Wisconsin Legislature: 9,1472

9,1437p Section 1437p. 115.375 of the statutes is created to read:

115.375 Grants for robot-assisted educational programs for pupils with autism. (1) A cooperative educational service agency may apply to the department for a grant for the purpose of implementing a program that uses all of the following to teach social and behavioral skills to pupils with autism spectrum disorder:

(a) Interactive, facially-expressive humanoid robots.

(b) A curriculum with embedded evidence-based practices.

(d) Video modeling.

(e) An automated data collection system.

(f) A comprehensive curriculum facilitator.

(g) A pupil activity manual with extension activities.

(2) A cooperative educational service agency shall include with an application under sub. (1) a proposal outlining the intended use of grant moneys and an estimate of the number of pupils who will be served by the program described under sub. (1).

(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bi), the department shall award grants under sub. (1) to cooperative educational service agencies in amounts determined by the department.

(4) A cooperative educational service agency that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant moneys to develop, implement, and provide the program described under sub. (1) and to purchase robotic devices and curriculum with proven effectiveness for aiding in the academic, social, and emotional learning of pupils with autism spectrum disorder. The cooperative educational service agency shall ensure that a licensed special education teacher is present at the location where the program is provided.

9,1440 Section 1440. 115.387 of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

9,1441 Section 1441. 115.387 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

115.387 (1) (d) 1. For purposes of a public school that is under the control of a school board, “number of pupils enrolled” has the meaning given for “pupils enrolled” in s. 115.437 (1) 121.004 (7).

9,1459 Section 1459. 115.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

115.437 (2) (a) 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, by $150 in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, by $250 in the 2016-17 school year, by $450 in the 2017-18 school year, by $654 in the 2018-19 school year, by $679 in the subsequent school year, and by $63 0 in each school year thereafter by $704 . The department shall make the payments from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).

9,1464f Section 1464f. 115.439 of the statutes is created to read:

115.439 Supplemental per pupil aid. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Membership” means the membership used by the department to calculate a school district's aid under s. 121.08 in the current school year.

(b) “Number of pupils enrolled” has the meaning given in s. 115.437.

(c) “State aid” means aid under ss. 121.08, 121.09, and 121.105 and subch. VI, as calculated for the current school year on October 15 under s. 121.15 (4) and including adjustments made under s. 121.15 (4).

(2) Eligibility. (a) A school district is eligible for aid under this section if the amount calculated under par. (b) is less than the amount calculated under par. (c) .

(b) Divide the school district's state aid by the school district's membership.

(3) Aid payments. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year , annually on the 4th Monday of March, the department shall pay to each eligible school district an amount calculated as follows:

(a) Subtract the amount calculated for the eligible school district under sub. (2) (b) from the amount calculated under sub. (2) (c) .

(b) Multiply the difference determined under par. (a) by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district in the current and 2 preceding school years.

9,1472 Section 1472. 115.45 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

115.45 (title) Robotics league participation grants pilot program.

9,1473 Section 1473. 115.45 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

115.45 (2) (a) Annually, the department shall notify school boards, operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), governing bodies of private schools, and administrators of home-based private educational programs that applications for grants under this section to participate in one or more robotics competitions will be accepted from eligible teams through a date set forth in the notice. As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, an applicant eligible team shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant eligible team will provide matching funds in an amount equal to the amount awarded under this section.

9,1474 Section 1474. 115.45 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

115.45 (2) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dr), the department shall award a grant of up to $5,000 grants to eligible teams selected from the applicants under par. (a). Grant funds awarded under this section may be applied only towards allowable expenses. The department cannot award more than $5,000 to an eligible team in a school year.

9,1475f Section 1475f. 115.455 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

115.455 (1) (b) The department shall accept applications from entities responding to the request-for-proposal under par. (a) and shall, in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (eb), award a grant to an entity that, subject to sub. (3), satisfies the requirements under sub. (2).

9,1512 Section 1512. 115.881 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

9,1513 Section 1513. 115.883 of the statutes is repealed.

9,1570 Section 1570. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dg), (dj), (fm), (fp), (fq), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13), for grants to school district consortia under s. 16.997 (7), and to make educational technology teacher training grants under s. 16.996.

9,1570f Section 1570f. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

9,1687 Section 1687. 120.13 (14) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

120.13 (14) (b) 1. If a person who has contracted under par. (a) to provide a child care program is convicted of a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care program contracted for under par. (a), is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing a serious crime on or after his or her 10th birthday, as defined under s. 48.686 (1) (c), the school board shall rescind the contract of the contractor for the child care program immediately upon providing written notice of the rescission and the grounds for the rescission and an explanation of the process for appealing the rescission.

9,1688 Section 1688. 120.13 (14) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

120.13 (14) (b) 2. If a person who has contracted under par. (a) to provide a child care program is the subject of a pending criminal charge alleging that the person has committed a serious crime, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), or if a caregiver specified in s. 48.686 (1) (ag) 1. or a nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (bm), of the subject to a background check under s. 48.686 (2) who operates, works at, or resides at a child care program contracted for under par. (a) is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition alleging that the person has committed a serious crime on or after his or her 10th birthday, as defined in s. 48.686 (1) (c), the school board shall immediately suspend the contract of the contractor for the child care program until the school board obtains information regarding the final disposition of the charge or delinquency petition indicating that the person is not ineligible to provide operate, work at, or reside at a child care program under this subsection.

9,1722d Section 1722d. 121.905 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

121.905 (1) (b) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., if a referendum on a resolution adopted by a school board under s. 121.91 (3) (a) is held during the 2018-19 school year or any school year thereafter and a majority of those voting reject the resolution, for the 3 school years following the school year during which the referendum is held, that school district's “revenue ceiling” is the applicable amount under par. (a) plus the increase under subds. 4. to 7. for the school year during which the referendum is held.

9,1722e Section 1722e. 121.905 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

121.905 (1) (b) 3. If, during the 3-school-year period during which a school district's revenue ceiling is an amount determined under subd. 1. or 2., a referendum on a resolution adopted by the school board under s. 121.91 (3) (a) is held and a majority of those voting approve the resolution, beginning in the school year immediately following the school year during which the referendum is held, the school district's “revenue ceiling” is the amount under par. (a) plus any applicable increase under subds. 4. to 7.

9,1722h Section 1722h. 121.905 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

121.905 (1) (b) 4. In the 2019-20 school year, “revenue ceiling” means the amount under par. (a) for that school year plus $200.

9,1722i Section 1722i. 121.905 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

121.905 (1) (b) 5. In the 2020-21 school year, “revenue ceiling” means the amount under par. (a) for that school year plus $400.

9,1722j Section 1722j. 121.905 (1) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

121.905 (1) (b) 6. In the 2021-22 school year, “revenue ceiling” means the amount under par. (a) for that school year plus $300.

9,1722k Section 1722k. 121.905 (1) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

121.905 (1) (b) 7. In the 2022-23 school year and each subsequent school year, “revenue ceiling” means the amount under par. (a) for that school year plus $200.

9,1724 Section 1724. 121.905 (3) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

121.905 (3) (c) 6. For the limit for each of the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school year or years, for the 2021-22 school year, and for any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under par. (b).

9,1725 Section 1725. 121.905 (3) (c) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

121.905 (3) (c) 7. For the limit for the 2019-20 school year, add $175 to the result under par. (b).

9,1726 Section 1726. 121.905 (3) (c) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

121.905 (3) (c) 8. For the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $179 to the result under par. (b).

9,1729 Section 1729. 121.91 (2m) (im) of the statutes is created to read:

121.91 (2m) (im) Notwithstanding par. (i) and except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), a school district cannot increase its revenues for the 2019-20 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) and excluding funds described under sub. (4) (c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.

2. Add $175.

3. Multiply the result under subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current school year and the 2 preceding school years.

9,1730 Section 1730. 121.91 (2m) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

121.91 (2m) (j) Notwithstanding par. (i) and except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), a school district cannot increase its revenues for the 2020-21 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

2. Add $179.

3. Multiply the result under subd. 2. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current school year and the 2 preceding school years.

9,1732 Section 1732. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (c) to (i) to (j), if a school district is created under s. 117.105, its revenue limit under this section for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as follows except as provided under subs. (3) and (4):

9,1733 Section 1733. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2019-20 school year, add $175 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $179 to the result under subd. 1. a. In the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school year years, the 2021-22 school year, and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a.

9,1734 Section 1734. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

121.91 (2m) (r) 2. (intro.) If a school district is created under s. 117.105, the following adjustments to the calculations under pars. (c) to (h) (i) to (j) apply for the 2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization:

9,1735 Section 1735. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

121.91 (2m) (r) 2. a. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the number of pupils in the previous school year shall be used under pars. (c) (i) 1., (d) (im) 1. and (e) (j) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years, and for the school year beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the 2 previous school years shall be used under pars. (c) (i) 1., (d) (im) 1. and (e) (j) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.

9,1736 Section 1736. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

121.91 (2m) (r) 2. b. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the current and the previous school years shall be used under par. (e) 4. pars. (i) 2. and (j) 3. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

9,1737 Section 1737. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (e) to (i) to (j), if territory is detached from a school district to create a new school district under s. 117.105, the revenue limit under this section of the school district from which territory is detached for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as follows except as provided in subs. (3) and (4):

9,1738 Section 1738. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2019-20 school year, add $175 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $179 to the result under subd. 1. a. In the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school year years, the 2021-22 school year, and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a.

9,1739 Section 1739. 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: