LRB-1223/P2
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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Kretschmann, BB0238 - Seal of Biliteracy
For 2023-2025 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Primary and secondary education
Seal of biliteracy
This bill requires DPI to annually award grants to school boards and independent charter schools to reimburse them for the costs of the assessments necessary for pupils to earn a state seal of biliteracy and costs to train instructional staff to conduct these assessments. The bill also provides express authority for DPI to establish a state seal of biliteracy for high school pupils who demonstrate through various assessments advanced achievement in bilingualism, biliteracy, and sociocultural competence. Currently, 14 school districts participate in a state seal of biliteracy program administered by DPI.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 20.255 (1) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (1) (fc) Seal of biliteracy. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.28 (67).
****Note: This Section
involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section
2. 115.28 (67) of the statutes is created to read:
115.28 (67) Seal of biliteracy. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (fc), annually award grants to reimburse school boards and charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) for the costs of assessments required for pupils to be eligible for a state seal of biliteracy under s. 115.29 (9) and costs related to training instructional staff to conduct the assessments.
Section
3. 115.29 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
115.29 (9) State seal of biliteracy. Establish a state seal of biliteracy to recognize high school pupils who demonstrate through various assessments advanced achievement in bilingualism, biliteracy, and sociocultural competence.
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