School Law FYI: Remote Participation in School Board Meetings
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 18, 2020
From the Legal Side…
In it’s most recent School Law FYI, the BoardmanClark Law Firm addresses issues surrounding remote participation in school board meetings.
The SAA regularly receives these updates and we believe this is valuable information for SAA members. We are distributing this update to SAA members with the permission of BoardmanClark.
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State Revenue Likely to be Lower Due to Coronavirus
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 18, 2020
From WisPolitics.com …
The January projection that the state will take in an additional $818.2 million through mid-2021 will almost certainly be lower than anticipated due to COVID-19’s impact on the economy, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
LFB Director Bob Lang told WisPolitics.com that he would need to gather at least several months more of data before completing another full economic forecast report, if he decides to make one.
“I’m not going to do one every two weeks,” Lang said. “Just look at the economy and the markets. I’m certain with small businesses there will be some impact, but I’m not prepared to say what the magnitude will be.”
Lang said the bureau looks at national moderating forecasts for tax collections to help reach an estimate. He said collections from annual personal income filings will be particularly important to review.
An LFB report released in January, well before the WHO declared the virus a global pandemic, projected the state would pull in an additional $818.2 million in tax revenue for the 2019-21 biennium. That resulted in a projection of an extra $451.9 million in the general fund at the end of the current biennium and a deposit of $409.1 million into the state’s rainy day fund.
The GOP-controlled Legislature passed a bill in February that would’ve used $392.4 million of the projected surplus to cut income taxes and property taxes for manufacturers, as well as pay down $100 million in state debt.
But Evers vetoed the proposal, saying the funds should’ve instead gone towards raising K-12 education to two-thirds state funding. He had proposed a $251.9 million plan that included $130 million of the money going into education resulted in a property tax cut.
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Tobacco 21 Clears Senate Committee
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 18, 2020
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services recommended Senate Bill 364 (Tobacco 21) for passage yesterday by paper ballot. At this time, it is uncertain when the full Senate may take up the bill. The SAA supports SB 364. A summary of the Committee’s action on the bill appears below.
SB-364 Raising Tobacco Age (Marklein, Howard) Raising the legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of cigarettes and nicotine and tobacco products, providing a legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of vapor products, and providing a penalty. Sub. 1 adopted, 4-1. Passage as amended recommended, 4-1.
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Legal Update: Covid-19 School Shutdown — Compensatory Education Guidance for Students with IEPs or 504 Plans
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 17, 2020
From the Legal Side…
This Legal Update from the Buelow Vetter Law Firm discusses the circumstances, process and considerations according to which school officials should determine whether compensatory services are required for eligible students under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act or Section 504.
The SAA regularly receives these legal updates and we believe this is valuable information for SAA members. We are distributing this update to SAA members with the permission of the Buelow Vetter Law Firm.
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Fitzgerald Postpones Senate Floor Session
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 17, 2020
From WisPolitics.com …
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today said he is postponing the March 24 floor period “out of an abundance of caution” for senators and their families during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Juneau Republican said he and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, plan to call an extraordinary session of the Legislature sometime in spring.
Next week was the final general business floor period of the legislative session.
“This coronavirus is a public health issue that should be taken seriously,” Fitzgerald said.
See the release:
https://www.wispolitics.com/2020/sen-fitzgerald-postpone-march-floor-session/
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