2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 644
January 21, 2020 - Offered by Representatives Pope, Considine, Hintz,
Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Doyle, Stubbs, Fields, Ohnstad, Billings, Kolste, B.
Meyers
, Sinicki, Vining, Riemer, Goyke, Neubauer, Cabrera, Emerson,
Brostoff, McGuire, Vruwink, Subeck, C. Taylor and Sargent.
AB644-AA2,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
AB644-AA2,1,2 21. Page 1, line 1: delete “creating".
AB644-AA2,1,3 32. Page 1, line 2: delete “a".
AB644-AA2,1,4 43. Page 1, line 2: delete “consultation pilot program".
AB644-AA2,1,5 54. Page 1, line 7: before that line insert:
AB644-AA2,1,6 6 Section 1m. 20.255 (2) (da) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644-AA2,1,97 20.255 (2) (da) Aid for school mental health programs. The amounts in the
8schedule for aid to school districts and independent charter schools employ, hire, and
9retain pupil services professionals
under s. 115.364.”.
AB644-AA2,1,10 105. Page 5, line 15: after that line insert:
AB644-AA2,1,11 11 Section 3c. 115.364 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644-AA2,2,6
1115.364 (1) (a) “Eligible independent charter school” is a school under contract
2with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40
3(2x) that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ,
4hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it
5expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
6employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB644-AA2,3d 7Section 3d. 115.364 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644-AA2,2,138 115.364 (1) (am) “Eligible private school” means a private school participating
9in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that increased the amount it
10expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
11services professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately
12preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
13services professionals
.
AB644-AA2,3f 14Section 3f. 115.364 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644-AA2,2,1915 115.364 (1) (b) “Eligible school district” is a school district that increased the
16amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
17workers
pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year
18immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
19workers
pupil services professionals.
AB644-AA2,3j 20Section 3j. 115.364 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB644-AA2,2,2221 115.364 (1) (c) “Pupil services professional" means a school counselor, school
22social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
AB644-AA2,3m 23Section 3m. 115.364 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644-AA2,3,424 115.364 (2) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
25(da), pay to an eligible school district an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount

1by which the school district increased its expenditures in the preceding school year
2to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount
3it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
4employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB644-AA2,3p 5Section 3p. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644-AA2,3,126 115.364 (2) (a) 2. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
7(da), pay to an eligible independent charter school an amount equal to 50 percent of
8the amount by which the independent charter school increased its expenditures in
9the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
10professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding
11the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services
12professionals
.
AB644-AA2,3s 13Section 3s. 115.364 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644-AA2,3,1914 115.364 (2) (a) 3. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
15(da), pay to an eligible private school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
16by which the private school increased it expenditures in the preceding school year
17to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount
18it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
19employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB644-AA2,3v 20Section 3v. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644-AA2,4,621 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. Subject to subd. 2. b., if, after making the payments
22required under par. (a), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255
23(2) (da), the state superintendent shall reimburse eligible school districts, private
24schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, and
25independent charter schools under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40

1(2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x)
for an amount equal to
2expenditures made by the school district, private school, or independent charter
3school in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
4services professionals
less the any amount of increased expenditures for which the
5school district, private school, or independent charter school was reimbursed under
6par. (a).
AB644-AA2,3x 7Section 3x. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644-AA2,4,118 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal
9year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under subd. 2. a., the state
10superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private
11schools, and independent charter schools eligible for the aid.”.
AB644-AA2,4,12 126. Page 5, line 24: after that line insert:
AB644-AA2,4,19 13(2) Aid for school mental health programs. In the schedule under s. 20.005
14(3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2)
15(da), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $22,000,000 for the
16purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for
17the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (da), the
18dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $22,000,000 for the purpose for
19which the appropriation is made.”.
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