SB70-SSA2-SA3,96,8 7(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
8section.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,96,9 9100. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,96,11 10 Section 258. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
11insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-SSA2-SA3,259 12Section 259. 20.255 (3) (fs) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,96,1413 20.255 (3) (fs) The Literacy Lab. The amounts in the schedule for payments
14to The Literacy Lab under s. 115.28 (66).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,260 15Section 260. 20.255 (3) (ft) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,96,1716 20.255 (3) (ft) Reach Out and Read. The amounts in the schedule for payments
17to Reach Out and Read, Inc., under s. 115.28 (70).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,261 18Section 261. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,97,4
1115.28 (66) The Literacy Lab. Annually distribute the amounts appropriated
2under s. 20.255 (3) (fs) to The Literacy Lab, a Virginia nonstock corporation, to
3provide an evidence-based literacy intervention program in schools located in the
4cities of Milwaukee and Racine.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,262 5Section 262. 115.28 (70) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,97,96 115.28 (70) Reach Out and Read. Annually distribute the amounts
7appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (ft) to Reach Out and Read, Inc., a Massachusetts
8nonstock corporation, for the early literacy program operated in this state by its
9affiliate, known as Reach Out and Read Wisconsin.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,97,10 10101. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,97,11 11 Section 263. 20.255 (3) (df) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,97,1412 20.255 (3) (df) Online early learning program; grant. The amounts in the
13schedule for contract payments under 2019 Wisconsin Act 170, section 4 (1) s.
14115.457
.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,264 15Section 264. 2019 Wisconsin Act 170, sections 3 and 5 (1) are repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,265 16Section 265. 2019 Wisconsin Act 170, section 4 (1) (except section 4 (1) (a) 1.,
172m., 3. e., 3m. and 4m. and (d)) is renumbered 115.457 of the statutes, and 115.457
18(title), (1) (intro.) and (b), (2), (3), (5) (intro.) and (c) to (f), (5m) (a) and (b) (intro.) and
19(6), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,97,21 20115.457 (title) Online early learning pilot program. (1) (intro.) In this
21subsection section:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,97,2422 (b) “Eligible child” means a child who satisfies the income eligibility criteria for
23a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) and resides in a school
24district selected by the department under par. (d)
this state.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,98,5
1(2) The department shall award, using a competitive request-for-proposals
2process, a contract to a service provider to administer an online early learning
3program to eligible children. The contract shall require the service provider to
4administer the online early learning program in the school districts described in par.
5(d) from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2023.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,98,9 6(3) (a) For each school year of the contract under par. (b) sub. (2), the
7department shall pay the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (df) to the service
8provider awarded the contract under par. (b) sub. (2) for administering the online
9early learning program.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,98,1210 (b) A service provider awarded a contract under par. (b) sub. (2) shall, at its own
11expense,
provide a total of $500,000 in matching funds during the 3 years of the
12contract.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,98,16 13(5) (intro.) The department shall require the service provider awarded a
14contract under par. (b) sub. (2) to submit an annual report to the department that
15contains all of the following information for each school district selected under par.
16(d)
:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,98,1817 (c) The number of low-income families that eligible children who requested a
18computer or home Internet service.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,98,2019 (d) The number of low-income families that eligible children who were
20provided a computer or home Internet service.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,98,2321 (e) The frequency with which eligible children participating in the online early
22learning program used the instructional software provided by the program service
23provider
.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,99,3
1(f) How eligible children participating in the online early learning program
2performed on prekindergarten and kindergarten readiness assessments selected
3and administered by the service provider.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,99,9 4(5m) (a) The service provider awarded the contract under par. (b) sub. (2) shall
5report to the department the name of each eligible child who participates in the
6online early learning program, whether the eligible child completed the online early
7learning program, and any other information that is necessary to identify the eligible
8child in the student information system under s. 115.383, as requested by the
9department.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,99,1310 (b) (intro.) To the extent possible, for each eligible child who is reported to have
11participated in the online early learning program under subd. 1. par. (a), the
12department shall ensure that the following information is included in the student
13information system under s. 115.383:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,99,18 14(6) By the October 15, 2023 immediately following the end of the term of a
15contract under sub. (2)
, the department shall compile and submit the information it
16receives under par. (e) sub. (5) to the joint committee on finance and to the
17appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s.
1813.172 (3).