SB44,819,52 115.29 (4) (b) Promulgate rules establishing fees for issuing a declaration of
3equivalency of high school graduation or a general educational development
4certificate under par. (a). The rules may provide exemptions from the fees based on
5financial need.
SB44, s. 1998 6Section 1998. 115.345 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,819,137 115.345 (5) The school board may file a claim with the department for
8reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding capital equipment
9costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the meal or 50 cents per meal, whichever
10is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be charged to participants. If
11the department approves the claim, it shall certify that payment is due and the state
12treasurer
secretary of administration shall pay the claim from the appropriation
13under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).
SB44, s. 1999 14Section 1999. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,819,21 15115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b)
16shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for reimbursement
17from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8),
18115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount
19appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, less the amount paid by the
20department of health and family services under s. 20.435 (4) (hm) and (o) under s.
2149.45 (39) (b) 1m.
, not to exceed 100%.
SB44, s. 2000 22Section 2000. Subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.997] of the
23statutes is created to read:
SB44,819,2424 Chapter 115
SB44,820,3
1Subchapter viii
2 technology for
3 educational achievement
SB44, s. 2001 4Section 2001. 115.997 (3p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,820,75 115.997 (3p) "Public museum" means a nonprofit or publicly owned museum
6located in this state that is accredited by the American Association of Museums or
7an educational center that is affiliated with such a museum.
SB44, s. 2002 8Section 2002. 115.997 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act
9.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB44,820,1010 115.997 (4) "Telecommunications" has the meaning given in s. 22.01 16.97 (10).
SB44, s. 2003 11Section 2003. 115.999 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,820,2512 115.999 (3m) Loan forgiveness. To the extent that sufficient moneys are
13available in the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (4) (mp) after payment of the
14administrative expenses specified in s. 20.255 (4) (mp), the department shall use 50%
15of those available moneys to forgive the repayment of loans provided to school
16districts and public library boards under this section, including loans to
17municipalities on behalf of public library boards, and 50% of those available moneys
18to reimburse s. 20.255 (4) (er) and (es) for the payment of principal and interest costs
19incurred in financing educational technology infrastructure financial assistance
20under this section and to make full payment of the amounts determined by the
21building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m). If the moneys available to forgive the
22repayment of loans provided to school districts and public library boards under this
23section, including loans to municipalities on behalf of public library boards, is
24insufficient to forgive the repayment of all of those loans, the department shall
25forgive the repayment of those loans on a prorated basis.
SB44, s. 2004
1Section 2004. 115.9995 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB44,821,63 115.9995 (3) The department of public instruction shall submit an annual
4report to the department of administration on the status of providing data lines and
5video links that are requested under sub. (2) (a) and the impact on the universal
6service fund of any payment under contracts under s. 16.974 16.971 (13) to (16).
SB44, s. 2005 7Section 2005. 115.9995 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin
8Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB44,821,229 115.9995 (6) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (4) (s) or (tm), the
10department may award an annual grant to a school district or private school that had
11in effect on October 14, 1997, a contract for access to a data line or video link, as
12documented by the department. The department shall determine the amount of the
13grant, which shall be equal to the cost incurred by the state to provide
14telecommunications access to a school district or private school under a contract
15entered into under s. 16.974 (1) or (3) 16.971 (13) or (15) less the amount that the
16school district or private school would be paying under sub. (2) (d) if the school district
17or private school were participating in the program established under sub. (1), except
18that the amount may not be greater than the cost that a school district or private
19school incurs under the contract in effect on October 14, 1997. A school district or
20private school receiving a grant under this subsection is not eligible to participate in
21the program under sub. (1). No grant may be awarded under this subsection after
22December 31, 2005.
SB44, s. 2006 23Section 2006. 118.153 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,822,224 118.153 (1) (a) (intro.) "Children at risk" means pupils in grades 5 to 12 who
25are at risk of not graduating from high school because they failed the high school

1graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d),
are dropouts, or are
22 or more of the following:
SB44, s. 2007 3Section 2007. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,822,104 118.153 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the
5state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s.
620.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved
7at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state
8aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided
9under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (r) in the previous school
10year.
SB44, s. 2008 11Section 2008. 118.153 (4) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,822,1412 118.153 (4) (c) 3. The pupil, if a high school senior, received a high school
13diploma or passed the high school graduation examination administered under s.
14118.30 (1m) (d)
.
SB44, s. 2009 15Section 2009. 118.245 of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2010 16Section 2010. 118.30 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1).
SB44, s. 2011 17Section 2011. 118.30 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2012 18Section 2012. 118.30 (1g) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2013 19Section 2013. 118.30 (1m) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2014 20Section 2014. 118.30 (1r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,822,2321 118.30 (1r) (a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 4th grade
22examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to
23all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 4th grade.
SB44, s. 2015 24Section 2015. 118.30 (1r) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,823,3
1118.30 (1r) (am) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), administer the 8th grade
2examination adopted or approved by the state superintendent under sub. (1) (a) to
3all pupils enrolled in the charter school in the 8th grade.
SB44, s. 2016 4Section 2016. 118.30 (1r) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2017 5Section 2017. 118.30 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2018 6Section 2018. 118.33 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,823,137 118.33 (1) (f) 1. By September 1, 2004, each school board operating high school
8grades shall develop a written policy specifying criteria for granting a high school
9diploma that are in addition to the requirements under par. (a). The criteria shall
10include the pupil's score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d),
11the pupil's academic performance, and the recommendations of teachers. Except as
12provided in subd. 2., the criteria apply to pupils enrolled in charter schools located
13in the school district.
SB44, s. 2019 14Section 2019. 118.33 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,823,1915 118.33 (1) (f) 2. By September 1, 2004, each operator of a charter school under
16s. 118.40 (2r) that operates high school grades shall develop a policy specifying
17criteria for granting a high school diploma. The criteria shall include the pupil's
18score on the examination administered under s. 118.30 (1r) (d),
the pupil's academic
19performance, and the recommendations of teachers.
SB44, s. 2020 20Section 2020. 118.34 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2021 21Section 2021. 118.40 (2r) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,824,722 118.40 (2r) (e) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fm), the
23department shall pay to the operator of the charter school an amount equal to the
24sum of the amount paid per pupil under this subdivision in the previous school year
25and the amount of revenue increase in the per pupil allowed under subch. VII of ch.

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amount paid to private schools under s. 119.23 (4) (b) 2. in the current school year
2as compared to the previous school year, multiplied by the number of pupils
3attending the charter school. The amount paid per pupil may not be less than the
4amount paid per pupil under this subdivision in the previous school year.
The
5department shall pay 25% of the total amount in September, 25% in December, 25%
6in February, and 25% in June. The department shall send the check to the operator
7of the charter school.
SB44, s. 2022 8Section 2022. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,824,169 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
10115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38
11(2), 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to
12118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18,
13118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291,
14118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (26), 120.125, 120.13
15(1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35) and (37), 120.14 and 120.25 are
16applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
SB44, s. 2023 17Section 2023. 119.23 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,824,2318 119.23 (4) (b) 2. The sum of the amount paid per pupil under this subsection
19paragraph in the previous school year and the amount of revenue increase per pupil
20allowed under subch. VII of ch. 121 in the current school year
multiplied by the sum
21of 1.0 plus the percentage change from the previous school year to the current school
22year in the total amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (r) expressed as
23a decimal, but not less than zero
.
SB44, s. 2024 24Section 2024. 119.72 of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2025 25Section 2025. 119.73 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,825,7
1119.73 Kindergarten and early childhood programs. The board shall
2evaluate the effectiveness of the expanded 5-year-old kindergarten programs under
3s. 119.71 and the early childhood education programs under s. 119.72 in meeting the
4needs of disadvantaged children. Annually by January 1, the board shall submit a
5report summarizing its findings to the state superintendent and to the chief clerk of
6each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees
7under s. 13.172 (3).
SB44, s. 2026 8Section 2026. 119.80 of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2027 9Section 2027. 119.82 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 119.82 (1m).
SB44, s. 2028 10Section 2028. 119.82 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 119.82 (2m) and
11amended to read:
SB44,825,1312 119.82 (2m) Programs under par. (a) sub. (1m) shall be designed to meet the
13high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33.
SB44, s. 2029 14Section 2029. 119.82 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2030 15Section 2030. 119.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2031 16Section 2031. 119.82 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2032 17Section 2032. 120.18 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,825,2118 120.18 (1) (i) A description of the educational technology used by the school
19district, including the uses made of the technology, the cost of the technology, and the
20number of persons using or served by the technology. In this paragraph, "educational
21technology" has the meaning given in s. 44.70 115.997 (3).
SB44, s. 2033 22Section 2033. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,826,3 23121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to
24a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (cg), and (cr), and (r) shall be used by
25the school district solely for the purposes for which paid. Such moneys are exempt

1from execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process in favor of creditors,
2except as to claims for salaries or wages of teachers and other school employees and
3as to claims for school materials, supplies, fuel, and current repairs.
SB44, s. 2034 4Section 2034. 121.07 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,826,105 121.07 (7) (b) The "secondary guaranteed valuation per member" is an amount,
6rounded to the next lower dollar, that, after subtraction of payments under ss. 121.09
7and 121.85 (6) (b) 2. and 3. and (c), fully distributes an amount equal to the amount
8remaining in the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) plus
9$75,000,000 in the 1997-98 school year and $100,000,000 in the 1998-99 school year
10for payments under ss. 121.08, 121.105, 121.85 (6) (a) and (g) and 121.86
and (r).
SB44, s. 2035 11Section 2035. 121.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,826,1712 121.08 (2) The aid computed under sub. (1) shall be reduced by the sum of the
13amount by which the school district equalized valuation exceeds the secondary
14guaranteed valuation, multiplied by the secondary required levy rate, and the
15amount by which the school district equalized valuation exceeds the tertiary
16guaranteed valuation, multiplied by the tertiary required levy rate. In no case may
17the aid under this section be less than the amount under sub. (1) (a) zero.
SB44, s. 2036 18Section 2036. 121.08 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,826,2119 121.08 (4) (a) (intro.) The amount of state aid that a school district is eligible
20to be paid from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (r) shall
21be reduced by the amount determined as follows:
SB44, s. 2037 22Section 2037. 121.08 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,827,223 121.08 (4) (a) 2. Divide the sum under subd. 1. by the total amount of state aid
24that all school districts are eligible to be paid from the appropriation appropriations

1under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (r), calculated as if the reduction under par. (b) had not
2occurred.
SB44, s. 2038 3Section 2038. 121.08 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,827,74 121.08 (4) (a) 3. Multiply the amount of state aid that the school district is
5eligible to be paid from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and
6(r)
, calculated as if the reduction under par. (b) had not occurred, by the quotient
7under subd. 2.
SB44, s. 2039 8Section 2039. 121.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,827,129 121.08 (4) (b) The amount of state aid that the school district operating under
10ch. 119 is eligible to be paid from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255
11(2) (ac) and (r) shall also be reduced by 45% of the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4)
12and (4m) in the current school year.
SB44, s. 2040 13Section 2040. 121.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,828,714 121.09 (1) If, on or after July 1, 1980, the office of the commissioner of tax
15appeals commission or a court makes a final redetermination on the assessment of
16property subject to taxation under s. 70.995 that is lower than the previous
17assessment, or if, on or after January 1, 1982, the state board of assessors makes a
18final redetermination on the assessment of property subject to taxation under s.
1970.995 that is lower than the previous assessment, the school board of the school
20district in which the property is located may, within 4 years after the date of the
21determination, decision, or judgment, file the determination of the state board of
22assessors, the decision of the office of the commissioner of tax appeals commission,
23or the judgment of the court with the state superintendent, requesting an
24adjustment in state aid to the school district. If the state superintendent determines
25that the determination, decision, or judgment is final and that it has been filed

1within the 4-year period, the state shall pay to the school district in the subsequent
2fiscal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), an amount equal to the
3difference between the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for the school year
4commencing after the year subject to the valuation recertification, using the school
5district's equalized valuation as originally certified, and the state aid computed
6under s. 121.08 for that school year using the school district's equalized valuation as
7recertified under s. 70.57 (2).
SB44, s. 2041 8Section 2041. 121.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,828,209 121.09 (2) If, on or after May 3, 1984, the state board of assessors, the office of
10the commissioner of
tax appeals commission or a court makes a final
11redetermination on the assessment of property subject to taxation under s. 70.995
12that is higher than the previous assessment, the state superintendent shall notify
13the school district in which the property is located of the recertification by the
14department of revenue under s. 70.57 (2). The state superintendent shall, in the
15subsequent fiscal year, withhold from the school district's state aid entitlement
16under s. 121.08 an amount equal to the difference between the state aid computed
17under s. 121.08 for the school year commencing after the year subject to the valuation
18recertification, using the school district's equalized valuation as originally certified,
19and the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for that school year, using the school
20district's equalized valuation as recertified under s. 70.57 (2).
SB44, s. 2042 21Section 2042. 121.15 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2043 22Section 2043. 121.905 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,828,2523 121.905 (1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $6,700 $7,400 in the
242001-02 2003-04 school year and in any subsequent school year means $6,900
25$7,800.
SB44, s. 2044
1Section 2044. 125.14 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,829,152 125.14 (2) (e) Disposal. The department shall dispose of the alcohol beverages
3turned over to it by the court by either giving it to law enforcement agencies free of
4charge for use in criminal investigations, giving it to state-operated veterans'
5hospitals in amounts needed for medicinal purposes, selling it to the highest bidder
6if the bidder is a person holding a license or permit issued under this chapter, or
7destroying it, at the discretion of the department. If the department elects to sell the
8alcohol beverages, it shall publish a class 2 notice under ch. 985 asking for sealed bids
9from qualified bidders. Any items or groups of items in the inventory subject to a
10security interest, the existence of which was established in the proceedings for
11conviction as being bona fide and as having been created without the secured party
12having notice that the items were being used or were to be used in connection with
13the violation, shall be sold separately. The net proceeds from the sale, less all costs
14of seizure, storage, and sale, shall be turned over to the state treasurer secretary of
15administration
and credited to the common school fund.
SB44, s. 2045 16Section 2045. 125.14 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,830,617 125.14 (2) (f) Sale. Any personal property, other than alcohol beverages, seized
18under par. (a) and fit for sale, shall be turned over by the department to the
19department of administration for disposal at public auction to the highest bidder, at
20a time and place stated in a notice of sale which describes the property to be sold.
21The sale shall be held in a conveniently accessible place in the county where the
22property was confiscated. A copy of the notice shall be published as a class 2 notice
23under ch. 985. The last insertion shall be at least 10 days before the sale. The
24department of revenue shall serve a copy of the notice of sale at least 2 weeks before
25the date thereof on all persons who are or may be owners or holders of security

1interests in the property. Any confiscated property worth more than $100 shall be
2sold separately, and the balance of the confiscated property shall be sold in bulk or
3separately at the discretion of the department of administration. The net proceeds
4from the sale, less all costs of seizure, storage, and sale, shall be turned over to the
5state treasurer secretary of administration. No motor vehicle or motorboat
6confiscated under this section may be sold within 30 days after the date of seizure.
SB44, s. 2046 7Section 2046. 134.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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