Wisconsin Code § 121.905

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(1) (a) Except as provided in par.

(b), in this section, “revenue ceiling” means $9,100 in the 201718 school year, $9,400 in the 2018-19 school year, $9,500 in the
2019-20 school year, $9,600 in the 2020-21 school year, $9,700
in the 2021-22 school year, and $9,800 in the 2022-23 school
year and in any subsequent school year.
(b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 3., if a referendum on a resolution adopted by a school board under s. 121.91 (3) (a) was
held during the 2015-16, 2016-17, or 2017-18 school year and a
majority of those voting rejected the resolution, the school district’s “revenue ceiling” is $9,100 in the 3 school years following
the school year during which the referendum was held. This subdivision does not apply to a school district if a subsequent referendum is held on a resolution adopted by the school board under
s. 121.91 (3) (a) during the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, or 201819 school year and a majority of those voting approved the
resolution.
2. Except as provided in subd. 3., if a referendum on a resolution adopted by a school board under s. 121.91 (3) (a) is held during the 2018-19 school year or any school year thereafter and a
majority of those voting reject the resolution, for the 3 school
years following the school year during which the referendum is
held, that school district’s “revenue ceiling” is the applicable
amount under par. (a) plus the increase under subds. 4. to 7. for
the school year during which the referendum is held.
3. If, during the 3-school-year period during which a school
district’s revenue ceiling is an amount determined under subd. 1.
or 2., a referendum on a resolution adopted by the school board
under s. 121.91 (3) (a) is held and a majority of those voting approve the resolution, beginning in the school year immediately
following the school year during which the referendum is held,
the school district’s “revenue ceiling” is the amount under par. (a)
plus any applicable increase under subds. 4. to 7.
4. In the 2019-20 school year, “revenue ceiling” means the
amount under par. (a) for that school year plus $200.
5. In the 2020-21 school year, “revenue ceiling” means the
amount under par. (a) for that school year plus $400.
6. In the 2021-22 school year, “revenue ceiling” means the
amount under par. (a) for that school year plus $300.
7. In the 2022-23 school year and each subsequent school
year, “revenue ceiling” means the amount under par. (a) for that
school year plus $200.
8. Notwithstanding subd. 7., “revenue ceiling” means the
amount under subd. 7. plus $1,000.
(2) The revenue limit under s. 121.91 does not apply to any
school district in any school year in which its base revenue per
member, as calculated under sub. (3), is less than its revenue
ceiling.
(3) A school district’s base revenue per member is determined as follows:
(a) 1. Except as provided under subds. 2. and 3., calculate the
sum of the amount of state aid received in the previous school
year and property taxes levied for the previous school year, excluding property taxes levied for the purpose of s. 120.13 (19)
and excluding funds described under s. 121.91 (4) (c) , and the
costs of the county children with disabilities education board program, as defined in s. 121.135 (2) (a) 2., in the previous year, for
pupils who were school district residents or nonresidents who attended the school district under s. 118.51 and solely enrolled in a
special education program provided by the county children with
disabilities education board that included the school district in its
program under s. 115.817 (2).
2. For a school district created under s. 117.105, for the
school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization, perform the following calculations:
a. Calculate the sum under subd. 1. for each of the school districts from which territory was detached to create the new school
district.
b. For each of those school districts, divide the result in subd.
2. a. by the number of pupils enrolled in that school district in the
previous school year.
c. For each of those school districts, multiply the result in
subd. 2. b. by the number of pupils enrolled in that school district
in the previous school year who resided in territory that was detached to create the new school district.
d. Calculate the sum of the amounts determined under subd.
2. c.
3. For a school district from which territory was detached to
create a new school district under s. 117.105, for the school year
beginning with the effective date of the reorganization, perform
the following calculations:
a. Calculate the sum under subd. 1. for each of the school districts from which territory was detached to create the new school
district.
b. For each of those school districts, divide the result in subd.
3. a. by the number of pupils enrolled in that school district in the
previous school year.
c. For each of those school districts, multiply the result in
subd. 3. b. by the number of pupils enrolled in that school district
in the previous school year who did not reside in territory that
was detached to create the new school district.
(b) 1. Except as provided under subds. 2. and 3., divide the result in par. (a) 1. by the sum of the average of the number of
pupils enrolled in the 3 previous school years and the number of
pupils enrolled who were school district residents and solely enrolled in a special education program provided by a county children with disabilities education board program in the previous
school year.
2. For a school district created under s. 117.105, for the
school year beginning with the effective date of the reorganization, divide the result in par. (a) 2. by the number of pupils who in
the previous school year were enrolled in a school district from
which territory was detached to create the new school district and
who resided in the detached territory; for the school year beginning on the first July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization, divide the result in par. (a) 2. by the number of pupils in
the previous school year; and for the school year beginning on the
2nd July 1 following the effective date of the reorganization, divide the result in par. (a) 2. by the average of the number of pupils
in the 2 previous school years.
3. For a school district from which territory was detached to
create a new school district under s. 117.105, for the school year
beginning with the effective date of the reorganization, divide the
result in par. (a) 3. by the number of pupils who in the previous
school year were enrolled in the school district and who did not
reside in territory that was detached to create the new school district; for the school year beginning on the first July 1 following
the effective date of the reorganization, divide the result in par. (a)
3. by the number of pupils enrolled in the previous school year;
and for the school year beginning on the 2nd July 1 following the
effective date of the reorganization, divide the result in par. (a) 3.
by the average of the number of pupils enrolled in the 2 previous
school years.
(c) 2. For the limit for the 1996-97 school year, add $206 to
the result under par. (b).
3. For the limit for the 1997-98 school year, add the result
under s. 121.91 (2m) (c) 2. to the result under par. (b).
3g. For the limit for the 2009-10 or 2010-11 school year, add
$200 to the result under par. (b).

3r. For the limit for the 2011-12 school year, multiply the result under par. (b) by 0.945.
4. For the limit for the 2012-13 school year, add $50 to the
result under par. (b).
5. For the limit for the 2013-14 school year and the 2014-15
school year, add $75 to the result under par. (b).
6. For the limit for each of the 2015-16 to 2018-19 school
years, for the 2021-22 school year, and for any school year thereafter, make no adjustment to the result under par. (b).
7. For the limit for the 2019-20 school year, add $175 to the
result under par. (b).
8. For the limit for the 2020-21 school year, add $179 to the
result under par. (b).
9. For the limit for 2023-2425, add $325 to the result under
par. (b).
(4) (a) A school district that is exempt from the revenue limits under sub. (2) may not increase its base revenue per member to
an amount that is greater than its revenue ceiling.
(b) 1. A school district may increase its revenue ceiling by
following the procedures prescribed in s. 121.91 (3).
2. The department shall, under s. 121.91 (4), adjust the revenue ceiling otherwise applicable to a school district under this
section as if the revenue ceiling constituted a revenue limit under
s. 121.91 (2m).

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