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SB821-SSA1,11,217 115.364 (2) (b) 2. a. Subject to subd. 2. b., if, after making the payments
18required under par. (a), moneys remain in the appropriation account under s. 20.255
19(2) (da), the state superintendent shall reimburse eligible school districts, private
20schools participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, and
21independent charter schools under contract with one of the entities under s. 118.40
22(2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40 (2x)
for an amount equal to
23expenditures made by the school district, private school, or independent charter
24school in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
25services professionals
less the any amount of increased expenditures for which the

1school district, private school, or independent charter school was reimbursed under
2par. (a).
SB821-SSA1,21 3Section 21. 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-SSA1,11,74 115.364 (2) (b) 2. b. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (da) in any fiscal
5year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under subd. 2. a., the state
6superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school districts, private
7schools, and independent charter schools eligible for the aid.
SB821-SSA1,22 8Section 22 . 115.436 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-SSA1,11,129 115.436 (2) (intro.) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under this section
10if it the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school
11district's area in square miles is less than 10 and the school district
satisfies all one
12of the following criteria:
SB821-SSA1,23 13Section 23 . 115.436 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB821-SSA1,11,1514 115.436 (2) (b) The school district's membership in the previous school year was
15greater than 745.
SB821-SSA1,24 16Section 24 . 115.436 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB821-SSA1,25 17Section 25. 115.436 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB821-SSA1,26 18Section 26 . 115.436 (3) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
SB821-SSA1,11,2119 115.436 (3) (ac) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation
20under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay all of the
21following:
SB821-SSA1,11,2322 1. To each school district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (a), $400
23multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school year.
SB821-SSA1,11,2524 2. To each school district eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (2) (b), $100
25multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous school year.
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1Section 27. 115.436 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB821-SSA1,12,72 115.436 (3) (ag) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation
3under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the department shall, subject to par. (b), pay to each school
4district that received aid under this section in the previous school year but does not
5satisfy the number of pupils per square mile requirement under sub. (2) in the
6current school year 50 percent of the amount the school district received under par.
7(a) or (ac) in the previous school year.
SB821-SSA1,28 8Section 28. 115.436 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
SB821-SSA1,29 9Section 29 . 115.436 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-SSA1,12,1310 115.436 (3) (b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) in any fiscal year
11is insufficient to pay the full amount under pars. (a), (am) (ac), (ag), and (ap), the
12department shall prorate the payments among the school districts entitled to aid
13under this subsection.
SB821-SSA1,30 14Section 30. 115.447 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-SSA1,12,15 15115.447 (title) Summer school programs; grants; urban school districts .
SB821-SSA1,31 16Section 31. 115.447 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-SSA1,12,1917 115.447 (1) In this section, “eligible “urban school district” means a 1st class
18city
school district that had a membership, as calculated under s. 121.07 (2), of at
19least 18,000 pupils in the previous school year
.
SB821-SSA1,32 20Section 32 . 115.447 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-SSA1,12,2321 115.447 (2) (intro.) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year and in each year
22thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (dj), the department shall
23award grants to eligible urban school districts to do any of the following:
SB821-SSA1,33 24Section 33 . 115.447 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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1115.447 (2m) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year and in each school year
2thereafter, the department shall allocate in each school year $2,000,000 for grants
3to an urban school district that is a 1st class city school district and shall allocate the
4remaining amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (dj) equally among the urban
5school districts that are not 1st class city school districts.
SB821-SSA1,34 6Section 34 . 115.745 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.745 (1) (intro.) and
7amended to read:
SB821-SSA1,13,118 115.745 (1) (intro.) A school board, a cooperative educational service agency,
9or an agency determined by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation
10under 42 USC 9836 as a head start agency, in conjunction with a tribal education
11authority, may apply to the department for a any of the following grants:
SB821-SSA1,13,13 12(a) A grant for the purpose of supporting innovative, effective instruction in one
13or more American Indian languages.
SB821-SSA1,35 14Section 35 . 115.745 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB821-SSA1,13,1815 115.745 (1) (b) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a 2-year grant to develop,
16implement, and provide American Indian heritage, language, and cultural
17instruction programs for children participating in head start programs and for
18pupils in grades kindergarten to 2.
SB821-SSA1,36 19Section 36. 115.745 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.745 (2) (a).
SB821-SSA1,37 20Section 37. 115.745 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB821-SSA1,13,2321 115.745 (2) (b) The department may contract with and, from the appropriation
22under s. 20.255 (1) (kt), pay the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., to implement
23and administer the grant programs under this section.
SB821-SSA1,38 24Section 38. 115.881 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1115.881 (2) For each child whose costs exceeded $30,000 under sub. (1), the
2department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), pay an eligible
3applicant in the current school year an amount equal to 0.90 multiplied by that
4portion of
the cost costs under sub. (1) that exceeded $30,000.
SB821-SSA1,39 5Section 39. 115.881 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB821-SSA1,40 6Section 40. 115.884 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB821-SSA1,14,137 115.884 (1) (intro.) In the 2016-17 2020-21 school year and each school year
8thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (bf), the department shall
9award an incentive grant in the amount of $1,000 per individual determined under
10sub. (3)
to a school district, or to an operator of a charter school established under s.
11118.40 (2r) or (2x), that applies for a grant under this section and that if the school
12district or operator
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the
13individual satisfies all of the following criteria:
SB821-SSA1,41 14Section 41. 115.884 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB821-SSA1,42 15Section 42. 115.884 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB821-SSA1,14,1716 115.884 (3) The per individual grant amount under sub. (1) is the lesser of the
17following:
SB821-SSA1,14,2118 (a) In each school year, the amount determined by dividing the amount
19appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (bf) for that school year by the total number of
20individuals statewide for whom a grant will be awarded under sub. (1) in that school
21year.
SB821-SSA1,14,2222 (b) $1,500.
SB821-SSA1,43 23Section 43. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 83,
24is amended to read:
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1119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
266.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
3115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445,
4115.447, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12,
5118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164,
6118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and
7(10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43,
8118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15)
9to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37),
10(37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a
111st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this
12chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred
13to an opportunity schools and partnership program.
SB821-SSA1,44 14Section 44 . 121.15 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB821-SSA1,15,1515 121.15 (3m) (a) In this subsection:
SB821-SSA1,15,1816 1. “Partial school revenues" means the sum of state school aids, property taxes
17levied for school districts, and aid paid to school districts under ss. 79.095 (4) and
1879.096, less all of the following:
SB821-SSA1,15,2119 a. The amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 2. due to a
20school board's increasing the services that it provides by adding responsibility for
21providing a service transferred to it from another school board.
SB821-SSA1,15,2222 b. The amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (a) 3.
SB821-SSA1,15,2323 c. The amount of any revenue limit increase under s. 121.91 (4) (h).
SB821-SSA1,15,2424 d. The amount of any property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19).
SB821-SSA1,16,3
1e. An amount equal to the amount estimated to be paid under s. 119.23 (4) and
2(4m) multiplied by the sum of the applicable percentages specified in s. 121.08 (4) (b)
31. and 2.
SB821-SSA1,16,54 f. The amount by which the property tax levy for debt service on debt that has
5been approved by a referendum exceeds $490,000,000.
SB821-SSA1,16,126 2. “State school aids" means the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (1) (b)
7and (2), other than s. 20.255 (2) (az), (bb), (fm), (fp), (fq), (fr), (fu), (fv), (k), and (m),
8the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (4) (es), and the amount, as determined by
9the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated
10for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts
11and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13), and to make
12information technology infrastructure grants under s. 16.9945.
SB821-SSA1,16,1713 (b) By May 15, 2020, and annually by May 15 thereafter, the department, the
14department of administration, and the legislative fiscal bureau shall jointly certify
15to the joint committee on finance an estimate of the amount necessary to appropriate
16under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the following school year to ensure that state school aids
17equal two-thirds of partial school revenues.
SB821-SSA1,16,2018 (c) By June 30, 2020, and biennially by June 30 thereafter, the joint committee
19on finance shall determine the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) in the
20following school year.
SB821-SSA1,45 21Section 45 . Fiscal changes.
SB821-SSA1,16,2522 (1) General equalization aids. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
23appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), the
24dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $130,000,000 for the purposes
25for which the appropriation is made.
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1(2) Aids for special education and school age parents programs. In the
2schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public
3instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is
4increased by $79,100,000 for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.
SB821-SSA1,17,85 (3) Additional special education aid. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for
6the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (bd), the
7dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $4,500,000 for the purposes for
8which the appropriation is made.
SB821-SSA1,17,129 (4) Special education transition readiness grants. In the schedule under s.
1020.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s.
1120.255 (2) (bg), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $1,500,000
12for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
SB821-SSA1,17,1613 (5) Sparsity aid. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the
14department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (ae), the dollar amount for fiscal
15year 2020-21 is increased by $10,100,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation
16is made.
SB821-SSA1,17,2017 (6) Aid for school mental health programs. In the schedule under s. 20.005
18(3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2)
19(da), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $19,000,000 for the
20purpose for which the appropriation is made.
SB821-SSA1,17,2421 (7) School-based mental health services grants. In the schedule under s.
2220.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s.
2320.255 (2) (dt), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $3,750,000
24for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
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1(8) Summer school grants; urban school districts. In the schedule under s.
220.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s.
320.255 (2) (dj), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $3,600,000
4for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
SB821-SSA1,18,85 (9) Tribal language revitalization grants. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
6for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (km),
7the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $262,200 for the purpose
8for which the appropriation is made.
SB821-SSA1,46 9Section 46 . Initial applicability.
SB821-SSA1,18,1310 (1) WRS teacher annuitants. The treatment of ss. 40.22 (1), (2m) (intro.), (2r)
11(intro.), and (3) (intro.) and 40.26 (6) (intro.), (a), and (b) first applies to participants
12under the Wisconsin Retirement System who terminate employment on the effective
13date of this subsection.
SB821-SSA1,18,1514 (2) High-cost special education aid. The treatment of s. 115.881 (2) and (3)
15first applies to aid paid in the 2020-21 school year.
SB821-SSA1,18,1816 (3) Summer school grants; urban school districts. The treatment of s.
17115.447 (2) (intro.) first applies to grants awarded under s. 115.447 (2) in the 2020-21
18school year.
SB821-SSA1,47 19Section 47 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 2020, except as
20follows:
SB821-SSA1,18,2321 (1) WRS teacher annuitants. The treatment of ss. 40.22 (1), (2m) (intro.), (2r)
22(intro.), and (3) (intro.) and 40.26 (6) (intro.), (a), and (b) and Section 46 (1) of this
23act take effect on the day after publication.
SB821-SSA1,19,2
1(2) General school aids; funding. The treatment of s. 121.15 (3m) takes effect
2on the day after publication.
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