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AB56-SA3,1076 23Section 1076. 79.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,40,6
179.14 School levy tax credit. The appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), for
2the payments under s. 79.10 (4), is $319,305,000 in 1994, 1995, and 1996;
3$469,305,000 beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006; $593,050,000 in 2007;
4$672,400,000 in 2008; $747,400,000 in 2009; $732,550,000 in 2010, 2011, and 2012;
5$747,400,000 in 2013, 2014, and 2015; $853,000,000 in 2016 and 2017; and
6$940,000,000 in 2018, 2019, and in each year thereafter 2020.
AB56-SA3,1077 7Section 1077. 79.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,40,12 879.15 Improvements credit. The total amount paid each year to
9municipalities from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (3) (b) for the
10payments under s. 79.10 (5m) is $75,000,000 in 2009, $145,000,000 in 2010, and
11$150,000,000 in each year beginning in 2011 and in each year thereafter ending in
122020
.”.
AB56-SA3,40,13 1349. Page 411, line 12: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,40,14 14 Section 1325. 106.125 of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB56-SA3,40,15 1550. Page 412, line 20: after that line insert:
AB56-SA3,40,16 16 Section 1328. 106.272 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1329 17Section 1329. 106.272 of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (4), and 118.196
18(4) (a) and (b) (intro.), 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB56-SA3,41,219 118.196 (4) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (dg) 20.255 (2) (em),
20the department shall award grants to the school board of a school district or to the
21boards, governing body of a private school, as defined under s. 115.001 (3d), or to a
22bodies, and charter management organization organizations under sub. (1) (a) that
23has have partnered with an educator preparation program approved by the

1department of public instruction and headquartered in this state
programs under
2sub. (1) (a)
to design and implement a teacher development program programs.
AB56-SA3,41,43 (b) (intro.) In awarding a grant under this section subsection, the department
4shall do all of the following:
AB56-SA3,41,75 1. Consult with the department of public instruction to confirm Confirm that
6the teacher development program satisfies the requirements under s. 118.196 sub.
7(2).
AB56-SA3,41,108 2. Consider the methods by which the school board, governing body, or charter
9management organization and the educator preparation program under sub. (1) (a)
10will make the teacher development program affordable to participating employees.
AB56-SA3,1330 11Section 1330. 106.273 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (title).
AB56-SA3,1331 12Section 1331. 106.273 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (1) and
13amended to read:
AB56-SA3,41,2114 115.457 (1) Identification of workforce shortages. The department state
15superintendent
shall annually confer with the department of public instruction
16workforce development and the Wisconsin technical college system to identify
17industries and occupations within this state that face workforce shortages or
18shortages of adequately trained, entry-level workers. The state superintendent of
19public instruction
shall annually notify school districts of the identified industries
20and occupations and make this information available on the Internet site of the
21department of public instruction.
AB56-SA3,1332 22Section 1332. 106.273 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (2), and
23115.457 (2) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,42,3
1115.457 (2) Approval of programs. (intro.) The department state
2superintendent
shall approve industry-recognized certification programs designed
3to do any of the following:
AB56-SA3,1333 4Section 1333. 106.273 (3) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3)
5(title).
AB56-SA3,1334 6Section 1334. 106.273 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3) (a) and
7amended to read:
AB56-SA3,42,108 115.457 (3) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bz) 20.255 (2) (ck),
9the department state superintendent shall annually award all of the following
10incentive grants to school districts:
AB56-SA3,42,1511 1m. An incentive grant to a school district that has an industry-recognized
12certification program approved by the department state superintendent under sub.
13(2) (a). Subject to pars. (am) and par. (b), the amount of the incentive grant under
14this subdivision is equal to $1,000 for each student pupil in the school district to
15whom all of the following apply:
AB56-SA3,42,1716 a. In the prior school year, the student pupil obtained a high school diploma or
17a technical education high school diploma from a school in the school district.
AB56-SA3,42,2018 b. The student pupil successfully completed the program in a school year in
19which the program was approved by the department state superintendent under
20sub. (2) (a).
AB56-SA3,43,221 2m. An incentive grant to a school district that has an industry-recognized
22certification program approved by the department state superintendent under sub.
23(2) (b). Subject to par. (b), for each such program the school district has, the amount
24of the incentive grant under this subdivision is equal to $1,000 for each student pupil
25in the school district who successfully completed the program in a school year in

1which the program was approved by the department state superintendent under
2sub. (2) (b).
AB56-SA3,1335 3Section 1335. 106.273 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1336 4Section 1336. 106.273 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3) (b) and
5amended to read:
AB56-SA3,43,106 115.457 (3) (b) If the amount available in the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1)
7(bz)
20.255 (2) (ck) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount per student
8pupil under par. (a) 1m. and 2m., the department state superintendent may prorate
9the amount of the department's payments among school districts eligible for
10incentive grants under this subsection.
AB56-SA3,1337 11Section 1337. 106.273 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (4) and
12amended to read:
AB56-SA3,43,1913 115.457 (4) Completion awards for students pupils. From the appropriation
14under s. 20.445 (1) (c) 20.255 (3) (ck), the department state superintendent shall
15annually award a completion award to a student pupil in the amount of $500 for each
16industry-recognized certification program approved by the department state
17superintendent
under sub. (2) (b) that the student pupil successfully completed in
18a school year in which the program was approved by the department state
19superintendent
under sub. (2) (b).
AB56-SA3,1338 20Section 1338. 106.273 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1339 21Section 1339. 106.275 of the statutes is renumbered 115.458, and 115.458 (1)
22(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,44,223 115.458 (1) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cg) 20.255 (2) (cL),
24the department may award technical education equipment grants under this section

1in the amount of not more than $50,000 to school districts whose grant applications
2are approved under sub. (2) (b).
AB56-SA3,1340 3Section 1340. 106.277 (title), (1) (intro.), (a) and (c), (3) and (4) of the statutes
4are repealed.
AB56-SA3,1341 5Section 1341. 106.277 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (1) (b) and
6amended to read:
AB56-SA3,44,97 118.196 (1) (b) The organization operates A grant under sub. (5) to operate a
8program to recruit and prepare individuals to teach in public or private schools
9located in low-income or urban school districts in this state.
AB56-SA3,1342 10Section 1342. 106.277 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (5), and
11118.196 (5) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,44,1912 118.196 (5) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (em), the
13department shall award grants to school boards, governing bodies, and charter
14management organizations under sub. (1) (b).
The department shall establish a
15process for evaluating and assigning a score to each organization eligible to receive
16applicant for a grant under sub. (1). If the amount appropriated under s. 20.445 (1)
17(bt) is insufficient to make the payments required under sub. (1), the
(b). The
18department shall give preference in evaluating grants under this section to a
19nonprofit organization
subsection for each of the following:”.
AB56-SA3,44,21 2051. Page 413, line 19: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
21with page 424, line 10, and substitute:
AB56-SA3,44,22 22 Section 1410. 115.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,45,1123 115.28 (7) (a) License all teachers for the public schools of the state; make rules
24establishing standards of attainment and procedures for the examination and

1licensing of teachers within the limits prescribed in ss. 118.19 (2) and (3), 118.191,
2118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, and 118.195 , and 118.197; prescribe by rule
3standards, requirements, and procedures for the approval of teacher preparatory
4programs leading to licensure, including a requirement that, beginning on July 1,
52012, and annually thereafter, each teacher preparatory program located in this
6state shall submit to the department a list of individuals who have completed the
7program and who have been recommended by the program for licensure under this
8subsection, together with each individual's date of program completion, from each
9term or semester of the program's most recently completed academic year; file in the
10state superintendent's office all papers relating to state teachers' licenses; and
11register each such license.
AB56-SA3,1411 12Section 1411. 115.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,45,2313 115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of
14applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the
15state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private
16schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such
17certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private,
18or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the
19state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the
20applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the
21applicant's teaching therein. Private Except as provided under ss. 115.7915 (2) (i),
22118.60 (2) (a) 6m., and 119.23 (2) (a) 6m., private
schools are not obligated to employ
23only licensed or certified teachers.
AB56-SA3,1412 24Section 1412. 115.28 (10m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1413 25Section 1413. 115.28 (10o) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-SA3,1414
1Section 1414. 115.28 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,46,62 115.28 (15) (a) Establish, by rule, standards for the approval of the abilities of
3certified teachers and counselors and their aides participating in
4bilingual-bicultural education programs under subch. VII VIII to read, write and
5speak a non-English language and to possess knowledge of the culture of
6limited-English proficient pupils.
AB56-SA3,1415 7Section 1415. 115.28 (15) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,46,98 115.28 (15) (b) Establish, by rule, minimum standards for bilingual-bicultural
9education programs under subch. VII VIII.
AB56-SA3,1416 10Section 1416. 115.28 (27) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,46,1511 115.28 (27) WISElearn. Develop and maintain an online resource, called
12WISElearn, to provide educational resources for parents, teachers, and pupils; offer
13online learning opportunities; provide regional technical support centers; provide
14professional development for teachers; and enable video conferencing; and support
15digital archiving projects in public libraries
.
AB56-SA3,1417 16Section 1417. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,46,2117 115.28 (45) Grants for bullying prevention. From the appropriation under
18s. 20.255 (3) (eb), annually award grants a grant to a the nonprofit organization, as
19defined in s. 108.02 (19),
that received an award under this subsection in the 2017-18
20and 2018-19 school years
to provide training and an online bullying prevention
21curriculum for pupils in grades kindergarten to 8.
AB56-SA3,1418 22Section 1418. 115.28 (54m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,47,523 115.28 (54m) Notice of educational options. Include on the home page of the
24department's Internet site a link to information about all of the educational options
25available to children in the state who are at least 3 years old but not yet 18 years old,

1including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program,
2charter schools, virtual schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment in a
3nonresident school district, the early college credit program programs under ss.
436.25 (56) and 38.12 (15)
, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private
5educational program.
AB56-SA3,1419 6Section 1419. 115.28 (63) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.362 (title)
7and amended to read:
AB56-SA3,47,9 8115.362 (title) Mental health and school climate training program
9programs and grants.
AB56-SA3,1420 10Section 1420. 115.28 (63) of the statutes is renumbered 115.362 (1), and
11115.362 (1) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,47,1712 115.362 (1) (intro.) Establish The department shall establish a mental health
13training support program under which the department provides training on pupil
14mental health, strategies to improve school climate, and school safety. The
15department shall provide training on
all of the following evidence-based strategies
16related to addressing mental health issues in schools to school district staff and
17instructional staff of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x):
AB56-SA3,1421 18Section 1421. 115.28 (65) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,47,2219 115.28 (65) Wisconsin Reading Corps. In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school
20years,
Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fr) to
21Wisconsin Reading Corps to provide one-on-one tutoring if Wisconsin Reading
22Corps provides matching funds of $250,000 in each school year.
AB56-SA3,1422 23Section 1422. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,48,324 115.28 (66) Principal training and support; urban school districts. Annually,
25award a grant to a nonprofit organization or an urban school district for the purpose

1of providing training, coaching, and professional support to principals employed by
2urban school districts. For purposes of this subsection, “urban school district” has
3the meaning given in s. 115.42 (1c) (b).
AB56-SA3,1423 4Section 1423. 115.335 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,48,7 5115.335 Water filtration grants. (1) Beginning in the 2019-20 school year,
6the department shall award grants to school districts to purchase water bottle filling
7equipment that includes a water filtration component.
AB56-SA3,48,9 8(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
9section.
AB56-SA3,1424 10Section 1424. 115.341 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,48,20 11115.341 School breakfast program. (1) From the appropriation under s.
1220.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board, each
13operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), each operator of a residential
14care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the
15program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525
15 cents for
16each breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, that meets the
17requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse
18each governing body of a private school or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast
19served at the private school or tribal school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR
20220.8
or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.
AB56-SA3,48,25 21(2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient
22to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall
23prorate state aid payments among the school boards, operators, directors, and
24governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid under sub.
25(1)
.
AB56-SA3,1425
1Section 1425. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,49,82 115.341 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the state superintendent may not
3reimburse the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the operator
4of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the
5director of the program under s. 115.52, the director of the center under s. 115.525,
6or the governing body of a private or tribal school for any breakfasts served at a
7school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, during the prior school year if the school ceased
8operations during that prior school year.
AB56-SA3,1426 9Section 1426. 115.362 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,49,1110 115.362 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (ep), the department
11shall annually award all of the following:
AB56-SA3,49,1312 (a) A grant to the Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Training and Technical
13Assistance Center.
AB56-SA3,49,1614 (b) A grant to Wisconsin Family Ties, Inc., to train individuals to help families
15understand and access mental health services that are available to children in school
16and in the community.
AB56-SA3,49,1817 (c) A grant to the Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc., to support staff, training,
18and expenses related to operating a text-based suicide prevention program.
AB56-SA3,1427 19Section 1427. 115.362 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,49,2120 115.362 (3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and
21administer this section.
AB56-SA3,1428 22Section 1428. 115.363 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,50,223 115.363 (2) (b) The school board shall pay to each nonprofit corporation with
24which it contracts under par. (a) an amount that is no more than the amount paid

1per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2m., 2n., or 2p 2q. in the current school year
2multiplied by the number of pupils participating in the program under the contract.
AB56-SA3,1429 3Section 1429. 115.364 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,50,94 115.364 (1) (a) “Eligible independent charter school” is a school under contract
5with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40
6(2x) that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ,
7hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it
8expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
9employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB56-SA3,1430 10Section 1430. 115.364 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,50,1611 115.364 (1) (am) “Eligible private school” means a private school participating
12in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that increased the amount it
13expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
14services professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately
15preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
16services professionals
.
AB56-SA3,1431 17Section 1431. 115.364 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA3,50,2218 115.364 (1) (b) “Eligible school district” is a school district that increased the
19amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
20workers
pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year
21immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
22workers
pupil services professionals.
AB56-SA3,1432 23Section 1432. 115.364 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA3,50,2524 115.364 (1) (c) “Pupil services professional" means a school counselor, school
25social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
AB56-SA3,1433
1Section 1433. 115.364 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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