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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 SENATE BILL 1045
5	5	February 19, 2024 - Introduced by Senators ROYS and SMITH, cosponsored by
6	6	Representatives VINING, HONG, BALDEH, BARE, CLANCY, CONLEY, EMERSON,
7	7	JOERS, MADISON, MYERS, RATCLIFF, STUBBS, SINICKI and JACOBSON. Referred to
8	8	Committee on Education.
9	9	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
10	10	AN ACT to amend 20.255 (2) (b), 115.882, 121.905 (3) (c) 6., 121.905 (3) (c) 9.,
11	11	121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.), 121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.), 121.91 (2m) (j) 2m., 121.91 (2m)
12	12	(r) 1. (intro.), 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b., 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. (intro.), 121.91 (2m) (r) 2.
13	13	a., 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. b., 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.), 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b., 121.91
14	14	(2m) (s) 2. (intro.), 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. a., 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. b. and 121.91 (2m) (t)
15	15	1. (intro.); and to create 20.235 (1) (cd), 39.52, 121.905 (3) (c) 10. and 121.91
16	16	(2m) (k) of the statutes; relating to: grants for students enrolled in teacher
17	17	education programs, school district revenue limits, the reimbursement rate for
18	18	special education costs, and making an appropriation.
19	19	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
20	20	SCHOOL DISTRICT REVENUE LIMITS
21	21	Current law generally limits the total amount of revenue per pupil that a school
22	22	district may receive from general school aids and property taxes in a school year to
23	23	the amount of revenue allowed per pupil in the previous school year plus a per pupil
24	24	adjustment, if any, as provided by law. Until 2425, current law provides a $325 per
25	25	pupil adjustment in each school year. Under the bill, beginning in the 2024-25 school
26	26	year, the per pupil adjustment is the per pupil increase for the previous school year
27	27	as adjusted for any increase in the consumer price index.
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39	39	REIMBURSEMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION COSTS
40	40	The bill also changes the rate at which the state reimburses school boards,
41	41	operators of independent charter schools, cooperative educational service agencies
42	42	(CESAs), and county children with disabilities education boards (CCDEBs) for costs
43	43	incurred to provide special education and related services to children with
44	44	disabilities and for school age parents programs (eligible costs). Under current law,
45	45	the state reimburses the full cost of special education for children in hospitals and
46	46	convalescent homes for orthopedically disabled children. After those costs are paid,
47	47	the state reimburses remaining eligible costs from the amount remaining in the
48	48	appropriation account at a rate that distributes the full amount appropriated. The
49	49	Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that, in the 2023-24 school year, the
50	50	reimbursement rate will be 33.3 percent.
51	51	The bill changes the appropriation to a sum sufficient and provides that,
52	52	beginning in the 2023-24 school year, after full payment of hospital and convalescent
53	53	home costs, the remaining costs are reimbursed at 90 percent of eligible costs.
54	54	Currently, the Department of Public Instruction provides 1) special education
55	55	aid to school districts, independent charter schools, CESAs, and CCDEBs; 2) aid to
56	56	school districts, CESAs, and CCDEBs for providing physical or mental health
57	57	treatment services to private school and tribal school pupils; and 3) aid for school age
58	58	parents programs to school districts only.
59	59	TEACHER PREPARATORY PROGRAM GRANT PROGRAM
60	60	Finally, the bill creates a grant program administered by the Higher
61	61	Educational Aids Board under which HEAB awards grants to students enrolled in
62	62	the teacher preparatory program of an institution of higher education. Grant
63	63	moneys may be used to pay 1) the student's tuition and fees and 2) any expense
64	64	incurred in connection with obtaining a license to teach issued by the Department
65	65	of Public Instruction, including any examination or licensing fee. However, the grant
66	66	amount for the payment of tuition and fees is limited to the amount of tuition and
67	67	segregated fees charged to a resident undergraduate student at the University of
68	68	Wisconsin-Madison for an equivalent program. HEAB also may not award a grant
69	69	to a student unless the student enters into a written agreement to work in this state
70	70	as a teacher in an elementary or secondary school for at least four years after
71	71	receiving a bachelor's degree.
72	72	For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
73	73	printed as an appendix to this bill.
74	74	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
75	75	enact as follows:
76	76	SECTION 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
77	77	the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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85	85	20.235Higher educational aids board
86	86	(1) STUDENT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
87	87	(cd)Grants for students enrolled in
88	88	teacher education programs GPR A 10,000,000 10,000,000
89	89	SECTION 2. 20.235 (1) (cd) of the statutes is created to read:
90	90	20.235 (1) (cd) Grants for students enrolled in teacher education programs. The
91	91	amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 39.52 (2).
92	92	SECTION 3. 20.255 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
93	93	20.255 (2) (b) Aids for special education and school age parents programs. The
94	94	amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for the payment of the full cost of special
95	95	education for children in hospitals and convalescent homes under s. 115.88 (4) and
96	96	for the payment of aids for special education and school age parents programs under
97	97	ss. 115.88, 115.93 and 118.255 as provided under s. 115.882.
98	98	SECTION 4. 39.52 of the statutes is created to read:
99	99	39.52 Grants for students enrolled in teacher education programs. (1)
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101	101	(a) “Institution of higher education” means an institution of higher education,
102	102	as defined in s. 39.53 (1), that offers a teacher preparatory program approved under
103	103	s. 115.28 (7) (a).
104	104	(b) “Tribal school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).
105	105	(2) (a) Subject to par. (b) and sub. (3), from the appropriation under s. 20.235
106	106	(1) (cd), the board may award grants to students enrolled in the teacher preparatory
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133	133	1. Tuition and fees charged by the institution of higher education.
134	134	2. Any expense incurred in connection with obtaining a license to teach issued
135	135	by the department of public instruction, including any examination or licensing fee.
136	136	(b) The amount of a grant awarded under par. (a) for the payment of tuition and
137	137	fees may not exceed the amount of academic fees plus segregated fees charged to a
138	138	resident undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison enrolled in
139	139	an equivalent program for an equivalent term.
140	140	(3) The board may not award a grant under sub. (2) (a) to a student unless the
141	141	student enters into a written agreement in which the student commits to working
142	142	in this state as a teacher in a public or private elementary or secondary school or
143	143	tribal school for at least 4 years after the student receives a bachelor's degree.
144	144	SECTION 5. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:
145	145	115.882 Payment of state aid; reimbursement rate. Funds appropriated
146	146	under s. 20.255 (2) (b) shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs In the
147	147	2023-24 school year and in each school year thereafter, costs eligible for
148	148	reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m)
149	149	to (3), (6), and (8), 115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to
150	150	distribute the full amount appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, not to
151	151	exceed 100 percent 90 percent of eligible costs.
152	152	SECTION 6. 121.905 (3) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
153	153	121.905 (3) (c) 6. For the limit for each of the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school years,
154	154	for the 2021-22 school year, and for any the 2022-23 school year thereafter, make
155	155	no adjustment to the result under par. (b).
156	156	SECTION 7. 121.905 (3) (c) 9. of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act
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187	187	121.905 (3) (c) 9. For the limit for 2023-2425 24 school year, add $325 to the
188	188	result under par. (b).
189	189	SECTION 8. 121.905 (3) (c) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
190	190	121.905 (3) (c) 10. For the limit for the 2024-25 school year and any school year
191	191	thereafter, add the result under s. 121.91 (2m) (k) 2. to the result under par. (b).
192	192	SECTION 9. 121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
193	193	121.91 (2m) (i) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school
194	194	district may increase its revenues for any of the 2015-16 to 2023-24 school year or
195	195	for any school year thereafter years to an amount that exceeds the amount calculated
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197	197	SECTION 10. 121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023
198	198	Wisconsin Act 19, is amended to read:
199	199	121.91 (2m) (j) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (i) and except as provided in subs.
200	200	(3), (4), and (8), a school district cannot increase its revenues for the 2020-21 school
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203	203	SECTION 11. 121.91 (2m) (j) 2m. of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin
204	204	Act 19, is amended to read:
205	205	121.91 (2m) (j) 2m. In 2023-2425 24 school year, add $146.
206	206	SECTION 12. 121.91 (2m) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
207	207	121.91 (2m) (k) Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (8), no school district
208	208	may increase its revenues for the 2024-25 school year or for any school year
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210	210	1. Divide the sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school year
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238	238	SECTION 12 SENATE BILL 1045
239	239	levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19) and excluding funds described under sub. (4)
240	240	(c), by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years.
241	241	2. Multiply the amount of the revenue increase per pupil allowed under this
242	242	subsection for the previous school year by the sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of
243	243	increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal.
244	244	3. Add the result under subd. 1. to the result under subd. 2.
245	245	4. Multiply the result under subd. 3. by the average of the number of pupils
246	246	enrolled in the current and the 2 preceding school years.
247	247	SECTION 13. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
248	248	121.91 (2m) (r) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (i) to (j) par. (k), if a school
249	249	district is created under s. 117.105, its revenue limit under this section for the school
250	250	year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be determined as
251	251	follows except as provided under subs. (3) and (4):
252	252	SECTION 14. 121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin
253	253	Act 19, is amended to read:
254	254	121.91 (2m) (r) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase
255	255	per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the
256	256	sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal
257	257	to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14
258	258	school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under subd. 1. a., in
259	259	calculating the limit for the 2019-20 school year, add $175 to the result under subd.
260	260	1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $179 to the result under
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291	291	years, the 2021-22 school year, the 2022-23 school year, the 2025-26 school year, and
292	292	any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a.
293	293	SECTION 15. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
294	294	121.91 (2m) (r) 2. (intro.) If a school district is created under s. 117.105, the
295	295	following adjustments to the calculations under pars. (i) to (j) par. (k) apply for the
296	296	2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date of the
297	297	reorganization:
298	298	SECTION 16. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
299	299	121.91 (2m) (r) 2. a. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following
300	300	the effective date of the reorganization the number of pupils in the previous school
301	301	year shall be used under pars. (i) 1., (im) 1. and (j) par. (k) 1. instead of the average
302	302	of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years, and for the school year
303	303	beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization the
304	304	average of the number of pupils in the 2 previous school years shall be used under
305	305	pars. (i) 1., (im) 1. and (j) par. (k) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils in
306	306	the 3 previous school years.
307	307	SECTION 17. 121.91 (2m) (r) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
308	308	121.91 (2m) (r) 2. b. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following
309	309	the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the
310	310	current and the previous school years shall be used under pars. (i) 2. and (j) 3. par.
311	311	(k) 4. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding
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313	313	SECTION 18. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
314	314	121.91 (2m) (s) 1. (intro.) Notwithstanding pars. (i) to (j) par. (k), if territory
315	315	is detached from a school district to create a new school district under s. 117.105, the
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342	342	SECTION 18 SENATE BILL 1045
343	343	revenue limit under this section of the school district from which territory is detached
344	344	for the school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization shall be
345	345	determined as follows except as provided in subs. (3) and (4):
346	346	SECTION 19. 121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin
347	347	Act 19, is amended to read:
348	348	121.91 (2m) (s) 1. b. Add an amount equal to the amount of revenue increase
349	349	per pupil allowed under this subsection for the previous school year multiplied by the
350	350	sum of 1.0 plus the allowable rate of increase under s. 73.0305 expressed as a decimal
351	351	to the result under subd. 1. a., except that in calculating the limit for the 2013-14
352	352	school year and the 2014-15 school year, add $75 to the result under subd. 1. a., in
353	353	calculating the limit for the 2019-20 school year, add $175 to the result under subd.
354	354	1. a., in calculating the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $179 to the result under
355	355	subd. 1. a., and in calculating the limit for the 2023-24 school year and the 2024-25
356	356	school year, add $325 to the result under subd. 1. a. In the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school
357	357	years, the 2021-22 school year, the 2022-23 school year, the 2025-26 school year, and
358	358	any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under subd. 1. a.
359	359	SECTION 20. 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
360	360	121.91 (2m) (s) 2. (intro.) If territory is detached from a school district to create
361	361	a new school district under s. 117.105, the following adjustments to the calculations
362	362	under pars. (i) to (j) par. (k) apply to the school district from which territory is
363	363	detached for the 2 school years beginning on the July 1 following the effective date
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365	365	SECTION 21. 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
366	366	121.91 (2m) (s) 2. a. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following
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397	397	year shall be used under pars. (i) 1., (im) 1., and (j) par. (k) 1. instead of the average
398	398	of the number of pupils in the 3 previous school years; and for the school year
399	399	beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization, the
400	400	average of the number of pupils in the 2 previous school years shall be used under
401	401	pars. (i) 1., (im) 1., and (j) par. (k) 1. instead of the average of the number of pupils
402	402	in the 3 previous school years.
403	403	SECTION 22. 121.91 (2m) (s) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
404	404	121.91 (2m) (s) 2. b. For the school year beginning on the first July 1 following
405	405	the effective date of the reorganization the average of the number of pupils in the
406	406	current and the previous school year shall be used under pars. (i) 2. and (j) 3. par. (k)
407	407	4. instead of the average of the number of pupils in the current and the 2 preceding
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409	409	SECTION 23. 121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023
410	410	Wisconsin Act 19, is amended to read:
411	411	121.91 (2m) (t) 1. (intro.) If 2 or more school districts are consolidated under
412	412	s. 117.08 or 117.09, in the 2019-20 school year, the consolidated school district's
413	413	revenue limit shall be determined as provided under par. (im), in the 2020-21 school
414	414	year, 2023-year2425, the consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be
415	415	determined as provided under par. (j), and in each school year thereafter, the
416	416	consolidated school district's revenue limit shall be determined as provided under
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