AB100: Bill Text

AB100,906,7 115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, less the amount paid by the department of health and family services under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o) under s. 49.45 (39) (b) 1m., not to exceed 100%.

AB100, s. 1881 Section 1881. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,906,15 118.153 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and, (af), and (r) in the previous school year.

AB100, s. 1882 Section 1882. 118.245 of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1883 Section 1883. 118.35 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,906,21 118.35 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fy), the department shall award grants to cooperative educational service agencies and the school district operating under ch. 119 for the purpose of providing advanced curriculum and assessments for gifted and talented middle school pupils.

AB100, s. 1884 Section 1884. 118.43 (2) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,907,2 118.43 (2) (bw) In the 2006-07 school year, the school board of an eligible school district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the department on behalf of one or more schools in the school district if all of the following apply:

AB100,907,4 1. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5 program on behalf of any of the schools under s. 115.45.

AB100,907,7 2. The school board, if eligible to participate in the program under this section in the 1996-97 and 1998-99 school years, had participated in the program during either school year.

AB100,907,8 3. None of the schools is a beneficiary of a contract under this section.

AB100, s. 1885 Section 1885. 118.43 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,907,15 118.43 (2) (e) 1. If the school board of an eligible school district does not enter into an achievement guarantee contract with the department, a school board that has entered into such a contract, other than the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119, may apply to the department to enter into such a contract on behalf of one or more schools that meet the requirements under par. (b), (bg) or, (br), or (bw).

AB100, s. 1886 Section 1886. 118.43 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,907,22 118.43 (2) (g) The department may renew an achievement guarantee contract under pars. (b), (bg), and (br), and (bw) for one or more terms of 5 school years. As a condition of receiving payments under a renewal of an achievement guarantee contract, a school board shall maintain the reduction of class size achieved during the last school year of the original achievement guarantee contract for the grades specified for the last school year of the contract.

AB100, s. 1887 Section 1887. 118.43 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,908,3 118.43 (3) Contract requirements. (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (am) and, (ar), and (aw), an achievement guarantee contract shall require the school board to do all of the following in each participating school:

AB100, s. 1888 Section 1888. 118.43 (3) (aw) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,908,6 118.43 (3) (aw) Class size; additional contracts. For contracts that begin in the 2006-07 school year, reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:

AB100,908,7 1. In the 2006-07 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.

AB100,908,8 2. In the 2007-08 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.

AB100,908,10 3. In the 2008-09 to 2009-10 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to 3.

AB100, s. 1889 Section 1889. 118.43 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,908,14 118.43 (6) (a) In this subsection, "amount appropriated" means the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) in any fiscal year less $250,000 , plus the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cv).

AB100, s. 1890 Section 1890. 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,908,19 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) From the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) and (cv), subject to par. (c), the department shall pay to each school district that has entered into a contract with the department under this section an amount determined as follows:

AB100, s. 1891 Section 1891. 118.43 (6) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,908,23 118.43 (6) (b) 9. In the 2005-06 school year, $2,250 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g).

AB100, s. 1892 Section 1892. 118.43 (6) (b) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,909,10 118.43 (6) (b) 10. In the 2006-07 school year, $2,500 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g). After making these payments, the department shall pay school districts on behalf of schools that are covered by contracts under sub. (3) (aw) an amount equal to $2,500 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contract under sub. (3) (aw). In making these payments, the department shall give priority to schools that have the highest percentage of low-income pupil enrollment and shall ensure that it fully distributes the amount appropriated.

AB100, s. 1893 Section 1893. 118.43 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,909,15 118.43 (6) (c) The amount paid to a school district in any school year under par. (b) may not exceed an amount equal to $2,000 $2,500 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by contracts under this section.

AB100, s. 1894 Section 1894. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,909,24 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38 (2), 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (26), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35) and (37), 120.14 and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.

AB100, s. 1895 Section 1895. 119.16 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,910,2 119.16 (8) (am) Except as provided in par. (a), s. 65.90 (3) and (5) (c) applies to the budget proposed by the board.

AB100, s. 1896 Section 1896. 120.13 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,910,19 120.13 (14) Day care programs. Establish and provide or contract for the provision of day care programs for children. The school board may receive federal or state funds for this purpose. The school board may charge a fee for all or part of the cost of the service for participation in a day care program established under this subsection. Costs associated with a day care program under this subsection may not be included in shared costs under s. 121.07 (6). Day care programs established under this subsection shall meet the standards for licensed day care centers established by the department of health and family services workforce development. If a school board proposes to contract for or renew a contract for the provision of a day care program under this subsection or if on July 1, 1996, a school board is a party to a contract for the provision of a day care program under this subsection, the school board shall refer the contractor or proposed contractor to the department of health and family services for the criminal history and child abuse record search required under s. 48.685. Each school board shall provide the department of health and family services with information about each person who is denied a contract for a reason specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5.

AB100, s. 1897 Section 1897. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,911,2 121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (af), (bc), (cg), (cr), (qr), and (r) 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 employees and as to claims for school materials, supplies, fuel, and current repairs.

AB100, s. 1898 Section 1898. 121.08 (4) (a) (intro.), 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB100,911,7 121.08 (4) (a) (intro.) The amount of state aid that a school district is eligible to be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and, (af), and(r) shall be reduced by the amount determined as follows:

AB100,911,10 2. Divide the sum under subd. 1. by the total amount of state aid that all school districts are eligible to be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and, (af), and (r), calculated as if the reduction under par. (b) had not occurred.

AB100,911,13 3. Multiply the amount of state aid that the school district is eligible to be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and ,(af), and (r), calculated as if the reduction under par. (b) had not occurred, by the quotient under subd. 2.

AB100, s. 1899 Section 1899. 121.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,911,18 121.08 (4) (b) The amount of state aid that the school district operating under ch. 119 is eligible to be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (af), and (r) shall also be reduced by 45% of the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the current school year.

AB100, s. 1900 Section 1900. 121.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,912,12 121.09 (1) If, on or after July 1, 1980, the tax appeals commission or a court makes a final redetermination on the assessment of property subject to taxation under s. 70.995 that is lower than the previous assessment, or if, on or after January 1, 1982, the state board of assessors makes a final redetermination on the assessment of property subject to taxation under s. 70.995 that is lower than the previous assessment, the school board of the school district in which the property is located may, within 4 years after the date of the determination, decision, or judgment, file the determination of the state board of assessors, the decision of the tax appeals commission, or the judgment of the court with the state superintendent, requesting an adjustment in state aid to the school district. If the state superintendent determines that the determination, decision, or judgment is final and that it has been filed within the 4-year period, the state shall pay to the school district in the subsequent fiscal year, from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af), an amount equal to the difference between the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for the school year commencing after the year subject to the valuation recertification, using the school district's equalized valuation as originally certified, and the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for that school year using the school district's equalized valuation as recertified under s. 70.57 (2).

AB100, s. 1901 Section 1901. 121.09 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,913,3 121.09 (2m) If after June 30, 1995, and before July 26, 2003, the state board of assessors, the tax appeals commission, or a court makes a final redetermination on the assessment of telephone company property subject to taxation under s. 70.112 (4) and subch. IV of ch. 76 that is lower than the previous assessment, the school board of the school district in which the property is located may, within 4 years after July 26, 2003, file the redetermination with the state superintendent, requesting an adjustment in state aid to the school district. If the state superintendent determines that the redetermination is final and that it has been filed within the 4-year period, the state shall pay to the school district in the subsequent fiscal year, from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af), an amount equal to the difference between the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for the school year commencing after the year subject to the valuation recertification, using the school district's equalized valuation as originally certified, and the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for that school year using the school district's equalized valuation as recertified under s. 70.57 (2).

AB100, s. 1902 Section 1902. 121.09 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,913,19 121.09 (2r) If after July 26, 2003, the state board of assessors, the tax appeals commission, or a court makes a final redetermination on the assessment of telephone company property subject to taxation under s. 70.112 (4) and subch. IV of ch. 76 that is lower than the previous assessment, the school board of the school district in which the property is located may, within 4 years after the redetermination, file the redetermination with the state superintendent, requesting an adjustment in state aid to the school district. If the state superintendent determines that the redetermination is final and that it has been filed within the 4-year period, the state shall pay to the school district in the subsequent fiscal year, from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af), an amount equal to the difference between the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for the school year commencing after the year subject to the valuation recertification, using the school district's equalized valuation as originally certified, and the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for that school year using the school district's equalized valuation as recertified under s. 70.57 (2).

AB100, s. 1903 Section 1903. 121.095 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,914,2 121.095 (2) From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af), annually the department of public instruction shall pay to the department of military affairs an amount equal to the sum of the reductions under sub. (1). The department of public instruction shall ensure that the aid adjustment under sub. (1) does not affect the amount determined to be received by a school district as state aid under s. 121.08 or for any other purpose.

AB100, s. 1904 Section 1904. 121.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,914,10 121.105 (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 appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af).

AB100, s. 1905 Section 1905. 121.15 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,914,14 121.15 (1m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, annually the state shall pay to school districts, from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af), $75,000,000 on the 4th Monday in July of the following school year.

AB100, s. 1906 Section 1906. 121.58 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB100,914,21 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) A school district which provides transportation to and from a school under ss. 121.54 (1) to (3), (5) and (6) and 121.57, and the nonresident school district that a pupil attends under s. 118.51 or 121.84 (4) which elects to provide transportation under s. 121.54 (10), shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the rate of $30 per school year per following rates:

AB100,914,24 1. For each 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 $30 per school year in the 2005-06 school year and $40 per school year thereafter.

AB100,915,3 2. For each pupil so transported whose residence is at least more than 5 miles and not more than 8 miles from the school attended, $60 per school year per $45 per school year in the 2005-06 school year and $65 per school year thereafter.

AB100,915,6 3. For each pupil so transported whose residence is at least more than 8 miles and not more than 12 miles from the school attended, $68 per school year per $82 per school year in the 2005 school year and $120 per school year thereafter.

AB100,915,12 4. For each pupil so transported whose residence is at least 12 miles and not more than 15 12 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 $150 per school year in the 2005-06 school year and $200 per school year thereafter.

AB100,915,19 (am) State aid under par. (a) 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), (6) and (10) and 121.57 or which willfully or negligently fails to transport all pupils for whom transportation is required under s. 121.54.

AB100, s. 1907 Section 1907. 121.58 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,916,2 121.58 (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. pars. (a) and (am), 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 121.57.

AB100, s. 1908 Section 1908. 121.58 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,916,10 121.58 (2) (c) A school district which provides transportation to and from a school under s. 121.54 (9) shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the rate of $12 per school year per pupil so transported in the 2005-06 school year and $16 per school year per pupil so transported thereafter. Such state aid shall be reduced proportionately in the case of a pupil transported for less than a full year because of nonenrollment. State aid for such transportation shall not exceed the actual cost thereof.

AB100, s. 1909 Section 1909. 121.58 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,916,15 121.58 (6) Appropriation prorated. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cr) (qr) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of approved claims under this section, state aid payments shall be prorated among the school districts entitled thereto.

AB100, s. 1910 Section 1910. 121.85 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,916,18 121.85 (6) (e) Sources of aid payments. State aid under this section shall be paid from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af).

AB100, s. 1911 Section 1911. 121.85 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,917,2 121.85 (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) and (af).

AB100, s. 1912 Section 1912. 121.85 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,917,7 121.85 (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) and (af) and planning council assistance funds are appropriated under s. 20.255 (1) (a).

AB100, s. 1913 Section 1913. 121.905 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,917,11 121.905 (1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $6,900, except that "revenue ceiling" means $7,400 $8,100 in the 2003-04 2005-06 school year and $7,800 $8,400 in any subsequent school year.

AB100, s. 1914 Section 1914. 121.905 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,917,17 121.905 (3) (b) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2. and s. 121.91 (8), divide the result in par. (a) 1. 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 children with disabilities education board program in the previous school year.

AB100, s. 1915 Section 1915. 121.91 (2m) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,917,21 121.91 (2m) (e) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3) and, (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1999-2000 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB100, s. 1916 Section 1916. 121.91 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,918,3 121.91 (4) (d) If a school district's revenue in the preceding school year was less than the limit under sub. (2m) in the preceding school year, the limit otherwise applicable to the school district's revenue in the current school year under sub. (2m) is increased by an amount equal to 75% of the difference between the amount of its revenue in the preceding school year and the amount of the limit in the preceding school year under sub. (2m).

AB100, s. 1917 Section 1917. 121.91 (4) (dg) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1918 Section 1918. 121.91 (4) (dr) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 1919 Section 1919. 121.91 (4) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,918,12 121.91 (4) (f) 1. For Except as provided in sub. (8), for the 1999-2000 school year or any school year thereafter, if the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years is less than the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) (e) is increased by the additional amount that would have been calculated had the decline in average enrollment been 25% of what it was.