SB45,988,19 115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private, or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the applicant’s teaching therein. Private Except as provided in ss. 115.7915 (2) (i), 118.60 (2) (a) 6m., and 119.23 (2) (a) 6m., private schools are not obligated to employ only licensed or certified teachers.

SB45,1892 Section 1892. 115.28 (7) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,988,24 115.28 (7) (cm) Consult with the department of workforce development to develop the teacher apprenticeship under s. 106.023 in a manner in which an individual who completes a teacher apprenticeship under s. 106.23 satisfies the requirements for a license to teach under s. 118.19 (6), (8), (9), and (12).

SB45,1893 Section 1893. 115.28 (29) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,989,10 115.28 (29) Computer science education grants. Annually award grants to school boards to expand computer science educational opportunities in all grade levels operated by the school district. For purposes of awarding grants under this subsection, expanding computer science educational opportunities includes providing professional development, the application of programming or coding concepts or integration of computer science fundamentals into other subjects, and purchasing curricula and related materials. A school board may not use a grant under this subsection to purchase personal electronic computing devices, as defined in s. 115.438 (1) (b), computers, or computer hardware.

SB45,1894 Section 1894. 115.28 (30) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,989,13 115.28 (30) (e) Annually, identify one career and technical student organization for each education subject listed in par. (b).

SB45,1895 Section 1895. 115.28 (30) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,989,16 115.28 (30) (f) Annually, distribute to each career and technical student organization identified under par. (e) an amount determined as follows:

SB45,989,18 1. Determine the total number of pupils who were members of the career and technical student organizations identified under par. (e) in the previous school year.

SB45,989,21 2. For each career and technical student organization, divide the number of pupils who were members of that career and technical student organization in the previous school year by the total determined under subd. 1.

SB45,989,23 3. Multiply the quotient under subd. 2. by the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (ct) for the current fiscal year.

SB45,1896 Section 1896. 115.28 (63) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,990,7 115.28 (63) Mental health training program. (intro.) Establish a mental health training support program under which the department provides training on all of the following evidence-based strategies related to addressing mental health issues in schools to school district staff and, instructional staff of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and individuals employed by an out-of-school-time program on evidence-based strategies related to addressing mental health needs and suicide prevention in schools, including all of the following:

SB45,1897 Section 1897. 115.28 (67) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,990,14 115.28 (67) General educational development test fee payments. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (fd), pay to GED Testing Service LLC, or its successor, the 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:

SB45,990,17 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.

SB45,990,19 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, or its successor.

SB45,990,21 (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.

SB45,991,2 (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, 2026, at a testing site in this state that is approved by the state superintendent.

SB45,1898 Section 1898. 115.28 (68) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,991,10 115.28 (68) Health emergencies in learning places; grants. Annually, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bp), award grants to school boards, operators of charter schools, and governing bodies of private schools participating in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23 to comply with requirements under ss. 118.07 (1) (b) and (6), 118.075 (4) (a) and (b), 118.60 (7) (g) 1. and 2. and 119.23 (7) (g) 1. and 2. A grant under this subsection may be used for any of the following:

SB45,991,11 (a) Automated external defibrillators.

SB45,991,12 (b) Automated external defibrillator maintenance.

SB45,991,13 (c) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training supplies and materials.

SB45,991,15 (d) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for school personnel, including coaches, school nurses, and athletic trainers.

SB45,991,16 (e) First aid training and education materials.

SB45,991,18 (f) Other activities that promote preparedness for using cardiac emergency response plans in a school or athletic facility.

SB45,991,19 (g) Carbon monoxide detectors.