PI 24.03   Calculation and payment of aid.

Subchapter III — State Aid For Debt Service

PI 24.05   Purpose.

PI 24.06   Eligible applicants and program requirements.

PI 24.07   Payment of debt aid.

Ch. PI 24 Note Note: Chapter PI 24 was created as an emergency rule effective January 28, 2000.

subch. I of ch. PI 24 Subchapter I — General Provisions

PI 24.01 PI 24.01 Definitions. In this chapter:

PI 24.01(1) (1) “Department” means the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

PI 24.01(2) (2) “SAGE” means the student achievement guarantee in education program created under s. 118.43, Stats.

PI 24.01 History History: Cr. Register, July, 2000, No. 535, eff. 8-1-00; emerg. r. (3), eff. 12-20-04; CR 04-129: r. (3) Register June 2005 No. 594, eff. 7-1-05.

subch. II of ch. PI 24 Subchapter II — Aid Payment

PI 24.015 PI 24.015 Definitions. In this subchapter:

PI 24.015(1) (1) “Aid” or “appropriation” means funds available for the SAGE program and for school districts with Achievement Gap Reduction contracts under s. 20.255 (2) (cu), Stats., minus the amount needed for the evaluation under s. 118.44 (7), Stats.

PI 24.015(2) (2) “Eligible school” means a school within a public school district whose board has entered into or renewed a contract under s. 118.43 or 118.44, Stats.

PI 24.015(3) (3) “Kindergarten” means 5-year-old kindergarten.

PI 24.015(4) (4) “Low income” has the meaning defined under ss. 118.43 (1) (b) and 118.44 (1) (c), Stats.

PI 24.015(5) (5) “Low-income status” means the economic status of a child’s family on or after the third Friday in September.

PI 24.015(6) (6) “Pupils enrolled” has the meaning defined under s. 121.004 (7), Stats.

PI 24.015 History History: CR 04-129: cr. Register June 2005 No. 594, eff. 7-1-05; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2013 No. 687; CR 16-038: am. (1), (2), (4) Register October 2017 No. 742, eff. 11-1-17.

PI 24.02 PI 24.02 Purpose. Under ss. 118.43 (6m) and 118.44 (6) (e), Stats., the department is required to promulgate rules to implement and administer the payment of aid under this subchapter. The department shall calculate and pay aid to school districts as provided in ss. 118.43 (6) (b) 11. and 118.44 (6) (bm), Stats. This subchapter sets forth requirements for collecting data and paying aid under ss. 118.43 (6) and 118.44 (6), Stats.

PI 24.02 History History: Cr. Register, July, 2000, No. 535, eff. 8-1-00; emerg. r. and recr. eff. 12-20-04; CR 04-129: r. and recr. Register June 2005 No. 594, eff. 7-1-05; CR 16-038: am. Register October 2017 No. 742, eff. 11-1-17.

PI 24.03 PI 24.03 Calculation and payment of aid.

PI 24.03(1) (1) Aid calculation. The department shall calculate the amount of aid to be paid in each school year to the school district of each eligible school. The amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cu), Stats., as noted in s. 118.44 (6) (bm), Stats., shall be divided by the sum of low-income pupils in the state enrolled in a grade eligible for funding reported by each eligible school under sub. (3) to determine the amount of aid generated by each low-income pupil. The amount generated by each low-income pupil shall be multiplied by the sum of low-income pupils within a school district enrolled in a grade eligible for funding in each eligible school of a school district to determine the amount of aid to be paid to the school district.

PI 24.03(2) (2) Payment of SAGE and achievement gap reduction aid. The department shall pay aid 3 times during the school year on the third Monday in November, the third Monday in February, and the second Monday in June upon the school district meeting the reporting requirements specified under the contract.

PI 24.03(2m) (2m) Cease payments for contract withdrawal. Aid for schools that withdraw from a contract under s. 118.43 or 118.44, Stats., at any point during the school year will be recalculated to reflect the portion of the school year that the eligible school was under a contract under s. 118.43 or 118.44, Stats. The withdrawing school will receive payment of a prorated amount per day that the school was operating under a contract under s. 118.43 or 118.44, Stats. The funds that would have otherwise been paid to a school district that withdraws from a contract shall be recalculated as defined under sub. (1) and disbursed proportionately to all remaining eligible schools with contracts under s. 118.43 or 118.44, Stats.

PI 24.03(4) (4) Low-Income pupil enrollment.

PI 24.03(4)(a) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), in the aid calculation under sub. (1), the department shall use the sum of low-income pupils in a grade eligible for funding in the eligible school on the third Friday in September of the previous school year, as reported by the school district pursuant to s. 121.05 (1) (a), Stats.