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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 3 of 3 of education bills of interest.  Updated 3/14/08 

2007-2008 REGULAR SESSION EDUCATION BILLS

AB 930  The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program; a school assessment guide; the operation of, and insurance requirements
               related to, school buses and alternative methods of pupil transportation; making an appropriation; providing a
               penalty 
AB 931  Purchases of cheese products used in the University of Wisconsin System
AB 937  School bus seating positions and providing a penalty
AB 940  Requiring school districts to spend at least 70 percent of their operating expenses on direct classroom expenditures
AB 944  School bus idling
AB 947  Grants to technical college districts to reduce unemployment, granting rule-making authority, and making an
               appropriation
AB 959  The number of nomination paper signatures required for school board candidates in certain school districts


SB 510  Requiring the combined reporting of corporate income and franchise taxes; supplemental funding for the renewable
              energy grant and loan program; Wisconsin higher education grants for technical college students; income eligibility
              for child care subsidies; incentive grants to technical college district boards for training in advanced manufacturing
              skills; airport development zone and technology zone tax credits; funding for the Department of Transportation; the
              Regional Transit Authority and commuter rail transit systems; authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational
              Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance projects related to research facilities; and making an appropriation
                     
SEN VOTE
SB 516 & AB 854  Providing financial aid at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 
SB 535  Indoor environmental quality in schools
SB 539  Tuition fee remission for certain spouses of eligible veterans
SB 557  State special education aid for the salaries of certain pupil services personnel and granting rule-authority
                 
SEN TABLED
SB 561  creating a child safety program in the Department of Transportation, driver education instruction, information mailed
              in connection with motor vehicle operator's license renewal, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority

SB 564  Distribution of a portion of the school levy tax credit


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