165.88 Grants for school safety.

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Independent charter school” means a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).

(b) “Private school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3r).

(c) “School board” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (7).

(d) “Tribal school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).

(2) Grants for school safety.

(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (f), the department of justice shall award grants for expenditures related to improving school safety. The department shall accept applications for a grant under this subsection from school boards, operators of independent charter schools, governing bodies of private schools, and tribal schools.

(b) The department of justice, in consultation with the department of public instruction, shall develop a plan for use in awarding grants under this subsection. The department of justice shall include in the plan a description of what types of expenditures are eligible to be funded by grant proceeds. Eligible expenditures shall include expenditures to comply with the model practices created in s. 165.28 (1); expenditures for training under s. 165.28 (3); expenditures for safety-related upgrades to school buildings, equipment, and facilities; and expenditures necessary to comply with s. 118.07 (4) (cf). Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the plan need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.

(3) Application requirements. An application submitted for a grant under sub. (2) shall include all of the following:

(a) A school safety plan.

(b) Blueprints of each school building and facility or, if blueprints were already submitted, a certification that the blueprints submitted are current.

(c) A proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys.

(4) Report. The department of justice shall submit an annual report to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance providing an account of the grants awarded under sub. (2) and the expenditures made with the grant moneys.

History: 2017 a. 143.