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AB1079,15,2217 115.364 (2) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
18(da), pay to an eligible school district an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
19by which the school district increased its expenditures in the preceding school year
20to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount
21it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
22employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB1079,35 23Section 35. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,16,524 115.364 (2) (a) 2. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
25(da), pay to an eligible independent charter school an amount equal to 50 percent of

1the amount by which the independent charter school increased its expenditures in
2the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
3professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding
4the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
5professionals
.
AB1079,36 6Section 36. 115.364 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,16,127 115.364 (2) (a) 3. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
8(da), pay to an eligible private school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
9by which the private school increased it expenditures in the preceding school year
10to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount
11it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
12employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB1079,37 13Section 37. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,16,2414 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. Subject to subd. 2. b., if, after making the payments
15required under par. (a), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255
16(2) (da), the state superintendent shall reimburse eligible school districts, private
17schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, and
18independent charter schools under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40
19(2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x)
for an amount equal to
20expenditures made by the school district, private school, or independent charter
21school in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
22services professionals
less the any amount of increased expenditures for which the
23school district, private school, or independent charter school was reimbursed under
24par. (a).
AB1079,38 25Section 38. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,17,4
1115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal
2year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under subd. 2. a., the state
3superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private
4schools, and independent charter schools eligible for the aid.
AB1079,39 5Section 39. 115.367 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,17,136 115.367 (1) Grant program. The department shall establish and administer
7a competitive program to award grants to school boards and operators of charter
8schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of collaborating with community
9mental health agencies
mental health providers to provide mental health services
10to pupils. School boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x)
11may apply for a grant under this section individually or as a consortium of school
12boards, charter schools, or both. For purposes of this subsection, a “consortium of
13school boards” includes a cooperative educational service agency.
AB1079,40 14Section 40. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (1) (intro.) and
15amended to read:
AB1079,17,1616 115.437 (1) (intro.) In this section, “number:
AB1079,17,19 17(c) “Number” of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.)
18and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “Number of pupils enrolled" does
19not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1) (f) (g).
AB1079,41 20Section 41. 115.437 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,17,2321 115.437 (1) (a) “Economically disadvantaged pupil” means a pupil that satisfies
22either the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC
231758
(b) (1) or other measures of poverty, as determined by the department.
AB1079,42 24Section 42. 115.437 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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1115.437 (1) (d) “Rate of economically disadvantaged pupils” means the number
2of economically disadvantaged pupils enrolled in a school district divided by the
3number of pupils enrolled in the school district.
AB1079,43 4Section 43. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) (a) (intro.)
5and amended to read:
AB1079,18,86 115.437 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), annually Annually, on the
74th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount
8equal to the sum of all of the following:
AB1079,18,13 91. The average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the
10current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year,
11by $150 in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, by $250 in the 2016-17 school year,
12by $450 in the 2017-18 school year, by $654 in the 2018-19 school year,
by $679 and
13$63
$750 in the 2021-22 school year and in each school year thereafter.
AB1079,18,15 14(c) The department shall make the payments under this subsection from the
15appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).
AB1079,44 16Section 44. 115.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,18,2017 115.437 (2) (a) 2. In the 2021-22 school year and in each school year thereafter,
18the number of pupils enrolled in a school district multiplied by the school district's
19rate of economically disadvantaged pupils in the previous school year multiplied by
20$75.
AB1079,45 21Section 45. 115.449 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,19,2 22115.449 Out-of-school time programs; grants. (1) Beginning in the
232022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dk), the department
24shall award grants to school boards and organizations to support high-quality

1after-school programs and other out-of-school time programs that provide services
2to school-age children.
AB1079,19,7 3(2) The department shall award a grant under this section in an amount of not
4less than $80,000 and not more than $145,000 per school year and may award the
5grant for up to 5 school years. In each school year, the department shall award not
6less than 30 percent of all grant moneys to out-of-school time programs that serve
7pupils in the elementary grades.
AB1079,19,9 8(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
9section.
AB1079,46 10Section 46. 115.453 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,19,14 11115.453 Licenses to teach computer science; grant program. (1) In this
12section, “eligible employee” means a school district employee who holds a license or
13permit to teach issued by the department that does not authorize the employee to
14teach computer science.
AB1079,19,18 15(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, the department shall award grants
16to school districts to provide assistance to eligible employees for the purpose of
17obtaining a license or permit that authorizes the eligible employee to teach computer
18science.
AB1079,19,20 19(3) In awarding grants under sub. (2), the department shall give priority to
20applications submitted by a school district that satisfies any of the following criteria:
AB1079,19,2221 (a) At least 50 percent of the school district's membership satisfy the income
22eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
AB1079,19,2423 (b) At least 40 percent of the school district's membership identifies as a
24minority group pupil, as defined in s. 121.845 (2).
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1(4) The department may promulgate rules to establish and administer the
2program under this section
AB1079,47 3Section 47. 115.457 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,20,6 4115.457 Energy efficiency projects; grants. (1) Beginning in the 2021-22
5school year, the department shall award grants to school districts for energy
6efficiency projects in school buildings.
AB1079,20,9 7(2) In awarding grants under this section for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school
8years, the department shall give preference to projects that relate to heating,
9ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
AB1079,20,10 10(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB1079,48 11Section 48. 115.882 of the statutes is renumbered 115.882 (intro.) and
12amended to read:
AB1079,20,18 13115.882 Payment of state aid; reimbursement rate. (intro.) Funds
14appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4).

15Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under
16ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a
17rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs,
18not to exceed 100 percent.
the following rates:
AB1079,49 19Section 49. 115.882 (1) and (2) of the statutes are created to read:
AB1079,20,2020 115.882 (1) In the 2021-22 school year, 45 percent of eligible costs.
AB1079,20,22 21(2) In the 2022-23 school year and in each school year thereafter, 50 percent
22of eligible costs.
AB1079,50 23Section 50. 115.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,21,624 115.95 (2) It is the policy of this state to provide equal educational
25opportunities by ensuring that necessary programs are available for

1limited-English proficient pupils while allowing each school district and charter
2school under s. 118.740 (2r) and (2x)
maximum flexibility in establishing programs
3suited to its particular needs. To this end, this subchapter provides support for
4educating limited-English proficient pupils and
establishes bilingual-bicultural
5education programs for pupils in school districts with specified concentrations of
6limited-English proficient pupils in the attendance areas of particular schools.
AB1079,51 7Section 51. 115.95 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,21,128 115.95 (3) It is the policy of this state to reimburse school districts, in
9substantial part, for the added costs of providing the programs established under
10this subchapter and to provide support to school districts and charter schools under
11s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) for the added costs of educating limited-English proficient
12pupils
.
AB1079,52 13Section 52. 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,21,18 14115.958 Capacity-building grants for licensed educators. (1) A school
15board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may
16apply to the department for a grant for the school district or charter school to provide
17support and financial assistance to its staff and teachers in obtaining licensure or
18certification as bilingual teachers and teachers of English as a 2nd language.
AB1079,21,22 19(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s.
2020.255 (2) (ch), the department may award grants under sub. (1) to school districts
21and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) in amounts determined
22by the department.
AB1079,21,24 23(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
24section.
AB1079,53 25Section 53. 115.96 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.96 (title) Establishment Pupil counts; establishment of programs.
AB1079,54 2Section 54. 115.96 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,22,103 115.96 (1) Count of limited-English proficient pupils. Annually, on or before
4March 1, each a school board and the operator of a charter school established under
5s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
shall conduct a count of the limited-English proficient pupils in
6the public schools of the district or in the charter school, assess the language
7proficiency of such the pupils , and classify such the pupils by language group, grade
8level, age, and English language proficiency. A school board or operator is eligible
9for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board or operator conducts the count
10under this subsection.
AB1079,55 11Section 55. 115.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,22,2412 115.97 (1) A school board may combine pupils in attendance at separate schools
13in its bilingual-bicultural education program. The school board shall be eligible for
14state aids under s. 115.995 if the number of limited-English proficient pupils served
15from the combined schools meets the requirements under sub. (2), (3) or (4).
A pupil
16shall be eligible for a bilingual-bicultural education program only until he or she is
17able to perform ordinary classwork in English. The bilingual-bicultural education
18program shall be designed to provide intensive instruction to meet this objective.
19Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize isolation of children of
20limited-English proficient ability or ethnic background for a substantial portion of
21the school day. Pupils who are not limited-English proficient pupils may participate
22in a bilingual-bicultural education program, except that a school board shall give
23preference to limited-English proficient pupils in admitting pupils to such a
24program.
AB1079,56 25Section 56. 115.97 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
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1115.97 (6) A school board that is required to establish a bilingual-bicultural
2education program under sub. (2), (3), or (4) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995
3only if the state superintendent is satisfied that the school board maintained the
4bilingual-bicultural education program in accordance with this subchapter.
AB1079,57 5Section 57. 115.977 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,23,116 115.977 (2) A school district may establish bilingual-bicultural education
7programs by contracting with other school districts or with a cooperative educational
8service agency. If 10 or more pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, 20 or more in grades
94 to 8 or 20 or more in a high school program are enrolled in a program under a
10contract pursuant to this subsection, the school district offering the program is
11eligible for reimbursement under s. 115.995.
AB1079,58 12Section 58. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1079,23,14 13115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and
14pupil counts
.
AB1079,59 15Section 59. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1) and amended
16to read:
AB1079,23,2517 115.993 (1) Annually, on or before August 15, the school board of a district
18operating a bilingual-bicultural education program under this subchapter shall
19report to the state superintendent the number of pupils, including both
20limited-English proficient pupils and other pupils, instructed the previous school
21year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, an itemized statement on oath of
22all disbursements on account of
a summary of the costs incurred to operate the
23bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year,
24and a copy of the estimated budget for that operating the bilingual-bicultural
25education
program for the current school year.
AB1079,60
1Section 60. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,24,62 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator
3of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state
4superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
5school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the
6classification of those pupils by language group.
AB1079,61 7Section 61. 115.993 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,24,108 115.993 (3) A school board or the operator of a charter school established under
9s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board
10or operator submits the reports required under this section.
AB1079,62 11Section 62. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (1m) (intro.)
12and amended to read:
AB1079,24,1813 115.995 (1m) (intro.) Upon Subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3),
14upon
receipt of the report reports under s. 115.993, if the state superintendent is
15satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school
16year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter
(1) and (2), the state
17superintendent shall do all of, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), pay the
18following amounts:
AB1079,63 19Section 63. 115.995 (1) and (2) of the statutes are renumbered 115.995 (1m)
20(a) 1. and 2. and amended to read:
AB1079,25,221 115.995 (1m) (a) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide
22Dividing proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993, 2019 stats., an
23annual payment of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the
24previous school year were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid

1paid under this subsection subdivision does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2) subd.
22
.
AB1079,25,113 2. Certify Certifying to the department of administration in favor of the school
4district board a sum equal to a percentage of the amount expended on
5limited-English proficient pupils by the school district board during the preceding
6year for salaries of personnel participating in and attributable to
7bilingual-bicultural education programs under this subchapter, special books and
8equipment used in the bilingual-bicultural education programs, and other expenses
9approved by the state superintendent. The percentage shall be determined by
10dividing the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in the current school
11year less $250,000 by the total amount of aidable costs in the previous school year.
AB1079,64 12Section 64. 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,25,1513 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) In the 2021-22 school year, to a school board that was
14required to establish a bilingual-bicultural education program under s. 115.97 for
15the previous school year, the amounts determined by doing all of the following:
AB1079,65 16Section 65. 115.995 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,25,1917 115.995 (1m) (b) Subject to sub. (3), beginning in the 2022-23 school year, to
18a school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or
19(2x), an amount calculated as follows:
AB1079,25,2220 1. If, in the previous school year, there was at least one limited-English
21proficient pupil enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school,
22$10,000.
AB1079,26,223 2. If, in the previous school year, there were more than 20 limited-English
24proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school,

1subtract 20 from the total number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
2school district or attending the charter school.
AB1079,26,33 3. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. by $500.
AB1079,26,44 4. Add the product determined under subd. 3. to the amount under subd. 1.
AB1079,66 5Section 66. 115.995 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1079,26,106 115.995 (2m) Notwithstanding sub. (1m) (b), if a school board received a
7payment under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2021-22 school year, the state superintendent
8shall, subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3) and upon receipt of the
9reports under s. 115.993 (1) and (2), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc),
10pay to the school board the following amounts:
AB1079,26,1211 (a) Subject to sub. (3), in the 2022-23 school year, the greater of the following
12amounts:
AB1079,26,1313 1. The sum determined under sub. (1m) (b) 4. for the 2022-23 school year.
AB1079,26,1514 2. An amount equal to the payment the school board received under sub. (1m)
15(a) in the 2020-21 school year.
AB1079,26,1716 (b) Subject to sub. (3), in the 2023-24 school year, the greater of the following
17amounts:
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