History of School Referenda
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 23, 2016
From The Wheeler Report:
Check out this interesting data on school referenda from 1987 to the present assembled by The Wheeler Report. Please note, this table includes data on school districts utilizing the energy efficiency exemption, even though a referendum is not required.
HISTORY OF SCHOOL REFEREDUM 1987-CURRENT
School referendum are governed by Wis. Stat. § 121.91(3). In 2009, school districts were granted the ability to exempt energy efficiency expenditures from state revenue limits. When holding a referendum, a school board must pass a resolution calling for the proposed borrowing. Once the resolution is adopted by the school board, the referendum must be held within 70 days of the passage of the resolution, and the school district must publish a notice on the fourth Tuesday before the referendum. The district must notify DPI within 10 days of the adoption of the resolution.
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US Department of Labor Issues FLSA Regs
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 23, 2016
From the Legal Side…
The Boardman & Clark law firm recently published this School Law Update. On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor (Department) announced that it will publish a final rule to update regulations (final regulations) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final regulations will take effect on December 1, 2016. Because of this impending deadline, school districts will want to take immediate action to comply with the final regulations. This article will briefly summarize the changes to the FLSA regulations made by the final rule and discuss the impact on school positions.
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 Boardman & Clark.
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Feds Investigate Baraboo Private School
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 20, 2016
St. John’s Lutheran School in Baraboo is under federal investigation following a complaint over its policy toward LGBT students, officials confirmed Thursday. Check out the news story from WISC-TV, Madison.
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Holmes Announces Run for State Superintendent
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 18, 2016
Ending months of speculation, Germantown Superintendent Jeff Holmes announces his candidacy for Wisconsin State Superintendent. Check out the news story in the local Germantown newspaper.
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GPR Tax Collections in Line With Projections
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 18, 2016
From WisPolitics.com …
Overall GPR tax collections through the end of April are in line with projections, according to the Department of Revenue.
Still, LFB Director Bob Lang said sales and corporate tax collections need to be watched, along with the impact of changes to the withholding tables.
The Department of Revenue reported yesterday afternoon adjusted general purpose revenue tax collections were up 4.5 percent through the end of April compared to the same period a year earlier. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau in January projected fund general fund tax collections in 2015-16 would come in 4.4 percent ahead of the year before.
Still, sales taxes were up just 1.3 percent in April compared to the month before, while corporate income taxes dropped 9.3 percent. For the first 10 months of the fiscal year, sales taxes are up 3 percent and corporate taxes are down 0.1 percent.
The change in withholding tables that Republicans pushed through in 2014 affect the refunds state taxpayers get. Lang said that is another thing to watch.
Earlier this month, the Walker administration put off repaying $101 million in commercial paper, giving it more room in the current budget but adding to the state’s long-term debt.
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