SB55-ASA1,918,22 17115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b)
18shall be used first for the purpose purposes of s. 115.88 (4) and (8m). Costs eligible
19for reimbursement from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (br) under ss.
20115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8), 115.93 and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate
21set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for such costs, not
22to exceed 100%.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2679m 23Section 2679m. 118.135 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,919,3 24118.135 Eye examinations. (1) Beginning in the 2002-03 school year, each
25school board and each charter school shall request each pupil entering kindergarten

1to provide evidence that the pupil has had his or her eyes examined by an optometrist
2licensed under ch. 449 or by a physician. The examination shall include all of the
3following:
SB55-ASA1,919,54 (a) A brief history of general health and eye health of the child and of the child's
5family.
SB55-ASA1,919,66 (b) General external observation of the child's eyes and surrounding structures.
SB55-ASA1,919,77 (c) An examination of the inside of the child's eyes through undilated pupils.
SB55-ASA1,919,88 (d) A gross measurement of the child's peripheral vision.
SB55-ASA1,919,99 (e) An evaluation of the coordination and function of the child's eyes.
SB55-ASA1,919,1010 (f) An examination of the visual acuity of each of the child's eyes.
SB55-ASA1,919,15 11(2) A pupil who complies with a request under sub. (1) shall provide evidence
12of an eye examination by December 31 following the pupil's enrollment in
13kindergarten. The school board or charter school shall provide pupils with the form
14distributed by the department of regulation and licensing under s. 440.03 (16) for
15that purpose.
SB55-ASA1,919,19 16(3) To the extent feasible, the medical examining board and the optometry
17examining board shall encourage physicians and optometrists, for the purpose of this
18section, to conduct free eye examinations of pupils who are in financial need and do
19not have insurance coverage for eye examinations.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1356 20Section 1356. 118.30 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,920,221 118.30 (1m) (a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade
22examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all
23pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools
24located in the school district, in the 4th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the
25school board has not developed and adopted its own 4th grade examination, the

1school board shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to take the
2examination administered under this subdivision.
SB55-ASA1,920,73 2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the school board has developed or adopted its
4own 4th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils enrolled in the
5school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school
6district, in the 4th grade. The school board shall provide a pupil with at least 2
7opportunities to take the examination administered under this subdivision.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1357 8Section 1357. 118.30 (1m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,920,159 118.30 (1m) (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade
10examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) to all
11pupils enrolled in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools
12located in the school district, in the 8th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the
13school board has not developed and adopted its own 8th grade examination, the
14school board shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to take the
15examination administered under this subdivision.
SB55-ASA1,920,2016 2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the school board has developed or adopted its
17own 8th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils enrolled in the
18school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools located in the school
19district, in the 8th grade. The school board shall provide a pupil with at least 2
20opportunities to take the examination administered under this subdivision.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1358 21Section 1358. 118.30 (1r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,921,222 118.30 (1r) (a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade
23examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to
24all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 4th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002,
25if the operator of the charter school has not developed or adopted its own 4th grade

1examination, the operator of the charter school shall provide a pupil with at least 2
2opportunities to take the examination administered under this subdivision.
SB55-ASA1,921,73 2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the operator of the charter school has developed
4or adopted its own 4th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils
5enrolled in the charter school in the 4th grade. The operator of the charter school
6shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to take the examination
7administered under this subdivision.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1359 8Section 1359. 118.30 (1r) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,921,149 118.30 (1r) (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade
10examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to
11all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002,
12if the operator of the charter school has not developed and adopted its own 8th grade
13examination, the operator of the charter school shall provide a pupil with at least 2
14opportunities to take the examination administered under this subdivision.
SB55-ASA1,921,1915 2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the operator of the charter school has developed
16or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils
17enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade. The operator of the charter school
18shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to take the examination
19administered under this subdivision.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1360 20Section 1360. 118.43 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1361 21Section 1361. 118.43 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,922,222 118.43 (2) (g) The department may renew an achievement guarantee contract
23under pars. (b), (bg), and (br) for one or more terms of 5 school years. As a condition
24of receiving payments under a renewal of an achievement guarantee contract, a
25school board shall maintain the reduction of class size achieved during the last school

1year of the original achievement guarantee contract for the grades specified for the
2last school year of the contract.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1362 3Section 1362. 118.43 (6) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,922,114 118.43 (6) (b) 7. In the 2001-02 and 2002-03 school years, $2,000 multiplied
5by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each
6school in the school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (am) and by renewals
7of contracts under sub. (2) (g)
. After making these payments, the department shall
8pay school districts on behalf of schools that are covered by contracts under sub. (3)
9(ar), an amount equal to $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils
10enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by
11contracts under sub. (3) (ar).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1363 12Section 1363. 118.43 (6) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,922,1613 118.43 (6) (b) 8. In the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years, $2,000 multiplied
14by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each
15school in the school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar) and by renewals
16of contracts under sub. (2) (g)
.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1364 17Section 1364. 118.51 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,923,318 118.51 (3) (a) 2. A nonresident school board may not act on any application
19received under subd. 1. until after the 3rd Friday following the first Monday in
20February. If a nonresident school board receives more applications for a particular
21grade or program than there are spaces available in the grade or program, the
22nonresident school board shall determine which pupils to accept on a random basis,
23after giving preference to pupils and to siblings of pupils who are already attending
24public school in the nonresident school district. If a nonresident school board
25determines that space is not otherwise available for open enrollment pupils in the

1grade or program to which an individual has applied, the school board may
2nevertheless accept an applicant who is already attending school in the nonresident
3school district or a sibling of the applicant
.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1365 4Section 1365. 118.51 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,923,65 118.51 (4) (a) 3. A statement of the preference required under sub. (5) (c) (3) (a)
62
.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1366 7Section 1366. 118.51 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,923,108 118.51 (5) (a) Permissible criteria. (intro.) Except as provided in par. (c) sub.
9(3) (a) 2.
, the criteria for accepting and rejecting applications from nonresident pupils
10under sub. (3) (a) may include only the following:
SB55-ASA1, s. 1367 11Section 1367. 118.51 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,923,2012 118.51 (5) (a) 1. The availability of space in the schools, programs, classes, or
13grades within the nonresident school district, including any. In determining the
14availability of space, the nonresident school board may consider criteria such as
class
15size limits, pupil-teacher ratios, pupils attending the school district for whom tuition
16is paid under s. 121.78 (1) (a)
or enrollment projections established by the
17nonresident school board and may include in its count of occupied spaces pupils
18attending the school district for whom tuition is paid under s. 121.78 (1) (a) and
19pupils and siblings of pupils who have applied under sub. (3) (a) and are already
20attending public school in the nonresident school district
.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1368 21Section 1368. 118.51 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1369 22Section 1369. 118.52 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,924,723 118.52 (11) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending
24a course in a public school in a nonresident school district under this section may
25apply to the department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the parent for

1the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or school in which
2the pupil is enrolled and the school at which the pupil is attending the course if the
3pupil and parent are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The department
4shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the
5appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cw) (cy). The department shall give preference
6under this paragraph to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price
7lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1370 8Section 1370. 119.48 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,924,129 119.48 (4) (b) The communication shall state the purposes for which the funds
10from the increase in the levy rate will be used and shall request the common council
11to submit to the voters of the city the question of exceeding the levy rate specified in
12s. 65.07 (1) (f) at the September election or a special election.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1371 13Section 1371. 119.48 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,925,214 119.48 (4) (c) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file
15the communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of exceeding
16the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) to be submitted to the voters of the city
17at the September election or at a special election next regularly scheduled spring
18election or general election that occurs not sooner than 42 days after receipt of the
19communication or at a special election held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
20November in an odd-numbered year if that date occurs not sooner than 42 days after
21receipt of the communication
. The question of exceeding the levy rate specified under
22s. 65.07 (1) (f) shall be submitted so that the vote upon exceeding the levy rate
23specified in s. 65.07 (1) (f) is taken separately from any other question submitted to
24the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the question favors exceeding the
25levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f), the common council shall approve the

1increase in the levy rate and shall levy and collect a tax equal to the amount of money
2approved by the electors.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1372 3Section 1372. 119.49 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,925,84 119.49 (1) (b) The communication shall state the amount of funds needed under
5par. (a) and the purposes for which the funds will be used and shall request the
6common council to submit to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city
7the question of issuing school bonds in the amount and for the purposes stated in the
8communication.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1373 9Section 1373. 119.49 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,925,2210 119.49 (2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file
11the communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of issuing such
12school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school purposes to be submitted
13to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city regularly scheduled spring
14election or general election that occurs not sooner than 42 days after receipt of the
15communication or at a special election held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
16November in an odd-numbered year if that date occurs not sooner than 42 days after
17receipt of the communication
. The question of issuing such school bonds shall be
18submitted so that the vote upon issuing such school bonds is taken separately from
19any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the
20school bond question favors issuing such school bonds, the common council shall
21cause the school bonds to be issued immediately or within the period permitted by
22law, in the amount requested by the board and in the manner other bonds are issued.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1374 23Section 1374. 121.004 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,926,324 121.004 (6) Net cost. The "net cost" of a fund means the gross cost of that fund
25minus all nonduplicative revenues and other financing sources of that fund except

1property taxes and, general aid, and aid received under s. 79.095 (4). In this
2subsection, "nonduplicative revenues" includes federal financial assistance under 20
3USC 236
to 245, to the extent permitted under federal law and regulations.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1375 4Section 1375. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,926,10 5121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to
6a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (cg), and (cr) and (q) shall be used by
7the school district solely for the purposes for which paid. Such moneys are exempt
8from execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process in favor of creditors,
9except as to claims for salaries or wages of teachers and other school employees and
10as to claims for school materials, supplies, fuel, and current repairs.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2763m 11Section 2763m. 121.02 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,926,1412 121.02 (1) (o) Annually distribute the performance disclosure report under
13comply with the requirements of s. 115.38 (2). The school board may include
14additional information in the report under s. 115.38 (2).
SB55-ASA1, s. 2765z 15Section 2765z. 121.07 (6) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB55-ASA1,926,1916 121.07 (6) (d) The "secondary ceiling cost per member" in the 2001-02 school
17year and in each school year thereafter is an amount determined by dividing the state
18total shared cost in the previous school year by the state total membership in the
19previous school year and multiplying the result by 0.90.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2767f 20Section 2767f. 121.07 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,927,221 121.07 (7) (b) The "secondary guaranteed valuation per member" is an amount,
22rounded to the next lower dollar, that, after subtraction of payments under ss. 121.09
23and 121.85 (6) (b) 2. and 3. and (c), fully distributes an amount equal to the amount
24remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) plus $75,000,000 in the

11997-98 school year and $100,000,000 in the 1998-99
$115,000,000 in the 2002-03
2school year for payments under ss. 121.08, 121.105, 121.85 (6) (a) and (g) and 121.86.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2767m 3Section 2767m. 121.085 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,927,10 4121.085 Interest on delayed payment. Beginning in 2003, annually on the
53rd Monday in June, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (am), the department
6shall pay to each school district an amount equal to the interest that the school
7district would have earned on its portion of the delayed school aid payment under s.
8121.15 (1m) (a) 4. if the school aid payment had been made on the 3rd Monday in June
9instead of on the 4th Monday in July. Interest shall be calculated using the
10annualized rate of return on investments in the state investment fund for April.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1376 11Section 1376. 121.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,928,412 121.09 (1) If, on or after July 1, 1980, the tax appeals commission or a court
13makes a final redetermination on the assessment of property subject to taxation
14under s. 70.995 that is lower than the previous assessment, or if, on or after January
151, 1982, the state board of assessors makes a final redetermination on the
16assessment of property subject to taxation under s. 70.995 that is lower than the
17previous assessment, the school board of the school district in which the property is
18located may, within 4 years after the date of the determination, decision, or
19judgment, file the determination of the state board of assessors, the decision of the
20tax appeals commission, or the judgment of the court with the state superintendent,
21requesting an adjustment in state aid to the school district. If the state
22superintendent determines that the determination, decision, or judgment is final
23and that it has been filed within the 4-year period, the state shall pay to the school
24district in the subsequent fiscal year, from the appropriations appropriation under
25s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (q), an amount equal to the difference between the state aid

1computed under s. 121.08 for the school year commencing after the year subject to
2the valuation recertification, using the school district's equalized valuation as
3originally certified, and the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for that school year
4using the school district's equalized valuation as recertified under s. 70.57 (2).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1377 5Section 1377. 121.105 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 121.105 (2) (am)
6and amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,928,127 121.105 (2) (am) If a school district would receive less in state aid in the current
8year before any adjustment is made under s. 121.15 (4) (b) than an amount equal to
985% of the sum of the state aid that it received in the previous school year and the
10adjustment, if any, made under s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year
, its state
11aid for the current school year shall be increased to an amount equal to 85% of the
12state aid received in the previous school year.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1378 13Section 1378. 121.105 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1379 14Section 1379. 121.105 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1380 15Section 1380. 121.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,928,2216 121.105 (3) In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes
17effect under s. 117.08 or 117.09 and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the
18consolidated school district's state aid shall be an amount that is not less than the
19aggregate state aid received by the consolidating school districts in the school year
20prior to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect. The additional state
21aid shall be paid from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and
22(q)
.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1381 23Section 1381. 121.15 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1382 24Section 1382. 121.15 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2777g 25Section 2777g. 121.15 (1m) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,929,4
1121.15 (1m) (a) 4. Beginning in the 2002-03 school year, from the
2appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), annually the state shall pay to school districts
3an amount determined as follows on the 4th Monday in July of the following school
4year:
SB55-ASA1,929,65 a. Subtract the amount transferred to the tax relief fund under s. 16. 518 (4)
6from the amount calculated by the secretary of administration under s. 16.518 (4).
SB55-ASA1,929,77 b. Subtract the remainder under subd. 1. a. from $115,000,000.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2777r 8Section 2777r. 121.15 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,929,139 121.15 (1m) (b) The percentages under subs. (1) (a) and (1g) (a) shall be reduced
10proportionally to reflect the payments made under par. (a) 3. The percentage for
11June under subs. (1) (a) and (1g) (a) shall also be reduced to reflect the payment made
12under par. (a) 4
. School districts shall treat the payments made in July under par.
13(a) as if they had been received in the previous school year.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1383 14Section 1383. 121.15 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,929,2315 121.15 (3m) (a) 1. "Partial school revenues" means the sum of state school aids,
16other than the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bi) (am) and (cv),; property
17taxes levied for school districts; and aid paid to school districts under s. 79.095 (4),
18less the amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 2. due to a school
19board's increasing the services that it provides by adding responsibility for providing
20a service transferred to it from another school board, less the amount of any revenue
21limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 3. and, less the amount of any revenue limit
22increase under s. 121.91 (4) (h), and less the amount of any property taxes levied for
23the purpose of s. 120.13 (19)
.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2779m 24Section 2779m. 121.15 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,930,5
1121.15 (3m) (a) 2. "State school aids" means those aids appropriated under s.
220.255 (2), other than s. 20.255 (2) (am), (fm), (fu), (k) and (m), and under ss. 20.275
3(1) (d), (es), (et) and (f) and 20.285 (1) (ee), (r) and (rc) and those aids appropriated
4under s. 20.275 (1) (s) that are used to provide grants or educational
5telecommunications access to school districts under s. 44.73.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1384 6Section 1384. 121.79 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,930,107 121.79 (1) (d) (intro.) For pupils in foster homes, treatment foster homes, or
8group homes, if the foster home, treatment foster home, or group home is located
9outside the school district in which the pupil's parent or guardian resides and either
10of the following applies
:
SB55-ASA1, s. 1385 11Section 1385. 121.79 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1386 12Section 1386. 121.79 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,930,1713 121.79 (1) (d) 3. The pupil is a child with a disability, as defined in s. 115.76 (5),
14and at least 4% of the pupils enrolled in the school district reside in foster homes,
15treatment foster homes, or group homes that are not exempt under s. 70.11.
16Notwithstanding s. 121.83 (1) (d), the annual tuition rate for pupils under this
17subdivision is the special annual tuition rate only, as described in s. 121.83 (1) (c).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1387 18Section 1387. 121.85 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,930,2019 121.85 (6) (e) Sources of aid payments. State aid under this section shall be
20paid from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (q).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1388 21Section 1388. 121.85 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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