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12. "State school aids" means those aids appropriated under s. 20.255 (2), other
2than s. 20.255 (2) (fu), (k) and (m), and under s. 20.505 (4) (er).
AB150-engrossed,1464,83
(b) By June 15, 1996, and annually by June 15 thereafter, the department, the
4department of administration and the legislative fiscal bureau shall jointly certify
5to the joint committee on finance an estimate of the amount necessary to appropriate
6under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the following school year to ensure that the sum of state
7school aids and the school levy tax credit under s. 79.10 (4) equals 66.7% of partial
8school revenues.
AB150-engrossed,1464,119
(c) By June 30, 1996, and annually by June 30 thereafter, the joint committee
10on finance shall determine the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the
11following school year.
AB150-engrossed,1464,18
13121.17 Use of federal revenue sharing funds. It is the intent of the
14legislature that school districts receiving federal revenue sharing funds through the
15state under this subchapter shall utilize these funds in compliance with the federal
16revenue sharing requirements as defined in the state and local fiscal assistance act
17of 1972 (P.L.
92-512), as amended by P.L.
94-488. The department
of public
18instruction shall assure compliance with this section.
AB150-engrossed,1464,2420
121.23
(2) (intro.) If a school district holds less than 180 days of school as the
21result of a strike by school district employes, for the purposes of computing general
22aid, the state superintendent shall compute the school district's primary
and
23secondary ceiling
cost costs per member in accordance with the procedure specified
24in pars. (a) to (e). In making the calculation, the state superintendent shall:
AB150-engrossed,1465,5
1121.52
(4) The use of any motor vehicle to transport pupils shall be
2discontinued upon receipt of an order signed by the
state superintendent secretary 3or the secretary of transportation ordering such discontinuance. Personnel under
4the
state superintendent secretary or the secretary of transportation may ride any
5school bus at any time for the purpose of inspection.
AB150-engrossed,1465,87
121.555
(1) (a) A motor vehicle transporting
9 15 or less passengers in addition
8to the operator.
AB150-engrossed,1465,159
(b) A motor vehicle transporting
10 16 or more passengers in addition to the
10operator and used temporarily to provide transportation for purposes specified
11under s. 340.01 (56) (a) when the school board or the governing body requests the
12secretary of transportation to determine that an emergency exists because no
13regular transportation is available. The secretary of transportation shall approve
14or deny the request in writing. Any authorization granted under this paragraph
15shall specify the purpose and need for the emergency transportation service.
AB150-engrossed,1465,2417
121.555
(2) (a)
Insurance. If the vehicle is owned or leased by a school or a
18school bus contractor, or is a vehicle authorized under sub. (1) (b), it shall comply with
19s. 121.53. If the vehicle is transporting
9 15 or less persons in addition to the operator
20and is not owned or leased by a school or by a school bus contractor, it shall be insured
21by a policy providing property damage coverage with a limit of not less than $10,000
22and bodily injury liability coverage with limits of not less than $25,000 for each
23person, and, subject to the limit for each person, a total limit of not less than $50,000
24for each accident.
AB150-engrossed,1466,3
1121.555
(2) (c) 1. Shall possess a valid Wisconsin operator's license or a valid
2operator's license issued by another jurisdiction, as defined in s. 340.01 (41m)
, or a
3valid commercial driver license issued by Mexico.
AB150-engrossed,1466,14
5121.56 School bus routes. The school board of each district shall make and
6be responsible for all necessary provisions for the transportation of pupils, including
7establishment, administration and scheduling of school bus routes. Upon the request
8of any school board, the
state superintendent department shall provide advice and
9counsel on problems of school transportation. Any private school shall, upon the
10request of the public school officials, supply all necessary information and reports.
11The transportation of public and private school pupils shall be effectively
12coordinated to insure the safety and welfare of the pupils. Upon receipt of a signed
13order from the
state superintendent secretary, the school board shall discontinue any
14route specified by the
state superintendent secretary.
AB150-engrossed,1466,2216
121.58
(5) (title)
State superintendent Department approval. If the
state
17superintendent department is satisfied that transportation or board and lodging was
18provided in compliance with law, the
state superintendent department shall certify
19to the department of administration the sum due the school district. In case of
20differences concerning the character and sufficiency of the transportation or board
21and lodging, the
state superintendent department may determine such matter and
22his or her decision thereon its decision is final.
AB150-engrossed,1466,2524
121.845
(3) "School" means an organized educational activity operated by the
25school board and approved by the department
of public instruction.
AB150-engrossed,1467,22
121.85
(6) (a) 2. Multiply the number of transfer pupils by
0.325 0.25.
AB150-engrossed,1467,154
121.85
(6) (b) 2.
If, in any one
In each school year,
the number of pupils
5transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) constitute less than
65% of the total membership of the school district of attendance, the school district of
7attendance
of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3)
8(a) shall receive an amount equal to that produced by multiplying the number of
9pupils transferred into the
school district under sub. (3) (a)
in the previous school
10year by the amount produced by dividing the school district's net school cost by the
11sum of the membership, plus the number of pupils transferred into the
school district
12of attendance
in the previous school year under sub. (3) (a).
This subdivision applies
13to aid paid in the 1995-96 school year only if the number of pupils transferring from
14one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) in the 1994-95 school year constitutes
15less than 5% of the total membership of the school district of attendance.
AB150-engrossed,1467,2117
121.85
(6) (b) 3. If, in
any one
the 1994-95 school year, the number of pupils
18transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) constitute 5% or
19more of the total membership of the school district of attendance,
in the 1995-96
20school year the school district of attendance shall receive an amount equal to 1.2
21multiplied by the amount to which the district is entitled under subd. 2.
AB150-engrossed,1468,523
121.85
(6) (h)
Aid reduction. Beginning with aid paid in the 1996-97 school
24year, if the amount determined by the joint committee on finance under s. 121.15
25(3m) (c) is less than the amount certified to the committee under s. 121.15 (3m) (b),
1each school district's aid under par. (a) shall be calculated as if the amount
2appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) were equal to the amount certified to the
3committee and shall then be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by
4which the amount determined by the committee is less than the amount certified to
5the committee.
AB150-engrossed,1468,87
121.86
(2) (a) 2. Multiply the number of pupils enumerated under pars. (b) and
8(c) by
0.325 0.25.
AB150-engrossed,1468,1410
121.86
(3) State aid exception. Pupils under sub. (2) (b) and (c) who are
11enrolled in a kindergarten program or in a preschool program under subch. V of ch.
12115 shall be multiplied under sub. (2) (a) 2. by a number equal to the result obtained
13by multiplying
0.325 0.25 by the appropriate fraction under s. 121.004 (7) (c), (cm)
14or (d).
AB150-engrossed,1468,2216
121.86
(5) Aid reduction. Beginning with aid paid in the 1996-97 school year,
17if the amount determined by the joint committee on finance under s. 121.15 (3m) (c)
18in less than the amount certified to the committee under s. 121.15 (3m) (b), each
19school district's aid under sub. (2) shall be calculated as if the amount appropriated
20under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) were equal to the amount certified to the committee and shall
21then be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the amount
22determined by the committee is less than the amount certified to the committee.
AB150-engrossed,1469,3
1121.90
(1) "Number of pupils" means the number of pupils enrolled on the 3rd
2Friday of September
, except that "number of pupils" excludes the number of pupils
3attending private schools under s. 119.23.
AB150-engrossed,1469,105
121.90
(2) "State aid" means aid under ss. 121.08,
121.09, 121.10 and 121.105
6and subch. VI, as calculated for the current school year on October 15 under s. 121.15
7(4)
, except that "state aid" excludes any additional aid that a school district receives
8as a result of ss. 121.07 (6) (e) and (7) (e) and 121.105 (3) for school district
9consolidations that are effective on or after July 1, 1995, as determined by the
10department.
AB150-engrossed,1469,13
12121.905 Applicability. (1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $5,300 in
13the 1995-96 school year and in any subsequent school year means $5,600.
AB150-engrossed,1469,16
14(2) The revenue limit under s. 121.91 does not apply to any school district in
15any school year in which its base revenue per member, as calculated under sub. (3),
16is less than its revenue ceiling.
AB150-engrossed,1469,17
17(3) A school district's base revenue per member is determined as follows:
AB150-engrossed,1469,2418
(a) Calculate the sum of the amount of aid received under ss. 121.08, 121.10 and
19121.105 and subch. VI in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the
20previous school year, excluding funds described under s. 121.91 (4) (c), and the costs
21of the county handicapped children's education board program, as defined in s.
22121.135 (2) (a) 2., for pupils who were school district residents and solely enrolled in
23a special education program provided by a county handicapped children's education
24board in the previous school year.
AB150-engrossed,1470,4
1(b) Divide the result in par. (a) by the sum of the average of the number of pupils
2in the 3 previous school years and the number of pupils who were school district
3residents and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by a county
4handicapped children's education board program in the previous school year.
AB150-engrossed,1470,65
(c) 1. For the limit for the 1995-96 school year, add $200 to the result under par.
6(b).
AB150-engrossed,1470,87
2. For the limit for the 1996-97 school year, add $206 to the result under par.
8(b).
AB150-engrossed,1470,109
3. For the limit for the 1997-98 school year, add the result under s. 121.91 (2m)
10(c) 2. to the result under par. (b).
AB150-engrossed,1470,1211
4. For the limit for the 1998-99 school year or for any school year thereafter,
12add the result under s. 121.91 (2m) (d) 2. to the result under par. (b).
AB150-engrossed,1470,16
13(4) A school district that is exempt from the revenue limits under this section
14may not increase its base revenue per member to an amount that is greater than its
15revenue ceiling unless that school district follows the procedures prescribed in s.
16121.91 (3).
AB150-engrossed, s. 4108m
17Section 4108m. 121.91 (2m) (intro.) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are
18consolidated, renumbered 121.91 (2m) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1470,2219
121.91
(2m) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no school district
20may increase its revenues for the 1995-96
, 1996-97 or 1997-98 school year to an
21amount that exceeds the
greater of the following: (a) The amount calculated as
22follows:
AB150-engrossed,1471,2
1121.91
(2m) (a) 3. Add
$200 to the result under subd. 1.
to the result under
2subd. 2.
AB150-engrossed,1471,75
121.91
(2m) (b) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no school district may
6increase its revenues for the 1996-97 school year to an amount that exceeds the
7amount calculated as follows:
AB150-engrossed,1471,118
1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year
9and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described
10under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school
11years.
AB150-engrossed,1471,1212
2. Add $206 to the result under subd. 1.
AB150-engrossed,1471,1413
3. Multiply the result under subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils in
14the current and the 2 preceding school years.
AB150-engrossed,1471,1816
121.91
(2m) (c) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no school district may
17increase its revenues for the 1997-98 school year to an amount that exceeds the
18amount calculated as follows:
AB150-engrossed,1471,2219
1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year
20and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described
21under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school
22years.
AB150-engrossed,1471,2423
2. Multiply $206 by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s.
2473.0305 expressed as a decimal.
AB150-engrossed,1471,2525
3. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2.
AB150-engrossed,1472,2
14. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils in
2the current and the 2 preceding school years.
AB150-engrossed,1472,53
(d) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no school district may increase its
4revenues for the 1998-99 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount
5that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
AB150-engrossed,1472,96
1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year
7and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described
8under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school
9years.
AB150-engrossed,1472,1210
2. Multiply the amount determined under par. (c) 2. for the previous school year
11by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as
12a decimal.
AB150-engrossed,1472,1313
3. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2.
AB150-engrossed,1472,1514
4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils in
15the current and the 2 preceding school years.
AB150-engrossed,1472,2117
121.91
(4) (a) 3. If responsibility for providing a service is transferred from one
18school board to another under subds. 1. and 2., the department shall ensure that the
19amount of the decrease in the former school district's limit under sub. (2m) shall be
20equal to or greater than the amount of the increase in the latter school district's limit
21under sub. (2m).
AB150-engrossed,1473,323
121.91
(4) (d) If a school district's revenue in the preceding school year was less
24than the limit under sub. (2) or (2m) in the preceding school year, the limit otherwise
25applicable to the school district's revenue in the current school year under sub. (2m)
1is increased by an amount equal to 75% of the difference between the amount of its
2revenue in the preceding school year and the amount of the limit in the preceding
3school year under sub. (2) or (2m).
AB150-engrossed,1473,84(e) If a school district receives less aid under
20 USC 7701 to
7703 in the
51994-95 school year or in any school year thereafter than it received in the previous
6school year, the limit otherwise applicable to the school district's revenue in the
7following school year under sub. (2m) is increased by an amount equal to the
8reduction in such aid.
AB150-engrossed,1473,1710
121.91
(5) (a) Upon request by a school board, the
state superintendent 11department may increase the school district's limit under sub. (1) by the amount
12necessary to allow the school district to avoid increasing its level of short-term
13borrowing over the amount of short-term borrowing incurred by the school district
14in the 1992-93 school year if the school district presents clear and convincing
15evidence of the need for the increase in the limit. The school board shall provide the
16state superintendent department with any information that the
state
17superintendent department requires to make
his or her the determination.
AB150-engrossed, s. 4117b
18Section 4117b. 125.04 (11) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 125.04 (11) (a)
19and amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1473,2120
125.04
(11) (a)
Permits. Retail All permits to sell alcohol beverages shall expire
21on June 30 of each year as specified in the valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50).
AB150-engrossed,1474,424
125.19
(2) Eligibility. Alcohol beverage warehouse permits may be issued
only 25to
any a person
who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) and is qualified
1under s. 125.04 (5), except a person acting as an agent for or in the employ of another.
2Notwithstanding s. 125.04 (5) (a) 5., a person is not required to complete a
3responsible beverage server training course to be eligible for a permit under this
4section.
AB150-engrossed,1474,157
125.27
(1) (a) The department shall issue Class "B" permits to clubs
holding
8a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) that are operated solely for the playing
9of golf or tennis and are commonly known as country clubs and to clubs that are
10operated solely for curling, ski jumping or yachting, if the club is not open to the
11general public and if no Class "B" licenses are issued by the governing body of the
12municipality in which the club is located. A Class "B" permit authorizes retail sales
13of fermented malt beverages to be consumed on the premises where sold. Persons
14holding a Class "B" permit may sell beverages containing less than 0.5% of alcohol
15by volume without obtaining a license under s. 66.053 (1).