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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction This categorical aid program was enacted into law as part of the 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, the states 2007-09 state biennial budget. The appropriation amount for the 2008-09 school fiscal year is $1,750,000. Beginning in the 2008-09 school year, the department shall pay supplemental special education aid to school districts that meet the following criteria:
In the 2008-09 school year, the school districts expenditures for special education constituted more than 16 percent of the school districts total expenditures. Calculation will be performed by dividing the departments Comparative Cost Total District Cost by the sum of Fund 27 expenditures. The department will use audited 2008-09 annual report data. Data availability: March 2010. In the 2008-09 school year the department will pay the same amount to each school district that is eligible for aid. 2008-09 Eligible District Listing Beginning in 2009-10 and thereafter, the department will distribute aid to eligible school districts proportionally based upon each districts expenditures for special education in the previous year, except that in any school year a school district may not receive less than $50,000, and not more than $150,000 or an amount equal to 50 percent of the school districts expenditures for special education in the previous school year whichever is less. Payment date will be the third Monday of June each year. WUFAR Source Code: 626 For questions about this information, contact dpifin@dpi.wi.gov or (608) 267-9114. Updated September 2009
Last updated on 9/1/2009 1:23:50 PM |
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers
Department of Public Instruction, 125 S. Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841 (800) 441-4563 DPI Home |