AB68-ASA2-AA3,23,4 115.97 (6) A school board that is required to establish a bilingual-bicultural education program under sub. (2), (3), or (4) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the state superintendent is satisfied that the school board maintained the bilingual-bicultural education program in accordance with this subchapter.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,351i Section 351i. 115.977 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,23,11 115.977 (2) A school district may establish bilingual-bicultural education programs by contracting with other school districts or with a cooperative educational service agency. If 10 or more pupils in kindergarten to grade 3, 20 or more in grades 4 to 8 or 20 or more in a high school program are enrolled in a program under a contract pursuant to this subsection, the school district offering the program is eligible for reimbursement under s. 115.995.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,351jb Section 351jb. 115.993 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,23,14 115.993 (title) Report Reports on bilingual-bicultural education and pupil counts.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,351jc Section 351jc. 115.993 of the statutes is renumbered 115.993 (1) and amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,23,25 115.993 (1) Annually, on or before August 15, the school board of a district operating a bilingual-bicultural education program under this subchapter shall report to the state superintendent the number of pupils, including both limited-English proficient pupils and other pupils, instructed the previous school year in bilingual-bicultural education programs, an itemized statement on oath of all disbursements on account of a summary of the costs incurred to operate the bilingual-bicultural education program operated during the previous school year, and a copy of the estimated budget for that operating the bilingual-bicultural education program for the current school year.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,351jf Section 351jf. 115.993 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,24,6 115.993 (2) Annually, on or before August 15, a school board and the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) shall report to the state superintendent the number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school in the previous school year and the classification of those pupils by language group.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,351jm Section 351jm. 115.993 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,24,10 115.993 (3) A school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) is eligible for state aid under s. 115.995 only if the school board or operator submits the reports required under this section.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,351Lb Section 351Lb. 115.995 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.995 (1m) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,24,18 115.995 (1m) (intro.) Upon Subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3), upon receipt of the report reports under s. 115.993, if the state superintendent is satisfied that the bilingual-bicultural education program for the previous school year was maintained in accordance with this subchapter (1) and (2), the state superintendent shall do all of, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), pay the following amounts:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,351Ld Section 351Ld. 115.995 (1) and (2) of the statutes are renumbered 115.995 (1m) (a) 1. and 2. and amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,25,2 115.995 (1m) (a) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), divide Dividing proportionally, based upon costs reported under s. 115.993, 2019 stats., an annual payment of $250,000 among school districts whose enrollments in the previous school year were at least 15 percent limited-English proficient pupils. Aid paid under this subsection subdivision does not reduce aid paid under sub. (2) subd. 2.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,25,11 2. Certify Certifying to the department of administration in favor of the school district board a sum equal to a percentage of the amount expended on limited-English proficient pupils by the school district board during the preceding year for salaries of personnel participating in and attributable to bilingual-bicultural education programs under this subchapter, special books and equipment used in the bilingual-bicultural education programs, and other expenses approved by the state superintendent. The percentage shall be determined by dividing the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc) in the current school year less $250,000 by the total amount of aidable costs in the previous school year.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,351Lf Section 351Lf. 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,25,15 115.995 (1m) (a) (intro.) In the 2021-22 school year, to a school board that was required to establish a bilingual-bicultural education program under s. 115.97 for the previous school year, the amounts determined by doing all of the following:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,351Lg Section 351Lg. 115.995 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,25,19 115.995 (1m) (b) Subject to sub. (3), beginning in the 2022-23 school year, to a school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), an amount calculated as follows:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,25,22 1. If, in the previous school year, there was at least one limited-English proficient pupil enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school, $10,000.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,26,2 2. If, in the previous school year, there were more than 20 limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school, subtract 20 from the total number of limited-English proficient pupils enrolled in the school district or attending the charter school.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,26,3 3. Multiply the difference determined under subd. 2. by $500.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,26,4 4. Add the product determined under subd. 3. to the amount under subd. 1.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,351Lk Section 351Lk. 115.995 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,26,10 115.995 (2m) Notwithstanding sub. (1m) (b), if a school board received a payment under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2021-22 school year, the state superintendent shall, subject to ss. 115.96 (1), 115.97 (6), and 115.993 (3) and upon receipt of the reports under s. 115.993 (1) and (2), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cc), pay to the school board the following amounts:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,26,12 (a) Subject to sub. (3), in the 2022-23 school year, the greater of the following amounts:

AB68-ASA2-AA3,26,13 1. The sum determined under sub. (1m) (b) 4. for the 2022-23 school year.

AB68-ASA2-AA3,26,15 2. An amount equal to the payment the school board received under sub. (1m) (a) in the 2020-21 school year.