AB150: Bill Text

AB150, s. 4090 Section 4090. 121.81 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1431,2 121.81 (2) (a) A pupil whose If a pupil's parent or legal custodian, who is a resident of this state but not a resident of the school district, misses the application deadline under s. 118.51 (1) (a) for the attendance of the pupil in another school district, the pupil's parent or legal custodian may file with the school board of the other school district a written application for enrollment in the schools of the that school district. The application shall be accompanied by a written declaration of the parent or legal custodian that the parent or legal custodian will establish residence in the school district by a specified time. If facilities are adequate, the school board may permit the pupil to enroll in the schools of the school district, and may require prepayment of a tuition fee for 9 school weeks or may waive the tuition requirement for that pupil. If the parent or legal custodian establishes residence in the school district within such 9 school weeks, the school board shall refund the tuition fee. If such residence is not established there shall be no refund of the tuition fee but another written application for enrollment may be filed for the next succeeding 9 school weeks and, upon prepayment of a tuition fee for such 9 school weeks, the school board may permit the pupil to reenroll. If the parent or legal custodian establishes residence in the school district within the second 9 school weeks, the school board shall refund the tuition fee for the second 9 school weeks.

AB150, s. 4091 Section 4091. 121.83 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1431,7 121.83 (1) (a) (intro.) The net school cost for a school year is the sum of the net cost of the general fund, the net cost of the debt service fund, all tuition revenues under this subchapter and special transfer aid under s. 121.85 (6) (b) 2. and 3. to 4. for that school year for the agency of service, except as follows:

AB150, s. 4092 Section 4092. 121.84 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1431,12 121.84 (1) (a) A school board may shall permit a pupil who is enrolled in a school under its jurisdiction and is a resident of the school district at the beginning of the school year to complete the school year at the school without payment of tuition, even though the pupil is no longer a resident of the school district.

AB150, s. 4093 Section 4093. 121.845 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1431,15 121.845 (3) "School" means an organized educational activity operated by the school board and approved by the department of public instruction.

AB150, s. 4094 Section 4094. 121.85 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1431,19 121.85 (4) (b) Any school board that, prior to May 4, 1976, established a plan to reduce racial imbalance in the school district is eligible for state aid under sub. (6) (a) or (am) if the state superintendent approves the plan.

AB150, s. 4095 Section 4095. 121.85 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1431,24 121.85 (6) (a) Intradistrict transfer. (intro.) The Except as provided under par. (am), the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) shall be entitled to an amount determined as follows:

AB150, s. 4096 Section 4096. 121.85 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1432,6 121.85 (6) (am) Intradistrict transfer. 1. Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, if the school district received intradistrict transfer aid in the 1995-96 school year under par. (a), the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) shall be entitled to an amount calculated under par. (a) 1. to 3. or the amount calculated as follows, whichever is less:

AB150,1432,10 a. Multiply the amount received for each transfer pupil under par. (a) or this paragraph in the most recent school year in which the school district received aid under par. (a) or this paragraph by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0307 since the previous payment expressed as a decimal.

AB150,1432,12 b. Multiply the product under subd. 1. a. by the number of transfer pupils in the current school year.

AB150,1432,25 2. Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, if the school district did not receive intradistrict transfer aid in the 1995-96 school year under par. (a), the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) shall be entitled, in the first school year in which such transfers occur and in which it receives aid for such transfers, to an amount determined under par. (a) 1. to 3. In each subsequent school year in which pupils are transferred from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4), the school district of attendance shall be entitled to an amount determined under par. (a) 1. to 3. or the amount determined by multiplying the amount received for each transfer pupil under this subdivision in the most recent school year in which the school district received aid under this subdivision by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0307 since the previous payment expressed as a decimal, whichever is less.

AB150, s. 4097 Section 4097. 121.85 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1433,9 121.85 (6) (b) 2. If, in any one the 1995-96 school year, the number of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) constitute less than 5% of the total membership of the school district of attendance, the school district of attendance shall receive an amount equal to that produced by multiplying the number of pupils transferred into the district under sub. (3) (a) by the amount produced by dividing the school district's net school cost by the sum of the membership, plus the number of pupils transferred into the district of attendance under sub. (3) (a).

AB150, s. 4098 Section 4098. 121.85 (6) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1433,15 121.85 (6) (b) 3. If, in any one the 1995-96 school year, the number of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) constitute 5% or more of the total membership of the school district of attendance, the school district of attendance shall receive an amount equal to 1.2 multiplied by the amount to which the district is entitled under subd. 2.

AB150, s. 4099 Section 4099. 121.85 (6) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1433,19 121.85 (6) (b) 4. Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, if a pupil transfers from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a), the school district of attendance shall receive an amount equal to the lesser of the following:

AB150,1433,23 a. The amount produced by multiplying the number of pupils transferred into the school district under sub. (3) (a) by the amount produced by dividing the school district's net school cost by the sum of the membership, plus the number of pupils transferred into the school district under sub. (3) (a).

AB150,1433,25 b. The amount produced by multiplying the number of pupils transferred into the school district under sub. (3) (a) by $7,000.

AB150, s. 4100 Section 4100. 121.85 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 121.85 (6) (c) 1.

AB150, s. 4101 Section 4101. 121.85 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1434,5 121.85 (6) (c) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., beginning in the 1996-97 school year, applications under subd. 1. shall be submitted to the department of revenue and the department of revenue shall perform the duties under subd. 1.

AB150, s. 4102 Section 4102. 121.85 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1434,10 121.85 (6) (e) Sources of aid payments. State aid under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac). Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, state aid under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (7) (ac).

AB150, s. 4103 Section 4103. 121.85 (6) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1434,14 121.85 (6) (h) Aid reduction. Notwithstanding pars. (a), (b), (f) and (g), the amount of aid paid to the school board of a school district operating under ch. 119 under this section is subject to s. 119.23 (5) (am).

AB150, s. 4104 Section 4104. 121.85 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1434,22 121.85 (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) or 20.835 (7) (ac).

AB150, s. 4105 Section 4105. 121.85 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1435,2 121.85 (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) or 20.835 (7) (ac) and planning council assistance funds are appropriated under s. 20.255 (1) (a).

AB150, s. 4106 Section 4106. 121.90 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1435,8 121.90 (2) "State aid" means aid under ss. 43.70, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.3615, 115.75, 115.88, 115.93, 115.995, 118.153, 118.255, 119.71 (2), 119.72 (5), 119.74, 119.75 (2) (a), 119.78 (2), 119.82 (3), 119.84, 121.08, 121.09, 121.10 and, 121.105, 121.41, 121.58 and 121.79 and subch. VI, as calculated for the current school year on October 15 under s. 121.15 (4).

AB150, s. 4107 Section 4107. 121.905 of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1435,11 121.905 Applicability. (1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $5,200 in the 1995-96 school year and in any subsequent school year means $5,500.

AB150,1435,14 (2) The revenue limit under s. 121.91 does not apply to any school district in any school year in which its base revenue per member, as calculated under sub. (3), is less than its revenue ceiling.

AB150,1435,15 (3) A school district's base revenue per member is determined as follows:

AB150,1435,22 (a) Calculate the sum of the amount of aid received under ss. 121.08, 121.10 and 121.105 and subch. VI in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described under s. 121.91 (4) (c), and the costs of the county handicapped children's 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 handicapped children's education board in the previous school year.

AB150,1436,2 (b) Divide the result in par. (a) by the sum of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years and the number of pupils who were school district residents and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by a county handicapped children's education board program in the previous school year.

AB150,1436,3 (c) Add $194 to the result in par. (b).

AB150,1436,7 (4) A school district that is exempt from the revenue limits under this section may not increase its base revenue per member to an amount that is greater than its revenue ceiling unless that school district follows the procedures prescribed in s. 121.91 (3).

AB150, s. 4108 Section 4108. 121.91 (2m) (intro.) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 121.91 (2m) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB150,1436,13 121.91 (2m) (intro.)  Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1995-96, 1996-97 or 1997-98 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the greater of the following: (a) The amount calculated as follows:

AB150, s. 4109 Section 4109. 121.91 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 121.91 (2m) (a).

AB150, s. 4110 Section 4110. 121.91 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB150, s. 4111 Section 4111. 121.91 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 121.91 (2m) (c) and amended to read:

AB150,1436,19 121.91 (2m) (c) Add $194 to the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2. par. (a).

AB150, s. 4112 Section 4112. 121.91 (2m) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 121.91 (2m) (d) and amended to read:

AB150,1436,23 121.91 (2m) (d) Multiply the result under subd. 3. par. (c) by the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

AB150, s. 4113 Section 4113. 121.91 (2m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150, s. 4114 Section 4114. 121.91 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1437,8 121.91 (5) (a) Upon request by a school board, the state superintendent department may increase the school district's limit under sub. (1) by the amount necessary to allow the school district to avoid increasing its level of short-term borrowing over the amount of short-term borrowing incurred by the school district in the 1992-93 school year if the school district presents clear and convincing evidence of the need for the increase in the limit. The school board shall provide the state superintendent department with any information that the state superintendent department requires to make his or her the determination.

AB150, s. 4115 Section 4115. 121.92 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1437,16 121.92 (3) Beginning in the 1996-97 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (7) (am), the department of revenue shall pay a school district that was penalized in the prior school year under sub. (2) an amount that is equal to that school district's excess revenue that lapsed to the general fund in the prior school year under sub. (2) (d). The school board of a school district that is paid under this subsection shall reduce the school district's property tax levy by an amount that is equal to the amount received under this subsection.

AB150, s. 4116 Section 4116. 121.92 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1437,19 121.92 (3m) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (intro.), beginning in the 1996-97 school year, the department of revenue shall perform the duties under sub. (2).

AB150, s. 4117 Section 4117. 125.03 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1437,24 125.03 (4) Term of permits. Notwithstanding s. 125.04 (11) (a), the department may prescribe the term for which permits issued under this chapter are valid. This subsection does not apply to Class "B" permits under s. 125.27 or "Class B" permits under s. 125.51 (5).

AB150, s. 4118 Section 4118. 125.19 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1438,3 125.19 (3) Fee. The annual fee for an alcohol beverage warehouse permit is $100, or an amount prescribed by the department by rule, for each place covered by a permit.

AB150, s. 4119 Section 4119. 125.275 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 125.275 (4) (a).

AB150, s. 4120 Section 4120. 125.275 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1438,7 125.275 (4) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may, by rule, prescribe the term of, and the fee for, an industrial fermented malt beverages permit.

AB150, s. 4121 Section 4121. 125.29 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 125.29 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB150,1438,15 125.29 (1) (a) No person may operate as a brewer unless that person obtains a permit from the department. Each wholesaler required to register under s. 139.09 shall obtain a permit under this subsection paragraph. The fee for a permit under this subsection paragraph is $25, and that permit is valid for 2 years, except that, if a person applies for the permit after the beginning of the permit period, the permit is valid until the end of the permit period.

AB150, s. 4122 Section 4122. 125.29 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1438,18 125.29 (1) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may, by rule, prescribe the term of, and the fee for, a permit under this section.

AB150, s. 4123 Section 4123. 125.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1438,21 125.30 (4) The fee for an out-of-state shipper's permit is $50 or an amount prescribed by the department by rule.

AB150, s. 4124 Section 4124. 125.52 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 125.52 (4) (a).

AB150, s. 4125 Section 4125. 125.52 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1439,3 125.52 (4) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may, by rule, prescribe the term for which manufacturers' and rectifiers' permits issued under sub. (1) are valid.

AB150, s. 4126 Section 4126. 125.52 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 125.52 (5) (a) and amended to read:

AB150,1439,10 125.52 (5) (a) The annual fees fee for a manufacturer's or rectifier's permit issued under sub. (1) is $500. The fee for a limited manufacturer's permit issued under sub. (2) is $25, and the permit is valid for 2 years, except that, if a person applies for the permit after the beginning of the permit period, the permit is valid until the end of the permit period.

AB150, s. 4127 Section 4127. 125.52 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1439,13 125.52 (5) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may, by rule, prescribe the fee for a manufacturer's, rectifier's or limited manufacturer's permit.

AB150, s. 4128 Section 4128. 125.53 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1439,16 125.53 (3) The annual fee for a winery permit is $100 or an amount prescribed by the department by rule.

AB150, s. 4129 Section 4129. 125.54 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 125.54 (3) (a).

AB150, s. 4130 Section 4130. 125.54 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,1439,20 125.54 (3) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may, by rule, prescribe the term of a wholesaler's permit.

AB150, s. 4131 Section 4131. 125.54 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,1439,23 125.54 (4) Fees. The annual fee for a wholesaler's permit is $500 or an amount prescribed by the department by rule.

AB150, s. 4132 Section 4132. 125.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: