SB40: Bill Text

SB40,1292,13 118.43 (3) Contract requirements. (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (am) and (ar), an An achievement guarantee contract shall require the school board to do all of the following in each participating school:

SB40, s. 2726 Section 2726. 118.43 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1292,16 118.43 (3) (a) Class size. (intro.) Reduce For contracts that begin in the 1996-97 school year, reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:

SB40, s. 2727 Section 2727. 118.43 (3) (at) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1292,19 118.43 (3) (at) Class size; additional contracts. For contracts that begin in the 2008-09 school year, reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:

SB40,1292,20 1. In the 2008-09 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.

SB40,1292,21 2. In the 2009-10 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.

SB40,1292,23 3. In the 2010-11 to 2012-13 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to 3.

SB40, s. 2728 Section 2728. 118.43 (6) (b) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1293,6 118.43 (6) (b) 9. In the 2005-06 and 2006-07 school years, $2,000 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); and in the 2007-08 school year and any subsequent 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).

SB40, s. 2729 Section 2729. 118.43 (6) (b) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1293,11 118.43 (6) (b) 10. In the 2008-09 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 contracts under sub. (3) (at) and by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g).

SB40, s. 2730 Section 2730. 118.51 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1294,4 118.51 (14) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) and who will be attending public school in a nonresident school district in the following school year under this section may apply to the department, on the form prepared under sub. (15) (a), for the reimbursement of costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence and the school that the pupil will be attending. The department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy) (vy). The reimbursement amount may not exceed the actual transportation costs incurred by the parent or 3 times the statewide average per pupil transportation costs, whichever is less. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy) (vy) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of approved claims under this paragraph, payments shall be prorated among the parents entitled thereto. By the 2nd Friday following the first Monday in May following receipt of the parent's application under sub. (3) (a), the department shall provide to each parent requesting reimbursement under this paragraph an estimate of the amount of reimbursement that the parent will receive if the pupil attends public school in the nonresident school district in the following school year.

SB40, s. 2731 Section 2731. 118.52 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1294,15 118.52 (11) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending a course in a public school in a nonresident school district under this section may apply to the department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or school in which the pupil is enrolled and the school at which the pupil is attending the course if the pupil and parent are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cy) (vy). The department shall give preference under this paragraph to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).

SB40, s. 2732 Section 2732. 118.55 (7g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1295,2 118.55 (7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section and is taking a course for high school credit may apply to the state superintendent for reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education or technical college that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The state superintendent shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cw) (vw). The state superintendent shall give preference under this subsection to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).

SB40, s. 2733 Section 2733. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1295,12 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38 (2), 115.445, 115.45, 115.455, 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), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.

SB40, s. 2734 Section 2734. 119.23 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1295,21 119.23 (2) (a) 8. Annually, the private school pays a nonrefundable fee to the department. A private school that is not participating in the program under this section in the current school year shall pay a fee, determined by the department by rule, with its notice of intent to participate under subd. 3. A private school that is required to comply with sub. (7) (am) shall pay a fee, determined by the department by rule, with the information required by sub. (7) (am). The department shall use all fees collected under this paragraph to evaluate the financial information submitted under sub. (7) (am).

SB40, s. 2735 Section 2735. 119.23 (10) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1295,25 119.23 (10) (a) 2. Failed to provide the notice required under sub. (2) (a) 3., or the information required under sub. (7) (am) or (d), or the fee required under sub. (2) (a) 8. by the date or within the period specified.

SB40, s. 2736 Section 2736. 120.125 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1296,4 120.125 (4) (h) That the day care provider shall meet the standards for licensed day care centers established by the department of health and family services children and families.

SB40, s. 2737 Section 2737. 120.13 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1296,9 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4), (5), and (6), 632.895 (9) to (14) (15), 632.896, and 767.513 (4).

SB40, s. 2738 Section 2738. 120.13 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1297,2 120.13 (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 children and families. 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 children and families 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.

SB40, s. 2739 Section 2739. 120.13 (18m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1297,8 120.13 (18m) Wind electricity generators. Construct or acquire, borrow funds to construct or acquire, operate, and maintain a wind electricity generation facility, and use or sell the energy generated by the facility, if the school board's share of the installed capacity of the facility does not exceed 5 megawatts and the school board incorporates information about the facility in its curriculum.

SB40, s. 2740 Section 2740. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1297,15 121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (cg), and (cr) (vr), 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.

SB40, s. 2741 Section 2741. 121.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 121.08 (4) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB40,1297,21 121.08 (4) (b) (intro.) The amount of state aid that the school district operating under ch. 119 is eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) shall also be reduced by 45% of the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the current school year. amount determined as follows:

SB40, s. 2742 Section 2742. 121.08 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1297,24 121.08 (4) (b) 1. Add the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the current school year.

SB40, s. 2743 Section 2743. 121.08 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1298,3 121.08 (4) (b) 2. If the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23 in the current school year is no more than 15,000, multiply the sum under subd. 1. by 45 percent.

SB40, s. 2744 Section 2744. 121.08 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1298,9 121.08 (4) (b) 3. If the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23 in the current school year is greater than 15,000, divide 15,000 by the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23 in the current school year, multiply the quotient by the sum under subd. 1., and multiply the result by 45 percent.

SB40, s. 2745 Section 2745. 121.41 of the statutes is renumbered 121.41 (1).

SB40, s. 2746 Section 2746. 121.41 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1298,13 121.41 (2) (a) In this subsection, "eligible pupil" means a pupil who satisfied all of the following criteria in the previous school year:

SB40,1298,15 1. The pupil met the income eligibility standard for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b).

SB40,1298,17 2. The pupil enrolled in and successfully completed a driver education program offered by the school district and approved by the department.

SB40,1298,23 (b) Annually, beginning in the 2007-08 school year, the school board of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall reduce the fee for driver education by $150 for each pupil who meets the income eligibility standard for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b) and who enrolls in a driver education program offered by the school district and approved by the department.

SB40,1299,3 (c) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (qm), beginning in the 2008-09 school year and annually thereafter, the department shall pay to the school district operating under ch. 119 an amount determined as follows:

SB40,1299,5 1. Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (qm) by the number of eligible pupils.

SB40,1299,7 2. Multiply the number of eligible pupils by the quotient under subd. 1. or by $150, whichever is less.

SB40, s. 2747 Section 2747. 121.575 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1299,13 121.575 (3) If the federal government requires, as a condition of full federal financial participation under sub. (2) (b), that this state provide assistance for the purposes of sub. (2) (a) from state resources, the department shall provide the assistance from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cr) (vr) in the minimum amount required to obtain full federal financial participation.

SB40, s. 2748 Section 2748. 121.58 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1299,17 121.58 (2) (a) 4. For each pupil so transported whose residence is more than 12 miles from the school attended, $150 $180 per school year in the 2005-06 2006-07 school year and $180 $220 per school year thereafter.

SB40, s. 2749 Section 2749. 121.58 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1299,25 121.58 (6) Appropriation prorated. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cr) (vr) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of approved claims under this section, state aid payments for school districts not participating in the program under s.121.575 shall be prorated as though the minimum amount under s. 121.575 (3) had not been made and state aid payments for school districts participating in the program under s. 121.575 shall be prorated after deducting the minimum amount under s. 121.575 (3).

SB40, s. 2750 Section 2750. 121.905 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1300,3 121.905 (1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $8,100 $8,700 in the 2005-06 2007-08 school year and $8,400 $9,000 in any subsequent school year.

SB40, s. 2751 Section 2751. 121.91 (2m) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1300,7 121.91 (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:

SB40, s. 2752 Section 2752. 121.91 (4) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1300,15 121.91 (4) (f) 1. Except as provided in subd. 1m., for the 1999-2000 2007-08 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 there been no decline in average enrollment been 25% of what it was.

SB40, s. 2753 Section 2753. 121.91 (4) (f) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1300,22 121.91 (4) (f) 1m. b. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the school district reorganization, if the number of pupils enrolled in that school year is less than the number of pupils enrolled in the previous school year, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) (e) is increased by the additional amount that would have been calculated had the there been no decline in enrollment been 25 percent of what it was.

SB40, s. 2754 Section 2754. 121.91 (4) (f) 1m. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1301,5 121.91 (4) (f) 1m. c. For the school year beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the school district reorganization, if the average of the number of pupils enrolled in that school year and the previous school year is less than the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 2 previous school years, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) (e) is increased by the additional amount that would have been calculated had the there been no decline in average enrollment been 25 percent of what it was.

SB40, s. 2755 Section 2755. 121.91 (4) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1301,11 121.91 (4) (L) 1. In this paragraph, "local law enforcement agency" means a governmental unit of one or more persons employed full time by a city, town, village or county in the state for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing state laws or local ordinances, employees of which unit are authorized to make arrests for crimes while acting within the scope of their authority.

SB40,1301,19 2. The limit otherwise applicable to a school district under sub. (2m) in any school year is increased by $25,000 for the first one to 500 pupils enrolled in the district in grades 9 to 12 and by an additional $25,000 for each additional 500 pupils enrolled in the district in grades 9 to 12, if the school board and a local law enforcement agency jointly develop a school safety plan that covers each school in the school district that operates grades 9 to 12 and the school board submits the school safety plan to the state superintendent no later than November 1 of the first school year in which the revenue limit is increased under this paragraph.

SB40,1301,21 3. A school district may use the excess revenue allowed under subd. 2. to do any of the following:

SB40,1302,4 a. Cover up to $25,000 of the compensation costs associated with providing in the school district one security officer for the first one to 500 pupils enrolled in the district in grades 9 to 12, and up to $25,000 of the compensation costs for providing in the school district one additional security officer for each additional 500 pupils enrolled in the district in grades 9 to 12. The school board shall enter into an agreement with the local law enforcement agency described in subd. 2. that requires the school district and the local law enforcement agency to equally share the costs of compensating the security officers.

SB40,1302,6 b. Purchase safety equipment specified by the state superintendent by rule as eligible for the revenue limit adjustment under subd. 2.

SB40, s. 2756 Section 2756. 121.91 (4) (m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1302,14 121.91 (4) (m) If a school district incurs expenses in a school year related to teacher mentoring activities required by the department by rule for persons licensed as initial educators under PI 34.17, Wis. Adm. Code, the limit otherwise applicable to the school district under sub. (2m) in that school year is increased by the amount of the mentoring activities expenses incurred per initial educator, but no more than $2,160 per initial educator, less any amount received by the school district for that initial educator for that school year under s. 115.405 (2m).

SB40, s. 2757 Section 2757. 121.91 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1302,23 121.91 (8) If a school district's initial revenue limit for the current school year, as calculated under s. 121.905 or sub. (2m) (e), whichever is appropriate, before making any adjustments under sub. (3) or (4), is less than the amount determined by multiplying the amount under sub. (2m) (e) 1. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 preceding school years, the school district's initial revenue limit for the current school year, before making any adjustments under sub. (3) or (4), is the amount determined by multiplying the amount under sub. (2m) (e) 1. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 preceding school years.

SB40, s. 2758 Section 2758. 125.07 (4) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1303,8 125.07 (4) (cm) When a court revokes or suspends a person's operating privilege under par. (bs) or (c), the department of transportation may not disclose information concerning or relating to the revocation or suspension to any person other than a court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village or town attorney, law enforcement agency, driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction, or the person whose operating privilege is revoked or suspended. A person entitled to receive information under this paragraph may not disclose the information to any other person or agency.

SB40, s. 2759 Section 2759. 125.085 (3) (bp) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1303,16 125.085 (3) (bp) When a court suspends a person's operating privilege under par. (bd), the department of transportation may not disclose information concerning or relating to the suspension to any person other than a court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village or town attorney, law enforcement agency, driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction, or the person whose operating privilege is suspended. A person entitled to receive information under this paragraph may not disclose the information to any other person or agency.

SB40, s. 2760 Section 2760. 134.43 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1303,22 134.43 (3m) Subsections (2) (b), (2m) and (3) do not apply to information regarding the name, address or employer of or financial information related to a subscriber or member of a subscriber's household that is requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).

SB40, s. 2761 Section 2761. 134.65 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1304,6 134.65 (1) No person shall in any manner, or upon any pretense, or by any device, directly or indirectly sell, expose for sale, possess with intent to sell, exchange, barter, dispose of or give away any cigarettes or tobacco products to any person not holding a license as herein provided or a permit under ss. 139.30 to 139.41 or, 139.79, or 139.795 without first obtaining a license from the clerk of the city, village, or town wherein such privilege is sought to be exercised. This subsection does not apply to a person who holds a valid permit under s. 139.345 or 139.795 and who sells cigarettes or tobacco products solely as a direct marketer.

SB40, s. 2762 Section 2762. 134.65 (1n) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1304,10 134.65 (1n) (a) The department of revenue shall prepare an application form for licenses issued under this section. In addition to the information required under sub. (1m), the form shall require all of the following information:

SB40,1304,12 1. The applicant's history relevant to the applicant's fitness to hold a license under this section.