121.09 Annotation
School districts may obtain adjustments in state aid payments whether their equalized valuation is changed either as a result of a reassessment of or a finding of exemption of manufacturing property.
73 Atty. Gen. 119.
121.095
121.095
State aid adjustment; Challenge Academy program. 121.095(1)(1) Annually the department shall reduce each school district's state aid payment under
s. 121.08, or other state aid payments, if necessary, by an amount calculated as follows:
121.095(1)(a)
(a) Determine the number of pupils counted in the school district's membership who are attending the Challenge Academy program under
s. 321.03 (1) (c).
121.095(1)(b)
(b) Multiply the result under
par. (a) by the lesser of the following:
121.095(2)
(2) From the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (ac), annually the department of public instruction shall pay to the department of military affairs an amount equal to the sum of the reductions under
sub. (1). The department of public instruction shall ensure that the aid adjustment under
sub. (1) does not affect the amount determined to be received by a school district as state aid under
s. 121.08 or for any other purpose.
121.095 History
History: 2001 a. 109;
2007 a. 200.
121.105
121.105
Special adjustment aids. 121.105(1)
(1) In this section "state aid" means the sum of the payments provided to a school district under this section and
ss. 121.08,
121.85 and
121.86.
121.105(2)(am)1.1. Except as provided in
subd. 2., if a school district would receive less in state aid in the current school year before any adjustment is made under
s. 121.15 (4) (b) than an amount equal to 85% of the amount of state aid that it received in the previous school year, as adjusted under
s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, its state aid for the current school year shall be increased to an amount equal to 85% of the state aid received in the previous school year.
121.105(2)(am)2.
2. If a school district from which territory was detached to create a new school district under
s. 117.105 would receive in state aid in the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization less than 85 percent of the amount determined as follows, its state aid in the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization shall be increased to an amount equal to 85 percent of the amount determined as follows:
121.105(2)(am)2.a.
a. Divide the school district's membership in the preceding school year by the school district's membership in the 2nd preceding school year.
121.105(2)(am)2.b.
b. Multiply the amount of state aid received by the school district in the preceding school year, as adjusted under
s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, by the quotient under
subd. 2. a.
121.105(2)(b)
(b) A school district is eligible to receive additional aid under
par. (am) only if additional aid does not result in a state aid payment greater than the school district's shared cost.
121.105(3)
(3) In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes effect under
s. 117.08 or
117.09 and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the consolidated school district's state aid shall be an amount that is not less than the aggregate state aid to which the consolidating school districts were eligible in the school year prior to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect. The additional state aid shall be paid from the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (ac).
121.135
121.135
State aid to county children with disabilities education boards. 121.135(1)(1) If, upon receipt of the plan under
s. 115.77 (4), the state superintendent is satisfied that there are children participating in a special education program provided by a county children with disabilities education board, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration from the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (bh) in favor of the county children with disabilities education board the amount determined under
sub. (2), except as provided under
sub. (3).
121.135(2)(a)1.
1. "Additional general aid" means the amount determined by calculating the percentage of a school district's shared costs that would be paid under
s. 121.08 if its membership included each pupil who is a resident of the school district and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by a county children with disabilities education board and the school district's shared costs were increased by the costs of the county children with disabilities education board program for all pupils participating in the county children with disabilities education board program who are residents of the school district, and multiplying the costs of the county children with disabilities education board program by that percentage.
121.135(2)(a)2.
2. "Costs of the county children with disabilities education board program" means the gross cost of the county children with disabilities education board program minus all nonduplicative revenues and other financing sources except property taxes and state aid paid under this section in the previous school year.
121.135(2)(c)
(c) The state superintendent shall pay the additional general aid to the county children with disabilities education board.
121.135(3)
(3) This section does not apply beginning on the effective date of a resolution adopted under
s. 115.817 (9) (c), except that in the school year beginning July 1 of the year prior to the effective date of the resolution, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration from the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (bh) in favor of the county children with disabilities education board an amount equal to one-half the amount specified under
sub. (2) for each pupil enrolled.
121.136
121.136
State aid for high-poverty school districts. 121.136(1)(a)(a) In the 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years, the department shall pay additional state aid to a school district if at least 50 percent of the district's enrollment, as rounded to the nearest whole percentage point and as reported to the department by the school district in October 2006, as a condition for participation in the federal school lunch program under
42 USC 1758 (b), was eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under
42 USC 1758 (b).
121.136(1)(b)
(b) The amount paid to each eligible school district in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 fiscal years shall be determined as follows:
121.136(1)(b)2.
2. Multiply the quotient under
subd. 1. by the number of pupils enrolled in the school district.
121.136(2)(a)(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 for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under
42 USC 1758 (b).
121.136(2)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
par. (c), the amount paid to each eligible school district in the 2009-10 school year and annually thereafter shall be determined as follows:
121.136(2)(b)2.
2. Increase the amount determined under
subd. 1. by the percentage increase in the total amount appropriated under
s. 20.255 (2) (ac) between the previous school year and the current school year, but not less than zero.
121.136(2)(b)3.
3. Increase the amount determined under
subd. 2. by the percentage increase in this state's aggregate personal income between the calendar year beginning in the 2nd previous school year and the calendar year beginning in the previous school year, but not less than zero.
121.136(2)(b)4.
4. Multiply the amount determined under
subd. 3. by the school district's enrollment on the 3rd Friday of September in the current school year.
121.136(2)(c)1.1. Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, an eligible school district may not receive under
par. (b) less than the amount determined by increasing the amount received under this section in the previous school year by the percentage increases specified in
par. (b) 2. and
3.
121.136(2)(c)2.
2. Notwithstanding
subd. 1., if in any fiscal year the amount appropriated under
s. 20.255 (2) (bb) is insufficient to fully fund aid payments under this subsection, the department shall prorate payments to eligible school districts.
121.136 History
History: 2007 a. 20.
121.14
121.14
State aid for summer classes. 121.14(1)
(1) State aid shall be paid to each district or county children with disabilities education board only for those academic summer classes or laboratory periods that are for necessary academic purposes, as defined by the state superintendent by rule. Recreational programs and team sports shall not be eligible for aid under this section, and pupils participating in such programs shall not be counted as pupils enrolled under
s. 121.004 (5) nor shall costs associated with such programs be included in shared costs under
s. 121.07 (6).
121.14(2)(a)(a) State aid for summer classes shall be incorporated into the state aid paid for regular classes under this subchapter.
121.14(2)(b)
(b) Annually on or before October 1, the school district clerk or chairperson of the county children with disabilities education board shall file with the department a report stating the summer average daily membership equivalent.
121.14(3)
(3) References to county children with disabilities education boards under
subs. (1) and
(2) (b) do not apply beginning on the effective date of a resolution adopted under
s. 115.817 (9) (c).
121.14 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
PI 17, Wis. adm. code.
121.15
121.15
Payment of state aid. 121.15(1)
(1) Except as provided under
sub. (1g), state aid under
s. 121.08 shall be paid to school districts according to the following distribution schedule:
121.15(1)(a)
(a) Each school district shall receive 15% of its total aid entitlement in September, 25% of its total aid entitlement in December, 25% of its total aid entitlement in March and 35% of its total aid entitlement in June.
121.15(1)(b)
(b) For the September payment, the total aid entitlement for each district shall be estimated based upon the total aid payment in the previous year.
121.15(1)(c)
(c) For the payments from December to June, the total aid entitlement for each district shall be computed on the basis of the budget and membership report under
s. 121.05.
121.15(1)(e)
(e) Payments under this subsection shall be made on the first Monday of the month for the December payment, on the 3rd Monday of the month for the September and June payments and on the 4th Monday of the month for the March payment.
121.15(1g)(a)(a) If a school board submits a written request to the department before May 1, in the following school year the department shall pay to that school district an amount equal to 10% of the school district's total aid entitlement under
s. 121.08 in each month from September to June.
121.15(1g)(b)
(b) For the September and October payments, the total aid entitlement shall be estimated based upon the total aid payment in the previous year.
121.15(1g)(c)
(c) For the payments from November to June, the total aid entitlement shall be computed on the basis of the budget and membership report under
s. 121.05.
121.15(1g)(d)
(d) Payments under this subsection shall be made on the 3rd Monday of the month, except that payment shall be made on the first Monday of the month for the December payment and on the 4th Monday of the month for the March payment.
121.15(1g)(e)
(e) If a school board chooses the distribution schedule under this subsection, it shall pay to the department of public instruction an amount equal to the earnings that the school district's aid entitlement would have accrued had the school district's aid been distributed under
sub. (1), as determined by the department of administration.
121.15(1m)(a)(a) Notwithstanding
subs. (1) and
(1g), a portion of state aid to school districts shall be distributed as follows:
121.15(1m)(a)3.
3. Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, annually the state shall pay to school districts, from the appropriation under
s. 20.255 (2) (ac), $75,000,000 on the 4th Monday in July of the following school year.
121.15(1m)(b)
(b) The percentages under
subs. (1) (a) and
(1g) (a) shall be reduced proportionally to reflect the payments made under
par. (a). School districts shall treat the payments made in July under
par. (a) as if they had been received in the previous school year.
121.15(2)(a)(a) No state aid payments may be made to any district until the annual report under
s. 120.18 has been filed with the department.
121.15(2)(b)
(b) No state aid payments may be made to any district in the months of November to June until the budget and membership report under
s. 121.05 is filed with the department.
121.15(2)(c)
(c) If the state superintendent notifies a school district that a state aid payment may be withheld under
par. (a) or
(b), the state superintendent shall notify each member of the school board or the school district clerk. If the state superintendent notifies the school district clerk, the school district clerk shall promptly distribute a copy of the notice to each member of the school board.
121.15(4)(a)(a) In this subsection, "state aid" has the meaning given in
s. 121.90 (2) except that it excludes aid paid to school districts under
s. 79.095 (4).
121.15(4)(b)
(b) On July 1 and October 15, using the most accurate data available, the state superintendent shall provide the department of revenue and each school district with an estimate of the total amount of state aid the school district will receive in the current school year. On October 15, using the most accurate data available, the state superintendent shall calculate the total amount of state aid that each school district will receive in the current school year. Any adjustments to that calculation shall be made by increasing or decreasing the payment made in September of the following school year.
121.17
121.17
Use of federal revenue sharing funds. It is the intent of the legislature that school districts receiving federal revenue sharing funds through the state under this subchapter shall utilize these funds in compliance with the federal revenue sharing requirements as defined in the state and local fiscal assistance act of 1972 (
P.L. 92-512), as amended by
P.L. 94-488. The department shall assure compliance with this section.
121.17 History
History: 1973 c. 90;
1977 c. 29 s.
1101; Stats. 1977 s. 121.17;
1995 a. 27;
1997 a. 27.
121.23
121.23
Payment of aids in school district labor disputes. 121.23(1)(1) In the event that the state superintendent finds that school is not held, or educational standards are not maintained in accordance with
s. 121.02 (1) (f) as the result of a strike by school district employees, make-up days are authorized to be scheduled but no make-up days are required.
121.23(2)
(2) If a school district holds less than 180 days of school as the result of a strike by school district employees, for the purposes of computing general aid, the state superintendent shall compute the school district's primary and secondary ceiling costs per member in accordance with the procedure specified in
pars. (a) to
(e). In making the calculation, the state superintendent shall:
121.23(2)(a)
(a) Determine the amount of shared cost not incurred by the school district because of the strike.
121.23(2)(b)
(b) Determine the amount of shared cost that the school district would have incurred had the strike not occurred.
121.23(2)(c)
(c) Divide the amount determined under
par. (a) by the amount determined under
par. (b).
