118.43 (2) (bg) In the 1998-99 school year, the school board of an eligible school district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf of one school in the school district if all of the following apply:
1. In the previous school year, the school had an enrollment that was at least 30% low-income.
2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5 program on behalf of the school under s. 115.45.
9,2099
Section
2099. 118.43 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
118.43 (2) (br) In the 2000-01 school year, the school board of an eligible school district
other than the school district operating under ch. 119 may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf of one or more schools in the school district if all of the following apply:
1. In the previous school year, each school had an enrollment that was at least 65% low-income.
2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5 program on behalf of any of the schools under s. 115.45.
3. The school board, if eligible to participate in the program under this section in the 1996-97 and 1998-99 school years, had participated in the program during either school year.
4. None of the schools is a beneficiary of a contract under this section.
9,2100
Section
2100. 118.43 (2) (bt) of the statutes is created to read:
118.43 (2) (bt) In the 2000-01 school year, the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf of one or more schools in the school district if all of the following apply:
1. In the previous school year, each school had an enrollment that was at least 65% low-income.
2. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5 program under s. 115.45 on behalf of any of the schools.
3. None of the schools is a beneficiary of a contract under this section.
9,2101
Section
2101. 118.43 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.43 (2) (c) Notwithstanding par.
pars. (b) and (bg), the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 may enter into an achievement guarantee contract on behalf of up to 10 schools under par. (b) and up to 10 schools under par. (bg).
9,2102
Section
2102. 118.43 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.43 (2) (e) 1. If the school board of an eligible school district does not enter into an achievement guarantee contract with the department, a school board that has entered into such a contract, other than the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119, may apply to the department to enter into such a contract on behalf of one additional school or more schools that meets meet the requirements under par. (b), (bg) or (br).
9,2103
Section
2103. 118.43 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.43 (2) (f) The department may not enter into an achievement guarantee contract with a school board on behalf of a school after June 30, 1999 2001.
9,2104
Section
2104. 118.43 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.43 (3) Contract requirements. (intro.) Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (ar), an achievement guarantee contract shall require the school board to do all of the following in each participating school:
9,2105
Section
2105. 118.43 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
118.43 (3) (ar) Class size; additional contracts. For contracts that begin in the 2000-01 school year, reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:
1. In the 2000-01 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.
2. In the 2001-02 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.
3. In the 2002-03 to 2004-05 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to 3.
9,2106
Section
2106. 118.43 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.43 (5) (b) At the end of the 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02 school years Annually by June 30 through the 2003-04 school year, a committee consisting of the state superintendent, the chairpersons of the education committees in the senate and assembly and the individual chiefly responsible for the evaluation under sub. (7) shall review the progress made by each school for which an achievement guarantee contract has been entered into. The committee may recommend to the department that the department terminate a contract if the committee determines that the school board has violated the contract or if the school has made insufficient progress toward achieving its performance objectives under sub. (4) (c). The department may terminate the contract if it agrees with the committee's recommendation.
9,2106r
Section 2106r. 118.43 (6) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
9,2107b
Section 2107b. 118.43 (6) (b) 6., 7. and 8. of the statutes are created to read:
118.43 (6) (b) 6. In the 2000-01 school year, $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (a) and (am). After making these payments, the department shall pay school districts on behalf of schools that are covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar) an amount equal to $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar). In making these payments, the department shall give priority to schools that have the highest percentage of low-income pupil enrollment and shall also ensure that it fully distributes the amount appropriated.
7. In the 2001-02 and 2002-03 school years, $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (am). After making these payments, the department shall pay school districts on behalf of schools that are covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar), an amount equal to $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar).
8. In the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years, $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar).
9,2107c
Section 2107c. 118.43 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
118.43 (6m) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer the payment of state aid under sub. (6).
9,2107d
Section 2107d. 118.43 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
118.43 (8) State aid for debt service. (a) Beginning in the 2000-01 school year, a school district is eligible for aid under this subsection if it applies to the department for approval of the amount of bonds specified in the copy of the resolution under 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9139 (2d). If the department approves the amount before June 30, 2001, the department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cs), pay each school district that issues bonds pursuant to a referendum under 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9139 (2d), an amount equal to 20% of the annual debt service cost on the bonds. This subsection does not apply to the school district operating under ch. 119.
(b) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection.
9,2107f
Section 2107f. 118.55 (7r) (d) 1. (intro.) and a. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 118.55 (7r) (d) 1. and amended to read:
118.55 (7r) (d) 1. For each pupil attending a technical college under this subsection, the school board shall pay to the technical college district board, in 2 instalments payable upon initial enrollment and at the end of the semester, the following amount: a. If the pupil is attending the technical college for less than 7 credits that are eligible for high school credit, for those courses taken for high school credit, an amount equal to the cost of tuition, course fees and books for the pupil at the technical college.
9,2107g
Section 2107g. 118.55 (7r) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is repealed.
9,2107n
Section 2107n. 118.55 (7t) of the statutes is created to read:
118.55 (7t) Limitations on participation and payment. (a) When a pupil gains 12th grade status, as determined by the school board of the school district in which the pupil is enrolled, the pupil may participate in the program under this section for no more than 2 consecutive semesters.
(b) If a school board is required to pay tuition on behalf of a pupil under sub. (5) (a) or (c) 1. or (7r) (d), the tuition charged may not exceed the amount that would be charged a pupil who is a resident of this state.
9,2107r
Section 2107r. 118.55 (7w) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
9,2107t
Section 2107t. 118.55 (7w) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (7r) (f) and amended to read:
118.55 (7r) (f) A pupil taking a course at a technical college for high school credit under this section
subsection is not responsible for any portion of the tuition and fees for the course if the school board is required to pay the technical college for the course under sub. (7r)
par. (d).
9,2108m
Section 2108m. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.03 (3) (c), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38 (2), 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (25) (26), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34) and (35)
, 120.135 and 120.14 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
9,2108g
Section 2108g. 119.16 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
119.16 (3) (b) Schoolhouses Except as provided in par. (c), schoolhouses and the sites on which they are situated shall be the property of the city, but no. No site may be purchased or leased and no schoolhouse may be constructed unless a resolution therefor is duly adopted by the board. Deeds Except as provided in par. (c), deeds of conveyance and leases shall be made to the city.
9,2108r
Section 2108r. 119.16 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
119.16 (3) (c) If the redevelopment authority of the city issues bonds under s. 66.431 (5r), the board may lease buildings or sites from the redevelopment authority or borrow money from the redevelopment authority for the purposes of par. (a).
9,2108s
Section 2108s. 119.16 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
119.16 (10) Public hearings on school construction. The board shall hold a public hearing in each attendance district in which a new school that is financed with bond proceeds under s. 66.431 (5r) is to be constructed.
9,2109c
Section 2109c. 119.23 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
119.23 (1) (intro.) In this section, "membership":
(a) "Membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
9,2109g
Section 2109g. 119.23 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
119.23 (1) (b) "Summer average daily membership equivalent" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (8).
(c) "Summer choice average daily membership equivalent" means the summer average daily membership equivalent of pupils who were attending a private school under this section on the 2nd Friday of January of the school term immediately preceding that summer or whose applications have been accepted under sub. (3) for attendance at the private school in the school term immediately following that summer.
9,2109m
Section 2109m. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
119.23 (2) (a) 1. The pupil is a member of a family that has a an average total family income over a 4-year period that does not exceed an amount equal to 1.75 times the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of management and budget.
9,2109p
Section 2109p. 119.23 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (4) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:
119.23 (4) (b) (intro.) Upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term, the state superintendent shall pay to the parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the total amount to which the school district is entitled under s. 121.08 divided by the school district membership, or an lesser of the following:
1. The amount equal to the private school's operating and debt service cost per pupil that is related to educational programming, as determined by the department, whichever is less.
(c) The state superintendent shall pay 25% of the total amount under par. (b) in September, 25% in November, 25% in February and 25% in May. The state superintendent may include the entire amount under sub. (4m) in one of those instalments or apportion the entire amount among one or more of those instalments. The department shall send the check to the private school. The parent or guardian shall restrictively endorse the check for the use of the private school.
9,2109q
Section 2109q. 119.23 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
119.23 (4) (a) Annually, on or before October 15, a private school participating in the program under this section shall file with the department a report stating its summer average daily membership equivalent and its summer choice average daily membership equivalent for the purpose of sub. (4m).
9,2109s
Section 2109s. 119.23 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
119.23 (4) (b) 2. The sum of the amount paid per pupil under this subsection in the previous school year and the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under subch. VII of ch. 121 in the current school year.
9,2109t
Section 2109t. 119.23 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
119.23 (4m) Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, in addition to the payment under sub. (4) the state superintendent shall pay to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in a private school under this section, in the manner described in sub. (4) (c), an amount determined by multiplying the payment under sub. (4) by the quotient determined by dividing the summer choice average daily membership equivalent of the private school by the total number of pupils for whom payments are being made under sub. (4).
9,2110
Section
2110. 119.23 (5) (intro.) and (c) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 119.23 (5) and amended to read:
119.23 (5) The state superintendent shall: (c) Ensure ensure that pupils and parents and guardians of pupils who reside in the city are informed annually of the private schools participating in the program under this section.
9,2111
Section
2111. 119.23 (5) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
9,2112
Section
2112. 119.23 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
9,2113g
Section 2113g. 119.24 of the statutes is amended to read:
119.24 Admission of pupils.
Each school under the jurisdiction of the board shall be open to pupils residing within the attendance district established for that school under s. 119.16 (2). A pupil residing in any such district may attend a school in another an attendance district other than the one in which he or she resides with the written permission of the superintendent of schools. Beginning in the 2000-01 school year, the board shall provide spaces in each school for pupils who reside outside the attendance district for the school, but shall fill any unused spaces with pupils who reside in the attendance district. A pupil who attends a school may continue to attend that school until he or she graduates from the school and each sibling of that pupil shall be given priority over other pupils in the process of admission for that school.
9,2118g
Section 2118g. 119.71 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
9,2118r
Section 2118r. 119.71 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
119.71
(3) (a)
The Annually, the board shall
use the funds received under sub. (2) spend at least $5,090,000 to expand its half-day 5-year-old kindergarten program to a full-day program, as provided under par. (b), and shall enroll in the expanded program only pupils who meet the income eligibility standards for a free lunch under
42 USC 1758 (b). The board shall select pupils for the expanded program based on the order in which the pupils register for the program.
(b) The board shall use the funds received specified under sub. (2) par. (a) to pay the costs of teachers, aides and other support staff, transportation of staff to pupils' homes, in-service programs, parental involvement programs and instructional materials. The board may not use the funds to supplant or replace funding otherwise available for full-day 5-year-old kindergarten or to provide facilities to house the program or to pay pupil transportation or indirect administrative costs associated with the program.
9,2119
Section
2119. 119.72 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
119.72 (5) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ec) (kp), the state superintendent shall pay to the board the amount specified in the spending plan under s. 119.80 for the program under this section in each school year.
9,2119m
Section 2119m. 119.74 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
119.74 Extended-day elementary grade, 4-year-old kindergarten and alcohol and other drug abuse programs. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ec), the state superintendent shall pay to the The board the amounts specified in the spending plan under s. 119.80 shall spend at least $430,000 for the following programs in each school year:
9,2120d
Section 2120d. 119.75 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
