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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 1123
March 6, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives NOVAK, BARE, ANDRACA, CONLEY,
JACOBSON, JOERS, S. JOHNSON, MOORE OMOKUNDE, MURSAU, RATCLIFF, SINICKI,
SNODGRASS, STUBBS and SUBECK. Referred to Committee on Education.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to create 20.255 (3) (fb) and 115.412 of the statutes; relating to: grants
for fine arts teacher mentorship and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, the Department of Public Instruction must contract with a
nonprofit organization to establish a fine arts teacher mentorship program to
provide materials and services, including resources, advice, and mentorship
connections, to beginning music, art, and performing arts teachers. The nonprofit
organization must match the amount provided by DPI for the mentorship program.
The nonprofit organization must also provide a quarterly report to DPI on the
organization's compliance with the mentorship program requirements and its
expenditures on the mentorship program.
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 1123
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20.255Public instruction, department of
(3) AIDS TO LIBRARIES, INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANIZATIONS
(fb)Fine arts teacher mentorship
program GPR B 50,000 50,000
SECTION 2. 20.255 (3) (fb) of the statutes is created to read:
20.255 (3) (fb) Fine arts teacher mentorship program. Biennially, the amounts
in the schedule for a fine arts teacher mentorship program under s. 115.412.
SECTION 3. 115.412 of the statutes is created to read:
115.412 Fine arts teacher mentorship program. (1) Beginning in the
2024-25 school year, the department shall contract with a Wisconsin-based
nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to
section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code to establish a fine arts teacher
mentorship program for beginning music, art, and performing arts teachers.
(2) The nonprofit organization that enters into a contract under sub. (1) shall
match the amount provided by the department under this section. No moneys in the
appropriation under s. 20.255 (3) (fb) may be disbursed until the nonprofit
organization demonstrates to the department that the nonprofit organization meets
or will meet the match requirement. The department may consider in-kind
contributions received by the nonprofit organization for matching purposes.
(3) The fine arts teacher mentorship program under sub. (1) shall include all
of the following:
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(a) Activities and consultation in support of beginning music, art, and
performing arts teachers employed by school districts, including guidance in the
classroom and at meetings.
(b) Resources, including materials, time, and financial assistance for state
conferences, that will support a beginning music, art, or performing arts teacher's
effectiveness in the classroom.
(c) Connection of retired and currently employed, experienced music, art, and
performing arts teacher mentors with beginning music, art, and performing arts
teachers.
(d) Materials and advice specifically designed to prepare beginning music, art,
and performing arts teachers for success in the music, art, or performing arts
classroom and to prepare pupils in grades kindergarten to 12 for music, art, or
performing arts performances and festivals.
(4) The nonprofit organization that enters into a contract under sub. (1) shall
provide the department quarterly reports detailing the nonprofit organization's
compliance with the requirements under sub. (3) and any expenditures of moneys for
the fine arts teacher mentorship program.
(5) The state superintendent may for good cause suspend, revoke, or refuse to
renew a contract entered into in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(6) The nonprofit organization that enters into a contract under sub. (1) may
reimburse mentors in the fine arts teacher mentorship program for business travel
expenses incurred in the performance of a mentor's duties in the program at a rate
not to exceed the current rate of reimbursement allowed under the standard method
for computation of business travel expenses pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.
(END)
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