Wisconsin Legislature: Public Instruction, Department of

Employment First initiative established for certain state agencies re competitive integrated employment for persons with disabilities, report required - AB625

Employment First initiative established for certain state agencies re competitive integrated employment for persons with disabilities, report required - SB514

Faculty at UW System, technical colleges, and private colleges or universities may teach at a public high school without a DPI issued license under certain conditions [Sec. 1507, 1508; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, background check provision added, 1512p] - AB64

Faculty at UW System, technical colleges, and private colleges or universities may teach at a public high school without a DPI issued license under certain conditions [Sec. 1507, 1508] - SB30

Four-year-old kindergarten: all school boards to make available to eligible pupils; exception and state aid provisions - AB709

Gifted and talented grants: DPI to award to all school districts [Sec. 1529] - AB64

Gifted and talented grants: DPI to award to all school districts [Sec. 1529] - SB30

Human resources and payrolls services: DOA to administer for all executive branch agencies and independent agencies except DPI, DOJ, UW Board of Regents, and TCS Board; general fund lapse provision [Sec. 73, 9101 (9), 9201 (1), 9401 (4); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, exceptions expanded to include DETF, DMA, SWIB, and Public Defender Board, adds onsite management for certain agencies, reports required] - AB64

Information technology education for public school pupils, technical college students, and public library patrons; DPI to award grant to an entity that meets specified criteria; DWD career and technical education grant provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 215m, 1407g, i, 1482p] - AB64

Initial teacher license: alternative preparation programs provisions, DPI duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1461p, 1511p, 1524g] - AB64

Interagency Council on Homelessness created; appropriation and report provisions - SB207

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program offered in high school grades: DPI to grant licenses to individuals to provide instruction for [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1461p, 1511p, 1519m] - AB64

Knowledge and concepts exam practice exam or sample items: DPI to make available upon request; repeal of administrative code [Admin.Code PI 28] - AB488

Knowledge and concepts exam practice exam or sample items: DPI to make available upon request; repeal of administrative code [Admin.Code PI 28] - SB536

Lifetime licenses issued by DPI: successful completion of semesters of teaching and definition of ``regularly employed in education” clarified by rule - SB825

Long-term capital improvement trust fund: DPI required to provide matching funds for deposits made by school boards - AB279

Long-term capital improvement trust fund: DPI required to provide matching funds for deposits made by school boards - SB192

Mental health training program for school district and independent charter school personnel: funding increased - AB1056

Mental health training program for school district and independent charter school personnel [Sec. 207, 1468; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 1467d-t, deletes 207, 1468] - AB64

Mental health training program for school district and independent charter school personnel [Sec. 207, 1468] - SB30

MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, and statewide parental choice program changes [Sec. 1577-1580, 1582, 1584-1591, 1595-1598, 1602, 1604-1611, 1615-1618; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 1580, 1584-1591, 1595-1598, 1602, 1604-1611, 1615-1618] - AB64

MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, and statewide parental choice program changes [Sec. 1577-1580, 1582, 1584-1591, 1595-1598, 1602, 1604-1611, 1615-1618] - SB30

MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, statewide parental choice program, and Special Needs Scholarship Program changes - AB383

MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, statewide parental choice program, and Special Needs Scholarship Program changes [S.Amdt.3: financial audit provisions modified] - SB293

MPS summer school grant program [Sec. 215, 1601; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, grants opened up to any school district meeting certain criteria and awarded on a competitive basis, 1482j, deletes 1601] - AB64

MPS summer school grant program [Sec. 215, 1601] - SB30

Nutrition education standards modified re knowledge of nutritive value of food, nutritious diet in promoting health, and nutrition education component in health education - AB215

Nutrition education standards modified re knowledge of nutritive value of food, nutritious diet in promoting health, and nutrition education component in health education [S.Amdt.1: nutrition education component provision removed] - SB159

Online courses in public schools: reciprocity for teachers licensed in another state; DPI duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1507m, 1532x, 1633g, i] - AB64

Open enrollment program expired provision eliminated; 2017 WisAct 107 tuberculosis screening requirement correction; expired or outdated DPI reporting requirements eliminated (remedial legislation) [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, Office of School Safety created in DOJ, school safety plan provisions including on-site assessment by law enforcement and annual drills, mandatory reporting of threats of violence, DOJ grants for school safety, reports and penalty provisions] - AB843

Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program creation in an eligible unified school district provisions, Superintendent of Public Instruction duties, report required, and village board procedures; DPI to contract for a reorganization of low performing school district study [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 207f, g, 996w, 1463f, h, 1504k-r, w-y, 9135 (4w), 9435 (1x)] - AB64

Per pupil aid [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1481m] - AB64

Per pupil aid increases; group health plan provision [Sec. 1482, 9135 (1)-(3); original bill only] - AB64

Per pupil aid increases; group health plan provision [Sec. 1482, 9135 (1)-(3)] - SB30

Personal electronic computing devices grant program created for schools to provide devices for pupil use, sunset provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 208e, 1482f] - AB64

Public school financing law changes re calculation of general school aids, counting low-income pupils, school aid factors, per pupil adjustment to revenue limits, high-poverty aid, hold harmless aid, revenue ceiling, and delay in school aid payments; first dollar and school levy property tax credits eliminated; DPI, DOA, JCF, and LFB duties - AB816

Pupil data inventory: Superintendent of Public Instruction to create, maintain, and post to DPI website - AB71

Pupil transportation aids to school districts and independent charter schools [Sec. 1638-1640, 9335 (1)] - AB64

Pupil transportation aids to school districts and independent charter schools [Sec. 1638-1640, 9335 (1)] - SB30

Recovery charter school: pilot program and director of Office of Educational Opportunity in the UW System authorized to contract for operation of, conditions specified; high school graduation and insurance coverage requirements; DHS, DPI, and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties [A.Amdt.1: state aid and report of the director revisions; A.Amdt.4: insurer notification provision] - Jr7 AB6

Reduction of state aid payments to school districts re pupils participating in the Racine or statewide parental choice program: DPI prohibited from making certain reductions until electors have approved the reduction via referendum - AB315

Revenue limit ceiling for school districts and sparsity aid per pupil amount increased [A.Amdt.3: referendum conditions added] - AB835

Revenue limit ceiling for school districts and sparsity aid per pupil amount increased - SB690

Revenue limit ceiling for school districts increased, DPI appropriation provision - AB687

Revenue limit ceiling for school districts increased, DPI appropriation provision - SB584

Robotics competition grants from DPI: expanding eligibility to teams in grades 6 to 8 - AB564

Robotics competition grants from DPI: expanding eligibility to teams in grades 6 to 8 - SB483

Robotics league participation grants: sunset removed, annual appropriation and private schools may apply [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 215g, 1482m] - AB64

Rural school teacher talent pilot program created; grants from DPI to CESAs [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 206m, 1475m] - AB64

School-based mental health services grants: DPI funding increased - AB1055

School-based mental health services grants established re collaborating with community mental health agencies; Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish an advisory committee; emergency rules provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 215k, 1470g, 9135 (4f)] - AB64

School district consolidation aid created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 208r, 1480p, r, 1504u, v, 1635em, f, 1640t, v, 9435 (1f)] - AB64

School mental health program aids: DPI to award re hiring and retaining social workers [Sec. 211, 1470, 1599; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, private school participating in a parental choice program added] - AB64

School mental health program aids: DPI to award re hiring and retaining social workers [Sec. 211, 1470, 1599] - SB30

School performance incentive program created for MPS; DPI and DOA duties [Sec. 213, 214, 1620; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, incentive program replaced with improvement grants and eligibility expanded, accountability report provisions, 1473k, deletes 213, 1620] - AB64

School performance incentive program created for MPS; DPI and DOA duties [Sec. 213, 214, 1620] - SB30

School safety grants from DOJ created; DPI duties - AB1028

School safety grants from DOJ created; DPI duties - Mr8 AB1

School Safety, Office of, created in DOJ - AB1029

School Safety, Office of, created in DOJ - Mr8 AB2

School safety teams: school boards and governing bodies of private schools required to establish; school safety plan, comprehensive security site assessment, and minimum standards established by DPI provisions - AB1057

Science competition participation grant program for pupils in grades 6 to 12: DPI to award, matching funds provision - AB1064

Shared services pilot program created re school boards sharing administrative personnel, DPI duties, report required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 208t, 1475p] - AB64

Sparsity aid: making additional school districts eligible for [Sec. 1476-1481; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, additional school districts provision removed, eligibility provisions revised, 1477d, 1480r-1481i, deletes 1476-1481] - AB64

Sparsity aid: making additional school districts eligible for [Sec. 1476-1481] - SB30

Special education costs: DPI to request DOA to reimburse charter schools [Sec. 1494-1504] - AB64

Special education costs: DPI to request DOA to reimburse charter schools [Sec. 1494-1504] - SB30

Special education transition grants re postsecondary education or training or competitively employed [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1504d-i] - AB64

Special education transition readiness grants re workforce transition support services [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 208n, 1504j] - AB64

Special Needs Scholarship Program eligibility: prior year open enrollment and prior year public school enrollment requirements repealed [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1486c, em, 9335 (5d)] - AB64

Special Needs Scholarship Program: method and amount revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 208m, 1486ap, b, d, e, 1487g-1492f, i-k, n] - AB64

Special Needs Scholarship Program: requirements for participating private schools modified; individualized education program (IEP) and Superintendent of Public Instruction provisions [Sec. 1487-1493; original bill only] - AB64

Special Needs Scholarship Program summer school payments [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 208m, 1492g, h, 1492L-1493r, 9335 (3q)] - AB64

State plan required by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): DPI prohibited from submitting to federal DOE without first responding to objections from Assembly or Senate Committee on Education - AB233

Success sequence instruction and materials incorporated into academic and career planning services: school districts required to adopt; DPI and DCF duties; TANF block grants moneys [Sec. 915, 1466, 1467; original bill only] - AB64

Summer school: prorated payment to private school participating in school choice program if pupil attends for at least 15 days [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1598c-e, 1619m-s, 9335 (3p)] - AB64

Summer school pupils: payments to independent charter schools [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 215n, p, 1532d-g, j-p, r-u, 9335 (3f)] - AB64

Supplemental sparsity aid created for school districts that qualify and have high property valuation - SB839

Teacher development program grants: DWD to award to school districts re partnership with UW Flexible Options or UW System to implement [Sec. 1407, 1524; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Flexible Options and UW System requirement removed, partner with educator preparation program approved by DPI, expand to include private schools and charter management organization, bachelor's degree not required to enroll in program] - AB64

Teacher licensure renewal requirements revised; periodic background check responsibility transferred from DPI to school board [Sec. 1462, 1463, 1474, 1475, 1509-1519, 1525, 1623; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, lifetime license and administrator license and pupil services license provisions added, transfer of background check responsibility removed, 1506n, 1512d-t, deletes 1513-1515, 1623] - AB64

Teacher licensure renewal requirements revised; periodic background check responsibility transferred from DPI to school board [Sec. 1462, 1463, 1474, 1475, 1509-1519, 1525, 1623] - SB30

Teacher rights and protections re certain pupil behaviors; DPI and law enforcement duties, civil liability immunity, and records and reporting provisions - AB693

Teacher rights and protections re certain pupil behaviors; DPI and law enforcement duties, civil liability immunity, and records and reporting provisions - SB821