Amendment AA7-SB70

SB70-AA7,115 Section 115. 118.191 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,45,23 118.191 (3) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is valid for 3 years. An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is void if the license holder ceases to be employed as a teacher in the school district or private school in which the license holder is authorized to teach under sub. (2m).

SB70-AA7,116 Section 116. 118.191 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,46,11 118.191 (4) Upon the expiration of the 3-year term of an initial teaching license issued under sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a professional teaching license to teach the technical education subject or vocational education subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the individual agreed to under sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that established the curriculum. The department shall indicate on a professional teaching license issued under this subsection that the license was obtained under the experience-based licensure program under this section.

SB70-AA7,117 Section 117. 118.192 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,46,16 118.192 (4) A school board or private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that employs a person who holds a professional teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits.

SB70-AA7,118 Section 118. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,46,22 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2026.

SB70-AA7,119 Section 119. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,47,3 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1, 2026, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the department.

SB70-AA7,47,13 b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2026, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2026, may apply to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid after July 1, 2031.

SB70-AA7,120 Section 120. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,47,18 118.60 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

SB70-AA7,121 Section 121. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,47,24 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2026.

SB70-AA7,122 Section 122. 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,48,3 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1, 2026, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the department.

SB70-AA7,48,13 b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2026, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2026, may apply to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid after July 1, 2031.

SB70-AA7,123 Section 123. 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,48,18 119.23 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

SB70-AA7,9434 Section 9434. Effective dates; Public Instruction.

SB70-AA7,48,21 (1) Teacher licensure in certain private schools. The treatment of s. 118.19 (1), (1b), (1c) (b) (intro.), and (3) (b) takes effect on July 1, 2026.”.

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SB70-AA7,124 Section 124. 20.255 (3) (ci) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,49,3 20.255 (3) (ci) Teacher improvement program stipends. A sum sufficient for payments to individuals under s. 115.41 (2).

SB70-AA7,125 Section 125. 20.255 (3) (cL) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,49,6 20.255 (3) (cL) Library intern stipend payments. A sum sufficient for library intern stipend payments under s. 43.05 (12m).

SB70-AA7,126 Section 126. 20.255 (3) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,49,9 20.255 (3) (cs) Student teacher stipends. A sum sufficient for payments to student teachers under s. 115.421.

SB70-AA7,127 Section 127. 20.255 (3) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,49,12 20.255 (3) (ct) Cooperating teacher stipends. A sum sufficient for payments to teachers under s. 115.424.

SB70-AA7,128 Section 128. 43.05 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,49,18 43.05 (12m) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (cL), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, provide payments, in the amount of $2,500 per student per semester, to students who are pursuing a degree in library science and are placed as an intern in a public library. The division may promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

SB70-AA7,129 Section 129. 115.41 of the statutes is renumbered 115.41 (1).

SB70-AA7,130 Section 130. 115.41 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,50,5 115.41 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (ci), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount of $9,600 per individual per semester, to prospective teachers who are participating in the program under sub. (1). The department may promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

SB70-AA7,131 Section 131. 115.421 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,50,12 115.421 Student teacher stipends. From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (cs), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount of $2,500 per individual per semester, to an individual who is completing student teaching as part of a teacher preparatory program approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a). The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.

SB70-AA7,132 Section 132. 115.424 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,50,18 115.424 Cooperating teacher stipends. From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (ct), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount of $1,000 per teacher per semester, to a cooperating teacher who is overseeing an individual who is completing student teaching. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.”.

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SB70-AA7,133 Section 133. 20.255 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,50,22 20.255 (3) (bm) General educational development test fee payments. A sum sufficient for payments to GED Testing Service LLC under s. 115.28 (66) (a).

SB70-AA7,134 Section 134. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,51,7 115.28 (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:

SB70-AA7,51,10 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.

SB70-AA7,51,12 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.

SB70-AA7,51,14 (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.

SB70-AA7,51,17 (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, 2024, at a testing site in this state that is approved by the state superintendent.”.

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SB70-AA7,51,19 “ Section 135. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,51,23 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that includes a grade from 9 to 12, a requirement that the charter school make available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.

SB70-AA7,136 Section 136. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,52,4 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that includes a grade from 9 to 12, a requirement that the charter school make available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.

SB70-AA7,137 Section 137. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,52,8 118.60 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.

SB70-AA7,138 Section 138. 119.23 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,52,12 119.23 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.

SB70-AA7,139 Section 139. 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,52,15 121.02 (1) (L) 9. Make available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.

SB70-AA7,9334 Section 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction.

SB70-AA7,52,17 (1) Computer science course requirement.

SB70-AA7,52,20 (a) Independent charter school contracts. The treatment of s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. and (2x) (b) 2. m. first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or modified on the effective date of this paragraph.

SB70-AA7,52,23 (b) Private schools participating in a parental choice program. The treatment of ss. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. and 119.23 (2) (a) 10. first applies to an application to attend a private school under a parental choice program in the 2024-25 school year.”.

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SB70-AA7,53,1 “ Section 140. 118.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,53,2 118.07 (6) (a) In this subsection:

SB70-AA7,53,3 1. “School premises” means all of the following:

SB70-AA7,53,6 a. Real property owned or rented by, or under the control of, a school board, including playgrounds, athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is occupied by pupils on a regular basis.

SB70-AA7,53,10 b. Real property owned or rented by an operator or governing board of a charter school that is used for the operation of a charter school, including playgrounds, athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is occupied on a regular basis by pupils attending the charter school.

SB70-AA7,53,14 c. Real property owned or rented by the governing body of a private school that is used for the operation of a private school, including playgrounds, athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is occupied on a regular basis by pupils attending the private school.

SB70-AA7,53,15 2. “Vape” means to inhale or exhale vapor from a vapor product.

SB70-AA7,53,16 3. “Vapor product” has the meaning given in s. 139.75 (14).

SB70-AA7,53,17 (b) No individual may vape on school premises.”.

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SB70-AA7,53,19 “ Section 141. 118.07 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.07 (1) (a).

SB70-AA7,142 Section 142. 118.07 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,54,2 118.07 (1) (b) Every school board shall ensure that each public school in the school district, and every operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall ensure that the charter school, has on-site an adequate usable supply of an opioid antagonist, as defined in s. 450.01 (13v). A supply of an opioid antagonist provided under this paragraph shall be in a location that is easily accessible at all times.”.

SB70-AA7,54,3 66. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA7,54,4 “ Section 143. 20.255 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,54,13 20.255 (1) (hg) Personnel licensure, teacher supply, information and analysis, and teacher improvement. The amounts in the schedule All moneys received from the licensure of school and public library personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (d) and all moneys received under s. 115.41 to fund licensure administrative costs under s. ss. 115.28 (7) (d) and 118.19 (10), teacher supply, information and analysis costs under s. 115.29 (5), and teacher improvement under s. 115.41 (1). Ninety percent of all moneys received from the licensure of school and public library personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (d), and all moneys received under s. 115.41, shall be credited to this appropriation.”.

SB70-AA7,54,14 67. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA7,54,16 “ Section 144. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

SB70-AA7,145 Section 145. 20.255 (1) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,54,19 20.255 (1) (fc) Seal of biliteracy. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.28 (67).

SB70-AA7,146 Section 146. 115.28 (67) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,55,5 115.28 (67) Seal of biliteracy. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (fc), annually award grants to reimburse school boards and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the costs of assessments required for pupils to be eligible for a state seal of biliteracy under s. 115.29 (9) and costs related to training instructional staff to conduct the assessments.

SB70-AA7,147 Section 147. 115.29 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,55,9 115.29 (9) State seal of biliteracy. Establish a state seal of biliteracy to recognize high school pupils who demonstrate through various assessments advanced achievement in bilingualism, biliteracy, and sociocultural competence.”.