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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 1001
January 25, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives ALLEN, ARMSTRONG, BEHNKE,
DITTRICH, EDMING, GOEBEN, GUNDRUM, RETTINGER, WICHGERS and BRANDTJEN,
cosponsored by Senators JAMES, BRADLEY and FEYEN. Referred to Committee
on Education.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to repeal 20.505 (4) (dw); and to create 20.505 (4) (dw) of the statutes;
relating to: school safety grants for public and private schools and making an
appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Administration to establish a competitive
grant program that is open to public and private schools for grants to improve the
safety of school buildings and to provide security training to school personnel. Under
the bill, DOA must delegate the administration of the grant program to cooperative
educational service agency 6 (CESA 6). In administering the program, CESA 6 must
give preference to applicants that have not received a school safety grant from the
Department of Justice. The bill provides $30,000,000 for these grants. Finally, the
grant program sunsets on July 1, 2025.
For further information see the state 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:
SECTION 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 1001
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20.505Administration, department of
(4) ATTACHED DIVISIONS AND OTHER BODIES
(dw) School safety grants GPR B $30,000,000 -0-
SECTION 2. 20.505 (4) (dw) of the statutes is created to read:
20.505 (4) (dw) School safety grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule
for grants under 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 4 (1).
SECTION 3. 20.505 (4) (dw) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
(this act), is repealed.
SECTION 4.0Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) SCHOOL SAFETY COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In this subsection:
1. “CESA 6” means cooperative educational service agency 6.
2. “Department” means the department of administration.
3. “Private school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3r).
4. “Public school” has the meaning given in s. 115.01 (1).
(b) The department shall establish a competitive grant program to award
grants to public and private schools to improve the safety of school buildings and to
provide security training to school personnel. The grant program established under
this paragraph shall be administered by the board of control of CESA 6. In awarding
grants under this paragraph, the board of control of CESA 6 shall give preference to
applicants that have not received a grant under s. 165.88.
(c) No grants may be awarded under this subsection after June 30, 2025.
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SECTION 5
ASSEMBLY BILL 1001
SECTION 5.0Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
except as follows:
(1) SCHOOL SAFETY GRANTS. The repeal of s. 20.505 (4) (dw) takes effect on July
1, 2025.
(END)
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