121.58(5)
(5) State superintendent approval. If the state superintendent is satisfied that transportation or board and lodging was provided in compliance with law, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration the sum due the school district. In case of differences concerning the character and sufficiency of the transportation or board and lodging, the state superintendent may determine such matter and his or her decision is final.
121.58(6)
(6) Appropriation prorated. If the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (cr) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of approved claims under this section, state aid payments shall be prorated among the school districts entitled thereto.
121.58(7)
(7) Payment. Each school district entitled to state aid under this section shall receive its total aid entitlement in January.
TUITION PAYMENTS
121.75
121.75
Construction. To the extent feasible, this subchapter shall be construed so that the tuition charge for a pupil shall:
121.75(1)
(1) Include any unusual costs associated with the pupil.
121.75(2)
(2) Exclude any costs associated with the pupil which are paid from a source other than tuition and property taxes.
121.75(3)
(3) Cover only the period during which services were actually provided or available to the pupil.
121.75(4)
(4) Not impose a financial burden on the agency of service.
121.75 History
History: 1985 a. 29.
121.76
121.76
Definitions and general provisions. 121.76(1)
(1)
Definitions. In this subchapter:
121.76(1)(a)
(a) "Agency of service" means a school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency, county children with disabilities education board or governing body of a nonsectarian private school or university model school, which provides services for which tuition may be charged.
121.76(1)(b)
(b) "Pupil" includes a child with a disability, as defined ins.115.76 (5).
121.76(1)(c)
(c) "Specified services" means social work; guidance; health; psychological, speech-language pathology and audiology services; supervision; coordination; and transportation.
121.76(2)(a)(a) All tuition shall be calculated under
s. 121.83 unless the state superintendent approves an alternative procedure consistent with
s. 121.75.
121.76(2)(b)
(b) A written agreement may provide for the prepayment in instalments of up to 75% of the estimated tuition during the school year in which services are provided.
121.76(2)(c)
(c) The agency of service shall rebate a proportional share of state or federal aid received for pupils for whom it received tuition. The rebate shall be paid to the agency or person who paid the tuition within 30 days of its receipt by the agency of service.
121.77
121.77
Admission of nonresident pupils. 121.77(1)(a)(a) Every elementary school and high school shall be free to all pupils who reside in the school district.
121.77(1)(b)
(b) If facilities are adequate, a school board, board of control of a cooperative educational service agency or county children with disabilities education board may admit nonresident pupils who meet its entrance requirements. Nonresident pupils shall have all of the rights and privileges of resident pupils and shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as resident pupils. The agency of service shall charge tuition for each nonresident pupil.
121.77(2)
(2) Annually on or before September 1, the clerk or secretary of the agency of service shall file:
121.77(2)(a)
(a) A tuition claim for each nonresident pupil or adult for whom services were provided under this subchapter during the preceding school year. The claim shall be filed with the school district clerk under
s. 121.78, the state superintendent under
s. 121.79, the county clerk under
s. 121.80, the pupil's parent or guardian under
s. 121.81 or the adult under
s. 121.82. Credit shall be given for prepayments.
121.77(2)(b)
(b) A certified copy of each tuition claim under
par. (a) with the state superintendent.
121.77(3)
(3) Subsections (1) (b) and
(2) do not apply to a pupil attending a public school in a nonresident school district under
s. 118.51.
121.78
121.78
Tuition payments by school districts. 121.78(1)(a)(a) The school board of the district of residence and the school board of the district of attendance may make a written agreement to permit an elementary or high school pupil to attend a public school, including an out-of-state school, outside the school district of residence, and the school district of residence shall pay the tuition. The school district of residence shall be paid state aid as though the pupil were enrolled in the school district of residence.
121.78(1)(b)
(b) A school board, upon its own order, may provide for the enrollment of a pupil in a public school located outside this state, if the course of study in such school is equivalent to the course of study in this state and if the school is at least 1.5 miles nearer the pupil's home than any public school in this state. The school board shall pay the tuition for such pupil and the school district shall be paid state aid as though such pupil was enrolled in the school district of residence. The school board shall pay for the transportation of a pupil so enrolled who resides 2 or more miles from such out-of-state school. The school district shall be paid state aid under
subch. IV for the transportation of such pupil as though the pupil had been transported to the school of the school district of residence.
121.78(1)(c)1.1. The parent or guardian of a pupil may request the school board of the school district in which the pupil resides to provide for the enrollment of the pupil at a public school located outside this state under
par. (b). The request shall be in writing. If the school board denies the request, the parent or guardian may request the school district boundary appeal board, in writing, to review the denial. Failure of a school board to act on a written request within 45 days of its submission to the school board constitutes a denial reviewable by the school district boundary appeal board.
121.78(1)(c)2.
2. Upon receipt of a request for review, the school district boundary appeal board may order the school board to pay tuition and transportation costs, as provided in
par. (b), for the pupil's attendance at the out-of-state public school if the board finds that the course of study in the out-of-state public school is equivalent to the course of study in this state, the out-of-state public school is at least 1.5 miles nearer the pupil's home than any public school in this state, unusual hazards exist for the transportation of the pupil to and from the public school in his or her school district of residence, the out-of-state public school agrees to accept the pupil, and the tuition for the pupil does not exceed the per pupil costs of the out-of-state public school that are attributable to the enrollment of Wisconsin pupils.
121.78(1)(c)3.
3. The school district of residence shall be paid state aid for a pupil attending an out-of-state public school under this paragraph as though the pupil was enrolled in the school district, and shall be paid transportation aid under
subch. IV as though the pupil had been transported to the school of the school district of residence.
121.78(2)(a)(a) The school board of a district operating high school grades shall permit a high school pupil who resides in the school district as the result of school district reorganization under
ch. 117 and has completed 9th and 10th grades at one high school outside the school district to complete the pupil's high school education at that high school. The school board of residence shall pay tuition for the pupil. If the parent or guardian of the pupil has paid tuition in order to enroll the pupil in the high school, the school board of residence shall reimburse the parent or guardian for the tuition upon receipt of a tuition claim within 3 years from the date the tuition was paid.
121.78(2)(b)
(b) A school district created or altered by a reorganization under
ch. 117, in its first year of operating high school grades, may provide for its 11th and 12th grade pupils on a tuition basis and, in its 2nd such year, may provide for its 12th grade pupils on a tuition basis. The clerk of the school district in which nonresident pupils under this subsection are enrolled shall certify the number of such pupils enrolled to the department and to the clerk of their school district of residence. The school district of residence shall include such pupils in membership for aid under
subch. II.
121.78(2)(bm)
(bm) The school board of a school district from which territory was detached to create a school district under
s. 117.105 and the school board of the school district created under
s. 117.105 shall permit a pupil who resides in the territory that was detached to continue to attend school in the school district from which the territory was detached until the school district created by the reorganization begins offering instruction at the pupil's grade level. The school board of the school district created by the reorganization shall pay tuition for the pupil.
121.78(2)(br)
(br) The school board of a school district from which territory was detached to create a school district under
s. 117.105 and the school board of the school district created under
s. 117.105 shall permit a pupil who resides in the territory that was detached and has gained 12th grade status in the school district from which the territory was detached to continue to attend school in the school district from which the territory was detached. The school board of the school district created by the reorganization shall pay tuition for the pupil.
121.78(2)(c)
(c) A school district created or altered by a reorganization under
ch. 117 which has at least one operating high school within its territory and which does not have sufficient building facilities to provide high school educational services for all of the high school pupils residing in the reorganized school district may provide for such high school pupils on a tuition basis for a period of 2 years. The reorganized school district shall be eligible for state aid in accordance with
par. (b).
121.78(3)
(3) Special placement. Pupils may be placed in:
121.78(4)
(4) Court-ordered educational services. If a pupil is receiving educational services as the result of a court order under
s. 48.345 (12) or
938.34 (7d), the school board of the school district in which the pupil resided at the time of issuance of the court order shall pay tuition for the pupil. A school board paying tuition for a pupil under this subsection shall count the pupil as 1.0 pupil in membership for general aid under
subch. II. The school board shall pay each agency specified under
s. 48.345 (12) (a) 2. to
4. or
938.34 (7d) (a) 2. to
4., for each full-time equivalent pupil served by the agency, an amount equal to at least 80% of the average per pupil cost for the school district. No state aid may be paid to the technical college district for pupils attending the technical college under
s. 48.345 (12) (a) 4. or
938.34 (7d) (a) 4.
121.79
121.79
Tuition payments by state. 121.79(1)
(1) The state shall pay tuition from the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (cg) for pupils attending public schools in the following cases:
121.79(1)(b)
(b) For pupils whose parents or guardians are employed at and reside on the grounds of a state or federal military camp, federal veteran hospital or state charitable or penal institution.
121.79(1)(d)
(d) For pupils in foster homes, treatment foster homes or group homes, if:
121.79(1)(d)1.
1. The foster, treatment foster or group home is located outside the school district in which the pupil's parent or guardian resides; and
121.79(2)
(2) When transportation is provided for pupils under this section, state aid shall be paid in accordance with
subch. IV.
121.80
121.80
Tuition payments by counties. The county shall pay the elementary and high school tuition of every pupil whose parent or guardian is employed at and resides on the grounds of a county institution. The county board may charge such tuition to the account of the county asylum or the county home.
121.80 History
History: 1985 a. 29.
121.81
121.81
Tuition payments by parents. 121.81(1)
(1)
General. Before the admission of a nonresident pupil to an elementary or a high school of a school district, the school board of that district shall make a written agreement with the parents for the payment of tuition at the rate established in accordance with this subchapter, except when the tuition is otherwise chargeable under this subchapter or under
subch. V of ch. 115.
121.81(2)(a)(a) A pupil whose parent or legal custodian is a resident of this state but not a resident of the school district may file with the school board of the district a written application for enrollment in the schools of the school district. The application shall be accompanied by a written declaration of the parent or legal custodian that the parent or legal custodian will establish residence in the school district by a specified time. If facilities are adequate, the school board may permit the pupil to enroll in the schools of the school district, and may require prepayment of a tuition fee for 9 school weeks or may waive the tuition requirement for that pupil. If the parent or legal custodian establishes residence in the school district within such 9 school weeks, the school board shall refund the tuition fee. If such residence is not established there shall be no refund of the tuition fee but another written application for enrollment may be filed for the next succeeding 9 school weeks and, upon prepayment of a tuition fee for such 9 school weeks, the school board may permit the pupil to reenroll. If the parent or legal custodian establishes residence in the school district within the second 9 school weeks, the school board shall refund the tuition fee for the second 9 school weeks.
121.81(2)(b)
(b) If the parent or legal custodian establishes residence in the school district prior to the expiration of the first 18 school weeks of the school term and if the pupil was enrolled in the school district on the 3rd Friday in September, the pupil shall be considered a resident pupil in computing general aid under
subch. II.
121.81(2)(c)
(c) The parent or legal custodian of a pupil who is enrolled under this subsection shall be responsible for the transportation of such pupil to the school in which the pupil is so enrolled. No transportation aid under
subch. IV may be paid for such transportation.
121.82
121.82
Tuition payment by adult. An adult for whom the school district provides services under
s. 120.13 (4) shall provide for the payment of tuition.
121.82 History
History: 1985 a. 29.
121.83
121.83
Computation of tuition. 121.83(1)(a)(a) The net school cost for a school year is the sum of the net cost of the general fund, the net cost of the debt service fund, all tuition revenues under this subchapter and special transfer aid under
s. 121.85 (6) (b) 2. and
3. for that school year for the agency of service, except as follows:
121.83(1)(a)1.
1. If the agency of service does not transport the pupil to and from school:
121.83(1)(a)3.a.
a. The cost of instruction and specified services shall be subtracted.
121.83(1)(a)3.b.
b. The federal and state aid for pupil transportation and special education and related services shall be added.
121.83(1)(b)
(b) The regular annual tuition rate is the net school cost divided by the average daily membership of the agency of service.
121.83(1)(c)
(c) If the pupil receives special education and related services under
subch. V of ch. 115, the special annual tuition rate is the sum of instructional and specified services costs unique to that program divided by the average daily membership of all pupils enrolled in the program, including those for whom tuition is paid.
121.83(1)(d)
(d) The annual tuition rate is the sum of the regular annual tuition rate and the special annual tuition rate, if any.
121.83(1)(e)
(e) The daily tuition rate is the annual tuition rate divided by the number of school days in the session.
121.83(2)(a)(a) The tuition for the regular school year is the daily tuition rate multiplied by the number of school days the pupil was enrolled. No reduction of tuition may be made because of the absence of a pupil, unless the pupil was absent more than 10 consecutive school days, in which case a reduction shall be made only for the absence in excess of 10 school days.
121.83(2)(b)
(b) The tuition for summer school shall be the daily tuition rate for the previous school year multiplied by 180 times the summer average daily membership equivalent of the pupil.
121.83(3)
(3) All disbursements for tuition shall be made from the school district general fund. All receipts for tuition shall be made to the school district general fund.
121.83 History
History: 1977 c. 29;
1981 c. 20;
1985 a. 29 ss.
1790 to
1792,
1794; Stats. 1985 s. 121.83;
1991 a. 39;
1997 a. 164.
