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SB70-AA7,118 17Section 118. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,46,2218 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
19school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
20degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
21including a masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
22institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2026.
SB70-AA7,119 23Section 119. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
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1118.60 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
22026, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
3the department.
SB70-AA7,47,134 b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2026, who has been
5teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and
6who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2026, may apply
7to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
8nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
9shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
10application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
11application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
12requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
13after July 1, 2031.
SB70-AA7,120 14Section 120. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,47,1815 118.60 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
16school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
17rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
18department.
SB70-AA7,121 19Section 121. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,47,2420 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's
21teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or
22a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a
23masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution
24of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2026.
SB70-AA7,122 25Section 122. 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
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1119.23 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
22026, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
3the department.
SB70-AA7,48,134 b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2026, who has been
5teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and
6who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2026, may apply
7to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
8nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
9shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
10application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
11application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
12requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
13after July 1, 2031.
SB70-AA7,123 14Section 123. 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,48,1815 119.23 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
16school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
17rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
18department.
SB70-AA7,9434 19Section 9434. Effective dates; Public Instruction.
SB70-AA7,48,2120 (1) Teacher licensure in certain private schools. The treatment of s. 118.19
21(1), (1b), (1c) (b) (intro.), and (3) (b) takes effect on July 1, 2026.”.
SB70-AA7,124 1Section 124. 20.255 (3) (ci) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,49,32 20.255 (3) (ci) Teacher improvement program stipends. A sum sufficient for
3payments to individuals under s. 115.41 (2).
SB70-AA7,125 4Section 125. 20.255 (3) (cL) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,49,65 20.255 (3) (cL) Library intern stipend payments. A sum sufficient for library
6intern stipend payments under s. 43.05 (12m).
SB70-AA7,126 7Section 126. 20.255 (3) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,49,98 20.255 (3) (cs) Student teacher stipends. A sum sufficient for payments to
9student teachers under s. 115.421.
SB70-AA7,127 10Section 127. 20.255 (3) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,49,1211 20.255 (3) (ct) Cooperating teacher stipends. A sum sufficient for payments to
12teachers under s. 115.424.
SB70-AA7,128 13Section 128. 43.05 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,49,1814 43.05 (12m) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (cL), beginning in the
152024-25 school year, provide payments, in the amount of $2,500 per student per
16semester, to students who are pursuing a degree in library science and are placed as
17an intern in a public library. The division may promulgate rules to implement this
18subsection.
SB70-AA7,129 19Section 129. 115.41 of the statutes is renumbered 115.41 (1).
SB70-AA7,130 20Section 130. 115.41 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
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1115.41 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (ci), beginning
2in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount
3of $9,600 per individual per semester, to prospective teachers who are participating
4in the program under sub. (1). The department may promulgate rules to implement
5this subsection.
SB70-AA7,131 6Section 131. 115.421 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,50,12 7115.421 Student teacher stipends. From the appropriation account under
8s. 20.255 (3) (cs), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide
9payments, in the amount of $2,500 per individual per semester, to an individual who
10is completing student teaching as part of a teacher preparatory program approved
11by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a). The department may promulgate
12rules to implement this section.
SB70-AA7,132 13Section 132. 115.424 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,50,18 14115.424 Cooperating teacher stipends. From the appropriation account
15under s. 20.255 (3) (ct), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall
16provide payments, in the amount of $1,000 per teacher per semester, to a cooperating
17teacher who is overseeing an individual who is completing student teaching. The
18department may promulgate rules to implement this section.”.
SB70-AA7,50,19 1962. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert: - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-AA7,133 20Section 133. 20.255 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,50,2221 20.255 (3) (bm) General educational development test fee payments. A sum
22sufficient for payments to GED Testing Service LLC under s. 115.28 (66) (a).
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1Section 134. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,51,72 115.28 (66) General educational development test fee payments. (a) Subject
3to pars. (b) and (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (bm), pay to GED
4Testing Service LLC the $30 testing service fee for an eligible individual who takes
5a content area test given under the general educational development test. In this
6subsection, “eligible individual” means an individual who satisfies all of the
7following conditions before taking the content area test:
SB70-AA7,51,108 1. The individual meets the eligibility requirements promulgated by the
9department by rule for a high school equivalency diploma or certificate of general
10educational development.
SB70-AA7,51,1211 2. The individual takes and receives a passing score on a practice test for the
12content area that is developed by GED Testing Service LLC.
SB70-AA7,51,1413 (b) For each eligible individual under par. (a), pay for no more than one testing
14service fee for each content area test taken in a calendar year.
SB70-AA7,51,1715 (c) Pay the testing service fee for a content area test under par. (a) only if the
16eligible individual takes the test on or after January 1, 2024, at a testing site in this
17state that is approved by the state superintendent.”.
SB70-AA7,51,18 1863. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA7,51,19 19 Section 135. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,51,2320 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that
21includes a grade from 9 to 12, a requirement that the charter school make available
22to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts
23in computer programming or coding.
SB70-AA7,136 24Section 136. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:
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1118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that
2includes a grade from 9 to 12, a requirement that the charter school make available
3to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts
4in computer programming or coding.
SB70-AA7,137 5Section 137. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,52,86 118.60 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the
7private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer
8science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.
SB70-AA7,138 9Section 138. 119.23 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,52,1210 119.23 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the
11private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer
12science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.
SB70-AA7,139 13Section 139. 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,52,1514 121.02 (1) (L) 9. Make available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer
15science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.
SB70-AA7,9334 16Section 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction.
SB70-AA7,52,1717 (1) Computer science course requirement.
SB70-AA7,52,2018 (a) Independent charter school contracts. The treatment of s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2.
19m. and (2x) (b) 2. m. first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or
20modified on the effective date of this paragraph.
SB70-AA7,52,2321 (b) Private schools participating in a parental choice program. The treatment
22of ss. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. and 119.23 (2) (a) 10. first applies to an application to attend
23a private school under a parental choice program in the 2024-25 school year.”.
SB70-AA7,52,24 2464. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
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1 Section 140. 118.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,53,22 118.07 (6) (a) In this subsection:
SB70-AA7,53,33 1. “School premises” means all of the following:
SB70-AA7,53,64 a. Real property owned or rented by, or under the control of, a school board,
5including playgrounds, athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is
6occupied by pupils on a regular basis.
SB70-AA7,53,107 b. Real property owned or rented by an operator or governing board of a charter
8school that is used for the operation of a charter school, including playgrounds,
9athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is occupied on a regular basis
10by pupils attending the charter school.
SB70-AA7,53,1411 c. Real property owned or rented by the governing body of a private school that
12is used for the operation of a private school, including playgrounds, athletic facilities
13or fields, and any other property that is occupied on a regular basis by pupils
14attending the private school.
SB70-AA7,53,1515 2. “Vape” means to inhale or exhale vapor from a vapor product.
SB70-AA7,53,1616 3. “Vapor product” has the meaning given in s. 139.75 (14).
SB70-AA7,53,1717 (b) No individual may vape on school premises.”.
SB70-AA7,53,18 1865. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA7,53,19 19 Section 141. 118.07 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.07 (1) (a).
SB70-AA7,142 20Section 142. 118.07 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,54,221 118.07 (1) (b) Every school board shall ensure that each public school in the
22school district, and every operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r)
23or (2x) shall ensure that the charter school, has on-site an adequate usable supply
24of an opioid antagonist, as defined in s. 450.01 (13v). A supply of an opioid antagonist

1provided under this paragraph shall be in a location that is easily accessible at all
2times.”.
SB70-AA7,54,3 366. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA7,54,4 4 Section 143. 20.255 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,54,135 20.255 (1) (hg) Personnel licensure, teacher supply, information and analysis,
6and teacher improvement.
The amounts in the schedule All moneys received from
7the licensure of school and public library personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (d) and all
8moneys received under s. 115.41
to fund licensure administrative costs under s. ss.
9115.28 (7) (d) and 118.19 (10), teacher supply, information and analysis costs under
10s. 115.29 (5), and teacher improvement under s. 115.41 (1). Ninety percent of all
11moneys received from the licensure of school and public library personnel under s.
12115.28 (7) (d), and all moneys received under s. 115.41, shall be credited to this
13appropriation.
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SB70-AA7,54,14 1467. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA7,54,16 15 Section 144. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
16insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-AA7,145 17Section 145. 20.255 (1) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,54,1918 20.255 (1) (fc) Seal of biliteracy. The amounts in the schedule for grants under
19s. 115.28 (67).
SB70-AA7,146 20Section 146. 115.28 (67) of the statutes is created to read:
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1115.28 (67) Seal of biliteracy. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (fc),
2annually award grants to reimburse school boards and charter schools established
3under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the costs of assessments required for pupils to be
4eligible for a state seal of biliteracy under s. 115.29 (9) and costs related to training
5instructional staff to conduct the assessments.
SB70-AA7,147 6Section 147. 115.29 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,55,97 115.29 (9) State seal of biliteracy. Establish a state seal of biliteracy to
8recognize high school pupils who demonstrate through various assessments
9advanced achievement in bilingualism, biliteracy, and sociocultural competence.”.
SB70-AA7,55,10 1068. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA7,55,12 11 Section 148. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
12insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-AA7,149 13Section 149. 20.255 (3) (fv) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,55,1514 20.255 (3) (fv) Graduation Alliance. The amounts in the schedule for payments
15to Graduation Alliance, Inc., under s. 115.28 (68).
SB70-AA7,150 16Section 150. 115.28 (68) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,56,217 115.28 (68) Graduation Alliance. Annually distribute the amounts
18appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fv) to Graduation Alliance, Inc., a Utah corporation,

1to support pupils and their families through a coaching program designed to improve
2school engagement and academic performance known as Engage Wisconsin.”.
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