The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 121.91 (4) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
121.91 (4) (m) If a school district incurs expenses in a school year related to teacher mentoring activities required by the department by rule for persons licensed as initial educators under PI 34.17, Wis. Adm. Code, the limit otherwise applicable to the school district under sub. (2m) in that school year is increased by the amount of the mentoring activities expenses incurred per initial educator, but no more than $2,160 per initial educator, less any amount received by the school district for that initial educator for that school year under s. 115.405 (2m).
SECTION 9337. Initial applicability; Public Instruction.
(1) TEACHER IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES; REVENUE LIMIT ADJUSTMENT. The treatment of section 121.91 (4) (m) of the statutes first applies to the calculation of a school district's revenue limit for the 2008-09 school year.
(End)
LRB-1486LRB-1486/1
TKK:cjs:nwn
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Fath, BB0342 - Differential State Share of Funding for Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Primary and secondary education
Under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), the state pays for certain pupils to attend private schools located in the city of Milwaukee. Under current law, for each pupil attending a private school under the MPCP, the state pays the lesser of the private school's educational cost per pupil or the amount paid per pupil in the previous school year under the MPCP increased by the percentage change in general school aid over the previous school year. State aid to the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is then reduced by an amount equal to 45 percent of the amount paid by the state for the MPCP.
This bill maintains the 45 percent reduction in state aid paid for up to 15,000 pupils attending MPCP schools, but eliminates the reduction for all pupils above 15,000.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 121.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 121.08 (4) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:
121.08 (4) (b) (intro.) The amount of state aid that the school district operating under ch. 119 is eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) shall also be reduced by 45% of the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the current school year. amount determined as follows:
SECTION 2. 121.08 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
121.08 (4) (b) 1. Add the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the current school year.
SECTION 3. 121.08 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
121.08 (4) (b) 2. If the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23 in the current school year is no more than 15,000, multiply the sum under subd. 1. by 45 percent.
SECTION 4. 121.08 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
121.08 (4) (b) 3. If the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23 in the current school year is greater than 15,000, divide 15,000 by the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23 in the current school year, multiply the quotient by the sum under subd. 1., and multiply the result by 45 percent.
SECTION 9337. Initial applicability; Public Instruction.
(1) FUNDING OF MILWAUKEE PARENTAL CHOICE PROGRAM. The renumbering and amendment of section 121.08 (4) (b) of the statutes and the creation of section 121.08 (4) (b) 1., 2., and 3. of the statutes first apply to state aid paid in the 2007-08 school year.
(End)
LRB-1501LRB-1501/2
PG:kjf:pg
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Fath, BB0349 - Fund pupil transportation from the transportation fund
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Primary and secondary education
This bill changes the funding source for pupil transportation aid from the general fund to the transportation fund.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission, department, or the University of Wisconsin System, or to any other state agency or activity, by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (cg), and (cr) (vr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax), and (6) (af), (aq), (ar), and (au), 20.435 (6) (a) and (7) (da), and 20.445 (3) (a) and (dz) or for forestry purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any county, city, village, town, or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum sufficient shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the amounts expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended June 30. All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient manner, but because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds should be expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues to meet the expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make reductions of such appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial operations of the administration for said state agencies and at the same time interfere least with their services and activities.
SECTION 2. 20.255 (2) (cr) of the statutes is renumbered 20.255 (2) (vr) and amended to read:
20.255 (2) (vr) Aid for pupil transportation. The Notwithstanding s. 25.40 (3) (b), from the transportation fund, the amounts in the schedule for the payment of state aid for transportation of public and private school pupils under subch. IV of ch. 121 and for assistance under s. 121.575 (3).
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 3. 20.255 (2) (cw) of the statutes is renumbered 20.255 (2) (vw) and amended to read:
20.255 (2) (vw) Aid for transportation; youth options program. The Notwithstanding s. 25.40 (3) (b), from the transportation fund, the amounts in the schedule for the payment of state aid for the transportation of pupils attending an institution of higher education or technical college under s. 118.55 (7g).
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 4. 20.255 (2) (cy) of the statutes is renumbered 20.255 (2) (vy) and amended to read:
20.255 (2) (vy) Aid for transportation; open enrollment. The Notwithstanding s. 25.40 (3) (b), from the transportation fund, the amounts in the schedule to reimburse parents for the costs of transportation of open enrollment pupils under ss. 118.51 (14) (b) and 118.52 (11) (b).
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 5. 118.51 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.51 (14) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) and who will be attending public school in a nonresident school district in the following school year under this section may apply to the department, on the form prepared under sub. (15) (a), for the reimbursement of costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence and the school that the pupil will be attending. The department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy) (vy). The reimbursement amount may not exceed the actual transportation costs incurred by the parent or 3 times the statewide average per pupil transportation costs, whichever is less. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy) (vy) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of approved claims under this paragraph, payments shall be prorated among the parents entitled thereto. By the 2nd Friday following the first Monday in May following receipt of the parent's application under sub. (3) (a), the department shall provide to each parent requesting reimbursement under this paragraph an estimate of the amount of reimbursement that the parent will receive if the pupil attends public school in the nonresident school district in the following school year.
SECTION 6. 118.52 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.52 (11) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending a course in a public school in a nonresident school district under this section may apply to the department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or school in which the pupil is enrolled and the school at which the pupil is attending the course if the pupil and parent are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy) (vy). The department shall give preference under this paragraph to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).
SECTION 7. 118.55 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.55 (7g) TRANSPORTATION. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section and is taking a course for high school credit may apply to the state superintendent for reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education or technical college that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The state superintendent shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cw) (vw). The state superintendent shall give preference under this subsection to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).
SECTION 8. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:
121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (cg), and (cr) (vr), shall be used by the school district solely for the purposes for which paid. Such moneys are exempt from execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process in favor of creditors, except as to claims for salaries or wages of teachers and other school employees and as to claims for school materials, supplies, fuel, and current repairs.
SECTION 9. 121.575 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.575 (3) If the federal government requires, as a condition of full federal financial participation under sub. (2) (b), that this state provide assistance for the purposes of sub. (2) (a) from state resources, the department shall provide the assistance from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cr) (vr) in the minimum amount required to obtain full federal financial participation.
SECTION 10. 121.58 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.58 (6) APPROPRIATION PRORATED. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cr) (vr) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of approved claims under this section, state aid payments for school districts not participating in the program under s.121.575 shall be prorated as though the minimum amount under s. 121.575 (3) had not been made and state aid payments for school districts participating in the program under s. 121.575 shall be prorated after deducting the minimum amount under s. 121.575 (3).
(End)
LRB-1502LRB-1502/2
JK&CTS:lmk:pg
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Easton, BB0348 - Income and franchise tax credit for information technology for health care providers
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
taxation
Income taxation
This bill creates an income and franchise tax credit for health care providers in an amount that is equal to the amount that the health care provider paid in the taxable year for information technology hardware or software that is used to maintain medical records in electronic form.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 71.07 (5i) of the statutes is created to read:
71.07 (5i) ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection, "claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
(b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. 71.02 or 71.08, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for information technology hardware or software that is used to maintain medical records in electronic form, if the claimant is a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1).
(c) Limitations. 1. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and ss. 71.28 (5i) and 71.47 (5i) in a taxable year is $10,000,000, as allocated under s. 560.204.
2. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of amounts under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interests.
(d) Administration. Section 71.28 (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.
SECTION 2. 71.08 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.08 (1) IMPOSITION. (intro.) If the tax imposed on a natural person, married couple filing jointly, trust, or estate under s. 71.02, not considering the credits under ss. 71.07 (1), (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2dr), (2ds), (2dx), (2fd), (3c), (3e), (3m), (3n), (3s), (3t), (3w), (5b), (5d), (5e), (5f), (5f), (5i), (6), (6e), and (9e), 71.28 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1ds), (1dx), (1fd), (2m), (3), (3n), (3t), and (3w), and 71.47 (1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1ds), (1dx), (1fd), (2m), (3), (3n), (3t), and (3w), and subchs. VIII and IX and payments to other states under s. 71.07 (7), is less than the tax under this section, there is imposed on that natural person, married couple filing jointly, trust or estate, instead of the tax under s. 71.02, an alternative minimum tax computed as follows:
SECTION 3. 71.10 (4) (gxx) of the statutes is created to read:
71.10 (4) (gxx) Electronic medical records credit under s. 71.07 (5i).
SECTION 4. 71.28 (5i) of the statutes is created to read:
71.28 (5i) ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS CREDIT. (a) Definitions. In this subsection, "claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection.
(b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may claim as a credit against the taxes imposed under s. 71.23, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for information technology hardware or software that is used to maintain medical records in electronic form, if the claimant is a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1).
(c) Limitations. 1. The maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (5i) and 71.47 (5i) in a taxable year is $10,000,000, as allocated under s. 560.204.
2. Partnerships, limited liability companies, and tax-option corporations may not claim the credit under this subsection, but the eligibility for, and the amount of, the credit are based on their payment of amounts under par. (b). A partnership, limited liability company, or tax-option corporation shall compute the amount of credit that each of its partners, members, or shareholders may claim and shall provide that information to each of them. Partners, members of limited liability companies, and shareholders of tax-option corporations may claim the credit in proportion to their ownership interests.
(d) Administration. Subsection (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under sub. (4), applies to the credit under this subsection.
SECTION 5. 71.30 (3) (epa) of the statutes is created to read:
