SB111,1972 25Section 1972 . 115.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.95 (2) It is the policy of this state to provide equal educational
2opportunities by ensuring that necessary programs are available for
3limited-English proficient pupils while allowing each school district and charter
4school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
maximum flexibility in establishing programs
5suited to its particular needs. To this end, this subchapter provides support for
6educating limited-English proficient pupils and
establishes bilingual-bicultural
7education programs for pupils in school districts with specified concentrations of
8limited-English proficient pupils in the attendance areas of particular schools.
SB111,1973 9Section 1973 . 115.95 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1122,1410 115.95 (3) It is the policy of this state to reimburse school districts, in
11substantial part, for the added costs of providing the programs established under
12this subchapter and to provide support to school districts and charter schools under
13s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) for the added costs of educating limited-English proficient
14pupils
.
SB111,1974 15Section 1974 . 115.958 of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1122,20 16115.958 Capacity-building grants for licensed educators. (1) A school
17board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) may
18apply to the department for a grant for the school district or charter school to provide
19support and financial assistance to its staff and teachers in obtaining licensure or
20certification as bilingual teachers and teachers of English as a 2nd language.
SB111,1122,24 21(2) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s.
2220.255 (2) (ch), the department may award grants under sub. (1) to school districts
23and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) in amounts determined
24by the department.
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1(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
2section.
SB111,1975 3Section 1975 . 115.96 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1123,4 4115.96 (title) Establishment Pupil counts; establishment of programs.
SB111,1976 5Section 1976 . 115.96 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1123,136 115.96 (1) Count of limited-English proficient pupils. Annually, on or before
7March 1, each a school board and the operator of a charter school established under
8s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x)
shall conduct a count of the limited-English proficient pupils in
9the public schools of the district or in the charter school, assess the language
10proficiency of such the pupils , and classify such the pupils by language group, grade
11level, age, and English language proficiency. A school board or operator is eligible
12for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board or operator conducts the count
13under this subsection.
SB111,1977 14Section 1977 . 115.97 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1124,215 115.97 (1) A school board may combine pupils in attendance at separate schools
16in its bilingual-bicultural education program. The school board shall be eligible for
17state aids under s. 115.995 if the number of limited-English proficient pupils served
18from the combined schools meets the requirements under sub. (2), (3) or (4).
A pupil
19shall be eligible for a bilingual-bicultural education program only until he or she is
20able to perform ordinary classwork in English. The bilingual-bicultural education
21program shall be designed to provide intensive instruction to meet this objective.
22Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize isolation of children of
23limited-English proficient ability or ethnic background for a substantial portion of
24the school day. Pupils who are not limited-English proficient pupils may participate
25in a bilingual-bicultural education program, except that a school board shall give

1preference to limited-English proficient pupils in admitting pupils to such a
2program.
SB111,1978 3Section 1978 . 115.97 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1124,74 115.97 (6) A school board that is required to establish a bilingual-bicultural
5education program under sub. (2), (3), or (4) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995
6only if the state superintendent is satisfied that the school board maintained the
7bilingual-bicultural education program in accordance with this subchapter.
SB111,1979 8Section 1979 . 115.977 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1124,149 115.977 (2) A school district may establish bilingual-bicultural education
10programs by contracting with other school districts or with a cooperative educational
11service agency. If 10 or more pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, 20 or more in grades
124 to 8 or 20 or more in a high school program are enrolled in a program under a
13contract pursuant to this subsection, the school district offering the program is
14eligible for reimbursement under s. 115.995.
SB111,1980 15Section 1980 . 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1124,17 16115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and
17pupil counts
.
SB111,1981 18Section 1981 . 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1) and amended
19to read:
SB111,1125,320 115.993 (1) Annually, on or before August 15, the school board of a district
21operating a bilingual-bicultural education program under this subchapter shall
22report to the state superintendent the number of pupils, including both
23limited-English proficient pupils and other pupils, instructed the previous school
24year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, an itemized statement on oath of
25all disbursements on account of
a summary of the costs incurred to operate the

1bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year,
2and a copy of the estimated budget for that operating the bilingual-bicultural
3education
program for the current school year.
SB111,1982 4Section 1982 . 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1125,95 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator
6of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state
7superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the
8school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the
9classification of those pupils by language group.
SB111,1983 10Section 1983 . 115.993 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1125,1311 115.993 (3) A school board or the operator of a charter school established under
12s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board
13or operator submits the reports required under this section.
SB111,1984 14Section 1984 . 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (1m)
15(intro.) and amended to read:
SB111,1125,2116 115.995 (1m) (intro.) Upon Subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3),
17upon
receipt of the report reports under s. 115.993, if the state superintendent is
18satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school
19year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter
(1) and (2), the state
20superintendent shall do all of, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), pay the
21following amounts:
SB111,1985 22Section 1985 . 115.995 (1) and (2) of the statutes are renumbered 115.995 (1m)
23(a) 1. and 2. and amended to read: