Amendment SSA1-SB45

SB45-SSA1, s. 2141 Section 2141. 121.15 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 121.15 (4) (b) and amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1127,14 121.15 (4) (b) On July 1 and October 15, using the most accurate data available, the state superintendent shall provide the department of revenue and each school district with an estimate of the total amount of state aid, as defined in s. 121.90 (2), the school district will receive in the current school year. On October 15, using the most accurate data available, the state superintendent shall calculate the total amount of state aid, as defined in s. 121.90 (2), that each school district will receive in the current school year. Any adjustments to that calculation shall be made by increasing or decreasing the payment made in September of the following school year.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2142 Section 2142. 121.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA1,1127,17 121.15 (4) (a) In this subsection, "state aid" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (2) except that it excludes aid paid to school districts under s. 79.095 (4).

SB45-SSA1, s. 2142d Section 2142d. 121.58 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1128,2 121.58 (5) State superintendent approval. If the state superintendent is satisfied that transportation or board and lodging was provided in compliance with law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration the sum due the school district. The state superintendent may not certify payment of state aid under sub. (2) for the number of pupils calculated under s. 121.85 (6) (am). In case of differences concerning the character and sufficiency of the transportation or board and lodging, the state superintendent may determine such matter and his or her decision is final.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2142m Section 2142m. 121.85 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1128,7 121.85 (6) (a) Intradistrict transfer. (intro.) The Except as provided under pars. (am) and (ar), the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) shall be entitled to an amount determined as follows:

SB45-SSA1, s. 2143 Section 2143. 121.85 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1128,10 121.85 (6) (a) 2. Multiply the number of transfer pupils, as counted for membership purposes under s. 121.004 (7), by 0.25.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2143m Section 2143m. 121.85 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA1,1128,14 121.85 (6) (am) Reduction of intradistrict transfer aid. The school district operating under ch. 119 may not receive aid under par. (a) for the number of pupils calculated as follows, if the calculation results in a positive number:

SB45-SSA1,1128,15 1. In the 2000-01 school year:

SB45-SSA1,1128,18 a. Subtract from 75% the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.

SB45-SSA1,1128,20 b. Multiply the result under subd. 1. a. by the total number of transfer pupils under par. (a) in the current school year.

SB45-SSA1,1128,21 2. In the 2001-02 school year:

SB45-SSA1,1128,24 a. Subtract from 80% the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.

SB45-SSA1,1129,2 b. Multiply the result under subd. 2. a. by the total number of transfer pupils under par. (a) in the current school year.

SB45-SSA1,1129,3 3. In the 2002-03 school year:

SB45-SSA1,1129,6 a. Subtract from 90% the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.

SB45-SSA1,1129,8 b. Multiply the result under subd. 3. a. by the total number of transfer pupils under par. (a) in the current school year.

SB45-SSA1,1129,9 4. In the 2003-04 school year:

SB45-SSA1,1129,12 a. Subtract from 95% the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.

SB45-SSA1,1129,14 b. Multiply the result under subd. 4. a. by the total number of transfer pupils under par. (a) in the current school year.

SB45-SSA1,1129,17 5. In the 2004-05 school year and each school year thereafter, the number of pupils whose parents or guardians have not provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2143p Section 2143p. 121.85 (6) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA1,1129,20 121.85 (6) (ar) Hold harmless. 1. In the 1999-2000 school year, the department shall pay to the school district operating under ch. 119 the greater of the following:

SB45-SSA1,1129,23 a. The amount of aid received in the 1998-99 school year under par. (a) multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.

SB45-SSA1,1129,24 b. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

SB45-SSA1,1130,3 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., in the 2000-01 school year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall pay to the school district operating under ch. 119 the greater of the following:

SB45-SSA1,1130,6 a. The amount of aid received in the 1998-99 school year under par. (a), adjusted annually for the school years since 1998-99 by the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 as described under subd. 1. a., less the reduction under par. (am).

SB45-SSA1,1130,8 b. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a), less the reduction under par. (am).

SB45-SSA1,1130,12 3. a. If one or more bonds are issued under s. 66.431 (5) (a) 4., subd. 2. does not apply beginning in the first fiscal year following certification by the secretary of administration to the department that the last principal and interest payment on the bonds has been made.

SB45-SSA1,1130,14 b. If no bonds are issued under s. 66.431 (5) (a) 4. by the date specified in that section, subd. 2. does not apply beginning in the first fiscal year following that date.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2144 Section 2144. 121.85 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2145 Section 2145. 121.85 (6) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2146g Section 2146g. 121.85 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA1,1131,2 121.85 (6m) Use of aid for debt service. The board of directors of the school district operating under ch. 119 may use intradistrict transfer aid under sub. (6) to pay debt service on bonds issued under s. 66.431 (5m). If the board of school directors decides to use the aid to pay the debt service, it may request the department to remit the intradistrict transfer aid under sub. (6) to the redevelopment authority of the city of Milwaukee in an annual amount agreed to by the board of school directors and the department, and the department shall ensure that the aid remittance does not affect the amount determined to be received by the board of school directors as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2146r Section 2146r. 121.85 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1131,20 121.85 (7) Transportation. Transportation shall be provided to pupils transferring schools under this section if required under subch. IV. Transportation for a pupil attending a public school under sub. (3) (a) outside the pupil's school district of residence shall be provided pursuant to agreement between the school district of residence and the school district of attendance. If either the school district of residence or the school district of attendance operates a program of intradistrict transfers under sub. (3) (b), that school district shall be responsible for the cost of transportation. The school district may meet this responsibility either by contracting directly for provision of transportation or by reimbursing another school district for the cost of such a contract. Transportation for a pupil attending a public school under sub. (3) (b) outside his or her attendance area of residence may be provided by his or her school district. A school district providing transportation under this subsection may not claim transportation aid under subch. IV for pupils so transported. A school district that transports a pupil who moves outside his or her attendance district during the school year to the school in the pupil's former attendance district may use intradistrict transfer aid under sub. (6) to pay the costs of transporting the pupil.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2146w Section 2146w. 121.87 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA1,1132,2 121.87 (3) In addition to the report under sub. (1), annually by May 1 the board of school directors of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that specifies the number, percentage, race, sex, grade and attendance area of pupils transferred outside their attendance area without written consent under s. 121.85 (6) (am).

SB45-SSA1, s. 2147 Section 2147. 121.90 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA1,1132,7 121.90 (1) (e) In determining a school district's revenue limit for the 2000-01 school year or for any school year thereafter, the department shall calculate the number of pupils enrolled in each school year prior to the 2000-01 school year as the number was calculated in that school year under s. 121.85 (6) (b) 1. and (f), 1997 stats.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2148 Section 2148. 121.90 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1132,12 121.90 (2) (intro.) "State aid" means aid under ss. 121.08, 121.09 and 121.105 and subch. VI, as calculated for the current school year on October 15 under s. 121.15 (4) and including adjustments made under s. 121.15 (4), except that "state aid" excludes all of the following:

SB45-SSA1, s. 2148m Section 2148m. 121.905 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1132,16 121.905 (1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $5,900 $6,300 in the 1997-98 1999-2000 school year and in any subsequent school year means $6,100 $6,500.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2149 Section 2149. 121.905 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1132,25 121.905 (3) (a) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., calculate the sum of the amount of state aid received under ss. 121.08 and 121.105 and subch. VI in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described under s. 121.91 (4) (c), and the costs of the county children with disabilities education board program, as defined in s. 121.135 (2) (a) 2., for pupils who were school district residents and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by a county children with disabilities education board in the previous school year.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2151 Section 2151. 121.905 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 121.905 (4) (a) and amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1133,5 121.905 (4) (a) A school district that is exempt from the revenue limits under sub. (2) may not increase its base revenue per member to an amount that is greater than its revenue ceiling unless that.

SB45-SSA1,1133,7 (b) 1. A school district follows may increase its revenue ceiling by following the procedures prescribed in s. 121.91 (3).

SB45-SSA1, s. 2152 Section 2152. 121.905 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA1,1133,11 121.905 (4) (b) 2. The department shall, under s. 121.91 (4), adjust the revenue ceiling otherwise applicable to a school district under this section as if the revenue ceiling constituted a revenue limit under s. 121.91 (2m).

SB45-SSA1, s. 2153 Section 2153. 121.91 (2m) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1133,15 121.91 (2m) (d) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1998-99 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB45-SSA1, s. 2154 Section 2154. 121.91 (2m) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 121.91 (2m) (r), and 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) and b. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1133,21 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (c) and, (d) and (e), if a school district is created under s. 117.105, its revenue limit under this section for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as follows except as provided under subs. (3) and (4):

SB45-SSA1,1133,25 b. Add $206 an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a.

SB45-SSA1,1134,3 2. If a school district is created under s. 117.105, the following adjustments to the calculations under pars. (c) and, (d) and (e) apply for the 2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization:

SB45-SSA1,1134,10 a. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the number of pupils in the previous school year shall be used under pars. (c) 1. and, (d) 1. and (e) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years, and for the school year beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the 2 previous school years shall be used under pars. (c) 1. and, (d) 1. and (e) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.

SB45-SSA1,1134,14 b. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the current and the previous school years shall be used under pars. (c) 4. and , (d) 4. and (e) 3. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2155 Section 2155. 121.91 (2m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA1,1134,18 121.91 (2m) (e) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1999-2000 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB45-SSA1,1134,22 1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.

SB45-SSA1,1134,25 2. Multiply the amount of the revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.

SB45-SSA1,1135,1 3. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2.

SB45-SSA1,1135,3 4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2157 Section 2157. 121.91 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 121.91 (7) and amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1135,12 121.91 (7) If Except as provided in sub. (4) (f) 2., if an excess revenue is approved under this subsection sub. (3) for a recurring purpose or allowed under sub. (4), the excess revenue shall be included in the base for determining the limit for the next school year for purposes of this section. If an excess revenue is approved under this subsection sub. (3) for a nonrecurring purpose, the excess revenue shall not be included in the base for determining the limit for the next school year for purposes of this section.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2158 Section 2158. 121.91 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1135,20 121.91 (4) (f) 1. For the 1998-99 1999-2000 school year or any school year thereafter, if the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years, as calculated under sub. (2m) (d) 4., is less than the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years, as calculated under sub. (2m) (d) 1., the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) (d) (e) is increased by the additional amount that would have been calculated had the decline in average enrollment been 25% of what it was.

SB45-SSA1,1135,23 2. Any additional revenue received by a school district as a result of subd. 1. shall not be included in the base for determining the school district's limit under sub. (2m) (d) (e) for the following school year.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2158g Section 2158g. 121.91 (4) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA1,1136,6 121.91 (4) (fm) 1. Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, if the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years is more than the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) (e) is decreased by the difference between that limit and the amount that would have been calculated had the increase in average enrollment been 75% of what it was.

SB45-SSA1,1136,9 2. Any decrease in revenue received by a school district as a result of subd. 1. shall not be excluded from the base for determining the school district's limit under sub. (2m) (e) in the following school year.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2159 Section 2159. 121.92 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1136,11 121.92 (title) Penalty for exceeding revenue ceiling or limit.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2160 Section 2160. 121.92 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1136,15 121.92 (1) In this section, "excess revenue" means the amount by which a school district's revenue exceeds the maximum allowed its ceiling under s. 121.905 or its limit under s. 121.91.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2161 Section 2161. 121.92 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1136,20 121.92 (2) (a) Deduct from the state aid payment to a school district under s. 121.08 in the school year in which the school district exceeded the revenue ceiling or limit an amount equal to the excess revenue for the school district or the amount of those aids, whichever is less.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2162 Section 2162. 121.92 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1137,2 121.92 (2) (b) If the amount of the deduction under par. (a) is insufficient to cover the excess revenue, deduct from the other state aid payments to the school district in the school year in which the school district exceeded the revenue ceiling or limit an amount equal to the remaining excess revenue or the amount of those payments, whichever is less.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2163 Section 2163. 121.92 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA1,1137,5 121.92 (2) (e) Ensure that the amount of the excess revenue is not included in determining the school district's limits ceiling or limit in the succeeding school year.

SB45-SSA1, s. 2165e Section 2165e. 125.26 (2s) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA1,1137,7 125.26 (2s) (a) In this subsection: