Wisconsin Statutes 39.51 – Dual enrollment credential grants
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 39.51
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Qualified: when applied to any person elected or appointed to office, means that such person has done those things which the person was by law required to do before entering upon the duties of the person's office. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) In this section:
(a) “Dual enrollment programs” means programs or courses of study designed to provide high school students with the opportunity to gain credits in both high school and an institution of higher education, including transcripted credit programs or other educational services provided by contract between a school district and an institution of higher education.
(b) “Institution of higher education” has the meaning given in s. 118.19 (1c) (a).
(c) “Membership” has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
(d) “School year” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (13).
(2) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (c), the board shall award grants to school districts, charter schools authorized under s. 118.40 (2r), and private schools participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 to support dual enrollment programs taught in high schools. These grants shall be awarded for the purpose of assisting high school teachers in covering tuition expenses for courses taken to meet the minimal qualifications necessary to teach dual enrollment courses.
(3) In each school year, the board shall award at least one grant under sub. (2) to each of the following:
(a) A school district the membership of which in the previous school year was fewer than 650 pupils.
(b) A school district the membership of which in the previous school year was 650 to 1,600 pupils.
(c) A school district the membership of which in the previous school year was more than 1,600 pupils.
(d) A charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r).
(4) Following the school year in which a school district, charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r), or private school participating in a program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 receives a grant under sub. (2), the school district, charter school, or private school shall submit to the board a report that includes all of the following information:
(a) The number of high school teachers who received financial assistance funded by the grant.
(b) The total number of postsecondary credits completed by high school teachers that were funded by the grant.
(c) The number of high school teachers described under par. (a) who are minimally qualified to teach dual enrollment courses.