CR 14-045 Rule Text

Analysis and supporting documents used to determine effect on small business or in preparation of economic impact report:

It is unknown how many existing school district expenditures on community programs and services will remain eligible costs under this rule. To the extent that school district expenditures change based on the definition of eligible costs defined as a result of this rule, school district revenue limits and local property taxes may change. In 2013-14, school districts levied $79,560,060 for community service fund programs.

Anticipated costs incurred by private sector:

There is not expected to be a cost to the private sector.

Effect on small business:

The proposed rules will have no economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1), Stats.

Agency contact person: (including email and telephone)

Carl Bryan

Budget and Policy Analyst

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

[e-mail]

[phone]

Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:

Comments should be submitted to Carl Bryan, Department of Public Instruction, 125 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 or at [e-mail]. The department will publish a hearing notice in the Administrative Register which will provide information on the deadline for the submission of comments.

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SECTION 1. PI 80 is created to read:

CHAPTER PI 80

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

PI 80.01 Purpose.

Under s. 120.13 (19), Stats., the school board of a common or union high school district, a unified school district, or a 1st class city school district may establish and maintain community education, training, recreational, cultural or athletic programs and services, outside of its regular curricular and extracurricular programs for pupils.

The purpose of this chapter is to define which costs are ineligible under s. 120.13 (19), Stats.

PI 80.02 Ineligible costs.

A school board may not expend moneys on ineligible costs for community programs and services. The following are ineligible costs:

Costs for any program or service that is limited to only school district pupils.

Costs for any program or service whose schedule presents a significant barrier for age-appropriate school district residents to participate in the program or service.

Costs that are not the actual, additional cost to operate community programs and services under s. 120.13 (19), Stats.

Costs that would be incurred by the school district if the community programs and services were not provided by the school district.

SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE:

The proposed rules contained in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month commencing after the date of publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, as provided in s. 227.22(2)(intro.), Stats.