Amendment ASA1-AB91

AB91-ASA1,4 Section 4. 115.364 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB91-ASA1,3,7 115.364 (title) Aid for school mental health programs, pupil services professionals.

AB91-ASA1,5 Section 5. 115.364 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (1) and amended to read:

AB91-ASA1,3,11 115.364 (1) In this section:, “pupil services professional” means a school counselor, school social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.

AB91-ASA1,6 Section 6. 115.364 (1) (a), (am) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

AB91-ASA1,7 Section 7. 115.364 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 115.364 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB91-ASA1,4,2 115.364 (2) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 2025-26 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 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.

AB91-ASA1,8 Section 8. 115.364 (2) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.

AB91-ASA1,9 Section 9. 115.364 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.364 (2) (b) and amended to read:

AB91-ASA1,4,11 115.364 (2) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) 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 programs under ss. 118.60 and 119.23 that are eligible for the aid.

AB91-ASA1,10 Section 10. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB91-ASA1,11 Section 11. 115.366 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB91-ASA1,4,16 115.366 (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).

AB91-ASA1,12 Section 12. 115.367 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB91-ASA1,4,24 115.367 Aid for comprehensive school mental health services. (1) Beginning in the 2025-26 school year and annually thereafter, the state superintendent shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dt) and subject to sub. (3), 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 provided during in-school or out-of-school time. Mental health services eligible for reimbursement under this subsection include at least all of the following:

AB91-ASA1,5,1 (a) Mental health evidence-based improvement strategies.

AB91-ASA1,5,3 (b) Mental health literacy and stigma reduction programs for pupils and adults.

AB91-ASA1,5,6 (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.

AB91-ASA1,5,7 (d) Parent training and informational events.

AB91-ASA1,5,8 (e) Assistance programs for pupils and families.

AB91-ASA1,5,9 (f) Mental health navigators.

AB91-ASA1,5,10 (g) Mental health system planning.

AB91-ASA1,5,11 (h) Translator and interpreter services.

AB91-ASA1,5,13 (i) School-employed mental health professionals who are accessible to all pupils and for whom a reimbursement is not made under s. 115.364 (2) (a).

AB91-ASA1,5,15 (j) Setting up spaces and purchasing equipment suitable for mental health telehealth service delivery.

AB91-ASA1,5,17 (k) 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.

AB91-ASA1,5,18 (L) Telehealth services, as defined in s. 440.01 (1) (hm).

AB91-ASA1,5,19 (2) The following costs are ineligible for reimbursement under sub. (1):

AB91-ASA1,5,20 (a) Payments for direct treatment services or insurance deductibles.

AB91-ASA1,5,21 (b) Training that is not related to pupil mental health.

AB91-ASA1,5,22 (c) Staff salaries for positions that are not related to pupil mental health.

AB91-ASA1,5,23 (d) Indirect costs of regular school operations.

AB91-ASA1,6,3 (3) (a) In each school year, the amount the state superintendent reimburses a school board or operator of an independent charter school under sub. (1) may not exceed the greater of the following:

AB91-ASA1,6,4 1. $100,000.

AB91-ASA1,6,6 2. $100 multiplied by the number of pupils enrolled in the school district or charter school in the previous school year.

AB91-ASA1,6,10 (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dt) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid 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.

AB91-ASA1,13 Section 13. Fiscal changes.

AB91-ASA1,6,18 (1) Aid for comprehensive school mental health services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (dt), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $58,888,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (dt), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $58,888,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB91-ASA1,7,2 (2) Aid for school mental health programs; pupil service professionals. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (da), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $50,752,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (da), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $55,237,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB91-ASA1,7,9 (3) Peer-to-peer suicide prevention grants. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (du), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $100,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (du), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $100,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB91-ASA1,14 Section 14. Effective date.

AB91-ASA1,7,12 (1) This act takes effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2025 biennial budget act, whichever is later.

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