AB100: Bill Text

AB100, s. 2857 Section 2857. 120.12 (25) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1218,23 120.12 (25) Early admission to kindergarten and first grade. Prescribe procedures, conditions and standards for early admission to kindergarten and first grade.

AB100, s. 2858 Section 2858. 120.13 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1219,7 120.13 (2) (e) All Except as provided in par. (f), personally identifiable medical and claims records relating to any self-insurance plan under par. (b) shall be kept confidential by the administrator of the self-insurance plan and shall be exempt from disclosure pursuant to s. 19.36 (1). This paragraph does not prohibit the release of personally identifiable records to school district personnel, to the extent that performance of their duties requires access to the records, but only with the prior written informed consent of the insured.

AB100, s. 2859 Section 2859. 120.13 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1219,12 120.13 (2) (f) At the request of the department of industry, labor and job development under s. 49.22 (2m), the school board shall direct the administrator of the self-insurance plan to release information obtained under this subsection to the department of industry, labor and job development.

AB100, s. 2860 Section 2860. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 289, is amended to read:

AB100,1219,18 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.745 (2), (3) and (5) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.87 (4) and (5), 632.895 (9) and (10), 632.896, 767.25 (4m) (d) and, 767.51 (3m) (d) and 767.62 (4) (b) 4.

AB100, s. 2861 Section 2861. 120.13 (26r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1219,22 120.13 (26r) Contracts for outpatient mental health and developmental disabilities services. Contract with the department of health and family services for outpatient services under s. 51.07 (4).

AB100, s. 2862 Section 2862. 120.13 (27m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1220,11 120.13 (27m) Transportation of indigent pupils. Provide transportation to and from school for indigent pupils who reside in the school district and who are not required to be transported under s. 121.54. In this subsection, "indigent pupils" means pupils eligible for free lunches or reduced-price lunches under 42 USC 1758 or aid to 18-year-old students under s. 49.20 or for whom aid to families with dependent children is being received under s. 49.19 or who are members of a Wisconsin works group, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (s), with a member who is participating in Wisconsin works under s. 49.147 (3) to (5) or any combination thereof, as determined by the school board. If a school board determines to provide transportation under this subsection, there shall be reasonable uniformity in the transportation furnished such pupils whether they attend public or private schools. The cost of transporting pupils under this subsection may not be included in the school district's shared cost under s. 121.07 (6) (a).

AB100, s. 2863 Section 2863. 120.17 (8) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1220,21 120.17 (8) (bm) If the equalized valuation of that part of a municipality lying within a school district is reduced due to the removal of property from the tax roll because the imposition of the property tax on that property is found unconstitutional, the school district clerk shall notify the supervisor of equalization. The supervisor of equalization shall reduce the equalized valuation by the full value of the property so removed and certify the resulting equalized valuation to the department state superintendent and the school district clerk for use in computing the tax levy certifications under this subsection. Corrections may be made under this paragraph only for the valuations used by the department for the last 2 school years.

AB100, s. 2864 Section 2864. 121.004 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1221,6 121.004 (2) Equalized valuation. The "equalized valuation" of a school district is the full value of the taxable property of the territory in the school district as certified for the prior year under s. 121.06 (2), excluding value adjustments made under s. 70.57 (1) resulting from appeals made under s. 70.995. The "equalized valuation" of any taxable property in a tax incremental district shall not exceed its equalized value determined for the purpose of obtaining the tax incremental base of that district under s. 66.46. The "equalized valuation" of a school district shall be reduced by the amount of an environmental remediation value increment on a parcel of property that is certified under s. 66.462 during the period of certification.

AB100, s. 2865 Section 2865. 121.004 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1221,10 121.004 (7) (b) A first grade pupil may be counted only if the pupil attains the age permitted under s. 115.28 (8) 120.12 (25) or required under s. 118.14 for first grade admission.

AB100, s. 2866 Section 2866. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1221,15 121.004 (7) (c) 1. (intro.) A pupil enrolled in kindergarten may be counted only if the pupil attains the age permitted under s. 115.28 (8) 120.12 (25) or required under s. 118.14 for kindergarten admission. A kindergarten pupil shall be counted as one-half pupil except that:

AB100, s. 2867 Section 2867. 121.006 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1221,20 121.006 (1) (a) The department state superintendent may withhold state aid from any school district in which the scope and character of the work are not maintained in such manner as to meet the department's state superintendent's approval.

AB100, s. 2868 Section 2868. 121.02 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1221,23 121.02 (1) (intro.) Each Except as provided in s. 118.40 (2r) (d), each school board shall:

AB100, s. 2869 Section 2869. 121.02 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1222,4 121.02 (1) (a) 2. Ensure that all instructional staff of charter schools located in the school district hold a license or permit to teach issued by the department. The department shall promulgate rules defining "instructional staff" for purposes of this subdivision and s. 118.40 (2r) (d) 1.

AB100, s. 2870 Section 2870. 121.02 (1) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1222,14 121.02 (1) (m) Provide access to an education for employment a school-to-work program approved by the department of industry, labor and job development under s. 106.135 (3) (c). 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. 106.13 or other job training and work experience; and instruction in skills relating to employment. The department state superintendent, in cooperation with the secretary of industry, labor and job development and the director of the technical college system, shall assist school boards in complying with this paragraph.

AB100, s. 2871 Section 2871. 121.02 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1222,21 121.02 (1) (s) Beginning in the 1993-94 school year, administer the examinations required by the department under s. 118.30 (1m) (am) and (b), and; beginning in the 1996-97 school year, administer the examination required by the department under s. 118.30 (1m) (a); and beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, administer the high school graduation examination required under s. 118.30 (1m) (d).

AB100, s. 2872 Section 2872. 121.05 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1222,25 121.05 (1) (a) 5. Pupils attending a technical college under s. 118.15 (1) (b) and pupils attending an institution of higher education or a technical college under s. 118.37 118.55.

AB100, s. 2873 Section 2873. 121.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1223,6 121.06 (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 department state superintendent.

AB100, s. 2874 Section 2874. 121.135 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1223,14 121.135 (1) If, upon receipt of the report under s. 115.84, the department state superintendent is satisfied that there are children participating in a special education program provided by a county handicapped children's education board, the department state superintendent 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).

AB100, s. 2875 Section 2875. 121.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1223,24 121.14 (1) State aid shall be paid to each district or county handicapped children's education board only for those academic summer classes or laboratory periods for which the department has given prior review and approval as to the content of such classes or laboratory periods so as to assure that such classes and laboratory periods are only that are for necessary academic purposes, as defined by the state superintendent by rule. Recreational programs and team sports shall not be eligible for aid under this section, and pupils participating in such programs shall not be counted as pupils enrolled under s. 121.004 (5) nor shall costs associated with such programs be included in shared costs under s. 121.07 (6).

AB100, s. 2876 Section 2876. 121.15 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1224,6 121.15 (2) (c) If the department state superintendent notifies a school district that a state aid payment may be withheld under par. (a) or (b), the department state superintendent shall notify each member of the school board or the school district clerk. If the department state superintendent notifies the school district clerk, the school district clerk shall promptly distribute a copy of the notice to each member of the school board.

AB100, s. 2877 Section 2877. 121.15 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1224,10 121.15 (3m) (a) 2. "State school aids" means those aids appropriated under s. 20.255 (2), other than s. 20.255 (2) (fm), (fu), (k) and (m), and under s. 20.505 (4) (er) ss. 20.275 (1) (es), (et), (f) and (u), 20.435 (3) (em) and (g) and 20.505 (1) (s).

AB100, s. 2878 Section 2878. 121.15 (3m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 2879 Section 2879. 121.15 (3m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 2880 Section 2880. 121.15 (3m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1224,19 121.15 (3m) (d) By February 15, 1999, and biennially by February 15 thereafter, the governor shall submit to the joint committee on finance an estimate of the amount necessary to appropriate under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in each of the following 2 school years to ensure that the sum of state school aids and the school levy tax credit under s. 79.10 (4) in each of those school years equals two-thirds of partial school revenues.

AB100, s. 2881 Section 2881. 121.17 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100,1225,2 121.17 Use of federal revenue sharing funds. It is the intent of the legislature that school districts receiving federal revenue sharing funds through the state under this subchapter shall utilize these funds in compliance with the federal revenue sharing requirements as defined in the state and local fiscal assistance act of 1972 (P.L. 92-512), as amended by P.L. 94-488. The department shall assure compliance with this section.

AB100, s. 2882 Section 2882. 121.52 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1225,8 121.52 (4) The use of any motor vehicle to transport pupils shall be discontinued upon receipt of an order signed by the secretary state superintendent or the secretary of transportation ordering such discontinuance. Personnel under the secretary state superintendent or the secretary of transportation may ride any school bus at any time for the purpose of inspection.

AB100, s. 2883 Section 2883. 121.54 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1225,13 121.54 (10) Interdistrict school choice. A school board may elect to provide transportation, including transportation to and from summer classes, for nonresident pupils accepted under s. 118.51 or 118.52, or resident pupils attending another school district under s. 118.51 or 118.52, or both.

AB100, s. 2884 Section 2884. 121.56 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1225,24 121.56 School bus routes. The school board of each district shall make and be responsible for all necessary provisions for the transportation of pupils, including establishment, administration and scheduling of school bus routes. Upon the request of any school board, the department state superintendent shall provide advice and counsel on problems of school transportation. Any private school shall, upon the request of the public school officials, supply all necessary information and reports. The transportation of public and private school pupils shall be effectively coordinated to insure the safety and welfare of the pupils. Upon receipt of a signed order from the secretary state superintendent, the school board shall discontinue any route specified by the secretary state superintendent.

AB100, s. 2885 Section 2885. 121.58 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1226,19 121.58 (2) (a) A school district which provides transportation to and from a school under ss. 121.54 (1) to (3), (5) and, (6) and (10) and 121.57 shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the rate of $30 per school year per pupil so transported whose residence is at least 2 miles and not more than 5 miles from the school attended, $45 per school year per pupil so transported whose residence is at least 5 miles and not more than 8 miles from the school attended, $60 per school year per pupil so transported whose residence is at least 8 miles and not more than 12 miles from the school attended, $68 per school year per pupil so transported whose residence is at least 12 miles and not more than 15 miles from the school attended, $75 per school year per pupil so transported whose residence is at least 15 miles and not more than 18 miles from the school attended, and $85 per school year per pupil so transported whose residence is more than 18 miles from the school attended. Such state aid shall be reduced proportionately in the case of a pupil transported for less than a full school year because of nonenrollment. State aid for transportation shall not exceed the actual cost thereof. No state aid of any kind may be paid to a school district which charges the pupil transported or his or her parent or guardian any part of the cost of transportation provided under ss. 121.54 (1) to (3), (5) and, (6) and (10) and 121.57 or which wilfully or negligently fails to transport all pupils for whom transportation is required under s. 121.54.

AB100, s. 2886 Section 2886. 121.58 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1227,2 121.58 (2) (b) A school board that provides transportation under s. 121.54 (2) (am) shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the rates specified and according to the conditions established under par. (a), except that the amount of state aid may not exceed the amount which the school district would receive for transporting the child between the child's residence and school attended under s. 121.54 (1) to (3), (5), (6) or, (9) or (10) or 121.57.

AB100, s. 2887 Section 2887. 121.58 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1227,17 121.58 (4) State aid for summer class transportation. Annually on or before October 1 of the year in which transportation is provided under s. 121.54 (4) or (10), the school district clerk shall file with the department a report, containing such information as the department requires, on transportation provided by the school board to and from summer classes. Upon receipt of such report and if the summer classes meet the requirements of s. 121.14 (1), state aid shall be paid for such transportation. A school district which provides such transportation shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the rate of $4 per pupil transported to and from public school whose residence is at least 2 miles and not more than 5 miles by the nearest traveled route from the public school attended, and $6 per pupil transported to and from public school whose residence is more than 5 miles by the nearest traveled route from the public school attended, if the pupil is transported 30 days or more. The state aid shall be reduced proportionately if the pupil is transported less than 30 days.

AB100, s. 2888 Section 2888. 121.58 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1227,25 121.58 (5) (title) Department State superintendent approval. If the department state superintendent is satisfied that transportation or board and lodging was provided in compliance with law, the department state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration the sum due the school district. In case of differences concerning the character and sufficiency of the transportation or board and lodging, the department state superintendent may determine such matter and its his or her decision is final.

AB100, s. 2889 Section 2889. 121.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1228,9 121.77 (1) Every elementary school and high school shall be free to all pupils who reside in the school district. If facilities are adequate, a school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency or county handicapped children's education board may admit nonresident pupils who meet its entrance requirements. Nonresident pupils are admitted, they shall have all the rights and privileges of resident pupils and shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as resident pupils, subject to s. 118.51 (4). The agency of service shall charge tuition for each nonresident pupil, except as provided in s. 121.78 (1g).

AB100, s. 2890 Section 2890. 121.78 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 121.78 (1m), and 121.78 (1m) (title) and (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB100,1228,19 121.78 (1m) (title) By agreement Attendance out-of-state. (a) Upon the approval of the department, the a school board of the district of residence and the school board of the district of attendance may make a written agreement to may permit an elementary or high school a pupil to attend a public school, including an out-of-state school, located outside the school district of residence, and the school district of residence this state. The school board shall pay the tuition. The and the school district of residence shall be paid state aid as though the pupil were enrolled in the school district of residence.

AB100, s. 2891 Section 2891. 121.78 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1228,25 121.78 (1g) Interdistrict school choice. The school board of the school district of residence of a pupil who attends a public school in another school district under s. 118.51 shall pay to the school district of attendance the amount described under s. 118.51 (7). The school district of residence shall be paid state aid as though the pupil were enrolled in that school district.

AB100, s. 2892 Section 2892. 121.81 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1229,19 121.81 (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.

AB100, s. 2893 Section 2893. 121.84 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1229,24 121.84 (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.

AB100, s. 2894 Section 2894. 121.845 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100,1230,2 121.845 (3) "School" means an organized educational activity operated by the school board and approved by the department.

AB100, s. 2895 Section 2895. 121.90 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1230,6 121.90 (1) "Number of pupils enrolled" means the number of pupils enrolled on the 3rd Friday of September, except that "number of pupils" excludes the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23.

AB100, s. 2896 Section 2896. 121.905 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1230,10 121.905 (1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $5,300 $5,800 in the 1995-96 1997-98 school year and in any subsequent school year means $5,600 $6,000.

AB100, s. 2897 Section 2897. 121.905 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1230,16 121.905 (3) (b) Divide the result in par. (a) by the sum of the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years and the number of pupils enrolled 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.

AB100, s. 2898 Section 2898. 121.91 (2m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1230,23 121.91 (2m) (c) 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 funds described under sub. (4) (c), by the average of a number calculated by adding the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years, subtracting from that total the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23 in the 4th, 3rd and 2nd preceding school years, and dividing the remainder by 3.

AB100, s. 2899 Section 2899. 121.91 (2m) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1231,5 121.91 (2m) (c) 4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by the average of a number calculated by adding the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years, subtracting from that total the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23 in the 3 previous school years, and dividing the remainder by 3.

AB100, s. 2900 Section 2900. 121.91 (2m) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1231,13 121.91 (2m) (d) 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 funds described under sub. (4) (c), by the average of a number calculated by adding the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years, subtracting from that total the number of pupils attending charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and private schools under s. 119.23 in the 4th, 3rd and 2nd preceding school years and dividing the remainder by 3.