SB111,1112,1716 (b) At least 40 percent of the school district's membership identifies as a
17minority group pupil, as defined in s. 121.845 (2).
SB111,1112,19 18(4) The department may promulgate rules to establish and administer the
19program under this section
SB111,1936 20Section 1936 . 115.457 of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1112,23 21115.457 Energy efficiency projects; grants. (1) Beginning in the 2021-22
22school year, the department shall award grants to school districts for energy
23efficiency projects in school buildings.
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1(2) In awarding grants under this section for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school
2years, the department shall give preference to projects that relate to heating,
3ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
SB111,1113,5 4(3) The department, in consultation with the office of environmental justice,
5may promulgate rules to implement this section.
SB111,1937 6Section 1937 . 115.76 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1113,127 115.76 (10) “Local educational agency", except as otherwise provided, means
8the school district in which the child with a disability resides, the department of
9health services if the child with a disability resides in an institution or facility
10operated by the department of health services, or the department of corrections if the
11child with a disability resides in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in
12s. 938.02 (19) (10p), or a Type 1 prison, as defined in s. 301.01 (5).
SB111,1938 13Section 1938 . 115.76 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1113,1414 115.76 (12) (a) 1. A biological natural parent.
SB111,1939 15Section 1939 . 115.76 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,1940 16Section 1940 . 115.76 (12) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,1941 17Section 1941 . 115.76 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1113,2418 115.76 (13) “Person acting as a parent of a child" means a relative of the child
19or a private individual allowed to act as a parent of a child by the child's biological
20natural or adoptive parents or guardian, and includes the child's grandparent,
21neighbor, friend or private individual caring for the child with the explicit or tacit
22approval of the child's biological natural or adoptive parents or guardian. “Person
23acting as a parent of a child" does not include any person that receives public funds
24to care for the child if such funds exceed the cost of such care.
SB111,1942 25Section 1942 . 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.77 (1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
2with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
3s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), “local educational agency" means the school
4district that the child is attending.
SB111,1943 5Section 1943 . 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1114,126 115.79 (1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's
7individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
8with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
9s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that
10the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall
11pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required
12by the placement.
SB111,1944 13Section 1944 . 115.7915 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1114,1614 115.7915 (1) (am) “Program cap” means the total number of children who
15attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the
162021-22 school year.
SB111,1945 17Section 1945 . 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1114,2118 115.7915 (2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
19school year, the department shall, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a
20disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
21following apply:
SB111,1946 22Section 1946 . 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1114,2523 115.7915 (2) (b) The governing body of the eligible school notified the
24department of its intent to participate in the program under this section as provided
25under sub. (3) (a)
.
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1Section 1947. 115.7915 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB111,1115,52 115.7915 (2) (cm) For an eligible school that begins participating in the
3program under this section in the 2022-23 school year or any school year thereafter,
4the eligible school also participates in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or
5119.23 for the school year for which the scholarship is awarded.
SB111,1948 6Section 1948 . 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB111,1115,157 115.7915 (2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
8child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
9incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
10as provided under sub. (3) (am) and on a form prepared by the department that
11includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible
12school that the child will attend. A child's parent or guardian or a child with a
13disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time
14during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an
15eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.
SB111,1949 16Section 1949 . 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.