Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 267 — Relating to: a grant program for recovery high schools and making an appropriation. (FE)

Last action — Published 12-7-2023

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 02, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on December 07, 2023.

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The recently amended SB 267 includes a grant program specifically aimed at recovery high schools, which are designed for students recovering from substance use or mental health disorders. The updated bill differentiates between operational grants for existing recovery high schools and planning grants for new ones, broadening the support framework. Additionally, certain eligibility criteria have been simplified, such as removing the specific enrollment limits based on how long the school has operated. This change matters because it enhances access to funding for both established and prospective recovery high schools, promoting better educational options for students in recovery.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBs0142/1 FFK:amn SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 267 October 31, 2023 - Offered by Senator J AMES .
- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-2917/1 FFK:amn&skw SENATE BILL 267 May 2, 2023 - Introduced by Senator J AMES , cosponsored by Representatives D ITTRICH, BRANDTJEN , S.JOHNSON and M URPHY.
A N A CT to create 115.359 of the statutes;
Referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
A N A CT to create 20.255 (3) (ef) and 115.359 of the statutes;
grants to support recovery high schools.
a grant program for recovery high schools and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates operational grants for recovery high schools and planning grants for schools and nonprofit organizations that intend to establish recovery high schools.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates a grant program for recovery high schools.
Under the bill, a recovery high school is a public, private, or tribal school operating only high school grades that 1) is specifically designed for pupils in recovery from a substance use disorder or a mental health disorder that coexists with a substance use disorder and 2) awards high school credits that count towards a high school diploma awarded by the school or high school credits that will transfer and count towards a high school diploma awarded by a school district.
The bill defines a recovery high school as a public, private, or tribal school operating only high school grades that 1) is specifically designed for pupils in recovery from a substance use disorder or a mental health disorder that coexists with a substance use disorder, 2) awards high school credits that count towards a high school diploma awarded by the school or high school credits that will transfer and count towards a high school diploma awarded by a school district, and 3) is located in a physical location that is separate from any other public, private, or tribal school.
Under the bill, the Department of Public Instruction must annually award operational grants to eligible recovery high schools that apply for the grant.
Under the bill, to be eligible for a grant, a recovery high school must meet the following criteria:
To be eligible, a recovery high school must meet the following criteria:
The recovery high school must be governed by a governing board.
The recovery high school must be governed by a governing board of no fewer than five members.
The recovery high school demonstrates that its model is capable of supporting its anticipated enrollment.
The recovery high school must limit its enrollment to no more than 10, 20, or 30 pupils, depending on the number of years that the recovery high school has been in operation.
The recovery high school must employ an individual who is responsible for the recovery school's daily operations.
The recovery high school must employ a director who is responsible for the recovery school's daily operations.
LRBs0142/1 - 2024 Legislature - 2 - FFK:amn 5.
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- 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2917/1 FFK:amn&skw SENATE BILL 267 6.
that the pupil desires to be sober;
that pupil desires to be sober;
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The bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to annually award a grant in the amount of $500,000 to each recovery high school that applies to DPI and meets the eligibility requirements listed above.
The recovery high school provides evidence-based programming to pupils.
If in any fiscal year the amount appropriated for this purpose is insufficient to pay the full amount of the grant to all eligible recovery high schools, DPI must prorate the amount of the grants among the eligible recovery high schools.
An eligible recovery high school that applies for an operational grant must include in its application the specific grant amount for which it is applying and a budget for how it will use the grant funding it has requested.
If DPI awards an eligible recovery school less than the full amount requested, DPI must provide an explanation for the reduced amount.
Until DPI determines there are at least three recovery high schools in this state, the bill requires DPI to annually allocate $300,000 of the total amount appropriated for grants to support recovery high schools to planning grants.
Finally, the bill requires a recovery high school that receives a grant to report various information to DPI by August 1 following the school year in which the recovery high school received the grant.
Under the bill, DPI must award planning grants to public, private, and tribal schools and nonprofit organizations that intend to establish a recovery high school.
The information a recovery high school is required to report includes an independent financial audit of the recovery high school conducted by an independent certified public accountant and a written report on the recovery high school's operations in the previous school year.
However, the bill limits DPI to awarding no more than four planning grants in any school year.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
Under the bill, a planning grant may be used for hiring a recovery school consultant, general program planning, curriculum planning, mental health services planning, and any other costs incurred for establishing a recovery high school.
An applicant for a planning grant must include in its application the specific grant amount for which it is applying and a budget for how it will use the grant funding it has requested.
If DPI awards less than the full amount requested, DPI must provide an explanation for the reduced amount.
The recipient of a planning grant must return any unused grant proceeds to DPI.
Once DPI determines that there are at least three recovery high schools operating in the state, planning grants are not available unless DPI determines that the number of recovery high schools in this state drops below three.
In the event DPI determines there are less than three recovery high schools, DPI may again award planning grants.
Under the bill, the recipient of an operational or planning grant must report various information to DPI by August 1 of the following school year.
A recovery high school that receives an operational grant must report, among other information, an independent financial audit of the recovery high school conducted by an independent certified public accountant and a written report on the recovery high school's operations in the previous school year.
A recipient of a planning grant must report how the grant funding was used and the status of its plan to establish a recovery high school, which may include a final plan for establishing a recovery high school or an explanation of why the recipient no longer intends to establish a recovery high school.
Finally, the bill requires DPI to submit a request by no later than 90 days after the bill becomes law to the Joint Committee on Finance for the $1,000,000 that was LRBs0142/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - FFK:amn put in the JCF supplemental appropriation under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19 for a grant program for recovery high schools.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes:
at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
2023-24 2024-25 20.255 Public instruction, department of (3) A IDS TO LIBRARIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND ORGANIZATIONS (ef) Recovery high schools;
grants GPR A 500,000 500,000 S ECTION 2.
20.255 (3) (ef) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (3) (ef) Recovery high schools;
grants.
The amounts in the schedule for grants under s.
115.359.
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LRB-2917/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - FFK:amn&skw SECTION 3 SENATE BILL 267 SECTION 3.
operational and planning grants.
grants.
(2) ELIGIBILITY;
(c) The school is located in a physical location that is separate from any other public, private, or tribal school.
OPERATIONAL GRANTA recovery high school is eligible for a grant under sub.
(2) ELIGIBILITYA recovery high school is eligible for a grant under sub.
(a) The recovery high school is governed by a governing board.
(a) The recovery high school is governed by a governing board of no fewer than 5 members and the governing board includes at least all of the following:
(b) The recovery high school employs an individual who is responsible for the daily operations of the recovery high school.
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(c) The recovery high school demonstrates that its model is capable of supporting its anticipated enrollment.
One member who is in recovery.
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One member who is a parent of a child who is or has been in recovery.
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One member who has clinical experience treating individuals with substance use or mental health disorders.
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One member who has teaching experience in a public or private school that operates high school grades.
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One member who has established relationships in the community of the recovery high school and experience fundraising.
(b) The recovery high school employs a director who is responsible for the daily operations of the recovery high school.
- 2024 Legislature - 4 - LRB-2917/1 FFK:amn&skw SENATE BILL 267 S ECTION 3 (c) 1.
For a recovery high school that has been in operation for fewer than 3 school years, the recovery high school limits enrollment to no more than 10 pupils.
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For a recovery high school that has been in operation for at least 3 school years but fewer than 10 school years, the recovery high school limits enrollment to no more than 20 pupils.
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If the recovery high school has been in operation for at least 10 school years, the recovery high school limits enrollment to no more than 30 pupils.
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The individual responsible for the daily operations of the recovery high school determines that the pupil's enrollment should be terminated based on the pupil's behavior at the recovery high school during the probationary period.
The director of the recovery high school determines that the pupil's enrollment should be terminated based on the pupil's behavior at the recovery high school during the probationary period.
(g) The recovery high school provides evidence-based programming to pupils.
LRB-2917/1 - 2024 Legislature - 5 - FFK:amn&skw SECTION 3 SENATE BILL 267 (3) GRANTS.
For purposes of this paragraph, “evidence-based programming” includes evidence-based peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming, smaller class sizes, and self-care planning.
(3) OPERATIONAL GRANTS.
An applicant for a grant under this subsection shall include in its application the grant amount requested and a proposed budget for how it will use the grant funds in the following school year.
20.255 (3) (ef), the department annually shall award grants to eligible recovery high schools that apply for a grant under this subsection.
20.255 (3) (ef) and subject to par.
If the department does not award an applicant the full amount requested in an application, the department LRBs0142/1 - 2024 Legislature - 5 - FFK:amn SECTION 1 shall provide an explanation to the applicant for the reduced grant award.
(d), the department shall award annually a grant in the amount of $500,000 to each eligible recovery high school that applies for a grant under par.
The department shall pay 50 percent of a grant amount on the 2nd Monday of July and 50 percent of the grant amount on the 2nd Monday of January.
(a).
The department shall pay 50 percent of a grant amount on the second Monday of July and 50 percent of the grant amount on the second Monday of January.
To develop and implement an after-school and weekend sober activity program.
The development and implementation of an after-school and weekend sober activity program.
For transportation of pupils.
Transportation of pupils.
For legal and accounting services.
Legal and accounting services.
For general administrative costs, including insurance, office supplies and equipment, and phone and Internet costs.
General administrative costs, including insurance, office supplies and equipment, and phone and Internet costs.
(4) P LANNING GRANTS .
(d) If the appropriation under s.
(a) Subject to par.
20.255 (3) (ef) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under par.
(c), the department shall award planning grants to public, private, and tribal schools that intend to establish a recovery high school and nonprofit organizations that intend to establish a recovery high school.
(b), the department shall prorate the payments among the eligible recovery high schools.
An applicant for a grant under this subsection shall include in its application the grant amount requested and a proposed budget for how it will use the grant funds in the following school year.
(4) REPORTING.
If the department does not award an applicant the full amount requested in an application, the department shall provide an explanation to the applicant for the reduced grant award.
By no later than August 1, a recovery high school that received a grant under sub.
(b) A grant under this subsection may be used for any of the following:
(3) in the previous school year shall report, in a manner that does - 2024 Legislature - 6 - LRB-2917/1 FFK:amn&skw SENATE BILL 267 SECTION 3 not identify a pupil enrolled in the recovery high school, all of the following to the department:
(a) An independent financial audit of the recovery high school conducted by an independent certified public accountant.
(b) A written report on the operations of the recovery high school in the previous school year that includes at least all of the following information:
Hiring a consultant for planning the recovery high school.
2.
General program planning for the recovery high school.
LRBs0142/1 - 2024 Legislature - 6 - FFK:amn S ECTION 1 3.
Curriculum and lesson planning.
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Mental health services planning.
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Any other costs incurred to develop a final plan for establishing a recovery high school.
(c) 1.
Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision ....
[LRB inserts date], and ending on the date the department determines there are at least 3 recovery high schools in this state, in each fiscal year the department shall allocate $300,000 from the appropriation under s.
20.255 (3) (ef) for grants under this subsection.
The department may not award more than 4 grants under this subsection in any school year.
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In any school year for which the department determines that there are at least 3 recovery high schools in operation in this state, the department may not award grants under this subsection.
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In the school year beginning after the department first determines there are at least 3 recovery high schools in operation in this state and each school year thereafter, if the department determines there are fewer than 3 recovery high schools in operation in this state for that school year, the department shall allocate $100,000 from the appropriation under s.
20.255 (3) (ef) for grants under this subsection.
(5) R EPORTING.
(a) By no later than August 1, a recovery high school that received a grant under sub.
(3) in the previous school year shall report, in a manner that does not identify a pupil enrolled in the recovery high school, all of the following to the department:
1.
An independent financial audit of the recovery high school conducted by an independent certified public accountant.
LRBs0142/1 - 2024 Legislature - 7 - FFK:amn SECTION 1 2.
A written report on the operations of the recovery high school in the previous school year that includes at least all of the following information:
a.
b.
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c.
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Demographic information about pupils enrolled in the recovery high school, including age, gender, race, ethnicity, and school district of residence.
Demographic information about pupils enrolled in the recovery high school, including age, gender, ethnicity, and school district of residence.
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(5) RETURN OF GRANT FUNDSIf a recovery high school closes during a school year for which it receives a grant under sub.
How grant funding received under sub.
(3) was used to support the operations of the recovery high school.
(b) By no later than August 1, a recipient of a grant under sub.
(4) in the previous school year shall report all of the following to the department:
1.
How it used the grant funding it received under sub.
(4).
2.
The status of the grant recipient's plan to establish a recovery high school, which may include a final plan for establishing a recovery high school or an explanation of why the recipient no longer intends to establish a recovery high school.
(6) RETURN OF GRANT FUNDS.
(a) If a recovery high school closes during a school year for which it receives a grant under sub.
(b) The recipient of a grant under sub.
(4) shall return any unused grant funds to the department.
SECTION 2.Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) GRANT FUNDING;JOINT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
By no later than the 90th day after the effective date of this subsection, the department of public instruction shall submit a request to the joint committee on finance to supplement the appropriation under s.
20.255 (3) (ef) with $500,000 in each year of the fiscal biennium from funding provided to the joint committee on finance supplemental appropriation under s.
20.865 (4) (a) in 2023 Wisconsin Act 19 for a grant program for recovery high schools.
(2) GRANT AWARDS;
2023-24 SCHOOL YEARNotwithstanding s.
115.359 (3) (b), for purposes of making payment to grant recipients in the 2023-24 school year, the LRBs0142/1 - 2024 Legislature - 9 - FFK:amn SECTION 2 department may pay the grant amount to a recipient of a grant under s.
115.359 (3) (b) in one payment at any time before July 1, 2024.
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Action History

  1. Published 12-7-2023

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 72

  3. Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and passed

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  12. Read

  13. Received from Senate

  14. Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Read a third time and passed

  16. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  17. Ordered to a third reading

  18. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Read a second time

  20. Placed on the foot of the 14th order of business on the calendar of 11-14-2023

  21. Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  22. Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  24. Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  25. Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  26. Available for scheduling

  27. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  28. Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  29. Executive action taken

  30. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  31. Public hearing held

  32. Fiscal estimate received

  33. Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  34. Introduced by Senator James; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Brandtjen, S. Johnson and Murphy

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