AB43: Bill Text

AB43,2047 Section 2047. 115.364 (1) (a), (am) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

AB43,2048 Section 2048. 115.364 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 115.364 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB43,1180,6 115.364 (2) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 2023-24 school year and annually thereafter, the state superintendent shall do all of the following: 1. Subject, subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an eligible (db), reimburse a school district board, the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the governing body of a private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the school district increased its expenditures made by the school board, operator, or governing body in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals, including pupil services professionals who provided telehealth services.

AB43,2049 Section 2049. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.

AB43,2050 Section 2050. 115.364 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (2) (b) and amended to read:

AB43,1180,15 115.364 (2) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) (db) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under par. (a), the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private schools, and independent charter schools boards, operators of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), and governing bodies of private schools participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that are eligible for the aid.

AB43,2051 Section 2051. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,2052 Section 2052. 115.366 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,1180,20 115.366 (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).

AB43,2053 Section 2053 . 115.367 of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,2054 Section 2054. 115.369 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,1181,6 115.369 Aid for comprehensive school mental health services. (1) Beginning in the 2023-24 school year and annually thereafter, the state superintendent shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dc), reimburse a school board or the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for expenditures relating to mental health services during in-school or out-of-school time. The annual amount reimbursed under this subsection may not exceed $100,000 plus $100 for each pupil enrolled in the school district or charter school in the prior school year. Mental health services that are eligible for reimbursement under this subsection may include any of the following:

AB43,1181,7 (a) Mental health evidence-based improvement strategies.

AB43,1181,9 (b) Mental health literacy and stigma reduction programs for pupils and adults.

AB43,1181,12 (c) Collaborating or contracting with community mental health providers, consultants, organizations, cooperative educational service agencies, and other experts to provide consultation, training, mentoring, and coaching.

AB43,1181,13 (d) Parent training and informational events.

AB43,1181,14 (e) Assistance programs for pupils and families.

AB43,1181,15 (f) Mental health navigators.

AB43,1181,16 (g) Mental health system planning.

AB43,1181,17 (h) Translator and interpreter services.

AB43,1181,19 (i) Offsetting the costs associated with school-employed mental health professionals accessible to all pupils.

AB43,1181,21 (j) The costs of the setting up spaces and purchasing equipment suitable for mental health telehealth service delivery.

AB43,1181,24 (k) The costs of projects designed to assist minors experiencing problems resulting from the use of alcohol or other drugs or to prevent alcohol or other drug use by minors.

AB43,1181,25 (L) Telehealth services, as defined in s. 440.01 (1) (hm).

AB43,1182,1 (2) The following costs are ineligible for reimbursement under sub. (1):

AB43,1182,2 (a) Payments for direct treatment services or insurance deductibles.

AB43,1182,3 (b) Nonmental health–related training.

AB43,1182,4 (c) Staff salaries for nonmental health–related positions.

AB43,1182,6 (d) Indirect costs of regular school operations such as existing overhead expenses.

AB43,1182,10 (3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dc) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid requested under sub. (1), the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards and the operators of charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x) that are eligible for the aid.

AB43,2055 Section 2055. 115.39 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,1182,12 115.39 Literacy coaching program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB43,1182,14 (a) “CESA region” means the geographic territory within the boundaries of a cooperative educational service agency.

AB43,1182,16 (b) “Local educational agency” means a school district or a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

AB43,1182,18 (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.

AB43,1182,21 (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:

AB43,1183,2 (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.

AB43,1183,9 (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.

AB43,1183,11 (c) Trainings for literacy coaches under par. (a) on how to identify evidence-based literacy instructional practices.

AB43,1183,13 (d) Trainings for literacy coaches under par. (b) on how to facilitate regional trainings focused on early literacy instructional coherence.

AB43,1183,17 (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).

AB43,1183,21 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).

AB43,1183,23 3. The department shall contract for the total number of literacy coaches required under par. (b).

AB43,1183,25 (b) To ensure that literacy coaching services are provided statewide, the department shall assign literacy coaches as follows:

AB43,1184,2 1. To each urban school district, one literacy coach under sub. (2) (a) and one literacy coach under sub. (2) (b).

AB43,1184,3 2. To each CESA region, as follows:

AB43,1184,7 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).

AB43,1184,11 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).

AB43,1184,15 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).

AB43,1184,19 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).

AB43,1184,22 (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).

AB43,1184,23 (b) Each urban school district shall participate in the program under sub. (2).

AB43,1185,2 (5) Payments. (a) 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.

AB43,1185,6 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (er), the department shall pay to each urban school district and each local educational agency that participates in a regional training led by a literacy coach under sub. (2) (b) an annual payment of $6,000.

AB43,2056 Section 2056. 115.41 of the statutes is renumbered 115.41 (1).

AB43,2057 Section 2057. 115.41 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,1185,13 115.41 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (ci), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount of $9,600 per individual per semester, to prospective teachers who are participating in the program under sub. (1). The department may promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

AB43,2058 Section 2058 . 115.421 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,1185,20 115.421 Student teacher stipends. From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (cs), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount of $2,500 per individual per semester, to an individual who is completing student teaching as part of a teacher preparatory program approved by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a). The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.

AB43,2059 Section 2059. 115.422 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,1186,4 115.422 Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building. (1) In this section, “grow your own program” means a program to encourage individuals to pursue a career in teaching or to facilitate teacher licensure. “Grow your own programs” include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching, payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for paraprofessionals to gain licensure.

AB43,1186,8 (2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ch), the department shall award grants to a school district or the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) to reimburse the school district or charter school for costs associated with grow your own programs.

AB43,1186,10 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including criteria for awarding a grant.

AB43,2060 Section 2060. 115.424 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,1186,16 115.424 Cooperating teacher stipends. From the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (3) (ct), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall provide payments, in the amount of $1,000 per teacher per semester, to a cooperating teacher who is overseeing an individual who is completing student teaching. The department may promulgate rules to implement this section.

AB43,2061 Section 2061. 115.436 (3) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (am) 1. and amended to read:

AB43,1186,24 115.436 (3) (am) 1. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid under this section par. (a) in the previous school year but does not satisfy the requirement under sub. (2) (a) or (2m) (a) is ineligible to receive aid under pars. (a) and (c) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (a) in the previous school year.

AB43,2062 Section 2062. 115.436 (3) (am) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,1187,5 115.436 (3) (am) 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid under par. (c) in the previous school year but is ineligible to receive aid under pars. (a) and (c) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (c) in the previous school year.

AB43,2063 Section 2063. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,1187,10 115.437 (1) In this section, “number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “ Number of pupils enrolled" does not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1) (f) (g).

AB43,2064 Section 2064. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) and amended to read:

AB43,1187,21 115.437 (2) Except as provided in par. (b), annually 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, by $250 in the 2016-17 school year, by $450 in the 2017-18 school year, by $654 $766 in the 2018-19 2023-24 school year, and by $679 and $63 in $811 in the 2024-25 school year and each school year thereafter. The department shall make the payments from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).

AB43,2065 Section 2065. 115.437 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,2066 Section 2066. 115.449 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,1187,25 115.449 Out-of-school-time programs; grants. (1) In this section, “out-of-school-time program” means any of the following:

AB43,1188,3 (a) A program that provides programming, activities, learning support, and supervision for pupils in grades kindergarten to 12 before school, after school, or both before and after school.

AB43,1188,4 (b) A day camp licensed by the department of children and families.

AB43,1188,7 (c) A recreational or educational camp licensed by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or a local health department under s. 97.67.

AB43,1188,9 (d) A program that the department determines will help program participants make progress in the following goals as appropriate for age groups served:

AB43,1188,10 1. Developing a sense of connection to school and their place in it.

AB43,1188,12 2. Improving academic outcomes, including homework completion, grades, and study behaviors.

AB43,1188,13 3. College graduation and career readiness.

AB43,1188,15 4. Reducing rates of participation in risky behaviors through access to a safe and welcoming environment during out-of-school-time hours.

AB43,1188,17 5. Improving social and emotional skills and accessing opportunities to demonstrate leadership.

AB43,1188,19 6. Accessing experiences and opportunities that contribute to the development of the whole child, such as civic engagement and community service.

AB43,1188,24 (2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dk), the department shall award grants to school boards, charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and organizations to support high-quality after-school programs and other out-of-school-time programs that provide services to school-age children.

AB43,1189,2 (3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

AB43,2067 Section 2067 . 115.76 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: