Amendment CSA1-SB40

SB40-CSA1, s. 2688 Section 2688. 115.347 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1110,22 115.347 (2) Whenever a school district that is located in whole or in part in a county that has converted to the client assistance for reemployment and economic support data system submits a report under sub. (1) in the prescribed format, the department of workforce development children and families shall determine which children enrolled in the school district are members of Wisconsin works Works groups participating under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) or of families receiving aid to families with dependent children or food stamps and shall provide the information to the school board as soon thereafter as possible. The school board shall use the information to directly certify children as eligible for free or reduced-price meals served by the school district under federal school nutrition programs, pursuant to 42 USC 1758 (b) (2) (C) (ii) and (iii).

SB40-CSA1, s. 2689 Section 2689. 115.347 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1111,3 115.347 (3) The state superintendent shall assist school boards in developing a method for submitting enrollment data to the department of workforce development children and families under sub. (1).

SB40-CSA1, s. 2690 Section 2690. 115.365 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1111,6 115.365 (2) (intro.) The department, in conjunction with the department of health and family services and the department of children and families, shall:

SB40-CSA1, s. 2691 Section 2691. 115.368 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1111,11 115.368 (2) (intro.) The department, in conjunction with the department of health and family services and the department of children and families, and after consulting with established organizations providing services with a focus on children of risk, shall:

SB40-CSA1, s. 2692 Section 2692. 115.395 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-CSA1,1111,15 115.395 Grants for improving pupil academic achievement. (1) In this section, "board" means the board of school directors in charge of the school district operating under ch. 119.

SB40-CSA1,1112,2 (2) Beginning in the 2008-09 school year, the board may apply to the department of administration for an annual grant of up to $10,000,000 to implement initiatives to improve pupil academic achievement in all grades, such as employing licensed teachers to tutor pupils who are struggling academically, or employing persons to coordinate the district's instructional programs and provide ongoing professional development for teachers. The board shall submit with its application a plan for the department of administration's approval describing the initiatives for which the grant will be used, describing the research showing that the initiatives have a positive effect on pupil academic achievement, and including criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the initiatives, such as high school graduation rates or the results of the statewide pupil assessments under ch. 118.30.

SB40-CSA1,1112,6 (3) The department of administration may approve the plan submitted under sub. (2) in whole or in part. If the department approves a plan in part, the board may submit an additional plan for the same school year and the department may award the board all or part of the balance of grant funds.

SB40-CSA1,1112,10 (4) Upon receipt of a notice from the department of administration that a plan has been approved under sub. (3), the state superintendent shall pay to the board, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (df), the amount specified by the department of administration.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2693 Section 2693. 115.42 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1112,13 115.42 (title) National Grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2694 Section 2694. 115.42 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1112,17 115.42 (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.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2697 Section 2697. 115.42 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1112,23 115.42 (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).

SB40-CSA1, s. 2698 Section 2698. 115.42 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1113,3 115.42 (2) (a) (intro.) The Except as provided in par. (c), the department shall award 9 grants of $2,500 each to each person who received a grant under sub. (1) if the person satisfies all of the following requirements:

SB40-CSA1, s. 2699 Section 2699. 115.42 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1113,7 115.42 (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.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2700 Section 2700. 115.42 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1113,11 115.42 (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.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2702 Section 2702. 115.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-CSA1,1113,16 115.42 (2) (c) The amount of each grant under par. (a) shall be $5,000 in any school year in which the recipient is employed in a school in which at least 60 percent of the pupils enrolled are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (6).

SB40-CSA1, s. 2705 Section 2705. 115.43 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1113,18 115.43 (title) Minority group pupil Precollege scholarships.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2706 Section 2706. 115.43 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1113,23 115.43 (1) Definition. In this section, "minority group economically disadvantaged pupil" means a pupil who is Black or African American, Hispanic, American Indian, an Alaskan native, or a person of Asian or Pacific Island origin eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).

SB40-CSA1, s. 2707 Section 2707. 115.43 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1114,3 115.43 (2) (a) Annually set goals relating to increasing the percentages of minority group economically disadvantaged pupils who graduate from high school and are prepared for postsecondary school education.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2708 Section 2708. 115.43 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1114,11 115.43 (2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fz), award precollege scholarships, on a competitive basis, to minority group economically disadvantaged pupils who enroll in a technical college or in college or university classes or programs designed to improve academic skills that are essential for success in postsecondary school education. The state superintendent shall give preference to minority group economically disadvantaged pupils who are inadequately represented in the technical college and University of Wisconsin Systems.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2708m Section 2708m. 115.436 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-CSA1,1114,14 115.436 Sparsity aid. (1) In this section, "membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).

SB40-CSA1,1114,16 (2) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under this section if it satisfies all of the following criteria:

SB40-CSA1,1114,18 (a) The school district's membership in the previous school year was no more than 725.

SB40-CSA1,1114,20 (b) At least 20 percent of the school district's membership in the previous school year was eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).

SB40-CSA1,1114,22 (c) The school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is less than 10.

SB40-CSA1,1114,25 (3) (a) Beginning in the 2008-09 school year, the department shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid the following amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), subject to par. (b):

SB40-CSA1,1115,3 1. If less than 50 percent of the school district's membership in the previous school year was eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b), $150 multiplied by the membership in the previous school year.

SB40-CSA1,1115,6 2. If 50 percent or more of the school district's membership in the previous school year was eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b), $300 multiplied by the membership in the previous school year.

SB40-CSA1,1115,9 (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under par. (a), the department shall prorate the payments among the eligible school districts.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2709 Section 2709. 115.445 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-CSA1,1115,13 115.445 Four-year-old kindergarten grants. (1) A school board may apply to the department for a 2-year grant under this section to implement a 4-year-old kindergarten program.

SB40-CSA1,1115,18 (2) (a) In the first school year of a 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. In the succeeding school year, the department shall pay the school board up to $1,500 for each 4-year-old kindergarten pupil enrolled in the school district.

SB40-CSA1,1115,23 (b) The department shall award grants under this section beginning in the 2008-09 school year 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 the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dp) are insufficient to pay all eligible school boards, the department shall prorate the payments.

SB40-CSA1,1115,24 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2710e Section 2710e. 115.53 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1116,4 115.53 (3) (a) Arrange for otological or ophthalmic examination of any pupil or prospective pupil of the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The examination shall be paid for from the appropriation in s. 20.255 (1) (b), (gh) or (gs).

SB40-CSA1, s. 2710m Section 2710m. 115.53 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1116,9 115.53 (3) (b) Arrange for ophthalmic or otological examination of any pupil or prospective pupil of the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The examination shall be paid from the appropriation in s. 20.255 (1) (b), (gh), (gL), or (gs).

SB40-CSA1, s. 2710s Section 2710s. 115.53 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2711 Section 2711. 115.812 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1116,18 115.812 (1) Placement disputes. If a dispute arises between a local educational agency and the department of health and family services children and families, the department of corrections, or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, or between local educational agencies under s. 115.81 (4) (c), over the placement of a child, the state superintendent shall resolve the dispute. This subsection applies only to placements in nonresidential educational programs made under s. 48.57 (1) (c) and to placements in residential care centers made under s. 115.81.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2711d Section 2711d. 115.881 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-CSA1,1116,21 115.881 (4) A school district receiving aid under s. 115.883 in any school year is not eligible for aid under this section in that school year.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2711e Section 2711e. 115.883 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-CSA1,1117,2 115.883 Supplemental special education aid. (1) Beginning in the 2008-09 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (be), the department shall pay supplemental special education aid to school districts to which all of the following apply:

SB40-CSA1,1117,4 (a) In the previous school year, the school district's revenue authority per pupil under subch. VII of ch. 121 was below the statewide average.

SB40-CSA1,1117,7 (b) In the previous school year, the school district's expenditures for special education constituted more than 16 percent of the school district's total expenditures.

SB40-CSA1,1117,9 (c) In the previous school year, the school district's membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), was less than 2,000 pupils.

SB40-CSA1,1117,17 (2) In the 2008-09 school year, the department shall pay each school district eligible for aid under this section the same amount. In each school year thereafter, the department shall distribute aid under this section to eligible school districts proportionally based upon each school district's expenditures for special education in the previous school year, except that in any school year a school district may receive not less than $50,000, and not more than $150,000 or an amount equal to 50 percent of the school district's expenditures for special education in the previous school year, whichever is less.

SB40-CSA1,1117,19 (3) A school district receiving aid under s. 115.881 in any school year is not eligible for aid under this section in that school year.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2712 Section 2712. 118.125 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1118,2 118.125 (2) (i) Upon request, the school district clerk or his or her designee shall provide the names of pupils who have withdrawn from the public school prior to graduation under s. 118.15 (1) (c) to the technical college district board in which the public school is located or, for verification of eligibility for public assistance under ch. 49, to the department of health and family services, the department of workforce development children and families, or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2715 Section 2715. 118.19 (1r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1118,10 118.19 (1r) (a) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857, the department of public instruction may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date unless the applicant provides the department of public instruction with his or her social security number. The department of public instruction may not disclose the social security number except to the department of workforce development children and families for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2716 Section 2716. 118.19 (1r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1118,21 118.19 (1r) (b) As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857, the department may not issue or renew a license or permit or revalidate a license that has no expiration date if the applicant, licensee or permit holder is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or if the applicant, licensee or permit holder fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2717 Section 2717. 118.19 (10) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1119,4 118.19 (10) (g) At the request under s. 49.22 (2m) of the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5), the state superintendent shall release the name and address of the applicant or licensee, the name and address of the applicant's or licensee's employer and financial information, if any, related to the applicant or licensee obtained under this subsection to the department of workforce development children and families or the county child support agency.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2719m Section 2719m. 118.35 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1119,9 118.35 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fy), the department shall award grants to nonprofit organizations, cooperative educational service agencies, and the school district operating under ch. 119 for the purpose of providing advanced curriculum and assessments for gifted and talented middle school pupils.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2733 Section 2733. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1119,19 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38 (2), 115.445, 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (26), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.

SB40-CSA1,1119,20 Section 2735w . 119.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1120,10 119.46 (1) As part of the budget transmitted annually to the common council under s. 119.16 (8) (b), the board shall report the amount of money required for the ensuing school year to operate all public schools in the city under this chapter, to repair and keep in order school buildings and equipment, to make material improvements to school property and to purchase necessary additions to school sites. The amount included in the report for the purpose of supporting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under s. 119.23 shall be reduced by the amount of aid received by the board under s. 121.136. The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all the property subject to taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the amount of money required by the board for the purposes set forth in this subsection, at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected. Such taxes shall be in addition to all other taxes which the city is authorized to levy. The taxes so levied and collected, any other funds provided by law and placed at the disposal of the city for the same purposes, and the moneys deposited in the school operations fund under s. 119.60 (1), shall constitute the school operations fund.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2736 Section 2736. 120.125 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1120,14 120.125 (4) (h) That the day care provider shall meet the standards for licensed day care centers established by the department of health and family services children and families.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2738 Section 2738. 120.13 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-CSA1,1121,6 120.13 (14) Day care programs. Establish and provide or contract for the provision of day care programs for children. The school board may receive federal or state funds for this purpose. The school board may charge a fee for all or part of the cost of the service for participation in a day care program established under this subsection. Costs associated with a day care program under this subsection may not be included in shared costs under s. 121.07 (6). Day care programs established under this subsection shall meet the standards for licensed day care centers established by the department of health and family services children and families. If a school board proposes to contract for or renew a contract for the provision of a day care program under this subsection or if on July 1, 1996, a school board is a party to a contract for the provision of a day care program under this subsection, the school board shall refer the contractor or proposed contractor to the department of health and family services children and families for the criminal history and child abuse record search required under s. 48.685. Each school board shall provide the department of health and family services with information about each person who is denied a contract for a reason specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5.

SB40-CSA1, s. 2744gm Section 2744gm. 121.136 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-CSA1,1121,14 121.136 State aid for high-poverty school districts. (1) (a) In the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years, the department shall pay additional state aid to a school district if at least 50 percent of the district's enrollment, as rounded to the nearest whole percentage point and as reported to the department by the school district in October 2006, as a condition for participation in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b), was eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b).

SB40-CSA1,1121,16 (b) The amount paid to each eligible school district in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 fiscal years shall be determined as follows:

SB40-CSA1,1121,18 1. Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bb) by the total number of pupils enrolled in all eligible school districts.

SB40-CSA1,1121,20 2. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. by the number of pupils enrolled in the school district.