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-SA3,100,1413
20.255
(2) (cw)
Driver education aid. A sum sufficient for driver education
14aid.”.
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).
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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-SA3,101,2423
(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-SA3,102,63
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-SA3,102,21
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-SA3,103,1311
(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-SA3,103,1918
20.255
(1) (fc)
Seal of biliteracy. The amounts in the schedule for grants under
19s. 115.28 (67).
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-SA3,104,97
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-SA3,104,1514
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-SA3,105,317
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.”.
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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-SA3,106,97
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(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-SA3,106,1311
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-SA3,293
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-SA3,108,146
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).
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(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.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,301
24Section
301. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,110,3
1118.60
(2) (be) 3. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year,
there is no limit on
2the number of pupils who may attend private schools the limits under this
section 3paragraph do not apply.
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118.60
(2) (bh) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means any of the following:
