SB40-SSA1-SA1,205,17 16115.436 Sparsity aid. (1) In this section, "membership" has the meaning
17given in s. 121.004 (5).

SB40-SSA1-SA1,205,19 18(2) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under this section if it satisfies
19all of the following criteria:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,205,2120 (a) The school district's membership in the previous school year was no more
21than 725.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,205,2322 (b) At least 20 percent of the school district's membership in the previous school
23year was eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).

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1(c) The school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the
2school district's area in square miles is less than 10.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,206,5 3(3) (a) The department shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid
4the following amount from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), subject to par.
5(b):

SB40-SSA1-SA1,206,86 1. If less than 50 percent of the school district's membership in the previous
7school year was eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b), $150
8multiplied by the membership in the previous school year.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,206,119 2. If 50 percent or more of the school district's membership in the previous
10school year was eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b), $300
11multiplied by the membership in the previous school year.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,206,1412 (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) in any fiscal year is insufficient
13to pay the full amount under par. (a), the department shall prorate the payments
14among the eligible school districts.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,206,1817 115.881 (4) A school district receiving aid under s. 115.883 (10) in any school
18year is not eligible for aid under this section in that school year.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,206,22 20115.883 Supplemental special education aid. (1) From the appropriation
21under s. 20.255 (2) (be), the department shall pay supplemental special education aid
22to school districts to which all of the following apply:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,206,2423 (a) In the previous school year, the school district's revenue authority per pupil
24under subch. VII of ch. 121 was below the statewide average.

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1(b) In the previous school year, the school district's expenditures for special
2education constituted more than 16 percent of the school district's total
3expenditures.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,207,54 (c) In the previous school year, the school district's membership, as defined in
5s. 121.004 (5), was less than 2,000 pupils.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,207,13 6(2) In the 2007-08 school year, the department shall pay each school district
7eligible for aid under this section the same amount. In each school year thereafter,
8the department shall distribute aid under this section to eligible school districts
9proportionally based upon each school district's expenditures for special education
10in the previous school year, except that in any school year a school district may
11receive not less than $50,000, and not more than $150,000 or an amount equal to 50
12percent of the school district's expenditures for special education in the previous
13school year, whichever is less.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,207,15 14(3) A school district receiving aid under s. 115.881 in any school year is not
15eligible for aid under this subsection in that school year.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,208,1321 118.51 (14) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is eligible for
22a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) and who will be attending public
23school in a nonresident school district in the following school year under this section
24may apply to the department, on the form prepared under sub. (15) (a), for the

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1reimbursement of costs incurred by the parent for the transportation of the pupil to
2and from the pupil's residence and the school that the pupil will be attending. The
3department shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount
4from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (vy) (cy). The reimbursement amount may
5not exceed the actual transportation costs incurred by the parent or 3 times the
6statewide average per pupil transportation costs, whichever is less. If the
7appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (vy) (cy) in any one year is insufficient to pay the
8full amount of approved claims under this paragraph, payments shall be prorated
9among the parents entitled thereto. By the 2nd Friday following the first Monday
10in May following receipt of the parent's application under sub. (3) (a), the department
11shall provide to each parent requesting reimbursement under this paragraph an
12estimate of the amount of reimbursement that the parent will receive if the pupil
13attends public school in the nonresident school district in the following school year.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,209,217 118.52 (11) (b) Low-income assistance. The parent of a pupil who is attending
18a course in a public school in a nonresident school district under this section may
19apply to the department for reimbursement of the costs incurred by the parent for
20the transportation of the pupil to and from the pupil's residence or school in which
21the pupil is enrolled and the school at which the pupil is attending the course if the
22pupil and parent are unable to pay the cost of such transportation. The department
23shall determine the reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the
24appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (vy) (cy). The department shall give preference

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1under this paragraph to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price
2lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b).".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,209,166 118.55 (7g) Transportation. The parent or guardian of a pupil who is
7attending an institution of higher education or technical college under this section
8and is taking a course for high school credit may apply to the state superintendent
9for reimbursement of the cost of transporting the pupil between the high school in
10which the pupil is enrolled and the institution of higher education or technical college
11that the pupil is attending if the pupil and the pupil's parent or guardian are unable
12to pay the cost of such transportation. The state superintendent shall determine the
13reimbursement amount and shall pay the amount from the appropriation under s.
1420.255 (2) (vw) (cw). The state superintendent shall give preference under this
15subsection to those pupils who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under
1642 USC 1758 (b).".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,209,2419 120.13 (2) (b) Provide health care benefits not provided under the Healthy
20Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260 on a self-insured basis to the employees of the school
21district if the school district has at least 100 employees. In addition, any 2 or more
22school districts which together have at least 100 employees may jointly provide
23health care benefits not provided under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260
24on a self-insured basis to employees of the school districts.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,210,52 120.13 (2) (g) Every self-insured plan under par. (b) shall comply with ss.
349.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3),
4632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4), (5), and (6), 632.895 (9) to (14), 632.896, and
5767.513 (4).".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,210,128 120.13 (18m) Wind electricity generators. Construct or acquire, borrow
9funds to construct or acquire, operate, and maintain a wind electricity generation
10facility, and use or sell the energy generated by the facility, if the school board's share
11of the installed capacity of the facility does not exceed 5 megawatts and the school
12board incorporates information about the facility in its curriculum.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,210,21 16121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to
17a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (cg), and (vr) (cr), shall be used by the
18school district solely for the purposes for which paid. Such moneys are exempt from
19execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process in favor of creditors, except as
20to claims for salaries or wages of teachers and other school employees and as to
21claims for school materials, supplies, fuel, and current repairs.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,211,9 2121.136 State aid for high poverty school districts. (1) In the 2007-08
3and 2008-09 school years, the department shall pay additional state aid to a school
4district if at least 50 percent of the district's enrollment, as rounded to the nearest
5whole percentage point and as reported to the department by the school district in
6October 2006, as a condition for participation in the federal school lunch program
7under 42 USC 1758 (b), was eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal
8school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b). The amount paid to each eligible school
9district shall be determined as follows:

SB40-SSA1-SA1,211,1310 (a) Divide the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bb) by the total number
11of pupils enrolled in all eligible school districts who were eligible for a free or
12reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b), as reported to the department in
13October 2006.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,211,1614 (b) Multiply the quotient under par. (a) by the number of pupils enrolled in the
15school district who were eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758
16(b), as reported to the department in October 2006.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,211,24 17(2) In the 2009-10 school year and annually thereafter, the department shall
18pay additional state aid to a school district if at least 50 percent of the district's
19enrollment on the 3rd Friday of September in the immediately preceding
20even-numbered year, as rounded to the nearest whole percentage point, was eligible
21for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC
221758 (b). The amount paid to each school district shall be determined by multiplying
23the number of pupils enrolled in the school district on that date that were eligible for
24a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) by $145.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,212,106 121.575 (3) If the federal government requires, as a condition of full federal
7financial participation under sub. (2) (b), that this state provide assistance for the
8purposes of sub. (2) (a) from state resources, the department shall provide the
9assistance from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (vr) (cr) in the minimum
10amount required to obtain full federal financial participation.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,212,1913 121.58 (2) (d) In addition to any other payments made under this section, the
14department shall allocate $35,000 annually to reimburse school districts for 75
15percent of the costs incurred to transport pupils over ice from their residence on an
16island to school on the mainland and back to their residence on the island, including
17the costs of maintaining and storing equipment. If in any school year the amount to
18which school districts are entitled under this paragraph exceeds $35,000, the
19department shall prorate the payments among the eligible school districts.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,213,222 121.90 (2) (intro.) "State aid" means aid under ss. 121.08, 121.09 and , 121.105 ,
23and 121.136 and subch. VI, as calculated for the current school year on October 15
24under s. 121.15 (4) and including adjustments made under s. 121.15 (4), and amounts

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1under s. 79.095 (4) for the current school year, except that "state aid" excludes all of
2the following:".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,213,126 121.58 (6) Appropriation prorated. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (vr)
7(cr) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of approved claims under
8this section, state aid payments for school districts not participating in the program
9under s.121.575 shall be prorated as though the minimum amount under s. 121.575
10(3) had not been made and state aid payments for school districts participating in the
11program under s. 121.575 shall be prorated after deducting the minimum amount
12under s. 121.575 (3).".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,213,2216 121.91 (4) (f) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 1m., for the 1999-2000
17school year or any school year thereafter, if the average of the number of pupils
18enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years is less than the average of
19the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years, the limit otherwise
20applicable under sub. (2m) (e) is increased by the additional amount that would have
21been calculated had the decline in average enrollment been 25% of what it was. as
22follows:".

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1121.91 (4) (f) 1. a. In the current school year, by the additional amount that
2would have been calculated had there been no decline in average enrollment.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,214,43 b. In the succeeding school year, by an amount equal to 75 percent of the
4additional amount calculated under subd. 1. a.

SB40-SSA1-SA1,214,65 c. In the 2nd succeeding school year, by an amount equal to 50 percent of the
6additional amount calculated under subd. 1. a.".

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1121.91 (4) (f) 1m. d. For any school year beginning after the school year
2described in subd. 1m. c., subd. 1. applies.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,215,2318 121.91 (4) (n) The limit otherwise applicable to a school district under sub. (2m)
19in any school year is increased by the amount spent by the school district in that
20school year to pay the salary and fringe benefit costs of school nurses employed by
21the school district. Any additional revenue received by a school district as a result
22of this paragraph shall not be included in the base for determining the limit for the
23next school year for purposes of this section.".

SB40-SSA1-SA1,216,73 125.02 (3r) "Caterer" means any person holding a restaurant permit under s.
4254.64 who is in the business of preparing food and transporting it for consumption
5on premises where gatherings, meetings, or events are held, if the sale of food at each
6gathering, meeting, or event accounts for greater than 50 percent of the gross
7receipts of all of the food and beverages served at the gathering, meeting, or event.".