LRB-0628/1
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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Stritchko, BB0226 - High transportation aid - create density requirement
For 2015-2017 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
education
Primary and secondary education
Under current law, DPI provides additional transportation aid to school districts with per member transportation costs that exceed 150 percent of the state average per member transportation costs (high cost transportation aid). Under this bill, a school district is eligible for high cost transportation aid only if the school district has a membership density of 50 members per square mile or less.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 121.59 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 121.59 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
121.59 (1) (intro.) In this section, "transportation:
(b) "Transportation costs" means costs that are eligible for reimbursement under s. 121.58.
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2. 121.59 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
121.59 (1) (a) "Eligible school district" means a school district the membership of which in the previous school year, when divided by the school district's area in square miles, is 50 or less.
Section
3. 121.59 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.59 (2) (intro.) Annually the department shall pay to each eligible school district the amount determined as follows:
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4. 121.59 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.59 (2) (e) Divide the product under par. (d) for the school district by the product under par. (d) for all eligible school districts.
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