5. The program provides a participating low-income family with access to a
computer and Internet service in the family's home at no cost.

Under the bill, during the term of the contract, the service provider must
provide an annual report to DPI that includes specific information about who is
participating in the program, the number of families requesting and being provided
access to a computer or the Internet at home, and how children participating in the
program performed on prekindergarten and kindergarten readiness assessments.
By October 15, 2023, DPI must compile the information it received for each year of
the contract and submit it to the legislature. Finally, the bill requires the service
provider selected to administer the online early learning program to provide
$500,000 in matching funds during the three-year term of the contract.
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:
SB595,1 1Section 1 . 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB595,2 3Section 2. 20.255 (3) (df) of the statutes is created to read:
SB595,2,54 20.255 (3) (df) Online early learning program; grant. The amounts in the
5schedule for contract payments under 2019 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 4 (1).
SB595,3 6Section 3. 20.255 (3) (df) of the statutes is repealed.
SB595,4 7Section 4 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB595,2,88 (1) Online early learning pilot program.
SB595,2,99 (a) In this subsection:
SB595,2,10 101. “Department” means the department of public instruction.
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12. “Eligible child” means a child who satisfies the income eligibility criteria for
2a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) and resides in a school
3district selected by the department under par. (d ).
SB595,3,5 43. “Online early learning program” means a program that satisfies all of the
5following criteria:
SB595,3,7 6a. The program provides computer-based instruction to children on a home
7computer connected by the Internet to a centralized file storage facility.
SB595,3,9 8b. The program is designed to improve a child's transition to 5-year-old
9kindergarten.
SB595,3,10 10c. The program contains content in reading, math, and science.
SB595,3,11 11d. The program is aligned with nationally recognized early learning standards.
SB595,3,15 12e. At no cost to low-income families participating in the program, the program
13provides access to a computer or Internet service, or both, in the homes of low-income
14families participating in the program that do not have a computer or Internet service
15access in their home.
SB595,3,17 16f. The program includes a parental engagement and involvement component
17that includes interaction with a learning coach provided by the program.
SB595,3,19 18g. The program includes an evaluation component that measures a child's
19growth over the course of the program.
SB595,3,23 204. “Service provider” means a nonstock, nonprofit organization described under
21section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that has successfully conducted an
22online early learning program. An organization must demonstrate past success to
23the department using independent and reliable evaluations.
SB595,4,224 (b) The department shall award, using a competitive request-for-proposals
25process, a contract to a service provider to administer an online early learning

1program to eligible children. The contract shall require the service provider to
2administer the online early learning program from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2023.
SB595,4,53 (c) 1. For each school year of the contract under par. (b ), the department shall
4pay the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (df) to the service provider awarded
5the contract under par. (b) for administering the online early learning program.
SB595,4,7 62. A service provider awarded a contract under par. (b) shall provide a total of
7$500,000 in matching funds during the 3 years of the contract.
SB595,4,108 (d) The department shall select 3 urban school districts and 3 rural school
9districts in which the service provider awarded a contract under par. (b) shall
10administer the online early learning pilot program.
SB595,4,1311 (e) The department shall require the service provider awarded a contract under
12par. (b) to submit an annual report to the department that contains all of the
13following information for each school district selected under par. (d):
SB595,4,15 141. The number of eligible children who applied to participate in the online early
15learning program.
SB595,4,17 162. The number of eligible children selected to participate in the online early
17learning program.
SB595,4,19 183. The number of low-income families that requested a computer or home
19Internet service.
SB595,4,21 204. The number of low-income families that were provided a computer or home
21Internet service.
SB595,4,23 225. The frequency with which children participating in the online early learning
23program used the instructional software provided by the program.
SB595,4,25 246. How children participating in the online early learning program performed
25on prekindergarten and kindergarten readiness assessments.
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17. Parental feedback on the online early learning program.
SB595,5,52 (f) By October 15, 2023, the department shall compile and submit the
3information it receives under par. (e ) to the joint committee on finance and to the
4appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s.
513.172 (3).
SB595,5 6Section 5 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
7except as follows:
SB595,5,88 (1) The repeal of s. 20.255 (3) (df) takes effect on July 1, 2023.
SB595,5,99 (End)
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