Amendment SSA1-AB68

AB68-SSA1,924,25 115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private, or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the applicant's teaching therein. Private Except as provided under ss. 115.7915 (2) (i), 118.60 (2) (a) 6m., and 119.23 (2) (a) 6m., private schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or certified teachers.

AB68-SSA1,1942 Section 1942. 115.28 (10m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,1943 Section 1943. 115.28 (10o) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,1944 Section 1944. 115.28 (28) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,925,6 115.28 (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-SSA1,1945 Section 1945. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,925,13 115.28 (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-SSA1,1946 Section 1946. 115.28 (54s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,925,20 115.28 (54s) Climate change; model academic standards. If the state superintendent adopts model academic standards for any of the following subjects, incorporate an understanding of climate, the interconnected nature of climate change, the potential local and global impacts of climate change, and individual and societal actions that may mitigate the harmful effects of climate change into the model academic standards for that subject:

AB68-SSA1,925,21 (a) Science.

AB68-SSA1,925,22 (b) Mathematics.

AB68-SSA1,925,23 (c) Social studies.

AB68-SSA1,925,24 (d) English language arts.

AB68-SSA1,925,25 (e) Agriculture.

AB68-SSA1,926,1 (f) Food and natural resources.

AB68-SSA1,926,2 (g) Environmental literacy and sustainability.

AB68-SSA1,926,3 (h) Nutrition education.

AB68-SSA1,1947 Section 1947. 115.28 (63) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,926,5 115.28 (63) (d) Social and emotional learning.

AB68-SSA1,1948 Section 1948. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,926,12 115.28 (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-SSA1,926,15 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-SSA1,926,17 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-SSA1,926,19 (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-SSA1,926,22 (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-SSA1,1949 Section 1949. 115.28 (67) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,927,2 115.28 (67) Report on homeless children and youths. Annually, submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), in the public schools of this state.

AB68-SSA1,1950 Section 1950. 115.28 (68) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,927,6 115.28 (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-SSA1,1951 Section 1951 . 115.28 (69) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,927,11 115.28 (69) The Literacy Lab. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fs) to The Literacy Lab, a Virginia nonstock corporation, to provide evidence-based literacy interventions to pupils in prekindergarten to 3rd grade in this state.

AB68-SSA1,1952 Section 1952 . 115.341 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,927,22 115.341 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-SSA1,928,2 (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-SSA1,1953 Section 1953. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,928,10 115.341 (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-SSA1,1954 Section 1954. 115.342 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,928,12 115.342 Supplemental nutrition aid. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB68-SSA1,928,17 (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-SSA1,928,19 (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-SSA1,928,20 (c) “Federal school breakfast program” means the program under 42 USC 1773.

AB68-SSA1,928,22 (d) “Federal school lunch program” means the program under 42 USC 1751 to 1769j.

AB68-SSA1,928,25 (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-SSA1,929,3 (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-SSA1,929,5 (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-SSA1,929,8 (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-SSA1,929,14 (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-SSA1,929,20 (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-SSA1,930,2 (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-SSA1,1955 Section 1955 . 115.35 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.35 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,930,14 115.35 (1) (a) (intro.) A critical health problems education program is established in the department. The program shall be a systematic and integrated program designed to provide appropriate learning experiences based on scientific knowledge of the human organism as it functions within its environment and designed to favorably influence the health, understanding, attitudes and practices of the individual child which will enable him or her to adapt to changing health problems of our society. The program shall be designed to educate youth with regard to critical health problems and shall include, but not be limited to, the following topics as the basis for comprehensive education curricula in all elementary and secondary schools: controlled

AB68-SSA1,930,16 1. Controlled substances, as defined in s. 961.01 (4); controlled substance analogs, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m); alcohol; and tobacco; mental.

AB68-SSA1,930,17 2. Mental health; sexually.

AB68-SSA1,930,19 3. Sexually transmitted diseases, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; human.

AB68-SSA1,930,20 4. Human growth and development; and.

AB68-SSA1,930,21 5. Other related health and safety topics as determined by the department.

AB68-SSA1,930,24 (b) Participation in the human growth and development topic of the curricula described in par. (a) shall be entirely voluntary. The department may not require a school board to use a specific human growth and development curriculum.

AB68-SSA1,1956 Section 1956. 115.3615 of the statutes is renumbered 49.39 and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,931,15 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-SSA1,1957 Section 1957. 115.363 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,931,20 115.363 (2) (b) The school board shall pay to each nonprofit corporation with which it contracts under par. (a) an amount that is no more than the amount paid per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2m., 2n., or 2p. 2q. in the current school year multiplied by the number of pupils participating in the program under the contract.

AB68-SSA1,1958 Section 1958. 115.364 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,931,23 115.364 (title) Aid for school mental Mental health programs and pupil wellness aid.

AB68-SSA1,1959 Section 1959. 115.364 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (1) and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,932,2 115.364 (1) In this section: , “pupil services professional” means a school counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.

AB68-SSA1,1960 Section 1960. 115.364 (1) (a), (am), and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

AB68-SSA1,1961 Section 1961. 115.364 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 115.364 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,932,16 115.364 (2) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 2021-22 school year and annually thereafter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: 1. Subject, subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible reimburse a school district board, the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the school district increased its expenditures made by the school board, operator, or governing body in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers 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-SSA1,1962 Section 1962. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.

AB68-SSA1,1963 Section 1963. 115.364 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (2) (b) and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,932,25 115.364 (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 par. (a), the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private schools, and independent charter schools boards, operators of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), and governing bodies of private schools participating in programs under ss. 118.60 and 119.23 that are eligible for the aid.

AB68-SSA1,1964 Section 1964. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,1965 Section 1965. 115.367 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,933,10 115.367 (1) Grant program. The department shall establish and administer a competitive program to award grants to school boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of collaborating with community mental health agencies mental health providers to provide mental health services to pupils. School boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) may apply for a grant under this section individually or as a consortium of school boards, charter schools, or both. For purposes of this subsection, a “consortium of school boards” includes a cooperative educational service agency.

AB68-SSA1,1966 Section 1966 . 115.436 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,933,15 115.436 (2) (intro.) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under this section if it the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is less than 10 and the school district satisfies all one of the following criteria:

AB68-SSA1,1967 Section 1967 . 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,933,18 115.436 (2) (b) The school district's membership in the previous school year was greater than 745.

AB68-SSA1,1968 Section 1968 . 115.436 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,1969 Section 1969 . 115.436 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,933,25 115.436 (3) (a) 1. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and (r) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (a) $400 multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school year.

AB68-SSA1,1970 Section 1970. 115.436 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,934,5 115.436 (3) (a) 2. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and (r) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (b) $100 multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school year.

AB68-SSA1,1971 Section 1971 . 115.436 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,934,13 115.436 (3) (am) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and (r), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid under this section in the previous school year but does not satisfy the number-of-pupils-per-square-mile requirement under sub. (2) (a) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (a) 1. or 2. in the previous school year.

AB68-SSA1,1972 Section 1972 . 115.436 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,934,18 115.436 (3) (b) If the appropriation total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and (r) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under pars. (a), (am), and (ap), the department shall prorate the payments among the school districts entitled to aid under this subsection.

AB68-SSA1,1973 Section 1973. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,934,21 115.437 (1) (intro.) In this section, “number: