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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
SENATE AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 843
March 20, 2018 - Offered by Senators Shilling, Schachtner, Risser, Miller,
Bewley, L. Taylor, Ringhand, Carpenter, Larson, Johnson, Hansen,
Erpenbach and Wirch.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,1,3 21. Page 2, line 1: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with
3page 15, line 2, and substitute:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,1,5 4 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
5insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
AB843-SSA2-SA1,2 6Section 2. 20.255 (2) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,2,2
120.255 (2) (ap) School safety aid. A sum sufficient for school safety aid under
2s. 115.434.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,3 3Section 3. 20.255 (2) (dh) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,2,54 20.255 (2) (dh) Violence prevention and reduction grants. The amounts in the
5schedule for grants to school districts under s. 115.369.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,4 6Section 4. 20.455 (2) (gr) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,2,107 20.455 (2) (gr) Handgun Firearm purchaser record check; checks for licenses or
8certifications to carry concealed weapons.
All moneys received as fee payments under
9ss. 175.35 (2i) (a), 175.49 (5m), and 175.60 (7) (c) and (d), (13), and (15) (b) 4. a. and
10b. to provide services under ss. 175.35, 175.49, and 175.60.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5 11Section 5. 115.364 (1) (a), (am) and (b) of the statutes, as created by 2017
12Wisconsin Act 59
, are amended to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,2,1813 115.364 (1) (a) “Eligible independent charter school” is a school under contract
14with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40
15(2x) that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ,
16hire, or retain social workers pupil services personnel over the amount it expended
17in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire,
18or retain social workers pupil services personnel.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,2,2419 (am) “Eligible private school” means a private school participating in a
20parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that increased the amount it
21expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
22services personnel
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately
23preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
24services personnel
.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,3,5
1(b) “Eligible school district” is a school district that increased the amount it
2expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
3services personnel
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately
4preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
5services personnel
.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,6 6Section 6. 115.364 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,3,87 115.364 (1) (c) “Pupil services personnel" means school counselors, school social
8workers, school psychologists, and school nurses.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,7 9Section 7. 115.364 (2) (a) 1., 2. and 3. of the statutes, as created by 2017
10Wisconsin Act 59
, are amended to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,3,1611 115.364 (2) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
12(da), pay to an eligible school district an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount
13by which the school district increased its expenditures in the preceding school year
14to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services personnel over the amount it
15expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
16employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services personnel.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,3,2217 2. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an
18eligible independent charter school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by
19which the independent charter school increased its expenditures in the preceding
20school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services personnel over the
21amount it expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school
22year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services personnel.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,4,323 3. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da), pay to an
24eligible private school an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount by which the
25private school increased it expenditures in the preceding school year to employ, hire,

1or retain social workers pupil services personnel over the amount it expended in the
2school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or
3retain social workers pupil services personnel.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,8 4Section 8. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. of the statutes, as created by 2017 Wisconsin
5Act 59
, is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,4,136 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. Subject to subd. 2. b., if, after making the payments
7required under par. (a), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255
8(2) (da), the state superintendent shall reimburse eligible school districts, private
9schools, and independent charter schools for an amount equal to expenditures made
10by the school district, private school, or independent charter school in the preceding
11school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services personnel less the
12amount of increased expenditures for which the school district, private school, or
13independent charter school was reimbursed under par. (a).
AB843-SSA2-SA1,9 14Section 9. 115.367 (3) of the statutes, as created by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, is
15amended to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,4,1916 115.367 (3) Awards. The department shall award grants under this section
17beginning in the 2018-19 school year. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2)
18(dt), the department shall award at least $3,250,000 $10,250,000 in grants under
19this section each school year.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,10 20Section 10. 115.369 of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,4,24 21115.369 Violence prevention and reduction grants. (1) Beginning in the
222018-19 school year, the department shall award grants on a competitive basis to
23school districts to develop and implement programs to prevent and reduce violence
24in schools.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,2
1(2) A school district may not expend proceeds of a grant received under this
2section on school district personnel costs.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,4 3(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
4section, including all of the following:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,55 (a) Rules that specify eligibility criteria for receiving a grant under this section.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,76 (b) Rules that specify eligible uses of grant proceeds, including funding any of
7the following school violence prevention activities:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,98 1. Developing and implementing conflict resolution or dispute management
9strategies, including restorative justice and student leadership programs.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,1110 2. Providing character education, asset building, peer mediation, antibullying,
11and equity programs.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,1312 3. Developing and implementing suicide risk screening, intervention, and
13prevention efforts.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,1414 4. Implementing behavioral systems of support.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,1515 5. Developing and implementing violence prevention curricula.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,1716 6. Providing wraparound services for pupils, community schools, and family
17engagement activities.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,1818 7. Providing school threat or risk assessments.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,2019 8. Developing and implementing safety, violence prevention, emergency
20preparedness, and all-hazards school plans.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,2121 9. Providing trainings with local community or law enforcement partners.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,11 22Section 11. 115.434 of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,5,23 23115.434 School safety aid. (1) In this section:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,6,324 (a) “Local law enforcement agency" means a governmental unit of one or more
25persons employed full time by a city, town, village, or county in this state for the

1purpose of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing state laws or local
2ordinances, employees of which unit are authorized to make arrests for crimes while
3acting within the scope of their authority.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,6,54 (b) “Number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.)
5and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,6,7 6(2) A school district is eligible for aid under this section if all of the following
7apply:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,6,98 (a) The school board and a local law enforcement agency jointly develop a school
9safety expenditure plan that satisfies all of the following criteria:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,6,1110 1. The plan is consistent with the school board's school safety plan under s.
11118.07 (4).
AB843-SSA2-SA1,6,1212 2. The plan covers each school in the school district.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,6,1313 3. The plan describes how the school board will use aid under this section.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,6,1514 (b) The school board approves and submits the school safety expenditure plan
15to the department.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,6,21 16(3) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, from the appropriation under s.
1720.255 (2) (ap), the department shall pay each school district that is eligible under
18sub. (2) an amount equal to $100 times the number of pupils enrolled in the school
19district or $40,000, whichever is greater, for the purpose of covering compensation
20costs associated with providing security officers in the school district, purchasing
21safety equipment, and improving school safety.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,12 22Section 12. 118.07 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,7,1123 118.07 (4) (b) A school safety plan shall be created Each school board and the
24governing body of each private school shall establish a school safety team. The school
25board or governing body shall create the school safety plan
with the active

1participation of appropriate parties, as specified by the school board or governing
2body of the private school. The appropriate parties
the school safety team. The
3school safety team
may include local law enforcement officers, fire fighters, school
4administrators, teachers, pupil services professionals, as defined in s. 118.257 (1) (c),
5parents, pupils, community members, and mental health professionals. A school
6safety plan shall include general guidelines specifying procedures for emergency
7prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The plan shall
8specify one individual employed by the school board or governing body who is
9responsible for implementing the school safety plan.
The plan shall also specify the
10process for reviewing the methods for conducting drills required to comply with the
11plan.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,13 12Section 13. 118.07 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,7,1713 118.07 (4) (d) Each school board and the governing body of each private school
14shall review the school safety plan at least once every 3 years after the plan goes into
15effect. At least once every 3 years, each school board and the governing body of each
16private school shall conduct a comprehensive security site assessment of each school
17building and facility that is owned or leased by the school board or governing body.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,14 18Section 14. 118.07 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,7,2119 118.07 (4) (e) The department shall promulgate rules to establish minimum
20standards for conducting comprehensive security site assessments and for
21establishing school safety teams.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,15 22Section 15. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59,
23is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,8,1124 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
2566.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,

1115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.367, 115.369, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.434,
2115.445, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12,
3118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164,
4118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and
5(10), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46,
6118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27),
7120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), (38),
8and (39), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class
9city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in
10the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an
11opportunity schools and partnership program.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,15g 12Section 15g. 165.25 (17) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,8,1813 165.25 (17) Background checks for private gun sales. Upon request from an
14individual, the department of justice shall perform a background check on an
15individual that is identical to a firearms restrictions record search under s. 175.35
16(1) (at) and, if the search does not indicate that the individual is prohibited from
17possessing a firearm under state or federal law, issue the individual a certificate
18indicating the results of the search that is valid for 30 days after issuance.
AB843-SSA2-SA1,15t 19Section 15t. 165.82 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,8,2320 165.82 (1) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 19.35 (3), the department of justice shall
21impose the following fees, plus any surcharge required under sub. (1m), for criminal
22history searches for purposes unrelated to criminal justice or to s. 165.25 (17), 175.35,
23175.49, or 175.60:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,16 24Section 16. 175.33 of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2-SA1,8,25 25175.33 Transfer of firearms. (1) In this section:
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