Wisconsin § 115.436 - Sparsity aid.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 115.436 — Sparsity aid., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 115.436. Sparsity aid.
115.436(1) (1) In this section, “membership” has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5) . 115.436(2) (2) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (3) (a) if it satisfies all of the following criteria: 115.436(2)(a) (a) The school district’s membership in the previous school year was no more than 745. 115.436(2)(c) (c) The school district’s membership in the previous school year divided by the school district’s area in square miles is less than 10. 115.436(2m) (2m) A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under sub. (3) (c) if it satisfies all of the following criteria: 115.436(2m)(a) (a) The school district’s membership in the previous school year was between 745 and 1,000. 115.436(2m)(b) (b) The school district’s membership in the previous school year divided by the school district’s area in square miles is less than ten. 115.436(3) (3) 115.436(3)(a) (a) Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to par. (b) , the department shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid under this paragraph $400 multiplied by the membership in the previous school year. 115.436(3)(am) (am) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) , the department shall, subject to par. (b) , pay to each school district that received aid under this section in the previous school year but does not satisfy the requirement under sub. (2) (a) or (2m) (a) in the current school year 50 percent of the amount received by the school district under par. (a) in the previous school year. 115.436(3)(ap) (ap) In the school year in which a school district consolidation takes effect under s.
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