Amendment ASA1-AB133

AB133-ASA1, s. 2101 Section 2101. 118.43 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1114,8 118.43 (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).

AB133-ASA1, s. 2102 Section 2102. 118.43 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1114,15 118.43 (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).

AB133-ASA1, s. 2103 Section 2103. 118.43 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1114,18 118.43 (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.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2104 Section 2104. 118.43 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1114,22 118.43 (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:

AB133-ASA1, s. 2105 Section 2105. 118.43 (3) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,1114,25 118.43 (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:

AB133-ASA1,1115,1 1. In the 2000-01 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.

AB133-ASA1,1115,2 2. In the 2001-02 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.

AB133-ASA1,1115,4 3. In the 2002-03 to 2004-05 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to 3.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2106 Section 2106. 118.43 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1115,16 118.43 (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.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2106r Section 2106r. 118.43 (6) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2107 Section 2107. 118.43 (6) (b) 6., 7. and 8. of the statutes are created to read:

AB133-ASA1,1115,25 118.43 (6) (b) 6. In the 2000-01 school year, divide the amount appropriated by the sum of the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 3 in each school in this state covered by contracts under sub. (3) (a) and (am) and the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten and one in each school in this state covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar) and multiply the quotient by the number of pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered by contracts under this section.

AB133-ASA1,1116,7 7. In the 2001-02 school year, divide the amount appropriated by the sum of the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 3 in each school in this state covered by contracts under sub. (3) (am) and the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 2 in each school in this state covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar) and multiply the quotient by the number of pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered by contracts under this section.

AB133-ASA1,1116,12 8. In the 2002-03 to 2004-05 school years, divide the amount appropriated by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten to 3 in each school in this state covered by contracts under sub. (3) (am) and (ar) and multiply the quotient by the number of pupils enrolled in those grades in each school in the school district covered by contracts under this section.

AB133-ASA1, s. 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:

AB133-ASA1,1116,21 118.55 (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.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2107g Section 2107g. 118.55 (7r) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2107n Section 2107n. 118.55 (7t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,1117,2 118.55 (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.

AB133-ASA1,1117,5 (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.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2107r Section 2107r. 118.55 (7w) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2107t Section 2107t. 118.55 (7w) of the statutes is renumbered 118.55 (7r) (f) and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1117,12 118.55 (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).

AB133-ASA1, s. 2109m Section 2109m. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1117,19 119.23 (2) (a) 1. The pupil is a member of a family that has a total family income 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. The requirement under this subdivision does not apply after the pupil's first school year of attendance at the private school under this section.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2109p Section 2109p. 119.23 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (4) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1118,2 119.23 (4) (intro.) Upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school, the state superintendent shall pay to the parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under subch. VII of ch. 121 in the current school year and the following amount:

AB133-ASA1,1118,7 (a) 1. In the 1999-2000 school year, the total amount to which the school district is was entitled under s. 121.08 in the 1998-99 school year divided by the school district membership, or an 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 in the 1997-98 school year.

AB133-ASA1,1118,11 (b) The state superintendent shall pay 25% of the total amount under par. (a) in September, 25% in November, 25% in February and 25% in May. 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.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2109r Section 2109r. 119.23 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,1118,14 119.23 (4) (a) 2. In the 2000-01 school year and in each school year thereafter, the amount paid under this subsection in the previous school year.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2110 Section 2110. 119.23 (5) (intro.) and (c) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 119.23 (5) and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1118,19 119.23 (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.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2111 Section 2111. 119.23 (5) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2112 Section 2112. 119.23 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2113g Section 2113g. 119.24 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1119,8 119.24 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.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2118g Section 2118g. 119.71 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2118r Section 2118r. 119.71 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1119,16 119.71 (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.

AB133-ASA1,1119,23 (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.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2119 Section 2119. 119.72 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1120,3 119.72 (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.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2119m Section 2119m. 119.74 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1120,9 119.74 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:

AB133-ASA1, s. 2120d Section 2120d. 119.75 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2120h Section 2120h. 119.75 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 119.75 (2) and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1120,20 119.75 (2) The Annually, the board shall use the funds received under par. (a) spend at least $1,070,000 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 related to the programs under sub. (1). The board may not use the funds to supplant or replace funding otherwise available for first grade programs or to provide facilities to house the programs under sub. (1) or to pay pupil transportation or indirect administrative costs associated with the programs under sub. (1).

AB133-ASA1, s. 2120p Section 2120p. 119.78 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 119.78.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2120t Section 2120t. 119.78 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2121m Section 2121m. 119.80 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1121,3 119.80 (1) The board shall submit to the governor a proposal for the expenditure of the funds in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ec) (kp) in each school year.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2122m Section 2122m. 119.80 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1121,10 119.80 (1m) Annually by June 1, the governor shall submit to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a proposal for the expenditure of the funds in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ec) (kp) in the following school year. By June 15, each such standing committee may submit written recommendations on the proposal to the joint committee on finance.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2123 Section 2123. 119.80 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,1121,14 119.80 (4) The department may not distribute any funds in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (kp) in any fiscal year until the spending plan for that fiscal year has been approved.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2124 Section 2124. 119.82 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1121,18 119.82 (3) 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 in each school year for the programs under sub. (1).

AB133-ASA1, s. 2125 Section 2125. 120.13 (26r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1121,22 120.13 (26r) Contracts for outpatient mental health and developmental disabilities services. Contract with the department of health and family services for outpatient services under s. 51.07 (4) 46.043.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2126 Section 2126. 120.13 (27m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1122,11 120.13 (27m) Transportation of indigent pupils. Provide transportation to and from school for indigent pupils who reside in the school district and who are not required to be transported under s. 121.54. In this subsection, "indigent pupils" means pupils who are eligible for free lunches or reduced-price lunches under 42 USC 1758 or aid to 18-year-old students under s. 49.20 or for whom aid to families with dependent children is being received under s. 49.19 or who are members of a Wisconsin works group, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (s), with a member who is participating in Wisconsin works under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) or any combination thereof, as determined by the school board. If a school board determines to provide transportation under this subsection, there shall be reasonable uniformity in the transportation furnished such pupils whether they attend public or private schools. The cost of transporting pupils under this subsection may not be included in the school district's shared cost under s. 121.07 (6) (a).

AB133-ASA1, s. 2127 Section 2127. 121.004 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1122,17 121.004 (7) (a) (intro.) "Pupils enrolled" is the total number of pupils, as expressed by official enrollments, in all schools of the school district, except as provided in pars. (b) to (e) (f). If such total contains a fraction, it shall be expressed as the nearest whole number. The same method shall be used in computing the number of pupils enrolled for resident pupils, nonresident pupils or both.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2128 Section 2128. 121.004 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,1122,22 121.004 (7) (f) A pupil who transfers from one school district to another under s. 121.85 (3) (a) shall be counted by the school district in which the pupil resides as 0.5 pupil or, if appropriate, as a number equal to the result obtained by multiplying 0.5 by the appropriate fraction under under par. (c), (cm) or (d).

AB133-ASA1, s. 2129 Section 2129. 121.02 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1123,2 121.02 (1) (r) Annually Except as provided in s. 118.40 (2r) (d) 2., annually administer a standardized reading test developed by the department to all pupils enrolled in the school district in grade 3, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school district.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2130 Section 2130. 121.02 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1123,6 121.02 (1) (s) Administer the examinations as required under s. 118.30 (1m) (a), (am) and (b) and, beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, administer the high school graduation examination required under s. 118.30 (1m) (d).

AB133-ASA1, s. 2131 Section 2131. 121.05 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2132 Section 2132. 121.05 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1123,10 121.05 (1) (a) 9. Pupils enrolled in a charter school , other than a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r).

AB133-ASA1, s. 2134 Section 2134. 121.05 (1) (a) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1123,13 121.05 (1) (a) 11. Pupils residing in the school district but attending a public school in another school district under s. 118.51 or 121.85 (3) (a).

AB133-ASA1, s. 2135 Section 2135. 121.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1123,23 121.07 (1) (a) The membership of the school district in the previous school year and the shared cost for the previous school year shall be used in computing general aid, except that the membership used to compute state aid to the school district operating under ch. 119 shall include those pupils who are attending a private school under s. 119.23 in the current school year and were enrolled in grades kindergarten to 3 in a private school located in the city of Milwaukee other than under s. 119.23 in the previous school year. If a school district has a state trust fund loan as a result of s. 24.61 (3) (c) 2., the school district's debt service costs shall be based upon current school year costs for the term of the loan and for one additional school year.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2135t Section 2135t. 121.07 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1124,9 121.07 (6) (a) "Shared cost" is the sum of the net cost of the general fund and the net cost of the debt service fund, except that "shared cost" excludes any costs, including attorney fees, incurred by a school district as a result of its participation in a lawsuit commenced against the state, beginning with such costs incurred in the fiscal year in which the lawsuit is commenced and excludes the costs of transporting those transfer pupils for whom the school district operating under ch. 119 does not receive intradistrict transfer aid under s. 121.85 (6) as a result of s. 121.85 (6) (am). In this paragraph, "net cost of the debt service fund" includes all of the following amounts:

AB133-ASA1, s. 2136 Section 2136. 121.07 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,1124,16 121.07 (7) (b) The "secondary guaranteed valuation per member" is an amount, rounded to the next lower dollar, that, after subtraction of payments under ss. 121.09, 121.105, and 121.85 (6) (b) 2. and 3. and (c) and 121.86, fully distributes an amount equal to the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) plus $75,000,000 in the 1997-98 school year and $100,000,000 in the 1998-99 school year for payments under ss. 121.08 and, 121.105, 121.85 (6) (a) and (g) and 121.86.

AB133-ASA1, s. 2136m Section 2136m. 121.08 (4) of the statutes is created to read: