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AB68-SA1,43,2019 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. bm. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the
20per pupil amount calculated under par. (a) for that school year.
AB68-SA1,130 21Section 130. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,43,2322 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. e. Sum the amounts calculated under subd. 1. a., bm., d.,
23and dh.
AB68-SA1,131 24Section 131. 115.7915 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,44,4
1115.7915 (6) (L) Allow a child attending the private school under this section
2to refrain from participating in any religious activity if the child's parent submits to
3the child's teacher or the private school's principal a written request that the child
4be exempt from such activities.
AB68-SA1,132 5Section 132. 115.882 of the statutes is renumbered 115.882 (intro.) and
6amended to read:
AB68-SA1,44,12 7115.882 Payment of state aid; reimbursement rate. (intro.) Funds
8appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4).

9Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under
10ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6), and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a
11rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs,
12not to exceed 100 percent.
the following rates:
AB68-SA1,133 13Section 133. 115.882 (1) and (2) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-SA1,44,1414 115.882 (1) In the 2021-22 school year, 45 percent of eligible costs.
AB68-SA1,44,16 15(2) In the 2022-23 school year and in each school year thereafter, 50 percent
16of eligible costs.
AB68-SA1,134 17Section 134. 115.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,44,2518 115.95 (2) It is the policy of this state to provide equal educational
19opportunities by ensuring that necessary programs are available for
20limited-English proficient pupils while allowing each school district and charter
21school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
maximum flexibility in establishing programs
22suited to its particular needs. To this end, this subchapter provides support for
23educating limited-English proficient pupils and
establishes bilingual-bicultural
24education programs for pupils in school districts with specified concentrations of
25limited-English proficient pupils in the attendance areas of particular schools.
AB68-SA1,135
1Section 135. 115.95 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,45,62 115.95 (3) It is the policy of this state to reimburse school districts, in
3substantial part, for the added costs of providing the programs established under
4this subchapter and to provide support to school districts and charter schools under
5s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) for the added costs of educating limited-English proficient
6pupils
.
AB68-SA1,136 7Section 136. 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,45,12 8115.958 Capacity-building grants for licensed educators. (1) A school
9board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may
10apply to the department for a grant for the school district or charter school to provide
11support and financial assistance to its staff and teachers in obtaining licensure or
12certification as bilingual teachers and teachers of English as a 2nd language.
AB68-SA1,45,16 13(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s.
1420.255 (2) (ch), the department may award grants under sub. (1) to school districts
15and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) in amounts determined
16by the department.
AB68-SA1,45,18 17(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
18section.
AB68-SA1,137 19Section 137. 115.96 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,45,20 20115.96 (title) Establishment Pupil counts; establishment of programs.
AB68-SA1,138 21Section 138. 115.96 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,46,422 115.96 (1) Count of limited-English proficient pupils. Annually, on or before
23March 1, each a school board and the operator of a charter school established under
24s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
shall conduct a count of the limited-English proficient pupils in
25the public schools of the district or in the charter school, assess the language

1proficiency of such the pupils, and classify such the pupils by language group, grade
2level, age, and English language proficiency. A school board or operator is eligible
3for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board or operator conducts the count
4under this subsection.
AB68-SA1,139 5Section 139. 115.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,46,186 115.97 (1) A school board may combine pupils in attendance at separate schools
7in its bilingual-bicultural education program. The school board shall be eligible for
8state aids under s. 115.995 if the number of limited-English proficient pupils served
9from the combined schools meets the requirements under sub. (2), (3) or (4).
A pupil
10shall be eligible for a bilingual-bicultural education program only until he or she is
11able to perform ordinary classwork in English. The bilingual-bicultural education
12program shall be designed to provide intensive instruction to meet this objective.
13Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize isolation of children of
14limited-English proficient ability or ethnic background for a substantial portion of
15the school day. Pupils who are not limited-English proficient pupils may participate
16in a bilingual-bicultural education program, except that a school board shall give
17preference to limited-English proficient pupils in admitting pupils to such a
18program.
AB68-SA1,140 19Section 140. 115.97 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,46,2320 115.97 (6) A school board that is required to establish a bilingual-bicultural
21education program under sub. (2), (3), or (4) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995
22only if the state superintendent is satisfied that the school board maintained the
23bilingual-bicultural education program in accordance with this subchapter.
AB68-SA1,141 24Section 141. 115.977 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,47,6
1115.977 (2) A school district may establish bilingual-bicultural education
2programs by contracting with other school districts or with a cooperative educational
3service agency. If 10 or more pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, 20 or more in grades
44 to 8 or 20 or more in a high school program are enrolled in a program under a
5contract pursuant to this subsection, the school district offering the program is
6eligible for reimbursement under s. 115.995.
AB68-SA1,142 7Section 142. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,47,9 8115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and
9pupil counts
.
AB68-SA1,143 10Section 143. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1) and amended
11to read:
AB68-SA1,47,2012 115.993 (1) Annually, on or before August 15, the school board of a district
13operating a bilingual-bicultural education program under this subchapter shall
14report to the state superintendent the number of pupils, including both
15limited-English proficient pupils and other pupils, instructed the previous school
16year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, an itemized statement on oath of
17all disbursements on account of
a summary of the costs incurred to operate the
18bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year,
19and a copy of the estimated budget for that operating the bilingual-bicultural
20education
program for the current school year.
AB68-SA1,144 21Section 144. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,48,222 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator
23of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state
24superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the

1school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the
2classification of those pupils by language group.
AB68-SA1,145 3Section 145. 115.993 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,48,64 115.993 (3) A school board or the operator of a charter school established under
5s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board
6or operator submits the reports required under this section.
AB68-SA1,146 7Section 146. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (1m)
8(intro.) and amended to read:
AB68-SA1,48,149 115.995 (1m) (intro.) Upon Subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3),
10upon
receipt of the report reports under s. 115.993, if the state superintendent is
11satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school
12year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter
(1) and (2), the state
13superintendent shall do all of, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), pay the
14following amounts:
AB68-SA1,147 15Section 147. 115.995 (1) and (2) of the statutes are renumbered 115.995 (1m)
16(a) 1. and 2. and amended to read:
AB68-SA1,48,2217 115.995 (1m) (a) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide
18Dividing proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993, 2019 stats., an
19annual payment of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the
20previous school year were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid
21paid under this subsection subdivision does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2) subd.
222
.
AB68-SA1,49,623 2. Certify Certifying to the department of administration in favor of the school
24district board a sum equal to a percentage of the amount expended on
25limited-English proficient pupils by the school district board during the preceding

1year for salaries of personnel participating in and attributable to
2bilingual-bicultural education programs under this subchapter, special books and
3equipment used in the bilingual-bicultural education programs, and other expenses
4approved by the state superintendent. The percentage shall be determined by
5dividing the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in the current school
6year less $250,000 by the total amount of aidable costs in the previous school year.
AB68-SA1,148 7Section 148. 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,49,108 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) In the 2021-22 school year, to a school board that was
9required to establish a bilingual-bicultural education program under s. 115.97 for
10the previous school year, the amounts determined by doing all of the following:
AB68-SA1,149 11Section 149. 115.995 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,49,1412 115.995 (1m) (b) Subject to sub. (3), beginning in the 2022-23 school year, to
13a school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or
14(2x), an amount calculated as follows:
AB68-SA1,49,1715 1. If, in the previous school year, there was at least one limited-English
16proficient pupil enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school,
17$10,000.
AB68-SA1,49,2118 2. If, in the previous school year, there were more than 20 limited-English
19proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school,
20subtract 20 from the total number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
21school district or attending the charter school.
AB68-SA1,49,2222 3. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. by $500.
AB68-SA1,49,2323 4. Add the product determined under subd. 3. to the amount under subd. 1.
AB68-SA1,150 24Section 150. 115.995 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,50,5
1115.995 (2m) Notwithstanding sub. (1m) (b), if a school board received a
2payment under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2021-22 school year, the state superintendent
3shall, subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3) and upon receipt of the
4reports under s. 115.993 (1) and (2), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc),
5pay to the school board the following amounts:
AB68-SA1,50,76 (a) Subject to sub. (3), in the 2022-23 school year, the greater of the following
7amounts:
AB68-SA1,50,88 1. The sum determined under sub. (1m) (b) 4. for the 2022-23 school year.
AB68-SA1,50,109 2. An amount equal to the payment the school board received under sub. (1m)
10(a) in the 2020-21 school year.
AB68-SA1,50,1211 (b) Subject to sub. (3), in the 2023-24 school year, the greater of the following
12amounts:
AB68-SA1,50,1313 1. The sum determined under sub. (1m) (b) 4. for the 2023-24 school year.
AB68-SA1,50,1414 2. An amount calculated as follows:
AB68-SA1,50,1615 a. Subtract the amount determined under subd. 1. from the amount the school
16board received under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2020-21 school year.
AB68-SA1,50,1717 b. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. a. by 0.5.
AB68-SA1,50,1918 c. Add the product determined under subd. 2. b. to the amount determined
19under subd. 1.
AB68-SA1,151 20Section 151. 115.995 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,50,2421 115.995 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in any fiscal year is
22insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under sub. (1m) (b) or (2m), the state
23superintendent shall prorate the payments among the school boards and operators
24of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) entitled to receive the aid.
AB68-SA1,152
1Section 152. 115.996 of the statutes is renumbered 115.996 (intro.) and
2amended to read:
AB68-SA1,51,7 3115.996 Report to the legislature. (intro.) Annually, on or before December
431, the state superintendent shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of
5the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), on the status
6of bilingual-bicultural education programs established under this subchapter. The
7report shall include all of the following information:
AB68-SA1,51,11 8(1) The number of pupils served in bilingual-bicultural education programs for
9each language group in each school district in which such programs are offered and
10the cost of the program per pupil for each school district, language group
, and
11program type
.
AB68-SA1,51,15 12(2) The department shall also provide the number of pupils in each school
13district and language group who as a result of participation in a bilingual-bicultural
14education program improved their English language ability to such an extent that
15the program is no longer necessary for such pupils.
AB68-SA1,153 16Section 153. 115.996 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,51,1917 115.996 (3) The number of limited-English proficient pupils in each language
18group enrolled in each school district and attending each charter school established
19under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x).
AB68-SA1,154 20Section 154. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.999] of the
21statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,155 22Section 155. 115.999 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,156 23Section 156. 117.05 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,52,224 117.05 (1m) Board and appeal panel meetings. The state superintendent shall
25set the time and place for meetings of the board under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and

1(4m)
, 117.12 (5), and 117.132 and for meetings of appeal panels under ss. 117.12 (4)
2and 117.13.
AB68-SA1,157 3Section 157. 117.05 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,52,114 117.05 (2) (a) Board. The state superintendent shall appoint 7 members of the
5board to perform any review under ss. 117.10, 117.105 (2m) and (4m), 117.12 (5), and
6117.132. The 7 members shall include the state superintendent or his or her designee
7on the board, 2 board members from school districts with small enrollments, 2 board
8members from school districts with medium enrollments, and 2 board members from
9school districts with large enrollments. Any action of the board under this chapter
10requires the affirmative vote of at least 4 of the 7 members appointed under this
11paragraph.
AB68-SA1,158 12Section 158. 117.05 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,52,1713 117.05 (4) (a) Pending proceedings. (intro.) A reorganization proceeding is
14pending from the date that a petition is filed under s. 117.105 (1) (a), 117.11 (2), or
15117.12 (2) or a resolution is adopted under s. 117.08 (1), 117.09 (1), 117.10 (1), 117.105
16(1) (b) or (4m), 117.13 (2), or 117.132 (2) until the date on which the latest of any of
17the following occurs:
AB68-SA1,159 18Section 159. 117.05 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,52,2419 117.05 (4) (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no petition may be filed or
20resolution adopted for the creation of a new school district under s. 117.105 (1) (a) or
21(b) before the 5th July 1 following the filing of a petition under s. 117.105 (1) (a) or
22the adoption of a resolution under s. 117.105 (1) (b) or the date of an order issued
23under s. 117.105 (4m) (c)
for any reorganization that includes any of the same
24territory.
AB68-SA1,160 25Section 160. 117.05 (9) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,161
1Section 161. 117.105 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SA1,162 2Section 162. 117.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,53,113 117.20 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a referendum is required under
4ss. 117.08 to 117.11, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
5November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s.
6117.08 (3) (a), 117.09 (3) (a), 117.10 (3) (a), or 117.11 (4) (a). If a referendum is
7required under s. 117.105 (3), it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday
8in the 2nd November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution
9under s. 117.105 (1). If a referendum is required under s. 117.105 (4m), it shall be
10held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the date an order
11is issued by the board under s. 117.105 (4m) (c).
AB68-SA1,163 12Section 163. 117.22 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SA1,53,1513 117.22 (2) (bm) If an order of reorganization is issued under s. 117.105, the first
14election of school board members shall be held at the spring election following the
15referendum under s. 117.105 (3) or (4m).
AB68-SA1,164 16Section 164. 118.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SA1,53,1717 118.07 (6) (a) In this subsection:
AB68-SA1,53,1818 1. “School premises” means all of the following:
AB68-SA1,53,2119 a. Real property owned or rented by, or under the control of, a school board,
20including playgrounds, athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is
21occupied by pupils on a regular basis.
AB68-SA1,53,2522 b. Real property owned or rented by an operator or governing board of a charter
23school that is used for the operation of a charter school, including playgrounds,
24athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is occupied on a regular basis
25by pupils attending the charter school.
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