AB816: Bill Text

AB816,6,17 1. Divide the school district's membership in the preceding school year by the school district's membership in the 2nd preceding school year.

AB816,6,20 2. Multiply the amount of state aid that would have been received by the school district in the preceding school year, as adjusted under s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, by the quotient under subd. 1.

AB816,7,2 (3) In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes effect under s. 117.08 or 117.09 and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, if the consolidated school district's equalization aid is less than the aggregate state aid to which the consolidating school districts would have been eligible in the school year prior to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect, the department shall pay the difference to the consolidated school district.

AB816,7,4 (4) Additional aid under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bi). No aid may be paid under this section after the 2018-19 school year.

AB816,13 Section 13 . 121.105 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB816,7,11 121.105 (2) (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if a school district would receive less in state aid in the current school year before any adjustment is made under s. 121.15 (4) (b) than an amount equal to 85 90 percent of the amount of state aid that it received in the previous school year, as adjusted under s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, its state aid for the current school year shall be increased to an amount equal to 85 90 percent of the state aid received in the previous school year.

AB816,14 Section 14 . 121.105 (2) (am) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB816,7,19 121.105 (2) (am) 2. (intro.) If a school district from which territory was detached to create a new school district under s. 117.105 would receive in state aid in the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization less than 85 90 percent of the amount determined as follows, its state aid in the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization shall be increased to an amount equal to 85 90 percent of the amount determined as follows:

AB816,15 Section 15. 121.105 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB816,7,22 121.105 (5) A school district's state aid in any school year may not be less than an amount equal to $3,000 multiplied by the school district's membership.

AB816,16 Section 16 . 121.136 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB816,7,24 121.136 (3) No aid may be paid under this section after June 30, 2018.

AB816,17 Section 17. 121.15 (1m) (a) (intro.) and 3. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 121.15 (1m) (a) and amended to read:

AB816,8,7 121.15 (1m) (a) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (1g), a portion of state aid to school districts shall be distributed as follows: 3. Beginning beginning in the 1999-2000 2018-19 school year, annually the state shall pay to school districts, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), $75,000,000 $972,400,000 on the 4th Monday in July of the following school year.

AB816,18 Section 18 . 121.15 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB816,8,9 121.15 (3m) (a) In this subsection:

AB816,8,12 1. “Partial school revenues" means the sum of state school aids, property taxes levied for school districts, and aid paid to school districts under s. 79.095 (4), less all of the following:

AB816,8,15 a. The amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 2. due to a school board's increasing the services that it provides by adding responsibility for providing a service transferred to it from another school board.

AB816,8,16 b. The amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 3.

AB816,8,17 c. The amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (h).

AB816,8,18 d. The amount of any property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19).

AB816,8,21 e. An amount equal to the amount estimated to be paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) multiplied by the sum of the applicable percentages specified in s. 121.08 (4) (b) 1. and 2.

AB816,8,23 f. The amount by which the property tax levy for debt service on debt that has been approved by a referendum exceeds $490,000,000.

AB816,9,6 2. “State school aids" means the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (1) (b) and (2), other than s. 20.255 (2) (aw), (az), (bb), (dg), (dj), (fm), (fp), (fq), (fr), (fs), (fu), (fv), (k), and (m), the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (4) (es), and the amount, as determined by the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13), for grants to school district consortia under s. 16.997 (7), and to make educational technology teacher training grants under s. 16.996.

AB816,9,11 (b) By May 15, 2018, and annually by May 15 thereafter, the department, the department of administration, and the legislative fiscal bureau shall jointly certify to the joint committee on finance an estimate of the amount necessary to appropriate under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the following school year to ensure that state school aids equal the following portion of partial school revenues:

AB816,9,12 1. For the 2018-19 school year, 64.5 percent.

AB816,9,13 2. For the 2019-20 school year, 65.2 percent.

AB816,9,14 3. For the 2020-21 school year, 65.9 percent.

AB816,9,15 4. For the 2021-22 school year and each school year thereafter, two-thirds.

AB816,9,18 (c) By June 30, 2018, and biennially by June 30 thereafter, the joint committee on finance shall determine the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the following school year.

AB816,19 Section 19. 121.90 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB816,9,22 121.90 (2) (am) 1. Aid under ss. 121.08, 121.09, 121.10, 121.105, and 121.136 and subch. VI, as calculated for the current school year on October 15 under s. 121.15 (4) and including adjustments made under s. 121.15 (4).

AB816,20 Section 20 . 121.905 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB816,9,25 121.905 (1) In this section, “revenue ceiling" means $9,000 in the 2011-12 school year and in the 2012-13 school year and $9,100 in the 2013-14 2017-18 school year, $9,500 in the 2018-19 school year, $9,900 in the 2019-20 school year, and in any subsequent each school year thereafter, the amount under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.

AB816,21 Section 21 . 121.905 (3) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB816,10,8 121.905 (3) (c) 6. For the limit for the 2015-16 , 2016-17, and 2017-18 school year or any school year thereafter years, make no adjustment to the result under par. (b).

AB816,22 Section 22 . 121.905 (3) (c) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB816,10,11 121.905 (3) (c) 7. For the limit for the 2018-19 school year, add $300 to the result under par. (b).

AB816,23 Section 23. 121.905 (3) (c) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

AB816,10,14 121.905 (3) (c) 8. For the limit for the 2019-20 school year and any school year thereafter, add the result under s. 121.91 (2m) (j) 2. to the result under par. (b).

AB816,24 Section 24. 121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB816,10,19 121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 school year or for any school year thereafter years to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB816,25 Section 25 . 121.91 (2m) (im) of the statutes is created to read:

AB816,10,23 121.91 (2m) (im) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2018-19 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB816,11,2 1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) and excluding funds described under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.

AB816,11,3 2. Add $300 to the result under subd. 1.

AB816,11,5 3. Multiply the result under subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current school year and the 2 preceding school years.

AB816,26 Section 26. 121.91 (2m) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB816,11,9 121.91 (2m) (j) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2019-20 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB816,11,13 1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) and excluding funds described under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.

AB816,11,16 2. Multiply the amount of the revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.

AB816,11,17 3. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2.

AB816,11,19 4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

AB816,27 Section 27. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB816,11,24 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (c) to (i) (j), if a school district is created under s. 117.105, its revenue limit under this section for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as follows except as provided under subs. (3) and (4):

AB816,28 Section 28 . 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB816,12,11 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 school year and any school year thereafter years, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2018-19 school year, add $300 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2019-20 school year and any school year thereafter, add the amount calculated under par. (j) 3. for that school year to the result under subd. 1. a.

AB816,29 Section 29. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB816,12,17 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (e) to (i) (j), if territory is detached from a school district to create a new school district under s. 117.105, the revenue limit under this section of the school district from which territory is detached for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as follows except as provided in subs. (3) and (4):

AB816,30 Section 30 . 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB816,13,4 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 school year and any school year thereafter years, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2018-19 school year, add $300 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2019-20 school year and any school year thereafter, add the amount calculated under par. (j) 3. for that school year to the result under subd. 1. a.

AB816,31 Section 31 . 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB816,13,15 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) If 2 or more school districts are consolidated under s. 117.08 or 117.09, except as follows, in the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (hm), and in the 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 school year and in each school year thereafter years, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (i), in the 2018-19 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (im), and in the 2019-20 school year and in each school year thereafter, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (j):

AB816,32 Section 32. Nonstatutory provision.

AB816,13,21 (1) Secondary guarantee. Notwithstanding section 121.07 (7) (b) of the statutes, for the purpose of setting the secondary guaranteed valuation per member in the 2018-19 school year, the department of public instruction shall treat the appropriation under section 20.255 (2) (ac) of the statutes as if an additional $897,400,000 were appropriated in the 2018-19 fiscal year.

AB816,33 Section 33 . Fiscal change.

AB816,14,2 (1) High poverty aid. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under section 20.255 (2) (bb) of the statutes, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2018-19 is decreased by $16,830,000 for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB816,34 Section 34. Initial applicability.

AB816,14,7 (1) State aid. The treatment of sections 20.255 (2) (ac), 121.004 (7) (a) and (g), 121.07 (6) (d), and 121.105 (2) (am) 1. and 2. (intro.) and (5) of the statutes first applies to the distribution of school aid in, and the calculation of revenue limits for, the 2018-19 school year.

AB816,14,10 (2) Delayed payment. The treatment of section 121.15 (1m) (a) (intro.) and 3. of the statutes first applies to the payment made under section 121.15 (1m) (a) of the statutes on the 4th Monday in July 2019.

AB816,35 Section 35 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB816,14,14 (1) Per pupil aid. The treatment of sections 20.255 (2) (aq) and 115.437 of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2018.

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