Section 49.13. State aid payment calculation.

  The state superintendent shall make the payments under s. 115.7915 (4m) , Stats., to schools participating in the special needs scholarship program. The state superintendent may withhold payment from a school under s. 115.7915 (4m) , Stats., if the school violates this chapter or s. 115.7915 , Stats. The state superintendent shall make the payments as follows:

(1)   September payment. The September payment shall be based on the number of special needs scholarship program pupils at the school reported under s. PI 49.06 (4) . The state superintendent shall calculate the September payment as 25% times the total of all of the following:

(a) The full-time equivalent for full scholarship pupils multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) , Stats.

(b) The full-time equivalent for partial scholarship pupils, as reported under s. PI 49.06 (4) (b) , multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (e) , Stats.

(2)   November payment. The November payment shall be based on the number of special needs scholarship program pupils reported by October 1 in the school's pupil count report required under s. PI 49.06 (5) (b) , unless a pupil is determined ineligible by the department. The state superintendent shall calculate the November payment as 50% times the amount owed for eligible pupils less the September payment received. The state superintendent shall calculate the amount owed for eligible pupils as the total of all of the following:

(a) The full-time equivalent for full scholarship pupils multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) , Stats.

(b) The full-time equivalent for partial scholarship pupils, as reported under s. PI 49.06 (4) (b) , multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (e) , Stats.

(3)   February and may payments. The February payment and May payment shall each be based on the number of special needs scholarship program pupils reported by February 1 in the school's pupil count report required under s. PI 49.06 (5) (b) , unless a pupil is determined ineligible by the department. The state superintendent shall calculate the February and May payments as 25% times the total of all of the following:

(a) The full-time equivalent for full scholarship pupils multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (a) , Stats.

(b) The full-time equivalent for partial scholarship pupils, as reported under s. PI 49.06 (4) (b) , multiplied by the per pupil payment amount determined under s. 115.7915 (4m) (e) , Stats.

(4)   Ceased instruction. The state superintendent may not make a September, November, or February payment to a school that has ceased instruction prior to the payment date.

(5)   Ending a school term early. The state superintendent may not make a May payment to a school that has ceased instruction prior to the end of its scheduled school term unless the school obtained prior written approval from the department to end the school term early.

History: EmR1619 : emerg. cr., eff. 6-2-16; CR 16-005 : cr., Register October 2016 No. 730 , eff. 11-1-16.