AB150: Bill Text

AB150,1417,3 121.006 (1) (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the department may direct the department of revenue to withhold state aid under par. (a).

AB150, s. 4033 Section 4033. 121.006 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1417,6 121.006 (2) (b) Employ or contract under s. 120.13 (26) for teachers qualified under s. 118.19.

AB150, s. 4034 Section 4034. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1417,14 121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to a school district under s. ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bm), (cg) and (cr) and 20.835 (7) (ac), (cg) and (cr) 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 employes and as to claims for school materials, supplies, fuel and current repairs.

AB150, s. 4035 Section 4035. 121.02 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1417,20 121.02 (1) (i) Provide safe and healthful facilities. The school board shall ensure that facilities, school-related events and school-related transportation are provided in a manner that is completely safe for both pupils and adults. The facilities shall comply with ss. 254.11 to 254.178 and any rule promulgated under those sections.

AB150, s. 4036 Section 4036. 121.02 (1) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1418,3 121.02 (1) (m) Provide access to an education for employment program approved by the state superintendent. Beginning in the 1997-98 school year, the program shall incorporate applied curricula; guidance and counseling services under par. (e); technical preparation under s. 118.34; college preparation; youth apprenticeship under s. 101.265 106.13 or other job training and work experience; and instruction in skills relating to employment. The state superintendent shall assist school boards in complying with this paragraph.

****Note: This is reconciled s. 121.02 (1) (m). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: 2243/2 and 2298/5.

AB150, s. 4037 Section 4037. 121.02 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1418,8 121.02 (1) (s) Beginning in the 1993-94 school year, administer the examinations required by the state superintendent under s. 118.30. A school board may administer additional examinations only if they are aligned with the school district's curriculum.

AB150, s. 4038 Section 4038. 121.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1418,19 121.02 (2) In order to ensure compliance with the standards under sub. (1), the state superintendent department shall annually conduct a general on-site audit of at least 10% of all school districts, selected by means of a stratified, random sample. The state superintendent shall audit each school district at least once every 10 years but may not audit a school district more than once every 6 years. The state superintendent shall ensure that the audit process involves school board members, school district administrators, teachers, pupils, parents of pupils and other residents of the school district. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the state superintendent from conducting an inquiry into compliance with the standards upon receipt of a complaint and may, on its own initiative, conduct an audit of a school district.

AB150, s. 4039 Section 4039. 121.02 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 121.02 (3) (a).

AB150, s. 4040 Section 4040. 121.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1419,3 121.02 (3) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the department shall direct the department of revenue to withhold state aid under par. (a).

AB150, s. 4041 Section 4041. 121.05 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1419,6 121.05 (1) (a) 5. Pupils attending an institution of higher education under s. 118.37 118.55.

AB150, s. 4042 Section 4042. 121.05 (1) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1419,9 121.05 (1) (a) 10. Pupils attending a private school or agency under contract with the board under s. 119.235.

AB150, s. 4043 Section 4043. 121.05 (1) (a) 11. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1419,12 121.05 (1) (a) 11. Pupils taught by persons under contract with the school board under s. 120.13 (26).

AB150, s. 4044 Section 4044. 121.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1419,18 121.06 (1) Annually on or before October 1, the full value of the taxable property in each part of each city, village and town in each school district shall be determined by the department of revenue according to its best judgment from all sources of information available to it and shall be certified by the department of revenue to the state superintendent department.

AB150, s. 4045 Section 4045. 121.06 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 121.06 (2) (a).

AB150, s. 4046 Section 4046. 121.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1419,22 121.06 (2) (b) Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the department of revenue shall perform the duty under par. (a).

AB150, s. 4047 Section 4047. 121.07 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 121.07 (1) (c) 1.

AB150, s. 4048 Section 4048. 121.07 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1420,2 121.07 (1) (c) 2. Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the department of revenue shall perform the calculations under subd. 1.

AB150, s. 4049 Section 4049. 121.07 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150,1420,4 121.07 (6) (b) The "primary ceiling cost per member" is $1,000.

AB150, s. 4050 Section 4050. 121.07 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1420,8 121.07 (6) (c) The "primary shared cost" is that portion of a district's shared cost which is less than or equal to the primary ceiling cost per member multiplied by its membership.

AB150, s. 4051 Section 4051. 121.07 (6) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150,1420,13 121.07 (6) (d) 1. The "secondary ceiling cost per member" in the 1996-97 school year is an amount determined by multiplying the primary ceiling cost per member in the 1995-96 school year by 1.0 plus the rate certified under s. 73.03 (46) expressed as a decimal.

AB150,1420,17 2. The "secondary ceiling cost per member" in the 1997-98 school year and in each school year thereafter is an amount determined by multiplying the secondary ceiling cost per member in the previous school year by 1.0 plus the rate certified under s. 73.03 (46) expressed as a decimal.

AB150, s. 4052 Section 4052. 121.07 (6) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1420,22 121.07 (6) (dg) The "secondary shared cost" is that portion of a school district's shared cost which is greater than the primary ceiling cost per member multiplied by its membership and less than or equal to the secondary ceiling cost per member multiplied by its membership.

AB150, s. 4053 Section 4053. 121.07 (6) (dr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1421,3 121.07 (6) (dr) The "tertiary shared cost" is that portion of a school district's shared cost which is greater than the secondary ceiling cost per member multiplied by its membership.

AB150, s. 4054 Section 4054. 121.07 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1421,8 121.07 (6) (e) For a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08 or 117.09, in the school year in which the consolidation takes effect and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the amounts under par. pars. (b) and (d) shall be multiplied by 1.1 and rounded to the next lowest dollar.

AB150, s. 4055 Section 4055. 121.07 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1421,16 121.07 (7) (a) The "primary guaranteed valuation per member" is an amount, rounded to the next lowest dollar, that, after subtraction of payments under ss. 121.09, 121.10, 121.105 and 121.85 (6) (b) 2. and 3. to 4. and (c), fully distributes the sum of the amount remaining in the appropriation appropriations under s. ss. 20.255 (2) (ac) and 20.835 (7) (ac) for payments under ss. 121.08 and 121.85 (6) (a), (am) and (g) and the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bm) for payments under s. 121.08 as a result of the aid reductions under s. 121.10 (6).

AB150, s. 4056 Section 4056. 121.07 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150,1421,19 121.07 (7) (a) The "primary guaranteed valuation per member" is $2,000,000.

AB150, s. 4057 Section 4057. 121.07 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150,1421,25 121.07 (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, 121.10, 121.105 and 121.85 (6) (b) 2. and 3. and (c), fully distributes the amount remaining in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) for payments under ss. 121.08 and 121.85 (6) (a) and (g).

AB150, s. 4058 Section 4058. 121.07 (7) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1422,4 121.07 (7) (bm) The "tertiary guaranteed valuation per member" is the amount rounded to the next lower dollar determined by dividing the equalized valuation of the state by the state total membership.

AB150, s. 4059 Section 4059. 121.07 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1422,8 121.07 (7) (c) For districts operating only high school grades, the amounts in pars. (a) and (b) to (bm) shall be multiplied by 3 and rounded to the next lowest lower dollar.

AB150, s. 4060 Section 4060. 121.07 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1422,12 121.07 (7) (d) For districts operating only elementary grades, the amounts in pars. (a) and (b) to (bm) shall be multiplied by 1.5 and rounded to the next lowest lower dollar.

AB150, s. 4061 Section 4061. 121.07 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1422,17 121.07 (7) (e) For a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08 or 117.09, in the school year in which the consolidation takes effect and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the amounts under pars. (a) and (b) to (bm) shall be multiplied by 1.1 and rounded to the next lowest lower dollar.

AB150, s. 4062 Section 4062. 121.07 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1422,21 121.07 (8) Guaranteed valuation. A school district's primary and, secondary and tertiary guaranteed valuations are determined by multiplying the amounts in sub. (7) by the district's membership.

AB150, s. 4063 Section 4063. 121.07 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1422,24 121.07 (10) (a) The "required levy rate" is the sum of the rates derived in pars. (b) and (c) to (d).

AB150, s. 4064 Section 4064. 121.07 (10) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1423,2 121.07 (10) (d) The "tertiary required levy rate" is the tertiary shared cost divided by the tertiary guaranteed valuation.

AB150, s. 4065 Section 4065. 121.08 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 121.08 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB150,1423,6 121.08 (1) (intro.) The state shall pay to the school district a the sum equal to of the following amounts:

AB150,1423,9 (a) The amount by which the primary guaranteed valuation exceeds the school district equalized valuation, multiplied by the primary required levy rate and a sum equal to the.

AB150,1423,11 (b) The amount by which the secondary guaranteed valuation exceeds the school district equalized valuation multiplied by the secondary required levy rate.

AB150, s. 4066 Section 4066. 121.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1423,14 121.08 (1) (c) The amount by which the tertiary guaranteed valuation exceeds the school district equalized valuation multiplied by the tertiary required levy rate.

AB150, s. 4067 Section 4067. 121.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1423,21 121.08 (2) The aid computed under sub. (1) shall be reduced by the sum of the amount by which the school district equalized valuation exceeds the secondary guaranteed valuation, multiplied by the secondary required levy rate , and the amount by which the school district equalized valuation exceeds the tertiary guaranteed valuation, multiplied by the tertiary required levy rate. In no case may the aid under this section be less than zero the amount under sub. (1) (a).

AB150, s. 4068 Section 4068. 121.09 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1424,2 121.09 (3) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the school district shall file the determination, decision or judgment under sub. (1) with the department of revenue, and the department of revenue shall make the determination and calculation of additional state aid, which shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (7) (ac).

AB150,1424,5 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (2), beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the department of revenue shall notify the school district under sub. (2) and shall withhold funds from the school district's aid entitlement under sub. (2).

AB150, s. 4069 Section 4069. 121.10 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1424,7 121.10 (7) No aid may be paid under this section after the 1995-96 school year.

AB150, s. 4070 Section 4070. 121.105 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1424,12 121.105 (2) (a) 3. A school district eligible for aid under subd. 1. and 2. shall receive aid under subd. 1. The additional aid shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac). Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the additional aid shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (7) (ac).

AB150, s. 4071 Section 4071. 121.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1424,21 121.105 (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 appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac). Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the additional aid shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (7) (ac).

AB150, s. 4072 Section 4072. 121.135 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1425,4 121.135 (1) If, upon receipt of the report under s. 115.84, the state superintendent department is satisfied that there are children participating in a special education program provided by a county handicapped children's education board, the superintendent department shall certify to the department of administration from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bh) in favor of the county handicapped children's education board the amount determined under sub. (2), except as provided under sub. (3).

AB150, s. 4073 Section 4073. 121.15 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1425,11 121.15 (2) (c) If the state superintendent department notifies a school district that a state aid payment may be withheld under par. (a) or (b), he or she the department shall notify each member of the school board or the school district clerk. If the state superintendent department notifies the school district clerk, the school district clerk shall promptly distribute a copy of the notice to each member of the school board.

AB150, s. 4074 Section 4074. 121.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1425,14 121.15 (2) (d) Notwithstanding par. (c), beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the department of revenue shall perform the notification functions under par. (c).

AB150, s. 4075 Section 4075. 121.15 (3) of the statutes is repealed.