AB21-ASA1,953,9 115.415 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ek), the department may award grants to school districts and the governing body board of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) to implement an educator effectiveness evaluation system developed under sub. (2) or an equivalency process established by rule under sub. (3).

AB21-ASA1,3212 Section 3212. 115.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21-ASA1,953,14 115.42 (2) (c) The amount of each grant under par. (a) shall be $5,000 in any school year in which the recipient is employed in a school in which at least 60 percent of the pupils enrolled are eligible satisfy the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

AB21-ASA1,3213 Section 3213. 115.43 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21-ASA1,953,18 115.43 (1) Definition. In this section, " economically disadvantaged pupil" means a pupil who is eligible satisfies the income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).

AB21-ASA1,3215 Section 3215. 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB21-ASA1,3215d Section 3215d. 115.437 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21-ASA1,953,24 115.437 (1) In this section, "number of pupils enrolled" has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. "Number of pupils enrolled" does not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1) (f).

AB21-ASA1,3216d Section 3216d. 115.437 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.437 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB21-ASA1,954,9 115.437 (2) (a) Annually Except as provided in par. (b), annually on the 4th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each school district an amount equal to the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current and 2 preceding school years multiplied by $75 in the 2013-14 school year and, by $150 in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, and by $250 in each school year thereafter. The department shall make the payments from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).

AB21-ASA1,3216f Section 3216f. 115.437 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB21-ASA1,954,12 115.437 (2) (b) 1. The department shall make the payment under par. (a) for the 2015-16 school year on the 2nd Monday of July 2016.

AB21-ASA1,954,18 2. The department shall consider the amount paid from s. 20.255 (2) (aq) under subd. 1. to be money appropriated to s. 20.255 (2) (aq) in the 2015-16 school year for purposes of calculating the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. from the 2014-15 school year to the 2015-16 school year, from the 2015-16 school year to the 2016-17 school year, and from the 2016-17 school year to the 2017-18 school year.

AB21-ASA1,3220 Section 3220. 115.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21-ASA1,954,23 115.77 (1) In sub. (1m) (a) to (d), except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (a) and (b) 2., if a child with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), "local educational agency" means the school district that the child is attending.

AB21-ASA1,3220m Section 3220m. 115.775 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21-ASA1,955,3 115.775 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) is a local educational agency, as defined in 20 USC 1401 (19), and shall comply with 20 USC 1400 to 1482.

AB21-ASA1,3220p Section 3220p. 115.775 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21-ASA1,955,9 115.775 (2) The board of directors of the school district operating under ch. 119 is a local educational agency under this section and shall comply with 20 USC 1400 to 1482 if the board of directors enters into a written agreement with an operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) under which the board of directors agrees to serve as the local educational agency.

AB21-ASA1,3221 Section 3221. 115.777 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21-ASA1,955,18 115.777 (1) (a) A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker or administrator of a social agency who reasonably believes that a child brought to him or her for services has a disability shall refer the child to the local educational agency. If the local educational agency to whom the referral is made is the school district in which the child resides but the child is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district in which the child resides shall provide the name of the child and related information to the school board of the school district that the child is attending.

AB21-ASA1,956,2 (b) A person who is required to be licensed under s. 115.28 (7), who is employed by a local educational agency and who reasonably believes a child has a disability, shall refer the child to the local educational agency. If the local educational agency to whom the referral is made is the school district that the child is attending but the child is a nonresident attending a public school in that school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that the child is attending shall provide the name of the child and related information to the school board of the child's school district of residence.

AB21-ASA1,956,10 (c) Any person other than those specified under par. (a) or (b) who reasonably believes that a child is a child with a disability may refer the child to a local educational agency. If the local educational agency to whom the referral is made is the school district in which the child resides but the child is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district in which the child resides shall provide the name of the child and related information to the school board of the school district that the child is attending.

AB21-ASA1,3222 Section 3222. 115.78 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21-ASA1,956,15 115.78 (1) Definition. In this section, for a child who is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), "local educational agency" means the school board of the school district that the child is attending.

AB21-ASA1,3223 Section 3223. 115.78 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21-ASA1,956,20 115.78 (1m) (h) If the child is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), at least one person designated by the school board of the child's school district of residence who has knowledge or special expertise about the child.

AB21-ASA1,3224 Section 3224. 115.79 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21-ASA1,957,3 115.79 (1) (b) An educational placement is provided to implement a child's individualized education program. Except as provided in s. 118.51 (12) (a) and (b) 2., if a child with a disability is attending a public school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.50, 118.51, or 121.84 (1) (a) or (4), the school board of the school district that the child is attending shall provide an educational placement for the child and shall pay tuition charges instead of the school district in which the child resides if required by the placement.