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  Some Education Bills of Interest of the 2011-2012 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 2 of some of the currently listed education bills of interest.  Updated 2/1/12

2011-2012 REGUALR SESSION EDUCATION BILLS

SB 163 & AB 227 Requiring teachers and administrators employed by and owners of private schools participating in the
               Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and in the choice program for other eligible school districts to be subject to the
               background investigation requirements and employment restrictions imposed upon teachers in public schools
SB 174 & AB 314 Closing the parental choice program for eligible school districts to additional school districts
                   
SB 174 SEN VOICE
SB 178 & AB 241 Differential tuition at certain institutions and colleges of the University of Wisconsin System
SB 180 & AB 245  Procurement of prescription drugs by a faculty member at an institution of higher education for the
               purpose of lawful research, teaching, or testing
AB 245 ASSM VOICE  SEN VOICE  WI ACT 100
SB 196  Excluding from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments expenditures made pursuant to a purchasing
               agreement with a school district 
SEN VOICE  ASSM VOICE  WI ACT 106
SB 204 & AB 276 Allowing certain pupils to possess and use an epinephrine auto-injector
                     
SB 204 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOTE 88-5  WI ACT 85
SB 234 & AB 324 Preaccreditation and accreditation of private schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice
              Program and the choice program for eligible school districts, certificates of occupancy for participating private
              school buildings, verification of income eligibility for pupils to participate in the programs, fees and tuition charged
              to pupils attending participating private schools, and standards of conduct for administrators of participating private
              schools 
SB 234 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOTE 65-27  WI ACT 47
SB 236  Grants to technical college districts to reduce unemployment; creating a new individual income tax upper bracket;
              providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations
SB 237 & AB 337  Providing instruction in human growth and development SB 237 SEN VOTE 17-15
SB 251  School district debt service aid and making an appropriation
SB 257  Providing additional state aid and revenue limit authority for certain school districts and making an appropriation
SB 275 & AB 353 Membership of technical college district boards
SB 289  The appointment of adult school crossing guards
SB 315 & AB 415 Use of law enforcement or juvenile court records to take disciplinary action against a pupil under a school
               district's athletic code
SB 315 SEN VOICE
SB 316 & AB 431 Grants to technical college district boards under the Workforce Advancement Training Program
SB 335 & AB 447  Authorizing a school board to grant a vocational high school diploma SB 335 SEN VOICE
SB 348 Eliminating an obsolete reference governing pilot payments to Second Chance Partnership to establish a work-based
              learning program; changing the name of the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning, the name
              of the Reference and Loan Library, and the name of the Division for Learning Support, Equity and Advocacy;
              participation in a public library system; and the appropriation to the Department of Public Instruction for children-at-
              risk programs (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Public Instruction)
SEN VOTE 33-0
SB 353 & AB 455 The use of seclusion and physical restraint on pupils in public schools SB 353 SEN VOICE
SB 361 & AB 451 Payments to the Second Chance Partners for Education and other nonprofit corporations that operate
              programs in which disengaged pupils participate in work-based learning programs while earning high school
              diplomas
SB 364 & AB 466  Creating an individual income tax deduction for certain contributions to a Coverdell Education Savings
              Account
SB 375 & AB 473 Delaying the restrictions on participation by the University of Wisconsin System in selling or providing
              telecommunications services
SB 382 & AB 497  Providing immunity from liability to a school board or the governing body of a charter school that
              provides public access to school grounds for certain recreational activities
SB 386 & AB 481 Voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools
SB 419  A pupil's possession and use of an epinephrine auto-injector

AB 188  Delaying the date by which school districts must comply with certain orders related to terminating the use of a race-
               based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name
AB 193 & SB 140 Creating an individual income tax checkoff for contributions to elementary and secondary education,
               shared revenue, and Medical Assistance, and making an appropriation
AB 215 & SB 179 Requiring a private school that provides child care for children under three years of age to be licensed to
               operate a child care center
AB 224  Authorizing school boards and libraries to transfer a gift or grant to certain charitable organizations ASSM VOICE
AB 227 & SB 163 Requiring teachers and administrators employed by and owners of private schools participating in the
               Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and in the choice program for other eligible school districts to be subject to the
               background investigation requirements and employment restrictions imposed upon teachers in public schools
AB 241 & SB 178 Differential tuition at certain institutions and colleges of the University of Wisconsin System
AB 243  Sexual assault of a student by a member of a school staff and providing a penalty
AB 245 & SB 180 Procurement of prescription drugs by a faculty member at an institution of higher education for the
               purpose of lawful research, teaching, or testing
AB 245 ASSM VOICE  SEN VOICE  WI ACT 100
AB 249  Privileged communications to a school guidance counselor, school teacher, or teacher's aide
AB 276 & SB 204 Allowing certain pupils to possess and use an epinephrine auto-injector
                   
SB 204 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOTE 88-5  WI ACT 85
AB 279  Excluding from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments expenditures made pursuant to a purchasing
               agreement with a school district
AB 311  Creating a sporting recruitment and retention council, programs to encourage recruitment of hunters and trappers,
               restrictions on expenditures under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship program, reduced fees for
               certain first-time hunting and trapping approvals, high school credit under and administration of the hunter and
               trapper education programs, waiving fishing license requirements for a weekend ice fishing event, and sturgeon
               spearing license age requirements

AB 314 & SB 174 Closing the parental choice program for eligible school districts to additional school districts
                   
SB 174 SEN VOICE
AB 322  Accessible instructional materials for students with disabilities enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or the
               Technical College System
AB 324 & SB 234 Preaccreditation and accreditation of private schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice
              Program and the choice program for eligible school districts, certificates of occupancy for participating private
              school buildings, verification of income eligibility for pupils to participate in the programs, fees and tuition charged
              to pupils attending participating private schools, and standards of conduct for administrators of participating private
              schools 
SB 234 SEN VOICE  ASSM VOTE 65-27
AB 337 & SB 237 Providing instruction in human growth and development SB 237 SEN VOTE 17-15
AB 343  Grants to technical college districts to reduce unemployment; creating a new individual income tax upper bracket;
               providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making
               appropriations
AB 353 & SB 275 Membership of technical college district boards
AB 398  Workforce growth grants to technical college districts and making an appropriation
AB 415 & SB 315 Use of law enforcement or juvenile court records to take disciplinary action against a pupil under a school
              district's athletic code
SB 315 SEN VOICE
AB 427  The purposes, authority, and responsibilities of the Educational Approval Board and the regulation of schools by that
               board
AB 431 & SB 316 Grants to technical college district boards under the Workforce Advancement Training Program
AB 447 & SB 335 Authorizing a school board to grant a vocational high school diploma SB 335 SEN VOICE
AB 451 & SB 361 Payments to the Second Chance Partners for Education and other nonprofit corporations that operate
               programs in which disengaged pupils participate in work-based learning programs while earning high school
               diplomas
AB 455 & SB 353 The use of seclusion and physical restraint on pupils in public schools SB 353 SEN VOICE
AB 460  Use of university, college, or technical college identification cards as proof of identification for voting
AB 466 & SB 364 Creating an individual income tax deduction for certain contributions to a Coverdell Education Savings
               Account
AB 470  The renewal of teacher contracts
AB 473 & SB 375 Delaying the restrictions on participation by the University of Wisconsin System in selling or providing
               telecommunications services
AB 481 & SB 386 Voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools
AB 497 & SB 382 Providing immunity from liability to a school board or the governing body of a charter school that
               provides public access to school grounds for certain recreational activities

AB 500  Adding kindergarten to definition of school for the purposes of the gun-free school zone law and the prohibition
               against weapons on school premises


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