SB635: Bill Text

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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE

2013 Senate BILL 635

February 26, 2014 - Introduced by Senator Grothman, cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Craig and Pridemore. Referred to Committee on Education.

SB635,1,3 An Act to amend 121.91 (8); and to create 121.91 (9) of the statutes; relating to: the revenue limit of any school district that operates a four-year-old kindergarten program.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, this bill reduces the revenue limit of any school district that operates a four-year-old kindergarten program by the amount by which the school district's revenue limit would otherwise exceed $7,000 per pupil for pupils enrolled in the program.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB635,1 Section 1. 121.91 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB635,2,9 121.91 (8) If a school district's initial revenue limit for the current school year, as calculated under s. 121.905 or sub. (2m), whichever is appropriate, before making any adjustments under sub. (3) or, (4) , or (9), is less than the amount determined by multiplying the amount under sub. (2m) (i) 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), or (9), is the amount determined by multiplying the amount under sub. (2m) (i) 1. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 preceding school years. Any additional revenue received by a school district as a result of this subsection shall not be included in the base for determining the school district's limit under sub. (2m) for the following school year. This subsection does not apply to a school district's revenue limit calculated for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years.

SB635,2 Section 2. 121.91 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB635,2,12 121.91 (9) If a school district operates a 4-year-old kindergarten program, its revenue limit shall be reduced by the amount determined as follows:

SB635,2,15 (a) Determine the school district's initial revenue limit per pupil for the current school year, as calculated under s. 121.905 or sub. (2m), whichever is appropriate, before making any adjustments under sub. (3), (4), or (8).

SB635,2,18 (b) Multiply the result in par. (a) by 0.5 or 0.6, depending on whether pupils enrolled in the school district's 4-year-old kindergarten program are counted under s. 121.004 (7) (c) or (cm).

SB635,2,22 (c) If the result under par. (b) is greater than $7,000, reduce the school district's revenue limit by the amount of the difference multiplied by the average of the actual number of pupils attending the school district's 4-year-old kindergarten program in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

SB635,3 Section 3. Initial applicability.

SB635,3,2 (1) This act first applies to a school district's revenue limit for the 2014-15 school year.

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