Amendment ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1,921,14 118.30 (1r) (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the operator of the charter school has not developed and adopted its own 8th grade examination, the operator of the charter school shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to take the examination administered under this subdivision.

SB55-ASA1,921,19 2. Beginning on July 1, 2002, if the operator of the charter school has developed or adopted its own 8th grade examination, administer that examination to all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade. The operator of the charter school shall provide a pupil with at least 2 opportunities to take the examination administered under this subdivision.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1360 Section 1360. 118.43 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1361 Section 1361. 118.43 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,922,2 118.43 (2) (g) The department may renew an achievement guarantee contract under pars. (b), (bg), and (br) for one or more terms of 5 school years. As a condition of receiving payments under a renewal of an achievement guarantee contract, a school board shall maintain the reduction of class size achieved during the last school year of the original achievement guarantee contract for the grades specified for the last school year of the contract.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1362 Section 1362. 118.43 (6) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,922,11 118.43 (6) (b) 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) and by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g). 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).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1363 Section 1363. 118.43 (6) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,922,16 118.43 (6) (b) 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) and by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1364 Section 1364. 118.51 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,923,3 118.51 (3) (a) 2. A nonresident school board may not act on any application received under subd. 1. until after the 3rd Friday following the first Monday in February. If a nonresident school board receives more applications for a particular grade or program than there are spaces available in the grade or program, the nonresident school board shall determine which pupils to accept on a random basis, after giving preference to pupils and to siblings of pupils who are already attending public school in the nonresident school district. If a nonresident school board determines that space is not otherwise available for open enrollment pupils in the grade or program to which an individual has applied, the school board may nevertheless accept an applicant who is already attending school in the nonresident school district or a sibling of the applicant.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1365 Section 1365. 118.51 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,923,6 118.51 (4) (a) 3. A statement of the preference required under sub. (5) (c) (3) (a) 2.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1366 Section 1366. 118.51 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,923,10 118.51 (5) (a) Permissible criteria. (intro.) Except as provided in par. (c) sub. (3) (a) 2., the criteria for accepting and rejecting applications from nonresident pupils under sub. (3) (a) may include only the following:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1367 Section 1367. 118.51 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,923,20 118.51 (5) (a) 1. The availability of space in the schools, programs, classes, or grades within the nonresident school district, including any. In determining the availability of space, the nonresident school board may consider criteria such as class size limits, pupil-teacher ratios, pupils attending the school district for whom tuition is paid under s. 121.78 (1) (a) or enrollment projections established by the nonresident school board and may include in its count of occupied spaces pupils attending the school district for whom tuition is paid under s. 121.78 (1) (a) and pupils and siblings of pupils who have applied under sub. (3) (a) and are already attending public school in the nonresident school district.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1368 Section 1368. 118.51 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1369 Section 1369. 118.52 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,924,7 118.52 (11) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending a course in a public school in a nonresident school district under this section may apply to the department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or school in which the pupil is enrolled and the school at which the pupil is attending the course if the pupil and parent are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cw) (cy). The department shall give preference under this paragraph to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1370 Section 1370. 119.48 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,924,12 119.48 (4) (b) The communication shall state the purposes for which the funds from the increase in the levy rate will be used and shall request the common council to submit to the voters of the city the question of exceeding the levy rate specified in s. 65.07 (1) (f) at the September election or a special election.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1371 Section 1371. 119.48 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,925,2 119.48 (4) (c) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file the communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) to be submitted to the voters of the city at the September election or at a special election next regularly scheduled spring election or general election that occurs not sooner than 42 days after receipt of the communication or at a special election held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an odd-numbered year if that date occurs not sooner than 42 days after receipt of the communication. The question of exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) shall be submitted so that the vote upon exceeding the levy rate specified in s. 65.07 (1) (f) is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the question favors exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f), the common council shall approve the increase in the levy rate and shall levy and collect a tax equal to the amount of money approved by the electors.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1372 Section 1372. 119.49 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,925,8 119.49 (1) (b) The communication shall state the amount of funds needed under par. (a) and the purposes for which the funds will be used and shall request the common council to submit to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city the question of issuing school bonds in the amount and for the purposes stated in the communication.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1373 Section 1373. 119.49 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,925,22 119.49 (2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file the communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of issuing such school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school purposes to be submitted to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city regularly scheduled spring election or general election that occurs not sooner than 42 days after receipt of the communication or at a special election held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an odd-numbered year if that date occurs not sooner than 42 days after receipt of the communication. The question of issuing such school bonds shall be submitted so that the vote upon issuing such school bonds is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the school bond question favors issuing such school bonds, the common council shall cause the school bonds to be issued immediately or within the period permitted by law, in the amount requested by the board and in the manner other bonds are issued.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1374 Section 1374. 121.004 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,926,3 121.004 (6) Net cost. The "net cost" of a fund means the gross cost of that fund minus all nonduplicative revenues and other financing sources of that fund except property taxes and, general aid, and aid received under s. 79.095 (4). In this subsection, "nonduplicative revenues" includes federal financial assistance under 20 USC 236 to 245, to the extent permitted under federal law and regulations.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1375 Section 1375. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,926,10 121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (cg), and (cr) and (q) shall be used by the school district solely for the purposes for which paid. Such moneys are exempt from execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process in favor of creditors, except as to claims for salaries or wages of teachers and other school employees and as to claims for school materials, supplies, fuel, and current repairs.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2763m Section 2763m. 121.02 (1) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,926,14 121.02 (1) (o) Annually distribute the performance disclosure report under comply with the requirements of s. 115.38 (2). The school board may include additional information in the report under s. 115.38 (2).

SB55-ASA1, s. 2765z Section 2765z. 121.07 (6) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB55-ASA1,926,19 121.07 (6) (d) The "secondary ceiling cost per member" in the 2001-02 school year and in each school year thereafter is an amount determined by dividing the state total shared cost in the previous school year by the state total membership in the previous school year and multiplying the result by 0.90.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2767f Section 2767f. 121.07 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,927,2 121.07 (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 and 121.85 (6) (b) 2. and 3. and (c), 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 $115,000,000 in the 2002-03 school year for payments under ss. 121.08, 121.105, 121.85 (6) (a) and (g) and 121.86.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2767m Section 2767m. 121.085 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,927,10 121.085 Interest on delayed payment. Beginning in 2003, annually on the 3rd Monday in June, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (am), the department shall pay to each school district an amount equal to the interest that the school district would have earned on its portion of the delayed school aid payment under s. 121.15 (1m) (a) 4. if the school aid payment had been made on the 3rd Monday in June instead of on the 4th Monday in July. Interest shall be calculated using the annualized rate of return on investments in the state investment fund for April.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1376 Section 1376. 121.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,928,4 121.09 (1) If, on or after July 1, 1980, the tax appeals commission or a court makes a final redetermination on the assessment of property subject to taxation under s. 70.995 that is lower than the previous assessment, or if, on or after January 1, 1982, the state board of assessors makes a final redetermination on the assessment of property subject to taxation under s. 70.995 that is lower than the previous assessment, the school board of the school district in which the property is located may, within 4 years after the date of the determination, decision, or judgment, file the determination of the state board of assessors, the decision of the tax appeals commission, or the judgment of the court with the state superintendent, requesting an adjustment in state aid to the school district. If the state superintendent determines that the determination, decision, or judgment is final and that it has been filed within the 4-year period, the state shall pay to the school district in the subsequent fiscal year, from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (q), an amount equal to the difference between the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for the school year commencing after the year subject to the valuation recertification, using the school district's equalized valuation as originally certified, and the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for that school year using the school district's equalized valuation as recertified under s. 70.57 (2).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1377 Section 1377. 121.105 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 121.105 (2) (am) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,928,12 121.105 (2) (am) If a school district would receive less in state aid in the current year before any adjustment is made under s. 121.15 (4) (b) than an amount equal to 85% of the sum of the state aid that it received in the previous school year and the adjustment, if any, made under s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, its state aid for the current school year shall be increased to an amount equal to 85% of the state aid received in the previous school year.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1378 Section 1378. 121.105 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1379 Section 1379. 121.105 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1380 Section 1380. 121.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,928,22 121.105 (3) In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes effect under s. 117.08 or 117.09 and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the consolidated school district's state aid shall be an amount that is not less than the aggregate state aid received by the consolidating school districts in the school year prior to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect. The additional state aid shall be paid from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (q).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1381 Section 1381. 121.15 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1382 Section 1382. 121.15 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2777g Section 2777g. 121.15 (1m) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,929,4 121.15 (1m) (a) 4. Beginning in the 2002-03 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), annually the state shall pay to school districts an amount determined as follows on the 4th Monday in July of the following school year:

SB55-ASA1,929,6 a. Subtract the amount transferred to the tax relief fund under s. 16. 518 (4) from the amount calculated by the secretary of administration under s. 16.518 (4).

SB55-ASA1,929,7 b. Subtract the remainder under subd. 1. a. from $115,000,000.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2777r Section 2777r. 121.15 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,929,13 121.15 (1m) (b) The percentages under subs. (1) (a) and (1g) (a) shall be reduced proportionally to reflect the payments made under par. (a) 3. The percentage for June under subs. (1) (a) and (1g) (a) shall also be reduced to reflect the payment made under par. (a) 4. School districts shall treat the payments made in July under par. (a) as if they had been received in the previous school year.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1383 Section 1383. 121.15 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,929,23 121.15 (3m) (a) 1. "Partial school revenues" means the sum of state school aids, other than the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bi) (am) and (cv),; property taxes levied for school districts; and aid paid to school districts under s. 79.095 (4), less the amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 2. due to a school board's increasing the services that it provides by adding responsibility for providing a service transferred to it from another school board, less the amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 3. and, less the amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (h), and less the amount of any property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19).

SB55-ASA1, s. 2779m Section 2779m. 121.15 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,930,5 121.15 (3m) (a) 2. "State school aids" means those aids appropriated under s. 20.255 (2), other than s. 20.255 (2) (am), (fm), (fu), (k) and (m), and under ss. 20.275 (1) (d), (es), (et) and (f) and 20.285 (1) (ee), (r) and (rc) and those aids appropriated under s. 20.275 (1) (s) that are used to provide grants or educational telecommunications access to school districts under s. 44.73.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1384 Section 1384. 121.79 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,930,10 121.79 (1) (d) (intro.) For pupils in foster homes, treatment foster homes, or group homes, if the foster home, treatment foster home, or group home is located outside the school district in which the pupil's parent or guardian resides and either of the following applies:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1385 Section 1385. 121.79 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1386 Section 1386. 121.79 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,930,17 121.79 (1) (d) 3. The pupil is a child with a disability, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), and at least 4% of the pupils enrolled in the school district reside in foster homes, treatment foster homes, or group homes that are not exempt under s. 70.11. Notwithstanding s. 121.83 (1) (d), the annual tuition rate for pupils under this subdivision is the special annual tuition rate only, as described in s. 121.83 (1) (c).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1387 Section 1387. 121.85 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,930,20 121.85 (6) (e) Sources of aid payments. State aid under this section shall be paid from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (q).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1388 Section 1388. 121.85 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,931,3 121.85 (8) Transferred pupils. Pupils transferring schools under this section shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as resident pupils and shall have the responsibilities, privileges, and rights of resident pupils in the school district or attendance area. Subject to this subsection, a pupil transferring schools under either sub. (3) (a) or (b) has the right to complete his or her education at the elementary, middle, or high school to which he or she transfers so long as full funding therefor is available under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (q).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1389 Section 1389. 121.85 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,931,8 121.85 (9) (c) The obligation under par. (a) to organize planning councils shall apply only with regard to school terms for which full pupil transfer aids are appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (q) and planning council assistance funds are appropriated under s. 20.255 (1) (a).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1390 Section 1390. 121.905 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,931,12 121.905 (1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $6,300 $6,700 in the 1999-2000 2001-02 school year and in any subsequent school year means $6,500 $6,900.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2789m Section 2789m. 121.905 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,931,21 121.905 (3) (a) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., calculate the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) and 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.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2791m Section 2791m. 121.91 (2m) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,932,2 121.91 (2m) (e) 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 property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) and excluding funds described under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1391 Section 1391. 121.91 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,932,22 121.91 (3) (a) If a school board wishes to exceed the limit under sub. (2m) otherwise applicable to the school district in any school year, it shall promptly adopt a resolution supporting inclusion in the final school district budget of an amount equal to the proposed excess revenue. The resolution shall specify whether the proposed excess revenue is for a recurring or nonrecurring purpose, or, if the proposed excess revenue is for both recurring and nonrecurring purposes, the amount of the proposed excess revenue for each purpose. The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the school board shall notify the department of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit a copy of the resolution to the department. The school board shall call a special referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the school district for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the school board may specify that the referendum be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election, if such election is to be held not sooner than 42 days after the filing of the resolution of the school board, or at a special election held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an odd-numbered year if that date occurs not earlier than 42 days after the filing of the resolution of the school board. The school district clerk shall certify the results of the referendum to the department within 10 days after the referendum is held.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1392 Section 1392. 121.91 (4) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,933,4 121.91 (4) (dg) Notwithstanding par. (d), if a school district's revenue in the preceding school year was less than the limit under sub. (2m) in the preceding school year, the school district received an increase in aid under s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, and the increase in aid was less than the amount determined under subd. 2., the limit otherwise applicable to the school district's revenue in the current school year under sub. (2m) is increased by an amount determined as follows:

SB55-ASA1,933,5 1. Determine the increase in aid under s. 121.15 (4) (b).

SB55-ASA1,933,7 2. Subtract the school district's revenue in the preceding school year from the school district's limit under sub. (2m) in the preceding school year.

SB55-ASA1,933,9 3. Subtract from subd. 2. the amount determined under subd. 1. and multiply the remainder by 0.75.

SB55-ASA1,933,10 4. Add the results under subds. 1. and 3.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1393 Section 1393. 121.91 (4) (dr) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,933,19 121.91 (4) (dr) Notwithstanding par. (d), if a school district's revenue in the preceding school year was less than the limit under sub. (2m) in the preceding school year, the school district received an increase in aid under s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, and the increase in aid was equal to or greater than the amount determined under par. (dg) 2., the limit otherwise applicable to the school district's revenue in the current school year under sub. (2m) is increased by the difference between the amount of its revenue in the preceding school year and the amount of the limit in the preceding school year under sub. (2m).

SB55-ASA1, s. 2798f Section 2798f. 121.91 (4) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,933,23 121.91 (4) (i) The limit otherwise applicable to a school district under sub. (2m) in any school year is increased by an amount equal to the amount of property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) for that school year.