- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBs0142/1LRB-2917/1 FFK:amnFFK:amn&skw SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 267 OctoberMay 31,2, 2023 - OfferedIntroduced by Senator J AMES ., cosponsored by Representatives D ITTRICH, BRANDTJEN , S.JOHNSON and M URPHY.
AReferred Nto ACommittee CTon toMental createHealth, 115.359Substance ofAbuse thePrevention, statutes;Children and Families.
A N A CT to create 20.255 (3) (ef) and 115.359 of the statutes;
grantsa togrant supportprogram for recovery high schools.schools and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates operationala grantsgrant forprogram recovery high schools and planning grants for schools and nonprofit organizations that intend to establish recovery high schools.
UnderThe thebill bill,defines a recovery high school isas 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 disorderdisorder, 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.district, and 3) is located in a physical location that is separate from any other public, private, or tribal school.
Under the bill, theto Departmentbe ofeligible Publicfor Instructiona mustgrant, annuallya award operational grants to eligible recovery high schoolsschool thatmust applymeet for the grant.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.board of no fewer than five members.
The recovery high school demonstratesmust thatlimit its modelenrollment isto capableno more than 10, 20, or 30 pupils, depending on the number of supportingyears itsthat anticipatedthe enrollment.recovery high school has been in operation.
The recovery high school must employ ana individualdirector who is responsible for the recovery school's daily operations.
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that the pupil desires to be sober;
7.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.
TheIf 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 schoolschools, providesDPI evidence-basedmust programmingprorate tothe pupils.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.
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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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operational and planning grants.
(2)(c) ELIGIBILITY;The school is located in a physical location that is separate from any other public, private, or tribal school.
OPERATIONAL(2) GRANTAELIGIBILITYA recovery high school is eligible for a grant under sub.
(a) The recovery high school is governed by a governing board.board of no fewer than 5 members and the governing board includes at least all of the following:
(b)1. The recovery high school employs an individual who is responsible for the daily operations of the recovery high school.
(c)One Themember recoverywho high school demonstrates that its model is capablein ofrecovery. supporting its anticipated enrollment.
2.
One member who is a parent of a child who is or has been in recovery.
3.
One member who has clinical experience treating individuals with substance use or mental health disorders.
4.
One member who has teaching experience in a public or private school that operates high school grades.
5.
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.
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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.
2.
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.
3.
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 individualdirector 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.
(g)LRB-2917/1 The- recovery2024 highLegislature school- provides5 evidence-based- programmingFFK:amn&skw toSECTION pupils.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),(ef) theand departmentsubject annually shall award grants to eligiblepar. recovery high schools that apply for a grant under this subsection.
If(d), the department doesshall not award anannually applicanta thegrant full amount requested in an application, the departmentamount LRBs0142/1of -$500,000 2024to Legislatureeach -eligible 5recovery -high FFK:amnschool SECTIONthat 1applies shall provide an explanation to the applicant for thea reduced grant award.under par.
The(a). 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.
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.
ToThe developdevelopment and implementimplementation of an after-school and weekend sober activity program.
ForTransportation transportation of pupils.
ForLegal legal and accounting services.
ForGeneral general administrative costs, including insurance, office supplies and equipment, and phone and Internet costs.
(4)(d) PIf LANNINGthe GRANTSappropriation .under s.
(a)20.255 Subject(3) (ef) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under par.
(c),(b), the department shall awardprorate planningthe grantspayments toamong public,the private,eligible and tribal schools that intend to establish a recovery high schoolschools. and nonprofit organizations that intend to establish a recovery high school.
An(4) applicantREPORTING. 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.
IfBy theno departmentlater doesthan notAugust award1, ana applicantrecovery thehigh fullschool amountthat requestedreceived ina an application, the department shall provide an explanation to the applicant for the reduced grant award.under sub.
(b)(3) Ain grantthe underprevious thisschool subsectionyear mayshall bereport, usedin fora anymanner 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: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.
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Curriculum and lesson planning.
4.
Mental health services planning.
5.
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.
2.
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.
3.
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.
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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.2.
c.3.
Demographic information about pupils enrolled in the recovery high school, including age, gender, race, ethnicity, and school district of residence.
d.4.
e.5.
f.6.
g.7.
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LRBs0142/1(5) -RETURN 2024OF LegislatureGRANT -FUNDSIf 8a -recovery FFK:amnhigh Sschool ECTIONcloses 1during j.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.