AB338: Bill Text

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

2015 Assembly BILL 338

September 14, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Rodriguez, Allen, Bernier, Hutton, Murphy, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski and Young, cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor and Stroebel. Referred to Committee on Education.

AB338,1,3 An Act to create 20.255 (2) (er) and 119.755 of the statutes; relating to: creating a summer reading improvement program in the Milwaukee Public School District and making appropriations.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Milwaukee Public School District to apply to the Department of Public Instruction for a grant on behalf of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University to conduct a summer reading program in the summers following the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB338,1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

AB338,2 Section 2. 20.255 (2) (er) of the statutes is created to read:

AB338,2,3 20.255 (2) (er) Milwaukee summer reading improvement program. The amounts in the schedule for the summer reading program under s. 119.755.

AB338,3 Section 3. 119.755 of the statutes is created to read:

AB338,2,8 119.755 Summer reading improvement program. (1) The board shall apply to the department for a grant on behalf of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University to conduct a reading improvement program during the summers following the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years.

AB338,2,15 (2) Upon receipt of the application under sub. (1), the state superintendent shall submit the application, together with a request to supplement the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (er) with the funds that are held in the appropriation account under s. 20.865 (4) (a) for the purposes described in sub. (1), to the joint committee on finance for consideration by the committee at its next quarterly meeting under s. 13.10. Upon approval of the state superintendent's request under this subsection, the joint committee on finance shall release the funds.

AB338,3,2 (3) The board shall require the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University to prepare a report at the conclusion of each year. The Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University shall include in the report the number of pupils who participated in the summer reading program and a discussion of the results achieved through the program.

AB338,4 Section 4. Fiscal changes.

AB338,3,12 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the joint committee on finance under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2015-16 is increased by $375,000 for the purpose of funding a summer reading improvement program under section 119.755 of the statutes. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the joint committee on finance under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2016-17 is increased by $750,000 for the purpose of funding a summer reading improvement program under section 119.755 of the statutes.

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