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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
October 18, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Shelton, Joers, C. Anderson,
Clancy, Jacobson, Myers, Shankland, Madison, Cabrera, Conley,
Considine, Emerson, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Subeck, Bare,
Stubbs, Moore Omokunde, J. Anderson and Neubauer, cosponsored by
Senators Larson, Smith, Roys, Agard, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, L. Johnson,
Carpenter and Pfaff. Referred to Committee on Labor and Integrated
Employment.
AB521,1,4 1An Act to amend 119.04 (1); and to create 20.255 (2) (ch) and 115.422 of the
2statutes; relating to: grants to encourage individuals to pursue a career in
3teaching or to facilitate teacher licensure, granting rule-making authority, and
4making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
The bill creates a new grant program administered by the Department of Public
Instruction and available to school districts and operators of independent charter
schools to reimburse the cost of “Grow Your Own” programs. Under the bill, Grow
Your Own programs include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching,
payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for
licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for
partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for
paraprofessionals to gain licensure. The bill appropriates $5,000,000 in fiscal year
2024-25 for this purpose.
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:
AB521,1
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 - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
AB521,2 3Section 2. 20.255 (2) (ch) of the statutes is created to read:
AB521,2,64 20.255 (2) (ch) Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building.
5The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 115.422 to school districts and
6operators of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
AB521,3 7Section 3. 115.422 of the statutes is created to read:
AB521,2,15 8115.422 Grow your own programs; teacher pipeline capacity building.
9(1) In this section, “grow your own program” means a program to encourage
10individuals to pursue a career in teaching or to facilitate teacher licensure. “Grow
11your own program” includes high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching,
12payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for
13licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for
14partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for
15paraprofessionals to gain licensure.
AB521,3,2 16(2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, from the appropriation under s.
1720.255 (2) (ch), the department shall award grants to a school district or the operator

1of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) to reimburse the school district or
2charter school for costs associated with grow your own programs.
AB521,3,4 3(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
4section, including criteria for awarding a grant.
AB521,4 5Section 4. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by Wisconsin Act 12, is
6amended to read:
AB521,3,197 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
866.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
9115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.422,
10115.445, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12,
11118.124, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163,
12118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6),
13(8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.2935,
14118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m),
15(4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26),
16(34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are
17applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly
18provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any
19school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program.
AB521,3,2020 (End)
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