Wisconsin Legislature: School

Educational loan assistance program administered by the UW Board of Regents for physicians, dentists, and other health care providers: agree to practice in eligible practice area for certain amount of time to be eligible, definition provision - AB178

EdVest contributions: deadline extended due to public health emergency declared by Executive Order no. 72 - SB930

HEAB allowed to modify formula to award Wisconsin grants without JCF approval [Sec. 387; original bill only] - AB56

HEAB allowed to modify formula to award Wisconsin grants without JCF approval [Sec. 387] - SB59

Minority teacher grant program created for school districts to attract minority teachers; minority teacher loan program sunsetted [Sec. 163, 389, 1442, 9320 (1); original bill only] - AB56

Minority teacher grant program created for school districts to attract minority teachers; minority teacher loan program sunsetted [Sec. 163, 389, 1442, 9320 (1)] - SB59

Minority teacher loan program eligibility modified [A.Amdt.1: tribal school provision added] - AB51

Minority teacher loan program eligibility modified - SB55

Nurse educators: UW Board of Regents to establish a fellowship program with educational loan repayment assistance [Sec. 168, 373; original bill only] - AB56

Nurse educators: UW Board of Regents to establish a fellowship program with educational loan repayment assistance [Sec. 168, 373] - SB59

Prosecutor Board and State Prosecutors Office created; Public Defender Board authority re private bar attorneys, student loan payment pilot project provision; funding for deputy and assistant DAs, circuit courts, and state crime laboratory analysts; FTE positions provisions - AB145

Public Defender Board to establish a student loan payment pilot program for private bar attorneys who accept public defender appointments in certain counties - AB512

Public Defender Board to establish a student loan payment pilot program for private bar attorneys who accept public defender appointments in certain counties - SB461

Sibling connection scholarships created re adopted children and biological siblings who do not reside in same household - AB657

Special Needs Scholarship Program changes [Sec. 144, 1482-1493, 1495-1509, 1603, 1613, 1625, 1626, 1647, 1659, 1660, 9134 (3); original bill only] - AB56

Special Needs Scholarship Program changes [Sec. 144, 1482-1493, 1495-1509, 1603, 1613, 1625, 1626, 1647, 1659, 1660, 9134 (3)] - SB59

Student Loan Refinancing Study Committee created, report required [Sec. 9151 (1); original bill only] - AB56

Student Loan Refinancing Study Committee created, report required [Sec. 9151 (1)] - SB59

Talent incentive grants: supplemental grants [Sec. 390, 391; original bill only] - AB56

Talent incentive grants: supplemental grants [Sec. 390, 391] - SB59

Teacher loan program expanded to include persons seeking a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and is employed full-time in that area in a school or certain child care centers - AB938

Teacher loan program expanded to include persons seeking a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and is employed full-time in that area in a school or certain child care centers - SB826

Tuition expenses for a DWD approved apprenticeship program: individual and corporate income and franchise tax deductions created - AB45

Tuition expenses for a DWD approved apprenticeship program: individual and corporate income and franchise tax deductions created - SB45

Wisconsin Grants for UW System and TCS students: 2019-21 fiscal biennium appropriation increased - AB390

Wisconsin Grants for UW System and TCS students: 2019-21 fiscal biennium appropriation increased - SB359

Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority created, student loan counseling provision; DFI, HEAB, and institutions of higher education duties; report required - SB444

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100th anniversary of the AAA School Safety Patrol Program: May 2020 recognized as - AJR123

100th anniversary of the AAA School Safety Patrol Program: May 2020 recognized as - SJR89

American Indian history, culture, and tribal sovereignty: parental choice program schools and independent charter schools required to include instruction on - AB108

Bills overturning local government policies, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations: two-thirds vote required - SB23

Character education professional development for teachers, pupil service professionals, and school administrators: DPI grants, sunset provision - AB149

Character education professional development for teachers, pupil service professionals, and school administrators: DPI grants, sunset provision - SB138

Child abuse and neglect reporting hotline posted in schools required - AB761

Child abuse and neglect reporting hotline posted in schools required - SB692

``Directory data” in pupil records: adding names of parents or guardians - AB53

``Directory data” in pupil records: adding names of parents or guardians - SB57

Drills for fire, tornado, and school safety in public and private schools: previous warning permitted - AB54

Drills for fire, tornado, and school safety in public and private schools: previous warning permitted - SB56

Driver education programs offered by school boards, independent charter schools, and CESAs: DPI aid based on eligible pupils [Sec. 153, 1711, 1712; original bill only] - AB56

Driver education programs offered by school boards, independent charter schools, and CESAs: DPI aid based on eligible pupils [Sec. 153, 1711, 1712] - SB59

Dyslexia guidebook for parents, guardians, teachers, and administrators: DPI required to develop, advisory committee provision [A.Amdt.1: financial interest restriction re committee] - AB110

Electronic waste recycling program changes - AB297

Electronic waste recycling program changes - SB264

Esports participation grants to schools: DPI pilot program established - AB1001

Full-time open enrollment applications: virtual charter schools do not count in the nonresident school board limitation - AB737

Full-time open enrollment applications: virtual charter schools do not count in the nonresident school board limitation - SB688

Holocaust and other genocides: incorporation into model academic standards for social studies and instruction in specified grades required - AB816

Holocaust and other genocides: incorporation into model academic standards for social studies and instruction in specified grades required - SB744

Independent charter school authorizers cannot contract with new charter schools until set date [Sec. 1567, 1568, 1573-1577; original bill only] - AB56

Independent charter school authorizers cannot contract with new charter schools until set date [Sec. 1567, 1568, 1573-1577] - SB59

Lakeland STAR School and Lakeland STAR Academy: DPI grants, matching funds provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 163s, t, 9134 (5p), (6p), 9434 (8p)] - AB56

Lead testing of potable water sources in schools: requirements created; exception to referendum restrictions for lead remediation; BCPL loans allowed; Safe Drinking Water Loan Program provision - AB476

Local governmental units required to establish a civil service system; just cause, grievance procedure, and exception provisions - AB936

Mail containing person’s immunization status: specified entities required to ensure mail is sealed and information is not visible on outside of mail - AB783

Milk dispensers: DATCP grants to schools for purchase of - AB956

Nonresident tuition exemption for technical college and UW System students who are citizens of another country, not legal permanent residents of the U.S., and meet specified requirements [Sec. 364, 382, 9342 (2), 9347 (2); original bill only] - AB56

Part-time open enrollment program expanded and renamed the course choice program; DPI duties - AB849

Part-time open enrollment program expanded and renamed the course choice program; DPI duties - SB789

Peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs for public, private, and tribal high schools: DPI competitive grant program established - AB528

Peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs for public, private, and tribal high schools: DPI competitive grant program established - SB498

Physical restraint and seclusion of pupils in schools: laws revised - AB585

Physical restraint and seclusion of pupils in schools: laws revised - SB527

Private school choice programs, independent charter schools, Special Needs Scholarship Program re 2020 public health emergency: DPI may waive state education statutes and administrative rules; not withholding program payments; cash and investment balance requirement does not apply; hours of instruction waiver; and parental choice program application deadline for 2020-2021 extended [Sec. 57, 60-66, 105 (22), (23)] [A.Amdt.4: further revisions] - AB1038

Pupil examination requirements do not apply and DPI prohibited from publishing school accountability reports in the 2019-2020 school year [Sec. 54-56, 58, 59, 67-74, 105 (21)] - AB1038

Pupil examination requirements do not apply and DPI prohibited from publishing school accountability reports in the 2019-2020 school year [Sec. 54-56, 58, 59, 67-74, 105 (21)] - SB932

Pupil transportation aid to school districts and independent charter school operators, summer class provision [Sec. 1713, 1714, 9334 (3); original bill only] - AB56

Pupil transportation aid to school districts and independent charter school operators, summer class provision [Sec. 1713, 1714, 9334 (3)] - SB59

Reading readiness of pupils in 4K to 2nd grade: assessment modified and voluntary questionnaire added - AB632

Reading readiness of pupils in 4K to 2nd grade: assessment modified and voluntary questionnaire added - SB578

Reciprocal teaching license provisions revised - AB195

School and school district accountability report to include information on music, dance, drama, and visual arts participation - AB67

School and school district accountability report to include information on music, dance, drama, and visual arts participation - SB64

School breakfast program: eligibility expanded and reimbursement to schools that ceased operations prohibited [Sec. 1424, 1425; original bill only] - AB56

School breakfast program: eligibility expanded and reimbursement to schools that ceased operations prohibited [Sec. 1424, 1425] - SB59

School choking rescue devices: DHS grants - AB354

School choking rescue devices: DHS grants - SB330

School day milk program expanded [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1425f] - AB56

School Safety, Office of, transferred from DOJ to DPI [Sec. 41, 236, 239, 313, 1414, 1415, 1517, 1518, 1524, 1535, 1639, 1785-1788, 1792-1797, 1855, 9127 (1), 9427 (1); original bill only] - AB56

School Safety, Office of, transferred from DOJ to DPI [Sec. 41, 236, 239, 313, 1414, 1415, 1517, 1518, 1524, 1535, 1639, 1785-1788, 1792-1797, 1855, 9127 (1), 9427 (1)] - SB59

School safety plan requirements applied to operators of independent charter schools; frequency of plans submitted to Office of School Safety revised and random sampling reviewed annually - AB965

School safety plan requirements applied to operators of independent charter schools; frequency of plans submitted to Office of School Safety revised and random sampling reviewed annually - SB824

Student ID cards: contact information for suicide prevention and crisis support hotlines required [S.Amdt.1: private school provision removed, higher education institution limited to UW System and technical colleges] - AB531