AB50: Bill Text

AB50,1018,7 115.7915 (2) (f) The child’s parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section, as provided under sub. (3) (am), and on a form prepared by the department that includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible school that the child will attend. A child’s parent or guardian or a child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.

AB50,1973 Section 1973. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1018,11 115.7915 (2) (g) The Subject to sub. (3) (d), the eligible school, or the department on behalf of the eligible school, has accepted the child’s application to attend the eligible school under a scholarship awarded under this section.

AB50,1974 Section 1974. 115.7915 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1018,15 115.7915 (2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2028, all of the eligible school’s teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the department.

AB50,1019,2 2. a. A teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2028, who has been teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2028, and who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2028, may apply to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 2. a., including the form of the application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd. 1. No waiver granted under this subd. 2. a. is valid after July 1, 2033.

AB50,1019,5 b. A teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department.

AB50,1975 Section 1975. 115.7915 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1019,9 115.7915 (2m) Program cap. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the total number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.

AB50,1976 Section 1976. 115.7915 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1019,12 115.7915 (3) (title) Participating schools; selection of pupils application process; waiting list.

AB50,1977 Section 1977. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1019,18 115.7915 (3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent by January 10 of the previous school year. The governing body of the eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this section.

AB50,1978 Section 1978. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1019,23 115.7915 (3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday in February and the 3rd Thursday in April.

AB50,1979 Section 1979. 115.7915 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,1980 Section 1980. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1020,15 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under sub. (2) (f) par. (am), the governing body of the eligible school shall determine whether the application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that developed the child’s individualized education program or services plan that the child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the eligible school shall also notify the child’s resident school board that, pending verification that the requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied and subject to par. (d), the child will be awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within 5 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing body of the eligible school with a copy of the child’s individualized education program or services plan.

AB50,1981 Section 1981. 115.7915 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1021,2 115.7915 (3) (c) The By the first weekday in May immediately following the application period under par. (am), the governing body of a private an eligible school participating in the program under this section that received applications for scholarships under par. (am) shall notify report to the department when it verifies that a child has the names of children who applied under par. (am) to attend the eligible school for whom the governing body has verified that an individualized education program or services plan is in effect and accepts the child’s application to attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under this section the names of those applicants who have siblings who are already attending the eligible school.

AB50,1982 Section 1982. 115.7915 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1021,13 115.7915 (3) (d) After the end of the application period described under par. (am), upon receipt of the information under par. (c), the department shall determine the sum of all applicants for scholarships under this section. In determining the sum, the department shall count a child who has applied for more than one scholarship under this section only once. If the sum of all applicants exceeds the program cap, the department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis, subject to the number of available spaces each eligible school specified in its notice under par. (a), except that the department shall give preference to the following in accepting applications for each eligible school, in the order of preference listed:

AB50,1021,15 1. Children who attended a different eligible school under a scholarship under this section during the previous school year.

AB50,1021,16 2. Siblings of pupils who are already attending the eligible school.

AB50,1983 Section 1983. 115.7915 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1021,21 115.7915 (3) (e) No later than 60 days after the end of the application period described under par. (am), the department shall notify each applicant and each eligible school, in writing, whether the application submitted to the eligible school has been accepted.

AB50,1984 Section 1984. 115.7915 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1022,2 115.7915 (3) (f) If the sum under par. (d) exceeds the program cap, the department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required under par. (d).

AB50,1985 Section 1985. 115.7915 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1022,11 115.7915 (3) (g) The governing body of an eligible school that has accepted a child under par. (d) shall notify the department whenever the governing body determines that the child will not attend the eligible school under a scholarship under this section. If, upon receiving notice under this paragraph, the department determines that the number of children attending eligible schools under scholarships under this section falls below the program cap, the department shall fill any available slot with a child selected from the waiting list established under par. (f), if such a waiting list exists.

AB50,1986 Section 1986. 115.7915 (4c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,1987 Section 1987. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1022,20 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. a. In the 2017-18 school year, the 2025-26 school year, and each school year thereafter, the sum of the scholarship amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.

AB50,1988 Section 1988. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1023,9 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and subject to subd. 3. ending in the 2024-25 school year, the sum of the scholarship amount under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; the change in the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), between the previous school year and current school year, if positive; the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive; and in the 2023-24 school year, 14.5 percent of the revenue ceiling, as defined in s. 121.905 (1), for that school year, or the amount under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3., 2023 stats., if applicable.

AB50,1989 Section 1989. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1023,15 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. c. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the sum of the scholarship amount under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) 1.between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.

AB50,1990 Section 1990. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,1991 Section 1991. 115.7915 (4m) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,1992 Section 1992. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1023,21 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. Determine the sum of the amount paid for each child number of children residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under par. (a) in that school year.

AB50,1993 Section 1993. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1023,24 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. Multiply the number of children under subd. 1. a. by the per pupil amount calculated under par. (a) for that school year.

AB50,1994 Section 1994. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1024,3 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. Sum the amounts calculated under subd. 1. a., bm., d., and dh.

AB50,1995 Section 1995. 115.7915 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1024,8 115.7915 (6) (L) Allow a child attending the private school under this section to refrain from participating in any religious activity if the child’s parent submits to the child’s teacher or the private school’s principal a written request that the child be exempt from such activities.

AB50,1996 Section 1996. 115.881 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1024,14 115.881 (2) For In the 2025-26 school year and each school year thereafter, for each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1), the department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible applicant in the current school year 40 percent of an amount equal to 0.90 multiplied by that portion of the cost under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.

AB50,1997 Section 1997. 115.881 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,1998 Section 1998. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1024,23 115.882 Payment of state aid; reimbursement rate. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs In the 2025-26 school year and in each school year thereafter, costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6), and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, not to exceed 100 percent 60 percent of eligible costs.

AB50,1999 Section 1999. 115.887 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1025,3 115.887 Early childhood special education; coaches. (1) In this section, “child find” means the process of identifying, locating, and evaluating children with disabilities who may need special education or related services.

AB50,1025,9 (2) The department shall contract with cooperative educational service agencies to employ regional child care collaboration coaches to promote child find to child care providers and provide training, technical assistance, and consultation to, and facilitate collaboration between, child care providers, operators of charter schools authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and school boards for the purpose of providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.

AB50,2000 Section 2000. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1025,12 115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and pupil counts.

AB50,2001 Section 2001. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1).

AB50,2002 Section 2002. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1025,19 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the classification of those pupils by language group.

AB50,2003 Section 2003. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1025,24 115.995 State aids. (intro.) Upon receipt of the report under s. 115.993 (1), if the state superintendent is satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following:

AB50,2004 Section 2004. 115.995 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1026,6 115.995 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993 (1), an annual payment of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the previous school year were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid paid under this subsection does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2).

AB50,2005 Section 2005. 115.9955 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1026,13 115.9955 Aid for English language acquisition. (1) Beginning in the 2025-26 school year and annually thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ce), the department shall pay each school district and each operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) $500 per limited-English proficient pupil enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year, based on the report under s. 115.993 (2).

AB50,1026,15 (2) Receipt of aid under s. 115.995 does not preclude receipt of aid under this section.

AB50,2006 Section 2006. 118.07 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.07 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB50,1026,20 118.07 (1) (a) Every school board, every operator of a charter school, and the governing body of every private school shall provide a standard first aid kit for use in cases of emergency.

AB50,2007 Section 2007. 118.07 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1027,4 118.07 (1) (b) Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, each school board, operator of a charter school, and governing body of a private school participating in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23 shall ensure that each public school, charter school, and private school has on site an adequate, usable supply of an opioid antagonist, as defined in s. 450.01 (13v). A supply of an opioid antagonist provided under this paragraph shall be in a location that is easily accessible at all times.

AB50,2008 Section 2008. 118.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1027,8 118.07 (6) (a) In this subsection, “cardiac emergency response plan” means a written document that establishes specific steps to reduce death from cardiac arrest in a specific setting.

AB50,1027,16 (b) Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, each school board, operator of a charter school, and governing body of a private school participating in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23 shall have in effect a cardiac emergency response plan for cardiac emergencies that occur on school property and a cardiac emergency response plan for cardiac emergencies that occur at a school-sponsored athletic practice or event. The school board, operator of a charter school, or governing body of a private school shall include in each cardiac emergency response plan at least all of the following:

AB50,1027,17 1. A cardiac emergency response team.

AB50,1027,19 2. Information on how the cardiac emergency response team is activated in response to a sudden cardiac arrest.

AB50,1027,23 3. Requirements for automated external defibrillator placement, including that each automated external defibrillator is retrievable within 3 minutes and that the placement complies with American Heart Association guidelines, and routine maintenance.

AB50,1028,2 4. Information on how the cardiac emergency response plan is shared at the school and within the school community.

AB50,1028,6 5. Requirements for ongoing training in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and automated external defibrillator use for certain school personnel, including coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers, and a requirement that at least 3 individuals participate in the training under this subdivision.

AB50,1028,7 6. A requirement to practice the cardiac emergency response plan using drills.

AB50,1028,8 7. Information on cooperating with local emergency medical services.

AB50,1028,11 8. A requirement to review and evaluate the cardiac emergency response plan at least annually and after each time the cardiac emergency response plan is activated in response to a cardiac emergency.

AB50,2009 Section 2009. 118.075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1028,24 118.075 (3) Indoor environmental quality in schools model management plan. By the first day of the 12th month beginning after the month in which the task force submits its report under sub. (2) (f), the department shall establish a model management plan and practices for maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools. In developing the plan and practices, the department shall consider the recommendations of the task force. By July 1, 2026, the department shall include in the model management plan and practices for maintaining indoor environmental quality a requirement that public and private schools shall install and maintain a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of a school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, or as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r).

AB50,2010 Section 2010. 118.075 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,1029,2 118.075 (4) (title) School district Public school plans.

AB50,2011 Section 2011. 118.075 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.075 (4) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB50,1029,13 118.075 (4) (a) 1. By the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the month in which the department establishes the model management plan and practices under sub. (3), each school board shall provide for the development of a plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in its schools. Beginning on October 1, 2026, each school board shall include in the school board’s plan under this subdivision a requirement to provide and maintain a carbon monoxide detector, as defined in s. 101.149 (1) (am), in each room of a school that contains a fuel-burning, forced-air furnace or a boiler, and as otherwise required by the department of safety and professional services or a person certified under s. 101.12 (4) or 101.14 (4r).

AB50,2012 Section 2012. 118.075 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read: