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SB70-SSA2-SA3,56,107 118.19 (10) (b) 1. Conduct a background investigation of each applicant for
8issuance or renewal of a license or permit, including a license or permit issued to a
9pupil services professional, and for a faculty member seeking to teach in a public high
10school without a license or permit.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,144 11Section 144. 118.191 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,56,2012 118.191 (2) (a) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
13an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject to an individual who
14is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points on
15the point system under sub. (5), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 1. and
16at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term
17of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district, by
18the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program
19under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
20in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will teach.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,145 21Section 145. 118.191 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,57,622 118.191 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
23an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject to an individual
24who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points
25on the point system under sub. (5m), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5m)

1(a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete
2during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the
3school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental
4choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private
5school participating in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will
6teach.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,146 7Section 146. 118.191 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,57,118 118.191 (2m) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) authorizes an
9individual to teach only in the school district controlled by the school board, or in the
10private school controlled by the governing body,
that determined the curriculum the
11individual agreed to complete in order to qualify for the initial teaching license.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,147 12Section 147. 118.191 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,57,1613 118.191 (3) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is valid for 3 years.
14An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is void if the license holder ceases
15to be employed as a teacher in the school district or private school in which the license
16holder is authorized to teach under sub. (2m).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,148 17Section 148. 118.191 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,58,318 118.191 (4) Upon the expiration of the 3-year term of an initial teaching license
19issued under sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a professional
20teaching license to teach the technical education subject or vocational education
21subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the individual
22agreed to under sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school district, by
23the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program
24under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
25in the program under s. 115.7915
that established the curriculum. The department

1shall indicate on a professional teaching license issued under this subsection that the
2license was obtained under the experience-based licensure program under this
3section.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,149 4Section 149. 118.192 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,58,85 118.192 (4) A school board or private school participating in a parental choice
6program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
that employs a person who holds a professional
7teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his
8or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,150 9Section 150. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,58,1410 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c. and d., all of the private
11school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
12degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
13including a masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
14institution of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2026.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,151 15Section 151. 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,58,1816 118.60 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
172026, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
18the department.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,59,319 b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2026, who has been
20teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and
21who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2026, may apply
22to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
23nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
24shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
25application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The

1application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
2requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
3after July 1, 2031.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,152 4Section 152. 118.60 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,59,85 118.60 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
6school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
7rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
8department.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,153 9Section 153. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,59,1410 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's
11teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or
12a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a
13masters master's or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution
14of higher education. This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2026.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,154 15Section 154. 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,59,1816 119.23 (2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
172026, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
18the department.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,60,319 b. A teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2026, who has been
20teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and
21who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2026, may apply
22to the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
23nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
24shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
25application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The

1application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
2requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
3after July 1, 2031.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,155 4Section 155. 119.23 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,60,85 119.23 (2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
6school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
7rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
8department.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,9434 9Section 9434. Effective dates; Public Instruction.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,60,1110 (1) Teacher licensure in certain private schools. The treatment of s. 118.19
11(1), (1b), (1c) (b) (intro.), and (3) (b) takes effect on July 1, 2026.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,156 13Section 156. 20.255 (3) (ci) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,60,1514 20.255 (3) (ci) Teacher improvement program stipends. A sum sufficient for
15payments to individuals under s. 115.41 (2).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,157 16Section 157. 20.255 (3) (cL) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,60,1817 20.255 (3) (cL) Library intern stipend payments. A sum sufficient for library
18intern stipend payments under s. 43.05 (12m).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,158 19Section 158. 20.255 (3) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,61,2
120.255 (3) (cs) Student teacher stipends. A sum sufficient for payments to
2student teachers under s. 115.421.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,159 3Section 159. 20.255 (3) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,61,54 20.255 (3) (ct) Cooperating teacher stipends. A sum sufficient for payments to
5teachers under s. 115.424.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,160 6Section 160. 43.05 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,61,117 43.05 (12m) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (cL), beginning in the
82024-25 school year, provide payments, in the amount of $2,500 per student per
9semester, to students who are pursuing a degree in library science and are placed as
10an intern in a public library. The division may promulgate rules to implement this
11subsection.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,161 12Section 161. 115.41 of the statutes is renumbered 115.41 (1).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,162 13Section 162. 115.41 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,61,1814 115.41 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (ci), beginning
15in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount
16of $9,600 per individual per semester, to prospective teachers who are participating
17in the program under sub. (1). The department may promulgate rules to implement
18this subsection.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,163 19Section 163. 115.421 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,61,25 20115.421 Student teacher stipends. From the appropriation account under
21s. 20.255 (3) (cs), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide
22payments, in the amount of $2,500 per individual per semester, to an individual who
23is completing student teaching as part of a teacher preparatory program approved
24by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a). The department may promulgate
25rules to implement this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,164
1Section 164. 115.424 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,62,6 2115.424 Cooperating teacher stipends. From the appropriation account
3under s. 20.255 (3) (ct), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall
4provide payments, in the amount of $1,000 per teacher per semester, to a cooperating
5teacher who is overseeing an individual who is completing student teaching. The
6department may promulgate rules to implement this section.”.
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SB70-SSA2-SA3,165 8Section 165. 20.255 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,62,109 20.255 (3) (bm) General educational development test fee payments. A sum
10sufficient for payments to GED Testing Service LLC under s. 115.28 (66) (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,166 11Section 166. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,62,1712 115.28 (66) General educational development test fee payments. (a) Subject
13to pars. (b) and (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (bm), pay to GED
14Testing Service LLC the $30 testing service fee for an eligible individual who takes
15a content area test given under the general educational development test. In this
16subsection, “eligible individual” means an individual who satisfies all of the
17following conditions before taking the content area test:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,62,2018 1. The individual meets the eligibility requirements promulgated by the
19department by rule for a high school equivalency diploma or certificate of general
20educational development.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,62,2221 2. The individual takes and receives a passing score on a practice test for the
22content area that is developed by GED Testing Service LLC.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,63,2
1(b) For each eligible individual under par. (a), pay for no more than one testing
2service fee for each content area test taken in a calendar year.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,63,53 (c) Pay the testing service fee for a content area test under par. (a) only if the
4eligible individual takes the test on or after January 1, 2024, at a testing site in this
5state that is approved by the state superintendent.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,63,6 680. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,63,7 7 Section 167. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,63,118 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that
9includes a grade from 9 to 12, a requirement that the charter school make available
10to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts
11in computer programming or coding.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,168 12Section 168. 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,63,1613 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. If the contract is for the operation of a charter school that
14includes a grade from 9 to 12, a requirement that the charter school make available
15to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer science course that includes concepts
16in computer programming or coding.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,169 17Section 169. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,63,2018 118.60 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the
19private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer
20science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,170 21Section 170. 119.23 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,63,2422 119.23 (2) (a) 10. If the private school operates any grade from 9 to 12, the
23private school makes available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer
24science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,171
1Section 171. 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,64,32 121.02 (1) (L) 9. Make available to pupils in grades 9 to 12 at least one computer
3science course that includes concepts in computer programming or coding.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,9334 4Section 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,64,55 (1) Computer science course requirement.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,64,86 (a) Independent charter school contracts. The treatment of s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 2.
7m. and (2x) (b) 2. m. first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or
8modified on the effective date of this paragraph.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,64,119 (b) Private schools participating in a parental choice program. The treatment
10of ss. 118.60 (2) (a) 10. and 119.23 (2) (a) 10. first applies to an application to attend
11a private school under a parental choice program in the 2024-25 school year.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,64,12 1281. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,64,13 13 Section 172. 118.07 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,64,1414 118.07 (6) (a) In this subsection:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,64,1515 1. “School premises” means all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,64,1816 a. Real property owned or rented by, or under the control of, a school board,
17including playgrounds, athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is
18occupied by pupils on a regular basis.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,64,2219 b. Real property owned or rented by an operator or governing board of a charter
20school that is used for the operation of a charter school, including playgrounds,
21athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is occupied on a regular basis
22by pupils attending the charter school.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,65,223 c. Real property owned or rented by the governing body of a private school that
24is used for the operation of a private school, including playgrounds, athletic facilities

1or fields, and any other property that is occupied on a regular basis by pupils
2attending the private school.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,65,33 2. “Vape” means to inhale or exhale vapor from a vapor product.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,65,44 3. “Vapor product” has the meaning given in s. 139.75 (14).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,65,55 (b) No individual may vape on school premises.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,65,6 682. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,65,7 7 Section 173. 118.07 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.07 (1) (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,174 8Section 174. 118.07 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,65,149 118.07 (1) (b) Every school board shall ensure that each public school in the
10school district, and every operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r)
11or (2x) shall ensure that the charter school, has on-site an adequate usable supply
12of an opioid antagonist, as defined in s. 450.01 (13v). A supply of an opioid antagonist
13provided under this paragraph shall be in a location that is easily accessible at all
14times.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,65,15 1583. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,65,16 16 Section 175. 20.255 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,66,217 20.255 (1) (hg) Personnel licensure, teacher supply, information and analysis,
18and teacher improvement.
The amounts in the schedule All moneys received from
19the licensure of school and public library personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (d) and all
20moneys received under s. 115.41
to fund licensure administrative costs under s. ss.
21115.28 (7) (d) and 118.19 (10), teacher supply, information and analysis costs under
22s. 115.29 (5), and teacher improvement under s. 115.41 (1). Ninety percent of all
23moneys received from the licensure of school and public library personnel under s.

1115.28 (7) (d), and all moneys received under s. 115.41, shall be credited to this
2appropriation.
”.
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