SB267-SSA1,4,76 a. The pupil tests positive for a controlled substance on a drug test
7administered at the end of the probationary period.
SB267-SSA1,4,108 b. The individual responsible for the daily operations of the recovery high
9school determines that the pupil's enrollment should be terminated based on the
10pupil's behavior at the recovery high school during the probationary period.
SB267-SSA1,4,1211 (f) The recovery high school provides evidence that it has at least one other
12source of funding to support its operations.
SB267-SSA1,4,1613 (g) The recovery high school provides evidence-based programming to pupils.
14For purposes of this paragraph, “evidence-based programming” includes
15evidence-based peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming, smaller class sizes,
16and self-care planning.
SB267-SSA1,4,21 17(3) Operational grants. (a) A recovery high school that meets the
18requirements under sub. (2) may apply for a grant under this subsection. An
19applicant for a grant under this subsection shall include in its application the grant
20amount requested and a proposed budget for how it will use the grant funds in the
21following school year.
SB267-SSA1,5,322 (b) Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, from the appropriation under s.
2320.255 (3) (ef), the department annually shall award grants to eligible recovery high
24schools that apply for a grant under this subsection. If the department does not
25award an applicant the full amount requested in an application, the department

1shall provide an explanation to the applicant for the reduced grant award. The
2department shall pay 50 percent of a grant amount on the 2nd Monday of July and
350 percent of the grant amount on the 2nd Monday of January.
SB267-SSA1,5,54 (c) A recovery high school may use a grant under this subsection for any of the
5following purposes:
SB267-SSA1,5,66 1. To employ school staff, including teachers and counselors.
SB267-SSA1,5,77 2. To rent, or otherwise secure, a physical location for the school.
SB267-SSA1,5,88 3. To purchase drug testing supplies.
SB267-SSA1,5,109 4. To develop and implement an after-school and weekend sober activity
10program.
SB267-SSA1,5,1111 5. For transportation of pupils.
SB267-SSA1,5,1212 6. For legal and accounting services.
SB267-SSA1,5,1413 7. For general administrative costs, including insurance, office supplies and
14equipment, and phone and Internet costs.
SB267-SSA1,5,22 15(4) Planning grants. (a) Subject to par. (c), the department shall award
16planning grants to public, private, and tribal schools that intend to establish a
17recovery high school and nonprofit organizations that intend to establish a recovery
18high school. An applicant for a grant under this subsection shall include in its
19application the grant amount requested and a proposed budget for how it will use the
20grant funds in the following school year. If the department does not award an
21applicant the full amount requested in an application, the department shall provide
22an explanation to the applicant for the reduced grant award.
SB267-SSA1,5,2323 (b) A grant under this subsection may be used for any of the following:
SB267-SSA1,5,2424 1. Hiring a consultant for planning the recovery high school.
SB267-SSA1,5,2525 2. General program planning for the recovery high school.
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13. Curriculum and lesson planning.
SB267-SSA1,6,22 4. Mental health services planning.
SB267-SSA1,6,43 5. Any other costs incurred to develop a final plan for establishing a recovery
4high school.
SB267-SSA1,6,105 (c) 1. Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date],
6and ending on the date the department determines there are at least 3 recovery high
7schools in this state, in each fiscal year the department shall allocate $300,000 from
8the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (ef) for grants under this subsection. The
9department may not award more than 4 grants under this subsection in any school
10year.
SB267-SSA1,6,1311 2. In any school year for which the department determines that there are at
12least 3 recovery high schools in operation in this state, the department may not
13award grants under this subsection.
SB267-SSA1,6,1814 3. In the school year beginning after the department first determines there are
15at least 3 recovery high schools in operation in this state and each school year
16thereafter, if the department determines there are fewer than 3 recovery high schools
17in operation in this state for that school year, the department shall allocate $100,000
18from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (ef) for grants under this subsection.
SB267-SSA1,6,22 19(5) Reporting. (a) By no later than August 1, a recovery high school that
20received a grant under sub. (3) in the previous school year shall report, in a manner
21that does not identify a pupil enrolled in the recovery high school, all of the following
22to the department:
SB267-SSA1,6,2423 1. An independent financial audit of the recovery high school conducted by an
24independent certified public accountant.
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12. A written report on the operations of the recovery high school in the previous
2school year that includes at least all of the following information:
SB267-SSA1,7,43 a. The number of prospective pupils who applied to attend the recovery high
4school.
SB267-SSA1,7,65 b. The total number of pupils who were enrolled in the recovery high school
6during the school year.
SB267-SSA1,7,87 c. Demographic information about pupils enrolled in the recovery high school,
8including age, gender, race, ethnicity, and school district of residence.
SB267-SSA1,7,119 d. As of the first day of each month that the recovery high school is in operation
10for the attendance of pupils, the number of pupils enrolled in the recovery high school
11and the staff-to-pupil ratio.
SB267-SSA1,7,1212 e. The number of pupils who graduated from the recovery high school.
SB267-SSA1,7,1613 f. Information about substance use by pupils enrolled in the recovery high
14school, including a list of the substances for which enrolled pupils are in recovery, the
15relapse rate for pupils enrolled in the recovery high school, and the number of
16positive drug tests and the drugs identified by those tests.
SB267-SSA1,7,2117 g. Information about the mental health of pupils enrolled in the recovery high
18school, including the number of enrolled pupils who receive mental health services
19from the recovery high school for something other than a substance use disorder and
20a list of mental health disorders for which enrolled pupils receive services from the
21recovery high school.
SB267-SSA1,7,2322 h. Information on academic, behavioral, and substance use recovery progress
23and success among pupils enrolled in the recovery high school.
SB267-SSA1,7,2524 i. The name of each staff member employed by the recovery high school and any
25professional credential held by the staff member.
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1j. How grant funding received under sub. (3) was used to support the operations
2of the recovery high school.
SB267-SSA1,8,43 (b) By no later than August 1, a recipient of a grant under sub. (4) in the
4previous school year shall report all of the following to the department:
SB267-SSA1,8,55 1. How it used the grant funding it received under sub. (4).
SB267-SSA1,8,96 2. The status of the grant recipient's plan to establish a recovery high school,
7which may include a final plan for establishing a recovery high school or an
8explanation of why the recipient no longer intends to establish a recovery high
9school.
SB267-SSA1,8,12 10(6) Return of grant funds. (a) If a recovery high school closes during a school
11year for which it receives a grant under sub. (3), the recovery high school shall return
12any unused grant funds to the department.
SB267-SSA1,8,1413 (b) The recipient of a grant under sub. (4) shall return any unused grant funds
14to the department.
SB267-SSA1,2 15Section 2. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB267-SSA1,8,2116 (1) Grant funding; Joint Committee on Finance. By no later than the 90th day
17after the effective date of this subsection, the department of public instruction shall
18submit a request to the joint committee on finance to supplement the appropriation
19under s. 20.255 (3) (ef) with $500,000 in each year of the fiscal biennium from funding
20provided to the joint committee on finance supplemental appropriation under s.
2120.865 (4) (a) in 2023 Wisconsin Act 19 for a grant program for recovery high schools.
SB267-SSA1,9,222 (2) Grant awards; 2023-24 school year. Notwithstanding s. 115.359 (3) (b), for
23purposes of making payment to grant recipients in the 2023-24 school year, the

1department may pay the grant amount to a recipient of a grant under s. 115.359 (3)
2(b) in one payment at any time before July 1, 2024.
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