AB50: Bill Text

AB50,1892 Section 1892. 115.28 (7) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,988,24 115.28 (7) (cm) Consult with the department of workforce development to develop the teacher apprenticeship under s. 106.023 in a manner in which an individual who completes a teacher apprenticeship under s. 106.23 satisfies the requirements for a license to teach under s. 118.19 (6), (8), (9), and (12).

AB50,1893 Section 1893. 115.28 (29) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,989,10 115.28 (29) Computer science education grants. Annually award grants to school boards to expand computer science educational opportunities in all grade levels operated by the school district. For purposes of awarding grants under this subsection, expanding computer science educational opportunities includes providing professional development, the application of programming or coding concepts or integration of computer science fundamentals into other subjects, and purchasing curricula and related materials. A school board may not use a grant under this subsection to purchase personal electronic computing devices, as defined in s. 115.438 (1) (b), computers, or computer hardware.

AB50,1894 Section 1894. 115.28 (30) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,989,13 115.28 (30) (e) Annually, identify one career and technical student organization for each education subject listed in par. (b).

AB50,1895 Section 1895. 115.28 (30) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,989,16 115.28 (30) (f) Annually, distribute to each career and technical student organization identified under par. (e) an amount determined as follows:

AB50,989,18 1. Determine the total number of pupils who were members of the career and technical student organizations identified under par. (e) in the previous school year.

AB50,989,21 2. For each career and technical student organization, divide the number of pupils who were members of that career and technical student organization in the previous school year by the total determined under subd. 1.

AB50,989,23 3. Multiply the quotient under subd. 2. by the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (ct) for the current fiscal year.

AB50,1896 Section 1896. 115.28 (63) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,990,7 115.28 (63) Mental health training program. (intro.) Establish a mental health training support program under which the department provides training on all of the following evidence-based strategies related to addressing mental health issues in schools to school district staff and, instructional staff of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and individuals employed by an out-of-school-time program on evidence-based strategies related to addressing mental health needs and suicide prevention in schools, including all of the following:

AB50,1897 Section 1897. 115.28 (67) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,990,14 115.28 (67) General educational development test fee payments. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (fd), pay to GED Testing Service LLC, or its successor, the 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:

AB50,990,17 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.

AB50,990,19 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, or its successor.

AB50,990,21 (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.

AB50,991,2 (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, 2026, at a testing site in this state that is approved by the state superintendent.

AB50,1898 Section 1898. 115.28 (68) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,991,10 115.28 (68) Health emergencies in learning places; grants. Annually, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bp), award grants to school boards, operators of charter schools, and governing bodies of private schools participating in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23 to comply with requirements under ss. 118.07 (1) (b) and (6), 118.075 (4) (a) and (b), 118.60 (7) (g) 1. and 2. and 119.23 (7) (g) 1. and 2. A grant under this subsection may be used for any of the following:

AB50,991,11 (a) Automated external defibrillators.

AB50,991,12 (b) Automated external defibrillator maintenance.

AB50,991,13 (c) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training supplies and materials.

AB50,991,15 (d) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for school personnel, including coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers.

AB50,991,16 (e) First aid training and education materials.

AB50,991,18 (f) Other activities that promote preparedness for using cardiac emergency response plans in a school or athletic facility.

AB50,991,19 (g) Carbon monoxide detectors.

AB50,991,20 (h) Opioid antagonists.

AB50,1899 Section 1899. 115.28 (69) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,992,2 115.28 (69) Mentor Greater Milwaukee. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fw), award grants to Mentor Greater Milwaukee, Inc., to expand access to quality youth mentoring in Milwaukee County.

AB50,1900 Section 1900. 115.28 (70) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,992,8 115.28 (70) Graduation Alliance. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fv) to Graduation Alliance, Inc., a Utah corporation, to support pupils and their families through a coaching program designed to improve school engagement and academic performance known as Engage Wisconsin.

AB50,1901 Section 1901. 115.28 (71) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,992,13 115.28 (71) The Literacy Lab. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fs) to The Literacy Lab, a Virginia nonstock corporation, to provide an evidence-based literacy intervention program in public schools located in the cities of Milwaukee and Racine.

AB50,1902 Section 1902. 115.28 (72) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,992,20 115.28 (72) Financial literacy curriculum grant program. Award grants to school boards and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of developing, implementing, or improving financial literacy curricula. In awarding grants under this subsection, the state superintendent shall prioritize grant applications related to innovative financial literacy curricula, as determined by the state superintendent.

AB50,1903 Section 1903. 115.335 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,993,2 115.335 Water bottle filling stations; grants. (1) Beginning in the 2026- 27 school year, the department shall award grants to school districts and operators of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) to modify water fountains to include water bottle filling equipment that includes a water filtration component.

AB50,993,4 (2) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

AB50,1904 Section 1904. 115.341 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,993,14 115.341 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), each operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525 15 cents for each breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 and shall reimburse each governing body of a private school or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast served at the private school or tribal school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8.

AB50,1905 Section 1905. 115.341 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,993,20 115.341 (2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards, operators, directors, and governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid under sub. (1).

AB50,1906 Section 1906. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,994,4 115.341 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the state superintendent may not reimburse the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, the director of the center under s. 115.525, or the governing body of a private or tribal school for any breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, during the prior school year if the school ceased operations during that prior school year.

AB50,1907 Section 1907. 115.3415 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,994,6 115.3415 Supplemental nutrition aid. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB50,994,11 (a) “Educational agency” means a school board, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), a private school, a tribal school, an operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525.

AB50,994,13 (b) “Eligible pupil” means a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

AB50,994,15 (c) “Federal school breakfast program” means the program under 42 USC 1773.

AB50,994,17 (d) “Federal school lunch program” means the program under 42 USC 1751 to 1769j.

AB50,994,20 (e) “Free-meal reimbursement amount” means the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school meal provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free lunch under the federal school lunch program.

AB50,994,22 (f) “Ineligible pupil” means a pupil who does not satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

AB50,995,2 (g) “Paid-meal reimbursement amount” means the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school meal provided to an ineligible pupil.

AB50,995,4 (h) “Reduced-price-meal reimbursement amount” means the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school meal provided to an eligible pupil.

AB50,995,7 (i) “Reimbursement amount” means the national average payment rate for a school meal, as announced by the food and nutrition service of the federal department of agriculture in the federal register.

AB50,995,10 (j) “School meal” means a lunch made available under the federal school lunch program, a meal supplement made available under the federal school lunch program, or a breakfast made available under the federal school breakfast program.

AB50,995,14 (2) Eligibility. An educational agency is eligible for payments under this section if the educational agency does not charge pupils for school meals for which the educational agency receives reimbursement under the federal school breakfast program or the federal school lunch program.

AB50,995,17 (3) Annual payment. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ck), in the 2026-27 school year and each school year thereafter, the state superintendent shall pay to each educational agency the sum of all of the following:

AB50,995,21 (a) The total number of lunches provided by the educational agency to eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reduced-price-meal reimbursement amount for a lunch and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a lunch.

AB50,996,2 (b) The total number of lunches provided by the educational agency to ineligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the paid-meal reimbursement amount for a lunch and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a lunch.

AB50,996,6 (c) The total number of breakfasts provided by the educational agency to eligible pupils under the federal school breakfast program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reduced-price-meal reimbursement amount for a breakfast and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a breakfast.

AB50,996,10 (d) The total number of breakfasts provided by the educational agency to ineligible pupils under the federal school breakfast program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the paid-meal reimbursement amount for a breakfast and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a breakfast.

AB50,996,15 (e) The total number of meal supplements provided by the educational agency to eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reduced-price-meal reimbursement amount for a meal supplement and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a meal supplement.

AB50,996,20 (f) The total number of meal supplements provided by the educational agency to ineligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the paid-meal reimbursement amount for a meal supplement and the free-meal reimbursement amount for a meal supplement.

AB50,1908 Section 1908. 115.35 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.35 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB50,997,9 115.35 (1) (a) (intro.) A critical health problems education program is established in the department. The program shall be a systematic and integrated program designed to provide appropriate learning experiences based on scientific knowledge of the human organism as it functions within its environment and designed to favorably influence the health, understanding, attitudes and practices of the individual child which will enable him or her to adapt to changing health problems of our society. The program shall be designed to educate youth with regard to critical health problems and shall include, but not be limited to, the following topics as the basis for comprehensive education curricula in all elementary and secondary schools: controlled

AB50,997,11 1. Controlled substances, as defined in s. 961.01 (4); controlled substance analogs, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m); alcohol; and tobacco; mental.

AB50,997,12 2. Mental health; sexually.

AB50,997,14 3. Sexually transmitted diseases, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; human.

AB50,997,15 4. Human growth and development; and.

AB50,997,16 5. Other related health and safety topics as determined by the department.

AB50,997,19 (b) Participation in the human growth and development topic of the curricula described in par. (a) shall be entirely voluntary. The department may not require a school board to use a specific human growth and development curriculum.

AB50,1909 Section 1909. 115.351 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,997,21 115.351 Aid for period products. (1) In this section:

AB50,997,23 (a) “Economically disadvantaged pupil” has the meaning given in s. 115.43 (1).

AB50,998,6 (b) “Eligible local educational agency” means a school district or charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for which the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils who were enrolled in the school district or attended the charter school in the previous school year is greater than the percentage of economically disadvantaged pupils who were enrolled in school districts and attended charter schools statewide in the previous school year.

AB50,998,10 (2) Subject to sub. (3), the department shall distribute aid for the provision of period products in accordance with s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. or (2x) (b) 2. m. or 121.02 (1) (im) to each eligible local educational agency in an amount equal to the greater of the following:

AB50,998,11 (a) One hundred dollars.

AB50,998,12 (b) An amount determined as follows:

AB50,998,16 1. Divide the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2) (dv) by the total number of economically disadvantaged pupils who were enrolled in or attended eligible local educational agencies statewide in the previous school year.

AB50,998,19 2. Multiply the number of economically disadvantaged pupils who were enrolled in or attended the eligible local educational agency in the previous school year by the quotient determined under subd. 1.

AB50,998,22 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dv) in the current fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under sub. (2), aid payments shall be prorated among the eligible local educational agencies.

AB50,1910 Section 1910. 115.3615 of the statutes is renumbered 49.39 and amended to read:

AB50,999,13 49.39 Head start supplement. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 20.437 (2) (eh), the state superintendent secretary shall distribute funds to agencies determined by the state superintendent secretary to be eligible for designation as head start agencies under 42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families. The state superintendent secretary shall distribute the funds in a manner consistent with 42 USC 9831 to 9852 except that there is no matching fund requirement. The state superintendent secretary shall give preference in funding under this section to agencies that are receiving federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 and to agencies that operate full-time or early head start programs. Funds distributed under this section may be used to match available federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 only if the funds are used to secure additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.

AB50,1911 Section 1911. 115.363 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,999,18 115.363 (2) (b) The school board shall pay to each nonprofit corporation with which it contracts under par. (a) an amount that is no more than the amount paid per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2m., 2n., or 2p. 2q. in the current school year multiplied by the number of pupils participating in the program under the contract.

AB50,1912 Section 1912. 115.364 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: