SB45: Bill Text

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 of the statutes is repealed.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).

SB45, s. 2152 Section 2152. 121.905 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1015,25 121.905 (4) (b) 2. The department shall, under s. 121.91 (4), adjust the revenue ceiling otherwise applicable to a school district under this section as if the revenue ceiling constituted a revenue limit under s. 121.91 (2m).

SB45, s. 2153 Section 2153. 121.91 (2m) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1016,4 121.91 (2m) (d) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1998-99 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB45, s. 2154 Section 2154. 121.91 (2m) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 121.91 (2m) (r), and 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) and b. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB45,1016,10 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (c) and, (d) and (e), if a school district is created under s. 117.105, its revenue limit under this section for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as follows except as provided under subs. (3) and (4):

SB45,1016,11 b. Add $206 $208.88 to the result under subd. 1. a.

SB45,1016,14 2. If a school district is created under s. 117.105, the following adjustments to the calculations under pars. (c) and, (d) and (e) apply for the 2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization:

SB45,1016,21 a. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the number of pupils in the previous school year shall be used under pars. (c) 1. and, (d) 1. and (e) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years, and for the school year beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the 2 previous school years shall be used under pars. (c) 1. and, (d) 1. and (e) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.

SB45,1016,25 b. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the current and the previous school years shall be used under pars. (c) 4. and , (d) 4. and (e) 3. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

SB45, s. 2155 Section 2155. 121.91 (2m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,1017,4 121.91 (2m) (e) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1999-2000 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB45,1017,8 1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.

SB45,1017,9 2. Add $208.88 to the result under subd. 1.

SB45,1017,11 3. Multiply the result under subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

SB45, s. 2156 Section 2156. 121.91 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1018,6 121.91 (3) (a) If a school board wishes to exceed the limit under sub. (2m) otherwise applicable to the school district in any school year, it shall promptly adopt a resolution supporting inclusion in the final school district budget of an amount equal to the proposed excess revenue. The resolution shall specify whether the proposed excess revenue is for a recurring or nonrecurring purpose, or, if the proposed excess revenue is for both recurring and nonrecurring purposes, the amount of the proposed excess revenue for each purpose. Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the school board shall notify the department of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit a copy of the resolution to the department. The school board shall call a special referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the school district for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the school board may specify that the referendum be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election, if such election is to be held not earlier than 35 45 days after the adoption of the resolution of the school board, 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 earlier than 45 days after the adoption of the resolution of the school board. The school district clerk shall certify the results of the referendum to the department within 10 days after the referendum is held.

SB45, s. 2157 Section 2157. 121.91 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 121.91 (7) and amended to read:

SB45,1018,15 121.91 (7) If Except as provided in sub. (4) (f) 2., if an excess revenue is approved under this subsection sub. (3) for a recurring purpose or allowed under sub. (4), the excess revenue shall be included in the base for determining the limit for the next school year for purposes of this section. If an excess revenue is approved under this subsection sub. (3) for a nonrecurring purpose, the excess revenue shall not be included in the base for determining the limit for the next school year for purposes of this section.

SB45, s. 2158 Section 2158. 121.91 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1018,23 121.91 (4) (f) 1. For the 1998-99 school year or any school year thereafter, if the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years, as calculated under sub. (2m) (d) 4. (e) 3., is less than the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years, as calculated under sub. (2m) (d) (e) 1., the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) (d) (e) is increased by the additional amount that would have been calculated had the decline in average enrollment been 25% of what it was.

SB45,1019,3 2. Any additional revenue received by a school district as a result of subd. 1. shall not be included in the base for determining the school district's limit under sub. (2m) (d) (e) for the following school year.

SB45, s. 2159 Section 2159. 121.92 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1019,5 121.92 (title) Penalty for exceeding revenue ceiling or limit.

SB45, s. 2160 Section 2160. 121.92 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1019,9 121.92 (1) In this section, "excess revenue" means the amount by which a school district's revenue exceeds the maximum allowed its ceiling under s. 121.905 or its limit under s. 121.91.

SB45, s. 2161 Section 2161. 121.92 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1019,14 121.92 (2) (a) Deduct from the state aid payment to a school district under s. 121.08 in the school year in which the school district exceeded the revenue ceiling or limit an amount equal to the excess revenue for the school district or the amount of those aids, whichever is less.

SB45, s. 2162 Section 2162. 121.92 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1019,20 121.92 (2) (b) If the amount of the deduction under par. (a) is insufficient to cover the excess revenue, deduct from the other state aid payments to the school district in the school year in which the school district exceeded the revenue ceiling or limit an amount equal to the remaining excess revenue or the amount of those payments, whichever is less.

SB45, s. 2163 Section 2163. 121.92 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1019,23 121.92 (2) (e) Ensure that the amount of the excess revenue is not included in determining the school district's limits ceiling or limit in the succeeding school year.

SB45, s. 2164 Section 2164. 125.04 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1020,9 125.04 (5) (a) 5. Have successfully completed within the 2 years prior to the date of application a responsible beverage server training course at any location that is offered by a technical college district and that conforms to curriculum guidelines specified by the technical college system board or a comparable training course that is approved by the department or the educational approval higher educational aids board. This subdivision does not apply to an applicant who held, or who was an agent appointed and approved under sub. (6) of a corporation or limited liability company that held, within the past 2 years, a Class "A", "Class A" or "Class C" license or a Class "B" or "Class B" license or permit or a manager's or operator's license.

SB45, s. 2165 Section 2165. 125.17 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1020,17 125.17 (6) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), no municipal governing body may issue an operator's license unless the applicant has successfully completed a responsible beverage server training course at any location that is offered by a technical college district and that conforms to curriculum guidelines specified by the technical college system board or a comparable training course that is approved by the department or the educational approval higher educational aids board, or unless the applicant fulfills one of the following requirements:

SB45, s. 2166 Section 2166. 138.052 (5) (am) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1021,2 138.052 (5) (am) 2. a. On January 1, 1994, and annually thereafter, the division of banking for banks, the division of savings and loan institutions for savings and loan associations and savings banks and the office of credit unions for credit unions shall determine the interest rate that is the average of the interest rates paid, rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, on regular passbook deposit accounts by institutions under the division's or office's jurisdiction at the close of the last quarterly reporting period that ended at least 30 days before the determination is made.

SB45, s. 2167 Section 2167. 138.052 (5) (am) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1021,9 138.052 (5) (am) 2. b. The office of credit unions and the division of banking shall report the rate calculated to the division of savings and loan institutions within 5 days after the date on which the determination is made. The division of savings and loan institutions shall calculate the average, rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, of the 3 rates and report that interest rate to the revisor of statutes within 5 days after the date on which the determination is made.

SB45, s. 2168 Section 2168. 138.055 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,1021,12 138.055 (4) (a) The division of savings and loan institutions, if the lender is a savings and loan association or savings bank;