2. The pupil receiving instruction in the online class resides in the school district under subd. 1. or is attending that school district under s. 118.51.
3. a. If the pupil receiving instruction in the online class is enrolled in a high school grade, the pupil receives credit for completion of the class.
b. If the pupil receiving instruction in the online class is enrolled in the 7th or 8th grade, the pupil successfully completed the class.
4. The school board of the school district under subd. 1. determines that the online class fulfills a requirement for high school graduation specified under s. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. or established by the school board under the authority of the department.
257,14 Section 14. 121.006 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.006 (2) (a) Hold school for at least 180 days each year, less any days during which the state superintendent determines that school is not held or educational standards are not maintained as the result of a strike by school district employees, the days to be computed in accordance with s. 115.01 (10) the minimum number of hours of direct pupil instruction required for the grade in which a pupil is enrolled as specified in s. 121.02 (1) (f).
257,15 Section 15. 121.02 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
257,16 Section 16. 121.02 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 121.02 (1) (f) and amended to read:
121.02 (1) (f) Annually, schedule at least 437 hours of direct pupil instruction in kindergarten, at least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and at least 1,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12. Scheduled hours under this subdivision paragraph include recess and time for pupils to transfer between classes but do not include the lunch period. Scheduled hours under this paragraph do not include hours of direct pupil instruction offered during an interim session. Scheduled hours under this paragraph may include hours on Saturdays. A school board operating a 4-year-old kindergarten program may use up to 87.5 of the scheduled hours for outreach activities.
257,17 Section 17. 121.14 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.14 (title) State aid for summer classes and interim session classes.
257,18 Section 18. 121.14 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 121.14 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
121.14 (1) (a) (intro.) State aid shall be paid to each district or county children with disabilities education board only for all of the following:
1. Subject to par. (b), those academic summer classes or laboratory periods that are for necessary academic purposes, as defined by the state superintendent by rule.
(b) Recreational programs and team sports shall not be eligible for aid under this section, and pupils participating in such programs shall not be counted as pupils enrolled under s. 121.004 (5) nor shall costs associated with such programs be included in shared costs under s. 121.07 (6).
257,19 Section 19. 121.14 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
121.14 (1) (a) 2. Subject to par. (b), for a school district or county children with disabilities education board that provides year-round school, those interim session classes or laboratory periods that are for necessary academic purposes, as defined by the state superintendent by rule.
257,20 Section 20. 121.14 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
121.14 (1) (a) 3. Those online classes offered as summer classes or interim session classes to high school pupils and pupils in grade 7 or 8 who reside in the school district, or who are attending the online class in the school district under s. 118.51, provided a pupil enrolled in a high school grade receives a credit for the class, a pupil enrolled in the 7th or 8th grade successfully completes the class, and the school board of the school district determines the online class fulfills a requirement for high school graduation specified under s. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. or established by the school board under the authority of the department.
257,21 Section 21. 121.14 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.14 (2) (a) State aid for summer classes, laboratory periods, or interim session classes under sub. (1) shall be incorporated into the state aid paid for regular classes under this subchapter.
257,22 Section 22. 121.23 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.23 (2) (intro.) If a school district holds less than 180 days of school fails to provide the number of hours of direct pupil instruction specified under s. 121.02 (1) (f) as the result of a strike by school district employees, for the purposes of computing general aid, the state superintendent shall compute the school district's primary and secondary ceiling costs per member in accordance with the procedure specified in pars. (a) to (e). In making the calculation, the state superintendent shall:
257,23 Section 23. 121.58 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.58 (4) State aid for summer class transportation. Annually on or before October 1 of the year in which transportation is provided under s. 121.54 (4), or under s. 121.54 (10) if the transportation is provided by the nonresident school district that a pupil attends under s. 118.51 or 121.84 (4), the school district clerk shall file with the department a report, containing such information as the department requires, on transportation provided by the school board to and from summer classes. Upon receipt of such report and if the summer classes meet the requirements of s. 121.14 (1) (a) 1. or 2., state aid shall be paid for such transportation. A school district which provides such transportation shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the rate of $4 per pupil transported to and from public school whose residence is at least 2 miles and not more than 5 miles by the nearest traveled route from the public school attended, and $6 per pupil transported to and from public school whose residence is more than 5 miles by the nearest traveled route from the public school attended, if the pupil is transported 30 days or more. The state aid shall be reduced proportionately if the pupil is transported less than 30 days.
257,24 Section 24. 121.83 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.83 (2) (b) The tuition for summer school shall be the daily tuition rate for the previous school year multiplied by 180 the number of school days held in the previous school year times the summer average daily membership equivalent of the pupil.
257,25 Section 25. 121.90 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.90 (3) "Summer enrollment" means the summer average daily membership equivalent for those academic summer classes, interim session classes, and laboratory periods approved for necessary academic purposes under s. 121.14 (1) (a) 1. and 2. and those online classes described in s. 121.14 (1) (a) 3.
257,26 Section 26. Initial applicability.
(1) The treatment of section 118.04 (4) of the statutes first applies to tuition charged for interim session classes or online classes in the 2014-15 school year.
(2) The treatment of section 121.004 (5) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of sections 121.004 (8) and 121.14 (1) of the statutes, and the creation of sections 115.001 (3m), 121.004 (8) (b), and 121.14 (1) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes first apply to state aid paid for interim session classes and summer online classes in the 2014-15 school year.
(3) The treatment of section 121.90 (3) of the statutes first applies to the determination of a school district's revenue limit in the 2014-15 school year.
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