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SB70-AA7,28,1716 36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is not a citizen of the United States is entitled to
17the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements:
SB70-AA7,28,1918 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a
19declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.
SB70-AA7,28,2220 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years
21following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately
22preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.
SB70-AA7,29,223 3. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution with proof
24that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident

1status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the person is
2eligible to do so.
SB70-AA7,67 3Section 67. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,29,54 38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States if that person
5meets all of the following requirements:
SB70-AA7,29,76 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a
7declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.
SB70-AA7,29,108 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years
9following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately
10preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.
SB70-AA7,29,1411 3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with
12proof that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent
13resident status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the
14person is eligible to do so.
SB70-AA7,9342 15Section 9342. Initial applicability; Technical College System.
SB70-AA7,29,1816 (1) Nonresident tuition exemption for certain undocumented individuals.
17The treatment of s. 38.22 (6) (e) first applies to persons who enroll for the semester
18or session following the effective date of this subsection.
SB70-AA7,9347 19Section 9347. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin System.
SB70-AA7,29,2220 (1) Nonresident tuition exemption for certain undocumented individuals.
21The treatment of s. 36.27 (2) (cr) first applies to persons who enroll for the semester
22or session following the effective date of this subsection.”.
SB70-AA7,29,23 2351. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA7,29,24 24 Section 68. 20.255 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,30,5
120.255 (2) (b) Aids for special education and school age parents programs. The
2amounts in the schedule
A sum sufficient for the payment of the full cost of special
3education for children in hospitals and convalescent homes under s. 115.88 (4) and
4for the payment of
aids for special education and school age parents programs under
5ss. 115.88, 115.93 and 118.255
as provided under s. 115.882.
SB70-AA7,69 6Section 69. 20.255 (2) (bd) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,30,87 20.255 (2) (bd) Additional special education aid. The amounts in the schedule
8A sum sufficient for aid under s. 115.881.
SB70-AA7,70 9Section 70. 115.881 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.881 (2) (intro.) and
10amended to read:
SB70-AA7,30,1411 115.881 (2) (intro.) For each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1),
12the department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible
13applicant in the current school year an amount equal to 0.90 multiplied by that
14portion
at the following rates:
SB70-AA7,30,16 15(a) In the 2023-34 school year, 45 percent of the cost under sub. (1) that
16exceeded $30,000.
SB70-AA7,71 17Section 71. 115.881 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,30,1918 115.881 (2) (b) In the 2024-25 school year and each school year thereafter, 60
19percent of the cost under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.
SB70-AA7,72 20Section 72. 115.881 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA7,73 21Section 73. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,31,3 22115.882 Payment of state aid; reimbursement rate. Funds appropriated
23under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs
In the
242023-24 school year and in each school year thereafter, costs
eligible for
25reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m)

1to (3), (6), and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to
2distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, not to
3exceed 100 percent
60 percent of eligible costs.”.
SB70-AA7,31,4 452. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA7,31,6 5 Section 74. 121.59 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.59 (2m), and
6121.59 (2m) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB70-AA7,31,127 121.59 (2m) (intro.) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and in any school
8year thereafter, if a school district was eligible to receive aid under sub. (2) in the
9immediately preceding school year but is ineligible to receive aid in the current
10school year because the number under sub. (2) (d) is not a positive number, the state
11superintendent shall, subject to par. (b), pay to that school district the amount
12determined as follows:
SB70-AA7,31,1313 (b) Multiply the amount under subd. 1. par. (a) by 0.5.
SB70-AA7,75 14Section 75. 121.59 (2m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.”.
SB70-AA7,31,15 1553. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA7,31,16 16 Section 76. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,31,2017 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. A pupil enrolled in a 5-year-old kindergarten program that
18requires full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week, but not on any day of
19the week that pupils enrolled in other grades in the school do not attend school, for
20an entire school term shall be counted as one pupil.
SB70-AA7,77 21Section 77. 121.004 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,31,2422 121.004 (7) (c) 2. In subd. 1. a. and b., “full-day" means the length of the school
23day for pupils in the first grade of the school district operating the 4-year-old or
245-year-old kindergarten program.
SB70-AA7,78
1Section 78. 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,32,82 121.004 (7) (cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program,
3including a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b),
4that provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under s. 121.02
5(1) (f) but requires less than full-day attendance by the pupil for 5 days a week shall
6be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5 additional
7hours of outreach activities. In this paragraph, “full-day” has the meaning given in
8par. (c) 2.
SB70-AA7,9339 9Section 9339. Initial applicability.
SB70-AA7,32,1210 (1) The treatment of s. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. a. and 2. and (cm) first apply to the
11distribution of school aid in, and the calculation of revenue limits for, the 2024-25
12school year.”.
SB70-AA7,32,13 1354. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert: - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-AA7,79 14Section 79. 20.255 (2) (dc) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,32,1715 20.255 (2) (dc) Aid for comprehensive school mental health services. The
16amounts in the schedule for aid for comprehensive school mental health services
17under s. 115.369.
SB70-AA7,80 18Section 80. 20.255 (2) (dt) of the statutes is repealed.”.
SB70-AA7,32,19 1955. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA7,32,20 20 Section 81. 115.367 of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA7,82 21Section 82. 115.369 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,33,9
1115.369 Aid for comprehensive school mental health services. (1)
2Beginning in the 2023-24 school year and annually thereafter, the state
3superintendent shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dc), reimburse a
4school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
5for expenditures relating to mental health services during in-school or out-of-school
6time. The annual amount reimbursed under this subsection may not exceed
7$100,000 plus $100 for each pupil enrolled in the school district or charter school in
8the prior school year. Mental health services that are eligible for reimbursement
9under this subsection may include any of the following:
SB70-AA7,33,1010 (a) Mental health evidence-based improvement strategies.
SB70-AA7,33,1211 (b) Mental health literacy and stigma reduction programs for pupils and
12adults.
SB70-AA7,33,1513 (c) Collaborating or contracting with community mental health providers,
14consultants, organizations, cooperative educational service agencies, and other
15experts to provide consultation, training, mentoring, and coaching.
SB70-AA7,33,1616 (d) Parent training and informational events.
SB70-AA7,33,1717 (e) Assistance programs for pupils and families.
SB70-AA7,33,1818 (f) Mental health navigators.
SB70-AA7,33,1919 (g) Mental health system planning.
SB70-AA7,33,2020 (h) Translator and interpreter services.
SB70-AA7,33,2221 (i) Offsetting the costs associated with school-employed mental health
22professionals accessible to all pupils.
SB70-AA7,33,2423 (j) The costs of the setting up spaces and purchasing equipment suitable for
24mental health telehealth service delivery.
SB70-AA7,34,3
1(k) The costs of projects designed to assist minors experiencing problems
2resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs or to prevent alcohol or other drug
3use by minors.
SB70-AA7,34,44 (L) Telehealth services, as defined in s. 440.01 (1) (hm).
SB70-AA7,34,5 5(2) The following costs are ineligible for reimbursement under sub. (1):
SB70-AA7,34,66 (a) Payments for direct treatment services or insurance deductibles.
SB70-AA7,34,77 (b) Nonmental health–related training.
SB70-AA7,34,88 (c) Staff salaries for nonmental health–related positions.
SB70-AA7,34,109 (d) Indirect costs of regular school operations such as existing overhead
10expenses.
SB70-AA7,34,14 11(3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dc) in any fiscal year is insufficient
12to pay the full amount of aid requested under sub. (1), the state superintendent shall
13prorate state aid payments among the school boards and the operators of charter
14schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) that are eligible for the aid.”.
SB70-AA7,34,15 1556. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert: - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-AA7,83 16Section 83. 20.255 (2) (da) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA7,84 17Section 84. 20.255 (2) (db) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,34,1918 20.255 (2) (db) Aid for school-based mental health professionals; staff. The
19amounts in the schedule for aid under s. 115.364.
SB70-AA7,85 20Section 85. 115.364 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA7,34,22 21115.364 (title) Aid for school school-based mental health programs
22professionals; staff.
SB70-AA7,86
1Section 86. 115.364 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (1) and
2amended to read:
SB70-AA7,35,43 115.364 (1) In this section:, “ pupil services professional” means a school
4counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
SB70-AA7,87 5Section 87. 115.364 (1) (a), (am) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
SB70-AA7,88 6Section 88. 115.364 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
7renumbered 115.364 (2) (a) and amended to read:
SB70-AA7,35,198 115.364 (2) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 2023-24 school year and annually
9thereafter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: 1. Subject, subject
10to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible (db),
11reimburse a
school district board, the operator of a charter school established under
12s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a private school participating in a
13program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for
an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
14by which the school district increased its
expenditures made by the school board,
15operator, or governing body
in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain
16social workers over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding
17the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers
pupil services
18professionals, including pupil services professionals who provided telehealth
19services
.
SB70-AA7,89 20Section 89. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.
SB70-AA7,90 21Section 90. 115.364 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (2) (b) and
22amended to read:
SB70-AA7,36,323 115.364 (2) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) (db) in any fiscal
24year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under par. (a), the state
25superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private

1schools, and independent charter schools
boards, operators of charter schools
2established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), and governing bodies of private schools
3participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that are
eligible for the aid.
SB70-AA7,91 4Section 91. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.”.
SB70-AA7,36,5 557. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert: - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-AA7,92 6Section 92. 20.255 (2) (ch) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,36,97 20.255 (2) (ch) Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building.
8The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.422 to school districts and
9operators of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
SB70-AA7,93 10Section 93. 115.422 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA7,36,18 11115.422 Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building.
12(1) In this section, “grow your own program” means a program to encourage
13individuals to pursue a career in teaching or to facilitate teacher licensure. “Grow
14your own programs” include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching,
15payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for
16licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for
17partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for
18paraprofessionals to gain licensure.
SB70-AA7,37,2 19(2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, from the appropriation under s.
2020.255 (2) (ch), the department shall award grants to a school district or the operator

1of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) to reimburse the school district or
2charter school for costs associated with grow your own programs.
SB70-AA7,37,4 3(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
4section, including criteria for awarding a grant.
SB70-AA7,94 5Section 94. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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