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Budget Compromise Announced
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | June 8, 2023
Today, Governor Evers and GOP legislative leaders announced they had reached a deal on a shared revenue package for local governments which included a deal on K-12 education funding in conjunction. The compromise package includes over $1 billion in spendable revenue for public school districts.
While all the details on the overall package will be forthcoming this is what we know about the proposal now:
- Maintain two-thirds funding for public schools.
- There is over $1 billion in spendable revenue with additional categorical aids possibly being included.
- Each fiscal year there will be a $325 per pupil increase in revenue limits.
- Increase in the low revenue ceiling from $10,000-$11,000 per student.
- $30 million will be invested to support school-based mental health with the intent to move away from competitive grants to statewide distribution.
- In additional $97M Reaching 33.3% reimbursement for special education.
- Provide $50 million toward a reading initiative that is still in development.
The compromise also includes an increase in the per pupil voucher payments as follows:
The voucher per student increases are as follows: K-8 from $8,399 to $9,500 and Grades 9-12 from $9,045 to $12,000. Charter school payments increase from $9,264 to $11,000 per student.
As details of the proposals of announced, SAA will provide talking points for not only the biennial budget proposal but also the forthcoming reading proposal linked the $50 million in the budget proposal.
Media Statements:
Republican Legislative Leaders
Legislative Fiscal Budget Papers:
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