Section 115.436. Sparsity aid.

 

(1)  In this section, “membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5) .

(2)  A school district is eligible for sparsity aid under this section if it satisfies all of the following criteria:

(a) The school district's membership in the previous school year was no more than 745.

(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.

(3)  

(a) Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) and subject to pars. (b) and (c) , the department shall pay to each school district eligible for sparsity aid $300 multiplied by the membership in the previous school year.

(b) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under par. (a) , the department shall prorate the payments among the eligible school districts.

(c)

1. Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, in any fiscal year in which the department has paid the full amount due to eligible school districts under par. (a) and an unencumbered balance remains in the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) , the department shall, subject to subd. 2. , 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) in the current school year $300 multiplied by the membership used to determine the payment received by the school district under par. (a) in the previous school year.

2. If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ae) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount under subd. 1. , the department shall prorate the payments among the school districts eligible to receive aid under subd. 1.

2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2015 a. 55 , 305 .