115.359 Recovery high schools; operational and planning grants.

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(1)Definition. In this section, “recovery high school” means a public, private, or tribal school that operates only high school grades and meets all of the following criteria:

(a)The school is specifically designed for pupils in recovery from a substance use disorder or a mental health disorder that coexists with a substance use disorder.

(b)The school awards high school credits that count towards a high school diploma awarded by the school or high school credits that will transfer and count towards a high school diploma awarded by a school district.

(2)Eligibility; operational grant. A recovery high school is eligible for a grant under sub.

(3)if the recovery high school satisfies all of the following:

(a)The recovery high school is governed by a governing board.

(b)The recovery high school employs an individual who is responsible for the daily operations of the recovery high school.

(c)The recovery high school demonstrates that its model is capable of supporting its anticipated enrollment.

(d)If the recovery high school is a private school, the private school is a nonprofit organization.

(e)The recovery high school requires prospective pupils to apply to the recovery high school and conditions eligibility for enrollment on all of the following:

1. That the pupil desires to be sober.

2. That the pupil commits to attend the recovery high school daily.

3. That the pupil consents to weekly drug testing.

4. That the pupil agrees to a 30-day probationary period and that the pupil’s enrollment may be terminated at the end of the probationary period for any of the following reasons:

a. The pupil tests positive for a controlled substance on a drug test administered at the end of the probationary period.

b. The individual responsible for the daily operations of the recovery high school determines that the pupil’s enrollment should be terminated based on the pupil’s behavior at the recovery high school during the probationary period.

(f)The recovery high school provides evidence that it has at least one other source of funding to support its operations.

(g)The recovery high school provides evidence-based programming to pupils. For purposes of this paragraph, “evidence-based programming” includes evidence-based peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming, smaller class sizes, and self-care planning.

(3)Operational grants.

(a)A recovery high school that meets the requirements under sub.

(2)may apply for a grant under this subsection. An applicant for a grant under this subsection shall include in its application the grant amount requested and a proposed budget for how it will use the grant funds in the following school year.

(b)Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255

(ef), the department annually shall award grants to eligible recovery high schools that apply for a grant under this subsection. If the department does not award an applicant the full amount requested in an application, the department shall provide an explanation to the applicant for the reduced grant award. The department shall pay 50 percent of a grant amount on the 2nd Monday of July and 50 percent of the grant amount on the 2nd Monday of January.

(c)A recovery high school may use a grant under this subsection for any of the following purposes:

1. To employ school staff, including teachers and counselors.

2. To rent, or otherwise secure, a physical location for the school.

3. To purchase drug testing supplies.

4. To develop and implement an after-school and weekend sober activity program.