Amendment ASA1-AB64

AB64-ASA1,755,4 115.436 (3) (ap) In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes effect under s. 117.08 or 117.09 and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, notwithstanding sub. (2), the department shall pay the consolidated school district sparsity aid in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the aggregate amount of sparsity aid received by the consolidating school districts in the school year prior to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect. This paragraph does not apply to a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08 or 117.09 that takes effect before July 1, 2019.

AB64-ASA1,1480r Section 1480r. 115.436 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,755,9 115.436 (3) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under par. pars. (a), (am), and (ap), the department shall prorate the payments among the eligible school districts entitled to aid under this subsection.

AB64-ASA1,1481g Section 1481g. 115.436 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (am) and amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,755,19 115.436 (3) (am) Beginning in the 2015-16 2017-18 school year, in any fiscal year in which the department has paid the full amount due to eligible school districts under par. (a) and an unencumbered balance remains in from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to subd. 2. par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid under this section in the previous school year but does not satisfy the requirement under sub. (2) (a) in the current school year $300 multiplied by the membership used to determine the payment 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (a) in the previous school year.

AB64-ASA1,1481i Section 1481i. 115.436 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1481m Section 1481m. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,756,4 115.437 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), annually on the 4th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount equal to the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year, by $150 in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, and by $250 in the 2016-17 school year, by $450 in the 2017-18 school year, by $654 in the 2018-19 school year, and by $630 in each school year thereafter. The department shall make the payments from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).

AB64-ASA1,1482f Section 1482f. 115.438 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,756,7 115.438 Personal electronic computing devices; grant program. (1) In this section:

AB64-ASA1,756,8 (a) “Membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).

AB64-ASA1,756,10 (b) “Personal electronic computing device” means an electronic computing device that satisfies all of the following criteria:

AB64-ASA1,756,11 1. The electronic computing device is a mobile device.

AB64-ASA1,756,13 2. The electronic computing device is assignable to an individual pupil to be used solely by that pupil.

AB64-ASA1,756,14 3. The electronic computing device may be used to access the Internet.

AB64-ASA1,756,15 (2) Any of the following may apply for a grant under this section:

AB64-ASA1,756,16 (a) A school board.

AB64-ASA1,756,17 (b) An operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

AB64-ASA1,756,18 (c) The governing body of a private school.

AB64-ASA1,756,19 (d) A tribal school.

AB64-ASA1,756,21 (3) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the grant only for the following purposes:

AB64-ASA1,756,22 (a) To purchase personal electronic computing devices.

AB64-ASA1,756,23 (b) To purchase software for personal electronic computing devices.

AB64-ASA1,757,3 (c) To purchase curriculum, including any related educational content or materials, a portion or all of which includes content that may be accessed on a personal electronic computing device.

AB64-ASA1,757,5 (d) To train professional staff on how to effectively incorporate personal electronic computing devices into a classroom and into the high school curriculum.

AB64-ASA1,757,11 (4) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and ending in the 2022-23 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aw) and subject to pars. (b) and (c), the department shall pay to each school district, operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), governing body of a private school, and tribal school that applies for a grant under this section an amount calculated by multiplying $125 by one of the following:

AB64-ASA1,757,13 1. For a school district, the number of 9th grade pupils included in the school district's membership in the previous school year.

AB64-ASA1,757,15 2. For an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the number of 9th grade pupils attending the charter school in the current school year.

AB64-ASA1,757,17 3. For a governing body of a private school, the number of 9th grade pupils attending the private school in the current school year.

AB64-ASA1,757,19 4. For a tribal school, the number of 9th grade pupils attending the tribal school in the current school year.

AB64-ASA1,757,22 (b) As a condition of receiving a grant under par. (a), an applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant will provide matching funds in an amount equal to the grant award.

AB64-ASA1,757,25 (c) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aw) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under par. (a), the department shall prorate the payments among the eligible applicants.

AB64-ASA1,1482j Section 1482j. 115.447 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,758,3 115.447 Summer school programs; grants. (1) In this section, “eligible school district” means any of the following:

AB64-ASA1,758,5 (a) A school district that was placed in the lowest performance category on the accountability report published under s. 115.385 in the previous school year.

AB64-ASA1,758,6 (b) A 1st class city school district.

AB64-ASA1,758,11 (2) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and in each year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dj), the department shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible school districts to do any of the following to increase pupil attendance, improve low-performing schools, improve academic achievement, or expose pupils to innovative learning activities:

AB64-ASA1,758,12 (a) Develop a summer school program.

AB64-ASA1,758,13 (b) Redesign a summer school program.

AB64-ASA1,758,14 (c) Implement a summer school program.

AB64-ASA1,758,15 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

AB64-ASA1,1482m Section 1482m. 115.45 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,758,24 115.45 (2) (a) No later than April 1, 2016 Annually, the department shall notify school boards, operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), governing bodies of private schools, and administrators of home-based private educational programs that applications for grants under this section will be accepted from eligible teams through a date set forth in the notice. As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, an applicant eligible team shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant eligible team will provide matching funds in an amount equal to the amount awarded under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1482p Section 1482p. 115.455 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,759,5 115.455 Grant for information technology education. (1) (a) The department shall develop a competitive request-for-proposal process for the award of a grant to an entity to provide information technology education opportunities to public school pupils in grades 6 to 12, technical college district students, and patrons of public libraries.

AB64-ASA1,759,9 (b) The department shall accept applications from entities responding to the request-for-proposal under par. (a) and shall, in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (eb), award a grant to an entity that, subject to sub. (3), satisfies the requirements under sub. (2).

AB64-ASA1,759,14 (2) To be eligible for a grant under this section, the entity shall demonstrate that it has successfully offered an information technology instructional program in schools in this state and shall develop an instructional program that includes all of the following components, and shall ensure that the instructional program will be operated in 225 sites, including 16 public libraries:

AB64-ASA1,759,16 (a) A research-based curriculum emphasizing the development of information technology skills.

AB64-ASA1,759,17 (b) Online access to the curriculum.

AB64-ASA1,759,18 (c) Instructional software for use in the classroom and at a pupil's home.

AB64-ASA1,759,23 (d) A curriculum that aligns with the coding and other techniques included on the computer science Advanced Placement examination. In developing the curriculum required under this paragraph, the entity shall ensure that a pupil who successfully completes the curriculum and passes the Advanced Placement examination is eligible for certification.

AB64-ASA1,759,25 (e) Certifications of skills and competencies in a broad range of information technology-related skill areas, including applications used most often in businesses.

AB64-ASA1,760,2 (f) Professional development and co-teaching for teachers and administrators, including teachers providing instruction in the information technology program.

AB64-ASA1,760,4 (g) Deployment and program support, including integration of the information technology instructional program with curriculum standards.

AB64-ASA1,760,6 (h) Opportunities for pupils completing the information technology program to earn college credit.

AB64-ASA1,760,10 (3) In awarding the grant under sub. (1), the department shall give preference to an entity that demonstrates that it has successfully provided high-quality information technology instructional programming and educational opportunities to pupils enrolled in or attending schools in this state.

AB64-ASA1,1483 Section 1483 . 115.745 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,760,16 115.745 (1) A school board or , a cooperative educational service agency, or an agency determined by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation under 42 USC 9836 as a head start agency, in conjunction with a tribal education authority, may apply to the department for a grant for the purpose of supporting innovative, effective instruction in one or more American Indian languages.

AB64-ASA1,1483m Section 1483m. 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,760,21 115.77 (1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), “local educational agency" means the school district that the child is attending.

AB64-ASA1,1485m Section 1485m. 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,761,4 115.79 (1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required by the placement.

AB64-ASA1,1486ap Section 1486ap. 115.7915 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,761,6 115.7915 (1) (a) “Eligible school” means a private school located in this state.

AB64-ASA1,1486b Section 1486b. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,761,10 115.7915 (2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, the department shall provide to a child with a disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend a private an eligible school if all of the following apply:

AB64-ASA1,1486c Section 1486c. 115.7915 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1486d Section 1486d. 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,761,14 115.7915 (2) (b) The governing body of the private eligible school notified the department of its intent to participate in the program under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1486e Section 1486e. 115.7915 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 36, is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,762,2 115.7915 (2) (c) The eligible school has been approved as a private school by the state superintendent under s. 118.165 (2) or is accredited by AdvancED, Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, Wisconsin Association of Christian Schools, National Lutheran School Accreditation, Christian Schools International, Association of Christian Schools International, the diocese or archdiocese within which the private eligible school is located, or any other organization recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, as of the August 1 preceding the school term for which the scholarship is awarded.

AB64-ASA1,1486em Section 1486em. 115.7915 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1487g Section 1487g. 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 36, is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,762,14 115.7915 (2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section on a form prepared by the department that includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible school that the child will attend. A child's parent or guardian or a child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending a private an eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.

AB64-ASA1,1487m Section 1487m. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,762,17 115.7915 (2) (g) The private eligible school has accepted the child's application to attend the private eligible school under a scholarship awarded under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1488g Section 1488g. 115.7915 (2) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 36, is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,763,10 115.7915 (2) (h) The child's parent or guardian consents to make the child available for a reevaluation within 60 days following a request for a reevaluation under this paragraph. The individualized education program team appointed for the child by the resident school district shall conduct the reevaluation, except that, if the child is attending a private an eligible school under this section in a nonresident school district and the parent or guardian of the child provides written consent, an individualized education program team appointed for the child by that nonresident school district may conduct the reevaluation. Upon the request of the school board of the child's resident school district, the individualized education program team shall conduct the reevaluation required under this paragraph in the manner described under s. 115.782 (4) (a) 2. no more frequently than once every 3 years, determined from the date of the most recent evaluation or reevaluation conducted for the child under s. 115.782 or, for a child whose most recent evaluation or reevaluation was conducted more than 3 years before the child began attending a private an eligible school under this section, the date the child began attending a private an eligible school under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1488m Section 1488m. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,763,16 115.7915 (3) (a) The governing body of a private an eligible school that intends to participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent. The governing body of the private eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces the private eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this section.

AB64-ASA1,1488r Section 1488r. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 36, is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,764,6 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under sub. (2) (f), the governing body of the private eligible school shall determine whether the application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that developed the child's individualized education program or services plan that the child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the private eligible school shall also notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied, the child will be awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within 5 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing body of the private eligible school with a copy of the child's individualized education program or services plan.

AB64-ASA1,1492b Section 1492b. 115.7915 (4c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,764,15 115.7915 (4c) Private school; statement of actual costs. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, at the end of a school year in which a private school receives a scholarship under sub. (4m) on behalf of a child with a disability, the private school may submit to the department a financial statement and supporting documentation that shows the actual costs that the private school incurred to comply with sub. (6) (h) 1. for that child during that school year. The department shall provide the resident school board a copy of any financial statement and documentation it receives under this subsection.

AB64-ASA1,1492d Section 1492d. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 15.7915 (4m) (a) 2. a. and amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,764,23 15.7915 (4m) (a) 2. a. Beginning in In the 2017-18 school year, the sum of the scholarship amount under this paragraph for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.

AB64-ASA1,1492e Section 1492e. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,765,6 115.7915 (4m) (a) 2. b. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and subject to subd. 3., the sum of the scholarship amount under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.

AB64-ASA1,1492f Section 1492f. 115.7915 (4m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read: