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SB70-AA7,83 16Section 83. 20.255 (2) (da) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA7,84 17Section 84. 20.255 (2) (db) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,34,1918 20.255 (2) (db) Aid for school-based mental health professionals; staff. The
19amounts in the schedule for aid under s. 115.364.
SB70-AA7,85 20Section 85. 115.364 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,34,22 21115.364 (title) Aid for school school-based mental health programs
22professionals; staff.
SB70-AA7,86
1Section 86. 115.364 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (1) and
2amended to read:
SB70-AA7,35,43 115.364 (1) In this section:, “ pupil services professional” means a school
4counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
SB70-AA7,87 5Section 87. 115.364 (1) (a), (am) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
SB70-AA7,88 6Section 88. 115.364 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
7renumbered 115.364 (2) (a) and amended to read:
SB70-AA7,35,198 115.364 (2) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 2023-24 school year and annually
9thereafter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: 1. Subject, subject
10to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible (db),
11reimburse a
school district board, the operator of a charter school established under
12s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a private school participating in a
13program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for
an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
14by which the school district increased its
expenditures made by the school board,
15operator, or governing body
in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain
16social workers over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding
17the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers
pupil services
18professionals, including pupil services professionals who provided telehealth
19services
.
SB70-AA7,89 20Section 89. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.
SB70-AA7,90 21Section 90. 115.364 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (2) (b) and
22amended to read:
SB70-AA7,36,323 115.364 (2) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) (db) in any fiscal
24year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under par. (a), the state
25superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private

1schools, and independent charter schools
boards, operators of charter schools
2established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), and governing bodies of private schools
3participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that are
eligible for the aid.
SB70-AA7,91 4Section 91. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.”.
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SB70-AA7,92 6Section 92. 20.255 (2) (ch) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,36,97 20.255 (2) (ch) Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building.
8The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.422 to school districts and
9operators of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
SB70-AA7,93 10Section 93. 115.422 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,36,18 11115.422 Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building.
12(1) In this section, “grow your own program” means a program to encourage
13individuals to pursue a career in teaching or to facilitate teacher licensure. “Grow
14your own programs” include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching,
15payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for
16licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for
17partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for
18paraprofessionals to gain licensure.
SB70-AA7,37,2 19(2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, from the appropriation under s.
2020.255 (2) (ch), the department shall award grants to a school district or the operator

1of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) to reimburse the school district or
2charter school for costs associated with grow your own programs.
SB70-AA7,37,4 3(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
4section, including criteria for awarding a grant.
SB70-AA7,94 5Section 94. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,37,186 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
766.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
8115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.422,
9115.445, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12,
10118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164,
11118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and
12(10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.2935, 118.30
13to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m),
14(5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34),
15(35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are
16applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly
17provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any
18school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program.”.
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SB70-AA7,95 20Section 95. 20.255 (2) (cd) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,37,2221 20.255 (2) (cd) Aid for English language acquisition. A sum sufficient for aid
22under s. 115.9955.
SB70-AA7,96
1Section 96. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,38,3 2115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and
3pupil counts
.
SB70-AA7,97 4Section 97. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1).
SB70-AA7,98 5Section 98. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,38,106 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator
7of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state
8superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
9school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the
10classification of those pupils by language group.
SB70-AA7,99 11Section 99. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,38,15 12115.995 State aids. (intro.) Upon receipt of the report under s. 115.993 (1),
13if the state superintendent is satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education
14program for the previous school year was maintained in accordance with this
15subchapter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following:
SB70-AA7,100 16Section 100. 115.995 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,38,2117 115.995 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide
18proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993 (1), an annual payment
19of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the previous school year
20were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid paid under this
21subsection does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2).
SB70-AA7,101 22Section 101. 115.9955 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,39,2 23115.9955 Aid for English language acquisition. (1) Beginning in the
242024-25 school year and annually thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
25(2) (cd), the department shall pay each school district and each operator of a charter

1school established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) the following amounts, based on the
2report under s. 115.993 (2):
SB70-AA7,39,53 (a) If, in the previous school year, there was at least one but no more than 20
4limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the
5charter school, $10,000.
SB70-AA7,39,86 (b) If, in the previous school year, there were more than 20 limited-English
7proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school, $500
8per limited-English proficient pupil.
SB70-AA7,39,10 9(2) Receipt of aid under s. 115.995 does not preclude receipt of aid under this
10section.”.
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SB70-AA7,102 12Section 102. 20.255 (2) (dk) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,39,1513 20.255 (2) (dk) Out-of-school-time programs; grants. As a continuing
14appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for out-of-school-time program grants
15under s. 115.449.
SB70-AA7,103 16Section 103. 115.449 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,39,18 17115.449 Out-of-school-time programs; grants. (1) In this section,
18“out-of-school-time program” means any of the following:
SB70-AA7,39,2119 (a) A program that provides programming, activities, learning support, and
20supervision for pupils in grades kindergarten to 12 before school, after school, or both
21before and after school.
SB70-AA7,39,2222 (b) A day camp licensed by the department of children and families.
SB70-AA7,40,3
1(c) A recreational or educational camp licensed by the department of
2agriculture, trade and consumer protection or a local health department under s.
397.67.
SB70-AA7,40,54 (d) A program that the department determines will help program participants
5make progress in the following goals as appropriate for age groups served:
SB70-AA7,40,66 1. Developing a sense of connection to school and their place in it.
SB70-AA7,40,87 2. Improving academic outcomes, including homework completion, grades, and
8study behaviors.
SB70-AA7,40,99 3. College graduation and career readiness.
SB70-AA7,40,1110 4. Reducing rates of participation in risky behaviors through access to a safe
11and welcoming environment during out-of-school-time hours.
SB70-AA7,40,1312 5. Improving social and emotional skills and accessing opportunities to
13demonstrate leadership.
SB70-AA7,40,1514 6. Accessing experiences and opportunities that contribute to the development
15of the whole child, such as civic engagement and community service.
SB70-AA7,40,20 16(2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, from the appropriation under s.
1720.255 (2) (dk), the department shall award grants to school boards, charter schools
18established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and organizations to support high-quality
19after-school programs and other out-of-school-time programs that provide services
20to school-age children.
SB70-AA7,40,22 21(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
22section.”.
SB70-AA7,40,23 2360. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA7,40,24 24 Section 104. 115.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,41,11
1115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of
2applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the
3state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private
4schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such
5certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private,
6or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the
7state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the
8applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the
9applicant's teaching therein. Private Except as provided in ss. 115.7915 (2) (i), 118.60
10(2) (a) 6m., and 119.23 (2) (a) 6m., private
schools are not obligated to employ only
11licensed or certified teachers.
SB70-AA7,105 12Section 105. 115.7915 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,41,1513 115.7915 (2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2026, all
14of the eligible school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the
15department.
SB70-AA7,41,2416 2. a. A teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2026, who has been
17teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and
18who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2026, may apply to
19the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
20nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall
21promulgate rules to implement this subd. 2. a., including the form of the application
22and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application
23form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements
24under subd. 1. No waiver granted under this subd. 2. a. is valid after July 1, 2031.
SB70-AA7,42,3
1b. A teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only courses in
2rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
3department.
SB70-AA7,106 4Section 106. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,42,105 118.19 (1) Except as provided in subs. (1b) and (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 1. and
62., any person seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school, or in a
7school or institution operated by a county or the state, in a private school
8participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private
9school participating in the program under s. 115.7915
shall first procure a license or
10permit from the department.
SB70-AA7,107 11Section 107. 118.19 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,42,1712 118.19 (1b) An individual may teach an online course in a subject and level in
13a public school, including a charter school, in a private school participating in a
14parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private school
15participating in the program under s. 115.7915
without a license or permit from the
16department if the individual holds a valid license or permit to teach the subject and
17level in the state from which the online course is provided.
SB70-AA7,108 18Section 108. 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,42,2519 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) A faculty member of an institution of higher education
20may teach in a public high school, including a charter school that operates only high
21school grades, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under
22s. 118.60 or 119.23 that operates only high school grades, or in a private school
23participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that operates only high school grades

24without a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all
25of the following:
SB70-AA7,109
1Section 109. 118.19 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,43,252 118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the
3applicant possesses a bachelor's degree including such professional training as the
4department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17)
5(a), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, and 118.197. Notwithstanding s.
636.11 (16), no teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the state
7superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in the program is
8required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester
9following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school or the
10equivalent, as determined by the state superintendent. No license to teach in any
11public school may be granted to an applicant who completed a professional training
12program outside this state unless the applicant completed student teaching
13consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester
14calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as determined by the state
15superintendent. The state superintendent may grant exceptions to the student
16teaching requirements under this paragraph when the midyear calendars of the
17institution offering the teacher preparatory program and the cooperating school
18differ from each other and would prevent students from attending classes at the
19institution in accordance with the institution's calendar. The state superintendent
20shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. If for the purpose of granting
21a license to teach or for approving a teacher preparatory program the state
22superintendent requires that an institution of higher education be accredited, the
23state superintendent shall accept accreditation by a regional or national
24institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of education or
25by a programmatic accrediting organization.
SB70-AA7,110
1Section 110. 118.19 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,44,112 118.19 (3) (b) The state superintendent shall permanently certify any
3applicant to teach Wisconsin native American languages and culture who has
4successfully completed the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee school of education
5approved Wisconsin native American languages and culture project certification
6program at any time between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 1977. School
7districts shall
A school district, the governing body of a private school participating
8in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or the governing body of a
9private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 may
not assign
10individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses other than Wisconsin
11native American languages and culture, unless they qualify under par. (a).
SB70-AA7,111 12Section 111. 118.19 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,44,1613 118.19 (10) (b) 1. Conduct a background investigation of each applicant for
14issuance or renewal of a license or permit, including a license or permit issued to a
15pupil services professional, and for a faculty member seeking to teach in a public high
16school without a license or permit.
SB70-AA7,112 17Section 112. 118.191 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,45,218 118.191 (2) (a) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
19an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject to an individual who
20is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points on
21the point system under sub. (5), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 1. and
22at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term
23of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district, by
24the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program

1under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
2in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will teach.
SB70-AA7,113 3Section 113. 118.191 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,45,134 118.191 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
5an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject to an individual
6who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points
7on the point system under sub. (5m), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5m)
8(a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete
9during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the
10school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental
11choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private
12school participating in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will
13teach.
SB70-AA7,114 14Section 114. 118.191 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,45,1815 118.191 (2m) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) authorizes an
16individual to teach only in the school district controlled by the school board, or in the
17private school controlled by the governing body,
that determined the curriculum the
18individual agreed to complete in order to qualify for the initial teaching license.
SB70-AA7,115 19Section 115. 118.191 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,45,2320 118.191 (3) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is valid for 3 years.
21An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is void if the license holder ceases
22to be employed as a teacher in the school district or private school in which the license
23holder is authorized to teach under sub. (2m).
SB70-AA7,116 24Section 116. 118.191 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,46,11
1118.191 (4) Upon the expiration of the 3-year term of an initial teaching license
2issued under sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a professional
3teaching license to teach the technical education subject or vocational education
4subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the individual
5agreed to under sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school district, by
6the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program
7under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
8in the program under s. 115.7915
that established the curriculum. The department
9shall indicate on a professional teaching license issued under this subsection that the
10license was obtained under the experience-based licensure program under this
11section.
SB70-AA7,117 12Section 117. 118.192 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,46,1613 118.192 (4) A school board or private school participating in a parental choice
14program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
that employs a person who holds a professional
15teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his
16or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits.
SB70-AA7,118 17Section 118. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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