Amendment SA3-AB56

AB56-SA3,1711 Section 1711. 121.41 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,137,21 121.41 Driver education programs ; fees. A school board, operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), cooperative educational service agency, or the technical college system board may establish and collect reasonable fees for any driver education program or part of a program which is neither required for nor credited toward graduation. The school board, operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), cooperative educational service agency, or the technical college system board may waive any fee established under this subsection for any indigent pupil.

AB56-SA3,1712 Section 1712. 121.42 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA3,137,23 121.42 Driver education programs; state aid. (1) In this section:

AB56-SA3,138,3 (a) “Driver education program” means an instructional program in driver education approved by the department and operated by a qualified driver education provider.

AB56-SA3,138,6 (b) “Eligible pupil” means a pupil who met the income eligibility standard for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) in the previous school year.

AB56-SA3,138,9 (c) “Qualified driver education provider” means a school board, the operator of a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or a cooperative educational service agency.

AB56-SA3,138,13 (2) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cv) and subject to sub. (4), the department shall pay to each qualified driver education provider the amount determined under sub. (3) if all of the following apply:

AB56-SA3,138,17 (a) The qualified driver education provider demonstrates to the department that for eligible pupils the qualified driver education provider reduced the fees the qualified driver education provider otherwise charges pupils to enroll in and complete the driver education program.

AB56-SA3,138,21 (b) By October 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the qualified driver education provider reports to the department the number of eligible pupils who enrolled in and successfully completed a driver education program operated by qualified driver education in the previous school year.

AB56-SA3,138,24 (3) The department shall calculate the amount paid to a qualified driver education provider under sub. (2) by multiplying the number of eligible pupils reported under sub. (2) (b) by the lesser of the following:

AB56-SA3,138,25 (a) Two hundred dollars.

AB56-SA3,139,2 (b) The amount by which the qualified driver education provider reduced fees under sub. (2) (a) in the previous school year.

AB56-SA3,139,5 (4) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cv) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under sub. (2), the department shall prorate the aid payments among the entitled qualified driver education providers.

AB56-SA3,139,7 (5) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

AB56-SA3,1713 Section 1713. 121.58 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,139,11 121.58 (2) (a) 4. For each pupil so transported whose residence is more than 12 miles from the school attended, $300 $365 per school year in the 2016-17 2018-19 school year and $365 $375 per school year thereafter.

AB56-SA3,1714 Section 1714. 121.58 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,140,3 121.58 (4) State aid for summer class transportation. Annually on or before October 1 of the year in which transportation is provided under s. 118.50 (3) (b) or 121.54 (4), or under s. 121.54 (10) if the transportation is provided by the nonresident school district that a pupil attends under s. 118.51 or 121.84 (4), the school district clerk shall file with the department a report, containing such information as the department requires, on transportation provided by the school board to and from summer classes. Upon receipt of such report and if the summer classes meet the requirements of s. 121.14 (1) (a) 1. or 2., state aid shall be paid for such transportation. A school district which that provides such transportation shall be paid state aid for such transportation at the rate of $10 per pupil transported to and from public school whose residence is at least 2 miles and not more than 5 miles by the nearest traveled route from the public school attended, and $20 per pupil transported to and from public school whose residence is more than 5 miles by the nearest traveled route from the public school attended , if the pupil is transported 30 days or more. The state aid shall be reduced proportionately if the pupil is transported less than 30 days.

AB56-SA3,1715 Section 1715. 121.59 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,140,6 121.59 (2) (intro.) Annually the department shall , subject to sub. (3), pay to each eligible school district the amount determined as follows:

AB56-SA3,1716 Section 1716. 121.59 (2m) (a) (intro.), 1. and 2. of the statutes are renumbered 121.59 (2m) (intro.), (am) and (bm), and 121.59 (2m) (intro.) and (bm), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB56-SA3,140,15 121.59 (2m) (intro.) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year and in any school year thereafter, if a If an eligible school district was eligible to receive aid under sub. (2) in the immediately preceding school year but is ineligible to receive aid in the current school year because the number under sub. (2) (d) is not a positive number, the state superintendent shall, subject to par. (b) sub. (3), pay to that eligible school district the amount determined as follows:

AB56-SA3,140,16 (bm) Multiply the amount under subd. 1. par. (am) by 0.5.

AB56-SA3,1717 Section 1717. 121.59 (2m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-SA3,1718 Section 1718. 121.59 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,140,23 121.59 (3) Aid under this section shall be is paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cq). If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cq) is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under subs. (2) and (2m), the state superintendent shall prorate the payments among the eligible school districts entitled to receive aid under this section.

AB56-SA3,1719 Section 1719. 121.84 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,141,5 121.84 (4) (b) If a pupil attends school in a school district outside the pupil's school district of residence under par. (a), s. 118.51 (12) (b), (14), (16), and (17) apply to the pupil as if the pupil were attending school in a nonresident school district under s. 118.51. If the pupil is rejected as a result of s. 118.51 (12) (b), s. 118.51 (9) applies.

AB56-SA3,1720 Section 1720. 121.90 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,141,9 121.90 (2) (am) 1. Aid under ss. 121.08, 121.09, 121.10, 121.105, and 121.136 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).

AB56-SA3,1721 Section 1721. 121.90 (2) (am) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-SA3,1722 Section 1722. 121.905 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.905 (1) and amended to read:

AB56-SA3,141,17 121.905 (1) Except as provided in par. (b), in In this section, “revenue ceiling" means $9,100 in the 2017-18 school year, $9,400 in the 2018-19 school year, $9,500 $9,700 in the 2019-20 school year, $9,600 and $10,000 in the 2020-21 school year , $9,700 in the 2021-22 school year, and $9,800 in the 2022-23 school year and in any subsequent each school year thereafter.

AB56-SA3,1723 Section 1723. 121.905 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-SA3,1724 Section 1724. 121.905 (3) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,141,22 121.905 (3) (c) 6. For the limit for the 2015-16 , 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school year or any school year thereafter years, make no adjustment to the result under par. (b).

AB56-SA3,1725 Section 1725. 121.905 (3) (c) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA3,141,25 121.905 (3) (c) 7. For the limit for the 2019-20 school year, add $200 to the result under par. (b).

AB56-SA3,1726 Section 1726. 121.905 (3) (c) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA3,142,3 121.905 (3) (c) 8. For the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $204 to the result under par. (b).

AB56-SA3,1727 Section 1727. 121.905 (3) (c) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA3,142,6 121.905 (3) (c) 9. For the limit for the 2021-22 school year and any school year thereafter, add the result under s. 121.91 (2m) (k) 2. to the result under par. (b).

AB56-SA3,1728 Section 1728. 121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,142,11 121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school year or for any school year thereafter years to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB56-SA3,1729 Section 1729. 121.91 (2m) (im) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA3,142,15 121.91 (2m) (im) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2019-20 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB56-SA3,142,19 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.

AB56-SA3,142,20 2. Add $200 to the result under subd. 1.

AB56-SA3,142,22 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.

AB56-SA3,1730 Section 1730. 121.91 (2m) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA3,143,3 121.91 (2m) (j) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2020-21 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB56-SA3,143,7 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.

AB56-SA3,143,8 2. Add $204 to the result under subd. 1.

AB56-SA3,143,10 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.

AB56-SA3,1731 Section 1731. 121.91 (2m) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA3,143,14 121.91 (2m) (k) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2021-22 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

AB56-SA3,143,18 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.

AB56-SA3,143,21 2. Multiply the amount of the revenue increase per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.

AB56-SA3,143,22 3. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2.

AB56-SA3,143,24 4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

AB56-SA3,1732 Section 1732. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,144,4 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (c) to (i) (im) to (k), 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):

AB56-SA3,1733 Section 1733. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,144,16 121.91 (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., and in calculating the limit for the 2015-16 school year and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a. the 2019-20 school year, add $200 to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $204 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2021-22 school year and any school year thereafter, add the amount calculated under par. (k) 3. for that school year to the result under subd. 1. a.

AB56-SA3,1734 Section 1734. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,144,21 121.91 (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) (im) to (k) apply for the 2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization:

AB56-SA3,1735 Section 1735. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,145,5 121.91 (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) (im) 1., (d) (j) 1. and (e) (k) 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) (im) 1., (d) (j) 1. and (e) (k) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.

AB56-SA3,1736 Section 1736. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,145,11 121.91 (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) pars. (j) 3. and (k) 4. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

AB56-SA3,1737 Section 1737. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,145,17 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (e) to (i) (im) to (k), 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):

AB56-SA3,1738 Section 1738. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,146,4 121.91 (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., and in calculating the limit for the 2015-16 school year and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a. the 2019-20 school year, add $200 to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $204 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2021-22 school year and any school year thereafter, add the amount calculated under par. (k) 3. for that school year to the result under subd. 1. a.

AB56-SA3,1739 Section 1739. 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,146,10 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. (intro.) If territory is detached from a school district to create a new school district under s. 117.105, the following adjustments to the calculations under pars. (e) to (h) (im) to (k) apply to the school district from which territory is detached for the 2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization:

AB56-SA3,1740 Section 1740. 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,146,19 121.91 (2m) (s) 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 par. (e) pars. (im) 1., (j) 1. and (k) 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 par. (e) pars. (im) 1., (j) 1. and (k) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.

AB56-SA3,1741 Section 1741. 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,146,25 121.91 (2m) (s) 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 year shall be used under par. (e) pars. (j) 3. and (k) 4. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

AB56-SA3,1742 Section 1742. 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,147,8 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) If 2 or more school districts are consolidated under s. 117.08 or 117.09, except as follows, in the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15 2019-20 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (hm), and (im), in the 2015-16 2020-21 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (j), and in each school year thereafter, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (i) (k), except as follows:

AB56-SA3,1743 Section 1743. 121.91 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA3,148,2 121.91 (3) (a) 1. If a school board wishes to exceed the limit under sub. (2m) otherwise applicable to the school district in any school year, it shall promptly adopt a resolution supporting inclusion in the final school district budget of an amount equal to the proposed excess revenue. The resolution shall specify whether the proposed excess revenue is for a recurring or nonrecurring purpose, or, if the proposed excess revenue is for both recurring and nonrecurring purposes, the amount of the proposed excess revenue for each purpose. The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the school board shall notify the department that it will schedule a referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the school district for approval or rejection and shall submit a copy of the resolution to the department. Except as provided in subd. 2., the school board shall schedule the referendum to be held at the next regularly scheduled spring primary or election or partisan primary or general election, provided such election is to be held not sooner than 70 days after the filing of the resolution of the school board. A school board may proceed under this subdivision and under s. 67.05 (6a) 2. a. no more than 2 times in any calendar year. The school district clerk shall certify the results of the referendum to the department within 10 days after the referendum is held.

AB56-SA3,1744 Section 1744. 121.91 (4) (om) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA3,148,18 121.91 (4) (om) 1. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, if a school board adopts a resolution to do so, the limit otherwise applicable to a school district under sub. (2m) in any school year is increased by the amount spent by the school district in that school year on a project, including the payment of debt service on a bond or note issued or a state trust fund loan obtained to finance the project, to remediate lead contamination in drinking water in the school district. In this paragraph, the amount spent by the school district includes costs incurred by the school district to test for the presence of lead in drinking water, to provide safe drinking water to affected school buildings during remediation, and, if necessary, to replace lead pipe water service lines to school buildings in the school district. The term of a bond or note issued or state trust fund loan obtained to finance the project under this subdivision may not exceed 20 years. If a school board issues a bond or note or obtains a state trust fund loan to finance a project described in this subdivision, a resolution adopted by a school board under this subdivision is valid for each school year in which the school board pays debt service on the bond, note, or state trust fund loan.

AB56-SA3,148,21 2. Any additional revenue received by a school district under this paragraph shall not be included in the base for determining the school district's limit under sub. (2m) for the following school year.

AB56-SA3,1745 Section 1745. 121.91 (4) (p) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: