. 2. a., the state
3superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private
4schools, and independent charter schools eligible for the aid.
AB1079,39 5Section 39. 115.367 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,17,136 115.367 (1) Grant program. The department shall establish and administer
7a competitive program to award grants to school boards and operators of charter
8schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of collaborating with community
9mental health agencies
mental health providers to provide mental health services
10to pupils. School boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x)
11may apply for a grant under this section individually or as a consortium of school
12boards, charter schools, or both. For purposes of this subsection, a “consortium of
13school boards” includes a cooperative educational service agency.
AB1079,40 14Section 40. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (1) (intro.) and
15amended to read:
AB1079,17,1616 115.437 (1) (intro.) In this section, “number:
AB1079,17,19 17(c) “Number” of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.)
18and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “Number of pupils enrolled" does
19not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1) (f) (g).
AB1079,41 20Section 41. 115.437 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,17,2321 115.437 (1) (a) “Economically disadvantaged pupil” means a pupil that satisfies
22either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC
231758
(b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as determined by the department.
AB1079,42 24Section 42. 115.437 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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1115.437 (1) (d) “Rate of economically disadvantaged pupils” means the number
2of economically disadvantaged pupils enrolled in a school district divided by the
3number of pupils enrolled in the school district.
AB1079,43 4Section 43. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) (a) (intro.)
5and amended to read:
AB1079,18,86 115.437 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), annually Annually, on the
74th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount
8equal to the sum of all of the following:
AB1079,18,13 91. The average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the
10current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year,
11by $150 in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, by $250 in the 2016-17 school year,
12by $450 in the 2017-18 school year, by $654 in the 2018-19 school year,
by $679 and
13$63
$750 in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year thereafter.
AB1079,18,15 14(c) The department shall make the payments under this subsection from the
15appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).
AB1079,44 16Section 44. 115.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,18,2017 115.437 (2) (a) 2. In the 2021-22 school year and in each school year thereafter,
18the number of pupils enrolled in a school district multiplied by the school district's
19rate of economically disadvantaged pupils in the previous school year multiplied by
20$75.
AB1079,45 21Section 45. 115.449 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,19,2 22115.449 Out-of-school time programs; grants. (1) Beginning in the
232022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dk), the department
24shall award grants to school boards and organizations to support high-quality

1after-school programs and other out-of-school time programs that provide services
2to school-age children.
AB1079,19,7 3(2) The department shall award a grant under this section in an amount of not
4less than $80,000 and not more than $145,000 per school year and may award the
5grant for up to 5 school years. In each school year, the department shall award not
6less than 30 percent of all grant moneys to out-of-school time programs that serve
7pupils in the elementary grades.
AB1079,19,9 8(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
9section.
AB1079,46 10Section 46. 115.453 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,19,14 11115.453 Licenses to teach computer science; grant program. (1) In this
12section, “eligible employee” means a school district employee who holds a license or
13permit to teach issued by the department that does not authorize the employee to
14teach computer science.
AB1079,19,18 15(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, the department shall award grants
16to school districts to provide assistance to eligible employees for the purpose of
17obtaining a license or permit that authorizes the eligible employee to teach computer
18science.
AB1079,19,20 19(3) In awarding grants under sub. (2), the department shall give priority to
20applications submitted by a school district that satisfies any of the following criteria:
AB1079,19,2221 (a) At least 50 percent of the school district's membership satisfy the income
22eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
AB1079,19,2423 (b) At least 40 percent of the school district's membership identifies as a
24minority group pupil, as defined in s. 121.845 (2).
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1(4) The department may promulgate rules to establish and administer the
2program under this section
AB1079,47 3Section 47. 115.457 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,20,6 4115.457 Energy efficiency projects; grants. (1) Beginning in the 2021-22
5school year, the department shall award grants to school districts for energy
6efficiency projects in school buildings.
AB1079,20,9 7(2) In awarding grants under this section for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school
8years, the department shall give preference to projects that relate to heating,
9ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
AB1079,20,10 10(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB1079,48 11Section 48. 115.882 of the statutes is renumbered 115.882 (intro.) and
12amended to read:
AB1079,20,18 13115.882 Payment of state aid; reimbursement rate. (intro.) Funds
14appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4).

15Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under
16ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a
17rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs,
18not to exceed 100 percent.
the following rates:
AB1079,49 19Section 49. 115.882 (1) and (2) of the statutes are created to read:
AB1079,20,2020 115.882 (1) In the 2021-22 school year, 45 percent of eligible costs.
AB1079,20,22 21(2) In the 2022-23 school year and in each school year thereafter, 50 percent
22of eligible costs.
AB1079,50 23Section 50. 115.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,21,624 115.95 (2) It is the policy of this state to provide equal educational
25opportunities by ensuring that necessary programs are available for

1limited-English proficient pupils while allowing each school district and charter
2school under s. 118.740 (2r) and (2x)
maximum flexibility in establishing programs
3suited to its particular needs. To this end, this subchapter provides support for
4educating limited-English proficient pupils and
establishes bilingual-bicultural
5education programs for pupils in school districts with specified concentrations of
6limited-English proficient pupils in the attendance areas of particular schools.
AB1079,51 7Section 51. 115.95 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,21,128 115.95 (3) It is the policy of this state to reimburse school districts, in
9substantial part, for the added costs of providing the programs established under
10this subchapter and to provide support to school districts and charter schools under
11s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) for the added costs of educating limited-English proficient
12pupils
.
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