AB100, s. 1864 13Section 1864. 115.42 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,900,15 14115.42 (title) National Grants for national teacher certification or
15master educator licensure
.
AB100, s. 1865 16Section 1865. 115.42 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,900,1917 115.42 (1) (a) 1. The person is certified by the National Board for Professional
18Teaching Standards or licensed by the department as a master educator under s. PI
1934.19, Wis. Adm. Code
.
AB100, s. 1866 20Section 1866. 115.42 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,900,2421 115.42 (1) (a) 2. The person is licensed as a teacher by the state superintendent,
22or employed as a teacher in a private school located in this state in a position that
23would require a license issued by the state superintendent if the position were in a
24public school
.
AB100, s. 1867 25Section 1867. 115.42 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,901,3
1115.42 (1) (a) 4. The person is employed as a teacher in this state in a position
2that requires a license issued by the state superintendent or that would require such
3a license if the position were in a public school
.
AB100, s. 1868 4Section 1868. 115.42 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,901,95 115.42 (1) (b) The grant under this subsection shall be an amount equal to the
6costs of obtaining certification or licensure under par. (a) 1. that are borne by the
7person, not to exceed $2,000. The department shall award the grant under this
8subsection in the first school year in which the person meets the requirements under
9par. (a).
AB100, s. 1869 10Section 1869. 115.42 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,901,1311 115.42 (2) (a) 1. The person maintains his or her certification by the National
12Board for Professional Teaching Standards
national teacher certificate or master
13educator license
.
AB100, s. 1870 14Section 1870. 115.42 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,901,1715 115.42 (2) (a) 2. The person maintains his or her license as a teacher issued by
16the state superintendent or remains employed in a private school located in this
17state.
AB100, s. 1871 18Section 1871. 115.42 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,901,2119 115.42 (2) (a) 4. The person remains employed as a teacher in this state in a
20position that requires a license issued by the state superintendent or that would
21require a license if the position were in a public school
.
AB100, s. 1872 22Section 1872. 115.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,902,223 115.42 (3) The department may not require, as a condition for renewing a
24person's teaching license, that the person have earned continuing professional
25education credits or their equivalent in the 5 years immediately preceding his or her

1application for license renewal if he or she has been initially certified by the National
2Board for Professional Teaching Standards during those 5 years.
AB100, s. 1873 3Section 1873. 115.42 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,902,54 115.42 (4) (c) The number of times that a teacher person may be exempt from
5continuing professional education requirements under sub. (3).
AB100, s. 1874 6Section 1874. 115.445 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,902,9 7115.445 Four-year-old kindergarten grants. (1) A school board may
8apply to the department for up to 2 annual grants under this section to implement
9a 4-year-old kindergarten program.
AB100,902,14 10(2) (a) For the initial grant awarded under this section, the department shall
11pay the school board up to $3,000 for each 4-year-old kindergarten pupil enrolled
12in the school district. For the second grant awarded under this section, the
13department shall pay the school board up to $1,500 for each 4-year-old kindergarten
14pupil enrolled in the school district.
AB100,902,1915 (b) The department shall pay grants under this section from the appropriation
16under s. 20.255 (2) (dp) and shall give preference in awarding grants to school boards
17that use community approaches to early education, as defined by the department by
18rule. If the funds in this appropriation are insufficient to pay all eligible school
19boards, the department shall prorate the payments.
AB100,902,20 20(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB100, s. 1875 21Section 1875. 115.49 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,902,23 22115.49 Pupil diversity grants . (1) A person may apply to the department
23under this section for an annual grant to do any of the following:
AB100,902,2524 1. Impart to pupils an appreciation and understanding of different value
25systems and cultures.
AB100,903,2
12. Promote pupils' understanding of human relations, particularly with regard
2to American Indians.
AB100,903,43 3. Assist pupils, schools, and communities in appreciating racial and cultural
4diversity.
AB100,903,6 5(2) (a) The department shall award grants under this section from the
6appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (kj). No grant may exceed $30,000.
AB100,903,77 (b) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB100, s. 1876 8Section 1876. 115.751 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,903,13 9115.751 Aid to alternative schools. (1) (a) Subject to the requirements of
10par. (b), each alternative school operating an American Indian language and culture
11education program under this subchapter shall receive state aid, from the
12appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (km), in an amount equal to $200 for each pupil who
13has completed the fall semester in the program.
AB100,903,1514 (b) No alternative school may receive state aid under this section unless the
15state superintendent:
AB100,903,1816 1. Determines that the alternative school has adequate management and
17accounting capacity and that the school agrees that its accounts related to the
18program may be audited.
AB100,903,2319 2. Certifies that the alternative school has met the requirements of ss. 115.73
20and 115.735 and has submitted a report to the state superintendent which includes
21a description of all expenditures made in the prior year in connection with the
22program, a budget for the current year for the program, and the number of pupils who
23have completed the fall semester in the program.
AB100,904,3
1(2) State aid under this section shall be paid in April of each year. In no case
2may such aid supplant federal aid received by the alternative school and utilized for
3American Indian language and culture education programs in the prior year.
AB100,904,6 4(3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (km) in any year is insufficient to
5pay the full amount of aid under this section, state aid payments shall be prorated
6among the alternative schools entitled to such aid.
AB100, s. 1877 7Section 1877. 115.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,904,178 115.88 (1) Personnel. A school board, board of control of a cooperative
9educational service agency or, upon authorization of the county board, a county
10children with disabilities education board may employ, for a special education
11program, either full- or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of special
12education, licensed school social workers, licensed school psychologists, licensed
13school counselors,
paraprofessionals, licensed consulting teachers to work with any
14teacher of regular education programs who has a child with a disability in a class and
15any other personnel approved by the department. The board may contract with
16private or public agencies for physical or occupational therapy services on the basis
17of demonstrated need.
AB100, s. 1878 18Section 1878. 115.88 (1m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,905,719 115.88 (1m) (am) If the operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40
20(2r) operates a special education program and the state superintendent is satisfied
21that the operator of the charter school is complying with 20 USC 1400 to 1491o, the
22state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of the
23operator of the charter school a sum equal to the amount that the operator of the
24charter school expended during the previous school year for salaries of full-time or
25part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of special education, licensed

1school social workers, licensed school psychologists, licensed school counselors,
2paraprofessionals, licensed consulting teachers to work with any teacher of regular
3education programs who has a child with a disability in a class and any other
4personnel, as determined by the state superintendent. Certified costs under this
5paragraph are eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
6(b). The state superintendent may audit costs under this paragraph and adjust
7reimbursement to cover only actual, eligible costs.
AB100, s. 1879 8Section 1879. 115.881 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,905,16 9115.881 Additional special education aid. (1) A school board, board of
10control of a cooperative educational service agency, county children with disabilities
11education board, or operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) may
12apply to the department for aid under this section if the applicant incurred, in the
13previous school year, more than $30,000 of nonadministrative costs for providing
14special education and related services to a child and those costs were not eligible for
15reimbursement under s. 115.88, 115.93, or 118.255, 20 USC 1400 et seq., or federal
16medicaid.
AB100,905,20 17(2) For each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1), the department
18shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible applicant in the
19current school year an amount equal to 0.90 multiplied by that portion of the cost
20under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.
AB100,905,23 21(3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd) is insufficient to pay the full
22amount of costs under sub. (2), the department shall prorate payments among
23eligible applicants.
AB100, s. 1880 24Section 1880. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,906,7
1115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b)
2shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for reimbursement
3from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8),
4115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount
5appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, less the amount paid by the
6department of health and family services under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o) under s. 49.45
7(39) (b) 1m.,
not to exceed 100%.
AB100, s. 1881 8Section 1881. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,906,159 118.153 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the
10state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s.
1120.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved
12at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state
13aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided
14under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and, (af), and (r) in the
15previous school year.
AB100, s. 1882 16Section 1882. 118.245 of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1883 17Section 1883. 118.35 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,906,2118 118.35 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fy), the department shall
19award grants to cooperative educational service agencies and the school district
20operating under ch. 119 for the purpose of providing advanced curriculum and
21assessments for gifted and talented middle school pupils.
AB100, s. 1884 22Section 1884. 118.43 (2) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,907,223 118.43 (2) (bw) In the 2006-07 school year, the school board of an eligible school
24district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the

1department on behalf of one or more schools in the school district if all of the following
2apply:
AB100,907,43 1. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5
4program on behalf of any of the schools under s. 115.45.
AB100,907,75 2. The school board, if eligible to participate in the program under this section
6in the 1996-97 and 1998-99 school years, had participated in the program during
7either school year.
AB100,907,88 3. None of the schools is a beneficiary of a contract under this section.
AB100, s. 1885 9Section 1885. 118.43 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,907,1510 118.43 (2) (e) 1. If the school board of an eligible school district does not enter
11into an achievement guarantee contract with the department, a school board that
12has entered into such a contract, other than the school board of the school district
13operating under ch. 119, may apply to the department to enter into such a contract
14on behalf of one or more schools that meet the requirements under par. (b), (bg) or,
15(br), or (bw).
AB100, s. 1886 16Section 1886. 118.43 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,907,2217 118.43 (2) (g) The department may renew an achievement guarantee contract
18under pars. (b), (bg), and (br), and (bw) for one or more terms of 5 school years. As
19a condition of receiving payments under a renewal of an achievement guarantee
20contract, a school board shall maintain the reduction of class size achieved during
21the last school year of the original achievement guarantee contract for the grades
22specified for the last school year of the contract.
AB100, s. 1887 23Section 1887. 118.43 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,908,3
1118.43 (3) Contract requirements. (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (am)
2and, (ar), and (aw), an achievement guarantee contract shall require the school board
3to do all of the following in each participating school:
AB100, s. 1888 4Section 1888. 118.43 (3) (aw) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,908,65 118.43 (3) (aw) Class size; additional contracts. For contracts that begin in the
62006-07 school year, reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:
AB100,908,77 1. In the 2006-07 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.
AB100,908,88 2. In the 2007-08 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.
AB100,908,109 3. In the 2008-09 to 2009-10 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to
103.
AB100, s. 1889 11Section 1889. 118.43 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,908,1412 118.43 (6) (a) In this subsection, "amount appropriated" means the amount
13appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) in any fiscal year less $250,000 , plus the amount
14appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cv)
.
AB100, s. 1890 15Section 1890. 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,908,1916 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) From the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255
17(2) (cu) and (cv), subject to par. (c), the department shall pay to each school district
18that has entered into a contract with the department under this section an amount
19determined as follows:
AB100, s. 1891 20Section 1891. 118.43 (6) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,908,2321 118.43 (6) (b) 9. In the 2005-06 school year, $2,250 multiplied by the number
22of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the
23school district covered by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g).
AB100, s. 1892 24Section 1892. 118.43 (6) (b) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,909,10
1118.43 (6) (b) 10. In the 2006-07 school year, $2,500 multiplied by the number
2of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the
3school district covered by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g). After making these
4payments, the department shall pay school districts on behalf of schools that are
5covered by contracts under sub. (3) (aw) an amount equal to $2,500 multiplied by the
6number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school
7in the school district covered by contract under sub. (3) (aw). In making these
8payments, the department shall give priority to schools that have the highest
9percentage of low-income pupil enrollment and shall ensure that it fully distributes
10the amount appropriated.
AB100, s. 1893 11Section 1893. 118.43 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,909,1512 118.43 (6) (c) The amount paid to a school district in any school year under par.
13(b) may not exceed an amount equal to $2,000 $2,500 multiplied by the number of
14low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school
15district covered by contracts under this section.
AB100, s. 1894 16Section 1894. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,909,2417 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
18115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38
19(2), 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to
20118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18,
21118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291,
22118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (26), 120.125, 120.13
23(1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35) and (37), 120.14 and 120.25 are
24applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
AB100, s. 1895 25Section 1895. 119.16 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,910,2
1119.16 (8) (am) Except as provided in par. (a), s. 65.90 (3) and (5) (c) applies to
2the budget proposed by the board.
AB100, s. 1896 3Section 1896. 120.13 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,910,194 120.13 (14) Day care programs. Establish and provide or contract for the
5provision of day care programs for children. The school board may receive federal
6or state funds for this purpose. The school board may charge a fee for all or part of
7the cost of the service for participation in a day care program established under this
8subsection. Costs associated with a day care program under this subsection may not
9be included in shared costs under s. 121.07 (6). Day care programs established under
10this subsection shall meet the standards for licensed day care centers established by
11the department of health and family services workforce development. If a school
12board proposes to contract for or renew a contract for the provision of a day care
13program under this subsection or if on July 1, 1996, a school board is a party to a
14contract for the provision of a day care program under this subsection, the school
15board shall refer the contractor or proposed contractor to the department of health
16and family services for the criminal history and child abuse record search required
17under s. 48.685. Each school board shall provide the department of health and family
18services with information about each person who is denied a contract for a reason
19specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5.
AB100, s. 1897 20Section 1897. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,911,2 21121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to
22a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (af), (bc), (cg), (cr), (qr), and (r) shall be used
23by the school district solely for the purposes for which paid. Such moneys are exempt
24from execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process in favor of creditors,

1except as to claims for salaries or wages of teachers and other school employees and
2as to claims for school materials, supplies, fuel, and current repairs.
AB100, s. 1898 3Section 1898. 121.08 (4) (a) (intro.), 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to
4read:
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