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12(3) In awarding grants under sub. (2), the department shall give priority to
13applications submitted by a school district that satisfies any of the following criteria:
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(a) At least 50 percent of the school district's membership satisfy the income
15eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
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(b) At least 40 percent of the school district's membership identifies as a
17minority group pupil, as defined in s. 121.845 (2).
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18(4) The department may promulgate rules to establish and administer the
19program under this section
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20Section
41. 115.456 of the statutes is created to read:
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21115.456 Lead testing and remediation; grants. (1) Beginning in the
222022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dv), the department
23shall award grants using a competitive grant process to school boards and operators
24of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) for lead testing and remediation in
25school buildings and on school grounds.
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1(2) A recipient of a grant under sub. (1) may use the grant moneys only for costs
2associated with testing drinking water for the presence of lead, providing safe
3drinking water to affected school buildings during remediation, and, if necessary,
4replacing lead pipe water service lines to affected school buildings.
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5(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
6section.
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7Section
42. 115.457 of the statutes is created to read:
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8115.457 Community engagement grants; urban school districts. (1) In
9this section, “urban school district” means a school district that, in the previous
10school year, had a membership of at least 18,000 pupils.
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11(2) Annually, the department shall award a grant to each urban school district
12to support projects that satisfy the following criteria:
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(a) The project includes collaboration with at least one of the following:
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1. A nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized under ch. 181.
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2. A cooperative educational service agency.
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3. An institution within the University of Wisconsin System.
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4. A technical college district board.
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5. Any local unit of government.
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(b) The project makes additional resources or services available to pupils and
20their families.
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(c) The goal of the project is to improve the academic achievement of pupils, the
22well-being of pupils and their families, or relationships between pupils, school staff,
23and the community.
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1(3) In each school year, the amount of a grant under sub. (2) is the amount
2appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (dh) in that school year divided by the total number
3of urban school districts in that school year.
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4(4) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
5section.
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6Section
43. 115.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.95
(2) It is the policy of this state to provide equal educational
8opportunities by ensuring that necessary programs are available for
9limited-English proficient pupils while allowing each school district
and charter
10school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) maximum flexibility in establishing programs
11suited to its particular needs. To this end, this subchapter
provides support for
12educating limited-English proficient pupils and establishes bilingual-bicultural
13education programs for pupils in school districts with specified concentrations of
14limited-English proficient pupils in the attendance areas of particular schools.
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15Section
44. 115.95 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.95
(3) It is the policy of this state to reimburse school districts, in
17substantial part, for the added costs of providing the programs established under
18this subchapter
and to provide support to school districts and charter schools under
19s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) for the added costs of educating limited-English proficient
20pupils.
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21Section
45. 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:
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22115.958 Capacity-building grants for licensed educators. (1) A school
23board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may
24apply to the department for a grant for the school district or charter school to provide
1support and financial assistance to its staff and teachers in obtaining licensure or
2certification as bilingual teachers and teachers of English as a 2nd language.
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3(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s.
420.255 (2) (ch), the department may award grants under sub. (1) to school districts
5and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) in amounts determined
6by the department.
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7(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
8section.