Amendment AA7-SB70

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.”.

SB70-AA7,29,23 51. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

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.”.

SB70-AA7,31,4 52. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

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.”.

SB70-AA7,31,15 53. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

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.”.

SB70-AA7,32,13 54. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

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.”.

SB70-AA7,32,19 55. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

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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SB70-AA7,83 Section 83. 20.255 (2) (da) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-AA7,84 Section 84. 20.255 (2) (db) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,34,19 20.255 (2) (db) Aid for school-based mental health professionals; staff. The amounts in the schedule for aid under s. 115.364.

SB70-AA7,85 Section 85. 115.364 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,34,22 115.364 (title) Aid for school school-based mental health programs professionals; staff.

SB70-AA7,86 Section 86. 115.364 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (1) and amended to read:

SB70-AA7,35,4 115.364 (1) In this section:, “ pupil services professional” means a school counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.

SB70-AA7,87 Section 87. 115.364 (1) (a), (am) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

SB70-AA7,88 Section 88. 115.364 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 115.364 (2) (a) and amended to read:

SB70-AA7,35,19 115.364 (2) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 2023-24 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 (db), 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, including pupil services professionals who provided telehealth services.

SB70-AA7,89 Section 89. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.

SB70-AA7,90 Section 90. 115.364 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (2) (b) and amended to read:

SB70-AA7,36,3 115.364 (2) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) (db) 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 a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that are eligible for the aid.

SB70-AA7,91 Section 91. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.”.

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SB70-AA7,92 Section 92. 20.255 (2) (ch) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,36,9 20.255 (2) (ch) Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.422 to school districts and operators of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

SB70-AA7,93 Section 93. 115.422 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,36,18 115.422 Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building. (1) In this section, “grow your own program” means a program to encourage individuals to pursue a career in teaching or to facilitate teacher licensure. “Grow your own programs” include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching, payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for paraprofessionals to gain licensure.

SB70-AA7,37,2 (2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ch), the department shall award grants to a school district or the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) to reimburse the school district or charter school for costs associated with grow your own programs.

SB70-AA7,37,4 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including criteria for awarding a grant.

SB70-AA7,94 Section 94. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: