SB21-SSA1,1113,2421 120.13 (37) (b) Award Notwithstanding s. 118.33 (1m), award a high school
22diploma to a person who received a high school equivalency diploma under s. 115.29
23(4) after serving on active duty under honorable conditions if the person meets the
24conditions of par. (a) 1. to 3.
SB21-SSA1,3391d 25Section 3391d. 120.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1120.14 (1) At the close of each fiscal year, the school board of each school district
2shall employ a licensed accountant to audit the school district accounts and certify
3the audit. The audit shall include information concerning the school district's
4self-insurance plan under s. 66.0137 (4m) or 120.13 (2) (b), as specified by the
5commissioner of insurance, and information about expenditures for community
6programs and services under s. 120.13 (19). If required by the state superintendent
7under s. 115.28 (18), the audit shall include an audit of the number of pupils reported
8for membership purposes under s. 121.004 (5). The cost of the audit shall be paid
9from school district funds. Annually by September 15, the school district clerk shall
10file a financial audit statement with the state superintendent.
SB21-SSA1,3391dm 11Section 3391dm. 120.18 (1) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1114,1412 120.18 (1) (o) The number of pupils enrolled in each school transferred to an
13opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. IX of ch. 115, as reported
14by the commissioner in the enrollment report submitted pursuant to s. 115.999 (4).
SB21-SSA1,3391e 15Section 3391e. 120.42 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1114,2216 120.42 (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and, (c), and (d), school board
17members in a unified school district shall be electors of the school district and shall
18be elected at large, at large to numbered seats or at large to an apportioned election
19district area by a plurality vote of the electors of the school district. School board
20members in a unified school district shall be elected under s. 120.06 at the spring
21election. All candidates for school board seats shall file a declaration of candidacy
22as provided in s. 120.06 (6) (b).
SB21-SSA1,3391m 23Section 3391m. 120.42 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1115,424 120.42 (1) (d) 1. School board members in a unified school district that
25encompasses a city with a population greater than 75,000 but less than 100,000 and

1that encompasses at least 2 villages may by resolution provide for the election of
2members from election districts established pursuant to a representation plan under
3sub. (1m) by a plurality of the electors of each election district within the school
4district.
SB21-SSA1,1115,105 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., school board members in a unified school district
6that, on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], encompasses a
7city with a population greater than 75,000 but less than 100,000 and that
8encompasses at least 2 villages shall be elected from election districts established
9pursuant to a representation plan under sub. (1m) by a plurality of the electors of
10each election district within the school district.
SB21-SSA1,3391s 11Section 3391s. 120.42 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1115,1712 120.42 (1m) (a) The school board of a school district under sub. (1) (d) 1. that
13provides, pursuant to a resolution, for the election of members from election districts
14and the school board of a school district under sub. (1) (d) 2. shall establish a
15representation plan for the election of school board members by election district. The
16school board shall comply with all of the following in establishing the representation
17plan under this paragraph:
SB21-SSA1,1115,1918 1. Provide for 9 election districts within the school district of substantially
19equal population.
SB21-SSA1,1115,2120 2. Ensure that, to the extent practicable, each election district described in
21subd. 1. is compact.
SB21-SSA1,1115,2322 3. Ensure that, to the extent practicable, the territory within each election
23district described in subd. 1. is contiguous.
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14. Ensure that, to the extent practicable, the boundaries of each election district
2described in subd. 1. and the boundaries of municipalities encompassed within the
3school district are congruent.
SB21-SSA1,1116,54 5. Number the election districts and divide them into 3 classes such that
5one-third of the members of the school board shall be elected in each year.
SB21-SSA1,1116,126 (b) Within 60 days after establishing the representation plan under par. (a),
7and decennially thereafter within 60 days after the population count by census block,
8established in the decennial federal census of population, and maps showing the
9location and numbering of census blocks become available in printed form from the
10federal government or are published for distribution by an agency of this state, the
11school board shall adopt a district apportionment plan that apportions the territory
12of the school district into election districts pursuant to the representation plan.
SB21-SSA1,1116,1313 (c) Upon adoption of the plan under par. (b), all of the following apply:
SB21-SSA1,1116,1514 1. Candidates for school board member shall file as candidate for an identified
15election district.
SB21-SSA1,1116,1716 2. Members of the school board shall reside in the election district within the
17school district from which they are elected.
SB21-SSA1,1116,2118 (d) A district apportionment plan adopted under par. (b) after the spring
19election and before November 1 in any year shall be implemented at the spring
20election following adoption of the plan. A district apportionment plan adopted after
21November 1 in any year shall be implemented at the 2nd following spring election.
SB21-SSA1,1116,2322 (e) Notwithstanding sub. (2), at the first election in which a district
23apportionment plan adopted under par. (b) is implemented, all of the following apply:
SB21-SSA1,1116,2524 1. The first class of election districts from which members of the school board
25are elected shall be elected to serve a term of one year.
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12. The 2nd class of election districts from which members of the school board
2are elected shall be elected to serve a term of 2 years.
SB21-SSA1,1117,43 3. The 3rd class of election districts from which members of the school board
4are elected shall be elected to serve a term of 3 years.
SB21-SSA1,1117,75 4. The incumbent members of the school board who hold office at the time of
6the first election shall cease to hold office at the time the members elected in that first
7election take office.
SB21-SSA1,3393 8Section 3393. 121.02 (1) (L) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1117,159 121.02 (1) (L) 3. In grades 9 to 12, provide access to an educational program
10that enables pupils each year to study English, social studies, mathematics, science,
11vocational education, foreign language, physical education, art and music. In this
12subdivision, "access" means an opportunity to study through school district course
13offerings, independent study, cooperative educational service agencies , or
14cooperative arrangements between school boards or between school boards and
15postsecondary educational institutions.
SB21-SSA1,3393s 16Section 3393s. 121.05 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1117,1817 121.05 (1) (a) 9. Pupils enrolled in a charter school, other than a charter school
18under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
SB21-SSA1,3394 19Section 3394. 121.05 (1) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1117,2120 121.05 (1) (a) 11. Pupils residing in the school district but attending a public
21school in another school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, 121.84 (4), or 121.85 (3) (a).
SB21-SSA1,3395d 22Section 3395d. 121.07 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1117,2423 121.07 (2) Membership. For the purposes of ss. 121.08, 121.09, 121.095,
24121.105, and 121.137, a school district's membership is the sum of all of the following:
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1(a) The school district's membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), in the previous
2school year.
SB21-SSA1,1118,53 (b) The number of pupils residing in the school district in the previous school
4year who were incoming choice pupils, as defined in s. 118.60 (4d) (a), and for whom
5a payment was made under s. 118.60 (4) (bg) in the previous school year.
SB21-SSA1,1118,86 (c) The number of pupils residing in the school district in the previous school
7year for whom a payment was made under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) or (e) in the previous
8school year.
SB21-SSA1,1118,129 (d) The number of pupils residing in the school district in the previous school
10year for whom a payment was made under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) to an operator of a charter
11school established under contract with an entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. e. or f. in
12the previous school year.
SB21-SSA1,1118,1513 (e) The number of pupils residing in the school district in the previous school
14year for whom a payment was made under s. 118.40 (2r) (f) in the previous school
15year.
SB21-SSA1,1118,1816 (f) The number of pupils residing in the school district in the previous school
17year for whom a payment was made under s. 118.40 (2x) (e) in the previous school
18year.
SB21-SSA1,3395m 19Section 3395m. 121.07 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1119,520 121.07 (6) (a) (intro.) "Shared cost" is the sum of the net cost of the general fund
21and the net cost of the debt service fund, except that "shared cost" excludes any costs,
22including attorney fees, incurred by a school district as a result of its participation
23in a lawsuit commenced against the state, beginning with such costs incurred in the
24fiscal year in which the lawsuit is commenced, excludes any expenditures from a
25capital improvement fund created under s. 120.135 or a capital improvement trust

1fund created under s. 120.137, excludes any debt service costs associated with an
2environmental remediation project under s. 67.05 (7) (er),
and excludes the costs of
3transporting those transfer pupils for whom the school district operating under ch.
4119 does not receive intradistrict transfer aid under s. 121.85 (6) as a result of s.
5121.85 (6) (am). In this paragraph:
SB21-SSA1,3395t 6Section 3395t. 121.07 (6) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1119,157 121.07 (6) (e) 1. For a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08
8or 117.09, in the school year in which the consolidation takes effect and in each of the
9subsequent 4 school years, the amounts under pars. (b) and (d) shall be multiplied
10by 1.15 and rounded to the next lowest dollar. In the 5th school year following the
11school year in which the consolidation took effect, the amounts under pars. (b) and
12(d) shall be multiplied by 1.10 and rounded to the next lower dollar. In the 6th school
13year following the school year in which the consolidation took effect, the amounts
14under pars. (b) and (d) shall be multiplied by 1.05 and rounded to the next lower
15dollar.
SB21-SSA1,3395v 16Section 3395v. 121.07 (7) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1119,2517 121.07 (7) (e) 1. For a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08
18or 117.09, in the school year in which the consolidation takes effect and in each of the
19subsequent 4 school years, the amounts under pars. (a) to (bm) shall be multiplied
20by 1.15 and rounded to the next lower dollar. In the 5th school year following the
21school year in which the consolidation took effect, the amounts under pars. (a) to (bm)
22shall be multiplied by 1.10 and rounded to the next lower dollar. In the 6th school
23year following the school year in which the consolidation took effect, the amounts
24under pars. (a) to (bm) shall be multiplied by 1.05 and rounded to the next lower
25dollar.
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1Section 3395w. 121.08 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1120,42 121.08 (4) (a) 1. Add the amounts paid under s. 118.40 (2r) in the current school
3year for pupils attending a charter school established by or under a contract with an
4entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. a. to d
.
SB21-SSA1,3396n 5Section 3396n. 121.085 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1120,8 6121.085 State aid; other reductions. (1) The department shall make state
7aid adjustments under s. 118.51 (16) and (17) before making a reduction under s.
8115.7915 (4m) (f), 118.40 (2r) (g) or (2x) (f), or 118.60 (4d) (b).
SB21-SSA1,1120,14 9(2) For purposes of ss. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 2., 118.40 (2r) (g) 2. and (2x) (f) 2., and
10118.60 (4d) (b) 2., a school district's aid under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover a
11reduction if, after making state aid adjustments under s. 118.51 (16) and (17), the
12amount of the school district's aid under s. 121.08 is insufficient to cover all of the
13reductions under ss. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1., 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. and (2x) (f) 1., and 118.60
14(4d) (b) 1.
SB21-SSA1,1120,17 15(3) The state superintendent shall ensure that the aid reductions under ss.
16115.7915 (4m) (f) 1., 118.40 (2r) (g) 1. and (2x) (f) 1., and 118.60 (4d) (b) 1. lapse to the
17general fund.
SB21-SSA1,3396p 18Section 3396p. 121.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1121,719 121.105 (3) In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes
20effect under s. 117.08 or 117.09 and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the
21consolidated school district's state aid shall be an amount that is not less than the
22aggregate state aid to which the consolidating school districts were eligible in the
23school year prior to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect. In the 5th
24school year following the school year in which the consolidation took effect, the
25consolidated school district is entitled to a payment under this subsection in an

1amount that is equal to 66 percent of the payment that the consolidated school
2district received under this subsection in the prior school year. In the 6th school year
3following the school year in which the consolidation took effect, the consolidated
4school district is entitled to a payment under this subsection in an amount that is
5equal to 33 percent of the payment that the consolidated school district received in
6the 4th school year following the school year in which the consolidation took effect.

7The additional state aid shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac).
SB21-SSA1,3397 8Section 3397. 121.105 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1122,29 121.105 (4) In the school year in which a whole grade sharing agreement under
10s. 118.50 first takes effect and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the
11department shall pay additional aid to each school district that is participating in the
12agreement to ensure that the school district receives no less state aid than the
13amount of state aid to which the school district was eligible in the school year prior
14to the school year in which the whole grade sharing agreement took effect. In the 5th
15school year following the school year in which a whole grade sharing agreement first
16takes effect, the department shall pay additional aid to each school district that is
17participating in the whole grade sharing agreement in an amount that is equal to 66
18percent of the payment that the school district received under this subsection in the
19prior school year. In the 6th school year following the school year in which the whole
20grade sharing agreement first takes effect, the department shall pay to each school
21district that is participating in the whole grade sharing agreement an amount that
22is equal to 33 percent of the payment that the school district received in the 4th school
23year following the school year in which the whole grade sharing agreement took
24effect. The department shall pay additional aid under this paragraph from the

1appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac). This subsection does not apply to the renewal
2of an existing whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50.
SB21-SSA1,3398 3Section 3398. 121.136 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1122,94 121.136 (2) (a) In the 2009-10 school year and annually thereafter, the
5department shall pay additional state aid to a school district if at least 50 percent of
6the district's enrollment on the 3rd Friday of September in the immediately
7preceding even-numbered year, as rounded to the nearest whole percentage point,
8was eligible satisfied the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch
9in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
SB21-SSA1,3398d 10Section 3398d. 121.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1122,1411 121.15 (1) (c) For the payments from December to June, the total aid
12entitlement for each district shall be computed on the basis of the budget and
13membership report under s. 121.05
school district's membership, as calculated under
14s. 121.07 (2)
.
SB21-SSA1,3398f 15Section 3398f. 121.15 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1122,1816 121.15 (1g) (c) For the payments from November to June, the total aid
17entitlement shall be computed on the basis of the budget and membership report
18under s. 121.05
school district's membership, as calculated under s. 121.07 (2).
SB21-SSA1,3399 19Section 3399. 121.53 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1122,2220 121.53 (3) (c) When the school bus is used as specified in s. 340.01 (56) (am) for
21the purpose of transporting elderly seniors or disabled persons individuals with
22disabilities
in connection with a transportation assistance program for such persons.
SB21-SSA1,3400 23Section 3400. 121.58 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 121.58 (1) (a).
SB21-SSA1,3401 24Section 3401. 121.58 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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1121.58 (1) (b) Annually, by the time the department prescribes under s. 120.18,
2an operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that provides
3transportation to and from the charter school shall provide a report to the
4department that includes the number of pupils for whom transportation is provided
5and any other information the department requires related to the transportation of
6those pupils.
SB21-SSA1,3402 7Section 3402. 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1123,148 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) A school district which that provides transportation to
9and from a school under ss. 118.50 (3) (a), 121.54 (1) to (3), (5), and (6), and 121.57,
10and the a nonresident school district that a pupil attends under s. 118.51 or 121.84
11(4) which elects to provide transportation under s. 121.54 (10), and an operator of a
12charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that provides transportation
13under s. 118.40 (2r) (dm)
shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the
14following rates:
SB21-SSA1,3403 15Section 3403. 121.58 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1123,1916 121.58 (2) (a) 4. For each pupil so transported whose residence is more than
1712 miles from the school attended, $220 per school year in the 2012-13 school year
18and
$275 per school year in the 2014-15 school year and $300 per school year
19thereafter.
SB21-SSA1,3404 20Section 3404. 121.58 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1124,1121 121.58 (4) State aid for summer class transportation. Annually on or before
22October 1 of the year in which transportation is provided under s. 118.50 (3) (b) or
23121.54 (4), or under s. 121.54 (10) if the transportation is provided by the nonresident
24school district that a pupil attends under s. 118.51 or 121.84 (4), the school district
25clerk shall file with the department a report, containing such information as the

1department requires, on transportation provided by the school board to and from
2summer classes. Upon receipt of such report and if the summer classes meet the
3requirements of s. 121.14 (1) (a) 1. or 2., state aid shall be paid for such
4transportation. A school district which provides such transportation shall be paid
5state aid for such transportation at the rate of $4 per pupil transported to and from
6public school whose residence is at least 2 miles and not more than 5 miles by the
7nearest traveled route from the public school attended, and $6 per pupil transported
8to and from public school whose residence is more than 5 miles by the nearest
9traveled route from the public school attended, if the pupil is transported 30 days or
10more. The state aid shall be reduced proportionately if the pupil is transported less
11than 30 days.
SB21-SSA1,3405 12Section 3405. 121.58 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1124,1813 121.58 (6) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cr) in any fiscal year
14exceeds the amount of approved claims paid in full under this section and s. 121.575,
15the department shall distribute the balance to those school districts and charter
16school operators
entitled to state aid under this section, with each school district
17entitled recipient receiving a percentage of the balance equal to its percentage of the
18total approved claims.
SB21-SSA1,3406 19Section 3406. 121.58 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1124,2120 121.58 (7) Payment. Each school district and charter school operator entitled
21to state aid under this section shall receive its total aid entitlement in January.
SB21-SSA1,3407 22Section 3407. 121.59 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 121.59 (1) (intro.) and
23amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1124,2424 121.59 (1) (intro.) In this section, "transportation:
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1(b) "Transportation costs" means costs that are eligible for reimbursement
2under s. 121.58.
SB21-SSA1,3408 3Section 3408. 121.59 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1125,64 121.59 (1) (a) "Eligible school district" means a school district the membership
5of which in the previous school year, when divided by the school district's area in
6square miles, is 50 or less.
SB21-SSA1,3409 7Section 3409. 121.59 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1125,98 121.59 (2) (intro.) Annually the department shall pay to each eligible school
9district the amount determined as follows:
SB21-SSA1,3410 10Section 3410. 121.59 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1125,1211 121.59 (2) (e) Divide the product under par. (d) for the school district by the
12product under par. (d) for all eligible school districts.
SB21-SSA1,3411 13Section 3411. 121.77 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1125,1514 121.77 (3) Subsections (1) (b) and (2) do not apply to a pupil attending a public
15school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (4).
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