AB1079: Bill Text

AB1079,7,12 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.

AB1079,6 Section 6. 20.255 (2) (cc) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,7,16 20.255 (2) (cc) Bilingual-bicultural education aids English learner categorical aid. The amounts in the schedule for bilingual-bicultural education programs aid under subch. VII of ch. 115 s. 115.995.

AB1079,7 Section 7. 20.255 (2) (ch) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,7,20 20.255 (2) (ch) Capacity-building grants for licensed educators. The amounts in the schedule for grants to increase licensure of bilingual teachers and teachers of English as a 2nd language under s. 115.958.

AB1079,8 Section 8. 20.255 (2) (co) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,7,23 20.255 (2) (co) Supplemental nutrition aid. A sum sufficient for payments under s. 115.342.

AB1079,9 Section 9. 20.255 (2) (cx) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,8,4 20.255 (2) (cx) Aid for transportation; early college credit program. The amounts in the schedule to reimburse parents and guardians under s. 118.55 (7g) for the transportation of pupils attending a course at an institution of higher education and taking the course for high school credit.

AB1079,10 Section 10. 20.255 (2) (cy) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,8,11 20.255 (2) (cy) Aid for transportation; open enrollment and early college credit program. The amounts in the schedule to reimburse parents for the costs of transportation of open enrollment pupils under ss. 118.51 (14) (b) and 118.52 (11) (b) and for the payment of state aid under s. 118.55 (7g) for the transportation of pupils attending a course at an institution of higher education and receiving credit for the course under s. 118.55 (3) (b).

AB1079,11 Section 11. 20.255 (2) (da) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,8,15 20.255 (2) (da) Aid for school mental Mental health programs and pupil wellness aid. 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.

AB1079,12 Section 12. 20.255 (2) (dk) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,8,19 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.

AB1079,13 Section 13. 20.255 (2) (dn) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,8,23 20.255 (2) (dn) Computer science licensure; grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.435 to assist school district employees in obtaining licenses or permits to teach computer science.

AB1079,14 Section 14. 20.255 (2) (dv) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,9,2 20.255 (2) (dv) Energy efficiency projects; grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants to school districts under s. 115.457.

AB1079,15 Section 15. 20.255 (2) (eh) of the statutes is renumbered 20.437 (2) (eh) and amended to read:

AB1079,9,6 20.437 (2) (eh) Head start supplement. The amounts in the schedule for the head start supplement under s. 115.3615 49.39.

AB1079,16 Section 16. 20.255 (2) (kg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,9,13 20.255 (2) (kg) Grants to replace certain race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names. The amounts in the schedule for grants to school boards under s. 118.134 (6). All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 29. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).

AB1079,17 Section 17. 20.255 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,9,16 20.255 (3) (bm) General educational development test fee payments. A sum sufficient for payments to GED Testing Service LLC under s. 115.28 (66) (a).

AB1079,18 Section 18. 20.255 (3) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,9,19 20.255 (3) (dg) Recollection Wisconsin. The amounts in the schedule for payments to the Wisconsin Library Services, Inc., under s. 115.28 (28).

AB1079,19 Section 19. 20.255 (3) (fv) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,9,22 20.255 (3) (fv) City Year Milwaukee. The amounts in the schedule for payments under s. 115.28 (68) to support City Year Milwaukee.

AB1079,20 Section 20. 20.505 (8) (hm) 29. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,9,25 20.505 (8) (hm) 29. The amount transferred to s. 20.255 (2) (kg) shall be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.255 (2) (kg).

AB1079,21 Section 21. 115.28 (28) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,10,4 115.28 (28) Recollection Wisconsin. Annually distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (dg) to Wisconsin Library Services, Inc., to support the digitization of historic materials in public libraries throughout the state.

AB1079,22 Section 22. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,10,11 115.28 (45) Grants for bullying prevention. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (eb), beginning in the 2021-22 school year, annually award grants a grant to a the nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 108.02 (19), that received a grant under this subsection in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years to provide training and an online bullying prevention curriculum for pupils in grades kindergarten to 8.

AB1079,23 Section 23. 115.28 (63) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,10,13 115.28 (63) (d) Social and emotional learning.

AB1079,24 Section 24. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,10,20 115.28 (66) General educational development test fee payments. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (bm), pay to GED Testing Service LLC the $30 testing service fee for an eligible individual who takes a content area test given under the general educational development test. In this subsection, “eligible individual” means an individual who satisfies all of the following conditions before taking the content area test:

AB1079,10,23 1. The individual meets the eligibility requirements promulgated by the department by rule for a high school equivalency diploma or certificate of general educational development.

AB1079,10,25 2. The individual takes and receives a passing score on a practice test for the content area that is developed by GED Testing Service LLC.

AB1079,11,2 (b) For each eligible individual under par. (a), pay for no more than one testing service fee for each content area test taken in a calendar year.

AB1079,11,5 (c) Pay the testing service fee for a content area test under par. (a) only if the eligible individual takes the test on or after January 1, 2022, at a testing site in Wisconsin that is approved by the state superintendent.

AB1079,25 Section 25. 115.28 (68) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,11,9 115.28 (68) City Year Milwaukee. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fv) to City Year, Inc., to support City Year Milwaukee.

AB1079,26 Section 26. 115.341 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,11,20 115.341 School breakfast program. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), each operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525 15 cents for each breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse each governing body of a private school or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast served at the private school or tribal school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.

AB1079,11,25 (2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards, operators, directors, and governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid under sub. (1).

AB1079,27 Section 27. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,12,8 115.341 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the state superintendent may not reimburse the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, the director of the center under s. 115.525, or the governing body of a private or tribal school for any breakfasts served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, during the prior school year if the school ceased operations during that prior school year.

AB1079,28 Section 28. 115.342 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,12,10 115.342 Supplemental nutrition aid. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB1079,12,15 (a) “Educational agency” means a school board, an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), a private school, a tribal school, an operator of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525.

AB1079,12,17 (b) “Eligible pupil” means a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) (A).

AB1079,12,18 (c) “Federal school breakfast program” means the program under 42 USC 1773.

AB1079,12,20 (d) “Federal school lunch program” means the program under 42 USC 1751 to 1769j.

AB1079,12,23 (e) “Reimbursement amount” means the national average payment rate for a school meal, as announced by the food and nutrition service of the federal department of agriculture in the federal register.

AB1079,13,3 (f) “School meal” means a school lunch made available under the federal school lunch program, a meal supplement made available under the federal school lunch program, or a breakfast made available under the federal school breakfast program.

AB1079,13,5 (2) Eligibility. An educational agency is eligible for payments under this section if the educational agency does not charge eligible pupils for school meals.

AB1079,13,8 (3) Annual payment. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (co), in the 2021-22 school year and each school year thereafter, the state superintendent shall pay to each educational agency the sum of the following amounts:

AB1079,13,14 (a) The number of school lunches the educational agency provided to eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school lunch provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a school lunch provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free lunch under the federal school lunch program.

AB1079,13,20 (b) The number of breakfasts the educational agency provided to eligible pupils under the federal school breakfast program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a breakfast provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a breakfast provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free breakfast under the federal school breakfast program.

AB1079,14,2 (c) The number of meal supplements the educational agency provided to eligible pupils under the federal school lunch program in the previous school year multiplied by the difference between the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a reduced-price meal supplement provided to an eligible pupil and the reimbursement amount in the previous school year for a meal supplement provided to a pupil who satisfies the income eligibility for a free meal supplement under the federal school lunch program.

AB1079,29 Section 29. 115.3615 of the statutes is renumbered 49.39 and amended to read:

AB1079,14,17 49.39 Head start supplement. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 20.437 (2) (eh), the state superintendent secretary shall distribute funds to agencies determined by the state superintendent secretary to be eligible for designation as head start agencies under 42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families. The state superintendent secretary shall distribute the funds in a manner consistent with 42 USC 9831 to 9852 except that there is no matching fund requirement. The state superintendent secretary shall give preference in funding under this section to agencies that are receiving federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 and to agencies that operate full-time or early head start programs. Funds distributed under this section may be used to match available federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 only if the funds are used to secure additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.

AB1079,30 Section 30. 115.364 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,14,24 115.364 (1) (a) “Eligible independent charter school” is a school under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x) that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals 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.

AB1079,31 Section 31. 115.364 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,15,6 115.364 (1) (am) “Eligible private school” means a private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals 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.

AB1079,32 Section 32. 115.364 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,15,12 115.364 (1) (b) “Eligible school district” is a school district that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals 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.

AB1079,33 Section 33. 115.364 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1079,15,15 115.364 (1) (c) “Pupil services professional" means a school counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.

AB1079,34 Section 34. 115.364 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,15,22 115.364 (2) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible school district an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the school district increased its expenditures in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals 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.

AB1079,35 Section 35. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,16,5 115.364 (2) (a) 2. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible independent charter school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the independent charter school increased its expenditures in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals 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.

AB1079,36 Section 36. 115.364 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,16,12 115.364 (2) (a) 3. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible private school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the private school increased it expenditures in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals 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.

AB1079,37 Section 37. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,16,24 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. Subject to subd. 2. b., if, after making the payments required under par. (a), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (2) (da), the state superintendent shall reimburse eligible school districts, private schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, and independent charter schools under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x) for an amount equal to expenditures made by the school district, private school, or independent charter school in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals less the any amount of increased expenditures for which the school district, private school, or independent charter school was reimbursed under par. (a).

AB1079,38 Section 38. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,17,4 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under subd. 2. a., the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private schools, and independent charter schools eligible for the aid.

AB1079,39 Section 39. 115.367 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1079,17,13 115.367 (1) Grant program. The department shall establish and administer a competitive program to award grants to school boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of collaborating with community mental health agencies mental health providers to provide mental health services to pupils. School boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) may apply for a grant under this section individually or as a consortium of school boards, charter schools, or both. For purposes of this subsection, a “consortium of school boards” includes a cooperative educational service agency.

AB1079,40 Section 40. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB1079,17,16 115.437 (1) (intro.) In this section, “number:

AB1079,17,19 (c) “Number” of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “Number of pupils enrolled" does not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1) (f) (g).

AB1079,41 Section 41. 115.437 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read: