SB21: Bill Text

SB21,3396 Section 3396. 121.08 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1305,17 121.08 (4) (c) The amount of state aid that a school district is eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) shall be reduced by an amount determined as follows:

SB21,1305,20 1. Divide the amount of state aid that the school district is eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), calculated after the reduction under par. (a) is made, by the school district's membership.

SB21,1305,23 2. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. by the number of pupils residing in the school district for whom the department is required to make a payment under s. 118.60 (4) (bk).

SB21,1306,3 3. Add to the product under subd. 2. the total amount paid in the previous school year under s. 118.60 (4m) (am) for pupils who resided in the school district while attending a private school during the summer of the previous year.

SB21,3397 Section 3397. 121.105 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1306,21 121.105 (4) (a) In the school year in which a whole grade sharing agreement under s. 118.50 takes effect and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the department shall pay additional aid to each school district that is participating in the agreement to ensure that the school district receives no less state aid than the amount of state aid to which the school district was eligible in the school year prior to the school year in which the whole grade sharing agreement took effect. In the 5th school year following the school year in which a whole grade sharing agreement takes effect, the department shall pay additional aid to each school district that is participating in the whole grade sharing agreement in an amount that is equal to 66 percent of the payment that the school district received under this subsection in the prior school year. In the 6th school year following the school year in which the whole grade sharing agreement takes effect, the department shall pay to each school district that is participating in the whole grade sharing agreement an amount that is equal to 33 percent of the payment that the school district received in the 4th school year following the school year in which the whole grade sharing agreement took effect. The department shall pay additional aid under this paragraph from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac).

SB21,3398 Section 3398. 121.136 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1307,3 121.136 (2) (a) In the 2009-10 school year and annually thereafter, the department shall pay additional state aid to a school district if at least 50 percent of the district's enrollment on the 3rd Friday of September in the immediately preceding even-numbered year, as rounded to the nearest whole percentage point, was eligible satisfied the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

SB21,3399 Section 3399. 121.53 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1307,7 121.53 (3) (c) When the school bus is used as specified in s. 340.01 (56) (am) for the purpose of transporting elderly seniors or disabled persons individuals with disabilities in connection with a transportation assistance program for such persons.

SB21,3400 Section 3400. 121.58 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 121.58 (1) (a).

SB21,3401 Section 3401. 121.58 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1307,15 121.58 (1) (b) Annually, by the time the department prescribes under s. 120.18, an operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) that provides transportation to and from the charter school shall provide a report to the department that includes the number of pupils for whom transportation is provided and any other information the department requires related to the transportation of those pupils.

SB21,3402 Section 3402. 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1307,22 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) A school district which that provides transportation to and from a school under ss. 118.50 (3) (a), 121.54 (1) to (3), (5), and (6), and 121.57, and the a 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), and an operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) that provides transportation under s. 118.40 (2r) (dm) shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the following rates:

SB21,3403 Section 3403. 121.58 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1308,2 121.58 (2) (a) 4. For each pupil so transported whose residence is more than 12 miles from the school attended, $220 per school year in the 2012-13 school year and $275 per school year in the 2014-15 school year and $300 per school year thereafter.

SB21,3404 Section 3404. 121.58 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1308,19 121.58 (4) State aid for summer class transportation. Annually on or before October 1 of the year in which transportation is provided under s. 118.50 (3) (b) or 121.54 (4), or under s. 121.54 (10) if the transportation is provided by the nonresident school district that a pupil attends under s. 118.51 or 121.84 (4), 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) (a) 1. or 2., 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.

SB21,3405 Section 3405. 121.58 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1309,2 121.58 (6) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cr) in any fiscal year exceeds the amount of approved claims paid in full under this section and s. 121.575, the department shall distribute the balance to those school districts and charter school operators entitled to state aid under this section, with each school district entitled recipient receiving a percentage of the balance equal to its percentage of the total approved claims.

SB21,3406 Section 3406. 121.58 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1309,5 121.58 (7) Payment. Each school district and charter school operator entitled to state aid under this section shall receive its total aid entitlement in January.

SB21,3407 Section 3407. 121.59 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 121.59 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB21,1309,8 121.59 (1) (intro.) In this section, "transportation:

SB21,1309,10 (b) "Transportation costs" means costs that are eligible for reimbursement under s. 121.58.

SB21,3408 Section 3408. 121.59 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1309,14 121.59 (1) (a) "Eligible school district" means a school district the membership of which in the previous school year, when divided by the school district's area in square miles, is 50 or less.

SB21,3409 Section 3409. 121.59 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1309,17 121.59 (2) (intro.) Annually the department shall pay to each eligible school district the amount determined as follows:

SB21,3410 Section 3410. 121.59 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1309,20 121.59 (2) (e) Divide the product under par. (d) for the school district by the product under par. (d) for all eligible school districts.

SB21,3411 Section 3411. 121.77 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1309,23 121.77 (3) Subsections (1) (b) and (2) do not apply to a pupil attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (4).

SB21,3412 Section 3412. 121.85 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.85 (3) (a) 1. and amended to read:

SB21,1310,4 121.85 (3) (a) 1. The Subject to subd. 2., the school board of the district of residence and the school board of the district of attendance may enter into annual written agreements to permit a pupil to attend a public school outside the school district of residence.

SB21,3413 Section 3413. 121.85 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1310,8 121.85 (3) (a) 2. a. Except as provided in subd. 2. b., beginning on the effective date of this subdivision paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], no school board may enter into a written agreement with another school board under subd. 1.

SB21,1310,11 b. A school board may continue to enter into an annual written agreement with another school board under subd. 1. on behalf of a pupil that attended a public school under a written agreement under subd. 1. in the 2014-15 school year.

SB21,3414 Section 3414. 121.85 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 121.85 (3) (b) 1. and amended to read:

SB21,1310,16 121.85 (3) (b) 1. The Except as provided in subd. 2., the school board of the a district may not permit a pupil to attend a public school under this section that is within the district which but that is outside the pupil's attendance area.

SB21,3415 Section 3415. 121.85 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1310,22 121.85 (3) (b) 2. The school board of a school district may permit a pupil to attend a public school under this section that is within the pupil's district of residence but that is outside the pupil's attendance area if the pupil attended a public school under this section that is within the pupil's district of residence but that is outside the pupil's attendance area in the 2014-15 school year.

SB21,3416 Section 3416. 121.85 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1311,5 121.85 (4) Other plans to reduce racial imbalance. (a) Pupil transfers resulting from a plan implemented by the school board to reduce racial imbalance in a school district or attendance area shall be deemed to be transfer agreements under sub. (3) and shall be eligible for state aid under this section if the transfers comply with sub. (2), provided the transfers are of pupils who attended a public school in a school district or attendance area under the plan in the 2014-15 school year.

SB21,1311,10 (b) Any school board that, prior to May 4, 1976, established a plan to reduce racial imbalance in the school district is eligible for state aid under sub. (6) (a) if the state superintendent approves the plan, provided the transfer pupil attended a public school in an attendance area other than the pupil's attendance area under the plan in the 2014-15 school year.

SB21,3417 Section 3417. 121.85 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 121.85 (5) (a) and amended to read:

SB21,1311,15 121.85 (5) (a) Part-time Except as provided in par. (b), part-time transfers for curriculum offerings also may be are not permitted under this section. The department shall establish procedures for aid computations in such cases.

SB21,3418 Section 3418. 121.85 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1311,25 121.85 (5) (b) A pupil who, in the 2014-15 school year, attended on a part-time basis under this section a public school that is in a school district other than the pupil's district of residence, or that is located in an attendance area other than the pupil's attendance area, for the purpose of receiving curriculum offerings at that school may continue to attend on a part-time basis under this section a public school that is in a school district other than the pupil's district of residence, or that is located in an attendance area other than the pupil's attendance area, for the purpose of receiving curriculum offerings at that school. The department shall establish procedures for aid computations in such cases.

SB21,3419 Section 3419. 121.85 (6) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,1312,4 121.85 (6) (h) Sunset. Beginning on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], a school district may not receive state aid under this section unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:

SB21,1312,6 1. A pupil is attending a public school in the school district under one of the following:

SB21,1312,7 a. A transfer agreement under sub. (3).

SB21,1312,9 b. A plan that has been deemed a transfer agreement under sub. (4) (a) or approved under sub. (4) (b).

SB21,1312,10 c. A part-time transfer under sub. (5).

SB21,1312,12 2. The attendance of the pupil in the public school pursuant to the transfer agreement, plan, or part-time transfer described in subd. 1. complies with sub. (2).

SB21,1312,14 3. The pupil described in subd. 1. attended a public school in the school district under one of the following in the 2014-15 school year:

SB21,1312,15 a. A transfer agreement under sub. (3).

SB21,1312,17 b. A plan that has been deemed a transfer agreement under sub. (4) (a) or approved under sub. (4) (b).

SB21,1312,18 c. A part-time transfer under sub. (5).

SB21,3420 Section 3420. 121.87 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1312,22 121.87 (1) (b) The number of pupils who transferred to the school district under this subchapter who are eligible satisfy the income eligibility criteria for free or reduced-price lunches under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

SB21,3421 Section 3421. 121.90 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1313,2 121.90 (2) (am) 1. Aid under ss. s. 121.08, as if any reduction under s. 121.08 (4) (c) had not occurred, and ss. 121.09, 121.105, and 121.136 and subch. VI, as calculated for the current school year on October 15 under s. 121.15 (4) and including adjustments made under s. 121.15 (4).

SB21,3422 Section 3422. 125.02 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1313,9 125.02 (3r) "Caterer" means any person holding a restaurant permit license under s. 254.64 97.30 for a restaurant who is in the business of preparing food and transporting it for consumption on premises where gatherings, meetings, or events are held, if the sale of food at each gathering, meeting, or event accounts for greater than 50 percent of the gross receipts of all of the food and beverages served at the gathering, meeting, or event.

SB21,3423 Section 3423. 125.02 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1313,12 125.02 (7) "Hotel" means a hotel, as defined in s. 254.61 (3) 97.01 (7), that is provided with a restaurant.

SB21,3424 Section 3424. 125.02 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1313,15 125.02 (18) "Restaurant" means a restaurant, as defined in s. 254.61 (5) 97.01 (14g).

SB21,3425 Section 3425. 125.04 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1313,25 125.04 (5) (a) 5. Have successfully completed within the 2 years prior to the date of application a responsible beverage server training course at any location that is offered by a technical college district and that conforms to curriculum guidelines specified by the technical college system board or a comparable training course that is approved by the department or the educational approval board. This subdivision does not apply to an applicant who held, or who was an agent appointed and approved under sub. (6) of a corporation or limited liability company that held, within the past 2 years, a Class "A", "Class A" or "Class C" license or a Class "B" or "Class B" license or permit or a manager's or operator's license.

SB21,3426 Section 3426. 125.06 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1314,6 125.06 (12) Bed and breakfast establishments. The provision by a bed and breakfast establishment, as defined under s. 254.61 (1) 97.01 (1g), of not more than 2 complimentary 4-fluid-ounce glasses of wine per day to a person renting a room at the bed and breakfast establishment for consumption on the premises of the bed and breakfast establishment.

SB21,3427 Section 3427. 125.07 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1314,14 125.07 (3) (a) 6. Premises operated under both a Class "B" or "Class B" license or permit and a restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant where the principal business conducted is that of a restaurant. If the premises are operated under both a Class "B" or "Class B" license or permit and a restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant, the principal business conducted is presumed to be the sale of alcohol beverages, but the presumption may be rebutted by competent evidence.

SB21,3428 Section 3428. 125.07 (3) (a) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1314,17 125.07 (3) (a) 6m. Premises operating under both a "Class C" license and a restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant.

SB21,3429 Section 3429. 125.17 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1315,2 125.17 (6) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), no municipal governing body may issue an operator's license unless the applicant has successfully completed a responsible beverage server training course at any location that is offered by a technical college district and that conforms to curriculum guidelines specified by the technical college system board or a comparable training course, which may include computer-based training and testing, that is approved by the department or the educational approval board, or unless the applicant fulfills one of the following requirements:

SB21,3430 Section 3430. 125.29 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1315,11 125.29 (6) Restaurants. A brewer may operate a restaurant on the brewery premises and at an off-site retail outlet established by the brewer. A brewer may not hold a restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant for the operation of a restaurant at any other location except that a brewer may possess or hold an indirect interest in a Class "B" license for not more than 20 restaurants in each of which the sale of alcohol beverages accounts for less than 60 percent of the restaurant's gross receipts if no fermented malt beverages manufactured by the brewer are offered for sale in any of these restaurants.

SB21,3431 Section 3431. 125.295 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1315,15 125.295 (2) (a) 3. The applicant operates a restaurant on the premises for which the permit is issued, for which a restaurant permit license is issued under s. 254.64 97.30 for a restaurant.

SB21,3432 Section 3432. 125.295 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1315,25 125.295 (2) (b) If an applicant under par. (a) has no current operations, the applicant may certify that the applicant has applied for or will apply for a Class "B" license or restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant or will comply with any other requirement under par. (a), prior to or upon commencing operations authorized under this section. If a Class "B" license or restaurant permit license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant is not subsequently issued to the applicant, or if the applicant otherwise fails to comply with any requirement for eligibility under par. (a), the department may revoke under s. 125.12 (5) the permit issued under this section.