121.90 History History: 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27, 113, 237, 286; 1999 a. 9, 32, 186.
121.905 121.905 Applicability.
121.905(1)(1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $6,300 in the 1999-2000 school year and in any subsequent school year means $6,500.
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)1.1. Except as provided under subd. 2., calculate 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 s. 121.91 (4) (c), and the costs of the county children with disabilities 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 children with disabilities education board in the previous school year.
121.905(3)(a)2. 2. For a school district created under s. 117.105, for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization, perform the following calculations:
121.905(3)(a)2.a. a. Calculate the sum under subd. 1. for each of the school districts from which territory was detached to create the new school district.
121.905(3)(a)2.b. b. For each of those school districts, divide the result in subd. 2. a. by the number of pupils enrolled in that school district in the previous school year.
121.905(3)(a)2.c. c. For each of those school districts, multiply the result in subd. 2. b. by the number of pupils enrolled in that school district in the previous school year who resided in territory that was detached to create the new school district.
121.905(3)(a)2.d. d. Calculate the sum of the amounts determined under subd. 2. c.
121.905(3)(b)1.1. Except as provided under subd. 2., divide the result in par. (a) 1. by the sum of the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years and the number of pupils enrolled who were school district residents and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by a county children with disabilities education board program in the previous school year.
121.905(3)(b)2. 2. For a school district created under s. 117.105, for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization, divide the result in par. (a) 2. by the number of pupils who in the previous school year were enrolled in a school district from which territory was detached to create the new school district and who resided in the detached territory; for the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization, divide the result in par. (a) 2. by the number of pupils in the previous school year; and for the school year beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization, divide the result in par. (a) 2. by the average of the number of pupils in the 2 previous school years.
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(3)(c)3. 3. For the limit for the 1997-98 school year, add the result under s. 121.91 (2m) (c) 2. to the result under par. (b).
121.905(3)(c)4. 4. For the limit for the 1998-99 school year or for any school year thereafter, add the result under s. 121.91 (2m) (d) 2. to the result under par. (b).
121.905(4) (4)
121.905(4)(a)(a) A school district that is exempt from the revenue limits under sub. (2) may not increase its base revenue per member to an amount that is greater than its revenue ceiling.
121.905(4)(b)1.1. A school district may increase its revenue ceiling by following the procedures prescribed in s. 121.91 (3).
121.905(4)(b)2. 2. The department shall, under s. 121.91 (4), adjust the revenue ceiling otherwise applicable to a school district under this section as if the revenue ceiling constituted a revenue limit under s. 121.91 (2m).
121.905 History History: 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27, 113, 164, 286; 1999 a. 9, 32.
121.91 121.91 Revenue limit.
121.91(2m)(2m)
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)3. 3. Add $200 to the result under subd. 1.
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)2. 2. Add $206 to the result under subd. 1.
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), (4) and (6), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1997-98 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
121.91(2m)(c)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 a number calculated by adding the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years, subtracting from that total the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23 in the 4th, 3rd and 2nd preceding school years, and dividing the remainder by 3.
121.91(2m)(c)2. 2. Multiply $206 by 1.0.
121.91(2m)(c)3. 3. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2.
121.91(2m)(c)4. 4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by a number calculated by adding the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years, subtracting from that total the number of pupils attending private schools under s. 119.23 in the 3 previous school years, and dividing the remainder by 3.
121.91(2m)(d) (d) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1998-99 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
121.91(2m)(d)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 a number calculated by adding the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years, subtracting from that total the number of pupils attending charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and private schools under s. 119.23 in the 4th, 3rd and 2nd preceding school years and dividing the remainder by 3.
121.91(2m)(d)2. 2. Multiply the amount of the revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.
121.91(2m)(d)3. 3. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2.
121.91(2m)(d)4. 4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by a number calculated by adding the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years, subtracting from that total the number of pupils attending charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and private schools under s. 119.23 in the 3 previous school years and dividing the remainder by 3.
121.91(2m)(e) (e) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no school district may increase its revenues for the 1999-2000 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
121.91(2m)(e)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 enrolled in the 3 previous school years.
121.91(2m)(e)2. 2. Multiply the amount of the revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.
121.91(2m)(e)3. 3. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2.
121.91(2m)(e)4. 4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.
121.91(2m)(r)1.1. Notwithstanding pars. (c), (d) and (e), if a school district is created under s. 117.105, its revenue limit under this section for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as follows except as provided under subs. (3) and (4):
121.91(2m)(r)1.a. a. Divide the result under s. 121.905 (3) (a) 2. by the total number of pupils who in the previous school year were enrolled in a school district from which territory was detached to create the new school district and who resided in the detached territory.
121.91(2m)(r)1.b. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a.
121.91(2m)(r)1.c. c. Multiply the result under subd. 1. b. by the number of pupils who in the previous school year were enrolled in a school district from which territory was detached to create the new school district and who resided in the detached territory, or by the number of pupils enrolled in the new school district in the current school year, whichever is greater.
121.91(2m)(r)2. 2. If a school district is created under s. 117.105, the following adjustments to the calculations under pars. (c), (d) and (e) apply for the 2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization:
121.91(2m)(r)2.a. a. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the number of pupils in the previous school year shall be used under pars. (c) 1., (d) 1. and (e) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years, and for the school year beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the 2 previous school years shall be used under pars. (c) 1., (d) 1. and (e) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.
121.91(2m)(r)2.b. b. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the current and the previous school years shall be used under pars. (c) 4., (d) 4. and (e) 3. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.
121.91(3) (3)
121.91(3)(a)(a) If a school board wishes to exceed the limit under sub. (2m) otherwise applicable to the school district in any school year, it shall promptly adopt a resolution supporting inclusion in the final school district budget of an amount equal to the proposed excess revenue. The resolution shall specify whether the proposed excess revenue is for a recurring or nonrecurring purpose, or, if the proposed excess revenue is for both recurring and nonrecurring purposes, the amount of the proposed excess revenue for each purpose. The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the school board shall notify the department of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit a copy of the resolution to the department. The school board shall call a special referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the school district for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the school board may specify that the referendum be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election, if such election is to be held not sooner than 42 days after the filing of the resolution of the school board. The school district clerk shall certify the results of the referendum to the department within 10 days after the referendum is held.
121.91(3)(b) (b) The school district clerk shall publish type A, B, C, D and E notices of the referendum under s. 10.01 (2). Notwithstanding s. 10.01 (2) (a), the type A notice shall include a statement of the amount of the excess revenue specified in par. (a) and a copy of the resolution under par. (a). Section 5.01 (1) applies in the event of failure to comply with the notice requirements of this paragraph.
121.91(3)(c) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the resolution provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring purpose, the ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will be used for a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school district under sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the question.
121.91(4) (4)
121.91(4)(a)1.1. If a school board transfers to another governmental unit responsibility for providing any service that it provided in the preceding school year, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) in the current school year is decreased by the cost that it would have incurred to provide that service, as determined by the state superintendent.
121.91(4)(a)2. 2. If a school board increases the services that it provides by adding responsibility for providing a service transferred to it from another governmental unit in the previous school year, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) in the current school year is increased by the cost of that service, as determined by the state superintendent.
121.91(4)(a)3. 3. Notwithstanding subd. 2., if a school board increases the services that it provides by adding responsibility for providing a service that is transferred to it from another governmental unit for a child with a disability, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), or for a limited-English proficient pupil, as defined in s. 115.955 (7), the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) in the current school year is increased by an amount equal to the estimated cost of providing the service less the estimated amount of aid that the school district will receive for the child or pupil in the following school year under s. 115.88 (1m) to (6) and (8), 115.995 or 118.255, as determined by the state superintendent. A school board that transfers or receives responsibility for providing a service under this subdivision shall notify the state superintendent. A school board that transfers responsibility for providing a service under this subdivision shall provide the state superintendent with an estimate of the reduction in cost attributable to the transfer, even if that estimate is zero. The state superintendent shall notify the transferring school district when a receiving school district notifies the state superintendent that it has received responsibility for providing a service transferred to it under this subdivision.
121.91(4)(b)1.1. If a school district increases its territory by a boundary change under s. 117.10, 117.11, 117.12, 117.13 or 117.132, the limit otherwise applicable in the school year beginning on the effective date of the boundary change under sub. (2m) is increased by an amount equal to the cost of extending services to the attached territory in the school year to which the limit applies, as determined by the state superintendent.
121.91(4)(b)2. 2. If a school district decreases its territory due to a boundary change under s. 117.11, 117.12, 117.13 or 117.132, the limit otherwise applicable in the school year beginning on the effective date of the boundary change under sub. (2m) is decreased by an amount equal to the cost of services that it provided to the detached territory in the school year to which the limit applies, as determined by the state superintendent.
121.91(4)(c) (c) The limit under sub. (2m) is increased by the following amount:
121.91(4)(c)1. 1. Funds needed for the payment of any general obligation debt service, including debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund outstanding municipal obligations, interest on outstanding municipal obligations or the payment of related issuance costs or redemption premiums, authorized prior to August 12, 1993, by a resolution of the school board or by a referendum and secured by the full faith and credit of the school district.
121.91(4)(c)2. 2. Funds needed for the payment of any general obligation debt service, including debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund outstanding municipal obligations, interest on outstanding municipal obligations or the payment of related issuance costs or redemption premiums, authorized on or after August 12, 1993, by a referendum and secured by the full faith and credit of the school district.
121.91(4)(c)3. 3. Funds needed for the payment of any general obligation debt service, including debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund outstanding municipal obligations, interest on outstanding municipal obligations or the payment of related issuance costs or redemption premiums, authorized by a resolution of the school board and secured by the full faith and credit of the school district if the issuance of the debt was not subject to a referendum as a result of s. 67.05 (6a) (bg) or (7) (j) or 67.12 (12) (e) 2r. or (h).
121.91(4)(d) (d) If a school district's revenue in the preceding school year was less than the limit under sub. (2m) in the preceding school year, the limit otherwise applicable to the school district's revenue in the current school year under sub. (2m) is increased by an amount equal to 75% of the difference between the amount of its revenue in the preceding school year and the amount of the limit in the preceding school year under sub. (2m).
121.91(4)(e) (e) If a school district receives less aid under 20 USC 7701 to 7703 in the 1994-95 school year or in any school year thereafter than it received in the previous school year, the limit otherwise applicable to the school district's revenue in the following school year under sub. (2m) is increased by an amount equal to the reduction in such aid.
121.91(4)(f)1.1. For the 1999-2000 school year or any school year thereafter, if the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years is less than the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2m) (e) is increased by the additional amount that would have been calculated had the decline in average enrollment been 25% of what it was.
121.91(4)(f)2. 2. Any additional revenue received by a school district as a result of subd. 1. shall not be included in the base for determining the school district's limit under sub. (2m) (e) for the following school year.
121.91(4)(g) (g) The limit otherwise applicable to a school district from which territory is detached to create a school district under s. 117.105 is increased for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization under s. 117.105 by an amount equal to 5% of the school district's state aid.
121.91(4)(h) (h) The limit otherwise applicable to a school district under sub. (2m) in any school year is increased by an amount equal to the amount deposited into the capital improvement fund under s. 120.135 (2) in that school year.
121.91(5) (5)
121.91(5)(a)(a) Upon request by a school board, the state superintendent may increase the school district's limit under s. 121.91 (1), 1995 stats., by the amount necessary to allow the school district to avoid increasing its level of short-term borrowing over the amount of short-term borrowing incurred by the school district in the 1992-93 school year if the school district presents clear and convincing evidence of the need for the increase in the limit. The school board shall provide the state superintendent with any information that the state superintendent requires to make the determination.
121.91(5)(b) (b) The state superintendent shall submit to the governor, and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report summarizing the requests made by school boards under par. (a) and the increases granted by the state superintendent.
121.91(6) (6) In determining a school district's limit under sub. (2m) (c) for the 1997-98 school year, if the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years, as calculated under sub. (2m) (c) 4., is more than 2% less than the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years, as calculated under sub. (2m) (c) 1., the school district's limit shall be calculated as if the decrease had been 2%.
121.91(7) (7) Except as provided in sub. (4) (f) 2., if an excess revenue is approved under sub. (3) for a recurring purpose or allowed under sub. (4), the excess revenue shall be included in the base for determining the limit for the next school year for purposes of this section. If an excess revenue is approved under sub. (3) for a nonrecurring purpose, the excess revenue shall not be included in the base for determining the limit for the next school year for purposes of this section.
121.91 History History: 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27 ss. 4108m to 4114, 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27, 113, 164, 237, 286; 1999 a. 9, 17, 19, 32, 182.
121.92 121.92 Penalty for exceeding revenue ceiling or limit.
121.92(1)(1) In this section, "excess revenue" means the amount by which a school district's revenue exceeds its ceiling under s. 121.905 or its limit under s. 121.91.
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