GENERAL AID
121.02 School district standards.
121.05 Budget and membership report.
121.06 Determination and certification of equalized valuation.
121.07 General provisions; state aid computation.
121.08 Payment of state aids; reductions.
121.09 State aid adjustment; redetermination of assessment.
121.10 Minimum state aid.
121.105 Special adjustment aids.
121.135 State aid to county handicapped children's education boards.
121.14 State aid for summer classes.
121.15 Payment of state aid.
121.17 Use of federal revenue sharing funds.
121.23 Payment of aids in school district labor disputes.
SUBCHAPTER III
DRIVER EDUCATION AID AND FEES
121.41 Driver education programs.
SUBCHAPTER IV
TRANSPORTATION AID
121.52 Vehicle, operator and driver requirements.
121.53 School bus insurance.
121.54 Transportation by school districts.
121.545 Additional transportation.
121.55 Methods of providing transportation.
121.555 Alternative methods of providing transportation.
121.56 School bus routes.
121.57 Board and lodging or house rental in lieu of transportation.
SUBCHAPTER V
TUITION PAYMENTS
121.76 Definitions and general provisions.
121.77 Admission of nonresident pupils.
121.78 Tuition payments by school districts.
121.79 Tuition payments by state.
121.80 Tuition payments by counties.
121.81 Tuition payments by parents.
121.82 Tuition payment by adult.
121.83 Computation of tuition.
121.84 Tuition waiver; special cases.
SUBCHAPTER VI
SPECIAL TRANSFER AID
121.85 Special transfer programs.
121.86 Merged attendance area programs.
121.87 School district report.
SUBCHAPTER VII
REVENUE LIMIT
121.92 Penalty for exceeding revenue limit.
Ch. 121 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See definitions in s.
115.001.
DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
121.004
121.004
Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
121.004(1)
(1) Average daily membership. "Average daily membership" is the sum of all pupils enrolled in all schools of the school district for each day of the school term, divided by the number of days school is actually taught. If it contains a fraction, the quotient shall be expressed as the nearest whole number.
121.004(2)
(2) Equalized valuation. The "equalized valuation" of a school district is the full value of the taxable property of the territory in the school district as certified for the prior year under
s. 121.06 (2), excluding value adjustments made under
s. 70.57 (1) resulting from appeals made under
s. 70.995. The "equalized valuation" of any taxable property in a tax incremental district shall not exceed its equalized value determined for the purpose of obtaining the tax incremental base of that district under
s. 66.46.
121.004(4)
(4) Gross cost. The "gross cost" of a fund means the sum of all nonduplicative expenditures from and other financing uses of that fund.
121.004(5)
(5) Membership. "Membership" for any school district is the sum of pupils enrolled as reported under
s. 121.05 and the summer average daily membership equivalent for classes approved under
s. 121.14.
121.004(6)
(6) Net cost. The "net cost" of a fund means the gross cost of that fund minus all nonduplicative revenues and other financing sources of that fund except property taxes and general aid. In this subsection, "nonduplicative revenues" includes federal financial assistance under
20 USC 236 to
245, to the extent permitted under federal law and regulations.
121.004(7)(a)(a) "Pupils enrolled" is the total number of pupils, as expressed by official enrollments, in all schools of the school district, except as provided in
pars. (b) to
(d). If such total contains a fraction, it shall be expressed as the nearest whole number. The same method shall be used in computing the number of pupils enrolled for resident pupils, nonresident pupils or both.
121.004(7)(b)
(b) A first grade pupil may be counted only if the pupil attains the age permitted under
s. 115.28 (8) or required under
s. 118.14 for first grade admission.
121.004(7)(c)1.1. A pupil enrolled in kindergarten may be counted only if the pupil attains the age permitted under
s. 115.28 (8) or required under
s. 118.14 for kindergarten admission. A kindergarten pupil shall be counted as one-half pupil except that:
121.004(7)(c)1.a.
a. A pupil enrolled in a 5-year-old kindergarten program requiring full-day attendance for 5 days a week for an entire school year shall be counted as one pupil.
121.004(7)(c)1.b.
b. A pupil enrolled in a 5-year-old kindergarten program requiring full-day attendance for less than 5 days a week for an entire school year shall be counted as the result obtained by multiplying the number of hours in each day in which the pupil is enrolled by the total number of days for which the pupil is enrolled, and dividing the result by the product of the number of hours of attendance per day required of first grade pupils in the school district multiplied by 180.
121.004(7)(c)2.
2. In
subd. 1. a. and
b., "full-day" means the length of the school day for pupils in the first grade of the school district operating the 5-year-old kindergarten program.
121.004(7)(cm)
(cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program that provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under
s. 121.02 (1) (f) 2. shall be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5 additional hours of outreach activities.
121.004(7)(d)
(d) A pupil enrolled in a preschool program under
subch. V of ch. 115 who is 3 years of age or older shall be counted as one-half pupil.
121.004(8)
(8) Summer average daily membership equivalent. "Summer average daily membership equivalent" is the sum of all summer classroom or laboratory periods in which each pupil is enrolled, as determined by multiplying the total number of periods in each day in which the pupil is enrolled by the total number of days for which the pupil is enrolled, divided by 1,080.
121.004(9)
(9) Teacher-pupil ratio. "Teacher-pupil ratio" is the quotient of the number of pupils enrolled divided by the number of teachers employed.
121.004(10)
(10) Teachers employed. "Teacher" means a person holding a license or certificate under
s. 115.28 (7), but does not include any person under
s. 115.29 (3). In computing the number of teachers employed, professional workers who devote less than full time to their professional duties shall be counted in proportion to the time devoted to such duties. Teachers who devote full time to handicapped children shall not be counted.
121.006
121.006
State aid withheld. 121.006(1)(a)(a) The department may withhold state aid from any school district in which the scope and character of the work are not maintained in such manner as to meet the department's approval.
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (a) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(a) The state superintendent may withhold state aid from any school district in which the scope and character of the work are not maintained in such manner as to meet the state superintendent's approval.
121.006(1)(b)
(b) No state aid may be paid in any year under this chapter to a school district which fails to meet the requirements under
sub. (2).
121.006(2)
(2) Unless the department is satisfied that the failure to meet the requirements of
pars. (a) and
(b) was occasioned by some extraordinary cause not arising from intention or neglect on the part of the responsible officers, every school district shall:
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (2) (intro.) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(2) Unless the state superintendent is satisfied that the failure to meet the requirements of pars. (a) and (b) was occasioned by some extraordinary cause not arising from intention or neglect on the part of the responsible officers, every school district shall:
121.006(2)(a)
(a) Hold school for at least 180 days each year, less any days during which the department determines that school is not held or educational standards are not maintained as the result of a strike by school district employes, the days to be computed in accordance with
s. 115.01 (10).
