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SB70-SSA2-SA3,99,3
1(f) How eligible children participating in the online early learning program
2performed on prekindergarten and kindergarten readiness assessments selected
3and administered by the service provider.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,99,9 4(5m) (a) The service provider awarded the contract under par. (b) sub. (2) shall
5report to the department the name of each eligible child who participates in the
6online early learning program, whether the eligible child completed the online early
7learning program, and any other information that is necessary to identify the eligible
8child in the student information system under s. 115.383, as requested by the
9department.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,99,1310 (b) (intro.) To the extent possible, for each eligible child who is reported to have
11participated in the online early learning program under subd. 1. par. (a), the
12department shall ensure that the following information is included in the student
13information system under s. 115.383:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,99,18 14(6) By the October 15, 2023 immediately following the end of the term of a
15contract under sub. (2)
, the department shall compile and submit the information it
16receives under par. (e) sub. (5) to the joint committee on finance and to the
17appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s.
1813.172 (3).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,266 19Section 266. 2019 Wisconsin Act 170, section 4 (1) (a) 1., 2m., 3. e., 3m. and
204m. and (d) are repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,267 21Section 267. 2021 Wisconsin Act 215, section 1 is repealed.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,99,22 22102. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,99,23 23 Section 268. 115.28 (63) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,100,8
1115.28 (63) Mental health training program. (intro.) Establish a mental
2health training support program under which the department provides training on
3all of the following evidence-based strategies related to addressing mental health
4issues in schools
to school district staff and , instructional staff of charter schools
5under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and individuals employed by an out-of-school-time
6program, as defined in s. 115.449 (1), on evidence-based strategies related to
7addressing mental health needs and suicide prevention in schools, including all of
8the following
:”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,100,9 9103. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,100,11 10 Section 269. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
11insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-SSA2-SA3,270 12Section 270. 20.255 (2) (cw) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,100,1413 20.255 (2) (cw) Driver education aid. A sum sufficient for driver education
14aid.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,100,15 15104. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,100,16 16 Section 271. 115.341 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,101,6 17115.341 School breakfast program. (1) From the appropriation under s.
1820.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board, each
19operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), each operator of a residential
20care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the

1program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525
15 cents for
2each breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, that meets the
3requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse
4each governing body of a private school or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast
5served at the private school or tribal school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR
6220.8
or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,101,11 7(2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient
8to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall
9prorate state aid payments among the school boards, operators, directors, and
10governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid under sub.
11(1)
.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,272 12Section 272. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,101,1913 115.341 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the state superintendent may not
14reimburse the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the operator
15of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the
16director of the program under s. 115.52, the director of the center under s. 115.525,
17or the governing body of a private or tribal school for any breakfast served at a school,
18as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, during the prior school year if the school ceased operations
19during that prior school year.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,101,20 20105. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,101,21 21 Section 1. 121.905 (1) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,9334 22Section 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,101,2423 (1s) Revenue ceiling; referenda restrictions. The treatment of s. 121.905 (1)
24(b) 1. to 3. first applies to the revenue ceiling for the 2023-24 school year.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,102,1
1106. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,102,2 2 Section 273. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,102,63 115.437 (1) In this section, “number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given
4in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “ Number
5of pupils enrolled" does not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90
6(1) (f) (g).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,274 7Section 274. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) and
8amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,102,179 115.437 (2) Except as provided in par. (b), annually Annually, on the 4th
10Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount equal
11to the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current
12and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year, by $150
13in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, by $250 in the 2016-17 school year, by $450
14in the 2017-18 school year,
by $654 $766 in the 2018-19 2023-24 school year, and
15by $679 and $63 in $811 in the 2024-25 school year and each school year thereafter.
16The department shall make the payments from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
17(aq).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,275 18Section 275. 115.437 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,102,19 19107. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,102,21 20 Section 276. 115.436 (3) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (am)
211. and amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,103,322 115.436 (3) (am) 1. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from From the
23appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay
24to each school district that received aid under this section par. (a) in the previous

1school year but does not satisfy the requirement under sub. (2) (a) or (2m) (a) is
2ineligible to receive aid under pars. (a) and (c)
in the current school year 50 percent
3of the amount received by the school district under par. (a) in the previous school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,277 4Section 277. 115.436 (3) (am) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,103,95 115.436 (3) (am) 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the
6department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid
7under par. (c) in the previous school year but is ineligible to receive aid under pars.
8(a) and (c) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school
9district under par. (c) in the previous school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,9334 10Section 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,103,1311 (1) Sparsity aid; stop gap payments. The renumbering and amendment of s.
12115.436 (3) (am) and the creation of 115.436 (3) (am) 2. first apply to payments made
13under s. 115.436 in the 2023-24 school year.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,103,14 14108. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,103,16 15 Section 287m. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
16insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-SSA2-SA3,278 17Section 278. 20.255 (1) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,103,1918 20.255 (1) (fc) Seal of biliteracy. The amounts in the schedule for grants under
19s. 115.28 (67).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,279 20Section 279. 115.28 (67) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,104,5
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-SSA2-SA3,280 6Section 280. 115.29 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,104,97 115.29 (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-SSA2-SA3,104,10 10109. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,104,12 11 Section 290m. 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 - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-SSA2-SA3,281 13Section 281. 20.255 (2) (ef) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,104,1514 20.255 (2) (ef) Personal financial literacy grants. Biennially, the amounts in
15the schedule for financial literacy curriculum grants under s. 115.28 (72).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,282 16Section 282. 115.28 (72) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,317 115.28 (72) Financial literacy curriculum grant program. Award grants to
18school boards and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the
19purpose of developing, implementing, or improving financial literacy curricula. In

1awarding grants under this subsection, the state superintendent shall prioritize
2grant applications related to innovative financial literacy curricula, as determined
3by the state superintendent.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,5 4110. Page 374, line 12: delete the material beginning with that line and
5ending on page 375, line 11.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,6 6111. Page 374, line 14: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,7 7 Section 283. 115.7915 (1) (aw) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,108 115.7915 (1) (aw) “Program cap” means the total number of children who
9attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the
102023-24 school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,284 11Section 284. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,1512 115.7915 (2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
13school year, the department shall, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a
14disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
15following apply:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,285 16Section 285. 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,105,1917 115.7915 (2) (b) The governing body of the eligible school notified the
18department of its intent to participate in the program under this section as provided
19under sub. (3) (a)
.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,286 20Section 286. 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,521 115.7915 (2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
22child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
23incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
24as provided under sub. (3) (am) and on a form prepared by the department that

1includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible
2school that the child will attend. A child's parent or guardian or a child with a
3disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time
4during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an
5eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,287 6Section 287. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,97 115.7915 (2) (g) The Subject to sub. (3) (d), the eligible school, or the department
8on behalf of the eligible school,
has accepted the child's application to attend the
9eligible school under a scholarship awarded under this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,288 10Section 288. 115.7915 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,1311 115.7915 (2m) Program cap. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total
12number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program
13under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,289 14Section 289. 115.7915 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,1615 115.7915 (3) (title) Participating schools; selection of pupils application
16process; waiting list
.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,290 17Section 290. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,106,2318 115.7915 (3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to
19participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent
20by the 1st Monday in March of the previous school year. The governing body of the
21eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces
22the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this
23section.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,291 24Section 291. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,107,4
1115.7915 (3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted
2a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for
3scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday
4in April and the 3rd Thursday in June.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,292 5Section 292. 115.7915 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,293 6Section 293. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,107,197 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under sub.
8(2) (f)
par. (am), the governing body of the eligible school shall determine whether the
9application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement
10under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that
11developed the child's individualized education program or services plan that the
12child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets
13the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the eligible school shall also
14notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
15requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied and subject to par. (d), the child will be
16awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within
175 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing
18body of the eligible school with a copy of the child's individualized education program
19or services plan.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,294 20Section 294. 115.7915 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,421 115.7915 (3) (c) The By the first weekday in July immediately following the
22application period under par. (am), the
governing body of a private an eligible school
23participating in the program under this section that received applications for
24scholarships under par. (am)
shall notify report to the department when it verifies
25that a child has
the names of children who applied under par. (am) to attend the

1eligible school for whom the governing body has verified that
an individualized
2education program or services plan is in effect and accepts the child's application to
3attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under this section
the names
4of those applicants who have siblings who are already attending the eligible school
.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,295 5Section 295. 115.7915 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,146 115.7915 (3) (d) After the end of the application period described under par.
7(am), upon receipt of the information under par. (c), the department shall determine
8the sum of all applicants for scholarships under this section. In determining the sum,
9the department shall count a child who has applied for more than one scholarship
10under this section only once. If the sum of all applicants exceeds the program cap,
11the department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis,
12subject to the number of available spaces each eligible school specified in its notice
13under par. (a), except that the department shall give preference to the following in
14accepting applications for each eligible school, in the order of preference listed:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,1615 1. Children who attended a different eligible school under a scholarship under
16this section during the previous school year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,1717 2. Siblings of pupils who are already attending the eligible school.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,296 18Section 296. 115.7915 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,108,2219 115.7915 (3) (e) No later than 60 days after the end of the application period
20described under par. (am), the department shall notify each applicant and each
21eligible school, in writing, whether the application submitted to the eligible school
22has been accepted.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,297 23Section 297. 115.7915 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,109,3
1115.7915 (3) (f) If the sum under par. (d) exceeds the program cap, the
2department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required
3under par. (d).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,298 4Section 298. 115.7915 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,109,125 115.7915 (3) (g) The governing body of an eligible school that has accepted a
6child under par. (d) shall notify the department whenever the governing body
7determines that the child will not attend the eligible school under a scholarship
8under this section. If, upon receiving notice under this paragraph, the department
9determines that the number of children attending eligible schools under
10scholarships under this section falls below the program cap, the department shall fill
11any available slot with a child selected from the waiting list established under par.
12(f), if such a waiting list exists.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,299 13Section 299. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,109,1914 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (bh), any pupil in grades
15kindergarten to 12 who resides within in an eligible school district may attend any
16private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bh), (bm), and
17(bs), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other
18than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
19private school under this section if all of the following apply:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,300 20Section 300. 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,109,2321 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g. If the pupil resides in a school district, other than an eligible
22school district or
a 1st class city school district, the pupil was on a waiting list under
23sub. (3) (am) 4. or (ar) 4. in any previous school year.
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