Amendment AA7-SB70

SB70-AA7,72 Section 72. 115.881 (3) of the statutes is repealed.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SB70-AA7,75 Section 75. 121.59 (2m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.”.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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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:

SB70-AA7,37,18 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.422, 115.445, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.2935, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program.”.

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SB70-AA7,95 Section 95. 20.255 (2) (cd) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,37,22 20.255 (2) (cd) Aid for English language acquisition. A sum sufficient for aid under s. 115.9955.

SB70-AA7,96 Section 96. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,38,3 115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and pupil counts.

SB70-AA7,97 Section 97. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1).

SB70-AA7,98 Section 98. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,38,10 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the classification of those pupils by language group.

SB70-AA7,99 Section 99. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,38,15 115.995 State aids. (intro.) Upon receipt of the report under s. 115.993 (1), if the state superintendent is satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following:

SB70-AA7,100 Section 100. 115.995 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,38,21 115.995 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993 (1), an annual payment of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the previous school year were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid paid under this subsection does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2).

SB70-AA7,101 Section 101. 115.9955 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,39,2 115.9955 Aid for English language acquisition. (1) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year and annually thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cd), the department shall pay each school district and each operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) the following amounts, based on the report under s. 115.993 (2):

SB70-AA7,39,5 (a) If, in the previous school year, there was at least one but no more than 20 limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school, $10,000.

SB70-AA7,39,8 (b) If, in the previous school year, there were more than 20 limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school, $500 per limited-English proficient pupil.

SB70-AA7,39,10 (2) Receipt of aid under s. 115.995 does not preclude receipt of aid under this section.”.

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SB70-AA7,102 Section 102. 20.255 (2) (dk) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,39,15 20.255 (2) (dk) Out-of-school-time programs; grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for out-of-school-time program grants under s. 115.449.

SB70-AA7,103 Section 103. 115.449 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,39,18 115.449 Out-of-school-time programs; grants. (1) In this section, “out-of-school-time program” means any of the following: