SB821-ASA1,13 21Section 13. 115.364 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-ASA1,9,222 115.364 (1) (a) “Eligible independent charter school” is a school under contract
23with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40
24(2x) that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ,
25hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it

1expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
2employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
SB821-ASA1,14 3Section 14. 115.364 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-ASA1,9,94 115.364 (1) (am) “Eligible private school” means a private school participating
5in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that increased the amount it
6expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
7services professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately
8preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
9services professionals
.
SB821-ASA1,15 10Section 15. 115.364 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-ASA1,9,1511 115.364 (1) (b) “Eligible school district” is a school district that increased the
12amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
13workers
pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year
14immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
15workers
pupil services professionals.
SB821-ASA1,16 16Section 16. 115.364 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB821-ASA1,9,1817 115.364 (1) (c) “Pupil services professional" means a school counselor, school
18social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
SB821-ASA1,17 19Section 17. 115.364 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-ASA1,9,2520 115.364 (2) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
21(da), pay to an eligible school district an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
22by which the school district increased its expenditures in the preceding school year
23to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount
24it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
25employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
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1Section 18. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-ASA1,10,82 115.364 (2) (a) 2. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
3(da), pay to an eligible independent charter school an amount equal to 50 percent of
4the amount by which the independent charter school increased its expenditures in
5the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
6professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding
7the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
8professionals
.
SB821-ASA1,19 9Section 19. 115.364 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-ASA1,10,1510 115.364 (2) (a) 3. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
11(da), pay to an eligible private school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
12by which the private school increased it expenditures in the preceding school year
13to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount
14it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
15employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
SB821-ASA1,20 16Section 20. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-ASA1,11,217 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. Subject to subd. 2. b., if, after making the payments
18required under par. (a), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255
19(2) (da), the state superintendent shall reimburse eligible school districts, private
20schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, and
21independent charter schools under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40
22(2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x)
for an amount equal to
23expenditures made by the school district, private school, or independent charter
24school in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
25services professionals
less the any amount of increased expenditures for which the

1school district, private school, or independent charter school was reimbursed under
2par. (a).
SB821-ASA1,21 3Section 21. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-ASA1,11,74 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal
5year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under subd. 2. a., the state
6superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private
7schools, and independent charter schools eligible for the aid.
SB821-ASA1,22 8Section 22 . 115.436 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-ASA1,11,129 115.436 (2) (intro.) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under this section
10if it the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school
11district's area in square miles is less than 10 and the school district
satisfies all one
12of the following criteria:
SB821-ASA1,23 13Section 23 . 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB821-ASA1,11,1514 115.436 (2) (b) The school district's membership in the previous school year was
15greater than 745.
SB821-ASA1,24 16Section 24 . 115.436 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB821-ASA1,25 17Section 25. 115.436 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB821-ASA1,26 18Section 26 . 115.436 (3) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
SB821-ASA1,11,2119 115.436 (3) (ac) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation
20under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay all of the
21following:
SB821-ASA1,11,2322 1. To each school district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (a), $400
23multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school year.
SB821-ASA1,11,2524 2. To each school district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (b), $100
25multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school year.
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1Section 27. 115.436 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read: