Amendment SSA1-SB44

SB44-SSA1,784,3 115.817 (10) (a) The board may apply for and receive the state aid under ss. s. 115.88 and 121.41 (1) for the transportation, board and lodging, treatment, and instruction of children participating in programs under this section.

SB44-SSA1, s. 1998m Section 1998m. 115.88 (1m) (a) and (am) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,784,15 115.88 (1m) (a) If, upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4), the state superintendent is satisfied that the special education program has been maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each county, cooperative educational service agency and school district maintaining such special education program a sum equal to the amount expended by the county, agency and school district during the preceding year for salaries of personnel enumerated in sub. (1), including the salary portion of any authorized contract for physical or occupational therapy services, and other expenses approved by the state superintendent as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb).

SB44-SSA1,785,4 (am) If the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) operates a special education program and the state superintendent is satisfied that the operator of the charter school is complying with 20 USC 1400 to 1491o, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the operator of the charter school a sum equal to the amount that the operator of the charter school expended during the previous school year for salaries of full-time or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of special education, licensed school social workers, licensed school psychologists, paraprofessionals, licensed consulting teachers to work with any teacher of regular education programs who has a child with a disability in a class and any other personnel, as determined by the state superintendent. Certified costs under this paragraph are eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb). The state superintendent may audit costs under this paragraph and adjust reimbursement to cover only actual, eligible costs.

SB44-SSA1, s. 1998n Section 1998n. 115.88 (2), (2m), (3), (4) and (6) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,785,20 115.88 (2) Transportation aid. If upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4) the state superintendent is satisfied that the transportation of children with disabilities has been maintained during the preceding year in accordance with the law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each county, cooperative educational service agency, or school district transporting such pupils an amount equal to the amount expended for such transportation as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb). Pupils for whom aid is paid under this subsection shall not be eligible for aid under s. 121.58 (2) or (4). This subsection applies to any child with a disability who requires special assistance in transportation, including any such child attending regular classes who requires special or additional transportation. This subsection does not apply to any child with a disability attending regular or special classes who does not require any special or additional transportation.

SB44-SSA1,786,5 (2m) Other transportation aid. If the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) transports children with disabilities and the state superintendent is satisfied that the operator of the charter school is complying with 20 USC 1400 to 1491o, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the operator of the charter school a sum equal to the amount that the operator of the charter school expended during the previous school year for transportation under this subsection as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb). The state superintendent may audit costs under this subsection and adjust reimbursement to cover only actual, eligible costs.

SB44-SSA1,786,16 (3) Board and lodging aid. There shall be paid the amount expended for board and lodging and transportation between the boarding home and the special education program of nonresident children enrolled under s. 115.82 (1) in the special education program. The department shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each school district, cooperative educational service agency, county children with disabilities education board, state agency of another state or private, nonsectarian special education service which operates the special education program while providing board, lodging and transportation an amount equal to the amount expended for such board and lodging and transportation as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb).

SB44-SSA1,786,24 (4) Hospitals and convalescent home aid. The full cost of special education for children in hospitals and convalescent homes for orthopedically disabled children shall be paid from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb). The supervision of such instruction shall be under the department and the school board of the school district in which the hospital or convalescent home is located. The school board of the district in which the hospital or convalescent home is located shall submit to the department an itemized statement of all revenues and expenditures for the actual cost of such instruction and any other information it requires.

SB44-SSA1,787,6 (6) Aid for instruction outside of district. The department shall certify to the department of administration, in favor of each school district, an amount equal to the amount expended for salaries and travel expenses, as determined in advance by the state superintendent, for providing special education outside the school district of employment, as eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb).

SB44-SSA1, s. 1998no Section 1998no. 115.88 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,787,17 115.88 (8) Enrollment out of state. If a child with a disability is enrolled in a public special education program located in another state and the state superintendent is satisfied that the program in which the child is enrolled complies with this subchapter, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the school district in which the child resides or the school district attended by the child under s. 118.51 or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4) a sum equal to the amount expended by the school district during the preceding year for the additional costs associated with the child's special education program as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb).".

SB44-SSA1, s. 1999 Section 1999. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,787,25 115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, less the amount paid by the department of health and family services under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o) under s. 49.45 (39) (b) 1m., not to exceed 100%.

SB44-SSA1, s. 1999c Section 1999c. 115.882 of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,788,10 115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, less the amount paid by the department of health and family services under s. 20.435 (4) (hm) and (o) under s. 49.45 (39) (b) 1m., not to exceed 100%.

SB44-SSA1, s. 1999n Section 1999n. 115.93 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,788,20 115.93 State aid. If upon receipt of the reports under s. 115.92 (2) the state superintendent is satisfied that the school age parents program has been maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with the rules under s. 115.92 (3), the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each school district maintaining the program a sum equal to the amount expended by the school district during the preceding school year for salaries of teachers and instructional aides, special transportation and other expenses approved by the state superintendent as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2006 Section 2006. 118.153 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,788,25 118.153 (1) (a) (intro.) "Children at risk" means pupils in grades 5 to 12 who are at risk of not graduating from high school because they failed the high school graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d), are dropouts, or are 2 or more of the following:

SB44-SSA1, s. 2007 Section 2007. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,789,8 118.153 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (r) in the previous school year.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2007m Section 2007m. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,789,17 118.153 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., s. 20.255 (2) (r), 2003 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (r) in the previous school year.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2008 Section 2008. 118.153 (4) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,789,21 118.153 (4) (c) 3. The pupil, if a high school senior, received a high school diploma or passed the high school graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2009m Section 2009m. 118.255 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,790,7 118.255 (4) If the state superintendent is satisfied that the health treatment services program has been maintained during the preceding school year in accordance with law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of each school board, cooperative educational service agency and county children with disabilities education board maintaining such health treatment services, an amount equal to the amount expended for items listed in s. 115.88 (1m) by the school board, cooperative educational service agency and county children with disabilities education board during the preceding year for these health treatment services as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2010 Section 2010. 118.30 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2011 Section 2011. 118.30 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2012 Section 2012. 118.30 (1g) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2013 Section 2013. 118.30 (1m) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2014 Section 2014. 118.30 (1r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,790,15 118.30 (1r) (a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 4th grade.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2015 Section 2015. 118.30 (1r) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,790,19 118.30 (1r) (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2016 Section 2016. 118.30 (1r) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2017 Section 2017. 118.30 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2018 Section 2018. 118.33 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,791,4 118.33 (1) (f) 1. By September 1, 2004, each school board operating high school grades shall develop a written policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma that are in addition to the requirements under par. (a). The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d), the pupil's academic performance, and the recommendations of teachers. Except as provided in subd. 2., the criteria apply to pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2019 Section 2019. 118.33 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,791,10 118.33 (1) (f) 2. By September 1, 2004, each operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) that operates high school grades shall develop a policy specifying criteria for granting a high school diploma. The criteria shall include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1r) (d), the pupil's academic performance, and the recommendations of teachers.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2020 Section 2020. 118.34 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2020g Section 2020g. 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,791,15 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. Only Except as provided in subd. 2., only pupils who reside in the school district in which a charter school established under this subsection is located may attend the charter school.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2020k Section 2020k. 118.40 (2r) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB44-SSA1,791,20 118.40 (2r) (c) 2. A pupil who resides outside the school district operating under ch. 119 may attend a charter school established under this subsection in the school district operating under ch. 119.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2020m Section 2020m. 118.40 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,791,25 118.40 (2r) (cm) The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of only one charter school under this subsection, which may not operate high school grades and which may not accommodate more than 400 pupils.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2021 Section 2021. 118.40 (2r) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,792,12 118.40 (2r) (e) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the sum of the amount paid per pupil under this subdivision in the previous school year and the amount of revenue increase in the per pupil allowed under subch. VII of ch. 121 amount paid to private schools under s. 119.23 (4) (b) 2. in the current school year as compared to the previous school year, multiplied by the number of pupils attending the charter school. The amount paid per pupil may not be less than the amount paid per pupil under this subdivision in the previous school year. The department shall pay 25% of the total amount in September, 25% in December, 25% in February, and 25% in June. The department shall send the check to the operator of the charter school.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2021f Section 2021f. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,792,21 118.40 (2r) (e) 2. If the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside establishes or contracts for the establishment of a charter school under this subsection, in March the department shall pay to the unified school district in which the charter school is located, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), an amount equal to the amount of school aid per pupil to which the unified school district is eligible in the current school year multiplied by the number of pupils, not to exceed 400, attending the charter school who were previously enrolled in the unified school district.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2021m Section 2021m. 118.43 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,792,25 118.43 (3) Contract requirements. (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (am) and (ar) and sub. (4m), an achievement guarantee contract shall require the school board to do all of the following in each participating school:

SB44-SSA1, s. 2021n Section 2021n. 118.43 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-SSA1,793,5 118.43 (4m) Exceptions. A school district participating in the program under this section on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], may choose not to comply with the requirement to reduce class size to 15 in grades 2 or 3 in any school.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2021no Section 2021no. 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,793,10 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) and (cv), subject to par. (c), the department shall pay to each school district that has entered into a contract with the department under this section, except for a school district under sub. (4m), an amount determined as follows:

SB44-SSA1, s. 2021nr Section 2021nr. 118.43 (6) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,793,17 118.43 (6) (b) 8. In the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years, $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar) and by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g) and $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in those grades under sub. (4m) in which the class size has been reduced to 15.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2022d Section 2022d. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,793,21 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (b) (e), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend, at no charge, any private school located in the city Milwaukee County if all of the following apply:

SB44-SSA1, s. 2022h Section 2022h. 119.23 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2022p Section 2022p. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2022t Section 2022t. 119.23 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-SSA1,794,3 119.23 (2) (e) A pupil who attends a private school under this section is eligible to attend a private school under this section in succeeding school years even if the pupil no longer meets the criterion under par. (a) 1.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2023 Section 2023. 119.23 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,794,10 119.23 (4) (b) 2. The sum of the amount paid per pupil under this subsection paragraph in the previous school year and the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under subch. VII of ch. 121 in the current school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the percentage change from the previous school year to the current school year in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (r) expressed as a decimal, but not less than zero.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2024 Section 2024. 119.72 of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2025 Section 2025. 119.73 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,794,19 119.73 Kindergarten and early childhood programs. The board shall evaluate the effectiveness of the expanded 5-year-old kindergarten programs under s. 119.71 and the early childhood education programs under s. 119.72 in meeting the needs of disadvantaged children. Annually by January 1, the board shall submit a report summarizing its findings to the state superintendent and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2026 Section 2026. 119.80 of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2027 Section 2027. 119.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 119.82 (1m).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2028 Section 2028. 119.82 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 119.82 (2m) and amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,794,25 119.82 (2m) Programs under par. (a) sub. (1m) shall be designed to meet the high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2029 Section 2029. 119.82 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2030 Section 2030. 119.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2031 Section 2031. 119.82 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2032d Section 2032d. 120.18 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44-SSA1,795,8 120.18 (1) (i) A description of the educational technology used by the school district, including the uses made of the technology, the cost of the technology, and the number of persons using or served by the technology. In this paragraph, "educational technology" has the meaning given in s. 44.70 16.99 (3).

SB44-SSA1, s. 2032e Section 2032e. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:

SB44-SSA1,795,11 121.004 (7) (c) 1. c. A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program who is not a child with a disability shall be counted as 0.25 pupil.

SB44-SSA1, s. 2032g Section 2032g. 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read: