AB677: Bill Text

AB677,9,16 121.004 (7) (g) A pupil who is eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) shall be counted as the number specified in this subsection for the pupil plus an additional 20 percent of that number.

AB677, s. 21 Section 21. 121.07 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB677,9,21 121.07 (6) (d) The "secondary ceiling cost per member" in the 2001-02 2012-13 school year and in each school year thereafter is an amount determined by dividing the state total shared cost in the previous school year by the state total membership in the previous school year and multiplying the result by 0.90.

AB677, s. 22 Section 22. 121.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB677,9,24 121.08 (4) (b) 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 the amount determined by multiplying the sum of the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the current school year by 30 percent.

AB677, s. 23 Section 23. 121.08 (4) (br) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB677,10,10 121.08 (4) (br) The amount of state aid that an eligible school district is eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) shall also be reduced by the amount calculated by multiplying the amounts paid under s. 118.60 (4) and (4m) in the first school year that begins after a school district is identified as an eligible school district under s. 118.60 (1m) or 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, section 9137 (3u), and in each school year thereafter by 38.4 30 percent.

AB677, s. 24 Section 24. 121.10 of the statutes is created to read:

AB677,10,13 121.10 Hold harmless aid. (1) In this section, "state aid" means the sum of the following:

AB677,10,15 (a) The payments made to a school district under ss. 121.08 and 121.105 and subch. VI.

AB677,10,17 (b) The payments that would be made to a school district under s. 121.136 if s. 121.136 were still applicable.

AB677,10,19 (c) The amount that would be received by a school district under s. 79.10 (4) and (5m) if s. 79.10 (4) and (5m) was still applicable.

AB677,10,24 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), beginning in the 2012-13 school year, if a school district would receive less in equalization aid under s. 121.08 in the current school year before any adjustment is made under s. 121.15 (4) (b) than it would have received in state aid in the current school year, the department shall pay to the school district the amount equal to the difference.

AB677,11,6 (b) If a school district from which territory was detached to create a new school district under s. 117.105 would receive in equalization aid under s. 121.08 in the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization less than the amount determined as follows, the department shall pay to the school district the difference between the former amount and the amount determined as follows:

AB677,11,8 1. Divide the school district's membership in the preceding school year by the school district's membership in the 2nd preceding school year.

AB677,11,11 2. Multiply the amount of state aid that would have been received by the school district in the preceding school year, as adjusted under s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, by the quotient under subd. 1.

AB677,11,17 (3) In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes effect under s. 117.08 or 117.09 and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, if the consolidated school district's equalization aid is less than the aggregate state aid to which the consolidating school districts would have been eligible in the school year prior to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect, the department shall pay the difference to the consolidated school district.

AB677,11,19 (4) Additional aid under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bf).

AB677, s. 25 Section 25. 121.105 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB677,12,2 121.105 (2) (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if a school district would receive less in state aid in the current school year before any adjustment is made under s. 121.15 (4) (b) than an amount equal to 85% 90 percent of the amount of state aid that it received in the previous school year, as adjusted under s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, its state aid for the current school year shall be increased to an amount equal to 85% 90 percent of the state aid received in the previous school year.

AB677, s. 26 Section 26. 121.105 (2) (am) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB677,12,10 121.105 (2) (am) 2. (intro.) If a school district from which territory was detached to create a new school district under s. 117.105 would receive in state aid in the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization less than 85 90 percent of the amount determined as follows, its state aid in the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization shall be increased to an amount equal to 85 90 percent of the amount determined as follows:

AB677, s. 27 Section 27. 121.105 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB677,12,13 121.105 (4) A school district's state aid in any school year may not be less than an amount equal to $3,000 multiplied by the school district's membership.

AB677, s. 28 Section 28. 121.136 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB677,12,15 121.136 (3) No aid may be paid under this section after June 30, 2012.

AB677, s. 29 Section 29. 121.137 of the statutes is repealed.

AB677, s. 30 Section 30. 121.15 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB677,12,20 121.15 (1m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, annually Annually the state shall pay to school districts, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), $75,000,000 $972,400,000 on the 4th Monday in July of the following school year.

AB677, s. 31 Section 31. 121.15 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB677,12,22 121.15 (3m) (a) In this subsection:

AB677,12,25 1. "Partial school revenues" means the sum of state school aids, property taxes levied for school districts, and aid paid to school districts under s. 79.095 (4), less all of the following:

AB677,13,3 a. 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.

AB677,13,4 b. The amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 3.

AB677,13,5 c. The amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (h).

AB677,13,6 d. The amount of any property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19).

AB677,13,8 e. An amount equal to 30 percent of the amount estimated to be paid under ss. 118.60 (4) and (4m) and 119.23 (4) and (4m).

AB677,13,10 f. The amount by which the property tax levy for debt service on debt that has been approved by a referendum exceeds $490,000,000.

AB677,13,15 2. "State school aids" means those aids appropriated under s. 20.255 (1) (b) and (2), other than s. 20.255 (2) (fm), (fu), (fv), (k), and (m), and under s. 20.285 (1) (r), (rc), and (rm), and those aids appropriated under s. 20.505 (4) (es) and (s) that are used to provide grants or educational telecommunications access to school districts under s. 16.995 or 16.997 (7).

AB677,13,20 (b) By May 15, 2013, and annually by May 15 thereafter, the department, the department of administration, and the legislative fiscal bureau shall jointly certify to the joint committee on finance an estimate of the amount necessary to appropriate under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the following school year to ensure that state school aids equal the following portion of partial school revenues:

AB677,13,21 1. For the 2013-14 school year, 65.28 percent.

AB677,13,22 2. For the 2014-15 school year, 65.56 percent.

AB677,13,23 3. For the 2015-16 school year, 65.84 percent.

AB677,13,24 4. For the 2016-17 school year, 66.12 percent.

AB677,13,25 5. For the 2017-18 school year, 66.40 percent.

AB677,14,1 6. For the 2018-19 school year and each school year thereafter, two-thirds.

AB677,14,4 (c) By June 30, 2014, and biennially by June 30 thereafter, the joint committee on finance shall determine the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the following school year.

AB677, s. 32 Section 32. 121.54 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB677,14,10 121.54 (2) (b) 4. No later than May 15 July 1 in each year, each private school shall notify each school board of the names, grade levels and locations of all pupils, if any, eligible to have transportation provided by such school board under this paragraph and planning to attend such private school during the forthcoming school term. The school board may extend the notification deadline.

AB677, s. 33 Section 33. 121.55 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB677,14,19 121.55 (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.

AB677, s. 34 Section 34 . 121.58 (6) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB677,14,21 121.58 (6) (title) Appropriation prorated; proration, distribution of balance.

AB677, s. 35 Section 35 . 121.58 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 121.58 (6) (a).

AB677, s. 36 Section 36 . 121.58 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB677,15,4 121.58 (6) (b) If there is a balance in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cr) in any fiscal year after the department has paid the full amount of approved claims under this section and s. 121.575, the department shall distribute the balance to those school districts entitled to state aid under this section, with each school district receiving a percentage of the balance equal to its percentage of the total approved claims.

AB677, s. 37 Section 37. 121.90 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB677,15,12 121.90 (1) (intro.) "Number of pupils enrolled" means the number of pupils enrolled on the 3rd Friday of September, including pupils identified in s. 121.05 (1) (a) 1. to 11. and 13., and the number of pupils attending the Challenge Academy program under s. 321.03 (1) (c) in the previous spring session, except that "number of pupils enrolled" excludes the number of pupils attending public school under s. 118.145 (4) and the additional count of pupils described in s. 121.004 (7) (g) and except as follows:

AB677, s. 38 Section 38. 121.90 (2) (am) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB677, s. 39 Section 39. 121.905 (3) (c) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB677,15,17 121.905 (3) (c) 4. For the limit for the 2012-13 school year, add $50 $200 to the result under par. (b).

AB677, s. 40 Section 40. 121.905 (3) (c) 5. of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB677,15,22 121.905 (3) (c) 5. For the limit for the 2013-14 school year and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment add the result under s. 121.91 (2m) (i) 1g. to the result under par. (b).

AB677, s. 41 Section 41. 121.91 (2m) (h) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB677,15,25 121.91 (2m) (h) 3. Add $50 $200 to the result under subd. 1.

AB677, s. 42 Section 42. 121.91 (2m) (i) 1g. and 1r. of the statutes are created to read:

AB677,16,7 121.91 (2m) (i) 1g. Multiply the percentage increase in the average total personal income in this state between the 5 years beginning with the 7th previous calendar year and the 5 years beginning with 6th previous calendar year by the secondary cost ceiling per member used to distribute state aid in the current school year. In this subdivision, "average total personal income" means the average total personal income as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

AB677,16,8 1r. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 1g.

AB677, s. 43 Section 43. 121.91 (2m) (i) 2. of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB677,16,12 121.91 (2m) (i) 2. Multiply the result under subd. 1. 1r. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

AB677, s. 44 Section 44. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB677,16,22 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2011-12 school year, multiply the result under subd. 1. a. by 0.945, in calculating the limit for the 2012-13 school year, add $50 $200 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment add the result under par. (i) 1g. to the result under subd. 1. a.

AB677, s. 45 Section 45. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB677,17,8 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2011-12 school year, multiply the result under subd. 1. a. by 0.945, in calculating the limit for the 2012-13 school year, add $50 $200 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment add the result under par. (i) 1g. to the result under subd. 1. a.

AB677, s. 46 Section 46. 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9137 (3k) is renumbered 117.40 of the statutes and amended to read:

AB677,17,21 117.40 Grants for school district efficiency and consolidation studies. (1) A consortium of 2 or more school districts may apply to the department of public instruction for a grant to conduct a school district consolidation feasibility study ways for the school districts to improve efficiency and reduce costs by working cooperatively or to study the feasibility of consolidating the school districts. The consortium shall submit a plan identifying the school districts engaged in the study, the issues the study will address, and how the grant funds will be expended. A school district may not be a member of more than one consortium. The department shall ensure that a consortium awarded a grant to study ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs allocates an amount to the study equal to 20 percent of the amount of the grant.

AB677,18,2 (2) In the 2008-09 school year, the The department of public instruction shall award grants to consortia from the appropriation under section s. 20.255 (2) (bs) of the statutes, as created by this act. The department may not award more than $10,000 to any consortium in the same school year nor award more than one grant to any consortium in the same school year.

AB677,18,5 (3) The department of public instruction shall give priority to applications that demonstrate prior attempts to address the underlying issues associated with management and operation of the school districts' programs.

AB677,18,7 (4) A consortium awarded a grant under paragraph (b) sub. (2) shall submit the results of the study to the department of public instruction.

AB677, s. 47 Section 47. 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, section 9137 (3r) is repealed.

AB677, s. 48 Section 48. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB677,18,14 (1) Grant allocations. Of the moneys appropriated to the department of public instruction under section 20.255 (2) (bs) of the statutes, as affected by this act, in the 2012-13 fiscal year, the department of public instruction shall allocate $100,000 for studies on ways to improve efficiency and $50,000 for consolidation feasibility studies.

AB677,18,19 (2) Payments to charter and choice schools. Notwithstanding sections 118.40 (2r) (e) 1m. and 3m., 118.60 (4), and 119.23 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, the department shall reduce each payment made to a charter school or to a private school under those sections in the 2012-13 fiscal year by 3.5 percent.

AB677,18,24 (3) Secondary guarantee. Notwithstanding section 121.07 (7) (b) of the statutes, for the purpose of setting the secondary guaranteed valuation per member in the 2012-13 school year, the department of public instruction shall treat the appropriation under section 20.255 (2) (ac) of the statutes as if an additional $897,400,000 were appropriated in the 2012-13 fiscal year.

AB677, s. 49 Section 49. Fiscal changes.

AB677,19,1 (1) Funding for grants.

AB677,19,6 (a) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under section 20.255 (2) (cr) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2011, the dollar amount is decreased by $150,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this paragraph takes effect for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.