SB70,,554055402. The department shall contract with individuals who demonstrate knowledge and expertise in early literacy instructional practices and instructional experience in grades 4-year-old kindergarten to one to serve as literacy coaches under sub. (2) (b).

SB70,,554155413. The department shall contract for the total number of literacy coaches required under par. (b).

SB70,,55425542(b) To ensure that literacy coaching services are provided statewide, the department shall assign literacy coaches as follows:

SB70,,554355431. To each urban school district, one literacy coach under sub. (2) (a) and one literacy coach under sub. (2) (b).

SB70,,554455442. To each CESA region, as follows:

SB70,,55455545a. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was 40,000 or fewer, one literacy coach under sub. (2) (a) and one literacy coach under sub. (2) (b).

SB70,,55465546b. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was 40,001 to 80,000, 2 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a) and 2 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (b).

SB70,,55475547c. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was 80,001 to 120,000, 3 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a) and 3 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (b).

SB70,,55485548d. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was greater than 120,000, 4 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a) and 4 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (b).

SB70,,55495549(4) Participation; local educational agencies. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the department may not require a local educational agency to participate in the program under sub. (2).

SB70,,55505550(b) Each urban school district shall participate in the program under sub. (2).

SB70,,55515551(5) Payments. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (er), the department shall pay to each urban school district and each local educational agency that elects to work with a literacy coach under sub. (2) (a) an annual payment of $7,000.

SB70,,55525552(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (er), the department shall pay to each urban school district and each local educational agency that participates in a regional training led by a literacy coach under sub. (2) (b) an annual payment of $6,000.

SB70,,55555555115.41 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (ci), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount of $9,600 per individual per semester, to prospective teachers who are participating in the program under sub. (1). The department may promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

SB70,,55575557115.421 Student teacher stipends. From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (cs), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount of $2,500 per individual per semester, to an individual who is completing student teaching as part of a teacher preparatory program approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a). The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.

SB70,,55595559115.422 Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building. (1) In this section, “grow your own program” means a program to encourage individuals to pursue a career in teaching or to facilitate teacher licensure. “Grow your own programs” include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching, payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for paraprofessionals to gain licensure.

SB70,,55605560(2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ch), the department shall award grants to a school district or the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) to reimburse the school district or charter school for costs associated with grow your own programs.

SB70,,55615561(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including criteria for awarding a grant.

SB70,,55635563115.424 Cooperating teacher stipends. From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (ct), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount of $1,000 per teacher per semester, to a cooperating teacher who is overseeing an individual who is completing student teaching. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.

SB70,,55655565115.436 (3) (am) 1. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid under this section par. (a) in the previous school year but does not satisfy the requirement under sub. (2) (a) or (2m) (a) is ineligible to receive aid under pars. (a) and (c) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (a) in the previous school year.

SB70,,55675567115.436 (3) (am) 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid under par. (c) in the previous school year but is ineligible to receive aid under pars. (a) and (c) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (c) in the previous school year.