AB304,19,15 6(6) Limitation on further reorganization. No school district created by a
7reorganization under this section may consolidate with another school district under
8s. 117.08 or 117.09, or have all of its territory attached to another school district
9under s. 117.10, 117.11 or 117.132, within 10 years after the effective date of the
10reorganization under this section. This subsection does not apply if the school
11district was created by detaching territory from a single school district, and the
12consolidation under s. 117.08 or 117.09 or the attachment under s. 117.10, 117.11 or
13117.132 will consolidate the school district with, or reattach its territory to, the school
14district from which its territory was detached by the reorganization which created
15the school district.
AB304, s. 18 16Section 18. 117.14 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304,19,2217 117.14 (1) (b) If the order is issued under ss. 117.11 117.105 to 117.132, the
18appeal shall be filed with the circuit court of any county in which any of the territory
19proposed to be detached from one school district and attached to, or included in,
20another school district is located or with the circuit court of any county in which any
21territory of the school district to which the territory is proposed to be attached, or the
22school district that is proposed to be created,
is located.
AB304, s. 19 23Section 19. 117.15 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304,20,424 117.15 (2m) If territory is proposed to be detached from one school district and
25attached to an adjoining school district or proposed to be included in a new school

1district under s. 117.105
, whether the proposed detachment will have any adverse
2effect on the program currently offered by the school district from which the territory
3is proposed to be detached, including both curricular and extracurricular aspects of
4that program.
AB304, s. 20 5Section 20. 117.15 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304,20,146 117.15 (6) The socioeconomic level and racial composition of the pupils who
7reside or will reside in territory proposed to be detached from one school district and
8attached to an adjoining school district, in territory proposed to be included in a new
9school district under s. 117.105
or in school districts proposed to be consolidated or
10in a school district proposed to be dissolved; the proportion of the pupils who reside
11in such territory who are children at risk, as defined under s. 118.153 (1) (a); and the
12effect that the pupils described in this paragraph will have on the present and future
13socioeconomic level and racial composition of the affected school districts and on the
14proportion of the affected school districts' enrollments that will be children at risk.
AB304, s. 21 15Section 21. 117.17 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304,21,416 117.17 (1) (a) Every order of school district reorganization under s. 117.08 or,
17117.09 or 117.105 that creates a new school district shall state the school districts
18which are dissolved or from which territory is detached to create the new school
19district, name the new school district, state the type of school district and the grades
20to be taught by the new school district pursuant to s. 115.01 (2), (3) and (5), designate
21the number of school board members under s. 120.01 or 120.41, designate the terms
22of initial members of the school board under s. 120.02 (3) (a), designate the method
23of election of school board members under s. 120.06 or 120.42, direct the election of
24school board members under s. 120.06 or 120.42, insofar as applicable, designate the
25date of the first election of school board members, as provided under s. 117.22 (2) (b),

1and fix the time and place for the first annual meeting of the new school district, if
2one is to be held. The secretary of the board shall give notice of the first annual
3meeting, if one is to be held, under s. 120.08 (1) (c), and shall designate a person to
4act as temporary chairperson of the annual meeting until a chairperson is elected.
AB304, s. 22 5Section 22. 117.17 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,21,96 117.17 (1) (bm) Every order of school district reorganization under s. 117.105
7shall describe the territory of the school districts from which territory is detached to
8create the new school district, state the school district created by the order and
9describe the territory of the school district created by the order.
AB304, s. 23 10Section 23. 117.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304,21,1611 117.20 (1) If a referendum is required under ss. 117.08 to 117.11, it shall be held
12on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November following receipt of the petition
13or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.08 (3) (a), 117.09 (3) (a), 117.10 (3) (a) or
14117.11 (4) (a). If a referendum is required under s. 117.105, it shall be held on the
15Tuesday after the first Monday in the 2nd November following receipt of the petition
16or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.105 (1).
AB304, s. 24 17Section 24. 117.22 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304,21,1918 117.22 (2) (a) 1. The clerk of the affected school district that has the highest
19equalized valuation, if an order of reorganization is issued under s. 117.08 or 117.105.
AB304, s. 25 20Section 25. 117.22 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,21,2321 117.22 (2) (bm) If an order of reorganization is issued under s. 117.105, the first
22election of school board members shall be held at the spring election following the
23referendum under s. 117.105 (3).
AB304, s. 23g 24Section 23g. 117.22 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304,22,14
1117.22 (2) (d) At least 12 weeks prior to the date of the election, the school
2district clerk shall publish a type A notice of the school board election, under s. 10.01
3(2) (a). No later than 5 p.m. on the date 10 weeks prior to the election, any qualified
4elector of the school district created by the reorganization may file with the school
5district clerk a sworn declaration of candidacy for the school board and, if required,
6nomination papers, as provided under s. 120.06 (6) (b). For purposes of this
7paragraph, a candidate who resides in the territory of the school district created
8pursuant to a reorganization under s. 117.105 and is otherwise a qualified elector
9shall be considered a qualified elector for a school board election under par. (bm).
A
10candidate shall file an amended declaration with the school district clerk as provided
11in s. 120.06 (6) (b). Within 8 days after the first election in the newly created school
12district, the school district clerk shall notify the successful candidates of their
13election. On the 2nd Tuesday following the election, the clerk shall administer or
14receive the official oath and the newly elected members shall take office.
AB304, s. 23r 15Section 23r. 117.22 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,22,2116 117.22 (3) Ineligibility. Any person elected to a school board in an election
17under sub. (2) (bm) who is also a member of the school board of an affected school
18district is not eligible to serve as a member of the school board for the school district
19created by the reorganization unless the person resigns as a member of the school
20board of the affected school district prior to receiving the official oath of office under
21sub. (2) (d).
AB304, s. 26 22Section 26. 117.25 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,22,2423 117.25 (4) Creations. When a school district is created under s. 117.105, all of
24the following apply:
AB304,23,5
1(a) Any employe of a school district from which territory is detached by the
2reorganization who is laid off as a result of the reorganization has priority over other
3persons for 3 years after the effective date of the reorganization for new positions and
4vacant positions for which he or she is qualified in the school district that is created
5by the reorganization.
AB304,23,106 (b) Any person who wishes to exercise his or her priority under par. (a) shall
7notify the school district that is created by the reorganization, in writing, that he or
8she wishes to be considered for any new position or vacant position and shall include
9in the notice the address to be used by the school district to notify the person of such
10positions.
AB304, s. 27 11Section 27. 117.30 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 117.30 (1) (a) and
12amended to read:
AB304,24,513 117.30 (1) (a) If Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), if a school district
14for 2 or more successive years has failed to operate a school as required by law
15sufficient classes at each grade level to provide all pupils who reside in the school
16district an opportunity to attend class at the appropriate grade level
, the board shall
17attach the territory of the school district to one or more school districts that do
18operate schools so. Within 60 days of the date on which a school district becomes
19subject to this section, the department shall so notify the school district clerk and the
20clerk of each municipality in which part of the school district lies. Prior to August
2130 of the year in which the school district becomes subject to this section, the board
22shall issue an order of school district reorganization attaching the school district to
23one or more operating school districts. Orders issued under this section take effect
24upon being filed as provided in s. 117.17 (2). The school board of each district to which
25any territory is attached under this section shall levy and collect a special tax against

1the property in the territory so attached for such amount as is payable for tuition and
2transportation, at the time of the attachment, by the school district in which the
3attached territory was located prior thereto, in the proportion that the equalized
4valuation of the attached territory bears to the total equalized valuation of the school
5district in which such territory was located prior to such attachment.
AB304, s. 28 6Section 28. 117.30 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB304,24,147 117.30 (1) (b) Before the end of the first school year beginning after the effective
8date of a reorganization under s. 117.105, the school board of the school district
9created by the reorganization may request the department to extend the 2-year time
10period under par. (a) by one year. The department may grant the extension, and may
11renew the extension for additional one-year periods, if the department determines
12that the school board has adequate plans and is making adequate progress toward
13operating sufficient classes at each grade level to provide all pupils who reside in the
14school district an opportunity to attend class at the appropriate grade level.
AB304,24,2315 (c) If a school district created under s. 117.105 fails to operate sufficient classes
16at each grade level to provide all pupils who reside in the school district an
17opportunity to attend class at the appropriate grade level before the end of the first
18school year beginning after the effective date of the reorganization under s. 117.105,
19plus the period of any extension granted under par. (b), the board's order under par.
20(a) shall reattach the territory of the school district to each of the school districts from
21which the territory was detached by the reorganization under s. 117.105, unless the
22school district from which the territory was detached is no longer an operating school
23district.
AB304, s. 26d 24Section 26d. 120.06 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 120.06 (2) (a) and
25amended to read:
AB304,25,3
1120.06 (2) (a) School Except as provided under par. (b), school board members
2shall be electors of the school district and shall be elected at large by a plurality vote
3of the electors of the school district.
AB304, s. 26h 4Section 26h. 120.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,25,75 120.06 (2) (b) School board members elected to a school board in an election
6under s. 117.22 (2) (bm) shall reside in the territory of the school district created by
7the reorganization.
AB304, s. 26p 8Section 26p. 120.42 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304,25,159 120.42 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. pars. (b) and (c), school board members
10in a unified school district shall be electors of the school district and shall be elected
11at large, at large to numbered seats or at large to an apportioned election district area
12by a plurality vote of the electors of the school district. School board members in a
13unified school district shall be elected under s. 120.06 at the spring election. All
14candidates for school board seats shall file a declaration of candidacy as provided in
15s. 120.06 (6) (b).
AB304, s. 26t 16Section 26t. 120.42 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,25,1917 120.42 (1) (c) School board members elected to a school board in an election
18under s. 117.22 (2) (bm) shall reside in the territory of the school district created by
19the reorganization.
AB304, s. 29 20Section 29. 121.07 (6) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 121.07 (6) (e) 1.
AB304, s. 30 21Section 30. 121.07 (6) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,26,222 121.07 (6) (e) 2. For a school district from which territory was detached to
23create a school district under s. 117.105, in each of the 4 school years beginning on
24the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization under s. 117.105, the

1amounts under par. (b) and (d) shall be multiplied by 1.1 and rounded to the next
2lower dollar.
AB304, s. 31 3Section 31. 121.07 (7) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 121.07 (7) (e) 1.
AB304, s. 32 4Section 32. 121.07 (7) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,26,95 121.07 (7) (e) 2. For a school district from which territory was detached to
6create a school district under s. 117.105, in each of the 4 school years beginning on
7the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization under s. 117.105, the
8amounts under pars. (a) to (bm) shall be multiplied by 1.1 and rounded to the next
9lower dollar.
AB304, s. 33 10Section 33. 121.78 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,26,1711 121.78 (2) (bm) The school board of a school district from which territory was
12detached to create a school district under s. 117.105 and the school board of the school
13district created under s. 117.105 shall permit a pupil who resides in the territory that
14was detached to continue to attend school in the school district from which the
15territory was detached until the school district created by the reorganization begins
16offering instruction at the pupil's grade level. The school board of the school district
17created by the reorganization shall pay tuition for the pupil.
AB304, s. 34 18Section 34. 121.78 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,26,2519 121.78 (2) (br) 121.78 (2) (br) The school board of a school district from which
20territory was detached to create a school district under s. 117.105 and the school
21board of the school district created under s. 117.105 shall permit a pupil who resides
22in the territory that was detached and has gained 12th grade status in the school
23district from which the territory was detached to continue to attend school in the
24school district from which the territory was detached. The school board of the school
25district created by the reorganization shall pay tuition for the pupil.
AB304, s. 35
1Section 35. 121.84 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304,27,72 121.84 (1) (b) Upon request of a pupil's parent or guardian, a school board of
3a district operating high school grades shall permit a pupil who has gained 12th
4grade status in a high school under its jurisdiction and is a resident of the school
5district at the time of gaining such status to complete 12th grade at the high school
6without payment of tuition, even though the pupil is no longer a resident of the school
7district. This paragraph does not apply to a pupil to whom s. 121.78 (2) (br) applies.
AB304, s. 36 8Section 36. 121.90 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 121.90 (2) (intro.) and
9amended to read:
AB304,27,1210 121.90 (2) (intro.) "State aid" means aid under ss. 121.08, 121.09, 121.10 and
11121.105 and subch. VI, as calculated for the current school year on October 15 under
12s. 121.15 (4), except that "state aid" excludes any all of the following:
AB304,27,15 13(a) Any additional aid that a school district receives as a result of ss. 121.07 (6)
14(e) 1. and (7) (e) 1. and 121.105 (3) for school district consolidations that are effective
15on or after July 1, 1995, as determined by the department.
AB304, s. 37 16Section 37. 121.90 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,27,1917 121.90 (2) (b) Any additional aid that a school district receives as a result of s.
18121.07 (6) (e) 2. and (7) (e) 2. for school district reorganizations under s. 117.105, as
19determined by the department.
AB304, s. 38 20Section 38. 121.905 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.905 (3) (a) 1. and
21amended to read:
AB304,28,422 121.905 (3) (a) 1. Calculate Except as provided under subd. 2., calculate the
23sum of the amount of aid received under ss. 121.08, 121.10 and 121.105 and subch.
24VI in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year,
25excluding funds described under s. 121.91 (4) (c), and the costs of the county

1handicapped children's education board program, as defined in s. 121.135 (2) (a) 2.,
2for pupils who were school district residents and solely enrolled in a special education
3program provided by a county handicapped children's education board in the
4previous school year.
AB304, s. 39 5Section 39. 121.905 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,28,86 121.905 (3) (a) 2. For a school district created under s. 117.105, for the school
7year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization, perform the following
8calculations:
AB304,28,109 a. Calculate the sum under subd. 1. for each of the school districts from which
10territory was detached to create the new school district.
AB304,28,1211 b. For each of those school districts, divide the result in subd. 2. a. by the
12number of pupils enrolled in that school district in the previous school year.
AB304,28,1513 c. For each of those school districts, multiply the result in subd. 2. b. by the
14number of pupils enrolled in that school district in the previous school year who
15resided in territory that was detached to create the new school district.
AB304,28,1616 d. Calculate the sum of the amounts determined under subd. 2. c.
AB304, s. 40 17Section 40. 121.905 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 121.905 (3) (b) 1. and
18amended to read:
AB304,28,2319 121.905 (3) (b) 1. Divide Except as provided under subd. 2., divide the result
20in par. (a) 1. by the sum of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school
21years and the number of pupils who were school district residents and solely enrolled
22in a special education program provided by a county handicapped children's
23education board program in the previous school year.
AB304, s. 41 24Section 41. 121.905 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,29,10
1121.905 (3) (b) 2. For a school district created under s. 117.105, for the school
2year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization, divide the result in par.
3(a) 2. by the number of pupils who in the previous school year were enrolled in a
4school district from which territory was detached to create the new school district
5and who resided in the detached territory; for the school year beginning on the first
6July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization, divide the result in par. (a)
72. by the number of pupils in the previous school year; and for the school year
8beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization, divide
9the result in par. (a) 2. by the average of the number of pupils in the 2 previous school
10years.
AB304, s. 42 11Section 42. 121.905 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304,29,1512 121.905 (4) A school district that is exempt from the revenue limits under this
13section
sub. (2) may not increase its base revenue per member to an amount that is
14greater than its revenue ceiling unless that school district follows the procedures
15prescribed in s. 121.91 (3).
AB304, s. 43 16Section 43. 121.91 (2m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,29,2017 121.91 (2m) (e) 1. Notwithstanding pars. (c) and (d), if a school district is
18created under s. 117.105, its revenue limit under this section for the school year
19beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as follows
20except as provided under subs. (3) and (4):
AB304,29,2321 a. Divide the result under s. 121.905 (3) (a) 2. by the total number of pupils who
22in the previous school year were enrolled in a school district from which territory was
23detached to create the new school district and who resided in the detached territory.
AB304,29,2424 b. Add $206 to the result under subd. 1. a.
AB304,30,5
1c. Multiply the result under subd. 1. b. by the number of pupils who in the
2previous school year were enrolled in a school district from which territory was
3detached to create the new school district and who resided in the detached territory,
4or by the number of pupils enrolled in the new school district in the current school
5year, whichever is greater.
AB304,30,86 2. If a school district is created under s. 117.105, the following adjustments to
7the calculations under pars. (c) and (d) apply for the 2 school years beginning on the
8July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization:
AB304,30,159 a. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date
10of the reorganization the number of pupils in the previous school year shall be used
11under pars. (c) 1. and (d) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3
12previous school years, and for the school year beginning on the 2nd July 1 following
13the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the 2
14previous school years shall be used under pars. (c) 1. and (d) 1. instead of the average
15of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.
AB304,30,1916 b. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date
17of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the current and the
18previous school years shall be used under pars. (c) 4. and (d) 4. instead of the average
19of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.
AB304, s. 44 20Section 44. 121.91 (4) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,31,221 121.91 (4) (c) 3. Funds needed for the payment of any general obligation debt
22service, including debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund
23outstanding municipal obligations, interest on outstanding municipal obligations or
24the payment of related issuance costs or redemption premiums, authorized by a
25resolution of the school board and secured by the full faith and credit of the school

1district if the issuance of the debt was not subject to a referendum as a result of s.
267.05 (6a) (bg) or (7) (j) or 67.12 (12) (e) 2r. or (h).
AB304, s. 45 3Section 45. 121.91 (4) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304,31,74 121.91 (4) (f) The limit otherwise applicable to a school district from which
5territory is detached to create a school district under s. 117.105 is increased for the
6school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization under s. 117.105
7by an amount equal to 10% of the school district's state aid.
AB304,31,88 (End)
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