SB44-SSA1,785,207 115.88 (2) Transportation aid. If upon receipt of the plan under s. 115.77 (4)
8the state superintendent is satisfied that the transportation of children with
9disabilities has been maintained during the preceding year in accordance with the
10law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in
11favor of each county, cooperative educational service agency, or school district
12transporting such pupils an amount equal to the amount expended for such
13transportation as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation
14appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb). Pupils for whom aid is paid under
15this subsection shall not be eligible for aid under s. 121.58 (2) or (4). This subsection
16applies to any child with a disability who requires special assistance in
17transportation, including any such child attending regular classes who requires
18special or additional transportation. This subsection does not apply to any child with
19a disability attending regular or special classes who does not require any special or
20additional transportation.
SB44-SSA1,786,5 21(2m) Other transportation aid. If the operator of a charter school established
22under s. 118.40 (2r) transports children with disabilities and the state
23superintendent is satisfied that the operator of the charter school is complying with
2420 USC 1400 to 1491o, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of
25administration in favor of the operator of the charter school a sum equal to the

1amount that the operator of the charter school expended during the previous school
2year for transportation under this subsection as costs eligible for reimbursement
3from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb). The state superintendent
4may audit costs under this subsection and adjust reimbursement to cover only
5actual, eligible costs.
SB44-SSA1,786,16 6(3) Board and lodging aid. There shall be paid the amount expended for board
7and lodging and transportation between the boarding home and the special
8education program of nonresident children enrolled under s. 115.82 (1) in the special
9education program. The department shall certify to the department of
10administration in favor of each school district, cooperative educational service
11agency, county children with disabilities education board, state agency of another
12state or private, nonsectarian special education service which operates the special
13education program while providing board, lodging and transportation an amount
14equal to the amount expended for such board and lodging and transportation as costs
15eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2)
16(b) and (bb).
SB44-SSA1,786,24 17(4) Hospitals and convalescent home aid. The full cost of special education for
18children in hospitals and convalescent homes for orthopedically disabled children
19shall be paid from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb).
20The supervision of such instruction shall be under the department and the school
21board of the school district in which the hospital or convalescent home is located. The
22school board of the district in which the hospital or convalescent home is located shall
23submit to the department an itemized statement of all revenues and expenditures
24for the actual cost of such instruction and any other information it requires.
SB44-SSA1,787,6
1(6) Aid for instruction outside of district. The department shall certify to
2the department of administration, in favor of each school district, an amount equal
3to the amount expended for salaries and travel expenses, as determined in advance
4by the state superintendent, for providing special education outside the school
5district of employment, as eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation
6appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1998no 7Section 1998no. 115.88 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,787,178 115.88 (8) Enrollment out of state. If a child with a disability is enrolled in
9a public special education program located in another state and the state
10superintendent is satisfied that the program in which the child is enrolled complies
11with this subchapter, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of
12administration in favor of the school district in which the child resides or the school
13district attended by the child under s. 118.51 or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4) a sum equal to
14the amount expended by the school district during the preceding year for the
15additional costs associated with the child's special education program as costs
16eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2)
17(b) and (bb).".
SB44-SSA1, s. 1999 18Section 1999. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,787,25 19115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b)
20shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for reimbursement
21from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8),
22115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount
23appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, less the amount paid by the
24department of health and family services under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o) under s. 49.45
25(39) (b) 1m.
, not to exceed 100%.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1999c
1Section 1999c. 115.882 of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,788,10 3115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b)
4and (bb)
shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for
5reimbursement from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and
6(bb)
under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be
7reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for
8reimbursement for the costs, less the amount paid by the department of health and
9family services under s. 20.435 (4) (hm) and (o) under s. 49.45 (39) (b) 1m., not to
10exceed 100%.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1999n 11Section 1999n. 115.93 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,788,20 12115.93 State aid. If upon receipt of the reports under s. 115.92 (2) the state
13superintendent is satisfied that the school age parents program has been maintained
14during the preceding school year in accordance with the rules under s. 115.92 (3), the
15state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration in favor of
16each school district maintaining the program a sum equal to the amount expended
17by the school district during the preceding school year for salaries of teachers and
18instructional aides, special transportation and other expenses approved by the state
19superintendent as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation
20appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2006 21Section 2006. 118.153 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,788,2522 118.153 (1) (a) (intro.) "Children at risk" means pupils in grades 5 to 12 who
23are at risk of not graduating from high school because they failed the high school
24graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d),
are dropouts, or are
252 or more of the following:
SB44-SSA1, s. 2007
1Section 2007. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,789,82 118.153 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the
3state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s.
420.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved
5at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state
6aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided
7under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (r) in the previous school
8year.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2007m 9Section 2007m. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin
10Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,789,1711 118.153 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the
12state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s.
1320.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved
14at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state
15aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided
16under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., s. 20.255 (2) (r), 2003 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac)
17and (r) in the previous school year.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2008 18Section 2008. 118.153 (4) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,789,2119 118.153 (4) (c) 3. The pupil, if a high school senior, received a high school
20diploma or passed the high school graduation examination administered under s.
21118.30 (1m) (d)
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2009m 22Section 2009m. 118.255 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,790,723 118.255 (4) If the state superintendent is satisfied that the health treatment
24services program has been maintained during the preceding school year in
25accordance with law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of

1administration in favor of each school board, cooperative educational service agency
2and county children with disabilities education board maintaining such health
3treatment services, an amount equal to the amount expended for items listed in s.
4115.88 (1m) by the school board, cooperative educational service agency and county
5children with disabilities education board during the preceding year for these health
6treatment services as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation
7appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (b) and (bb).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2010 8Section 2010. 118.30 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2011 9Section 2011. 118.30 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2012 10Section 2012. 118.30 (1g) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2013 11Section 2013. 118.30 (1m) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2014 12Section 2014. 118.30 (1r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,790,1513 118.30 (1r) (a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade
14examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to
15all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 4th grade.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2015 16Section 2015. 118.30 (1r) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,790,1917 118.30 (1r) (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade
18examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to
19all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2016 20Section 2016. 118.30 (1r) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2017 21Section 2017. 118.30 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2018 22Section 2018. 118.33 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,791,423 118.33 (1) (f) 1. By September 1, 2004, each school board operating high school
24grades shall develop a written policy specifying criteria for granting a high school
25diploma that are in addition to the requirements under par. (a). The criteria shall

1include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d),
2the pupil's academic performance, and the recommendations of teachers. Except as
3provided in subd. 2., the criteria apply to pupils enrolled in charter schools located
4in the school district.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2019 5Section 2019. 118.33 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,791,106 118.33 (1) (f) 2. By September 1, 2004, each operator of a charter school under
7s. 118.40 (2r) that operates high school grades shall develop a policy specifying
8criteria for granting a high school diploma. The criteria shall include the pupil's
9score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1r) (d),
the pupil's academic
10performance, and the recommendations of teachers.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2020 11Section 2020. 118.34 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2020g 12Section 2020g. 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,791,1513 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. Only Except as provided in subd. 2., only pupils who reside
14in the school district in which a charter school established under this subsection is
15located may attend the charter school.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2020k 16Section 2020k. 118.40 (2r) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
17read:
SB44-SSA1,791,2018 118.40 (2r) (c) 2. A pupil who resides outside the school district operating under
19ch. 119 may attend a charter school established under this subsection in the school
20district operating under ch. 119.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2020m 21Section 2020m. 118.40 (2r) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,791,2522 118.40 (2r) (cm) The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside may
23establish or enter into a contract for the establishment of only one charter school
24under this subsection, which may not operate high school grades and which may not
25accommodate more than 400 pupils
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2021
1Section 2021. 118.40 (2r) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,792,122 118.40 (2r) (e) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the
3department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the
4sum of the amount paid per pupil under this subdivision in the previous school year
5and the amount of revenue increase in the per pupil allowed under subch. VII of ch.
6121
amount paid to private schools under s. 119.23 (4) (b) 2. in the current school year
7as compared to the previous school year, multiplied by the number of pupils
8attending the charter school. The amount paid per pupil may not be less than the
9amount paid per pupil under this subdivision in the previous school year.
The
10department shall pay 25% of the total amount in September, 25% in December, 25%
11in February, and 25% in June. The department shall send the check to the operator
12of the charter school.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2021f 13Section 2021f. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,792,2114 118.40 (2r) (e) 2. If the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside
15establishes or contracts for the establishment of a charter school under this
16subsection, in March the department shall pay to the unified school district in which
17the charter school is located, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), an
18amount equal to the amount of school aid per pupil to which the unified school district
19is eligible in the current school year multiplied by the number of pupils, not to exceed
20400,
attending the charter school who were previously enrolled in the unified school
21district.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2021m 22Section 2021m. 118.43 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,792,2523 118.43 (3) Contract requirements. (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (am)
24and (ar) and sub. (4m), an achievement guarantee contract shall require the school
25board to do all of the following in each participating school:
SB44-SSA1, s. 2021n
1Section 2021n. 118.43 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,793,52 118.43 (4m) Exceptions. A school district participating in the program under
3this section on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], may
4choose not to comply with the requirement to reduce class size to 15 in grades 2 or
53 in any school.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2021no 6Section 2021no. 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,793,107 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) From the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) and (cv),
8subject to par. (c), the department shall pay to each school district that has entered
9into a contract with the department under this section, except for a school district
10under sub. (4m),
an amount determined as follows:
SB44-SSA1, s. 2021nr 11Section 2021nr. 118.43 (6) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,793,1712 118.43 (6) (b) 8. In the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years, $2,000 multiplied
13by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each
14school in the school district covered by contracts under sub. (3) (ar) and by renewals
15of contracts under sub. (2) (g) and $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income
16pupils enrolled in those grades under sub. (4m) in which the class size has been
17reduced to 15
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2022d 18Section 2022d. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,793,2119 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (b) (e), any pupil in grades kindergarten
20to 12 who resides within the city may attend, at no charge, any private school located
21in the city Milwaukee County if all of the following apply:
SB44-SSA1, s. 2022h 22Section 2022h. 119.23 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2022p 23Section 2022p. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2022t 24Section 2022t. 119.23 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,794,3
1119.23 (2) (e) A pupil who attends a private school under this section is eligible
2to attend a private school under this section in succeeding school years even if the
3pupil no longer meets the criterion under par. (a) 1.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2023 4Section 2023. 119.23 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,794,105 119.23 (4) (b) 2. The sum of the amount paid per pupil under this subsection
6paragraph in the previous school year and the amount of revenue increase per pupil
7allowed under subch. VII of ch. 121 in the current school year
multiplied by the sum
8of 1.0 plus the percentage change from the previous school year to the current school
9year in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (r) expressed as
10a decimal, but not less than zero
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2024 11Section 2024. 119.72 of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2025 12Section 2025. 119.73 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,794,19 13119.73 Kindergarten and early childhood programs. The board shall
14evaluate the effectiveness of the expanded 5-year-old kindergarten programs under
15s. 119.71 and the early childhood education programs under s. 119.72 in meeting the
16needs of disadvantaged children. Annually by January 1, the board shall submit a
17report summarizing its findings to the state superintendent and to the chief clerk of
18each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees
19under s. 13.172 (3).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2026 20Section 2026. 119.80 of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2027 21Section 2027. 119.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 119.82 (1m).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2028 22Section 2028. 119.82 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 119.82 (2m) and
23amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,794,2524 119.82 (2m) Programs under par. (a) sub. (1m) shall be designed to meet the
25high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2029
1Section 2029. 119.82 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2030 2Section 2030. 119.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2031 3Section 2031. 119.82 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2032d 4Section 2032d. 120.18 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,795,85 120.18 (1) (i) A description of the educational technology used by the school
6district, including the uses made of the technology, the cost of the technology, and the
7number of persons using or served by the technology. In this paragraph, "educational
8technology" has the meaning given in s. 44.70 16.99 (3).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2032e 9Section 2032e. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,795,1110 121.004 (7) (c) 1. c. A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program who
11is not a child with a disability shall be counted as 0.25 pupil.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2032g 12Section 2032g. 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,795,1613 121.004 (7) (cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program that
14provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under s. 121.02 (1)
15(f) 2. shall be counted as 0.6 pupil if the pupil is a child with a disability and the
16program annually provides at least 87.5 additional hours of outreach activities.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2032m 17Section 2032m. 121.004 (7) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 121.004 (7) (f)
18(intro.) and amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,795,2019 121.004 (7) (f) (intro.) A pupil who transfers from one school district to another
20under s. 121.85 (3) (a) shall:
SB44-SSA1,795,23 211. In the 2003-04 school year, be counted by the school district in which the
22pupil resides as 0.75 pupil or, if appropriate, as a number equal to the result obtained
23by multiplying 0.75 by the appropriate fraction under par. (c), (cm) or (d).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2032n 24Section 2032n. 121.004 (7) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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