Amendment SA2-SSA2-SB45

2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE

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SENATE AMENDMENT 2, TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2, TO SENATE BILL 45

July 2, 2025 - Offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,1,2 1. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,1,3 “Section 1. 16.23 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,1,10 16.23 First class city school district audit response support. (1) Subject to sub. (2), the department shall provide payments to a 1st class city school district to implement recommendations from instructional and operational audits of the school district initiated by the governor. Moneys received under this subsection may be expended for items addressed in the audits, development and implementation of integrated financial reporting software, and facilitation of data compatibility with state and local finance systems.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,2,2 (2) No payment may be made under sub. (1) unless, at the time of payment, the secretary is satisfied that the school district is already making substantial progress on implementation of the audit recommendations.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,1m Section 1m. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, replace the schedule for s. 20.255 from Senate Bill 45 covering the department of justice.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,2 Section 2. 20.255 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,2,9 20.255 (1) (ac) Farm to School program. The amounts in the schedule to provide matching funds for grants under 42 USC 1769 (g) (3), the federal Farm to School Program.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,3 Section 3. 20.255 (1) (be) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,2,12 20.255 (1) (be) Early childhood special education; coaches. The amounts in the schedule for regional child care collaboration coaches under s. 115.887.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,4 Section 4. 20.255 (1) (en) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,2,16 20.255 (1) (en) Information technology systems modernization. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the purpose of modernizing information technology systems used by the department.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,5 Section 5. 20.255 (1) (er) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,2,19 20.255 (1) (er) Educators Rising; grants for local chapters. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.407.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,6 Section 6. 20.255 (1) (fd) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,2,23 20.255 (1) (fd) General educational development test fee payments. A sum sufficient for payments to GED Testing Service LLC, or its successor, under s. 115.28 (67) (a).

SB45-SSA2-SA2,7 Section 7. 20.255 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,3,9 20.255 (1) (hg) Personnel licensure, teacher supply, information and analysis, and teacher improvement. The amounts in the schedule All moneys received from the licensure of school and public library personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (d) and all moneys received under s. 115.41 to fund licensure administrative costs under s. ss. 115.28 (7) (d) and 118.19 (10), teacher supply, information and analysis costs under s. 115.29 (5), and teacher improvement under s. 115.41. Ninety percent of all moneys received from the licensure of school and public library personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (d), and all moneys received under s. 115.41, shall be credited to this appropriation.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,8 Section 8. 20.255 (2) (az) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,3,12 20.255 (2) (az) Special Needs Scholarship Program. A sum sufficient to make the payments under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a), (cm), and (e) and (4p).

SB45-SSA2-SA2,9 Section 9. 20.255 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,3,18 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.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,10 Section 10. 20.255 (2) (bd) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,3,21 20.255 (2) (bd) Additional special education aid. The amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for aid under s. 115.881.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,11 Section 11. 20.255 (2) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,4,3 20.255 (2) (bp) Health emergencies in learning places; grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.28 (68) to school boards, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,12 Section 12. 20.255 (2) (cc) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,4,7 20.255 (2) (cc) Bilingual-bicultural education aids. The amounts in the schedule for bilingual-bicultural education programs aid under subch. VII of ch. 115 s. 115.995.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,13 Section 13. 20.255 (2) (ce) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,4,10 20.255 (2) (ce) Aid for English language acquisition. A sum sufficient for aid under s. 115.9955.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,14 Section 14. 20.255 (2) (cg) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,4,15 20.255 (2) (cg) Tuition payments; full-time open enrollment transfer payments. The amounts in the schedule for payment of tuition under subch. V of ch. 121 and full-time open enrollment transfer payments under s. 118.51 (16) (b) 2. and (17) (c) 2. and (cm) 2.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,15 Section 15. 20.255 (2) (ck) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,4,18 20.255 (2) (ck) Supplemental nutrition aid. A sum sufficient for payments under s. 115.3415.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,16 Section 16. 20.255 (2) (da) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,4,23 20.255 (2) (da) Aid for school mental health programs; pupil services professionals. The amounts in the schedule for aid to school districts and independent charter schools employ, hire, and retain pupil services professionals under s. 115.364.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,17 Section 17. 20.255 (2) (dk) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,5,3 20.255 (2) (dk) Aid for career and technical education. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for payments to school boards and independent charter schools under s. 115.433.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,18 Section 18. 20.255 (2) (ds) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,5,6 20.255 (2) (ds) Computer science education grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants to school boards under s. 115.28 (29).

SB45-SSA2-SA2,19 Section 19. 20.255 (2) (dt) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,5,9 20.255 (2) (dt) (title) School-based Aid for comprehensive school mental health services grants.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,20 Section 20. 20.255 (2) (dv) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,5,12 20.255 (2) (dv) Aid for period products. The amounts in the schedule for aid to schools for the provision of period products under s. 115.351 (2).

SB45-SSA2-SA2,21 Section 21. 20.255 (2) (dw) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,5,16 20.255 (2) (dw) Water bottle filling station; grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants to school districts and independent charter schools under s. 115.335.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,22 Section 22. 20.255 (2) (eb) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,5,20 20.255 (2) (eb) Grant Grants for information technology education. The amounts in the schedule for the grant grants for information technology under s. 115.455.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,23 Section 23. 20.255 (2) (ef) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,5,23 20.255 (2) (ef) Personal financial literacy grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for financial literacy curriculum grants under s. 115.28 (72).

SB45-SSA2-SA2,24 Section 24. 20.255 (2) (fj) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,6,3 20.255 (2) (fj) 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).

SB45-SSA2-SA2,25 Section 25. 20.255 (3) (cj) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,6,6 20.255 (3) (cj) Student teacher stipends. A sum sufficient for payments to student teachers under s. 115.421.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,26 Section 26. 20.255 (3) (ck) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,6,9 20.255 (3) (ck) Cooperating teacher stipends. A sum sufficient for payments to teachers under s. 115.424.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,27 Section 27. 20.255 (3) (cL) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,6,12 20.255 (3) (cL) Library intern stipend payments. A sum sufficient for library intern stipend payments under s. 43.05 (12m).

SB45-SSA2-SA2,28 Section 28. 20.255 (3) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,6,16 20.255 (3) (ct) Career and technical student organizations; grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants to career and technical student organizations under s. 115.28 (30) (f).

SB45-SSA2-SA2,29 Section 29. 20.255 (3) (fa) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,6,19 20.255 (3) (fa) Very special arts Arts for All. The amounts in the schedule for very special arts Arts for All Wisconsin, incorporated.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,30 Section 30. 20.255 (3) (fs) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,6,22 20.255 (3) (fs) The Literacy Lab. The amounts in the schedule for payments to The Literacy Lab under s. 115.28 (71).

SB45-SSA2-SA2,31 Section 31. 20.255 (3) (ft) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,7,2 20.255 (3) (ft) Early literacy tutoring; grants. The amounts in the schedule for early literacy tutoring grants under s. 115.395.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,32 Section 32. 20.255 (3) (fv) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,7,5 20.255 (3) (fv) Graduation Alliance. The amounts in the schedule for payments to Graduation Alliance, Inc., under s. 115.28 (70).

SB45-SSA2-SA2,33 Section 33. 20.255 (3) (fw) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,7,8 20.255 (3) (fw) Mentor Greater Milwaukee. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants to Mentor Greater Milwaukee, Inc., under s. 115.28 (69).

SB45-SSA2-SA2,34 Section 34. 20.505 (1) (cv) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,7,12 20.505 (1) (cv) First class city school district audit response support. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for payments under s. 16.23 to a 1st class city school district to implement audit recommendations.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,35 Section 35. 43.05 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,7,18 43.05 (12m) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (cL), beginning in the 2026-27 school year, provide payments, in the amount of $2,500 per student per semester, to students who are enrolled in a program leading to a master’s degree in library and information sciences and are placed as an intern in a public library or school library. The division may promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

SB45-SSA2-SA2,36 Section 36. 62.90 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 62.90 (8) (b) and amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA2,8,8 62.90 (8) (b) Beginning January 1, 2024, the school board of the 1st class city school district that is located in the 1st class city shall ensure that not fewer than 25 school resource officers are present at schools within the school district during normal school hours and that school resource officers are available during before- school and after-school care, extracurricular activities, and sporting events as needed. In addition, beginning January 1, 2024, the school board of the 1st class city school district that is located in the 1st class city shall ensure that the school resource officers complete the 40-hour course sponsored by the National Association of School Resource Officers. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the school board of the 1st class city school district that is located in the 1st class city shall consider the statistics it receives under s. 118.124 (3) (a) when deciding at which schools to place school resource officers required under this subsection.