SB45: Bill Text

SB45,1005,17 118.36 School closings. The If a school board may close closes any school that it determines is low in performance by adopting, it shall adopt a resolution to that effect. If the superintendent of schools school district administrator recommends to the school board that a school be closed for low performance, he or she shall state the reasons for the recommendation in writing. If the school board closes a the school, the superintendent of schools school district administrator may reassign the school's staff members without regard to seniority in service and may reassign other employes of the school board to the school without regard to seniority in service. If the school board reopens the school, the superintendent of schools school district administrator may reassign staff members to the school without regard to seniority in service.

SB45, s. 2110 Section 2110. 119.23 (5) (intro.) and (c) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 119.23 (5) and amended to read:

SB45,1005,22 119.23 (5) The state superintendent shall: (c) Ensure ensure that pupils and parents and guardians of pupils who reside in the city are informed annually of the private schools participating in the program under this section.

SB45, s. 2111 Section 2111. 119.23 (5) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2112 Section 2112. 119.23 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2113 Section 2113. 119.235 of the statutes is renumbered 118.37, and 118.37 (1), (2) (intro.), (b), (d), (e) 2. and (f), and (3) to (5), as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB45,1006,10 118.37 (1) The A school board may contract with any nonsectarian private school located in the city school district or any nonsectarian private agency located in the city school district to provide educational programs to pupils enrolled in the school district operating under this chapter. The school board shall ensure that each private school or agency under contract with the board complies with ss. 118.125 and 118.13, 20 USC 1232g, 20 USC 1681 to 1688, 20 USC 3171 to 3197, 29 USC 794, 42 USC 2000d and 42 USC 6101 to 6107, and all health and safety laws and rules that apply to public schools.

SB45,1006,12 (2) (intro.) Each private school or agency under contract with the school board shall do all of the following:

SB45,1006,13 (b) Participate in the school board's parent information program.

SB45,1006,14 (d) Meet insurance and financial requirements established by the school board.

SB45,1006,16 (e) 2. A pupil selection process that gives preference to the siblings of enrolled pupils and that gives no other preferences except those approved by the school board.

SB45,1006,17 (f) Report to the school board any information requested by the school board.

SB45,1006,20 (3) Any pupil enrolled in the school district operating under this chapter may attend, at no charge, any private school or agency with which the school board has contracted under sub. (1) if space is available in the private school or agency.

SB45,1006,24 (4) The school board shall establish appropriate, quantifiable performance standards for pupils at each private school or agency with which it contracts in such areas as attendance, reading achievement, pupil retention, pupil promotion, parent surveys, credits earned and grade point average.

SB45,1007,4 (5) Annually, the school board shall monitor the performance of the program under this section. The school board may use the results of standardized basic educational skills tests to do so. The school board shall include a summary of its findings in its annual report to the state superintendent under s. 119.44.

SB45, s. 2114 Section 2114. 119.48 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1007,9 119.48 (4) (b) The communication shall state the purposes for which the funds from the increase in the levy rate will be used and shall request the common council to submit to the voters of the city the question of exceeding the levy rate specified in s. 65.07 (1) (f) at the September election or a special election.

SB45, s. 2115 Section 2115. 119.48 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1007,24 119.48 (4) (c) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall cause the question of exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) to be submitted to the voters of the city at the September election or at a special election next regularly scheduled spring election or general election that occurs not sooner than 45 days after receipt of the communication or at a special election held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an odd-numbered year if that date occurs not sooner than 45 days after receipt of the communication. The question of exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) shall be submitted upon a separate ballot or in some other manner so that the vote upon exceeding the levy rate specified in s. 65.07 (1) (f) is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the question favors exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f), the common council shall approve the increase in the levy rate and shall levy and collect a tax equal to the amount of money approved by the electors.

SB45, s. 2116 Section 2116. 119.49 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1008,5 119.49 (1) (b) The communication shall state the amount of funds needed under par. (a) and the purposes for which the funds will be used and shall request the common council to submit to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city the question of issuing school bonds in the amount and for the purposes stated in the communication.

SB45, s. 2117 Section 2117. 119.49 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1008,19 119.49 (2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall cause the question of issuing such school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school purposes to be submitted to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city regularly scheduled spring election or general election that occurs not sooner than 45 days after receipt of the communication or at a special election held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an odd-numbered year if that date occurs not sooner than 45 days after receipt of the communication. The question of issuing such school bonds shall be submitted upon a separate ballot or in some other manner so that the vote upon issuing such school bonds is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the school bond question favors issuing such school bonds, the common council shall cause the school bonds to be issued immediately or within the period permitted by law, in the amount requested by the board and in the manner other bonds are issued.

SB45, s. 2118 Section 2118. 119.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1008,23 119.71 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ec) (kp), the state superintendent shall pay to the board the amount specified in the spending plan under s. 119.80 in each school year.

SB45, s. 2119 Section 2119. 119.72 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1009,3 119.72 (5) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ec) (kp), the state superintendent shall pay to the board the amount specified in the spending plan under s. 119.80 for the program under this section in each school year.

SB45, s. 2120 Section 2120. 119.75 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1009,7 119.75 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ec) (kp), the state superintendent shall pay to the board the amount specified in the spending plan under s. 119.80 in each school year.

SB45, s. 2121 Section 2121. 119.80 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1009,11 119.80 (1) The board shall submit to the governor a proposal for the expenditure of the funds in the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ec) and (kp) in each school year.

SB45, s. 2122 Section 2122. 119.80 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1009,18 119.80 (1m) Annually by June 1, the governor shall submit to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a proposal for the expenditure of the funds in the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ec) and (kp) in the following school year. By June 15, each such standing committee may submit written recommendations on the proposal to the joint committee on finance.

SB45, s. 2123 Section 2123. 119.80 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1009,22 119.80 (4) The department may not distribute any funds in the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ec) or (kp) in any fiscal year until the spending plan for that fiscal year has been approved.

SB45, s. 2124 Section 2124. 119.82 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1010,3 119.82 (3) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ec) (kp), the state superintendent shall pay to the board the amount specified in the spending plan under s. 119.80 in each school year for the programs under sub. (1).

SB45, s. 2125 Section 2125. 120.13 (26r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1010,7 120.13 (26r) Contracts for outpatient mental health and developmental disabilities services. Contract with the department of health and family services for outpatient services under s. 51.07 (4) 46.043.

SB45, s. 2126 Section 2126. 120.13 (27m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1010,21 120.13 (27m) Transportation of indigent pupils. Provide transportation to and from school for indigent pupils who reside in the school district and who are not required to be transported under s. 121.54. In this subsection, "indigent pupils" means pupils who are eligible for free lunches or reduced-price lunches under 42 USC 1758 or aid to 18-year-old students under s. 49.20 or for whom aid to families with dependent children is being received under s. 49.19 or who are members of a Wisconsin works group, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (s), with a member who is participating in Wisconsin works under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) or any combination thereof, as determined by the school board. If a school board determines to provide transportation under this subsection, there shall be reasonable uniformity in the transportation furnished such pupils whether they attend public or private schools. The cost of transporting pupils under this subsection may not be included in the school district's shared cost under s. 121.07 (6) (a).

SB45, s. 2127 Section 2127. 121.004 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1011,2 121.004 (7) (a) (intro.) "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 (e) (f). 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.

SB45, s. 2128 Section 2128. 121.004 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1011,7 121.004 (7) (f) A pupil who transfers from one school district to another under s. 121.85 (3) (a) shall be counted by the school district in which the pupil resides as 0.5 pupil or, if appropriate, as a number equal to the result obtained by multiplying 0.5 by the appropriate fraction under under par. (c), (cm) or (d).

SB45, s. 2129 Section 2129. 121.02 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1011,12 121.02 (1) (r) Annually Except as provided in s. 118.40 (2r) (d) 2., annually administer a standardized reading test developed by the department to all pupils enrolled in the school district in grade 3, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district.

SB45, s. 2130 Section 2130. 121.02 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1011,16 121.02 (1) (s) Administer the examinations as required under s. 118.30 (1m) (a), (am) and (b) and, beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, administer the high school graduation examination required under s. 118.30 (1m) (d).

SB45, s. 2131 Section 2131. 121.05 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2132 Section 2132. 121.05 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1011,20 121.05 (1) (a) 9. Pupils enrolled in a charter school , other than a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r).

SB45, s. 2133 Section 2133. 121.05 (1) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1011,23 121.05 (1) (a) 10. Pupils attending a private school or agency under contract with the board under s. 119.235 118.37.

SB45, s. 2134 Section 2134. 121.05 (1) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1012,2 121.05 (1) (a) 11. Pupils residing in the school district but attending a public school in another school district under s. 118.51 or 121.85 (3) (a).

SB45, s. 2135 Section 2135. 121.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1012,12 121.07 (1) (a) The membership of the school district in the previous school year and the shared cost for the previous school year shall be used in computing general aid, except that the membership used to compute state aid to the school district operating under ch. 119 shall include those pupils who are attending a private school under s. 119.23 in the current school year and were enrolled in grades kindergarten to 3 in a private school located in the city of Milwaukee other than under s. 119.23 in the previous school year. If a school district has a state trust fund loan as a result of s. 24.61 (3) (c) 2., the school district's debt service costs shall be based upon current school year costs for the term of the loan and for one additional school year.

SB45, s. 2136 Section 2136. 121.07 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1012,19 121.07 (7) (b) The "secondary guaranteed valuation per member" is an amount, rounded to the next lower dollar, that, after subtraction of payments under ss. 121.09, 121.105, and 121.85 (6) (b) 2. and 3. and (c) and 121.86, fully distributes an amount equal to the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) plus $75,000,000 in the 1997-98 school year and $100,000,000 in the 1998-99 school year for payments under ss. 121.08 and, 121.105, 121.85 (6) (a) and (g) and 121.86.

SB45, s. 2137 Section 2137. 121.105 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1012,25 121.105 (2) (a) 1. If a school district would receive less than 85% of the state aid for the current school year in state aid in the current year than an amount equal to 85% of the state aid that it received as state aid in the previous school year, its state aid for the current school year shall be increased to an amount equal to 85% of the state aid received in the previous school year.

SB45, s. 2138 Section 2138. 121.105 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1013,4 121.105 (2) (a) 3. A school district eligible for aid under subd. 1. and 2. shall receive the greater of the aid amounts under subd. 1. or 2. The additional aid shall be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (q).

SB45, s. 2139 Section 2139. 121.15 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1013,12 121.15 (3m) (a) 1. "Partial school revenues" means the sum of state school aids, other than the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bi) and (cv), and property taxes levied for school districts and aid paid to school districts under s. 79.095 (4), less the amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 2. due to a school board's increasing the services that it provides by adding responsibility for providing a service transferred to it from another school board and less the amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 3.

SB45, s. 2140 Section 2140. 121.15 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1013,18 121.15 (3m) (a) 2. "State school aids" means those aids appropriated under s. 20.255 (2), other than s. 20.255 (2) (fm), (fu), (k) and (m), and under ss. 20.275 (1) (d), (es), (et), (f), (fs) and (u) and 20.285 (1) (ee), (r) and (rc) and those aids appropriated under s. 20.275 (1) (s) that are used to provide grants or educational telecommunications access to school districts under s. 196.218 (4r) 44.73.

SB45, s. 2141 Section 2141. 121.15 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 121.15 (4) (b) and amended to read:

SB45,1014,4 121.15 (4) (b) On July 1 and October 15, using the most accurate data available, the state superintendent shall provide the department of revenue and each school district with an estimate of the total amount of state aid, as defined in s. 121.90 (2), the school district will receive in the current school year. On October 15, using the most accurate data available, the state superintendent shall calculate the total amount of state aid, as defined in s. 121.90 (2), that each school district will receive in the current school year. Any adjustments to that calculation shall be made by increasing or decreasing the payment made in September of the following school year.

SB45, s. 2142 Section 2142. 121.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1014,7 121.15 (4) (a) In this subsection, "state aid" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (2) except that it excludes aid paid to school districts under s. 79.095 (4).

SB45, s. 2143 Section 2143. 121.85 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1014,10 121.85 (6) (a) 2. Multiply the number of transfer pupils, as counted for membership purposes under s. 121.004 (7), by 0.25.

SB45, s. 2144 Section 2144. 121.85 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2145 Section 2145. 121.85 (6) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2146 Section 2146. 121.85 (6) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1014,16 121.85 (6) (h) Neighborhood schools. The school district operating under ch. 119 shall use at least 10% of the amount received under par. (a) in each school year to build or lease neighborhood schools.

SB45, s. 2147 Section 2147. 121.90 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1014,22 121.90 (1) (e) In determining a school district's revenue limit for the 1999-2000 school year or for any school year thereafter, the department shall calculate the number of pupils enrolled in each school year prior to the 1999-2000 school year as the number was calculated in that school year under s. 121.85 (6) (b) 1. and (f), 1997 stats.

SB45, s. 2148 Section 2148. 121.90 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1015,2 121.90 (2) (intro.) "State aid" means aid under ss. 121.08, 121.09 and 121.105 and subch. VI, as calculated for the current school year on October 15 under s. 121.15 (4) and including adjustments made under s. 121.15 (4), except that "state aid" excludes all of the following:

SB45, s. 2149 Section 2149. 121.905 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1015,11 121.905 (3) (a) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., calculate the sum of the amount of state aid received under ss. 121.08 and 121.105 and subch. VI in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described under s. 121.91 (4) (c), and the costs of the county children with disabilities education board program, as defined in s. 121.135 (2) (a) 2., for pupils who were school district residents and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by a county children with disabilities education board in the previous school year.

SB45, s. 2150 Section 2150. 121.905 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB45,1015,14 121.905 (3) (c) For the limit for the 1999-2000 school year or for any school year thereafter, add $208.88 to the result under par. (b).

SB45, s. 2151 Section 2151. 121.905 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 121.905 (4) (a) and amended to read:

SB45,1015,19 121.905 (4) (a) A school district that is exempt from the revenue limits under sub. (2) may not increase its base revenue per member to an amount that is greater than its revenue ceiling unless that.

SB45,1015,21 (b) 1. A school district follows may increase its revenue ceiling by following the procedures prescribed in s. 121.91 (3).