AB100: Bill Text

AB100, s. 1850 Section 1850. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. b. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1851 Section 1851. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8p. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1852 Section 1852. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8s. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1853 Section 1853. 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,896,2 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. The commission shall determine the appropriate collective bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining and shall whenever possible, unless otherwise required under this subchapter, avoid fragmentation by maintaining as few collective bargaining units as practicable in keeping with the size of the total municipal work force. In making such a determination, the commission may decide whether, in a particular case, the municipal employees in the same or several departments, divisions, institutions, crafts, professions, or other occupational groupings constitute a collective bargaining unit. Before making its determination, the commission may provide an opportunity for the municipal employees concerned to determine, by secret ballot, whether or not they desire to be established as a separate collective bargaining unit. The commission shall not decide, however, that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both municipal employees who are school district professional employees and municipal employees who are not school district professional employees. The commission shall not decide , however, that any other group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both professional employees and nonprofessional employees, unless a majority of the professional employees vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission shall not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both craft employees and noncraft employees unless a majority of the craft employees vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission shall place the professional employees who are assigned to perform any services at a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), in a separate collective bargaining unit from a unit that includes any other professional employees whenever at least 30% of those professional employees request an election to be held to determine that issue and a majority of the professional employees at the charter school who cast votes in the election decide to be represented in a separate collective bargaining unit. Any vote taken under this subsection shall be by secret ballot.

AB100, s. 1854 Section 1854. 111.815 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,896,6 111.815 (3) With regard to collective bargaining activities involving employees who are assistant district attorneys, the director of the office shall maintain close liaison with the secretary department of administration justice.

AB100, s. 1855 Section 1855. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,896,13 115.28 (45) Grants for advanced placement courses. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fw), award grants to school districts to partially reimburse them for the costs of offering advanced placement courses in high schools that are not offering such courses. A grant may not exceed an amount equal to $300 multiplied by the number of pupils in the high school's advanced placement courses in the fall or spring session in which the grant is awarded.

AB100, s. 1856 Section 1856. 115.28 (47m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,896,17 115.28 (47m) Grant to Beloit College. Annually award the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (kn) to Beloit College to educate children and adults in southern Wisconsin about Native American cultures.

AB100, s. 1857 Section 1857. 115.29 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,896,22 115.29 (6) English language proficiency assessment system. Assist in the establishment of, and participate in, a consortium of state education agencies organized to obtain public and private funds to be used to purchase an English language proficiency assessment system.

AB100, s. 1858 Section 1858. 115.341 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,897,4 115.341 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board 10 15 cents for each breakfast served at a school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse each governing body of a private school 10 15 cents for each breakfast served at the private school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.

AB100, s. 1859 Section 1859. 115.3615 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,897,18 115.3615 Head start supplement. From the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (eh) and (kh), the state superintendent shall distribute funds to agencies determined by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation as head start agencies under 42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families. The state superintendent shall distribute the funds in a manner consistent with 42 USC 9831 to 9852 except that there is no matching fund requirement. The state superintendent shall give preference in funding under this section to agencies that are receiving federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 and to agencies that operate full-time or early head start programs. Funds distributed under this section may be used to match available federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 only if the funds are used to secure additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.

AB100, s. 1860 Section 1860. 115.40 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,897,24 115.40 Grants for differentiated compensation programs. (1) During the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, a school district is eligible for a grant under this section for the design, development, and implementation of a differentiated compensation program that bases all or part of teacher salary increases on one or more of the following factors:

AB100,898,2 (a) An increase in a teacher's knowledge about teaching or about the subjects he or she teaches or an improvement in a teacher's teaching skills.

AB100,898,4 (b) The assumption by a teacher of additional leadership responsibilities, including mentoring other teachers.

AB100,898,6 (c) The assignment of a teacher to a grade level or subject area in which there are teacher shortages.

AB100,898,8 (d) The assignment of a teacher to a school that is difficult to staff or that is low in pupil performance.

AB100,898,11 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dc), the department shall award two-year, nonrenewable grants under this section to no more than 20 school districts. The amount of a grant may not exceed $100,000.

AB100,898,14 (3) Within 90 days after the end of the grant period, each school board receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the department a report that summarizes the activities funded by the grant.

AB100,898,15 (4) The department shall do all of the following:

AB100,898,17 (a) Award grants under this section in a competitive process based on criteria designed by the department.

AB100,898,20 (b) In awarding grants, give preference to school districts that demonstrate the support of the teachers employed by the school district, the community, and the businesses in the community.

AB100,898,23 (c) In awarding grants, make all reasonable efforts to reflect the diversity of school districts in size of enrollment, ethnicity, location, family income, and density of population.

AB100,898,24 (d) Promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

AB100,899,3 (5) This section does not affect a school district's duty to bargain with the employees collective bargaining representative over wages, hours, and conditions of employment.

AB100, s. 1861 Section 1861. 115.405 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.405 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB100,899,18 115.405 (1) (a) A cooperative educational service agency or a consortium consisting of 2 or more school districts or cooperative educational service agencies, or a combination thereof, may apply to the department for a grant to provide technical assistance and training for teachers who are licensed or have been issued a permit under ss. 115.28 (7) and 118.192 to implement peer review and mentoring programs. An applicant for a grant under this section subsection shall submit to the department a plan identifying the school districts and cooperative educational service agencies that will participate in the peer review and mentoring program and describing how the grant funds will be allocated. As a condition of receiving a grant under this section subsection, a cooperative educational service agency or a consortium shall provide matching funds in an amount equal to at least 20% of the amount of the grant awarded. The matching funds may be in the form of money or in-kind services or both.

AB100, s. 1862 Section 1862. 115.405 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.405 (1) (b) and amended to read:

AB100,899,23 115.405 (1) (b) The department shall award grants under par. (a) from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fk). The department may not award more than $25,000 to an applicant in a fiscal year.

AB100, s. 1863 Section 1863. 115.405 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,900,2 115.405 (2m) (a) In this subsection, "initial educator" means a person who is licensed by the department as an initial educator under s. PI 34.17, Wis. Adm. Code.

AB100,900,9 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fh), the department shall award a grant to each person employing an initial educator in a position requiring a teaching license issued by the department under s. 115.28 (7), for each initial educator so employed. The amount of the grant shall be equal to the amount that the employer is spending to provide a mentor for the initial educator, but not more than $375. The employer shall use the money to provide a mentor for each initial educator employed.

AB100,900,12 (c) If the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (fh) in any fiscal year is insufficient to fully fund the grants under this subsection, the department shall prorate the payments to eligible persons.

AB100, s. 1864 Section 1864. 115.42 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,900,15 115.42 (title) National Grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure.

AB100, s. 1865 Section 1865. 115.42 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,900,19 115.42 (1) (a) 1. The person is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or licensed by the department as a master educator under s. PI 34.19, Wis. Adm. Code.

AB100, s. 1866 Section 1866. 115.42 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,900,24 115.42 (1) (a) 2. The person is licensed as a teacher by the state superintendent, or employed as a teacher in a private school located in this state in a position that would require a license issued by the state superintendent if the position were in a public school.

AB100, s. 1867 Section 1867. 115.42 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,901,3 115.42 (1) (a) 4. The person is employed as a teacher in this state in a position that requires a license issued by the state superintendent or that would require such a license if the position were in a public school.

AB100, s. 1868 Section 1868. 115.42 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,901,9 115.42 (1) (b) The grant under this subsection shall be an amount equal to the costs of obtaining certification or licensure under par. (a) 1. that are borne by the person, not to exceed $2,000. The department shall award the grant under this subsection in the first school year in which the person meets the requirements under par. (a).

AB100, s. 1869 Section 1869. 115.42 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,901,13 115.42 (2) (a) 1. The person maintains his or her certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards national teacher certificate or master educator license.

AB100, s. 1870 Section 1870. 115.42 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,901,17 115.42 (2) (a) 2. The person maintains his or her license as a teacher issued by the state superintendent or remains employed in a private school located in this state.

AB100, s. 1871 Section 1871. 115.42 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,901,21 115.42 (2) (a) 4. The person remains employed as a teacher in this state in a position that requires a license issued by the state superintendent or that would require a license if the position were in a public school.

AB100, s. 1872 Section 1872. 115.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,902,2 115.42 (3) The department may not require, as a condition for renewing a person's teaching license, that the person have earned continuing professional education credits or their equivalent in the 5 years immediately preceding his or her application for license renewal if he or she has been initially certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards during those 5 years.

AB100, s. 1873 Section 1873. 115.42 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,902,5 115.42 (4) (c) The number of times that a teacher person may be exempt from continuing professional education requirements under sub. (3).

AB100, s. 1874 Section 1874. 115.445 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,902,9 115.445 Four-year-old kindergarten grants. (1) A school board may apply to the department for up to 2 annual grants under this section to implement a 4-year-old kindergarten program.

AB100,902,14 (2) (a) For the initial grant awarded under this section, the department shall pay the school board up to $3,000 for each 4-year-old kindergarten pupil enrolled in the school district. For the second grant awarded under this section, the department shall pay the school board up to $1,500 for each 4-year-old kindergarten pupil enrolled in the school district.

AB100,902,19 (b) The department shall pay grants under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dp) and shall give preference in awarding grants to school boards that use community approaches to early education, as defined by the department by rule. If the funds in this appropriation are insufficient to pay all eligible school boards, the department shall prorate the payments.

AB100,902,20 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

AB100, s. 1875 Section 1875. 115.49 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,902,23 115.49 Pupil diversity grants . (1) A person may apply to the department under this section for an annual grant to do any of the following:

AB100,902,25 1. Impart to pupils an appreciation and understanding of different value systems and cultures.

AB100,903,2 2. Promote pupils' understanding of human relations, particularly with regard to American Indians.

AB100,903,4 3. Assist pupils, schools, and communities in appreciating racial and cultural diversity.

AB100,903,6 (2) (a) The department shall award grants under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (kj). No grant may exceed $30,000.

AB100,903,7 (b) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

AB100, s. 1876 Section 1876. 115.751 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,903,13 115.751 Aid to alternative schools. (1) (a) Subject to the requirements of par. (b), each alternative school operating an American Indian language and culture education program under this subchapter shall receive state aid, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (km), in an amount equal to $200 for each pupil who has completed the fall semester in the program.

AB100,903,15 (b) No alternative school may receive state aid under this section unless the state superintendent:

AB100,903,18 1. Determines that the alternative school has adequate management and accounting capacity and that the school agrees that its accounts related to the program may be audited.

AB100,903,23 2. Certifies that the alternative school has met the requirements of ss. 115.73 and 115.735 and has submitted a report to the state superintendent which includes a description of all expenditures made in the prior year in connection with the program, a budget for the current year for the program, and the number of pupils who have completed the fall semester in the program.

AB100,904,3 (2) State aid under this section shall be paid in April of each year. In no case may such aid supplant federal aid received by the alternative school and utilized for American Indian language and culture education programs in the prior year.

AB100,904,6 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (km) in any year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this section, state aid payments shall be prorated among the alternative schools entitled to such aid.

AB100, s. 1877 Section 1877. 115.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,904,17 115.88 (1) Personnel. A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency or, upon authorization of the county board, a county children with disabilities education board may employ, for a special education program, either full- or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of special education, licensed school social workers, licensed school psychologists, licensed school counselors, paraprofessionals, licensed consulting teachers to work with any teacher of regular education programs who has a child with a disability in a class and any other personnel approved by the department. The board may contract with private or public agencies for physical or occupational therapy services on the basis of demonstrated need.

AB100, s. 1878 Section 1878. 115.88 (1m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,905,7 115.88 (1m) (am) If the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) operates a special education program and the state superintendent is satisfied that the operator of the charter school is complying with 20 USC 1400 to 1491o, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the operator of the charter school a sum equal to the amount that the operator of the charter school expended during the previous school year for salaries of full-time or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of special education, licensed school social workers, licensed school psychologists, licensed school counselors, paraprofessionals, licensed consulting teachers to work with any teacher of regular education programs who has a child with a disability in a class and any other personnel, as determined by the state superintendent. Certified costs under this paragraph are eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b). The state superintendent may audit costs under this paragraph and adjust reimbursement to cover only actual, eligible costs.

AB100, s. 1879 Section 1879. 115.881 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,905,16 115.881 Additional special education aid. (1) A school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency, county children with disabilities education board, or operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) may apply to the department for aid under this section if the applicant incurred, in the previous school year, more than $30,000 of nonadministrative costs for providing special education and related services to a child and those costs were not eligible for reimbursement under s. 115.88, 115.93, or 118.255, 20 USC 1400 et seq., or federal medicaid.

AB100,905,20 (2) For each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1), the department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible applicant in the current school year an amount equal to 0.90 multiplied by that portion of the cost under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.

AB100,905,23 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd) is insufficient to pay the full amount of costs under sub. (2), the department shall prorate payments among eligible applicants.

AB100, s. 1880 Section 1880. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,906,7 115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, less the amount paid by the department of health and family services under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o) under s. 49.45 (39) (b) 1m., not to exceed 100%.

AB100, s. 1881 Section 1881. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: