SB216: Bill Text

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

2015 Senate BILL 216

July 22, 2015 - Introduced by Senators C. Larson, Harris Dodd, Risser, Bewley, Vinehout, Shilling, Carpenter, Wirch, Miller, Ringhand, Erpenbach, L. Taylor, Hansen and Lassa, cosponsored by Representatives Barnes, Riemer, Pope, Sinicki, Genrich, Considine, Johnson, Sargent, Mason, Goyke, Danou, Jorgensen, Hebl, Kessler, Zamarripa, Kahl, Subeck, Shankland, Brostoff, Stuck, Kolste, C. Taylor, Zepnick, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Billings, Hesselbein, Hintz, Berceau, Bowen, Meyers, Barca and Wachs. Referred to Committee on Education.

SB216,1,2 An Act to repeal 115.882; and to amend 20.255 (2) (b) of the statutes; relating to: increase funding for special education.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill increases state aid to school districts for special education and school age parents programs provided by the school district to no less than 33 percent of the school district's certified, eligible costs.

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:

SB216,1 Section 1. 20.255 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB216,2,2 20.255 (2) (b) Aids for special education and school age parents programs. The amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for the payment of aids for board and lodging aid and hospitals and convalescent home aid under s. 115.88 (3) and (4) and to reimburse school districts for no less than 33 percent of the costs of the special education and school age parents programs certified as eligible for reimbursement under ss. 115.88 (1), (1m) (a) and (am), (2), (2m), (6), and (8), 115.93, and 118.255.

SB216,2 Section 2. 115.882 of the statutes is repealed.

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