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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
March 10, 2016 - Introduced by Representatives Bowen, Genrich, C. Taylor,
Mason, Goyke, Berceau, Wachs and Pope, cosponsored by Senators C.
Larson, Ringhand and Harris Dodd. Referred to Committee on Education.
AB990,1,5
1An Act to repeal 121.85 (3) (a) 2., 121.85 (3) (b) 2., 121.85 (5) (b), 121.85 (6) (ar)
22. c., 121.85 (6) (as), 121.85 (6) (bm) and 121.85 (6) (h);
to renumber and
3amend 121.85 (3) (a) 1., 121.85 (3) (b) 1. and 121.85 (5) (a); and
to amend
4121.85 (4), 121.85 (6) (a) (intro.) and 121.85 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes;
relating
5to: the Special Transfer Program (Chapter 220).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill restores the Special Transfer Program (commonly known as Chapter
220), under which the state provides aid to school districts to support voluntary
efforts by school districts to reduce racial imbalance through interdistrict and
intradistrict pupil transfers. The program was closed to new pupils seeking a
transfer after the 2014-15 school year by
2015 Wisconsin Act 55.
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:
AB990,2,4
1121.85
(3) (a)
Subject to subd. 2., the The school board of the district of
2residence and the school board of the district of attendance may enter into annual
3written agreements to permit a pupil to attend a public school outside the school
4district of residence.
AB990,2,119
121.85
(3) (b)
Except as provided in subd. 2., the The school board of
a the 10district may
not permit a pupil to attend a public school
under this section that is 11within the district
but that is outside the pupil's attendance area.
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121.85
(4) Other plans to reduce racial imbalance. (a) Pupil transfers
17resulting from a plan implemented by the school board to reduce racial imbalance
18in a school district or attendance area shall be deemed to be transfer agreements
19under sub. (3) and shall be eligible for state aid under this section if the transfers
20comply with sub. (2)
, provided the transfers are of pupils who attended a public
21school in a school district or attendance area under the plan in the 2015-16 school
22year.
AB990,3,223
(b) Any school board that, prior to May 4, 1976, established a plan to reduce
24racial imbalance in the school district is eligible for state aid under sub. (6) (a) if the
25state superintendent approves the plan
, provided the transfer pupil attended a
1public school in an attendance area other than the pupil's attendance area under the
2plan in the 2015-16 school year.
AB990,3,75
121.85
(5) Except as provided in par. (b), part-time Part-time transfers for
6curriculum offerings
are not also may be permitted under this section.
The
7department shall establish procedures for aid computations in such cases.
AB990,3,1512
121.85
(6) (a)
Intradistrict transfer. (intro.) Except as provided under pars.
13(am)
, and (ar)
, and (as), the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from
14one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to an amount
15determined as follows:
AB990,4,322
121.85
(6) (b) 2.
Subject to par. (bm), in In each school year, the school district
23of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3)
24(a) shall receive an amount equal to that produced by multiplying the number of
25pupils transferred into the school district under sub. (3) (a) in the previous school
1year by the amount produced by dividing the school district's net school cost by the
2sum of the membership, plus the number of pupils transferred into the school district
3of attendance in the previous school year under sub. (3) (a).