AB40: Bill Text

AB40,998,10 (c) If on or before November 1 the school board determines that the annual meeting has voted a tax greater than that needed to operate the schools of the school district for the school year, the school board may lower the tax voted by the annual meeting. On or before November 6, or, in those years in which a November general election is held, the 7th calendar day after the day of the general election, the school district clerk shall certify the appropriate amount so determined to each appropriate municipal clerk who shall assess the amount certified to him or her and enter it on the tax rolls in lieu of the amount previously reported.

AB40, s. 2556 Section 2556. 120.12 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,998,18 120.12 (15) School hours. Establish rules scheduling the hours of a normal school day. The school board may differentiate between the various elementary and high school grades in scheduling the school day. The equivalent of 180 such days, as defined in s. 115.01 (10), shall be held during the school term. This subsection shall not be construed to eliminate a school district's duty to bargain with the employee's collective bargaining representative over any calendaring proposal which is primarily related to wages, hours, and conditions of employment.

AB40, s. 2557 Section 2557. 120.12 (27) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB40,998,23 120.12 (27) (a) Within 24 hours of a school being closed for a reason specified in s. 115.01 (10) (a) 2. or 3. (b) or (c) or by the department of health services under s. 252.02 (3), notify the department. The notice shall include the reason for the closure.

AB40,999,2 (b) Within 24 hours of reopening a school that was closed for a reason specified in s. 115.01 (10) (a) 2. or 3. (b) or (c) or by the department of health services under s. 252.02 (3), notify the department that the school has reopened. In the notice, the school board shall include the number of days the school was closed.

AB40, s. 2558 Section 2558. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,999,7 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4), (5), and (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (17) (16m), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).

AB40, s. 2559 Section 2559. 120.17 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,999,17 120.17 (8) (a) Annually on or before November 6, or, in those years in which a November general election is held, the 7th calendar day after the day of the general election, deliver to the clerk of each municipality having territory within the school district a certified statement showing that proportion of the amount of taxes voted and not before reported, and that proportion of the amount of tax to be collected in such year, if any, for the annual payment of any loan to be assessed on that part of the school district territory lying within the municipality. Such proportion shall be determined from the full values certified to the school district clerk under s. 121.06 (2).

AB40, s. 2560 Section 2560. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,999,25 121.004 (7) (c) 1. b. A pupil enrolled in a 5-year-old kindergarten program requiring full-day attendance for less than 5 days a week for an entire school year term shall be counted as the result obtained by multiplying the number of hours in each day in which the pupil is enrolled by the total number of days for which the pupil is enrolled, and dividing the result by the product of the total number of hours of attendance per day required of first grade pupils in the school district multiplied by 180.

AB40, s. 2561 Section 2561. 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1000,6 121.004 (7) (cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program, including a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b), that provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under s. 121.02 (1) (f) 2. shall be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5 additional hours of outreach activities.

AB40, s. 2562 Section 2562. 121.006 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.006 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB40,1000,11 121.006 (2) (a) (intro.) Hold school for at least 180 days each year the minimum number of hours of direct pupil instruction required for the grade in which a pupil is enrolled as specified in s. 121.02 (1) (f), less any days of the following:

AB40,1000,14 1. Hours during which the state superintendent determines that school is not held or educational standards are not maintained as the result of a strike by school district employees, the days to be computed in accordance with s. 115.01 (10).

AB40, s. 2563 Section 2563. 121.006 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,1000,18 121.006 (2) (a) 2. Hours during which school is closed by order of the school district administrator because of inclement weather and hours during which parent-teacher conferences are held, not to exceed 35 hours during the school term.

AB40, s. 2564 Section 2564. 121.006 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,1000,21 121.006 (2) (a) 3. Hours during which school is closed by order of a local health officer, as defined in s. 250.01 (5), or the department of health services.

AB40, s. 2565 Section 2565. 121.006 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,1001,2 121.006 (2) (a) 4. Hours during which school is closed by order of the school district administrator because of a threat to the health or safety of pupils or school personnel, but not including inclement weather, unless the school board determines that the hours will not count as hours of direct pupil instruction for purposes of s. 121.02 (1) (f).

AB40, s. 2566 Section 2566. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1001,9 121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (cg), and (cr), 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.

AB40, s. 2567 Section 2567. 121.02 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1001,17 121.02 (1) (a) 2. Subject to s. 118.40 (2r) (d) 1. and (8) (b) 2., ensure that all instructional staff of charter schools located in the school district hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department. For purposes of this subdivision, a virtual charter school is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (8) (a) and a charter school established under s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. is located in the school district specified in s. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. The state superintendent shall promulgate rules defining "instructional staff" for purposes of this subdivision.

AB40, s. 2568 Section 2568. 121.02 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2569 Section 2569. 121.02 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 121.02 (1) (f) and amended to read:

AB40,1002,3 121.02 (1) (f) Annually, schedule at least 437 hours of direct pupil instruction in kindergarten, at least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and at least 1,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12. Scheduled hours under this subdivision paragraph include recess and time for pupils to transfer between classes but do not include the lunch period. Scheduled hours under this paragraph may include up to 35 hours on Saturdays. A school board operating a 4-year-old kindergarten program may use up to 87.5 of the scheduled hours for outreach activities.

AB40, s. 2570 Section 2570. 121.02 (1) (n) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2571 Section 2571. 121.08 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1002,9 121.08 (4) (a) 1. In the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school year, add Add the amounts paid under s. 118.40 (2r) in the current school year, and in the 2011-12 school year and each school year thereafter, add the amounts paid under s. 118.40 (2r) in the 2010-11 school year.

AB40, s. 2572 Section 2572. 121.23 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1002,16 121.23 (2) (intro.) If a school district holds less than 180 days of school fails to provide the number of hours of direct pupil instruction specified under s. 121.02 (1) (f) as the result of a strike by school district employees, for the purposes of computing general aid, the state superintendent shall compute the school district's primary and secondary ceiling costs per member in accordance with the procedure specified in pars. (a) to (e). In making the calculation, the state superintendent shall:

AB40, s. 2573 Section 2573. 121.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1002,25 121.55 (3) (b) Except as provided in par. (c), if 2 or more pupils reside in the same household and attend the same private school, the contract under par. (a) may, at the discretion of the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119, provide for a total annual payment for all such pupils of not less than $5 times the distance in miles between the pupils' residence and the private school they attend, or the school district's average cost per pupil for bus transportation in the previous year exclusive of transportation for kindergarten pupils during the noon hour and for pupils with disabilities, whichever is greater.

AB40, s. 2574 Section 2574. 121.905 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1003,4 121.905 (1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $9,000 in the 2009-10 school year and in the 2010-11 school year and $9,800 $8,900 in the 2011-12 school year and in any subsequent school year.

AB40, s. 2575 Section 2575. 121.905 (3) (c) 3r. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2576 Section 2576. 121.905 (3) (c) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2577 Section 2577. 121.91 (2m) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1003,10 121.91 (2m) (e) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3), and (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2008-09 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB40, s. 2578 Section 2578. 121.91 (2m) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1003,14 121.91 (2m) (f) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3), and (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2009-10 school year or for the 2010-11 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB40, s. 2579 Section 2579. 121.91 (2m) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1003,18 121.91 (2m) (g) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3), and (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2011-12 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB40, s. 2580 Section 2580. 121.91 (2m) (g) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2581 Section 2581. 121.91 (2m) (g) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1003,22 121.91 (2m) (g) 3. Multiply the result under subd. 2. 1. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

AB40, s. 2582 Section 2582. 121.91 (2m) (g) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,1003,24 121.91 (2m) (g) 4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by 0.055.

AB40, s. 2583 Section 2583. 121.91 (2m) (g) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,1004,2 121.91 (2m) (g) 5. Subtract the product under subd. 4. from the result under subd. 3.

AB40, s. 2584 Section 2584. 121.91 (2m) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1004,6 121.91 (2m) (h) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3), and (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2012-13 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB40, s. 2585 Section 2585. 121.91 (2m) (h) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2586 Section 2586. 121.91 (2m) (h) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2587 Section 2587. 121.91 (2m) (h) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1004,11 121.91 (2m) (h) 4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. 1. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

AB40, s. 2588 Section 2588. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2589 Section 2589. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1004,18 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. c. Multiply the result under subd. 1. b. a. by the number of pupils who in the previous school year were enrolled in a school district from which territory was detached to create the new school district and who resided in the detached territory, or by the number of pupils enrolled in the new school district in the current school year, whichever is greater.

AB40, s. 2590 Section 2590. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,1004,21 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. d. In the 2011-12 school year, multiply the result under subd. 1. c. by 0.055. In the 2012-13 school year, multiply the result under subd. 1. c. by 1.0.

AB40, s. 2591 Section 2591. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. e. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,1004,24 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. e. Subtract the product of subd. 1. d. from the result under subd. 1. c.

AB40, s. 2592 Section 2592. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2593 Section 2593. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1005,5 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. c. Multiply the result under subd. 1. b. a. by the number of pupils who in the previous school year were enrolled in the school district and who did not reside in the detached territory, or by the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current school year, whichever is greater.

AB40, s. 2594 Section 2594. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,1005,8 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. d. In the 2011-12 school year, multiply the result under subd. 1. c. by 0.055. In the 2012-13 school year, multiply the result under subd. 1. c. by 1.0.

AB40, s. 2595 Section 2595. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. e. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,1005,11 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. e. Subtract the product of subd. 1. d. from the result under subd. 1. c.

AB40, s. 2596 Section 2596. 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1005,17 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) If 2 or more school districts are consolidated under s. 117.08 or 117.09, except as follows, in the 2011-12 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (e) except as follows (g) and in the 2012-13 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (h):

AB40, s. 2597 Section 2597. 121.91 (4) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2598 Section 2598. 121.91 (4) (L) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2599 Section 2599. 121.91 (4) (m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2600 Section 2600. 121.91 (4) (n) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 2601 Section 2601. 121.91 (4) (p) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,1006,2 121.91 (4) (p) The limit otherwise applicable to a school district under sub. (2m) in any school year is increased by the amount of any reduction to that school district's state aid payment made under s. 118.51 (16) (b) 2. and (c) in the previous school year for a pupil who was not included in the calculation of the number of pupils enrolled in that school district in the previous school year.

AB40, s. 2602 Section 2602. 121.91 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1006,9 121.91 (7) Except as provided in sub. (4) (f) 2. and (L) to (o) and (8), if an excess revenue is approved under 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 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.

AB40, s. 2603 Section 2603. 121.91 (8) of the statutes is repealed.