AB100, s. 2855
11Section
2855. 120.12 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1218,1312
120.12
(14) Course of study. Determine the school course of study
, with the
13advice of the department.
AB100, s. 2856
14Section
2856. 120.12 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1218,1915
120.12
(17) University of Wisconsin system tuition. Pay the tuition of any
16pupil enrolled in the school district and attending a center or institution within the
17university of Wisconsin system if the pupil is not participating in the program under
18s.
118.37 118.55, the course the pupil is attending at the university is not offered in
19the school district and the pupil will receive high school credit for the course.
AB100, s. 2857
20Section
2857. 120.12 (25) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1218,2321
120.12
(25) Early admission to kindergarten and first grade. Prescribe
22procedures, conditions and standards for early admission to kindergarten and first
23grade.
AB100, s. 2858
24Section
2858. 120.13 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1219,7
1120.13
(2) (e)
All Except as provided in par. (f), personally identifiable medical
2and claims records relating to any self-insurance plan under par. (b) shall be kept
3confidential by the administrator of the self-insurance plan and shall be exempt
4from disclosure pursuant to s. 19.36 (1). This paragraph does not prohibit the release
5of personally identifiable records to school district personnel, to the extent that
6performance of their duties requires access to the records, but only with the prior
7written informed consent of the insured.
AB100, s. 2859
8Section
2859. 120.13 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1219,129
120.13
(2) (f) At the request of the department of industry, labor and job
10development under s. 49.22 (2m), the school board shall direct the administrator of
11the self-insurance plan to release information obtained under this subsection to the
12department of industry, labor and job development.
AB100,1219,1815
120.13
(2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
1649.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.745 (2), (3) and (5) (a) 2. and (b) 2.,
17632.747 (3), 632.87 (4) and (5), 632.895 (9) and (10), 632.896, 767.25 (4m) (d)
and, 18767.51 (3m) (d)
and 767.62 (4) (b) 4.
AB100, s. 2861
19Section
2861. 120.13 (26r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1219,2220
120.13
(26r) Contracts for outpatient mental health and developmental
21disabilities services. Contract with the department of health and family services for
22outpatient services under s. 51.07 (4).
AB100, s. 2862
23Section
2862. 120.13 (27m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1220,1124
120.13
(27m) Transportation of indigent pupils. Provide transportation to
25and from school for indigent pupils who reside in the school district and who are not
1required to be transported under s. 121.54. In this subsection, "indigent pupils"
2means pupils eligible for free lunches or reduced-price lunches under
42 USC 1758 3or aid to 18-year-old students under s. 49.20 or for whom aid to families with
4dependent children is being received under s. 49.19 or who are members of a
5Wisconsin works group, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (s), with a member who is
6participating in Wisconsin works under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) or any combination
7thereof, as determined by the school board. If a school board determines to provide
8transportation under this subsection, there shall be reasonable uniformity in the
9transportation furnished such pupils whether they attend public or private schools.
10The cost of transporting pupils under this subsection may not be included in the
11school district's shared cost under s. 121.07 (6) (a).
AB100, s. 2863
12Section
2863. 120.17 (8) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1220,2113
120.17
(8) (bm) If the equalized valuation of that part of a municipality lying
14within a school district is reduced due to the removal of property from the tax roll
15because the imposition of the property tax on that property is found unconstitutional,
16the school district clerk shall notify the supervisor of equalization. The supervisor
17of equalization shall reduce the equalized valuation by the full value of the property
18so removed and certify the resulting equalized valuation to the
department state
19superintendent and the school district clerk for use in computing the tax levy
20certifications under this subsection. Corrections may be made under this paragraph
21only for the valuations used by the department for the last 2 school years.
AB100, s. 2864
22Section
2864. 121.004 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1221,623
121.004
(2) Equalized valuation. The "equalized valuation" of a school district
24is the full value of the taxable property of the territory in the school district as
25certified for the prior year under s. 121.06 (2), excluding value adjustments made
1under s. 70.57 (1) resulting from appeals made under s. 70.995. The "equalized
2valuation" of any taxable property in a tax incremental district shall not exceed its
3equalized value determined for the purpose of obtaining the tax incremental base of
4that district under s. 66.46.
The "equalized valuation" of a school district shall be
5reduced by the amount of an environmental remediation value increment on a parcel
6of property that is certified under s. 66.462 during the period of certification.
AB100, s. 2865
7Section
2865. 121.004 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1221,108
121.004
(7) (b) A first grade pupil may be counted only if the pupil attains the
9age permitted under s.
115.28 (8) 120.12 (25) or required under s. 118.14 for first
10grade admission.
AB100, s. 2866
11Section
2866. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1221,1512
121.004
(7) (c) 1. (intro.) A pupil enrolled in kindergarten may be counted only
13if the pupil attains the age permitted under s.
115.28 (8) 120.12 (25) or required
14under s. 118.14 for kindergarten admission. A kindergarten pupil shall be counted
15as one-half pupil except that:
AB100, s. 2867
16Section
2867. 121.006 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1221,2017
121.006
(1) (a) The
department state superintendent may withhold state aid
18from any school district in which the scope and character of the work are not
19maintained in such manner as to meet the
department's
state superintendent's 20approval.
AB100, s. 2868
21Section
2868. 121.02 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1221,2322
121.02
(1) (intro.)
Each Except as provided in s. 118.40 (2r) (d), each school
23board shall:
AB100, s. 2869
24Section
2869. 121.02 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1222,4
1121.02
(1) (a) 2. Ensure that all instructional staff of charter schools located
2in the school district hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department. The
3department shall promulgate rules defining "instructional staff" for purposes of this
4subdivision
and s. 118.40 (2r) (d) 1.
AB100, s. 2870
5Section
2870. 121.02 (1) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1222,146
121.02
(1) (m) Provide access to
an education for employment a school-to-work 7program approved by the department
of industry, labor and job development under
8s. 106.135 (3) (c). Beginning in the 1997-98 school year, the program shall
9incorporate applied curricula; guidance and counseling services under par. (e);
10technical preparation under s. 118.34; college preparation; youth apprenticeship
11under s. 106.13 or other job training and work experience; and instruction in skills
12relating to employment. The
department state superintendent, in cooperation with
13the secretary of industry, labor and job development and the director of the technical
14college system, shall assist school boards in complying with this paragraph.
AB100, s. 2871
15Section
2871. 121.02 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1222,2116
121.02
(1) (s) Beginning in the 1993-94 school year, administer the
17examinations required by the department under s. 118.30 (1m) (am) and (b),
and; 18beginning in the 1996-97 school year, administer the examination required by the
19department under s. 118.30 (1m) (a)
; and beginning in the 1999-2000 school year,
20administer the high school graduation examination required under s. 118.30 (1m)
21(d).
AB100, s. 2872
22Section
2872. 121.05 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1222,2523
121.05
(1) (a) 5. Pupils
attending a technical college under s. 118.15 (1) (b) and
24pupils attending an institution of higher education
or a technical college under s.
25118.37 118.55.
AB100, s. 2873
1Section
2873. 121.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1223,62
121.06
(1) Annually on or before October 1, the full value of the taxable
3property in each part of each city, village and town in each school district shall be
4determined by the department of revenue according to its best judgment from all
5sources of information available to it and shall be certified by the department of
6revenue to the
department state superintendent.
AB100, s. 2874
7Section
2874. 121.135 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1223,148
121.135
(1) If, upon receipt of the report under s. 115.84, the
department state
9superintendent is satisfied that there are children participating in a special
10education program provided by a county handicapped children's education board,
11the
department state superintendent shall certify to the department of
12administration from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bh) in favor of the county
13handicapped children's education board the amount determined under sub. (2),
14except as provided under sub. (3).
AB100, s. 2875
15Section
2875. 121.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1223,2416
121.14
(1) State aid shall be paid to each district or county handicapped
17children's education board only for those academic summer classes or laboratory
18periods
for which the department has given prior review and approval as to the
19content of such classes or laboratory periods so as to assure that such classes and
20laboratory periods are only that are for necessary academic purposes
, as defined by
21the state superintendent by rule. Recreational programs and team sports shall not
22be eligible for aid under this section, and pupils participating in such programs shall
23not be counted as pupils enrolled under s. 121.004 (5) nor shall costs associated with
24such programs be included in shared costs under s. 121.07 (6).
AB100, s. 2876
25Section
2876. 121.15 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1224,6
1121.15
(2) (c) If the
department state superintendent notifies a school district
2that a state aid payment may be withheld under par. (a) or (b), the
department state
3superintendent shall notify each member of the school board or the school district
4clerk. If the
department state superintendent notifies the school district clerk, the
5school district clerk shall promptly distribute a copy of the notice to each member of
6the school board.
AB100, s. 2877
7Section
2877. 121.15 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1224,108
121.15
(3m) (a) 2. "State school aids" means those aids appropriated under s.
920.255 (2), other than s. 20.255 (2)
(fm), (fu), (k) and (m), and under
s. 20.505 (4) (er) 10ss. 20.275 (1) (es), (et), (f) and (u), 20.435 (3) (em) and (g) and 20.505 (1) (s).
AB100, s. 2878
11Section
2878. 121.15 (3m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 2879
12Section
2879. 121.15 (3m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 2880
13Section
2880. 121.15 (3m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1224,1914
121.15
(3m) (d) By February 15, 1999, and biennially by February 15
15thereafter, the governor shall submit to the joint committee on finance an estimate
16of the amount necessary to appropriate under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in each of the
17following 2 school years to ensure that the sum of state school aids and the school levy
18tax credit under s. 79.10 (4) in each of those school years equals two-thirds of partial
19school revenues.
AB100, s. 2881
20Section
2881. 121.17 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,1225,2
21121.17 Use of federal revenue sharing funds. It is the intent of the
22legislature that school districts receiving federal revenue sharing funds through the
23state under this subchapter shall utilize these funds in compliance with the federal
24revenue sharing requirements as defined in the state and local fiscal assistance act
1of 1972 (P.L.
92-512), as amended by P.L.
94-488. The department shall assure
2compliance with this section.
AB100, s. 2882
3Section
2882. 121.52 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1225,84
121.52
(4) The use of any motor vehicle to transport pupils shall be
5discontinued upon receipt of an order signed by the
secretary state superintendent 6or the secretary of transportation ordering such discontinuance. Personnel under
7the
secretary state superintendent or the secretary of transportation may ride any
8school bus at any time for the purpose of inspection.
AB100, s. 2883
9Section
2883. 121.54 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1225,1310
121.54
(10) Interdistrict school choice. A school board may elect to provide
11transportation, including transportation to and from summer classes, for
12nonresident pupils accepted under s. 118.51 or 118.52, or resident pupils attending
13another school district under s. 118.51 or 118.52, or both.
AB100, s. 2884
14Section
2884. 121.56 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1225,24
15121.56 School bus routes. The school board of each district shall make and
16be responsible for all necessary provisions for the transportation of pupils, including
17establishment, administration and scheduling of school bus routes. Upon the
18request of any school board, the
department state superintendent shall provide
19advice and counsel on problems of school transportation. Any private school shall,
20upon the request of the public school officials, supply all necessary information and
21reports. The transportation of public and private school pupils shall be effectively
22coordinated to insure the safety and welfare of the pupils. Upon receipt of a signed
23order from the
secretary state superintendent, the school board shall discontinue
24any route specified by the
secretary state superintendent.
AB100, s. 2885
25Section
2885. 121.58 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1226,19
1121.58
(2) (a) A school district which provides transportation to and from a
2school under ss. 121.54 (1) to (3), (5)
and, (6)
and (10) and 121.57 shall be paid state
3aid for such transportation at the rate of $30 per school year per pupil so transported
4whose residence is at least 2 miles and not more than 5 miles from the school
5attended, $45 per school year per pupil so transported whose residence is at least 5
6miles and not more than 8 miles from the school attended, $60 per school year per
7pupil so transported whose residence is at least 8 miles and not more than 12 miles
8from the school attended, $68 per school year per pupil so transported whose
9residence is at least 12 miles and not more than 15 miles from the school attended,
10$75 per school year per pupil so transported whose residence is at least 15 miles and
11not more than 18 miles from the school attended, and $85 per school year per pupil
12so transported whose residence is more than 18 miles from the school attended. Such
13state aid shall be reduced proportionately in the case of a pupil transported for less
14than a full school year because of nonenrollment. State aid for transportation shall
15not exceed the actual cost thereof. No state aid of any kind may be paid to a school
16district which charges the pupil transported or his or her parent or guardian any part
17of the cost of transportation provided under ss. 121.54 (1) to (3), (5)
and, (6)
and (10) 18and 121.57 or which wilfully or negligently fails to transport all pupils for whom
19transportation is required under s. 121.54.
AB100, s. 2886
20Section
2886. 121.58 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1227,221
121.58
(2) (b) A school board that provides transportation under s. 121.54 (2)
22(am) shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the rates specified and
23according to the conditions established under par. (a), except that the amount of state
24aid may not exceed the amount which the school district would receive for
1transporting the child between the child's residence and school attended under s.
2121.54 (1) to (3), (5), (6)
or, (9)
or (10) or 121.57.
AB100, s. 2887
3Section
2887. 121.58 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1227,174
121.58
(4) State aid for summer class transportation. Annually on or before
5October 1 of the year in which transportation is provided under s. 121.54 (4)
or (10),
6the school district clerk shall file with the department a report, containing such
7information as the department requires, on transportation provided by the school
8board to and from summer classes. Upon receipt of such report and if the summer
9classes meet the requirements of s. 121.14 (1), state aid shall be paid for such
10transportation. A school district which provides such transportation shall be paid
11state aid for such transportation at the rate of $4 per pupil transported to and from
12public school whose residence is at least 2 miles and not more than 5 miles by the
13nearest traveled route from the public school attended, and $6 per pupil transported
14to and from public school whose residence is more than 5 miles by the nearest
15traveled route from the public school attended, if the pupil is transported 30 days or
16more. The state aid shall be reduced proportionately if the pupil is transported less
17than 30 days.
AB100, s. 2888
18Section
2888. 121.58 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1227,2519
121.58
(5) (title)
Department State superintendent approval. If the
20department state superintendent is satisfied that transportation or board and
21lodging was provided in compliance with law, the
department state superintendent 22shall certify to the department of administration the sum due the school district. In
23case of differences concerning the character and sufficiency of the transportation or
24board and lodging, the
department state superintendent may determine such matter
25and
its his or her decision is final.
AB100, s. 2889
1Section
2889. 121.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1228,92
121.77
(1) Every elementary school and high school shall be free to all pupils
3who reside in the school district. If
facilities are adequate, a school board, board of
4control of a cooperative educational service agency or county handicapped children's
5education board may admit nonresident pupils
who meet its entrance requirements.
6Nonresident pupils are admitted, they shall have all the rights and privileges of
7resident pupils and shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as resident
8pupils
, subject to s. 118.51 (4). The agency of service shall charge tuition for each
9nonresident pupil
, except as provided in s. 121.78 (1g).
AB100, s. 2890
10Section
2890. 121.78 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 121.78 (1m), and 121.78
11(1m) (title) and (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB100,1228,1912
121.78
(1m) (title)
By agreement Attendance out-of-state. (a) Upon the
13approval of the department,
the a school board
of the district of residence and the
14school board of the district of attendance may make a written agreement to may 15permit
an elementary or high school a pupil to attend a public school
, including an
16out-of-state school, located outside
the school district of residence, and the school
17district of residence this state. The school board shall pay
the tuition
. The and the 18school district
of residence shall be paid state aid as though the pupil were enrolled
19in the school district
of residence.
AB100, s. 2891
20Section
2891. 121.78 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1228,2521
121.78
(1g) Interdistrict school choice. The school board of the school district
22of residence of a pupil who attends a public school in another school district under
23s. 118.51 shall pay to the school district of attendance the amount described under
24s. 118.51 (7). The school district of residence shall be paid state aid as though the
25pupil were enrolled in that school district.
AB100, s. 2892
1Section
2892. 121.81 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1229,192
121.81
(2) (a)
A pupil whose If a pupil's parent or legal custodian
, who is a
3resident of this state but not a resident of the school district
, misses the application
4deadline under s. 118.51 (1) (a) for the attendance of the pupil in another school
5district, the pupil's parent or legal custodian may file with the school board of the
6other school district a written application for enrollment in the schools of
the that 7school district. The application shall be accompanied by a written declaration of the
8parent or legal custodian that the parent or legal custodian will establish residence
9in the school district by a specified time. If facilities are adequate, the school board
10may permit the pupil to enroll in the schools of the school district, and may require
11prepayment of a tuition fee for 9 school weeks or may waive the tuition requirement
12for that pupil. If the parent or legal custodian establishes residence in the school
13district within such 9 school weeks, the school board shall refund the tuition fee. If
14such residence is not established there shall be no refund of the tuition fee but
15another written application for enrollment may be filed for the next succeeding 9
16school weeks and, upon prepayment of a tuition fee for such 9 school weeks, the school
17board may permit the pupil to reenroll. If the parent or legal custodian establishes
18residence in the school district within the second 9 school weeks, the school board
19shall refund the tuition fee for the second 9 school weeks.
AB100, s. 2893
20Section
2893. 121.84 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1229,2421
121.84
(1) (a) A school board
may
shall permit a pupil who is enrolled in a school
22under its jurisdiction and is a resident of the school district at the beginning of the
23school year to complete the school year at the school without payment of tuition, even
24though the pupil is no longer a resident of the school district.
AB100, s. 2894
25Section
2894. 121.845 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,1230,2
1121.845
(3) "School" means an organized educational activity operated by the
2school board and approved by the department.
AB100, s. 2895
3Section
2895. 121.90 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1230,64
121.90
(1) "Number of pupils
enrolled" means the number of pupils enrolled
5on the 3rd Friday of September
, except that "number of pupils" excludes the number
6of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23.
AB100, s. 2896
7Section
2896. 121.905 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1230,108
121.905
(1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means
$5,300 $5,800 in the
91995-96 1997-98 school year and in any subsequent school year means
$5,600 10$6,000.
AB100, s. 2897
11Section
2897. 121.905 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1230,1612
121.905
(3) (b) Divide the result in par. (a) by the sum of the average of the
13number of pupils
enrolled in the 3 previous school years and the number of pupils
14enrolled who were school district residents and solely enrolled in a special education
15program provided by a county handicapped children's education board program in
16the previous school year.
AB100, s. 2898
17Section
2898. 121.91 (2m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1230,2318
121.91
(2m) (c) 1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the
19previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding
20funds described under sub. (4) (c), by
the average of
a number calculated by adding 21the number of pupils
enrolled in the 3 previous school years
, subtracting from that
22total the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23 in the 4th, 3rd
23and 2nd preceding school years, and dividing the remainder by 3.
AB100, s. 2899
24Section
2899. 121.91 (2m) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: