PI 24.02 Purpose. Under s.ss. 118.43 (6m) and 118.44 (6) (e), Stats., the department is required to promulgate rules to implement and administer the payment of aid under this subchapter. The department shall calculate and pay aid to school districts on behalf of eligible schools an amount not to exceed $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income SECTION 3. PI 24.03 (1) and (a) 1. is renumbered PI 24.03 (1) and amended to read:
(1) Aid calculation. (a) October calculation. 1. PI 24.03(1)(a)1.The department shall calculate the amount of aid to be paid in each school year to the school district of each eligible school. The amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cu), Stats., as noted in s. 118.44 (6) (bm), Stats., shall be divided by the sum of low-income pupils in the state enrolled in a grade eligible for funding by multiplying the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten through grade 3 reported by each eligible school under sub. (3) (a)to determine the amount of aid generated by each low-income pupil. The amount generated by each low-income pupil shall be multiplied by the sum of low-income pupils within a school district enrolled in a grade eligible for funding in each eligible school of a school district to determine the amount of aid to be paid to the school district by $2,000. SECTION 4. PI 24.03 (1) (a) 2. and 3. and (b) and (c) are repealed.
SECTION 5. PI 24.03 (2) (title) is amended to read:
(2) Payment of SAGE and Achievement Gap Reduction Aid.
SECTION 6. PI 24.03 (2m) is created to read:
(2m) Cease payments for contract withdrawal. Aid for schools that withdraw from a contract under s. 118.43 or 118.44, Stats., at any point during the school year will be recalculated to reflect the portion of the school year that the eligible school was under a contract under s. 118.43 or 118.44, Stats. The withdrawing school will receive payment of a prorated amount per day that the school was operating under a contract under s. 118.43 or 118.44, Stats. The funds that would have otherwise been paid to a school district that withdraws from a contract shall be recalculated as defined under sub. (1) and disbursed proportionately to all remaining eligible schools with contracts under s. 118.43 or 118.44, Stats. SECTION 7. PI 24.03 (3) (intro.) and (a) are consolidated, renumbered PI 24.03 (3) and amended to read:
(3) School District Requirements. To receive aid under this subchapter, an eligible school shall, meet the following requirements: (a) October report. Byby the third Friday in October, each eligible school shall report to the department, on a form supplied by the department, the number of low-income pupils enrolled in a grades kindergarten to grade 3eligible for funding in the eligible school on the third Friday in September.
SECTION 8. PI 24.03 (3) (b) and (c) are repealed.
SECTION 9. PI 24.03 (Note) is amended to read:
Note: SAGE ENT, the SAGE low -income report form, and AGR ENT, the Achievement Gap Reduction low-income report form, may be obtained at no charge from the Department of Public Instruction, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 or online at https://apps5.dpi.wi.gov/formcoll/. SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE:
The proposed rules contained in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month commencing after the date of publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats.
