Amendment AA3-ASA2-AB68

AB68-ASA2-AA3,4,8 “ Section 29g. 20.255 (1) (fg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,4,11 20.255 (1) (fg) Digitize GED test credentials. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to digitize paper records related to the general educational development test.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,29m Section 29m. 20.255 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,5,8 20.255 (1) (hg) Personnel licensure, teacher supply, information and analysis and teacher improvement. The amounts in the schedule All moneys received from the licensure of school and public library personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (d) and all moneys received under s. 115.41, to fund licensure administrative costs under s. ss. 115.28 (7) (d) and 118.19 (10), teacher supply, information and analysis costs under s. 115.29 (5), and teacher improvement under s. 115.41. Ninety percent of all moneys received from the licensure of school and public library personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (d), and all moneys received under s. 115.41, shall be credited to this appropriation.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,5,9 27. Page 240, line 24: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,5,10 “ Section 29q. 20.255 (2) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,5,16 20.255 (2) (ac) General equalization aids. The amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient equal to, in the 2022-23 fiscal year and biennially thereafter, the amount determined by the joint committee on finance under s. 121.075 (3) and, in the 2021-22 fiscal year and biennially thereafter, the amount determined by law for the payment of educational aids under ss. 121.08, 121.09, 121.095, 121.105, 121.137, and subch. VI of ch. 121.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,5,17 28. Page 241, line 5: delete that line and substitute:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,5,18 “ Section 32m. 20.255 (2) (ap) of the statutes is repealed.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,5,19 29. Page 241, line 5: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,5,20 “ Section 32b. 20.255 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,6,2 20.255 (2) (b) Aids for special education and school age parents programs. The amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for the payment of the full cost of special education for children in hospitals and convalescent homes under s. 115.88 (4) and for the payment of aids for special education and school age parents programs under ss. 115.88, 115.93 and 118.255 as provided under s. 115.882.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,32c Section 32c. 20.255 (2) (cc) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,6,6 20.255 (2) (cc) Bilingual-bicultural education aids English learner categorical aid. The amounts in the schedule for bilingual-bicultural education programs aid under subch. VII of ch. 115 s. 115.995.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,32e Section 32e. 20.255 (2) (ch) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,6,10 20.255 (2) (ch) Capacity-building grants for licensed educators. The amounts in the schedule for grants to increase licensure of bilingual teachers and teachers of English as a 2nd language under s. 115.958.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,32jg Section 32jg. 20.255 (2) (dk) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,6,14 20.255 (2) (dk) Out-of-school time programs; grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for out-of-school time program grants under s. 115.449.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,32jm Section 32jm. 20.255 (2) (dv) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,6,17 20.255 (2) (dv) Energy efficiency projects; grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants to school districts under s. 115.457.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,6,18 30. Page 241, line 5: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,6,19 “ Section 32g. 20.255 (2) (co) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,6,21 20.255 (2) (co) Supplemental nutrition aid. A sum sufficient for payments under s. 115.342.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,32h Section 32h. 20.255 (2) (cx) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,7,2 20.255 (2) (cx) Aid for transportation; early college credit program. The amounts in the schedule to reimburse parents and guardians under s. 118.55 (7g) for the transportation of pupils attending a course at an institution of higher education and taking the course for high school credit.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,32hm Section 32hm. 20.255 (2) (cy) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,7,9 20.255 (2) (cy) Aid for transportation; open enrollment and early college credit program. The amounts in the schedule to reimburse parents for the costs of transportation of open enrollment pupils under ss. 118.51 (14) (b) and 118.52 (11) (b) and for the payment of state aid under s. 118.55 (7g) for the transportation of pupils attending a course at an institution of higher education and receiving credit for the course under s. 118.55 (3) (b).

AB68-ASA2-AA3,32j Section 32j. 20.255 (2) (da) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,7,13 20.255 (2) (da) Aid for school mental Mental health programs and pupil wellness aid. 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.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,32jk Section 32jk. 20.255 (2) (dn) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,7,17 20.255 (2) (dn) Computer science licensure; grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.435 to assist school district employees in obtaining licenses or permits to teach computer science.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,32m Section 32m. 20.255 (2) (kg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,7,24 20.255 (2) (kg) Grants to replace certain race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names. The amounts in the schedule for grants to school boards under s. 118.134 (6). All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 29. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,1 31. Page 241, line 5: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,3 “ Section 32L. 20.255 (2) (eh) of the statutes is renumbered 20.437 (2) (eh) and amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,5 20.437 (2) (eh) Head start supplement. The amounts in the schedule for the head start supplement under s. 115.3615 49.39.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,6 32. Page 241, line 5: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,7 “ Section 32n. 20.255 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,9 20.255 (3) (bm) General educational development test fee payments. A sum sufficient for payments to GED Testing Service LLC under s. 115.28 (66) (a).

AB68-ASA2-AA3,32r Section 32r. 20.255 (3) (fv) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,12 20.255 (3) (fv) City Year Milwaukee. The amounts in the schedule for payments under s. 115.28 (68) to support City Year Milwaukee.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,13 33. Page 241, line 5: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,14 “ Section 32q. 20.255 (3) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,16 20.255 (3) (dg) Recollection Wisconsin. The amounts in the schedule for payments to the Wisconsin Library Services, Inc., under s. 115.28 (28).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,17 34. Page 252, line 7: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,18 “ Section 85m. 20.505 (8) (hm) 29. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,20 20.505 (8) (hm) 29. The amount transferred to s. 20.255 (2) (kg) shall be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.255 (2) (kg).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,21 35. Page 335, line 15: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,22 “ Section 341b. 115.28 (28) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,3 115.28 (28) Recollection Wisconsin. Annually distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (dg) to Wisconsin Library Services, Inc., to support the digitization of historic materials in public libraries throughout the state.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,341c Section 341c. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,10 115.28 (45) Grants for bullying prevention. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (eb), beginning in the 2021-22 school year, annually award grants a grant to a the nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), that received a grant under this subsection in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years to provide training and an online bullying prevention curriculum for pupils in grades kindergarten to 8.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,341d Section 341d. 115.28 (63) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,12 115.28 (63) (d) Social and emotional learning.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,13 36. Page 335, line 15: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,14 “ Section 341e. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,20 115.28 (66) General educational development test fee payments. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (bm), pay to GED Testing Service LLC the $30 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:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,23 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.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,2 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.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,4 (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.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,7 (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, 2022, at a testing site in Wisconsin that is approved by the state superintendent.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,341f Section 341f. 155.28 (68) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,11 155.28 (68) City Year Milwaukee. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fv) to City Year, Inc., to support City Year Milwaukee.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,12 37. Page 335, line 15: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,14 “ Section 341g. 115.3615 of the statutes is renumbered 49.39 and amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,11,3 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.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,11,4 38. Page 335, line 15: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,11,5 “ Section 341gb. 115.341 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,11,15 115.341 School breakfast program. (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 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, 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 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,11,20 (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).

AB68-ASA2-AA3,341gd Section 341gd. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,4 115.341 (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 breakfasts 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.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,341e Section 341e. 115.342 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,6 115.342 Supplemental nutrition aid. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,11 (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.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,13 (b) “Eligible pupil” means a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) (A).

AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,14 (c) “Federal school breakfast program” means the program under 42 USC 1773.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,16 (d) “Federal school lunch program” means the program under 42 USC 1751 to 1769j.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,19 (e) “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.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,22 (f) “School meal” means a school 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.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,24 (2) Eligibility. An educational agency is eligible for payments under this section if the educational agency does not charge eligible pupils for school meals.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,13,3 (3) Annual payment. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (co), in the 2021-22 school year and each school year thereafter, the state superintendent shall pay to each educational agency the sum of the following amounts:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,13,9 (a) The number of school lunches the educational agency provided to eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school lunch provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school lunch provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free lunch under the federal school lunch program.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,13,15 (b) The number of breakfasts the educational agency provided to eligible pupils under the federal school breakfast program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a breakfast provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a breakfast provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free breakfast under the federal school breakfast program.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,13,22 (c) The number of meal supplements the educational agency provided to eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a reduced-price meal supplement provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a meal supplement provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free meal supplement under the federal school lunch program.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hb Section 341hb. 115.364 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,14,4 115.364 (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.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hc Section 341hc. 115.364 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,14,11 115.364 (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.