SB1104: Bill Text

SB1104,24,10 1. Divide the school district's membership in the preceding school year by the school district's membership in the 2nd preceding school year.

SB1104,24,13 2. Multiply the amount of state aid that would have been received by the school district in the preceding school year, as adjusted under s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, by the quotient under subd. 1.

SB1104,24,19 (3) In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes effect under s. 117.08 or 117.09 and in each of the subsequent 4 school years, if the consolidated school district's equalization aid is less than the aggregate state aid to which the consolidating school districts would have been eligible in the school year prior to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect, the department shall pay the difference to the consolidated school district.

SB1104,24,21 (4) Additional aid under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ag). No aid may be paid under this section after the 2022-23 school year.

SB1104,41 Section 41 . 121.105 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,24,25 121.105 (1) In Except as provided in sub. (5), in this section “state aid" means the sum of the payments provided to a school district under this section and ss. 121.08, 121.85 and 121.86.

SB1104,42 Section 42. 121.105 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,25,7 121.105 (2) (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if a school district would receive less in state aid in the current school year before any adjustment is made under s. 121.15 (4) (b) than an amount equal to 85 90 percent of the amount of state aid that it received in the previous school year, as adjusted under s. 121.15 (4) (b) in the current school year, its state aid for the current school year shall be increased to an amount equal to 85 90 percent of the state aid received in the previous school year.

SB1104,43 Section 43 . 121.105 (2) (am) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,25,15 121.105 (2) (am) 2. (intro.) If a school district from which territory was detached to create a new school district under s. 117.105 would receive in state aid in the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization less than 85 90 percent of the amount determined as follows, its state aid in the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization shall be increased to an amount equal to 85 90 percent of the amount determined as follows:

SB1104,44 Section 44 . 121.105 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1104,25,18 121.105 (5) (a) In this subsection, “state aid” means the sum of the payments provided to a school district under this section and s. 121.08.

SB1104,25,23 (b) If, after making the adjustments under subs. (2), (3), and (4), a school district would receive less in state aid in the current school year before any adjustment is made under s. 121.15 (4) (b) than an amount equal to $3,000 multiplied by the school district's membership, the school district's state aid shall be increased to an amount equal to $3,000 multiplied by the school district's membership.

SB1104,45 Section 45 . 121.136 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1104,25,25 121.136 (3) No aid may be paid under this section after June 30, 2022.

SB1104,46 Section 46. 121.15 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1104,26,2 121.15 (3m) (a) In this subsection:

SB1104,26,5 1. “Partial school revenues" means the sum of state school aids, property taxes levied for school districts, and aid paid to school districts under s. 79.095 (4), less all of the following:

SB1104,26,8 a. The amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 2. due to a school board's increasing the services that it provides by adding responsibility for providing a service transferred to it from another school board.

SB1104,26,9 b. The amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 3.

SB1104,26,10 c. The amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (h).

SB1104,26,11 d. The amount of any property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19).

SB1104,26,14 e. An amount equal to the amount estimated to be paid under s. 119.23 (4) and (4m) multiplied by the sum of the applicable percentages specified in s. 121.08 (4) (b) 1. and 2.

SB1104,26,16 f. The amount by which the property tax levy for debt service on debt that has been approved by a referendum exceeds $490,000,000.

SB1104,26,24 2. “State school aids" means the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (1) (b) and (2), other than s. 20.255 (2) (aw), (az), (bb), (dg), (fm), (fp), (fq), (fr), (fs), (fu), (fv), (k), and (m), the amount appropriated under 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.

SB1104,27,5 (b) By May 15, 2023, and annually by May 15 thereafter, the department, the department of administration, and the legislative fiscal bureau shall jointly certify to the joint committee on finance an estimate of the amount necessary to appropriate under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the following school year to ensure that state school aids equal two-thirds of partial school revenues.

SB1104,27,8 (c) By June 30, 2022, and biennially by June 30 thereafter, the joint committee on finance shall determine the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the following school year.

SB1104,47 Section 47 . 121.90 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,27,12 121.90 (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).

SB1104,48 Section 48 . 121.905 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.905 (1) and amended to read:

SB1104,27,19 121.905 (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.

SB1104,49 Section 49 . 121.905 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB1104,50 Section 50. 121.905 (3) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,27,24 121.905 (3) (c) 6. For the limit for each of the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school years, and for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school year, and for any school year thereafter years, make no adjustment to the result under par. (b).

SB1104,51 Section 51 . 121.905 (3) (c) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

SB1104,28,2 121.905 (3) (c) 9. For the limit for the 2023-24 school year and any school year thereafter, add the result under s. 121.91 (2m) (L) 2. to the result under par. (b).

SB1104,52 Section 52 . 121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,28,7 121.91 (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, 2018-19, and 2021-22 school year or for any school year thereafter years to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB1104,53 Section 53 . 121.91 (2m) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1104,28,11 121.91 (2m) (k) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2022-23 school year to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB1104,28,15 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.

SB1104,28,16 2. Add $204 to the result under subd. 1.

SB1104,28,18 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.

SB1104,54 Section 54 . 121.91 (2m) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1104,28,22 121.91 (2m) (L) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district may increase its revenues for the 2023-24 school year or for any school year thereafter to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated as follows:

SB1104,29,2 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.

SB1104,29,5 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.

SB1104,29,6 3. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2.

SB1104,29,8 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.

SB1104,55 Section 55 . 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,29,13 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (i) to (j) (k) and (L), 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):

SB1104,56 Section 56. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,30,2 121.91 (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 years, in calculating the limit for the 2021-22 school year, and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2022-23 school year, add $204 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2023-24 school year and any school year thereafter, add the amount calculated under par. (L) 3. for that school year to the result under subd. 1. a.

SB1104,57 Section 57 . 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,30,7 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. (intro.) If a school district is created under s. 117.105, the following adjustments to the calculations under pars. (i) to (j) (k) and (L) apply for the 2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization:

SB1104,58 Section 58 . 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,30,16 121.91 (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. (i) 1., (im) 1. and (j) 1. (k) 1. and (L) 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. (i) 1., (im) 1. and (j) 1. (k) 1. and (L) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.

SB1104,59 Section 59 . 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,30,22 121.91 (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 pars. (i) 2. and (j) 3. (k) 3. and (L) 4. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

SB1104,60 Section 60 . 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,31,3 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (i) to (j) (k) and (L), 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):

SB1104,61 Section 61. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,31,16 121.91 (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 years, the 2021-22 school year, and any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a. the 2022-23 school year, add $204 to the result under subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2023-24 school year and any school year thereafter, add the amount calculated under par. (L) 3. for that school year to the result under subd. 1. a.

SB1104,62 Section 62 . 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,31,22 121.91 (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. (i) to (j) (k) and (L) 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:

SB1104,63 Section 63 . 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,32,6 121.91 (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 pars. (i) 1., (im) 1., and (j) 1. (k) 1. and (L) 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. (i) 1., (im) 1., and (j) 1. (k) 1. and (L) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years.

SB1104,64 Section 64 . 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,32,12 121.91 (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 pars. (i) 2. and (j) 3. (k) 3. and (L) 4. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding school years.

SB1104,65 Section 65 . 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,32,22 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) If 2 or more school districts are consolidated under s. 117.08 or 117.09, in the 2019-20 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (im), in the 2020-21 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (j), in the 2021-22 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (i), in the 2022-23 school year, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (k), and in each school year thereafter, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (i) (L), except as follows:

SB1104,66 Section 66 . 121.91 (4) (om) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1104,33,13 121.91 (4) (om) 1. Beginning in the 2022-23 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.

SB1104,33,16 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.

SB1104,67 Section 67. 165.25 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1104,33,24 165.25 (4) (ar) The department of justice shall furnish all legal services required by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection relating to the enforcement of ss. 91.68, 93.73, 100.171, 100.173, 100.174, 100.175, 100.177, 100.18, 100.182, 100.195, 100.20, 100.205, 100.207, 100.209, 100.2091, 100.2092, 100.21, 100.28, 100.37, 100.42, 100.50, 100.51, 100.55, and 846.45 and chs. 126, 136, 344, 704, 707, and 779, together with any other services as are necessarily connected to the legal services.

SB1104,68 Section 68. 182.0172 of the statutes is created to read:

SB1104,34,2 182.0172 Electric providers using easements to provide broadband. (1) In this section:

SB1104,34,5 (a) 1. “Broadband infrastructure” means any of the following that can be used to facilitate, directly or indirectly, originate, send, and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, video, and video programming communications:

SB1104,34,6 a. Materials.

SB1104,34,7 b. Wires.

SB1104,34,9 c. Cables, including fiber optic and copper cables regardless of whether the cables are dark or lit and whether the cables are in use or dormant.

SB1104,34,10 d. Conduits.

SB1104,34,11 e. Antennas.

SB1104,34,12 f. Equipment.

SB1104,34,13 g. Fixtures.

SB1104,34,14 h. Switching multiplexers.

SB1104,34,15 i. Poles.

SB1104,34,16 j. Routers.