Chapter 121

121.85(6)(a) (a) Intradistrict transfer. Except as provided under pars. (am), (ar), and (as), the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to an amount determined as follows:

121.85(6)(a)1. 1. Divide the state aid received in the current school year under s. 121.08 by the membership used to compute state aid to the school district for the current school year.

121.85(6)(a)2. 2. Multiply the number of transfer pupils, as counted for membership purposes under s. 121.004 (7), by 0.25.

121.85(6)(a)3. 3. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. by the product under subd. 2.

121.85(6)(am) (am) Reduction of intradistrict transfer aid. The school district operating under ch. 119 may not receive aid under par. (a) for the number of pupils calculated as follows, if the calculation results in a positive number:

121.85(6)(am)1. 1. In the 2000-01 school year:

121.85(6)(am)1.a. a. Subtract from 75 percent the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.

121.85(6)(am)1.b. b. Multiply the result under subd. 1. a. by the total number of transfer pupils under par. (a) in the current school year.

121.85(6)(am)2. 2. In the 2001-02 school year:

121.85(6)(am)2.a. a. Subtract from 80 percent the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.

121.85(6)(am)2.b. b. Multiply the result under subd. 2. a. by the total number of transfer pupils under par. (a) in the current school year.

121.85(6)(am)3. 3. In the 2002-03 school year:

121.85(6)(am)3.a. a. Subtract from 90 percent the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.

121.85(6)(am)3.b. b. Multiply the result under subd. 3. a. by the total number of transfer pupils under par. (a) in the current school year.

121.85(6)(am)4. 4. In the 2003-04 school year:

121.85(6)(am)4.a. a. Subtract from 95 percent the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.

121.85(6)(am)4.b. b. Multiply the result under subd. 4. a. by the total number of transfer pupils under par. (a) in the current school year.

121.85(6)(am)5. 5. In the 2004-05 school year, the number of pupils whose parents or guardians have not provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.

121.85(6)(am)6. 6. In the 2005-06 school year and in each school year thereafter:

121.85(6)(am)6.a. a. Subtract from 95 percent the percentage of pupils whose parents or guardians have provided the board of school directors with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.

121.85(6)(am)6.b. b. Multiply the result under subd. 6. a. by the total number of transfer pupils under par. (a) in the current school year.

121.85(6)(ar) (ar) Hold harmless.

121.85(6)(ar)1. 1. In the 1999-2000 school year, the department shall pay to the school district operating under ch. 119 the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(ar)1.a. a. The amount of aid received in the 1998-99 school year under par. (a).

121.85(6)(ar)1.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

121.85(6)(ar)2. 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., in the 2000-01 school year and in each school year thereafter, the department shall pay to the school district operating under ch. 119 the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(ar)2.a. a. The amount of aid received in the 1998-99 school year under par. (a), less the reduction under par. (am).

121.85(6)(ar)2.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a), less the reduction under par. (am).

121.85(6)(ar)2.c. c. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (as), less the reduction under par. (am).

121.85(6)(ar)3. 3.

121.85(6)(ar)3.a. a. If one or more bonds are issued under s. 66.1333 (5r), subd. 2. does not apply beginning in the first fiscal year following certification by the secretary of administration to the department that the last principal and interest payment on the bonds has been made.

121.85(6)(ar)3.b. b. If no bonds are issued under s. 66.1333 (5r) by the date specified in that section, subd. 2. does not apply beginning in the first fiscal year following that date.

121.85(6)(as) (as) Intradistrict transfer aid hold harmless. Subject to par. (ar):

121.85(6)(as)1. 1. In the 2015-16 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(as)1.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

121.85(6)(as)1.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.875.

121.85(6)(as)2. 2. In the 2016-17 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(as)2.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

121.85(6)(as)2.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.75.

121.85(6)(as)3. 3. In the 2017-18 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(as)3.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

121.85(6)(as)3.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.625.

121.85(6)(as)4. 4. In the 2018-19 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(as)4.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

121.85(6)(as)4.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.50.

121.85(6)(as)5. 5. In the 2019-20 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(as)5.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

121.85(6)(as)5.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.375.

121.85(6)(as)6. 6. In the 2020-21 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(as)6.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

121.85(6)(as)6.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.25.

121.85(6)(as)7. 7. In the 2021-22 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one attendance area to another under subs. (3) (b) and (4) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(as)7.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (a).

121.85(6)(as)7.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (a) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.125.

121.85(6)(b) (b) Interdistrict transfer.

121.85(6)(b)2. 2. Subject to par. (bm), in each school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) shall receive an amount equal to that produced by multiplying the number of pupils transferred into the school district under sub. (3) (a) in the previous school year by the amount produced by dividing the school district’s net school cost by the sum of the membership, plus the number of pupils transferred into the school district of attendance in the previous school year under sub. (3) (a).

121.85(6)(b)3. 3. If, in the 1994-95 school year, the number of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) constitute 5 percent or more of the total membership of the school district of attendance, in the 1995-96 school year the school district of attendance shall receive an amount equal to 1.2 multiplied by the amount to which the district is entitled under subd. 2.

121.85(6)(bm) (bm) Interdistrict transfer aid hold harmless.

121.85(6)(bm)1. 1. In the 2015-16 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(bm)1.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

121.85(6)(bm)1.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.875.

121.85(6)(bm)2. 2. In the 2016-17 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(bm)2.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

121.85(6)(bm)2.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.75.

121.85(6)(bm)3. 3. In the 2017-18 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(bm)3.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

121.85(6)(bm)3.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.625.

121.85(6)(bm)4. 4. In the 2018-19 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(bm)4.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

121.85(6)(bm)4.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.50.

121.85(6)(bm)5. 5. In the 2019-20 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(bm)5.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

121.85(6)(bm)5.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.375.

121.85(6)(bm)6. 6. In the 2020-21 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(bm)6.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

121.85(6)(bm)6.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.25.

121.85(6)(bm)7. 7. In the 2021-22 school year, the school district of attendance of pupils transferring from one school district to another under sub. (3) (a) is entitled to the greater of the following:

121.85(6)(bm)7.a. a. The amount of aid to which the school district is entitled under par. (b).

121.85(6)(bm)7.b. b. The amount of aid to which the school district was entitled under par. (b) in the 2014-15 school year multiplied by 0.125.

121.85(6)(c) (c) Special applications. If a school district finds that it has incurred costs beyond aids received because of the number of pupils which it has accepted as transfers under this section, it may apply to the department for supplementary aids under this subsection. If the department finds that the school district has incurred costs for which reimbursement has not been made under par. (b) 2. or 3., it shall supplement the state aids paid to the district under this section in an amount equal to the unreimbursed cost.

121.85(6)(d) (d) Aid in lieu of tuition. Aid payments under this section shall be in lieu of tuition payments required under subch. V. Aid payments under this section shall not be made for interdistrict transfers under sub. (6) (b), if tuition payments are made from funds received by the school district of residence under P.L. 73-167 and P.L. 81-874, as amended, for pupils so transferring from such district of residence.

121.85(6)(e) (e) Sources of aid payments. State aid under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac).

121.85(6)(g) (g) Minority census tracts.

121.85(6)(g)1. 1. In this paragraph:

121.85(6)(g)1.a. a. “Base year enrollment” means the number of pupils enrolled in the nonspecialty public schools located in minority census tracts in the 1984-85 school year.

121.85(6)(g)1.b. b. “Minority census tract” means a census tract that has a nonwhite population of 20 percent or more, according to the most recent federal decennial census, and that is located in a school district containing a 1st class city.

121.85(6)(g)2. 2. Each pupil attending a nonspecialty public school in a minority census tract who is in excess of the base year enrollment shall be counted as an additional 0.2 pupil in membership for general aid under subch. II.

121.85(6)(h) (h) Sunset. Beginning on July 14, 2015, a school district may not receive state aid under this section unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:

121.85(6)(h)1. 1. A pupil is attending a public school in the school district under one of the following: