SB45-SSA1,1121,1816 119.82 (3) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ec) (kp), the state
17superintendent shall pay to the board the amount specified in the spending plan
18under s. 119.80 in each school year for the programs under sub. (1).
SB45-SSA1, s. 2125 19Section 2125. 120.13 (26r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1121,2220 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) 46.043.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2126 23Section 2126. 120.13 (27m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1122,1124 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 who are eligible for free lunches or reduced-price lunches under 42
3USC 1758
or aid to 18-year-old students under s. 49.20 or for whom aid to families
4with dependent 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).
SB45-SSA1, s. 2127 12Section 2127. 121.004 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1122,1713 121.004 (7) (a) (intro.) "Pupils enrolled" is the total number of pupils, as
14expressed by official enrollments, in all schools of the school district, except as
15provided in pars. (b) to (e) (f). If such total contains a fraction, it shall be expressed
16as the nearest whole number. The same method shall be used in computing the
17number of pupils enrolled for resident pupils, nonresident pupils or both.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2128 18Section 2128. 121.004 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,1122,2219 121.004 (7) (f) A pupil who transfers from one school district to another under
20s. 121.85 (3) (a) shall be counted by the school district in which the pupil resides as
210.5 pupil or, if appropriate, as a number equal to the result obtained by multiplying
220.5 by the appropriate fraction under under par. (c), (cm) or (d).
SB45-SSA1, s. 2129 23Section 2129. 121.02 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1123,224 121.02 (1) (r) Annually Except as provided in s. 118.40 (2r) (d) 2., annually
25administer a standardized reading test developed by the department to all pupils

1enrolled in the school district in grade 3, including pupils enrolled in charter schools
2located in the school district.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2130 3Section 2130. 121.02 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1123,64 121.02 (1) (s) Administer the examinations as required under s. 118.30 (1m)
5(a), (am) and (b) and, beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, administer the high
6school graduation examination required under s. 118.30 (1m) (d)
.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2131 7Section 2131. 121.05 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2132 8Section 2132. 121.05 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1123,109 121.05 (1) (a) 9. Pupils enrolled in a charter school , other than a charter school
10under s. 118.40 (2r).
SB45-SSA1, s. 2134 11Section 2134. 121.05 (1) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1123,1312 121.05 (1) (a) 11. Pupils residing in the school district but attending a public
13school in another school district under s. 118.51 or 121.85 (3) (a).
SB45-SSA1, s. 2135 14Section 2135. 121.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1123,2315 121.07 (1) (a) The membership of the school district in the previous school year
16and the shared cost for the previous school year shall be used in computing general
17aid, except that the membership used to compute state aid to the school district
18operating under ch. 119 shall include those pupils who are attending a private school
19under s. 119.23 in the current school year and were enrolled in grades kindergarten
20to 3 in a private school located in the city of Milwaukee other than under s. 119.23
21in the previous school year
. If a school district has a state trust fund loan as a result
22of s. 24.61 (3) (c) 2., the school district's debt service costs shall be based upon current
23school year costs for the term of the loan and for one additional school year.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2135t 24Section 2135t. 121.07 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1124,9
1121.07 (6) (a) "Shared cost" is the sum of the net cost of the general fund and
2the net cost of the debt service fund, except that "shared cost" excludes any costs,
3including attorney fees, incurred by a school district as a result of its participation
4in a lawsuit commenced against the state, beginning with such costs incurred in the
5fiscal year in which the lawsuit is commenced and excludes the costs of transporting
6those transfer pupils for whom the school district operating under ch. 119 does not
7receive intradistrict transfer aid under s. 121.85 (6) as a result of s. 121.85 (6) (am)
.
8In this paragraph, "net cost of the debt service fund" includes all of the following
9amounts:
SB45-SSA1, s. 2136 10Section 2136. 121.07 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1124,1611 121.07 (7) (b) The "secondary guaranteed valuation per member" is an amount,
12rounded to the next lower dollar, that, after subtraction of payments under ss.
13121.09, 121.105, and 121.85 (6) (b) 2. and 3. and (c) and 121.86, fully distributes an
14amount equal to the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac)
15plus $75,000,000 in the 1997-98 school year and $100,000,000 in the 1998-99 school
16year for payments under ss. 121.08 and, 121.105, 121.85 (6) (a) and (g) and 121.86.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2136m 17Section 2136m. 121.08 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,1124,2018 121.08 (4) (a) The amount of state aid that a school district is eligible to be paid
19from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) shall be reduced by the amount
20determined as follows:
SB45-SSA1,1124,2221 1. Add the amounts paid under ss. 118.40 (2r) (e) and 119.23 (4) in the current
22school year.
SB45-SSA1,1124,2423 2. Divide the sum under subd. 1. by the total amount of state aid that all school
24districts are eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac).
SB45-SSA1,1125,2
13. Multiply the amount of state aid that the school district is eligible to be paid
2from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) by the quotient under subd. 2.
SB45-SSA1,1125,43 (b) The state superintendent shall ensure that the total amount of aid
4reduction under par. (a) lapses to the general fund.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2137 5Section 2137. 121.105 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1125,106 121.105 (2) (a) 1. If a school district would receive less than 85% of the state
7aid for the current school year
in state aid in the current year than an amount equal
8to 85% of the state aid that
it received as state aid in the previous school year, its state
9aid for the current school year shall be increased to an amount equal to 85% of the
10state aid received in the previous school year.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2137m 11Section 2137m. 121.105 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1125,1612 121.105 (2) (a) 2. If a school district would receive less in state aid in the current
13school year than an amount equal to the aid that it received in the previous school
14year minus $1,000,000, its state aid for the current school year shall be increased to
15an amount equal to the state aid that it received in the previous school year minus
16$1,000,000. This subdivision does not apply after the 1998-99 school year.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2138 17Section 2138. 121.105 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1125,2118 121.105 (2) (a) 3. A school district eligible for aid under subd. 1. and 2. in the
191998-99 school year
shall receive the greater of the aid amounts under subd. 1. or
202.
The additional aid shall be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac)
21and (q).
SB45-SSA1, s. 2139m 22Section 2139m. 121.15 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 121.15 (3m)
23(a) 1m. (intro.) and amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1126,724 121.15 (3m) (a) 1m. (intro.) "Partial school revenues" means the sum of state
25school aids, other than the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bi) and (cv),

1and property taxes levied for school districts and aid paid to school districts under
2s. 79.095 (4)
, less the amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 2.
3due to a school board's increasing the services that it provides by adding
4responsibility for providing a service transferred to it from another school board and,
5less the amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 3. and less the
6amount by which property taxes levied to pay debt service exceed an amount
7determined as follows:
SB45-SSA1, s. 2139n 8Section 2139n. 121.15 (3m) (a) 1d. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,1126,139 121.15 (3m) (a) 1d. "Debt service" means the payment of any general obligation
10debt service, including debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund
11outstanding municipal obligations, interest on outstanding municipal obligations or
12the payment of related issuance costs or redemption premiums, authorized by a
13referendum and secured by the full faith and credit of the school district.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2139p 14Section 2139p. 121.15 (3m) (a) 1m. a., b. and c. of the statutes are created to
15read:
SB45-SSA1,1126,1616 121.15 (3m) (a) 1m. a. In the 2000-01 school year, $420,000,000.
SB45-SSA1,1126,1817 b. In the 2001-02 school year, $420,000,000 multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus
18the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.
SB45-SSA1,1126,2219 c. In the 2002-03 school year and in any school year thereafter, the amount
20determined in the previous school year under this subd. 1m. c. or under subd. 1m.
21b. multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305
22expressed as a decimal.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2140 23Section 2140. 121.15 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1127,324 121.15 (3m) (a) 2. "State school aids" means those aids appropriated under s.
2520.255 (2), other than s. 20.255 (2) (fm), (fu), (k) and (m), and under ss. 20.275 (1) (d),

1(es), (et), and (f), (fs) and (u) and 20.285 (1) (ee), (r) and (rc) and those aids
2appropriated under s. 20.275 (1) (s) that are used to provide grants or educational
3telecommunications access to school districts under s. 196.218 (4r) 44.73.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2141 4Section 2141. 121.15 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 121.15 (4) (b) and
5amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1127,146 121.15 (4) (b) On July 1 and October 15, using the most accurate data available,
7the state superintendent shall provide the department of revenue and each school
8district with an estimate of the total amount of state aid, as defined in s. 121.90 (2),
9the school district will receive in the current school year. On October 15, using the
10most accurate data available, the state superintendent shall calculate the total
11amount of state aid, as defined in s. 121.90 (2), that each school district will receive
12in the current school year. Any adjustments to that calculation shall be made by
13increasing or decreasing the payment made in September of the following school
14year.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2142 15Section 2142. 121.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,1127,1716 121.15 (4) (a) In this subsection, "state aid" has the meaning given in s. 121.90
17(2) except that it excludes aid paid to school districts under s. 79.095 (4).
SB45-SSA1, s. 2142d 18Section 2142d. 121.58 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1128,219 121.58 (5) State superintendent approval. If the state superintendent is
20satisfied that transportation or board and lodging was provided in compliance with
21law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration the
22sum due the school district. The state superintendent may not certify payment of
23state aid under sub. (2) for the number of pupils calculated under s. 121.85 (6) (am).

24In case of differences concerning the character and sufficiency of the transportation

1or board and lodging, the state superintendent may determine such matter and his
2or her decision is final.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2142m 3Section 2142m. 121.85 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1128,74 121.85 (6) (a) Intradistrict transfer. (intro.) The Except as provided under pars.
5(am) and (ar), the
school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one
6attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) shall be entitled to an amount
7determined as follows:
SB45-SSA1, s. 2143 8Section 2143. 121.85 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1128,109 121.85 (6) (a) 2. Multiply the number of transfer pupils, as counted for
10membership purposes under s. 121.004 (7),
by 0.25.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2143m 11Section 2143m. 121.85 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,1128,1412 121.85 (6) (am) Reduction of intradistrict transfer aid. The school district
13operating under ch. 119 may not receive aid under par. (a) for the number of pupils
14calculated as follows, if the calculation results in a positive number:
SB45-SSA1,1128,1515 1. In the 2000-01 school year:
SB45-SSA1,1128,1816 a. Subtract from 75% the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have
17provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to
18another attendance area.
SB45-SSA1,1128,2019 b. Multiply the result under subd. 1. a. by the total number of transfer pupils
20under par. (a) in the current school year.
SB45-SSA1,1128,2121 2. In the 2001-02 school year:
SB45-SSA1,1128,2422 a. Subtract from 80% the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have
23provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to
24another attendance area.
SB45-SSA1,1129,2
1b. Multiply the result under subd. 2. a. by the total number of transfer pupils
2under par. (a) in the current school year.
SB45-SSA1,1129,33 3. In the 2002-03 school year:
SB45-SSA1,1129,64 a. Subtract from 90% the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have
5provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to
6another attendance area.
SB45-SSA1,1129,87 b. Multiply the result under subd. 3. a. by the total number of transfer pupils
8under par. (a) in the current school year.
SB45-SSA1,1129,99 4. In the 2003-04 school year:
SB45-SSA1,1129,1210 a. Subtract from 95% the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have
11provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to
12another attendance area.
SB45-SSA1,1129,1413 b. Multiply the result under subd. 4. a. by the total number of transfer pupils
14under par. (a) in the current school year.
SB45-SSA1,1129,1715 5. In the 2004-05 school year and each school year thereafter, the number of
16pupils whose parents or guardians have not provided the board of school directors
17with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2143p 18Section 2143p. 121.85 (6) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,1129,2019 121.85 (6) (ar) Hold harmless. 1. In the 1999-2000 school year, the department
20shall pay to the school district operating under ch. 119 the greater of the following:
SB45-SSA1,1129,2321 a. The amount of aid received in the 1998-99 school year under par. (a)
22multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305
23expressed as a decimal.
SB45-SSA1,1129,2424 b. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).
SB45-SSA1,1130,3
12. Except as provided in subd. 3., in the 2000-01 school year and in each school
2year thereafter, the department shall pay to the school district operating under ch.
3119 the greater of the following:
SB45-SSA1,1130,64 a. The amount of aid received in the 1998-99 school year under par. (a),
5adjusted annually for the school years since 1998-99 by the allowable rate of increase
6under s. 73.0305 as described under subd. 1. a., less the reduction under par. (am).
SB45-SSA1,1130,87 b. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a), less
8the reduction under par. (am).
SB45-SSA1,1130,129 3. a. If one or more bonds are issued under s. 66.431 (5) (a) 4., subd. 2. does not
10apply beginning in the first fiscal year following certification by the secretary of
11administration to the department that the last principal and interest payment on the
12bonds has been made.
SB45-SSA1,1130,1413 b. If no bonds are issued under s. 66.431 (5) (a) 4. by the date specified in that
14section, subd. 2. does not apply beginning in the first fiscal year following that date.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2144 15Section 2144. 121.85 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2145 16Section 2145. 121.85 (6) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2146g 17Section 2146g. 121.85 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,1131,218 121.85 (6m) Use of aid for debt service. The board of directors of the school
19district operating under ch. 119 may use intradistrict transfer aid under sub. (6) to
20pay debt service on bonds issued under s. 66.431 (5m). If the board of school directors
21decides to use the aid to pay the debt service, it may request the department to remit
22the intradistrict transfer aid under sub. (6) to the redevelopment authority of the city
23of Milwaukee in an annual amount agreed to by the board of school directors and the
24department, and the department shall ensure that the aid remittance does not affect

1the amount determined to be received by the board of school directors as state aid
2under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2146r 3Section 2146r. 121.85 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,1131,204 121.85 (7) Transportation. Transportation shall be provided to pupils
5transferring schools under this section if required under subch. IV. Transportation
6for a pupil attending a public school under sub. (3) (a) outside the pupil's school
7district of residence shall be provided pursuant to agreement between the school
8district of residence and the school district of attendance. If either the school district
9of residence or the school district of attendance operates a program of intradistrict
10transfers under sub. (3) (b), that school district shall be responsible for the cost of
11transportation. The school district may meet this responsibility either by
12contracting directly for provision of transportation or by reimbursing another school
13district for the cost of such a contract. Transportation for a pupil attending a public
14school under sub. (3) (b) outside his or her attendance area of residence may be
15provided by his or her school district. A school district providing transportation
16under this subsection may not claim transportation aid under subch. IV for pupils
17so transported. A school district that transports a pupil who moves outside his or her
18attendance district during the school year to the school in the pupil's former
19attendance district may use intradistrict transfer aid under sub. (6) to pay the costs
20of transporting the pupil.
SB45-SSA1, s. 2146w 21Section 2146w. 121.87 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,1132,222 121.87 (3) In addition to the report under sub. (1), annually by May 1 the board
23of school directors of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall submit a report
24to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that specifies the number, percentage, race, sex,

1grade and attendance area of pupils transferred outside their attendance area
2without written consent under s. 121.85 (6) (am).
SB45-SSA1, s. 2147 3Section 2147. 121.90 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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