2016 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
121. School finance.
121.59 High cost transportation aid.
121.59 High cost transportation aid.
121.59(1) (1) In this section:
121.59(1)(a) (a) “Eligible school district" means a school district the membership of which in the previous school year, when divided by the school district's area in square miles, is 50 or less.
121.59(1)(b) (b) “Transportation costs" means costs that are eligible for reimbursement under s. 121.58.
121.59(2) (2) Annually the department shall pay to each eligible school district the amount determined as follows:
121.59(2)(a) (a) Divide the statewide school district transportation costs in the previous school year by the statewide membership in the previous school year and multiply the quotient by 1.5.
121.59(2)(b) (b) Divide the school district's transportation costs in the previous school year by the school district's membership in the previous school year.
121.59(2)(c) (c) Subtract the product under par. (a) from the quotient under par. (b).
121.59(2)(d) (d) If the remainder under par. (c) is a positive number, multiply it by the school district's membership.
121.59(2)(e) (e) Divide the product under par. (d) for the school district by the product under par. (d) for all eligible school districts.
121.59(2)(f) (f) Multiply the quotient under par. (e) by the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (cq).
121.59(3) (3) Aid under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cq).
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