SB40: Bill Text

SB40, s. 2686 Section 2686. 115.341 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1280,20 115.341 (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.

SB40, s. 2687 Section 2687. 115.347 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1281,2 115.347 (1) Beginning in the 1994-95 school year, a school board may submit enrollment data to the department of workforce development children and families for the purpose of directly certifying children as eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federal school nutrition programs. The department of workforce development children and families shall prescribe a format for the report.

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

SB40,1281,14 115.347 (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, s. 2689 Section 2689. 115.347 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1281,18 115.347 (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, s. 2690 Section 2690. 115.365 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1281,21 115.365 (2) (intro.) The department, in conjunction with the department of health and family services and the department of children and families, shall:

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

SB40,1282,2 115.368 (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, s. 2692 Section 2692. 115.395 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1282,6 115.395 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.

SB40,1282,18 (2) The board may apply to the department of administration for a grant of up to $5,000,000 in the 2007-08 school year and up to $10,000,000 in any school year thereafter 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.

SB40,1282,22 (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.

SB40,1283,2 (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, s. 2693 Section 2693. 115.42 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1283,5 115.42 (title) National Grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure.

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

SB40,1283,9 115.42 (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, s. 2695 Section 2695. 115.42 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1283,14 115.42 (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.

SB40, s. 2696 Section 2696. 115.42 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1283,18 115.42 (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.

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

SB40,1283,24 115.42 (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, s. 2698 Section 2698. 115.42 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1284,3 115.42 (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, s. 2699 Section 2699. 115.42 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1284,7 115.42 (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, s. 2700 Section 2700. 115.42 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1284,11 115.42 (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, s. 2701 Section 2701. 115.42 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1284,15 115.42 (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.

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

SB40,1284,20 115.42 (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, s. 2703 Section 2703. 115.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1285,2 115.42 (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.

SB40, s. 2704 Section 2704. 115.42 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1285,5 115.42 (4) (c) The number of times that a teacher person may be exempt from continuing professional education requirements under sub. (3).

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

SB40,1285,7 115.43 (title) Minority group pupil Precollege scholarships.

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

SB40,1285,12 115.43 (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, s. 2707 Section 2707. 115.43 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1285,16 115.43 (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, s. 2708 Section 2708. 115.43 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1285,24 115.43 (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, s. 2709 Section 2709. 115.445 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1286,3 115.445 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.

SB40,1286,8 (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.

SB40,1286,13 (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.

SB40,1286,14 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

SB40, s. 2710 Section 2710. 115.455 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1286,20 115.455 Grants for world languages instruction. (1) Beginning in 2008-09, the state superintendent shall award grants to school districts to promote the teaching of world languages in grades 1 to 6. Grants awarded under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ch) over a non renewable, 6-year term.

SB40,1286,22 (2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section, which rules shall include all of the following:

SB40,1286,23 (a) A definition of world languages eligible for inclusion under this section.

SB40,1287,2 (b) Criteria for selecting recipients of an award under this section. Selection criteria shall include the quality of the application and the ability of the applicant to continue teaching world languages at the end of the 6-year term. The department shall strive to distribute grants among urban, rural, and suburban school districts.

SB40,1287,3 (c) The schedule of payments to be made pursuant to each award.

SB40,1287,7 (3) A school board may apply to the department for a 6-year grant to add instruction in world languages in grades 1 to 6. Except as provided in subs. (4) and (5), the state superintendent shall award grants and each school board receiving an award under this section shall use the grant moneys as follows:

SB40,1287,9 (a) During the first year of the award, $30,000 to assign one teacher to teach a world language to first grade students.

SB40,1287,11 (b) During the 2nd year of the award, $30,000 to assign one teacher to teach one or more world languages to 1st and 2nd grade students.

SB40,1287,13 (c) During the 3rd year of the award, $60,000 to assign 2 teachers to teach one or more world languages to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students.

SB40,1287,15 (d) During the 4th year of the award, $60,000 to assign 2 teachers to teach one or more world languages to 1st to 4th grade students.

SB40,1287,17 (e) During the 5th year of the award, $30,000 to assign 2 teachers to teach one or more world languages to 1st to 5th grade students.

SB40,1287,19 (f) During the 6th year of the award, $30,000 to assign 2 teachers to teach one or more world languages to 1st to 6th grade students.

SB40,1287,23 (4) In each year of the 6-year grant, each school board receiving an award under this section shall use a portion of the grant moneys received to send the following 3 teachers to twice-yearly professional development workshops offered by the department:

SB40,1288,3 (a) One teacher who is funded by a grant awarded under this section and who is teaching a world language in the grade level added, pursuant to the schedule under sub. (3), in the year the workshop is offered.

SB40,1288,6 (b) For the purpose of integrating a world language into their curricula, 2 teachers who do not teach a world language but who teach at the same grade level as the teacher specified in par. (a).

SB40,1288,9 (5) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ch) in any fiscal year is insufficient to fully fund the grants awarded under this section, the department shall prorate the available moneys among the school districts receiving an award under this section.

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

SB40,1288,17 115.812 (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, s. 2712 Section 2712. 118.125 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1288,25 118.125 (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, s. 2713 Section 2713. 118.163 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1289,7 118.163 (2) (a) Suspension of the person's operating privilege for not less than 30 days nor more than one year. The court shall immediately may take possession of any suspended license and forward it. If the court takes possession of a license, it shall destroy the license. The court shall forward to the department of transportation together with a notice stating the reason for and the duration of the suspension.

SB40, s. 2714 Section 2714. 118.163 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1289,16 118.163 (2m) (a) A county, city, village or town may enact an ordinance permitting a court to suspend the operating privilege of a person who is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age and is a dropout. The ordinance shall provide that the court may suspend the person's operating privilege until the person reaches the age of 18. The court shall immediately may take possession of any suspended license and forward it. If the court takes possession of a license, it shall destroy the license. The court shall forward to the department of transportation together with a notice stating the reason for and the duration of the suspension.

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

SB40,1289,24 118.19 (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, s. 2716 Section 2716. 118.19 (1r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1290,10 118.19 (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, s. 2717 Section 2717. 118.19 (10) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1290,18 118.19 (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, s. 2718 Section 2718. 118.245 of the statutes is repealed.

SB40, s. 2719 Section 2719. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1290,23 118.33 (1) (a) 1. In the high school grades, at least 4 credits of English including writing composition, 3 credits of social studies including state and local government, 2 3 credits of mathematics, 2 3 credits of science and 1.5 credits of physical education.

SB40, s. 2720 Section 2720. 118.40 (2r) (cg) of the statutes is created to read: