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SB956,21,224 (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.
SB956,21,53 (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:
SB956,21,76 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.
SB956,21,128 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.
SB956,21,1313 (c) “Pupils enrolled” has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (7).
SB956,21,1514 (d) “Urban school district” means a school district that, in the previous school
15year, had a membership of at least 18,000 pupils.
SB956,21,18 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.
SB956,21,22 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.
SB956,22,5 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.
SB956,22,12 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).
SB956,22,16 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.
SB956,22,2117 (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.
SB956,35 22Section 35. 115.447 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB956,22,23 23115.447 (title) Summer school programs; grants; urban school districts .
SB956,36 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
.
SB956,37 4Section 37 . 115.447 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB956,23,75 115.447 (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:
SB956,38 8Section 38 . 115.447 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,23,139 115.447 (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.
SB956,39 14Section 39. 115.449 of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,23,19 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.
SB956,23,24 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.
SB956,24,2
1(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
2section.
SB956,40 3Section 40. 115.453 of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,24,7 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.
SB956,24,11 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.
SB956,24,13 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:
SB956,24,1514 (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).
SB956,24,1716 (b) At least 40 percent of the school district's membership identifies as a
17minority group pupil, as defined in s. 121.845 (2).
SB956,24,19 18(4) The department may promulgate rules to establish and administer the
19program under this section
SB956,41 20Section 41. 115.456 of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,24,25 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.
SB956,25,4
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.
SB956,25,6 5(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
6section.
SB956,42 7Section 42. 115.457 of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,25,10 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.
SB956,25,12 11(2) Annually, the department shall award a grant to each urban school district
12to support projects that satisfy the following criteria:
SB956,25,1313 (a) The project includes collaboration with at least one of the following:
SB956,25,1414 1. A nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized under ch. 181.
SB956,25,1515 2. A cooperative educational service agency.
SB956,25,1616 3. An institution within the University of Wisconsin System.
SB956,25,1717 4. A technical college district board.
SB956,25,1818 5. Any local unit of government.
SB956,25,2019 (b) The project makes additional resources or services available to pupils and
20their families.
SB956,25,2321 (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.
SB956,26,5 4(4) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
5section.
SB956,43 6Section 43. 115.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB956,26,147 115.95 (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.
SB956,44 15Section 44. 115.95 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB956,26,2016 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
.
SB956,45 21Section 45. 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,27,2 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.
SB956,27,6 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.
SB956,27,8 7(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
8section.
SB956,46 9Section 46. 115.96 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB956,27,10 10115.96 (title) Establishment Pupil counts; establishment of programs.
SB956,47 11Section 47. 115.96 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB956,27,1912 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.
SB956,48 20Section 48. 115.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB956,28,821 115.97 (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.
SB956,49 9Section 49. 115.97 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,28,1310 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.
SB956,50 14Section 50. 115.977 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB956,28,2015 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.
SB956,51 21Section 51. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB956,28,23 22115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and
23pupil counts
.
SB956,52 24Section 52. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1) and amended
25to read:
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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.
SB956,53 10Section 53. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,29,1511 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.
SB956,54 16Section 54. 115.993 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,29,1917 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.
SB956,55 20Section 55. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (1m) (intro.)
21and amended to read:
SB956,30,222 115.995 (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:
SB956,56 3Section 56. 115.995 (1) and (2) of the statutes are renumbered 115.995 (1m)
4(a) 1. and 2. and amended to read:
SB956,30,105 115.995 (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
.
SB956,30,1911 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.
SB956,57 20Section 57. 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,30,2321 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:
SB956,58 24Section 58. 115.995 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,31,3
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:
SB956,31,64 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.
SB956,31,107 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.
SB956,31,1111 3. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. by $500.
SB956,31,1212 4. Add the product determined under subd. 3. to the amount under subd. 1.
SB956,59 13Section 59. 115.995 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB956,31,1814 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:
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