(2) For each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1), the department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible applicant in the current school year an amount equal to 0.90 multiplied by that portion of the cost under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.

(3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd) is insufficient to pay the full amount of costs under sub. (2), the department shall prorate payments among eligible applicants.

25,1880 Section 1880. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:

115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, less the amount paid by the department of health and family services under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o) under s. 49.45 (39) (b) 1m., not to exceed 100%.

25,1881 Section 1881. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.153 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (r) in the previous school year.

25,1883 Section 1883. 118.35 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

118.35 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fy), the department shall award grants to cooperative educational service agencies and the school district operating under ch. 119 for the purpose of providing advanced curriculum and assessments for gifted and talented middle school pupils.

25,1883f Section 1883f. 118.40 (2r) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

118.40 (2r) (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. subds. 3. and 4., only pupils who reside in the school district in which a charter school established under this subsection is located may attend the charter school.

25,1883g Section 1883g. 118.40 (2r) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

25,1883r Section 1883r. 118.40 (2r) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

118.40 (2r) (c) 4. A pupil who resides outside the school district operating under ch. 119 may attend a charter school established under this subsection in the school district operating under ch. 119, but the charter school shall give preference in admissions to pupils who reside in the school district operating under ch. 119.

25,1888m Section 1888m. 118.43 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.43 (2) (g) The department may renew an achievement guarantee contract under pars. (b), (bg), and (br) for one or more terms of 5 school years. As a condition of receiving payments under a renewal of an achievement guarantee contract, a school board shall maintain the reduction of class size achieved during the last school year of the original achievement guarantee contract for the grades specified for the last school year of the contract, but this condition does not apply to a school district under sub. (4m).

25,1888r Section 1888r. 118.43 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.43 (3) Contract requirements. (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (am) and (ar) and sub. (4m), an achievement guarantee contract shall require the school board to do all of the following in each participating school:

25,1888s Section 1888s. 118.43 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

118.43 (4m) Exceptions. A school district participating in the program under this section on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], may choose not to comply with the requirement to reduce class size to 15 in grades 2 or 3, or both, in any school.

25,1889 Section 1889. 118.43 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.43 (6) (a) In this subsection, "amount appropriated" means the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) in any fiscal year less $250,000, plus the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cv).

25,1890 Section 1890. 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) From the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) and (cv), subject to par. (c), the department shall pay to each school district that has entered into a contract with the department under this section an amount determined as follows:

25,1891t Section 1891t. 118.43 (6) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

118.43 (6) (b) 9. In the 2005-06 and any subsequent school year, $2,000 multiplied by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school district covered by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g). For purposes of this subdivision, the grades eligible for funding for a school district under sub. (4m) are those grades in which the school district chooses to comply with the requirement to reduce class size to 15.

25,1893m Section 1893m. 118.43 (6g) of the statutes is created to read:

118.43 (6g) Milwaukee Public Schools. Notwithstanding subs. (3), (4), and (4m), the department shall pay the school district operating under ch. 119 state aid under sub. (6), if the participating schools comply with either the requirements under subs. (3) or (4) or the requirements under s. 115.45. For purposes of state aid payments for participating schools under this subsection, the department shall multiply the per pupil payment amount by the number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding under this section.

25,1895d Section 1895d. 119.23 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

119.23 (1) (d) "Teacher" means a person who has primary responsibility for the academic instruction of pupils.