Amendment AA7-SB70

SB70-AA7,58 Section 58. 36.25 (56) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,26,22 36.25 (56) UniverCity Alliance program. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (fm), the board shall provide funding for the UniverCity Alliance program to connect in partnership Wisconsin communities, towns, cities, and counties with University of Wisconsin-Madison education, service, and research activities in order to address the communities' biggest local challenges.”.

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SB70-AA7,26,24 “ Section 59. 20.285 (1) (aw) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,27,5 20.285 (1) (aw) Rural Wisconsin entrepreneurship initiative. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for a rural Wisconsin entrepreneurship initiative in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's division of extension that provides business development assistance, rural entrepreneurship ecosystems, and access to finance for rural entrepreneurs in this state.

SB70-AA7,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

SB70-AA7,27,11 (1u) Positions for the rural Wisconsin entrepreneurship initiative. The authorized FTE positions for the University of Wisconsin System are increased by 2.3 GPR positions, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.185 (1) (aw), for the rural Wisconsin entrepreneurship initiative.”.

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SB70-AA7,27,13 “ Section 60. 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,27,16 36.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time of registering at an institution, and who is a veteran as described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm), is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).

SB70-AA7,61 Section 61. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,27,19 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm).

SB70-AA7,62 Section 62. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,27,22 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm).

SB70-AA7,63 Section 63. 45.01 (12) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,28,7 45.01 (12) (fm) A person who was naturalized pursuant to section 2 (1) of the federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000, P.L. 106-207, and resides in this state or a person who the secretary determines served honorably with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the armed forces of the United States at any time during the period beginning February 28, 1961, and ending May 7, 1975; is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; and resides in the state.

SB70-AA7,64 Section 64. 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,28,10 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) A veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f) (fm), or one of the following:

SB70-AA7,65 Section 65. 45.51 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,28,13 45.51 (2) (a) 1. A veteran, other than a veteran described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm).”.

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SB70-AA7,28,15 “ Section 66. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,28,17 36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is not a citizen of the United States is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements:

SB70-AA7,28,19 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.

SB70-AA7,28,22 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.

SB70-AA7,29,2 3. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution with proof that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

SB70-AA7,67 Section 67. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,29,5 38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States if that person meets all of the following requirements:

SB70-AA7,29,7 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.

SB70-AA7,29,10 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.

SB70-AA7,29,14 3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with proof that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

SB70-AA7,9342 Section 9342. Initial applicability; Technical College System.

SB70-AA7,29,18 (1) Nonresident tuition exemption for certain undocumented individuals. The treatment of s. 38.22 (6) (e) first applies to persons who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection.

SB70-AA7,9347 Section 9347. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin System.

SB70-AA7,29,22 (1) Nonresident tuition exemption for certain undocumented individuals. The treatment of s. 36.27 (2) (cr) first applies to persons who enroll for the semester or session following the effective date of this subsection.”.

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SB70-AA7,29,24 “ Section 68. 20.255 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,30,5 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.

SB70-AA7,69 Section 69. 20.255 (2) (bd) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,30,8 20.255 (2) (bd) Additional special education aid. The amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for aid under s. 115.881.

SB70-AA7,70 Section 70. 115.881 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.881 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70-AA7,30,14 115.881 (2) (intro.) For each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1), the department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible applicant in the current school year an amount equal to 0.90 multiplied by that portion at the following rates:

SB70-AA7,30,16 (a) In the 2023-34 school year, 45 percent of the cost under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.

SB70-AA7,71 Section 71. 115.881 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,30,19 115.881 (2) (b) In the 2024-25 school year and each school year thereafter, 60 percent of the cost under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.

SB70-AA7,72 Section 72. 115.881 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-AA7,73 Section 73. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,31,3 115.882 Payment of state aid; reimbursement rate. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs In the 2023-24 school year and in each school year thereafter, costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6), and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, not to exceed 100 percent 60 percent of eligible costs.”.

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SB70-AA7,31,6 “ Section 74. 121.59 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.59 (2m), and 121.59 (2m) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB70-AA7,31,12 121.59 (2m) (intro.) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and in any school year thereafter, if a school district was eligible to receive aid under sub. (2) in the immediately preceding school year but is ineligible to receive aid in the current school year because the number under sub. (2) (d) is not a positive number, the state superintendent shall, subject to par. (b), pay to that school district the amount determined as follows:

SB70-AA7,31,13 (b) Multiply the amount under subd. 1. par. (a) by 0.5.

SB70-AA7,75 Section 75. 121.59 (2m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.”.

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SB70-AA7,31,16 “ Section 76. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,31,20 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. A pupil enrolled in a 5-year-old kindergarten program that requires full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week, but not on any day of the week that pupils enrolled in other grades in the school do not attend school, for an entire school term shall be counted as one pupil.

SB70-AA7,77 Section 77. 121.004 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,31,24 121.004 (7) (c) 2. In subd. 1. a. and b., “full-day" means the length of the school day for pupils in the first grade of the school district operating the 4-year-old or 5-year-old kindergarten program.

SB70-AA7,78 Section 78. 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,32,8 121.004 (7) (cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program, including a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b), that provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under s. 121.02 (1) (f) but requires less than full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week shall be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5 additional hours of outreach activities. In this paragraph, “full-day” has the meaning given in par. (c) 2.

SB70-AA7,9339 Section 9339. Initial applicability.

SB70-AA7,32,12 (1) The treatment of s. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. and 2. and (cm) first apply to the distribution of school aid in, and the calculation of revenue limits for, the 2024-25 school year.”.

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SB70-AA7,79 Section 79. 20.255 (2) (dc) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,32,17 20.255 (2) (dc) Aid for comprehensive school mental health services. The amounts in the schedule for aid for comprehensive school mental health services under s. 115.369.

SB70-AA7,80 Section 80. 20.255 (2) (dt) of the statutes is repealed.”.

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SB70-AA7,32,20 “ Section 81. 115.367 of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-AA7,82 Section 82. 115.369 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,33,9 115.369 Aid for comprehensive school mental health services. (1) Beginning in the 2023-24 school year and annually thereafter, the state superintendent shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dc), reimburse a school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for expenditures relating to mental health services during in-school or out-of-school time. The annual amount reimbursed under this subsection may not exceed $100,000 plus $100 for each pupil enrolled in the school district or charter school in the prior school year. Mental health services that are eligible for reimbursement under this subsection may include any of the following:

SB70-AA7,33,10 (a) Mental health evidence-based improvement strategies.

SB70-AA7,33,12 (b) Mental health literacy and stigma reduction programs for pupils and adults.

SB70-AA7,33,15 (c) Collaborating or contracting with community mental health providers, consultants, organizations, cooperative educational service agencies, and other experts to provide consultation, training, mentoring, and coaching.

SB70-AA7,33,16 (d) Parent training and informational events.

SB70-AA7,33,17 (e) Assistance programs for pupils and families.

SB70-AA7,33,18 (f) Mental health navigators.

SB70-AA7,33,19 (g) Mental health system planning.

SB70-AA7,33,20 (h) Translator and interpreter services.

SB70-AA7,33,22 (i) Offsetting the costs associated with school-employed mental health professionals accessible to all pupils.

SB70-AA7,33,24 (j) The costs of the setting up spaces and purchasing equipment suitable for mental health telehealth service delivery.

SB70-AA7,34,3 (k) The costs of projects designed to assist minors experiencing problems resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs or to prevent alcohol or other drug use by minors.

SB70-AA7,34,4 (L) Telehealth services, as defined in s. 440.01 (1) (hm).

SB70-AA7,34,5 (2) The following costs are ineligible for reimbursement under sub. (1):

SB70-AA7,34,6 (a) Payments for direct treatment services or insurance deductibles.

SB70-AA7,34,7 (b) Nonmental health–related training.

SB70-AA7,34,8 (c) Staff salaries for nonmental health–related positions.

SB70-AA7,34,10 (d) Indirect costs of regular school operations such as existing overhead expenses.

SB70-AA7,34,14 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dc) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid requested under sub. (1), the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards and the operators of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) that are eligible for the aid.”.

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