Amendment AA2-AB644

2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 644

January 21, 2020 - Offered by Representatives Pope, Considine, Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Doyle, Stubbs, Fields, Ohnstad, Billings, Kolste, B. Meyers, Sinicki, Vining, Riemer, Goyke, Neubauer, Cabrera, Emerson, Brostoff, McGuire, Vruwink, Subeck, C. Taylor and Sargent.

AB644-AA2,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB644-AA2,1,2 1. Page 1, line 1: delete “creating".

AB644-AA2,1,3 2. Page 1, line 2: delete “a".

AB644-AA2,1,4 3. Page 1, line 2: delete “consultation pilot program".

AB644-AA2,1,5 4. Page 1, line 7: before that line insert:

AB644-AA2,1,6 “ Section 1m. 20.255 (2) (da) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB644-AA2,1,9 20.255 (2) (da) Aid for school mental health programs. The amounts in the schedule for aid to school districts and independent charter schools employ, hire, and retain pupil services professionals under s. 115.364.”.

AB644-AA2,1,10 5. Page 5, line 15: after that line insert:

AB644-AA2,1,11 “ Section 3c. 115.364 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB644-AA2,2,6 115.364 (1) (a) “Eligible independent charter school” is a school under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x) that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB644-AA2,3d Section 3d. 115.364 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB644-AA2,2,13 115.364 (1) (am) “Eligible private school” means a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB644-AA2,3f Section 3f. 115.364 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB644-AA2,2,19 115.364 (1) (b) “Eligible school district” is a school district that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB644-AA2,3j Section 3j. 115.364 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB644-AA2,2,22 115.364 (1) (c) “Pupil services professional" means a school counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.

AB644-AA2,3m Section 3m. 115.364 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB644-AA2,3,4 115.364 (2) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible school district an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the school district increased its expenditures in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB644-AA2,3p Section 3p. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB644-AA2,3,12 115.364 (2) (a) 2. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible independent charter school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the independent charter school increased its expenditures in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB644-AA2,3s Section 3s. 115.364 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB644-AA2,3,19 115.364 (2) (a) 3. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible private school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the private school increased it expenditures in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.

AB644-AA2,3v Section 3v. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB644-AA2,4,6 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. Subject to subd. 2. b., if, after making the payments required under par. (a), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (2) (da), the state superintendent shall reimburse eligible school districts, private schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, and independent charter schools under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x) for an amount equal to expenditures made by the school district, private school, or independent charter school in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals less the any amount of increased expenditures for which the school district, private school, or independent charter school was reimbursed under par. (a).

AB644-AA2,3x Section 3x. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB644-AA2,4,11 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under subd. 2. a., the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private schools, and independent charter schools eligible for the aid.”.

AB644-AA2,4,12 6. Page 5, line 24: after that line insert:

AB644-AA2,4,19 “(2) Aid for school mental health programs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (da), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $22,000,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (da), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $22,000,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.”.

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