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18115.457 Energy efficiency projects; grants. (1) Beginning in the 2021-22
19school year, the department shall award grants to school districts for energy
20efficiency projects in school buildings.
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21(2) In awarding grants under this section for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school
22years, the department shall give preference to projects that relate to heating,
23ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
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24(3) The department, in consultation with the office of environmental justice,
25may promulgate rules to implement this section.
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1Section
105. 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12)
(b), if a child
3with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
4s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), “local educational agency" means the school
5district that the child is attending.
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6Section
106. 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's
8individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12)
(b), if a child
9with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
10s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that
11the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall
12pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required
13by the placement.
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14Section
107. 115.7915 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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(1) (am) “Program cap” means the total number of children who
16attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the
172021-22 school year.
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18Section
108. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
20school year, the department shall
, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a
21disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
22following apply:
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23Section
109. 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (b) The governing body of the eligible school notified the
2department of its intent to participate in the program under this section
as provided
3under sub. (3) (a).
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4Section
110. 115.7915 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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(2) (cm) For an eligible school that begins participating in the
6program under this section in the 2022-23 school year or any school year thereafter,
7the eligible school also participates in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or
8119.23 for the school year for which the scholarship is awarded.
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9Section
111. 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
11child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
12incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
13as provided under sub. (3) (am) and on a form prepared by the department that
14includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible
15school that the child will attend.
A child's parent or guardian or a child with a
16disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time
17during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an
18eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.
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19Section
112. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
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20Section
113. 115.7915 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
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(2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2024, all
22of the eligible school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the
23department, except that a teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only
24courses in rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued
25by the department.
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12. Any teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2024, who has been
2teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2024, and
3who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2024, applies to the
4department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary, nonrenewable
5waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall promulgate
6rules to implement this subdivision, including the form of the application and the
7process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application form shall
8require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements under subd.
91. No waiver granted under this subdivision is valid after July 1, 2029.
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10Section
114. 115.7915 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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(2m) Program cap. Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, the total
12number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program
13under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.
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14Section
115. 115.7915 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (title)
Participating schools; selection of pupils application
16process; waiting list.
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17Section
116. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to
19participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent
20by the first Monday in March of the previous school year. The governing body of the
21eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces
22the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this
23section.
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24Section
117. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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(3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted
2a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for
3scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday
4in April and the first Thursday in June.