2015 Wisconsin Act 55

(b) Any school board that, prior to May 4, 1976, established a plan to reduce racial imbalance in the school district is eligible for state aid under sub. (6) (a) if the state superintendent approves the plan, provided the transfer pupil attended a public school in an attendance area other than the pupil's attendance area under the plan in the 2015-16 school year.

55,3417 Section 3417. 121.85 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 121.85 (5) (a) and amended to read:

121.85 (5) (a) Part-time Except as provided in par. (b), part-time transfers for curriculum offerings also may be are not permitted under this section. The department shall establish procedures for aid computations in such cases.

55,3418 Section 3418. 121.85 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

121.85 (5) (b) A pupil who, in the 2015-16 school year, attended on a part-time basis under this section a public school that is in a school district other than the pupil's district of residence, or that is located in an attendance area other than the pupil's attendance area, for the purpose of receiving curriculum offerings at that school may continue to attend on a part-time basis under this section a public school that is in a school district other than the pupil's district of residence, or that is located in an attendance area other than the pupil's attendance area, for the purpose of receiving curriculum offerings at that school. The department shall establish procedures for aid computations in such cases.

55,3418c Section 3418c. 121.85 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

121.85 (6) (a) Intradistrict transfer. (intro.) Except as provided under pars. (am) and, (ar), and (as), the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) shall be is entitled to an amount determined as follows:

55,3418g Section 3418g. 121.85 (6) (ar) 2. c. of the statutes is created to read:

121.85 (6) (ar) 2. c. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (as), less the reduction under par. (am).

55,3418n Section 3418n. 121.85 (6) (as) of the statutes is created to read:

121.85 (6) (as) Intradistrict transfer aid hold harmless. Subject to par. (ar):

1. In the 2015-16 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.875.

2. In the 2016-17 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.75.

3. In the 2017-18 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.625.

4. In the 2018-19 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.50.

5. In the 2019-20 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.375.

6. In the 2020-21 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.25.

7. In the 2021-22 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.125.

55,3418r Section 3418r. 121.85 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

121.85 (6) (b) 2. In Subject to par. (bm), in each school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) shall receive an amount equal to that produced by multiplying the number of pupils transferred into the school district under sub. (3) (a) in the previous school year by the amount produced by dividing the school district's net school cost by the sum of the membership, plus the number of pupils transferred into the school district of attendance in the previous school year under sub. (3) (a). This subdivision applies to aid paid in the 1995-96 school year only if the number of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) in the 1994-95 school year constitutes less than 5% of the total membership of the school district of attendance.

55,3418w Section 3418w. 121.85 (6) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

121.85 (6) (bm) Interdistrict transfer aid hold harmless.

1. In the 2015-16 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.875.

2. In the 2016-17 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.75.

3. In the 2017-18 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.625.

4. In the 2018-19 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.50.

5. In the 2019-20 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.375.

6. In the 2020-21 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.25.

7. In the 2021-22 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.125.

55,3419 Section 3419. 121.85 (6) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

121.85 (6) (h) Sunset. Beginning on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], a school district may not receive state aid under this section unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:

1. A pupil is attending a public school in the school district under one of the following:

a. A transfer agreement under sub. (3).

b. A plan that has been deemed a transfer agreement under sub. (4) (a) or approved under sub. (4) (b).

c. A part-time transfer under sub. (5).

2. The attendance of the pupil in the public school pursuant to the transfer agreement, plan, or part-time transfer described in subd. 1. complies with sub. (2).

3. One of the following conditions is satisfied:

a. The pupil described in subd. 1. attended a public school in the school district under one of the following in the 2015-16 school year: a transfer agreement under sub. (3); a plan that has been deemed a transfer agreement under sub. (4) (a) or approved under sub. (4) (b); or a part-time transfer under sub. (5).

b. The school district is a unified high school district and the pupil described in subd. 1. is attending the high school in the unified high school district under a transfer agreement under sub. (3) (a) 2. d.

55,3420 Section 3420. 121.87 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

121.87 (1) (b) The number of pupils who transferred to the school district under this subchapter who are eligible satisfy the income eligibility criteria for free or reduced-price lunches under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

55,3421d Section 3421d. 121.90 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

121.90 (1) (f) In the 2015-16 school year and in each school year thereafter, the "number of pupils enrolled" shall include a number equal to the sum of the pupils residing in the school district who attend any of the following on the 3rd Friday of September of each appropriate school year:

1. A private school under a scholarship under s. 115.7915.

2. A charter school established under a contract with an entity under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. e. to h.

3. A charter school established under a contract with the director under s. 118.40 (2x).

55,3421k Section 3421k. 121.91 (4) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

121.91 (4) (L) 1. For a school district that received additional aid as a result of s. 121.07 (6) (e) 1. or (7) (e) 1. or 121.105 (3) in the 2014-15 school year, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) for the 2015-16 school year is increased by an amount equal to 75 percent of any additional aid the school district received as a result of ss. 121.07 (6) (e) 1. and (7) (e) 1. and 121.105 (3) in the 2014-15 school year.

2. For a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08 or 117.09, beginning with the limit for the 2016-17 school year, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) for the 5th school year following the school year in which the consolidation took effect is increased by an amount equal to 75 percent of any additional aid that the school district received as a result of ss. 121.07 (6) (e) 1. and (7) (e) 1. and 121.105 (3) in the 4th school year following the school year in which the consolidation took effect.

55,3421p Section 3421p. 121.91 (4) (n) of the statutes is created to read:

121.91 (4) (n) 1. The limit otherwise applicable to a school district under sub. (2m) in any school year is increased by an amount calculated as follows:

a. Determine the number of incoming choice pupils, as defined in s. 118.60 (4d) (a), residing in the school district who attend a private school under s. 118.60 on the 3rd Friday of September of the current school year.

b. Multiply the number of pupils under subd. 1. a. by the amount calculated under sub. (2m) (i) 1. in the current school year.

2. Any additional revenue received by a school district under this paragraph shall not be included in the base for determining the school district's limit under sub. (2m) for the following school year.

55,3421q Section 3421q. 121.91 (4) (p) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

121.91 (4) (p) 1. 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) or (17) (c) 2. 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.

55,3421r Section 3421r. 121.91 (4) (qe) of the statutes is created to read:

121.91 (4) (qe) The limit otherwise applicable to a school district under sub. (2m) in any school year is increased by the amount spent by the school district in that school year on debt service costs associated with an environmental remediation project under s. 67.05 (7) (er). Any additional revenue received by a school district under this paragraph shall not be included in the base for determining the school district's limit under sub. (2m) for the following school year.

55,3421t Section 3421t. 121.91 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

121.91 (7) Except as provided in sub. subs. (4) (f) 2., (o) and (n) to (q), (qe) 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.

55,3422 Section 3422. 125.02 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read: