AB43,1186,4 22115.422 Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building.
23(1) In this section, “grow your own program” means a program to encourage
24individuals to pursue a career in teaching or to facilitate teacher licensure. “Grow
25your own programs” include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching,

1payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for
2licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for
3partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for
4paraprofessionals to gain licensure.
AB43,1186,8 5(2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, from the appropriation under s.
620.255 (2) (ch), the department shall award grants to a school district or the operator
7of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) to reimburse the school district or
8charter school for costs associated with grow your own programs.
AB43,1186,10 9(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
10section, including criteria for awarding a grant.
AB43,2060 11Section 2060. 115.424 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1186,16 12115.424 Cooperating teacher stipends. From the appropriation account
13under s. 20.255 (3) (ct), beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the department shall
14provide payments, in the amount of $1,000 per teacher per semester, to a cooperating
15teacher who is overseeing an individual who is completing student teaching. The
16department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB43,2061 17Section 2061. 115.436 (3) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 115.436 (3) (am)
181. and amended to read:
AB43,1186,2419 115.436 (3) (am) 1. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from From the
20appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay
21to each school district that received aid under this section par. (a) in the previous
22school year but does not satisfy the requirement under sub. (2) (a) or (2m) (a) is
23ineligible to receive aid under pars. (a) and (c)
in the current school year 50 percent
24of the amount received by the school district under par. (a) in the previous school year.
AB43,2062 25Section 2062. 115.436 (3) (am) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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1115.436 (3) (am) 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the
2department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school district that received aid
3under par. (c) in the previous school year but is ineligible to receive aid under pars.
4(a) and (c) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school
5district under par. (c) in the previous school year.
AB43,2063 6Section 2063. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1187,107 115.437 (1) In this section, “number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given
8in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “ Number
9of pupils enrolled" does not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90
10(1) (f) (g).
AB43,2064 11Section 2064. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) and
12amended to read:
AB43,1187,2113 115.437 (2) Except as provided in par. (b), annually Annually, on the 4th
14Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount equal
15to the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current
16and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year, by $150
17in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, by $250 in the 2016-17 school year, by $450
18in the 2017-18 school year,
by $654 $766 in the 2018-19 2023-24 school year, and
19by $679 and $63 in $811 in the 2024-25 school year and each school year thereafter.
20The department shall make the payments from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
21(aq).
AB43,2065 22Section 2065. 115.437 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2066 23Section 2066. 115.449 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1187,25 24115.449 Out-of-school-time programs; grants. (1) In this section,
25“out-of-school-time program” means any of the following:
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1(a) A program that provides programming, activities, learning support, and
2supervision for pupils in grades kindergarten to 12 before school, after school, or both
3before and after school.
AB43,1188,44 (b) A day camp licensed by the department of children and families.
AB43,1188,75 (c) A recreational or educational camp licensed by the department of
6agriculture, trade and consumer protection or a local health department under s.
797.67.
AB43,1188,98 (d) A program that the department determines will help program participants
9make progress in the following goals as appropriate for age groups served:
AB43,1188,1010 1. Developing a sense of connection to school and their place in it.
AB43,1188,1211 2. Improving academic outcomes, including homework completion, grades, and
12study behaviors.
AB43,1188,1313 3. College graduation and career readiness.
AB43,1188,1514 4. Reducing rates of participation in risky behaviors through access to a safe
15and welcoming environment during out-of-school-time hours.
AB43,1188,1716 5. Improving social and emotional skills and accessing opportunities to
17demonstrate leadership.
AB43,1188,1918 6. Accessing experiences and opportunities that contribute to the development
19of the whole child, such as civic engagement and community service.
AB43,1188,24 20(2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, from the appropriation under s.
2120.255 (2) (dk), the department shall award grants to school boards, charter schools
22established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and organizations to support high-quality
23after-school programs and other out-of-school-time programs that provide services
24to school-age children.
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1(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
2section.
AB43,2067 3Section 2067 . 115.76 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1189,44 115.76 (12) (a) 1. A biological natural parent.
AB43,2068 5Section 2068 . 115.76 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2069 6Section 2069 . 115.76 (12) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2070 7Section 2070 . 115.76 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1189,148 115.76 (13) “Person acting as a parent of a child" means a relative of the child
9or a private individual allowed to act as a parent of a child by the child's biological
10natural or adoptive parents or guardian, and includes the child's grandparent,
11neighbor, friend or private individual caring for the child with the explicit or tacit
12approval of the child's biological natural or adoptive parents or guardian. “Person
13acting as a parent of a child" does not include any person that receives public funds
14to care for the child if such funds exceed the cost of such care.
AB43,2071 15Section 2071 . 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1189,1916 115.77 (1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
17with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
18s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), “local educational agency" means the school
19district that the child is attending.
AB43,2072 20Section 2072. 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1190,221 115.79 (1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's
22individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (b), if a child
23with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
24s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that
25the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall

1pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required
2by the placement.
AB43,2073 3Section 2073 . 115.7915 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.7915 (1) (ah).
AB43,2074 4Section 2074 . 115.7915 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1190,65 115.7915 (1) (ad) “Accrediting entity” has the meaning given in s. 118.60 (1)
6(ab).
AB43,2075 7Section 2075 . 115.7915 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1190,88 115.7915 (1) (ap) “Preaccreditation" has the meaning given in s. 118.60 (1) (c).
AB43,2076 9Section 2076 . 115.7915 (1) (at) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1190,1110 115.7915 (1) (at) “Preaccrediting entity" has the meaning given in s. 118.60 (1)
11(cm).
AB43,2077 12Section 2077. 115.7915 (1) (aw) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1190,1513 115.7915 (1) (aw) “Program cap” means the total number of children who
14attended eligible schools under the scholarship program under this section in the
152023-24 school year.
AB43,2078 16Section 2078. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1190,2017 115.7915 (2) Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17
18school year, the department shall, subject to sub. (2m), provide to a child with a
19disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the
20following apply:
AB43,2079 21Section 2079. 115.7915 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1190,2422 115.7915 (2) (b) The governing body of the eligible school notified the
23department of its intent to participate in the program under this section as provided
24under sub. (3) (a)
.
AB43,2080 25Section 2080 . 115.7915 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
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1115.7915 (2) (c) (intro.) Any of the following applies to the eligible school:
AB43,2081 2Section 2081 . 115.7915 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 115.7915 (2) (c)
33. a. and amended to read:
AB43,1191,144 115.7915 (2) (c) 3. a. The For the 2023-24 school year, the eligible school has
5been
either is approved as a private school by the state superintendent under s.
6118.165 (2) or is accredited by Cognia, Inc., Wisconsin Religious and Independent
7Schools Accreditation, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States,
8Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation, Wisconsin Association
9of Christian Schools, National Lutheran School Accreditation, Christian Schools
10International, Association of Christian Schools International, the diocese or
11archdiocese within which the eligible school is located, or any other organization
12recognized by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, as of the
an
13accrediting entity on
August 1 preceding the school term for which the scholarship
14is awarded
, 2023.
AB43,2082 15Section 2082 . 115.7915 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1191,1716 115.7915 (2) (c) 1. The eligible school participates in a parental choice program
17under s. 118.60 or 119.23 for the school year for which the scholarship is awarded.
AB43,2083 18Section 2083 . 115.7915 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1191,2019 115.7915 (2) (c) 2. The eligible school is accredited by an accrediting entity by
20August 1 of the school year for which the scholarship is awarded.
AB43,2084 21Section 2084 . 115.7915 (2) (c) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1191,2422 115.7915 (2) (c) 3. (intro.) If the eligible school participates in the program
23under this section in the 2023-24 school year, all of the following apply to the eligible
24school:
AB43,2085 25Section 2085 . 115.7915 (2) (c) 3. b., c. and d. of the statutes are created to read:
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1115.7915 (2) (c) 3. b. If the eligible school is not accredited as provided under
2subd. 3. a., the eligible school obtains preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by
3August 1, 2024. The eligible school may apply for and seek to obtain preaccreditation
4from only one preaccrediting entity. If the eligible school fails to obtain
5preaccreditation as required under this subd. 3. b., the eligible school may not
6participate in the program under this section in the 2024-25 school year or in any
7school year thereafter until the eligible school obtains accreditation as provided
8under subd. 2.
AB43,1192,119 c. If subd. 3. b. applies to the eligible school, the eligible school applies for
10accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31, 2024, and obtains
11accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31, 2027.
AB43,1192,1212 d. This subd. 3. does not apply after the 2027-28 school year.
AB43,2086 13Section 2086. 115.7915 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1192,2214 115.7915 (2) (f) The child's parent or guardian on behalf of the child, or, for a
15child with a disability who has reached the age of 18 and has not been adjudicated
16incompetent, the child, submitted an application for a scholarship under this section
17as provided under sub. (3) (am) and on a form prepared by the department that
18includes the document developed by the department under sub. (4) to the eligible
19school that the child will attend. A child's parent or guardian or a child with a
20disability who has reached the age of 18 may apply for a scholarship at any time
21during a school year and, subject to sub. (3) (b), a child may begin attending an
22eligible school under this section at any time during the school year.
AB43,2087 23Section 2087. 115.7915 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.7915 (2) (g) The Subject to sub. (3) (d), the eligible school, or the department
2on behalf of the eligible school,
has accepted the child's application to attend the
3eligible school under a scholarship awarded under this section.
AB43,2088 4Section 2088 . 115.7915 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1193,75 115.7915 (2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2026, all
6of the eligible school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the
7department.
AB43,1193,168 2. a. A teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2026, who has been
9teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and
10who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2026, may apply to
11the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
12nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall
13promulgate rules to implement this subd. 2. a., including the form of the application
14and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application
15form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements
16under subd. 1. No waiver granted under this subd. 2. a. is valid after July 1, 2031.
AB43,1193,1917 b. A teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only courses in
18rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
19department.
AB43,2089 20Section 2089. 115.7915 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1193,2321 115.7915 (2m) Program cap. Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the total
22number of children who may attend eligible schools under the scholarship program
23under this section during a school year may not exceed the program cap.
AB43,2090 24Section 2090. 115.7915 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.7915 (3) (title) Participating schools; selection of pupils application
2process; waiting list
.
AB43,2091 3Section 2091. 115.7915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1194,94 115.7915 (3) (a) The governing body of an eligible school that intends to
5participate in the program under this section shall notify the department of its intent
6by the 1st Monday in March of the previous school year. The governing body of the
7eligible school shall include in the notice under this paragraph the number of spaces
8the eligible school has available for children receiving a scholarship under this
9section.
AB43,2092 10Section 2092. 115.7915 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1194,1411 115.7915 (3) (am) The governing body of an eligible school that has submitted
12a notice of intent to participate under par. (a) may accept applications for
13scholarships under sub. (2) (f) for the following school year between the first weekday
14in April and the 3rd Thursday in June.
AB43,2093 15Section 2093. 115.7915 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,2094 16Section 2094. 115.7915 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1195,417 115.7915 (3) (bm) Upon receipt of an application for a scholarship under sub.
18(2) (f)
par. (am), the governing body of the eligible school shall determine whether the
19application satisfies the requirements under sub. (2), other than the requirement
20under sub. (2) (d), and shall request verification from the local education agency that
21developed the child's individualized education program or services plan that the
22child has an individualized education program or services plan in place that meets
23the requirement in sub. (2) (d). The governing body of the eligible school shall also
24notify the child's resident school board that, pending verification that the
25requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied and subject to par. (d), the child will be

1awarded a scholarship under this section. The local education agency shall, within
25 business days of receiving a request under this paragraph, provide the governing
3body of the eligible school with a copy of the child's individualized education program
4or services plan.
AB43,2095 5Section 2095. 115.7915 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,1195,146 115.7915 (3) (c) The By the first weekday in May immediately following the
7application period under par. (am), the
governing body of a private an eligible school
8participating in the program under this section that received applications for
9scholarships under par. (am)
shall notify report to the department when it verifies
10that a child has
the names of children who applied under par. (am) to attend the
11eligible school for whom the governing body has verified that
an individualized
12education program or services plan is in effect and accepts the child's application to
13attend the private school under a scholarship awarded under this section
the names
14of those applicants who have siblings who are already attending the eligible school
.
AB43,2096 15Section 2096. 115.7915 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,1195,2416 115.7915 (3) (d) After the end of the application period described under par.
17(am), upon receipt of the information under par. (c), the department shall determine
18the sum of all applicants for scholarships under this section. In determining the sum,
19the department shall count a child who has applied for more than one scholarship
20under this section only once. If the sum of all applicants exceeds the program cap,
21the department shall determine which applications to accept on a random basis,
22subject to the number of available spaces each eligible school specified in its notice
23under par. (a), except that the department shall give preference to the following in
24accepting applications for each eligible school, in the order of preference listed:
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11. Children who attended a different eligible school under a scholarship under
2this section during the previous school year.
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