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12115.449 Out-of-school-time programs; grants. (1) In this section,
13“out-of-school-time program” means any of the following:
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(a) A program that provides programming, activities, learning support, and
15supervision for pupils in grades kindergarten to 12 before school, after school, or both
16before and after school.
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(b) A day camp licensed by the department of children and families.
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(c) A recreational or educational camp licensed by the department of
19agriculture, trade and consumer protection or a local health department under s.
2097.67.
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(d) A program that the department determines will help program participants
22make progress in the following goals as appropriate for age groups served:
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11. Developing a sense of connection to school and their place in it.
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2. Improving academic outcomes, including homework completion, grades, and
3study behaviors.
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3. College graduation and career readiness.
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4. Reducing rates of participation in risky behaviors through access to a safe
6and welcoming environment during out-of-school-time hours.
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5. Improving social and emotional skills and accessing opportunities to
8demonstrate leadership.
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6. Accessing experiences and opportunities that contribute to the development
10of the whole child, such as civic engagement and community service.
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11(2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, from the appropriation under s.
1220.255 (2) (dk), the department shall award grants to school boards, charter schools
13established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and organizations to support high-quality
14after-school programs and other out-of-school-time programs that provide services
15to school-age children.
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16(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
17section.”.
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115.28
(7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of
21applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the
22state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private
23schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such
24certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private,
1or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the
2state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the
3applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the
4applicant's teaching therein.
Private Except as provided in ss. 115.7915 (2) (i), 118.60
5(2) (a) 6m., and 119.23 (2) (a) 6m., private schools are not obligated to employ only
6licensed or certified teachers.
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115.7915
(2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2026, all
9of the eligible school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the
10department.
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2. a. A teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2026, who has been
12teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and
13who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2026, may apply to
14the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
15nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall
16promulgate rules to implement this subd. 2. a., including the form of the application
17and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application
18form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements
19under subd. 1. No waiver granted under this subd. 2. a. is valid after July 1, 2031.
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b. A teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only courses in
21rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
22department.
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118.19
(1) Except as provided in subs. (1b) and (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 1. and
252., any person seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school,
or in a
1school or institution operated by a county or the state
, in a private school
2participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private
3school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 shall first procure a license or
4permit from the department.
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118.19
(1b) An individual may teach an online course in a subject and level in
7a public school, including a charter school,
in a private school participating in a
8parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private school
9participating in the program under s. 115.7915 without a license or permit from the
10department if the individual holds a valid license or permit to teach the subject and
11level in the state from which the online course is provided.
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12Section
140. 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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118.19
(1c) (b) (intro.) A faculty member of an institution of higher education
14may teach in a public high school, including a charter school that operates only high
15school grades,
in a private school participating in a parental choice program under
16s. 118.60 or 119.23 that operates only high school grades, or in a private school
17participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that operates only high school grades 18without a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all
19of the following:
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118.19
(3) (a) No license to teach in any
public school may be issued unless the
22applicant possesses a bachelor's degree including such professional training as the
23department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17)
24(a), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, and 118.197. Notwithstanding s.
2536.11 (16), no teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the state
1superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in the program is
2required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester
3following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school or the
4equivalent, as determined by the state superintendent. No license to teach in any
5public school may be granted to an applicant who completed a professional training
6program outside this state unless the applicant completed student teaching
7consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester
8calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as determined by the state
9superintendent. The state superintendent may grant exceptions to the student
10teaching requirements under this paragraph when the midyear calendars of the
11institution offering the teacher preparatory program and the cooperating school
12differ from each other and would prevent students from attending classes at the
13institution in accordance with the institution's calendar. The state superintendent
14shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. If for the purpose of granting
15a license to teach or for approving a teacher preparatory program the state
16superintendent requires that an institution of higher education be accredited, the
17state superintendent shall accept accreditation by a regional or national
18institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of education or
19by a programmatic accrediting organization.