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AB68-ASA2-AA3,7,1311 20.255 (2) (da) Aid for school mental Mental health programs and pupil
12wellness aid
. The amounts in the schedule for aid to school districts and independent
13charter schools
employ, hire, and retain pupil services professionals under s. 115.364.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,32jk 14Section 32jk. 20.255 (2) (dn) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,7,1715 20.255 (2) (dn) Computer science licensure; grants. The amounts in the
16schedule for grants under s. 115.435 to assist school district employees in obtaining
17licenses or permits to teach computer science.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,32m 18Section 32m. 20.255 (2) (kg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,7,2419 20.255 (2) (kg) Grants to replace certain race-based nicknames, logos, mascots,
20and team names.
The amounts in the schedule for grants to school boards under s.
21118.134 (6). All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505
22(8) (hm) 29. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s.
2320.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the
24appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).”.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,1
131. Page 241, line 5: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,3 2 Section 32L. 20.255 (2) (eh) of the statutes is renumbered 20.437 (2) (eh) and
3amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,54 20.437 (2) (eh) Head start supplement. The amounts in the schedule for the
5head start supplement under s. 115.3615 49.39.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,6 632. Page 241, line 5: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,7 7 Section 32n. 20.255 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,98 20.255 (3) (bm) General educational development test fee payments. A sum
9sufficient for payments to GED Testing Service LLC under s. 115.28 (66) (a).
AB68-ASA2-AA3,32r 10Section 32r. 20.255 (3) (fv) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,1211 20.255 (3) (fv) City Year Milwaukee. The amounts in the schedule for payments
12under s. 115.28 (68) to support City Year Milwaukee.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,13 1333. Page 241, line 5: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,14 14 Section 32q. 20.255 (3) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,1615 20.255 (3) (dg) Recollection Wisconsin. The amounts in the schedule for
16payments to the Wisconsin Library Services, Inc., under s. 115.28 (28).”.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,17 1734. Page 252, line 7: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,18 18 Section 85m. 20.505 (8) (hm) 29. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,2019 20.505 (8) (hm) 29. The amount transferred to s. 20.255 (2) (kg) shall be the
20amount in the schedule under s. 20.255 (2) (kg).”.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,21 2135. Page 335, line 15: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,8,22 22 Section 341b. 115.28 (28) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,3
1115.28 (28) Recollection Wisconsin. Annually distribute the amount
2appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (dg) to Wisconsin Library Services, Inc., to support
3the digitization of historic materials in public libraries throughout the state.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341c 4Section 341c. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,105 115.28 (45) Grants for bullying prevention. From the appropriation under
6s. 20.255 (3) (eb), beginning in the 2021-22 school year, annually award grants a
7grant
to a the nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), that received a
8grant under this subsection in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years
to provide
9training and an online bullying prevention curriculum for pupils in grades
10kindergarten to 8.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341d 11Section 341d. 115.28 (63) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,1212 115.28 (63) (d) Social and emotional learning.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,13 1336. Page 335, line 15: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,14 14 Section 341e. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,2015 115.28 (66) General educational development test fee payments. (a) Subject
16to pars. (b) and (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (bm), pay to GED
17Testing Service LLC the $30 testing service fee for an eligible individual who takes
18a content area test given under the general educational development test. In this
19subsection, “eligible individual” means an individual who satisfies all of the
20following conditions before taking the content area test:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,9,2321 1. The individual meets the eligibility requirements promulgated by the
22department by rule for a high school equivalency diploma or certificate of general
23educational development.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,2
12. The individual takes and receives a passing score on a practice test for the
2content area that is developed by GED Testing Service LLC.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,43 (b) For each eligible individual under par. (a), pay for no more than one testing
4service fee for each content area test taken in a calendar year.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,75 (c) Pay the testing service fee for a content area test under par. (a) only if the
6eligible individual takes the test on or after January 1, 2022, at a testing site in
7Wisconsin that is approved by the state superintendent.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341f 8Section 341f. 155.28 (68) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,119 155.28 (68) City Year Milwaukee. Annually distribute the amounts
10appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fv) to City Year, Inc., to support City Year
11Milwaukee.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,12 1237. Page 335, line 15: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,10,14 13 Section 341g. 115.3615 of the statutes is renumbered 49.39 and amended to
14read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,11,3 1549.39 Head start supplement. From the appropriation under s. 20.255
1620.437 (2) (eh), the state superintendent secretary shall distribute funds to agencies
17determined by the state superintendent secretary to be eligible for designation as
18head start agencies under 42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health,
19educational, nutritional, social, and other services to economically disadvantaged
20children and their families. The state superintendent secretary shall distribute the
21funds in a manner consistent with 42 USC 9831 to 9852 except that there is no
22matching fund requirement. The state superintendent secretary shall give
23preference in funding under this section to agencies that are receiving federal funds
24under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 and to agencies that operate full-time or early head start

1programs. Funds distributed under this section may be used to match available
2federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 only if the funds are used to secure
3additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,11,4 438. Page 335, line 15: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,11,5 5 Section 341gb. 115.341 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,11,15 6115.341 School breakfast program. (1) From the appropriation under s.
720.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board, each
8operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), each operator of a residential
9care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the
10program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525
15 cents for
11each breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, that meets the
12requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse
13each governing body of a private school or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast
14served at the private school or tribal school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR
15220.8
or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,11,20 16(2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient
17to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall
18prorate state aid payments among the school boards, operators, directors, and
19governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid under sub.
20(1)
.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341gd 21Section 341gd. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,422 115.341 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the state superintendent may not
23reimburse the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the operator
24of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the

1director of the program under s. 115.52, the director of the center under s. 115.525,
2or the governing body of a private or tribal school for any breakfasts served at a
3school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, during the prior school year if the school ceased
4operations during that prior school year.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341e 5Section 341e. 115.342 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,6 6115.342 Supplemental nutrition aid. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,117 (a) “Educational agency” means a school board, an operator of a charter school
8under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), a private school, a tribal school, an operator of a
9residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the
10director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s.
11115.525.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,1312 (b) “Eligible pupil” means a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility criteria
13for a reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) (A).
AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,1414 (c) “Federal school breakfast program” means the program under 42 USC 1773.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,1615 (d) “Federal school lunch program” means the program under 42 USC 1751 to
161769j.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,1917 (e) “Reimbursement amount” means the national average payment rate for a
18school meal, as announced by the food and nutrition service of the federal
19department of agriculture in the federal register.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,2220 (f) “School meal” means a school lunch made available under the federal school
21lunch program, a meal supplement made available under the federal school lunch
22program, or a breakfast made available under the federal school breakfast program.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,12,24 23(2) Eligibility. An educational agency is eligible for payments under this
24section if the educational agency does not charge eligible pupils for school meals.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,13,3
1(3) Annual payment. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (co), in the
22021-22 school year and each school year thereafter, the state superintendent shall
3pay to each educational agency the sum of the following amounts:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,13,94 (a) The number of school lunches the educational agency provided to eligible
5pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied
6by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for
7a school lunch provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the
8previous school year for a school lunch provided to a pupil who satisfies the income
9eligibility for a free lunch under the federal school lunch program.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,13,1510 (b) The number of breakfasts the educational agency provided to eligible pupils
11under the federal school breakfast program in the previous school year multiplied by
12the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a
13breakfast provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the
14previous school year for a breakfast provided to a pupil who satisfies the income
15eligibility for a free breakfast under the federal school breakfast program.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,13,2216 (c) The number of meal supplements the educational agency provided to
17eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year
18multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous
19school year for a reduced-price meal supplement provided to an eligible pupil and
20the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a meal supplement
21provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free meal supplement
22under the federal school lunch program.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hb 23Section 341hb. 115.364 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,14,424 115.364 (1) (a) “Eligible independent charter school” is a school under contract
25with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40

1(2x) that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ,
2hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it
3expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
4employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hc 5Section 341hc. 115.364 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,14,116 115.364 (1) (am) “Eligible private school” means a private school participating
7in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that increased the amount it
8expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
9services professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately
10preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
11services professionals
.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hd 12Section 341hd. 115.364 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,14,1713 115.364 (1) (b) “Eligible school district” is a school district that increased the
14amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
15workers
pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year
16immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
17workers
pupil services professionals.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341he 18Section 341he. 115.364 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,14,2019 115.364 (1) (c) “Pupil services professional" means a school counselor, school
20social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hf 21Section 341hf. 115.364 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,15,222 115.364 (2) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
23(da), pay to an eligible school district an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
24by which the school district increased its expenditures in the preceding school year
25to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount

1it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
2employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hh 3Section 341hh. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,15,104 115.364 (2) (a) 2. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
5(da), pay to an eligible independent charter school an amount equal to 50 percent of
6the amount by which the independent charter school increased its expenditures in
7the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
8professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding
9the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
10professionals
.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hj 11Section 341hj. 115.364 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,15,1712 115.364 (2) (a) 3. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
13(da), pay to an eligible private school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
14by which the private school increased it expenditures in the preceding school year
15to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount
16it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
17employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hk 18Section 341hk. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,16,419 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. Subject to subd. 2. b., if, after making the payments
20required under par. (a), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255
21(2) (da), the state superintendent shall reimburse eligible school districts, private
22schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, and
23independent charter schools under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40
24(2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x)
for an amount equal to
25expenditures made by the school district, private school, or independent charter

1school in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
2services professionals
less the any amount of increased expenditures for which the
3school district, private school, or independent charter school was reimbursed under
4par. (a).
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hL 5Section 341hL. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,16,96 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal
7year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under subd. 2. a., the state
8superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private
9schools, and independent charter schools eligible for the aid.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341m 10Section 341m. 115.367 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,16,1811 115.367 (1) Grant program. The department shall establish and administer
12a competitive program to award grants to school boards and operators of charter
13schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of collaborating with community
14mental health agencies
mental health providers to provide mental health services
15to pupils. School boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x)
16may apply for a grant under this section individually or as a consortium of school
17boards, charter schools, or both. For purposes of this subsection, a “consortium of
18school boards” includes a cooperative educational service agency.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,16,20 1939. Page 335, line 16: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
20with page 336, line 18, and substitute:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,16,21 21 Section 342m. 115.436 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,17,222 115.436 (2) (intro.) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under this section
23if it the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school

1district's area in square miles is less than 10 and the school district
satisfies all one
2of the following criteria:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,343m 3Section 343m. 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,17,54 115.436 (2) (b) The school district's membership in the previous school year was
5greater than 745 but not more than 1,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,344m 6Section 344m. 115.436 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,345m 7Section 345m. 115.436 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (a) 1.
8and amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,17,129 115.436 (3) (a) 1. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, from the appropriation
10under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to each school
11district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (a) $400 multiplied by the school
12district's
membership in the previous school year.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,346m 13Section 346m. 115.436 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,17,1714 115.436 (3) (a) 2. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, from the appropriation
15under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to each school
16district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (b) $100 multiplied by the school
17district's membership in the previous school year.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,347m 18Section 347m. 115.436 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,17,2419 115.436 (3) (am) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from From the
20appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay
21to each school district that received aid under this section in the previous school year
22but does not satisfy the number-of-pupils-per-square-mile requirement under
23sub. (2) (a) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school
24district under par. (a) 1. or 2. in the previous school year.”.
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