115.436(3)(ap)(ap) 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, notwithstanding subs. (2) and (2m), the department shall pay the consolidated school district sparsity aid in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the aggregate amount of sparsity aid received by the consolidating school districts in the school year prior to the school year in which the consolidation takes effect. This paragraph does not apply to a school district created by a consolidation under s. 117.08 or 117.09 that takes effect before July 1, 2019.
115.436(3)(b)(b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under pars. (a), (am), (ap), and (c), the department shall prorate the payments among the school districts entitled to aid under this subsection.
115.436(3)(c)(c) Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b), the department shall pay to a school district that is eligible for sparsity aid under this paragraph $100 multiplied by the school district’s membership in the previous school year.
115.436 HistoryHistory: 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 28; 2015 a. 55, 305; 2017 a. 59, 141; 2021 a. 58; 2021 a. 240 s. 30.
115.437115.437Per pupil aid.
115.437(1)(1)In this section, “number of pupils enrolled” has the meaning given in s. 121.90 (1) (intro.) and includes 40 percent of the summer enrollment. “Number of pupils enrolled” does not include pupils described in the exception under s. 121.90 (1) (f).
115.437(2)(2)
115.437(2)(a)(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 and $63 in each school year thereafter. The department shall make the payments from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (aq).
115.437(2)(b)(b)
115.437(2)(b)1.1. The department shall make the payment under par. (a) for the 2015-16 school year on the 2nd Monday of July 2016.
115.437(2)(b)2.2. The department shall consider the amount paid from s. 20.255 (2) (aq) under subd. 1. to be money appropriated to s. 20.255 (2) (aq) in the 2015-16 school year for purposes of calculating the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. from the 2014-15 school year to the 2015-16 school year, from the 2015-16 school year to the 2016-17 school year, and from the 2016-17 school year to the 2017-18 school year.
115.437 HistoryHistory: 2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 59; 2017 a. 365 s. 111; 2019 a. 9.
115.438115.438Personal electronic computing devices; grant program.
115.438(1)(1)In this section:
115.438(1)(a)(a) “Membership” has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
115.438(1)(b)(b) “Personal electronic computing device” means an electronic computing device that satisfies all of the following criteria:
115.438(1)(b)1.1. The electronic computing device is a mobile device.
115.438(1)(b)2.2. The electronic computing device is assignable to an individual pupil to be used solely by that pupil.
115.438(1)(b)3.3. The electronic computing device may be used to access the Internet.
115.438(2)(2)Any of the following may apply for a grant under this section:
115.438(2)(a)(a) A school board.
115.438(2)(b)(b) An operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
115.438(2)(c)(c) The governing body of a private school.
115.438(2)(d)(d) A tribal school.
115.438(3)(3)A recipient of a grant under this section may use the grant only for the following purposes:
115.438(3)(a)(a) To purchase personal electronic computing devices.
115.438(3)(b)(b) To purchase software for personal electronic computing devices.
115.438(3)(c)(c) To purchase curriculum, including any related educational content or materials, a portion or all of which includes content that may be accessed on a personal electronic computing device.
115.438(3)(d)(d) To train professional staff on how to effectively incorporate personal electronic computing devices into a classroom and into the high school curriculum.