AB68-ASA2-AA3,14,1713 115.364 (1) (b) “Eligible school district” is a school district that increased the
14amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
15workers
pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year
16immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
17workers
pupil services professionals.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341he 18Section 341he. 115.364 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,14,2019 115.364 (1) (c) “Pupil services professional" means a school counselor, school
20social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hf 21Section 341hf. 115.364 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,15,222 115.364 (2) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
23(da), pay to an eligible school district an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
24by which the school district increased its expenditures in the preceding school year
25to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount

1it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
2employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hh 3Section 341hh. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,15,104 115.364 (2) (a) 2. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
5(da), pay to an eligible independent charter school an amount equal to 50 percent of
6the amount by which the independent charter school increased its expenditures in
7the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
8professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding
9the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
10professionals
.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hj 11Section 341hj. 115.364 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,15,1712 115.364 (2) (a) 3. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
13(da), pay to an eligible private school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
14by which the private school increased it expenditures in the preceding school year
15to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount
16it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
17employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hk 18Section 341hk. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,16,419 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. Subject to subd. 2. b., if, after making the payments
20required under par. (a), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255
21(2) (da), the state superintendent shall reimburse eligible school districts, private
22schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, and
23independent charter schools under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40
24(2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x)
for an amount equal to
25expenditures made by the school district, private school, or independent charter

1school in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
2services professionals
less the any amount of increased expenditures for which the
3school district, private school, or independent charter school was reimbursed under
4par. (a).
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341hL 5Section 341hL. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,16,96 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal
7year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under subd. 2. a., the state
8superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private
9schools, and independent charter schools eligible for the aid.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,341m 10Section 341m. 115.367 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,16,1811 115.367 (1) Grant program. The department shall establish and administer
12a competitive program to award grants to school boards and operators of charter
13schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the purpose of collaborating with community
14mental health agencies
mental health providers to provide mental health services
15to pupils. School boards and operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x)
16may apply for a grant under this section individually or as a consortium of school
17boards, charter schools, or both. For purposes of this subsection, a “consortium of
18school boards” includes a cooperative educational service agency.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,16,20 1939. Page 335, line 16: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
20with page 336, line 18, and substitute:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,16,21 21 Section 342m. 115.436 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,17,222 115.436 (2) (intro.) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under this section
23if 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:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,343m 3Section 343m. 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,17,54 115.436 (2) (b) The school district's membership in the previous school year was
5greater than 745 but not more than 1,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,344m 6Section 344m. 115.436 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,345m 7Section 345m. 115.436 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (a) 1.
8and amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,17,129 115.436 (3) (a) 1. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, from the appropriation
10under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to each school
11district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (a) $400 multiplied by the school
12district's
membership in the previous school year.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,346m 13Section 346m. 115.436 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,17,1714 115.436 (3) (a) 2. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, from the appropriation
15under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to each school
16district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (b) $100 multiplied by the school
17district's membership in the previous school year.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,347m 18Section 347m. 115.436 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,17,2419 115.436 (3) (am) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from From the
20appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay
21to each school district that received aid under this section in the previous school year
22but does not satisfy the number-of-pupils-per-square-mile requirement under
23sub. (2) (a) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school
24district under par. (a) 1. or 2. in the previous school year.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA3,18,2
140. Page 336, line 19: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
2with page 337, line 8, and substitute:
AB68-ASA2-AA3,18,4 3 Section 348b. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (1) (intro.)
4and amended to read: