121.85(9)(c)
(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 planning council assistance funds are appropriated under
s. 20.255 (1) (a).
121.85 Note
NOTE: Chapter 220, laws of 1975, which created this section, contains a legislative declaration of policy in section 1 of the act.
121.86
121.86
Merged attendance area programs. 121.86(1)(a)
(a) "Base school" means the school in a merged attendance area that has the lowest enrollment of the schools in the merged attendance area.
121.86(1)(b)
(b) "Merged attendance area" means an attendance area that contains one of the following:
121.86(1)(b)1.
1. Two or more schools that offer elementary grades, with each such grade offered at only one school.
121.86(1)(b)2.
2. Two or more schools that offer middle school grades, with each such grade offered at only one school.
121.86(1)(b)3.
3. Two or more schools that offer high school grades, with each such grade offered at only one school.
121.86(2)(a)(a) Except as provided under
sub. (3), if a school board establishes a merged attendance area after January 1, 1984, for the purpose of reducing racial imbalance in the school district, the school district shall be entitled to an amount determined as follows:
121.86(2)(a)1.
1. Divide the state aid received in the current school year under
s. 121.08 by the membership used to compute state aid to the school district for the current school year.
121.86(2)(b)
(b) The number of minority group pupils enrolled in the base school, not to exceed:
121.86(2)(b)1.
1. The number of minority group pupils who reside in the merged attendance area; minus
121.86(2)(b)2.
2. The number of minority group pupils enrolled in the base school or 30% of the total enrollment of the base school, whichever is greater.
121.86(2)(c)
(c) The number of minority group pupils enrolled in the nonbase schools located in the merged attendance area or 30% of the total enrollment of such nonbase schools, whichever is less.
121.86(3)
(3) State aid exception. Pupils under
sub. (2) (b) and
(c) who are enrolled in a kindergarten program or in a preschool program under
subch. V of ch. 115 shall be multiplied under
sub. (2) (a) 2. by a number equal to the result obtained by multiplying 0.25 by the appropriate fraction under
s. 121.004 (7) (c),
(cm) or
(d).
121.86(4)
(4) Transportation. A school district shall provide transportation to pupils under this section if required under
subch. IV, but may not claim transportation aid under
subch. IV for the number of pupils determined under
sub. (2).
121.87
121.87
School district report. 121.87(1)
(1) Any school district that receives aid under this subchapter in the 1989-90 school year or in any school year thereafter shall submit a report to the department, on a form provided by the department, by August 15 of the following school year. The report shall include all of the following for the school year in which the school district received aid:
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (1) (intro.) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(1) Any school district that receives aid under this subchapter in the 1989-90 school year or in any school year thereafter shall submit a report to the state superintendent, on a form provided by the state superintendent, by August 15 of the following school year. The report shall include all of the following for the school year in which the school district received aid:
121.87(1)(a)
(a) The number of pupils who transferred to the school district, the number of pupils who transferred to another school district and the number of intradistrict transfers under this subchapter.
121.87(1)(b)
(b) The number of pupils who transferred to the school district under this subchapter who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches under
42 USC 1758.
121.87(1)(c)
(c) A detailed description of how the school district used the aid received under this subchapter, including any expenditures on staff, materials and services that are not related to the special transfer program. The report shall separately describe the use of aid received under
s. 121.85 (6) (b) 3.
121.87(1)(d)
(d) The additional costs incurred by the school district for the pupils who transferred to the school district under this subchapter, including the cost of any additional teachers and the costs of counseling, remediation and pupil transportation.
121.87(1)(e)
(e) Any other information requested by the department.
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (e) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(e) Any other information requested by the state superintendent.
121.87(2)
(2) The department shall develop a standard method for reporting under
sub. (1).
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (2) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. Prior to 1-1-96 it reads:
Effective date text
(2) The state superintendent shall develop a standard method for reporting under sub. (1).
121.87 History
History: 1989 a. 31;
1995 a. 27 s.
9145 (1).
REVENUE LIMIT
121.90
121.90
Definitions. In this subchapter:
121.90(1)
(1) "Number of pupils" means the number of pupils enrolled on the 3rd Friday of September, except that "number of pupils" excludes the number of pupils attending private schools under
s. 119.23.
121.90(1m)
(1m) "Revenue" means the sum of state aid and the property tax levy.
121.90(2)
(2) "State aid" means aid under
ss. 121.08,
121.09,
121.10 and
121.105 and
subch. VI, as calculated for the current school year on October 15 under
s. 121.15 (4), except that "state aid" excludes any additional aid that a school district receives as a result of
ss. 121.07 (6) (e) and
(7) (e) and
121.105 (3) for school district consolidations that are effective on or after July 1, 1995, as determined by the department.
121.90 History
History: 1993 a. 16;
1995 a. 27.
121.905(1)(1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $5,300 in the 1995-96 school year and in any subsequent school year means $5,600.
121.905(2)
(2) The revenue limit under
s. 121.91 does not apply to any school district in any school year in which its base revenue per member, as calculated under
sub. (3), is less than its revenue ceiling.
121.905(3)
(3) A school district's base revenue per member is determined as follows:
121.905(3)(a)
(a) Calculate the sum of the amount of aid received under
ss. 121.08,
121.10 and
121.105 and
subch. VI in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described under
s. 121.91 (4) (c), and the costs of the county handicapped children's education board program, as defined in
s. 121.135 (2) (a) 2., for pupils who were school district residents and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by a county handicapped children's education board in the previous school year.
121.905(3)(b)
(b) Divide the result in
par. (a) by the sum of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years and the number of pupils who were school district residents and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by a county handicapped children's education board program in the previous school year.
121.905(3)(c)1.1. For the limit for the 1995-96 school year, add $200 to the result under
par. (b).
121.905(3)(c)2.
2. For the limit for the 1996-97 school year, add $206 to the result under
par. (b).
121.905(4)
(4) A school district that is exempt from the revenue limits under this section may not increase its base revenue per member to an amount that is greater than its revenue ceiling unless that school district follows the procedures prescribed in
s. 121.91 (3).
121.905 History
History: 1995 a. 27.
121.91(1)(1) Except as provided in
subs. (3) to
(5), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1993-94 school year to an amount that exceeds the greater of the following:
121.91(1)(a)1.
1. Add the sum of the net cost of the school district's general fund and community service fund for the 1992-93 school year and the amount levied for the purposes under
s. 120.10 (10m) for the 1992-93 school year to the aid received under
subch. VI in the 1992-93 school year.
121.91(1)(a)2.
2. Divide the amount under
subd. 1. by the average of the number of pupils in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
121.91(1)(a)4.
4. Multiply the result under
subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
121.91(1)(b)1.
1. Add the sum of the net cost of the school district's general fund and community service fund for the 1992-93 school year and the amount levied for the purposes under
s. 120.10 (10m) for the 1992-93 school year to the aid received under
subch. VI in the 1992-93 school year.
121.91(1)(b)2.
2. Divide the amount under
subd. 1. by the average of the number of pupils in 1990, 1991 and 1992.
121.91(1)(b)3.
3. Multiply the result under
subd. 2. by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under
s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.
121.91(1)(b)4.
4. Multiply the result under
subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
121.91(2)
(2) Except as provided in
subs. (3) and
(4), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1994-95 school year to an amount that exceeds the greater of the following:
121.91(2)(a)1.
1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described under
sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
121.91(2)(a)2.
2. Multiply $190 by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under
s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.
121.91(2)(a)4.
4. Multiply the result under
subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils in 1992, 1993 and 1994.
121.91(2)(b)1.
1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described under
sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
121.91(2)(b)2.
2. Multiply the result under
subd. 1. by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under
s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.
121.91(2)(b)3.
3. Multiply the result under
subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils in 1992, 1993 and 1994.
121.91(2m)(a)(a) Except as provided in
subs. (3) and
(4), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1995-96 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
121.91(2m)(a)1.
1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described under
sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.
121.91(2m)(a)4.
4. Multiply the result under
subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.
121.91(2m)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
subs. (3) and
(4), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1996-97 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
121.91(2m)(b)1.
1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding funds described under
sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.
121.91(2m)(b)3.
3. Multiply the result under
subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.
121.91(2m)(c)
(c) Except as provided in
subs. (3) and
(4), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1997-98 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
