The second part of the MPS general state aid reduction under current law is
equal to 6.6 percent of the total per pupil payments made to private schools
participating in the MPCP. However, current law requires DPI to provide additional
state aid, known as first class city school levy aid, to the City of Milwaukee and
requires the City of Milwaukee to pay the amount received to the school board. In
other words, the school board receives the amount of the reduction through first class
city school levy aid. The bill does not eliminate this reduction or the first class city
school levy aid.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB838,1 1Section 1. 115.7915 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB838,3,42 115.7915 (1) (am) “Legacy pupil" means a child who attended a private school
3participating in the program under this section under a scholarship under this
4section before July 1, 2024.
SB838,2 5Section 2. 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a., c., d., df. and dh. of the statutes are amended
6to read:
SB838,3,97 115.7915 (4m) (f) 1. a. Determine the sum of the amount paid for each child
8legacy pupil residing in the school district for whom a payment is made under par.
9(a) in that school year.
SB838,3,1110 c. Determine the number of legacy pupils residing in the school district for
11whom a payment is made under par. (e) in that school year.
SB838,3,1312 d. Multiply the number of legacy pupils under subd. 1. c. by the per pupil
13amount paid under par. (e) for that school year.
SB838,3,1514 df. Identify the children legacy pupils residing in the school district for whom
15a payment is made under sub. (4p) in that school year.
SB838,3,1716 dh. Sum the payments made under sub. (4p) (a) for all of the children legacy
17pupils
identified under subd. 1. df. for that school year.
SB838,3 18Section 3. 118.60 (4d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB838,4,219 118.60 (4d) (a) In this subsection, “incoming “legacy choice pupil" means a
20pupil who resides in a school district, other than a 1st class city school district, who
21begins participating in the program under this section in after the 2015-16 2014-15

1school year or any and before the 2024-25 school year thereafter, and who is enrolled
2in a private school under this section.
SB838,4 3Section 4. 118.60 (4d) (b) 1. a., b., c. and d. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB838,4,54 118.60 (4d) (b) 1. a. Identify the incoming legacy choice pupils residing in the
5school district for whom a payment is made under sub. (4) (bg) in that school year.
SB838,4,76 b. Sum the payments made under sub. (4) (bg) for all of the legacy choice pupils
7identified under subd. 1. a. for that school year.
SB838,4,98 c. Identify the incoming legacy choice pupils residing in the school district for
9whom a payment is made under sub. (4m) in that school year.
SB838,4,1110 d. Sum the payments made under sub. (4m) (a) for all of the legacy choice pupils
11identified under subd. 1. c. for that school year.
SB838,5 12Section 5 . 121.07 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB838,4,1613 121.07 (2) (b) The number of pupils residing in the school district in the
14previous school year who were incoming legacy choice pupils, as defined in s. 118.60
15(4d) (a), and for whom a payment was made under s. 118.60 (4) (bg) in the previous
16school year.
SB838,6 17Section 6. 121.07 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB838,4,2018 121.07 (2) (c) The number of legacy pupils, as defined in s. 115.7915 (1) (am),
19residing in the school district in the previous school year for whom a payment was
20made under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) or (e) in the previous school year.
SB838,7 21Section 7. 121.08 (4) (b) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated,
22renumbered 121.08 (4) (b) and amended to read:
SB838,5,323 121.08 (4) (b) The amount of state aid that the school district operating under
24ch. 119 is eligible to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) shall be
25reduced by the amount calculated as follows: 2. Multiply by multiplying the amounts

1paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the 2009-10 school year by 3.4 percent, and
2multiply by multiplying the amounts paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) in the 2010-11
3school year and in each school year thereafter by 6.6 percent.
SB838,8 4Section 8. 121.08 (4) (b) 1. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.
SB838,9 5Section 9. 121.137 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB838,5,86 121.137 (2) Annually, the department shall calculate the amount of the state
7aid reduction under s. 121.08 (4) (b) 2. in the current school year and shall notify the
8board, in writing, of the result.
SB838,10 9Section 10. Initial applicability.
SB838,5,1010 (1) This act first applies to aid paid in the 2024-25 school year.
SB838,11 11Section 11. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
12except as follows:
SB838,5,1413 (1) The treatment of s. 121.08 (4) (b) (intro.), 1., 2. and 3. takes effect on July
141, 2024.
SB838,5,1515 (End)
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