Amendment AA7-SB70

SB70-AA7,6,2 35. Page 344, line 7: delete the material beginning with that line and ending on page 346, line 5, and substitute:

SB70-AA7,6,3 “ Section 1. 121.905 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,6,11 121.905 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), in this section, “revenue ceiling" means $9,100 in the 2017-18 school year, $9,400 in the 2018-19 school year, $9,500 in the 2019-20 school year, $9,600 in the 2020-21 school year, $9,700 in the 2021-22 school year, and $9,800 in the 2022-23 school year , $10,450 in the 2023-24 school year, $11,200 in the 2024-25 school year, and in the 2025-26 school year and any subsequent school year the amount under this paragraph for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.

SB70-AA7,2 Section 2. 121.905 (1) (b) 7. of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-AA7,3 Section 3. 121.905 (1) (b) 8. of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 11, is repealed.

SB70-AA7,4 Section 4. 121.905 (3) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,6,18 121.905 (3) (c) 6. For the limit for each of the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school years, for the 2021-22 school year, and for any the 2022-23 school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under par. (b).

SB70-AA7,5 Section 5. 121.905 (3) (c) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,6,21 121.905 (3) (c) 9. For the limit for the 2023-24 school year, add $350 to the result under par. (b).

SB70-AA7,6 Section 6. 121.905 (3) (c) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,6,24 121.905 (3) (c) 10. For the limit for the 2024-25 school year, add $650 to the result under par. (b).

SB70-AA7,7 Section 7. 121.905 (3) (c) 11. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,7,3 121.905 (3) (c) 11. For the limit for the 2025-26 school year and any school year thereafter, add the result under s. 121.91 (2m) (L) 2. to the result under par. (b).

SB70-AA7,8 Section 8. 121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,7,8 121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for any of the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school year or for any school year thereafter years, the 2021-22 school year, or the 2022-23 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB70-AA7,9 Section 9. 121.91 (2m) (im) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,7,12 121.91 (2m) (im) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (i) and except Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), a school district cannot increase its revenues for the 2019-20 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB70-AA7,10 Section 10. 121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,7,16 121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (i) and except Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), a school district cannot increase its revenues for the 2020-21 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB70-AA7,11 Section 11. 121.91 (2m) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,7,20 121.91 (2m) (k) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2023-24 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB70-AA7,7,24 1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) and excluding funds described under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.

SB70-AA7,7,25 2. Add $350 to the result under subd. 1.

SB70-AA7,8,2 3. Multiply the result under subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current school year and the 2 preceding school years.

SB70-AA7,12 Section 12. 121.91 (2m) (km) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,8,6 121.91 (2m) (km) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2024-25 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB70-AA7,8,10 1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) and excluding funds described under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.

SB70-AA7,8,11 2. Add $650 to the result under subd. 1.

SB70-AA7,8,13 3. Multiply the result under subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current school year and the 2 preceding school years.

SB70-AA7,13 Section 13. 121.91 (2m) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,8,17 121.91 (2m) (L) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2025-26 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB70-AA7,8,21 1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) and excluding funds described under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.

SB70-AA7,8,24 2. Multiply the amount of the revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.

SB70-AA7,8,25 3. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2.

SB70-AA7,9,2 4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

SB70-AA7,14 Section 14. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,9,7 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (i) (k) to (j) (L), if a school district is created under s. 117.105, its revenue limit under this section for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as follows except as provided under subs. (3) and (4):

SB70-AA7,15 Section 15. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,9,19 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2019-20 school year, add $175 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $179 to the result under subd. 1. a. In the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school years, the 2021-22 school year, and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment the 2023-24 school year, add $350 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2024-25 school year, add $650 to the result under subd. 1. a.

SB70-AA7,16 Section 16. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,9,24 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. (intro.) If a school district is created under s. 117.105, the following adjustments to the calculations under pars. (i) (k) to (j) (L) apply for the 2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization:

SB70-AA7,17 Section 17. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,10,8 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. a. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the number of pupils in the previous school year shall be used under pars. (i) (k) 1., (im) (km) 1., and (j) (L) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years, and for the school year beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the 2 previous school years shall be used under pars. (i) (k) 1., (im) (km) 1., and (j) (L) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.

SB70-AA7,18 Section 18. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,10,14 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. b. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the current and the previous school years shall be used under pars. (i) 2. (km) 3. and (j) 3 (L) 4. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

SB70-AA7,19 Section 19. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,10,20 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (i) (k) to (j) (L), if territory is detached from a school district to create a new school district under s. 117.105, the revenue limit under this section of the school district from which territory is detached for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as follows except as provided in subs. (3) and (4):

SB70-AA7,20 Section 20. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,11,7 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2019-20 school year, add $175 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $179 to the result under subd. 1. a. In the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school years, the 2021-22 school year, and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment the 2023-24 school year, add $350 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2024-25 school year, add $650 to the result under subd. 1. a.

SB70-AA7,21 Section 21. 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,11,13 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. (intro.) If territory is detached from a school district to create a new school district under s. 117.105, the following adjustments to the calculations under pars. (i) (k) to (j) (L) apply to the school district from which territory is detached for the 2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization:

SB70-AA7,22 Section 22. 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,11,22 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. a. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization, the number of pupils in the previous school year shall be used under pars. (i) (k) 1., (im) (km) 1., and (j) (L) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years; and for the school year beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization, the average of the number of pupils in the 2 previous school years shall be used under pars. (i) (k) 1., (im) (km) 1., and (j) (L) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.

SB70-AA7,23 Section 23. 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,12,3 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. b. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the current and the previous school year shall be used under pars. (i) 2. (km) 3. and (j) 3 (L) 4. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

SB70-AA7,24 Section 24. 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,12,11 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) If 2 or more school districts are consolidated under s. 117.08 or 117.09, in the 2019-20 2023-24 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (im) (k), in the 2020-21 2024-25 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (j) (km), and in each school year thereafter, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (i) (L), except as follows:”.

SB70-AA7,12,12 36. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA7,12,14 “ 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

SB70-AA7,2 Section 2. 20.255 (1) (er) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,13,2 20.255 (1) (er) Early literacy and reading improvement. The amounts in the schedule to contract with and train literacy coaches under s. 115.39.

SB70-AA7,3 Section 3. 20.255 (2) (er) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,13,5 20.255 (2) (er) Early literacy and reading improvement; stipends. The amounts in the schedule for payments to local educational agencies under 115.39 (5).

SB70-AA7,4 Section 4. 115.39 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA7,13,7 115.39 Literacy coaching program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB70-AA7,13,9 (a) “CESA region” means the geographic territory within the boundaries of a cooperative educational service agency.

SB70-AA7,13,11 (b) “Local educational agency” means a school district or a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

SB70-AA7,13,13 (c) “Urban school district” means a school district in which the number of pupils enrolled, as defined in s. 121.004 (7), in the previous school year was at least 16,000.

SB70-AA7,13,16 (2) Literacy coaching program. The department shall establish a literacy coaching program to improve literacy outcomes in this state. The literacy coaching program established under this subsection shall include all of the following:

SB70-AA7,13,22 (a) Literacy coaches who support the implementation of evidence-based literacy instructional practices in grades kindergarten to 12 in local educational agencies in this state. Coaches under this paragraph shall collaborate with local educational agencies to establish goals for literacy outcomes for specific grade levels and literacy areas and provide ongoing support to local educational agencies to meet those goals.

SB70-AA7,14,4 (b) Literacy coaches who focus on early literacy instructional transitions by providing in-person trainings for teachers who teach 4-year-old kindergarten, 5-year-old kindergarten, or first grade in local educational agencies. Coaches under this paragraph shall provide in-person trainings to evaluate existing early literacy curricula and goals and to assist local educational agencies to create local, standards-aligned, and developmentally appropriate curricula and instruction for 4-year-old kindergarten to first grade pupils.

SB70-AA7,14,6 (c) Trainings for literacy coaches under par. (a) on how to identify evidence-based literacy instructional practices.

SB70-AA7,14,8 (d) Trainings for literacy coaches under par. (b) on how to facilitate regional trainings focused on early literacy instructional coherence.

SB70-AA7,14,12 (3) Regional literacy coaches. (a) 1. The department shall contract with individuals who demonstrate knowledge and expertise in evidence-based literacy instructional practices and instructional experience in grades 4-year-old kindergarten to 12 to serve as literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a).

SB70-AA7,14,16 2. The department shall contract with individuals who demonstrate knowledge and expertise in early literacy instructional practices and instructional experience in grades 4-year-old kindergarten to one to serve as literacy coaches under sub. (2) (b).

SB70-AA7,14,18 3. The department shall contract for the total number of literacy coaches required under par. (b).

SB70-AA7,14,20 (b) To ensure that literacy coaching services are provided statewide, the department shall assign literacy coaches as follows:

SB70-AA7,14,22 1. To each urban school district, one literacy coach under sub. (2) (a) and one literacy coach under sub. (2) (b).

SB70-AA7,14,23 2. To each CESA region, as follows:

SB70-AA7,15,2 a. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was 40,000 or fewer, one literacy coach under sub. (2) (a) and one literacy coach under sub. (2) (b).

SB70-AA7,15,6 b. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was 40,001 to 80,000, 2 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a) and 2 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (b).

SB70-AA7,15,10 c. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was 80,001 to 120,000, 3 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a) and 3 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (b).

SB70-AA7,15,14 d. If the total number of pupils enrolled in local educational agencies other than urban school districts located in the CESA region in the previous school year was greater than 120,000, 4 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (a) and 4 literacy coaches under sub. (2) (b).

SB70-AA7,15,17 (4) Participation; local educational agencies. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the department may not require a local educational agency to participate in the program under sub. (2).

SB70-AA7,15,18 (b) Each urban school district shall participate in the program under sub. (2).

SB70-AA7,15,21 (5) Payments. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (er), the department shall pay to each urban school district and each local educational agency that elects to work with a literacy coach under sub. (2) (a) an annual payment of $7,000.”.

SB70-AA7,15,22 37. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA7,15,23 “ Section 25. 115.366 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA7,16,3 115.366 (3) Awards. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (du), the department shall award up to $1,000 $6,000 for each school for which a grant is awarded under sub. (1).”.