AB100,905,16 9115.881 Additional special education aid. (1) A school board, board of
10control of a cooperative educational service agency, county children with disabilities
11education board, or operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) may
12apply to the department for aid under this section if the applicant incurred, in the
13previous school year, more than $30,000 of nonadministrative costs for providing
14special education and related services to a child and those costs were not eligible for
15reimbursement under s. 115.88, 115.93, or 118.255, 20 USC 1400 et seq., or federal
16medicaid.
AB100,905,20 17(2) For each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1), the department
18shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible applicant in the
19current school year an amount equal to 0.90 multiplied by that portion of the cost
20under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.
AB100,905,23 21(3) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd) is insufficient to pay the full
22amount of costs under sub. (2), the department shall prorate payments among
23eligible applicants.
AB100, s. 1880 24Section 1880. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,906,7
1115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b)
2shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for reimbursement
3from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8),
4115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount
5appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, less the amount paid by the
6department of health and family services under s. 20.435 (4) (b) and (o) under s. 49.45
7(39) (b) 1m.,
not to exceed 100%.
AB100, s. 1881 8Section 1881. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,906,159 118.153 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the
10state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s.
1120.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved
12at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state
13aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided
14under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and, (af), and (r) in the
15previous school year.
AB100, s. 1882 16Section 1882. 118.245 of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1883 17Section 1883. 118.35 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,906,2118 118.35 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fy), the department shall
19award grants to cooperative educational service agencies and the school district
20operating under ch. 119 for the purpose of providing advanced curriculum and
21assessments for gifted and talented middle school pupils.
AB100, s. 1884 22Section 1884. 118.43 (2) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,907,223 118.43 (2) (bw) In the 2006-07 school year, the school board of an eligible school
24district may enter into a 5-year achievement guarantee contract with the

1department on behalf of one or more schools in the school district if all of the following
2apply:
AB100,907,43 1. The school board is not receiving a grant under the preschool to grade 5
4program on behalf of any of the schools under s. 115.45.
AB100,907,75 2. The school board, if eligible to participate in the program under this section
6in the 1996-97 and 1998-99 school years, had participated in the program during
7either school year.
AB100,907,88 3. None of the schools is a beneficiary of a contract under this section.
AB100, s. 1885 9Section 1885. 118.43 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,907,1510 118.43 (2) (e) 1. If the school board of an eligible school district does not enter
11into an achievement guarantee contract with the department, a school board that
12has entered into such a contract, other than the school board of the school district
13operating under ch. 119, may apply to the department to enter into such a contract
14on behalf of one or more schools that meet the requirements under par. (b), (bg) or,
15(br), or (bw).
AB100, s. 1886 16Section 1886. 118.43 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,907,2217 118.43 (2) (g) The department may renew an achievement guarantee contract
18under pars. (b), (bg), and (br), and (bw) for one or more terms of 5 school years. As
19a condition of receiving payments under a renewal of an achievement guarantee
20contract, a school board shall maintain the reduction of class size achieved during
21the last school year of the original achievement guarantee contract for the grades
22specified for the last school year of the contract.
AB100, s. 1887 23Section 1887. 118.43 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,908,3
1118.43 (3) Contract requirements. (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (am)
2and, (ar), and (aw), an achievement guarantee contract shall require the school board
3to do all of the following in each participating school:
AB100, s. 1888 4Section 1888. 118.43 (3) (aw) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,908,65 118.43 (3) (aw) Class size; additional contracts. For contracts that begin in the
62006-07 school year, reduce each class size to 15 in the following manner:
AB100,908,77 1. In the 2006-07 school year, in at least grades kindergarten and one.
AB100,908,88 2. In the 2007-08 school year, in at least grades kindergarten to 2.
AB100,908,109 3. In the 2008-09 to 2009-10 school years, in at least grades kindergarten to
103.
AB100, s. 1889 11Section 1889. 118.43 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,908,1412 118.43 (6) (a) In this subsection, "amount appropriated" means the amount
13appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) in any fiscal year less $250,000 , plus the amount
14appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cv)
.
AB100, s. 1890 15Section 1890. 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,908,1916 118.43 (6) (b) (intro.) From the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.255
17(2) (cu) and (cv), subject to par. (c), the department shall pay to each school district
18that has entered into a contract with the department under this section an amount
19determined as follows:
AB100, s. 1891 20Section 1891. 118.43 (6) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,908,2321 118.43 (6) (b) 9. In the 2005-06 school year, $2,250 multiplied by the number
22of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the
23school district covered by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g).
AB100, s. 1892 24Section 1892. 118.43 (6) (b) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,909,10
1118.43 (6) (b) 10. In the 2006-07 school year, $2,500 multiplied by the number
2of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the
3school district covered by renewals of contracts under sub. (2) (g). After making these
4payments, the department shall pay school districts on behalf of schools that are
5covered by contracts under sub. (3) (aw) an amount equal to $2,500 multiplied by the
6number of low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school
7in the school district covered by contract under sub. (3) (aw). In making these
8payments, the department shall give priority to schools that have the highest
9percentage of low-income pupil enrollment and shall ensure that it fully distributes
10the amount appropriated.
AB100, s. 1893 11Section 1893. 118.43 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,909,1512 118.43 (6) (c) The amount paid to a school district in any school year under par.
13(b) may not exceed an amount equal to $2,000 $2,500 multiplied by the number of
14low-income pupils enrolled in grades eligible for funding in each school in the school
15district covered by contracts under this section.
AB100, s. 1894 16Section 1894. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,909,2417 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
18115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38
19(2), 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to
20118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18,
21118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291,
22118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (26), 120.125, 120.13
23(1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35) and (37), 120.14 and 120.25 are
24applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
AB100, s. 1895 25Section 1895. 119.16 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,910,2
1119.16 (8) (am) Except as provided in par. (a), s. 65.90 (3) and (5) (c) applies to
2the budget proposed by the board.
AB100, s. 1896 3Section 1896. 120.13 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,910,194 120.13 (14) Day care programs. Establish and provide or contract for the
5provision of day care programs for children. The school board may receive federal
6or state funds for this purpose. The school board may charge a fee for all or part of
7the cost of the service for participation in a day care program established under this
8subsection. Costs associated with a day care program under this subsection may not
9be included in shared costs under s. 121.07 (6). Day care programs established under
10this subsection shall meet the standards for licensed day care centers established by
11the department of health and family services workforce development. If a school
12board proposes to contract for or renew a contract for the provision of a day care
13program under this subsection or if on July 1, 1996, a school board is a party to a
14contract for the provision of a day care program under this subsection, the school
15board shall refer the contractor or proposed contractor to the department of health
16and family services for the criminal history and child abuse record search required
17under s. 48.685. Each school board shall provide the department of health and family
18services with information about each person who is denied a contract for a reason
19specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5.
AB100, s. 1897 20Section 1897. 121.007 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,911,2 21121.007 Use of state aid; exemption from execution. All moneys paid to
22a school district under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (af), (bc), (cg), (cr), (qr), and (r) shall be used
23by the school district solely for the purposes for which paid. Such moneys are exempt
24from execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process in favor of creditors,

1except as to claims for salaries or wages of teachers and other school employees and
2as to claims for school materials, supplies, fuel, and current repairs.
AB100, s. 1898 3Section 1898. 121.08 (4) (a) (intro.), 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to
4read:
AB100,911,75 121.08 (4) (a) (intro.) The amount of state aid that a school district is eligible
6to be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and, (af), and(r) shall be
7reduced by the amount determined as follows:
AB100,911,108 2. Divide the sum under subd. 1. by the total amount of state aid that all school
9districts are eligible to be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and,
10(af), and
(r), calculated as if the reduction under par. (b) had not occurred.
AB100,911,1311 3. Multiply the amount of state aid that the school district is eligible to be paid
12from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and ,(af), and (r), calculated as if the
13reduction under par. (b) had not occurred, by the quotient under subd. 2.
AB100, s. 1899 14Section 1899. 121.08 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,911,1815 121.08 (4) (b) The amount of state aid that the school district operating under
16ch. 119 is eligible to be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (af), and
17(r) shall also be reduced by 45% of the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in
18the current school year.
AB100, s. 1900 19Section 1900. 121.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,912,1220 121.09 (1) If, on or after July 1, 1980, the tax appeals commission or a court
21makes a final redetermination on the assessment of property subject to taxation
22under s. 70.995 that is lower than the previous assessment, or if, on or after January
231, 1982, the state board of assessors makes a final redetermination on the
24assessment of property subject to taxation under s. 70.995 that is lower than the
25previous assessment, the school board of the school district in which the property is

1located may, within 4 years after the date of the determination, decision, or
2judgment, file the determination of the state board of assessors, the decision of the
3tax appeals commission, or the judgment of the court with the state superintendent,
4requesting an adjustment in state aid to the school district. If the state
5superintendent determines that the determination, decision, or judgment is final
6and that it has been filed within the 4-year period, the state shall pay to the school
7district in the subsequent fiscal year, from the appropriation appropriations under
8s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af), an amount equal to the difference between the state aid
9computed under s. 121.08 for the school year commencing after the year subject to
10the valuation recertification, using the school district's equalized valuation as
11originally certified, and the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for that school year
12using the school district's equalized valuation as recertified under s. 70.57 (2).
AB100, s. 1901 13Section 1901. 121.09 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,913,314 121.09 (2m) If after June 30, 1995, and before July 26, 2003, the state board
15of assessors, the tax appeals commission, or a court makes a final redetermination
16on the assessment of telephone company property subject to taxation under s. 70.112
17(4) and subch. IV of ch. 76 that is lower than the previous assessment, the school
18board of the school district in which the property is located may, within 4 years after
19July 26, 2003, file the redetermination with the state superintendent, requesting an
20adjustment in state aid to the school district. If the state superintendent determines
21that the redetermination is final and that it has been filed within the 4-year period,
22the state shall pay to the school district in the subsequent fiscal year, from the
23appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af), an amount equal to the
24difference between the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for the school year
25commencing after the year subject to the valuation recertification, using the school

1district's equalized valuation as originally certified, and the state aid computed
2under s. 121.08 for that school year using the school district's equalized valuation as
3recertified under s. 70.57 (2).
AB100, s. 1902 4Section 1902. 121.09 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,913,195 121.09 (2r) If after July 26, 2003, the state board of assessors, the tax appeals
6commission, or a court makes a final redetermination on the assessment of telephone
7company property subject to taxation under s. 70.112 (4) and subch. IV of ch. 76 that
8is lower than the previous assessment, the school board of the school district in which
9the property is located may, within 4 years after the redetermination, file the
10redetermination with the state superintendent, requesting an adjustment in state
11aid to the school district. If the state superintendent determines that the
12redetermination is final and that it has been filed within the 4-year period, the state
13shall pay to the school district in the subsequent fiscal year, from the appropriation
14appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af), an amount equal to the difference
15between the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for the school year commencing after
16the year subject to the valuation recertification, using the school district's equalized
17valuation as originally certified, and the state aid computed under s. 121.08 for that
18school year using the school district's equalized valuation as recertified under s.
1970.57 (2).
AB100, s. 1903 20Section 1903. 121.095 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,914,221 121.095 (2) From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and
22(af)
, annually the department of public instruction shall pay to the department of
23military affairs an amount equal to the sum of the reductions under sub. (1). The
24department of public instruction shall ensure that the aid adjustment under sub. (1)

1does not affect the amount determined to be received by a school district as state aid
2under s. 121.08 or for any other purpose.
AB100, s. 1904 3Section 1904. 121.105 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,914,104 121.105 (3) In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes
5effect under s. 117.08 or 117.09 and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, the
6consolidated school district's state aid shall be an amount that is not less than the
7aggregate state aid received by the consolidating school districts in the school year
8prior to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect. The additional state
9aid shall be paid from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and
10(af)
.
AB100, s. 1905 11Section 1905. 121.15 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,914,1412 121.15 (1m) (a) 3. Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, annually the state
13shall pay to school districts, from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255
14(2) (ac) and (af), $75,000,000 on the 4th Monday in July of the following school year.
AB100, s. 1906 15Section 1906. 121.58 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.)
16and amended to read:
AB100,914,2117 121.58 (2) (a) (intro.) A school district which provides transportation to and
18from a school under ss. 121.54 (1) to (3), (5) and (6) and 121.57, and the nonresident
19school district that a pupil attends under s. 118.51 or 121.84 (4) which elects to
20provide transportation under s. 121.54 (10), shall be paid state aid for such
21transportation at the rate of $30 per school year per following rates:
AB100,914,24 221. For each pupil so transported whose residence is at least 2 miles and not more
23than 5 miles from the school attended, $45 per school year per $30 per school year
24in the 2005-06 school year and $40 per school year thereafter.
AB100,915,3
12. For each pupil so transported whose residence is at least more than 5 miles
2and not more than 8 miles from the school attended, $60 per school year per $45 per
3school year in the 2005-06 school year and $65 per school year thereafter.
AB100,915,6 43. For each pupil so transported whose residence is at least more than 8 miles
5and not more than 12 miles from the school attended, $68 per school year per $82 per
6school year in the 2005 school year and $120 per school year thereafter.
AB100,915,12 74. For each pupil so transported whose residence is at least 12 miles and not
8more than 15 12 miles from the school attended, $75 per school year per pupil so
9transported whose residence is at least 15 miles and not more than 18 miles from the
10school attended, and $85 per school year per pupil so transported whose residence
11is more than 18 miles from the school attended. Such state
$150 per school year in
12the 2005-06 school year and $200 per school year thereafter.
AB100,915,19 13(am) State aid under par. (a) shall be reduced proportionately in the case of a
14pupil transported for less than a full school year because of nonenrollment. State aid
15for transportation shall not exceed the actual cost thereof. No state aid of any kind
16may be paid to a school district which charges the pupil transported or his or her
17parent or guardian any part of the cost of transportation provided under ss. 121.54
18(1) to (3), (5), (6) and (10) and 121.57 or which willfully or negligently fails to
19transport all pupils for whom transportation is required under s. 121.54.
AB100, s. 1907 20Section 1907. 121.58 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,916,221 121.58 (2) (b) A school board that provides transportation under s. 121.54 (2)
22(am) shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the rates specified and
23according to the conditions established under par. pars. (a) and (am), except that the
24amount of state aid may not exceed the amount which the school district would

1receive for transporting the child between the child's residence and school attended
2under s. 121.54 (1) to (3), (5), (6) or (9) or 121.57.
AB100, s. 1908 3Section 1908. 121.58 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,916,104 121.58 (2) (c) A school district which provides transportation to and from a
5school under s. 121.54 (9) shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the rate
6of $12 per school year per pupil so transported in the 2005-06 school year and $16
7per school year per pupil so transported thereafter
. Such state aid shall be reduced
8proportionately in the case of a pupil transported for less than a full year because of
9nonenrollment. State aid for such transportation shall not exceed the actual cost
10thereof.
AB100, s. 1909 11Section 1909. 121.58 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,916,1512 121.58 (6) Appropriation prorated. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cr)
13(qr) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount of approved claims under
14this section, state aid payments shall be prorated among the school districts entitled
15thereto.
AB100, s. 1910 16Section 1910. 121.85 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,916,1817 121.85 (6) (e) Sources of aid payments. State aid under this section shall be
18paid from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af).
AB100, s. 1911 19Section 1911. 121.85 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,917,220 121.85 (8) Transferred pupils. Pupils transferring schools under this section
21shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as resident pupils and shall have
22the responsibilities, privileges, and rights of resident pupils in the school district or
23attendance area. Subject to this subsection, a pupil transferring schools under either
24sub. (3) (a) or (b) has the right to complete his or her education at the elementary,

1middle, or high school to which he or she transfers so long as full funding therefor
2is available under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af).
AB100, s. 1912 3Section 1912. 121.85 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,917,74 121.85 (9) (c) The obligation under par. (a) to organize planning councils shall
5apply only with regard to school terms for which full pupil transfer aids are
6appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (af) and planning council assistance funds
7are appropriated under s. 20.255 (1) (a).
AB100, s. 1913 8Section 1913. 121.905 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,917,119 121.905 (1) In this section, "revenue ceiling" means $6,900, except that
10"revenue ceiling" means $7,400
$8,100 in the 2003-04 2005-06 school year and
11$7,800 $8,400 in any subsequent school year.
AB100, s. 1914 12Section 1914. 121.905 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,917,1713 121.905 (3) (b) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2. and s. 121.91 (8), divide the
14result in par. (a) 1. by the sum of the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the
153 previous school years and the number of pupils enrolled who were school district
16residents and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by a county
17children with disabilities education board program in the previous school year.
AB100, s. 1915 18Section 1915. 121.91 (2m) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,917,2119 121.91 (2m) (e) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3) and, (4), and (8), no
20school district may increase its revenues for the 1999-2000 school year or for any
21school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:
AB100, s. 1916 22Section 1916. 121.91 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,918,323 121.91 (4) (d) If a school district's revenue in the preceding school year was less
24than the limit under sub. (2m) in the preceding school year, the limit otherwise
25applicable to the school district's revenue in the current school year under sub. (2m)

1is increased by an amount equal to 75% of the difference between the amount of its
2revenue in the preceding school year and the amount of the limit in the preceding
3school year under sub. (2m).
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