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),
(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)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)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),
(4), and
(8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2008-09 school year 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 property taxes levied for the purpose of
s. 120.13 (19) and 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)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)(f)
(f) Except as provided in
subs. (3),
(4), and
(8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2009-10 school year or for the 2010-11 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
121.91(2m)(f)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 property taxes levied for the purpose of
s. 120.13 (19) and 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)(f)3.
3. Multiply the result under
subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.
121.91(2m)(g)
(g) Except as provided in
subs. (3),
(4), and
(8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2011-12 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
121.91(2m)(g)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 property taxes levied for the purpose of
s. 120.13 (19) and 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)(g)3.
3. Multiply the result under
subd. 1. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.
121.91(2m)(h)
(h) Except as provided in
subs. (3),
(4), and
(8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2012-13 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
121.91(2m)(h)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 property taxes levied for the purpose of
s. 120.13 (19) and 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)(h)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)(hm)
(hm) Except as provided in
subs. (3),
(4), and
(8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2013-14 school year or for the 2014-15 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
121.91(2m)(hm)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 property taxes levied for the purpose of
s. 120.13 (19) and 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)(hm)3.
3. Multiply the result under
subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current school year and the 2 preceding school years.
121.91(2m)(i)
(i) Except as provided in
subs. (3),
(4), and
(8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2015-16 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
121.91(2m)(i)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 property taxes levied for the purpose of
s. 120.13 (19) and 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)(i)2.
2. Multiply the result under
subd. 1. 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) to
(i), 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., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under
subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2015-16 school year and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment 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) to
(h) 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
par. (e) 4. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.
121.91(2m)(s)1.1. Notwithstanding
pars. (e) to
(i), if territory is detached from a school district to create a new school district under
s. 117.105, the revenue limit under this section of the school district from which territory is detached for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as follows except as provided in
subs. (3) and
(4):
121.91(2m)(s)1.a.
a. Divide the result under
s. 121.905 (3) (a) 3. by the number of pupils who in the previous school year were enrolled in the school district and who did not reside in territory that was detached to create the new school district.
121.91(2m)(s)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., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under
subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2015-16 school year and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under
subd. 1. a.
121.91(2m)(s)1.c.
c. Multiply the result under
subd. 1. b. by the number of pupils who in the previous school year were enrolled in the school district and who did not reside in the detached territory, or by the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current school year, whichever is greater.
121.91(2m)(s)2.
2. If territory is detached from a school district to create a new school district under
s. 117.105, the following adjustments to the calculations under
pars. (e) to
(h) apply to the school district from which territory is detached for the 2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization:
121.91(2m)(s)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
par. (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
par. (e) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.
121.91(2m)(s)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 year shall be used under
par. (e) 4. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.
121.91(2m)(t)1.1. If 2 or more school districts are consolidated under
s. 117.08 or
117.09, except as follows, in the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under
par. (hm), and in the 2015-16 school year and in each school year thereafter, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under
par. (i):
121.91(2m)(t)1.a.
a. For the school year beginning with the effective date of the consolidation, the state aid received in the previous school year by the consolidated school district is the sum of the state aid amounts received in the previous school year by all of the affected school districts.
121.91(2m)(t)1.b.
b. For the school year beginning with the effective date of the consolidation, the property taxes levied for the previous school year for the consolidated school district is the sum of the property taxes levied for the previous school year by all of the affected school districts.
121.91(2m)(t)1.c.
c. For the school year beginning with the effective date of the consolidation and the 2 succeeding school years, the number of pupils enrolled in the consolidated school district in any school year previous to the effective date of the consolidation is the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in all of the affected school districts in that school year.
121.91(2m)(t)2.
2. If 2 or more school districts are consolidated under
s. 117.08 or
117.09, and an excess revenue has been approved under
sub. (3) for one or more of the affected school districts for school years beginning on or after the effective date of the consolidation, the approval for those school years expires on the effective date of the consolidation.
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 partisan primary or general election, if such election is to be held not sooner than 70 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 government accountability 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)(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 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. Except as provided in
subd. 1m., for the 2007-08 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) is increased by the additional amount that would have been calculated had there been no decline in average enrollment.
121.91(4)(f)1m.
1m. If territory is detached from a school district to create a new school district under
s. 117.105, all of the following apply to the school district from which territory was detached and to the new school district:
121.91(4)(f)1m.a.
a. In the school year in which the school district reorganization takes effect,
subd. 1. does not apply.
121.91(4)(f)1m.b.
b. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the school district reorganization, if the number of pupils enrolled in that school year is less than the number of pupils enrolled in the previous school year, the limit otherwise applicable under
sub. (2m) is increased by the additional amount that would have been calculated had there been no decline in enrollment.
121.91(4)(f)1m.c.
c. For the school year beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the school district reorganization, if the average of the number of pupils enrolled in that school year and the previous school year is less than the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 2 previous school years, the limit otherwise applicable under
sub. (2m) is increased by the additional amount that would have been calculated had there been no decline in average enrollment.
121.91(4)(f)2.
2. Any additional revenue received by a school district as a result of
subds. 1. and
1m. shall not be included in the base for determining the school district's limit under
sub. (2m) for the following school year.
