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  Some Education Bills of Interest of the 2007-2008 Session

To research any of these bills, click on the bill number.  This will take you to the history of the bill where you can read the bill or look at other information about the bill by clicking on the highlighted portion of the history.  Click on the SEN VOTE and ASSM VOTE following individual bills to see how they voted on a bill.  This is page 2 of 3 of education bills of interest.  Updated 4/9/08 

2007-2008 REGUALR SESSION EDUCATION BILLS

AB 494  The membership of a technical college district board that governs a technical college district encompassing a 1st
               class city
AB 506  State finances and appropriations for state school aids for the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, school district revenue
               limits, school safety grants, the pupil transportation reimbursement rate, the school breakfast reimbursement rate,
               county and municipal aid, the school levy property tax credit, and making appropriations
ASSM VOTE
AB 507  Modifying and extending local levy limits for cities, villages, towns, and counties and creating a levy limit for
               technical college districts 
ASSM VOTE
AB 510  Affirmative action practices in state and local government contracting and state and local government hiring, the
               consideration of race or ethnicity in the University of Wisconsin System, and eligibility requirements for minority
                teacher loans and minority undergraduate grants awarded by the Higher Educational Aids Board
AB 513  Requiring that a high school course in agriculture be counted as a science credit
AB 517  Eliminating racial balance as a basis for rejecting a pupil under the Open Enrollment Program
AB 540  Income and franchise tax credits for technology training
AB 541 & SB 291 University of Wisconsin System tuition gift certificate program
AB 555  The veterans tuition reimbursement program
AB 559 & SB 313  An income and franchise tax credit for sales tax paid for the right to purchase season admission to
              athletic events
               sponsored by an institution of higher education
AB 573 & SB 312  Creating an individual income tax checkoff for the foster youth scholarship fund and making
              appropriations
AB 577  Appointment of student members of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
AB 585  The commencement of fall classes in public schools
AB 601  Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for individuals who earn an associate's or bachelor's degree
AB 609  Increasing appropriations for nanoscience positions and equipment at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the
              University of Wisconsin-Stout, and Chippewa Valley Technical College
AB 620  Requiring the Department of Transportation, upon request, to provide transportation planning and assistance in
               reviewing the site plan of proposed school construction or enlargement
AB 625 & SB 358 Authorizing a school board to construct or acquire a renewable resource facility
                 
AB 625  ASSM VOICE    SEN VOTE  WI ACT 70
AB 626  Increasing a school districts revenue limit by the amount spent for school safety and security measures and granting
               rule-making authority
AB 637  Allowing certain private schools located outside the city of Milwaukee to participate in the Milwaukee Parental
               Choice Program
AB 644  Vehicle inspections of school buses and alternative vehicles, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures,
               providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and
               making an appropriation
AB 647 & SB 395 Adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators and creating an
               individual income tax deduction for educators who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies
AB 658  Eligibility for academic excellence higher education scholarships
AB 670  & SB 383 The terms of teacher employment contracts
AB 675  Multifunction school activity buses
AB 697  Virtual charter schools
AB 714  Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for interest paid on certain student loans
AB 715  The purchase, storage, or use of mercury by schools
AB 779  Student health benefit purchasing cooperatives
AB 780  The method by which the amounts to be appropriated for higher education grants, tuition grants, and Lawton
               minority undergraduate grants are calculated and making appropriations
AB 792  Increasing fees at technical colleges for collegiate transfer programs
AB 814  Grants for world languages instruction in elementary schools and making an appropriation
AB 837  An income and franchise tax credit for hiring high school students for summer employment
AB 847  Vehicle owner liability for a vehicle's failure to stop as required for a school bus
AB 854  Providing financial aid at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse  ASSM VOICE 
                SEN VOTE TO SUSPEND RULES & TAKE UP FOR A VOTE FAILED

AB 870  Virtual charter schools  ASSM VOTE
AB 883  Requiring textbook publishers to provide certain information to instructors at institutions of higher education
AB 884  University of Wisconsin System and technical college course materials
AB 906 & SB 557 State special education aid for the salaries of certain pupil services personnel and granting rule-making
              authority 
AB 906  ASSM VOICE  SEN VOTE  WI ACT 221
AB 919  The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program


SB 242 & AB 476  Eligibility for the public school Open Enrollment Program for certain residents of neighboring school
             districts who wish to attend the Auburndale School District
SB 249  Payment of the costs of advanced placement examinations taken by certain pupils  SEN VOICE
SB 251
& AB 484  Removal of a pupil from class, from any portion of school property, or from a school-sponsored activity
                     
SB 251  SEN VOICE
SB 252 & AB 492  Providing information about the human papillomavirus to schools and to parents of pupils in
              grades 6 to 12
SB 253  Popular election of technical college district boards, providing an exemption from and extending the time limit for
              emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority
SB 265  Affirmative action practices in state and local government contracting and state and local government hiring, the
               consideration of race or ethnicity in the University of Wisconsin System, and eligibility requirements for minority
               teacher loans and minority undergraduate grants awarded by the Higher Educational Aids Board
SB 286  Fee remissions for certain University of Wisconsin System and technical college students
SB 299  Distribution of a portion of the school levy tax credit  SEN VOTE
SB 307  The veterans tuition reimbursement program
SB 333  Increasing appropriations for nanoscience positions and equipment at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the
              University of Wisconsin-Stout, and Chippewa Valley Technical College
SB 338  Payment of the costs of advanced placement examinations taken by certain pupils (suggested as remedial
              legislation by the Department of Public Instruction)
SB 349 & AB 391 Records of pupils attending a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
                 
SB 349 SEN VOTE   ASSM VOTE TO REMOVE FROM COMMITTEE & TAKE UP
SB 353 & AB 726 Collective bargaining process for University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff and making
              appropriations
SB 358  Authorizing a school board to construct or acquire a renewable resource facility TABLED
SB 365 & AB 653 Increasing the low-revenue ceiling for school district revenue limit purposes; authorizing a school district
              to exceed its revenue limit under certain conditions; modifying the school district revenue limit adjustment for
              declining enrollment; distributing transportation aid balances to school districts; and providing for a study
SB 387 The senate scholars program and making an appropriation
SB 392 & AB 708 Nonresident tuition exceptions
SB 396  Online courses for elementary and secondary school pupils and granting rule-making authority
                     
SEN VOTE   ASSM VOTE  WI ACT 222
SB 400 & AB 747 Providing notice of abstinence-only education
SB 405 & AB 750 Providing instruction in human growth and development
SB 442  The use of cellular telephones and other devices while operating certain motor vehicles transporting children and
               providing a penalty 
SEN VOICE
SB 466  Grants for world languages instruction in elementary schools and making an appropriation
SB 475  Eliminating racial balance as a basis for rejecting a pupil under the Open Enrollment Program
SB 486 & AB 879 Requiring the licensure of instructional staff in schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice
              Program 
SB 486  SEN VOTE
SB 493 & AB 878 Providing information about suicide prevention to public and private school professional staff
               
SB 493 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 220
SB 495 & AB 832 Providing services to homeless public school pupils and making an appropriation
SB 507 & AB 844 Technical college attendance under Wisconsin Works
SB 508  Increasing fees at technical colleges for collegiate transfer programs
SB 509 & AB 826 Driver education instruction and driver's license examinations
           
SB 509 SEN VOTE  ASSM VOICE WI ACT 68


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