38.26(4)(a)(a) Each district board receiving a grant under this section shall, by September 1 of the school year following receipt of the grant, file a report with the board. The report shall evaluate the district board's performance in attaining the goals specified in the application submitted under
sub. (3).
38.26(4)(b)
(b) The board shall develop and implement an audit program to assess the effectiveness of the grants made under this section in accomplishing the intended goals.
38.26 History
History: 1991 a. 39.
38.27
38.27
Incentive grants. 38.27(1)(1) The board shall annually notify each district board of those purposes for which grants may be awarded under this section. Grants may be awarded only for the purposes of assisting in:
38.27(1)(a)
(a) The creation or expansion of adult high school, adult basic education and English as a 2nd language courses. The board shall give priority to courses serving minority, unemployed, disadvantaged or handicapped students.
38.27(1)(b)
(b) The creation or expansion of programs, courses or services, and related staff and instructional material development:
38.27(1)(b)1.
1. Which address the need to train emerging skills, skills resulting from occupational or technological change or skills in occupations experiencing substantial growth.
38.27(1)(b)2.
2. For which there is significant projected long-term job growth; and
38.27(1)(b)3.
3. That comply with state program priorities and plans for coordinating the efficient and cost-effective delivery of services.
38.27(1)(c)
(c) The purchase or lease of high-cost instructional equipment necessary to develop or improve new or expanding occupational training programs:
38.27(1)(c)2.
2. For which there is significant projected long-term job growth; and
38.27(1)(c)3.
3. That comply with state program priorities and plans for coordinating the efficient and cost-effective delivery of services.
38.27(1)(d)
(d) Programs that foster the provision of classroom instruction for apprentices and the upgrading of journeymen.
38.27(1)(e)
(e) Educational programs, courses or services that would not otherwise be established or maintained because of limitations in district fiscal capacity.
38.27(1)(g)
(g) The creation or expansion of programs that assist business and industry in adopting and implementing new technology, including training in the use of new technology and instructional and continuing educational opportunities in the adoption and implementation of new technology.
38.27(2)(a)(a) Any district board or combination of district boards may apply to the board for a grant to accomplish the purposes identified by the board under
sub. (1).
38.27(2)(b)
(b) The board shall review the applications submitted under
par. (a) according to procedures and criteria established by the board. Prior to awarding a grant for the purpose of
sub. (1) (e), the board shall consider the principle of comparable budgetary support for similar programs and ensure that the program being considered for a grant is efficient and cost-effective. The board shall notify the applicant whether its application has been approved and, if approved, of the amount and the conditions of the grant to be awarded.
38.27(2)(c)
(c) Amounts awarded under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under
s. 20.292 (1) (dc) and may be paid in instalments. Except as provided under
par. (cm), amounts awarded for the purposes of
sub. (1) (b) to
(d) and
(g) shall range from 25% to 75% of the total project cost. The board shall require the district board to provide the remaining percentage share of total project cost.
38.27(2)(cm)
(cm) For grants awarded to combinations of district boards for projects that support regional or statewide activities, the board shall determine the percentage of total project cost that the grant may fund.
38.27(2)(d)
(d) Amounts awarded for the purpose of
sub. (1) (a) or
(e) may be awarded on a continuing basis, pending the availability of funds. Amounts awarded to support the establishment of new programs under
sub. (1) (b) or
(g) may be awarded for a period of up to 3 years, pending the availability of funds.
38.27(2)(e)
(e) Funds received under this section for the purpose of
sub. (1) (a),
(b),
(c),
(d) or
(g) may not be used to supplant funds otherwise available for such purposes.
38.27(2)(f)
(f) The recipient of a grant under
sub. (1) (g) shall give preference, in assisting business and industry, to small and medium-sized businesses.
38.27(2m)(a)
(a) Beginning in the 1989-90 fiscal year, not more than $1,500,000 annually is awarded for the purpose of
sub. (1) (e).
38.27(2m)(b)
(b) Not more than 25% of the total amount awarded under this section in any fiscal year is for the purposes of
sub. (1) (c).
38.27(2m)(c)
(c) Beginning in the 1989-90 fiscal year, at least $1,500,000 annually is awarded under
sub. (1) (a) for adult literacy programs in addition to the amount awarded for such programs in the 1988-89 fiscal year.
38.27(2m)(d)
(d) Beginning in the 1991-92 fiscal year, $100,000 annually is awarded under
sub. (1) (b) for nurse training programs.
38.27(3)(a)(a) Each recipient of a grant under this section shall, by September 1 of the fiscal year following receipt of the grant, file a report with the board. The report shall evaluate the recipient's performance in attaining the goals specified in the application submitted under
sub. (2).
38.27(3)(b)
(b) The board shall develop and implement an audit program to assess the effectiveness of the grants made under this section in accomplishing the intended goals.
38.272
38.272
Farm training program tuition grants. 38.272(1)
(1) A student enrolled in a district's farm business and production management program may apply to the board for a grant for the purpose of paying 50% of the tuition for up to 6 years.
38.272(2)
(2) The board shall review the applications submitted under
sub. (1) according to procedures and criteria established by the board. The board shall notify the student whether his or her application has been approved and, if approved, of the amount of the grant.
38.272 History
History: 1991 a. 39;
1995 a. 27.
38.28(1)(a)(a) Annually at the time and on forms prescribed by the director, the district board secretary shall report to the board the cost of maintaining the schools of the district; the character of the work done; the number, names and qualifications of the teachers employed; the number of full-time students enrolled; the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in the district who are residents of another district; the number of full-time students exempted from tuition, by course credits; the actual amount of tuition collected in postsecondary and in vocational-adult programs; and such other information as the board requires.
38.28(1)(b)
(b) By October 15, 1992, each district board shall report to the board all of the following information for each of the 2 preceding school years:
38.28(1)(b)1.
1. The number and titles of all postsecondary programs and course sections added or discontinued.
38.28(1)(b)2.
2. The number of nonresident students and the district, state and country of residence of each.
38.28(1)(b)3.
3. For students who are residents of this state but not residents of the district:
38.28(1)(b)3.b.
b. Whether the student's district of residence offered the postsecondary program or course in which the student is enrolled.
38.28(1)(b)4.
4. The number, title and program area of each instructional staff position added or eliminated and the reason for the addition or elimination.
38.28(1)(c)
(c) By January 1, 1993, the board shall report the information received from the district boards under
par. (b) to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3).
38.28(1m)(a)1.1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under
subs. (6) and
(7) and
ss. 38.12 (9),
38.14 (3) and
(9),
118.15 (2) (a),
118.37 and
146.55 (5), all receipts from grants awarded under
ss. 38.04 (8) and
(20),
38.14 (11),
38.26,
38.27 and
38.38, all fees collected under
s. 38.24 and driver education and chauffeur training aids.
38.28(1m)(a)2.
2. "District aidable cost" for any district that does not have an institution or center located in the district does not include costs associated with the collegiate transfer program at the district school. In this subdivision, "institution" and "center" have the meanings specified under
s. 36.05.
38.28(1m)(b)
(b) "Equalization index" means a ratio determined by:
38.28(1m)(b)1.
1. Dividing the most current statewide full valuation by the board's estimate of the districts' total aidable full-time equivalent student count for the next fiscal year;
38.28(1m)(b)2.
2. Dividing the most current full valuation for each district by the board's estimate of that district's full-time equivalent student count for the next fiscal year; and
38.28(1m)(b)3.
3. Dividing the quotient of
subd. 1. by the quotient of
subd. 2., rounded to the 5th decimal place.
38.28(2)(b)(b) Each district's share of aids under this section shall be computed as follows:
38.28(2)(b)1.
1. The district's aidable cost shall be multiplied by the applicable percentage and this product shall be multiplied by the equalization index to determine state aids. In this subdivision, the "applicable percentage" is the percentage sufficient to generate total aid under this section that will fall within the range of 0.999 and 1.001 of the amount appropriated under
s. 20.292 (1) (d), as determined by the board.
38.28(2)(b)2.
2. The most current equalized values certified by the department of revenue shall be used in aid determinations.
38.28(2)(b)3.
3. Beginning with the 1975-76 fiscal year, state aids shall be calculated and paid on the basis of 1975-76 district aidable cost. Annually thereafter, aid payments in any fiscal year shall fund the district aidable cost in that same fiscal year.
38.28(2)(b)4.
4. The board shall make such adjustments in aid payments during the fiscal year as are necessary to reflect more current data under
sub. (1m) and
s. 20.292 (1) (d). Final adjustments of state aid payments, on the basis of actual enrollments and costs, shall be made from the following year's aid appropriation under
s. 20.292 (1) (d).
38.28(2)(c)
(c) The board shall pay an amount determined by multiplying the number of students enrolled in a driver training course approved by the board by the number of credits of the course for which each student is enrolled and multiplying the product by $16. The board may provide aids under this paragraph on the basis of a minimum of 10 students regardless of the number of students actually enrolled and attending.
38.28(2)(d)
(d) Notwithstanding
par. (b), the board may withhold, suspend or reduce in whole or in part payment of state aid under this subsection to any district board whose program or educational personnel does not meet minimum standards set by the board or which violates this chapter or any rule promulgated by the board under the authority of this chapter. The board shall discontinue aids to those programs which are no longer necessary to meet needs within the state.
38.28(2)(e)
(e) Aids shall not be paid to a district board for any program unless the intended content of each course has been thoroughly described, and the program has been designated and approved by the state director and reviewed by the board. The board shall establish procedures to implement this subsection which shall enhance the district's ability to respond rapidly to the needs of its citizens.
38.28(2)(f)
(f) The board shall compile information on anticipated cost for each succeeding fiscal year by the preceding January 1.
38.28(2)(g)
(g) The board shall pay an amount determined by multiplying the number of students enrolled in a chauffeur training course approved by the board by the number of credits of the course for which each student is enrolled and multiplying the product by $150.
38.28(3)
(3) If the appropriation for state aid under
s. 20.292 (1) (d) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under
sub. (2), state aid payments shall be prorated among the districts entitled thereto. If the appropriation for state aid under
s. 20.292 (1) (u) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under
subs. (2) (c) and
(g), funds in the appropriation shall be used first for the purposes of
sub. (2) (c) and any remaining funds shall be prorated among the districts entitled to support under
sub. (2) (g). If the appropriation for state aid under
s. 20.292 (1) (u) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under
sub. (2) (c), funds in the appropriation shall be prorated among the districts entitled to the funds.
38.28(4)
(4) From the appropriation under
s. 20.292 (1) (dm), the board shall annually pay to any district that does not have an institution or center located within the district an amount equal to that portion of the instructional costs of the district's collegiate transfer program not supported by fees and tuition that is equal to the state support of similar programs in the university of Wisconsin system, as determined by the board. In this subsection, "institution" and "center" have the meanings specified under
s. 36.05.
38.28(5)
(5) State aid shall not be paid to a district for any year, unless every teacher, administrator, principal and supervisor employed by the district during that year is under a contract providing for leave of absence by reason of sickness of such person, without deduction from salary, for not less than 5 days per year and for accumulation of unused sick leave from year to year to a total of not less than 30 days. No allowance may be paid for such absences from teaching or other educational services rendered in evening school by any person employed at least 30 hours per week in day school. This subsection does not apply to a person employed by the district board for less than 30 hours per week.
38.28(6)(a)(a) Annually, the board shall determine all of the following for each district:
38.28(6)(a)1.
1. The number of students enrolled in associate degree programs and vocational diploma programs in the district who are residents of another district.
38.28(6)(a)2.
2. The number of residents of the district who are enrolled in associate degree programs and vocational diploma programs in another district.
38.28(6)(b)
(b) Annually, the board shall pay to each district for which the result under
subd. 1. is a positive number an amount determined as follows:
38.28(6)(b)1.
1. For each district, subtract the number determined under
par. (a) 2. from the number determined under
par. (a) 1. for that district, adjusted to a full-time equivalent basis.
38.28(6)(b)2.
2. Add the positive numbers obtained under
subd. 1. for all districts.
38.28(6)(b)3.
3. Multiply the amount in the appropriation under
s. 20.292 (1) (fm) for that fiscal year by a fraction, the numerator of which is the result obtained under
subd. 1. and the denominator of which is the result obtained under
subd. 2.
38.28(6)(c)
(c) The board shall make aid payments under this section from the appropriation under
s. 20.292 (1) (fm). The board shall make such adjustments in aid payments during the fiscal year as are necessary to reflect more current data under
pars. (a) and
(b). Final adjustments of aid payments, on the basis of actual enrollments, shall be made from the appropriation under
s. 20.292 (1) (fm) in the following fiscal year.
38.28(7)(a)(a) In coordination with the department of education, the board shall pay the following amounts to each district board from the appropriation under
s. 20.292 (1) (cm) for the development and implementation of technical preparation programs in each high school:
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (a) (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
(a) In coordination with the department of public instruction, the board shall pay the following amounts to each district board from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (cm) for the development and implementation of technical preparation programs in each high school:
38.28(7)(a)2.
2. In the 1994-95 school year, an amount determined as follows:
38.28(7)(a)2.a.
a. Divide the number of technical preparation courses approved by the board under
s. 38.04 (26) that have been successfully completed by high school pupils within the district in the 1994 fall semester either for advanced standing in the district's associate degree program or for technical college credit, by the total number of such courses statewide.
