Amendment SA3-AB56

AB56-SA3,35,21 40.22 (2r) (intro.) An Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), an employee who was not a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by the department, as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for either of the following periods:

AB56-SA3,411 Section 411. 40.22 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,35,25 40.22 (3) (intro.) A Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), a person who qualifies as a participating employee shall be included within, and shall be subject to, the Wisconsin retirement system effective on one of the following dates:

AB56-SA3,413 Section 413. 40.26 (6) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:

AB56-SA3,36,7 40.26 (6) (intro.) Subsections (1) to (5) do not apply to a participant who applies for an annuity or lump sum payment during the period in which at least 30 days have elapsed between the participant's termination of employment as a teacher with a school district that is a participating employer, and becoming a teacher as an employee or contractor providing employee services as a teacher with any school district that is a participating employer if all of the following conditions are met:

AB56-SA3,36,11 (a) At the time the participant terminates his or her employment as a teacher with a school district, the participant does not have an agreement with any school district that is a participating employer to return to employment as a teacher or enter into a contract to provide employee services as a teacher for the school district.

AB56-SA3,36,13 (b) The participant elects on a form provided by the department to not become a participating employee.”.

AB56-SA3,36,14 45. Page 365, line 23: after that line insert:

AB56-SA3,36,15 “ Section 755. 59.17 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes is repealed.”.

AB56-SA3,36,16 46. Page 369, line 19: after that line insert:

AB56-SA3,36,17 “ Section 769. 62.53 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-SA3,770 Section 770. 63.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,37,2 63.23 (1) The city service commission shall classify all offices and positions in the city service, excepting those subject to the exemptions of s. 63.27 and those subject to an exclusion under s. 119.33 (2) (e) 1. or 119.9002 (5) (a), according to the duties and responsibilities of each position. Classification shall be so arranged that all positions which that in the judgment of the commission are substantially the same with respect to authority, responsibility, and character of work are included in the same class. From time to time the commission may reclassify positions upon a proper showing that the position belongs to a different class.

AB56-SA3,776 Section 776. 66.0301 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,37,20 66.0301 (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), in this section, “municipality" means the state or any department or agency thereof, or any city, village, town, county, or school district, the opportunity schools and partnership programs under subch. IX of ch. 115 and subch. II of ch. 119, the superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, or any public library system, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary district, farm drainage district, metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility district, solid waste management system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, long-term care district under s. 46.2895, water utility district, mosquito control district, municipal electric company, county or city transit commission, commission created by contract under this section, taxation district, regional planning commission, housing authority created under s. 66.1201, redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333, community development authority created under s. 66.1335, or city-county health department.”.

AB56-SA3,37,21 47. Page 376, line 7: after that line insert:

AB56-SA3,37,22 “ Section 823. 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,38,9 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. (intro.) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c) and subs. (7) and (15), and subject to the limit on the number of referendums that may be called in any calendar year under subd. 2. a., if the board of any school district, or the electors at a regularly called school district meeting, by a majority vote adopt an initial resolution to raise an amount of money by a bond issue, the school district clerk shall, within 10 days, publish notice of such adoption as a class 1 notice under ch. 985 or post the notice as provided under s. 10.05. The notice shall state the maximum amount proposed to be borrowed, the purpose of the borrowing, that the resolution was adopted under this subdivision and the place where and the hours during which the resolution may be inspected. The school board shall also do one of the following:

AB56-SA3,824 Section 824. 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,38,17 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. a. Direct the school district clerk to submit the resolution to the electors for approval or rejection at the next regularly scheduled spring primary or election or partisan primary or general election, provided such election is to be held not earlier than 70 days after the adoption of the resolution. A school board may proceed under this subd. 2. a. and under s. 121.91 (3) (a) 1. no more than 2 times in any calendar year. The resolution shall not be effective unless adopted by a majority of the school district electors voting at the referendum.

AB56-SA3,825 Section 825. 67.05 (6a) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,39,2 67.05 (6a) (am) 1. If the public hearing under par. (a) 2. b. is for informational purposes only and, within 30 days after the public hearing, a petition is filed with the school district clerk for a referendum on the resolution signed by at least 7,500 electors of the school district or at least 20 percent of the school district electors, as determined under s. 115.01 (13), whichever is less, the resolution shall not be effective unless adopted by a majority of the school district electors voting at the referendum. Subject to the limit therein, the The school board shall hold the referendum in accordance with par. (a) 2. a. The question submitted shall be whether the initial resolution shall or shall not be approved.

AB56-SA3,826 Section 826. 67.12 (12) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,39,9 67.12 (12) (h) Paragraph (e) 2. does not apply to borrowing by the school board of a school district created by a reorganization under s. 117.105, or by the school board from which territory is detached to create a school district under s. 117.105, for the purpose of financing any assets or liabilities apportioned to the school district or assets apportioned to another school district under s. 117.105 (1m), or (2m), or (4m).”.

AB56-SA3,39,10 48. Page 384, line 16: after that line insert:

AB56-SA3,39,11 “ Section 1074. 79.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,39,15 79.10 (4) School levy tax credit. Except as provided in sub. (5m), the amount appropriated under s. 20.835 (3) (b) shall be distributed to municipalities in proportion to their share of the sum of average school tax levies for all municipalities. No municipality shall receive a payment under this subsection after 2020.

AB56-SA3,1075 Section 1075. 79.10 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,39,22 79.10 (5m) First dollar credit. Each municipality shall receive, from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), an amount determined by multiplying the school tax rate by the estimated fair market value, not exceeding the value determined under sub. (11) (d), of every parcel of real property with improvements that is located in the municipality. No municipality shall receive a payment under this subsection after 2020.

AB56-SA3,1076 Section 1076. 79.14 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,40,6 79.14 School levy tax credit. The appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), for the payments under s. 79.10 (4), is $319,305,000 in 1994, 1995, and 1996; $469,305,000 beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006; $593,050,000 in 2007; $672,400,000 in 2008; $747,400,000 in 2009; $732,550,000 in 2010, 2011, and 2012; $747,400,000 in 2013, 2014, and 2015; $853,000,000 in 2016 and 2017; and $940,000,000 in 2018, 2019, and in each year thereafter 2020.

AB56-SA3,1077 Section 1077. 79.15 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,40,12 79.15 Improvements credit. The total amount paid each year to municipalities from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (3) (b) for the payments under s. 79.10 (5m) is $75,000,000 in 2009, $145,000,000 in 2010, and $150,000,000 in each year beginning in 2011 and in each year thereafter ending in 2020.”.

AB56-SA3,40,13 49. Page 411, line 12: after that line insert:

AB56-SA3,40,14 “ Section 1325. 106.125 of the statutes is repealed.”.

AB56-SA3,40,15 50. Page 412, line 20: after that line insert:

AB56-SA3,40,16 “ Section 1328. 106.272 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-SA3,1329 Section 1329. 106.272 of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (4), and 118.196 (4) (a) and (b) (intro.), 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB56-SA3,41,2 118.196 (4) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (dg) 20.255 (2) (em), the department shall award grants to the school board of a school district or to the boards, governing body of a private school, as defined under s. 115.001 (3d), or to a bodies, and charter management organization organizations under sub. (1) (a) that has have partnered with an educator preparation program approved by the department of public instruction and headquartered in this state programs under sub. (1) (a) to design and implement a teacher development program programs.

AB56-SA3,41,4 (b) (intro.) In awarding a grant under this section subsection, the department shall do all of the following:

AB56-SA3,41,7 1. Consult with the department of public instruction to confirm Confirm that the teacher development program satisfies the requirements under s. 118.196 sub. (2).

AB56-SA3,41,10 2. Consider the methods by which the school board, governing body, or charter management organization and the educator preparation program under sub. (1) (a) will make the teacher development program affordable to participating employees.

AB56-SA3,1330 Section 1330. 106.273 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (title).

AB56-SA3,1331 Section 1331. 106.273 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (1) and amended to read:

AB56-SA3,41,21 115.457 (1) Identification of workforce shortages. The department state superintendent shall annually confer with the department of public instruction workforce development and the Wisconsin technical college system to identify industries and occupations within this state that face workforce shortages or shortages of adequately trained, entry-level workers. The state superintendent of public instruction shall annually notify school districts of the identified industries and occupations and make this information available on the Internet site of the department of public instruction.

AB56-SA3,1332 Section 1332. 106.273 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (2), and 115.457 (2) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,42,3 115.457 (2) Approval of programs. (intro.) The department state superintendent shall approve industry-recognized certification programs designed to do any of the following:

AB56-SA3,1333 Section 1333. 106.273 (3) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3) (title).

AB56-SA3,1334 Section 1334. 106.273 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB56-SA3,42,10 115.457 (3) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bz) 20.255 (2) (ck), the department state superintendent shall annually award all of the following incentive grants to school districts:

AB56-SA3,42,15 1m. An incentive grant to a school district that has an industry-recognized certification program approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (a). Subject to pars. (am) and par. (b), the amount of the incentive grant under this subdivision is equal to $1,000 for each student pupil in the school district to whom all of the following apply:

AB56-SA3,42,17 a. In the prior school year, the student pupil obtained a high school diploma or a technical education high school diploma from a school in the school district.

AB56-SA3,42,20 b. The student pupil successfully completed the program in a school year in which the program was approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (a).

AB56-SA3,43,2 2m. An incentive grant to a school district that has an industry-recognized certification program approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (b). Subject to par. (b), for each such program the school district has, the amount of the incentive grant under this subdivision is equal to $1,000 for each student pupil in the school district who successfully completed the program in a school year in which the program was approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (b).

AB56-SA3,1335 Section 1335. 106.273 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-SA3,1336 Section 1336. 106.273 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3) (b) and amended to read:

AB56-SA3,43,10 115.457 (3) (b) If the amount available in the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bz) 20.255 (2) (ck) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount per student pupil under par. (a) 1m. and 2m., the department state superintendent may prorate the amount of the department's payments among school districts eligible for incentive grants under this subsection.

AB56-SA3,1337 Section 1337. 106.273 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (4) and amended to read:

AB56-SA3,43,19 115.457 (4) Completion awards for students pupils. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (c) 20.255 (3) (ck), the department state superintendent shall annually award a completion award to a student pupil in the amount of $500 for each industry-recognized certification program approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (b) that the student pupil successfully completed in a school year in which the program was approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (b).

AB56-SA3,1338 Section 1338. 106.273 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-SA3,1339 Section 1339. 106.275 of the statutes is renumbered 115.458, and 115.458 (1) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,44,2 115.458 (1) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cg) 20.255 (2) (cL), the department may award technical education equipment grants under this section in the amount of not more than $50,000 to school districts whose grant applications are approved under sub. (2) (b).

AB56-SA3,1340 Section 1340. 106.277 (title), (1) (intro.), (a) and (c), (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.

AB56-SA3,1341 Section 1341. 106.277 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (1) (b) and amended to read:

AB56-SA3,44,9 118.196 (1) (b) The organization operates A grant under sub. (5) to operate a program to recruit and prepare individuals to teach in public or private schools located in low-income or urban school districts in this state.

AB56-SA3,1342 Section 1342. 106.277 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (5), and 118.196 (5) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,44,19 118.196 (5) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (em), the department shall award grants to school boards, governing bodies, and charter management organizations under sub. (1) (b). The department shall establish a process for evaluating and assigning a score to each organization eligible to receive applicant for a grant under sub. (1). If the amount appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (bt) is insufficient to make the payments required under sub. (1), the (b). The department shall give preference in evaluating grants under this section to a nonprofit organization subsection for each of the following:”.

AB56-SA3,44,21 51. Page 413, line 19: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 424, line 10, and substitute:

AB56-SA3,44,22 “ Section 1410. 115.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,45,11 115.28 (7) (a) License all teachers for the public schools of the state; make rules establishing standards of attainment and procedures for the examination and licensing of teachers within the limits prescribed in ss. 118.19 (2) and (3), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, and 118.195 , and 118.197; prescribe by rule standards, requirements, and procedures for the approval of teacher preparatory programs leading to licensure, including a requirement that, beginning on July 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, each teacher preparatory program located in this state shall submit to the department a list of individuals who have completed the program and who have been recommended by the program for licensure under this subsection, together with each individual's date of program completion, from each term or semester of the program's most recently completed academic year; file in the state superintendent's office all papers relating to state teachers' licenses; and register each such license.

AB56-SA3,1411 Section 1411. 115.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,45,23 115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private, or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the applicant's teaching therein. Private Except as provided under ss. 115.7915 (2) (i), 118.60 (2) (a) 6m., and 119.23 (2) (a) 6m., private schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or certified teachers.

AB56-SA3,1412 Section 1412. 115.28 (10m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-SA3,1413 Section 1413. 115.28 (10o) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-SA3,1414 Section 1414. 115.28 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,46,6 115.28 (15) (a) Establish, by rule, standards for the approval of the abilities of certified teachers and counselors and their aides participating in bilingual-bicultural education programs under subch. VII VIII to read, write and speak a non-English language and to possess knowledge of the culture of limited-English proficient pupils.

AB56-SA3,1415 Section 1415. 115.28 (15) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,46,9 115.28 (15) (b) Establish, by rule, minimum standards for bilingual-bicultural education programs under subch. VII VIII.

AB56-SA3,1416 Section 1416. 115.28 (27) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,46,15 115.28 (27) WISElearn. Develop and maintain an online resource, called WISElearn, to provide educational resources for parents, teachers, and pupils; offer online learning opportunities; provide regional technical support centers; provide professional development for teachers; and enable video conferencing; and support digital archiving projects in public libraries.

AB56-SA3,1417 Section 1417. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,46,21 115.28 (45) Grants for bullying prevention. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (eb), annually award grants a grant to a the nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), that received an award under this subsection in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years to provide training and an online bullying prevention curriculum for pupils in grades kindergarten to 8.

AB56-SA3,1418 Section 1418. 115.28 (54m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,47,5 115.28 (54m) Notice of educational options. Include on the home page of the department's Internet site a link to information about all of the educational options available to children in the state who are at least 3 years old but not yet 18 years old, including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment in a nonresident school district, the early college credit program programs under ss. 36.25 (56) and 38.12 (15), and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.

AB56-SA3,1419 Section 1419. 115.28 (63) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.362 (title) and amended to read:

AB56-SA3,47,9 115.362 (title) Mental health and school climate training program programs and grants.

AB56-SA3,1420 Section 1420. 115.28 (63) of the statutes is renumbered 115.362 (1), and 115.362 (1) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,47,17 115.362 (1) (intro.) Establish The department shall establish a mental health training support program under which the department provides training on pupil mental health, strategies to improve school climate, and school safety. The department shall provide 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):

AB56-SA3,1421 Section 1421. 115.28 (65) of the statutes is amended to read: