AB68: Bill Text

AB68,1900 Section 1900. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1101,2 115.28 (45) Grants for bullying prevention. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (eb), beginning in the 2021-22 school year, annually award grants a grant to a the nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), that received a grant under this subsection in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years to provide training and an online bullying prevention curriculum for pupils in grades kindergarten to 8.

AB68,1901 Section 1901. 115.28 (54s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1101,9 115.28 (54s) Climate change; model academic standards. If the state superintendent adopts model academic standards for any of the following subjects, incorporate an understanding of climate, the interconnected nature of climate change, the potential local and global impacts of climate change, and individual and societal actions that may mitigate the harmful effects of climate change into the model academic standards for that subject:

AB68,1101,10 (a) Science.

AB68,1101,11 (b) Mathematics.

AB68,1101,12 (c) Social studies.

AB68,1101,13 (d) English language arts.

AB68,1101,14 (e) Agriculture.

AB68,1101,15 (f) Food and natural resources.

AB68,1101,16 (g) Environmental literacy and sustainability.

AB68,1101,17 (h) Nutrition education.

AB68,1902 Section 1902. 115.28 (63) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1101,19 115.28 (63) (d) Social and emotional learning.

AB68,1903 Section 1903. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1102,2 115.28 (66) General educational development test fee payments. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (bm), pay to GED Testing Service LLC the $30 testing service fee for an eligible individual who takes a content area test given under the general educational development test. In this subsection, “eligible individual” means an individual who satisfies all of the following conditions before taking the content area test:

AB68,1102,5 1. The individual meets the eligibility requirements promulgated by the department by rule for a high school equivalency diploma or certificate of general educational development.

AB68,1102,7 2. The individual takes and receives a passing score on a practice test for the content area that is developed by GED Testing Service LLC.

AB68,1102,9 (b) For each eligible individual under par. (a), pay for no more than one testing service fee for each content area test taken in a calendar year.

AB68,1102,12 (c) Pay the testing service fee for a content area test under par. (a) only if the eligible individual takes the test on or after January 1, 2022, at a testing site in Wisconsin that is approved by the state superintendent.

AB68,1904 Section 1904. 115.28 (67) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1102,17 115.28 (67) Report on homeless children and youths. Annually, submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), in the public schools of this state.

AB68,1905 Section 1905. 115.28 (68) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1102,21 115.28 (68) City Year Milwaukee. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fv) to City Year, Inc., to support City Year Milwaukee.

AB68,1906 Section 1906 . 115.341 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1103,7 115.341 School breakfast program. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), each operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525 15 cents for each breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse each governing body of a private school or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast served at the private school or tribal school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.

AB68,1103,12 (2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards, operators, directors, and governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid under sub. (1).

AB68,1907 Section 1907. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1103,20 115.341 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the state superintendent may not reimburse the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, the director of the center under s. 115.525, or the governing body of a private or tribal school for any breakfasts served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, during the prior school year if the school ceased operations during that prior school year.

AB68,1908 Section 1908. 115.342 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1103,22 115.342 Supplemental nutrition aid. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB68,1104,2 (a) “Educational agency” means a school board, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), a private school, a tribal school, an operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525.

AB68,1104,4 (b) “Eligible pupil” means a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) (A).

AB68,1104,5 (c) “Federal school breakfast program” means the program under 42 USC 1773.

AB68,1104,7 (d) “Federal school lunch program” means the program under 42 USC 1751 to 1769j.

AB68,1104,10 (e) “Reimbursement amount” means the national average payment rate for a school meal, as announced by the food and nutrition service of the federal department of agriculture in the federal register.

AB68,1104,13 (f) “School meal” means a school lunch made available under the federal school lunch program, a meal supplement made available under the federal school lunch program, or a breakfast made available under the federal school breakfast program.

AB68,1104,15 (2) Eligibility. An educational agency is eligible for payments under this section if the educational agency does not charge eligible pupils for school meals.

AB68,1104,18 (3) Annual payment. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (co), in the 2021-22 school year and each school year thereafter, the state superintendent shall pay to each educational agency the sum of the following amounts:

AB68,1104,24 (a) The number of school lunches the educational agency provided to eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school lunch provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school lunch provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free lunch under the federal school lunch program.

AB68,1105,6 (b) The number of breakfasts the educational agency provided to eligible pupils under the federal school breakfast program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a breakfast provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a breakfast provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free breakfast under the federal school breakfast program.

AB68,1105,13 (c) The number of meal supplements the educational agency provided to eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a reduced-price meal supplement provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a meal supplement provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free meal supplement under the federal school lunch program.

AB68,1909 Section 1909 . 115.35 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.35 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68,1105,25 115.35 (1) (a) (intro.) A critical health problems education program is established in the department. The program shall be a systematic and integrated program designed to provide appropriate learning experiences based on scientific knowledge of the human organism as it functions within its environment and designed to favorably influence the health, understanding, attitudes and practices of the individual child which will enable him or her to adapt to changing health problems of our society. The program shall be designed to educate youth with regard to critical health problems and shall include, but not be limited to, the following topics as the basis for comprehensive education curricula in all elementary and secondary schools: controlled

AB68,1106,2 1. Controlled substances, as defined in s. 961.01 (4); controlled substance analogs, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m); alcohol; and tobacco; mental.

AB68,1106,3 2. Mental health; sexually.

AB68,1106,5 3. Sexually transmitted diseases, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; human.

AB68,1106,6 4. Human growth and development; and.

AB68,1106,7 5. Other related health and safety topics as determined by the department.

AB68,1106,10 (b) Participation in the human growth and development topic of the curricula described in par. (a) shall be entirely voluntary. The department may not require a school board to use a specific human growth and development curriculum.

AB68,1910 Section 1910. 115.3615 of the statutes is renumbered 49.39 and amended to read:

AB68,1106,25 49.39 Head start supplement. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 20.437 (2) (eh), the state superintendent secretary shall distribute funds to agencies determined by the state superintendent secretary to be eligible for designation as head start agencies under 42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families. The state superintendent secretary shall distribute the funds in a manner consistent with 42 USC 9831 to 9852 except that there is no matching fund requirement. The state superintendent secretary shall give preference in funding under this section to agencies that are receiving federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 and to agencies that operate full-time or early head start programs. Funds distributed under this section may be used to match available federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 only if the funds are used to secure additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.

AB68,1911 Section 1911. 115.363 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1107,5 115.363 (2) (b) The school board shall pay to each nonprofit corporation with which it contracts under par. (a) an amount that is no more than the amount paid per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2m., 2n., or 2p. 2q. in the current school year multiplied by the number of pupils participating in the program under the contract.

AB68,1912 Section 1912. 115.364 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1107,8 115.364 (title) Aid for school mental Mental health programs and pupil wellness aid.

AB68,1913 Section 1913. 115.364 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (1) and amended to read:

AB68,1107,12 115.364 (1) In this section:, “ pupil services professional” means a school counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.

AB68,1914 Section 1914. 115.364 (1) (a), (am), and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

AB68,1915 Section 1915. 115.364 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 115.364 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB68,1108,2 115.364 (2) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 2021-22 school year and annually thereafter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: 1. Subject, subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible reimburse a school district board, the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the school district increased its expenditures made by the school board, operator, or governing body in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB68,1916 Section 1916. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.

AB68,1917 Section 1917. 115.364 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (2) (b) and amended to read:

AB68,1108,11 115.364 (2) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under par. (a), the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private schools, and independent charter schools boards, operators of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), and governing bodies of private schools participating in programs under ss. 118.60 and 119.23 that are eligible for the aid.

AB68,1918 Section 1918. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,1919 Section 1919. 115.367 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1108,21 115.367 (1) Grant program. The department shall establish and administer a competitive program to award grants to school boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of collaborating with community mental health agencies mental health providers to provide mental health services to pupils. School boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) may apply for a grant under this section individually or as a consortium of school boards, charter schools, or both. For purposes of this subsection, a “consortium of school boards” includes a cooperative educational service agency.

AB68,1920 Section 1920 . 115.436 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1109,2 115.436 (2) (intro.) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under this section if it the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is less than 10 and the school district satisfies all one of the following criteria:

AB68,1921 Section 1921 . 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1109,5 115.436 (2) (b) The school district's membership in the previous school year was greater than 745.

AB68,1922 Section 1922 . 115.436 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,1923 Section 1923 . 115.436 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB68,1109,12 115.436 (3) (a) 1. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and (r) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (a) $400 multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school year.

AB68,1924 Section 1924 . 115.436 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1109,17 115.436 (3) (a) 2. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and (r) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (b) $100 multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school year.

AB68,1925 Section 1925 . 115.436 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1109,25 115.436 (3) (am) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and (r), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid under this section in the previous school year but does not satisfy the number-of-pupils-per-square-mile requirement under sub. (2) (a) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (a) 1. or 2. in the previous school year.

AB68,1926 Section 1926. 115.436 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1110,5 115.436 (3) (b) If the appropriation total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and (r) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under pars. (a), (am), and (ap), the department shall prorate the payments among the school districts entitled to aid under this subsection.

AB68,1927 Section 1927. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68,1110,8 115.437 (1) (intro.) In this section, “number:

AB68,1110,11 (c) “Number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “Number of pupils enrolled" does not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1) (f) (g).