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6Section
1912. 115.364 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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7115.364 (title)
Aid for school mental Mental health programs and pupil
8wellness aid.
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9Section
1913. 115.364 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (1) and
10amended to read:
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115.364
(1) In this section
:, “
pupil services professional” means a school
12counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
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13Section
1914. 115.364 (1) (a), (am), and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
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14Section
1915. 115.364 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
15renumbered 115.364 (2) (a) and amended to read:
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115.364
(2) (a) Beginning in the
2018-19 2021-22 school year and annually
17thereafter, the state superintendent shall
do all of the following: 1. Subject, subject 18to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da),
pay to an eligible 19reimburse a school
district board, the operator of a charter school established under
20s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a private school participating in a
21program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for an amount equal to
50 percent of the amount
22by which the school district increased its expenditures
made by the school board,
23operator, or governing body in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain
24social workers over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding
1the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
2professionals.
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3Section
1916. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.
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4Section
1917. 115.364 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (2) (b)
5and amended to read:
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115.364
(2) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal year
7is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under par. (a), the state superintendent
8shall prorate state aid payments among the school
districts, private schools, and
9independent charter schools boards, operators of charter schools established under
10s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), and governing bodies of private schools participating in
11programs under ss. 118.60 and 119.23 that are eligible for the aid.
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12Section
1918. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
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13Section
1919. 115.367 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.367
(1) Grant program. The department shall establish and administer
15a competitive program to award grants to school boards and operators of charter
16schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of collaborating with
community
17mental health agencies mental health providers to provide mental health services
18to pupils. School boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x)
19may apply for a grant under this section individually or as a consortium of school
20boards, charter schools, or both. For purposes of this subsection, a “consortium of
21school boards” includes a cooperative educational service agency.
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22Section 1920
. 115.436 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.436
(2) (intro.) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under this section
24if
it the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school
1district's area in square miles is less than 10 and the school district satisfies
all one 2of the following criteria:
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3Section 1921
. 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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115.436
(2) (b) The school district's membership in the previous school year was
5greater than 745.
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6Section 1922
. 115.436 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
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7Section 1923
. 115.436 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (a) 1.
8and amended to read:
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115.436
(3) (a) 1. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, from the
appropriation 10appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ae)
and (r) and subject to par. (b), the department
11shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid
under sub. (2) (a) $400
12multiplied by the
school district's membership in the previous school year.
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13Section 1924
. 115.436 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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115.436
(3) (a) 2. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, from the
15appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and (r) and subject to par. (b), the department
16shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (b) $100
17multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school year.
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18Section 1925
. 115.436 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.436
(3) (am)
Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from From the
20appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ae)
and (r), the department shall,
21subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid under this section in
22the previous school year but does not satisfy the
23number-of-pupils-per-square-mile requirement under sub. (2)
(a) in the current
24school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (a)
1.
25or 2. in the previous school year.
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1Section
1926. 115.436 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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115.436
(3) (b) If the
appropriation total amount appropriated under s. 20.255
3(2) (ae)
and (r) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under pars. (a),
4(am), and (ap), the department shall prorate the payments among the school districts
5entitled to aid under this subsection.
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6Section 1927
. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (1) (intro.) and
7amended to read:
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115.437
(1) (intro.) In this section
, “number:
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9(c) “Number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.)
10and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “Number of pupils enrolled" does
11not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1)
(f) (g).