State of the State Coverage
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 20, 2016
From WisPolitics.com …
WisPolitics.com has now posted full coverage of Gov. Scott Walker’s State of the State address, including his suggestion moving to a self-insurance model is one way to reform government and generate savings that could be invested in education.
Lawmakers from both sides raised questions about the suggestion, while Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said new revenue projections expected out later this week could make legislators hesitant to spend new money.
In his speech, Walker called for lawmakers to pass his college affordability package, though Fitzgerald also said the tight window lawmakers have before adjourning for the year could impact that.
See Governor Scott Walker’s 2016 State of the State Address here.
See coverage of the speech here.
See reaction in the press release section here.
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SAA Members Testify on Referendum Bill
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 15, 2016
The following SAA members testified in opposition to SB 355, relating to school referenda, at the public hearing before the Senate Committee on Elections and Local Government yesterday.
Tim Raymond, Superintendent from Cambria-Friesland
Ron Walsh, Superintendent from Elk Mound
Ken Bates, Superintendent from Green Lake
Mike Richie, Superintendent from Northland Pines
Bruce Quinton, Superintendent from Pepin
Hats off to these members for their advocacy efforts on behalf of Wisconsin school children.
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SAA Memo on Guns in Schools Proposal
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 15, 2016
The SAA has produced a brief memo for members on LRB 4414, the proposal that would allow those with conceal-carry permits to carry on school grounds, and which would allow local school boards and administrators to determine whether or not to permit the carry of concealed weapons within their local schools.
Please contact the SAA with any questions you may have on this issue.
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Speaker Vos: “Highly Unlikely” Gun Bill Will Move Forward
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 15, 2016
From WisPolitics.com ..
A Republican proposal that would allow concealed carry on school grounds is “highly unlikely” to move forward this session, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said yesterday.
The Rochester Republican, speaking to reporters after the Assembly’s Rules Committee meeting, said he supports the concept of the bill but doesn’t see a pressing need for it this session.
“And quite frankly, as I have travelled around the state and I have been home in my district, there haven’t been a lot of people who have asked me for this,” Vos said. “Just like I said about campus carry, I support the bill, but it is not a high priority for Republicans. In fact, it is not a priority at all.”
Three Republican lawmakers are seeking co-sponsors for the proposal, which they say would mirror the Federal Guns Free School Zone law; that law allows concealed carry on school grounds. The proposal’s authors are: Sen. Mary Lazich, of New Berlin; and Reps. Jesse Kremer, of Kewaskum, and Robert Brooks, of Saukville.
The proposal also would let school districts decide whether concealed weapons would be allowed in schools.
Vos said he’s open to discussion, but the odds are against the legislation so late in the session. He acknowledged other bills have moved quickly through committee and to the floor, but he said the gun proposal is different.
“Quite frankly, on a lot of the other bills that we’re bringing up,” Vos said, “there has been a groundswell of support for them to make sure they get through the process.”
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“Guns In Schools” Bill Circulating for Co-Sponsorship
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | January 14, 2016
The GOP proposal that would allow guns in schools is now circulating for co-sponsorship.
See Bill Draft here.
See Co-Sponsorship Memo here.
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