DPI Budget Bill Summary
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | July 10, 2015
The DPI has released a summary of the state budget bill as modified by the Joint Finance Committee.
See the summary here.
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SAA Veto Request Letter
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | July 9, 2015
The SAA hand delivered its veto request letter to the Governors office earlier today.
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Budget Heads to Walker’s Desk
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | July 9, 2015
The two-year budget is now headed to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk, giving him a narrow window to sign the document ahead of his presidential announcement on Monday.
The Assembly concurred on the Senate-amended budget 52-46 as 11 Republicans joined Dems in opposing the bill. The current budget cycle ended on June 30, but majority GOP lawmakers went past the deadline to wrestle with sticky issues like transportation and prevailing wage.
The 11 Republicans who voted against the budget all hail from some of the most competitive seats in the chamber.
They are:
Kathy Bernier of Chippewa Falls
Ed Brooks of Reedsburg
James “Jimmy Boy” Edming of Glen Flora
Dave Heaton of Wausau
Scott Krug of Nekoosa
Lee Nerison of Westby
Todd Novak of Dodgeville
Warren Petryk of Eleva
Keith Ripp of Lodi
Travis Tranel of Cuba City
Nancy VanderMeer of Tomah
Dem Rep. Chris Danou was absent for the debate.
See the roll call here.
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Interactive Map of School Aid Changes
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | July 8, 2015
The Wisconsin Budget Project has created an interactive map of the latest DPI estimates of the change in general school aids. Simply click on a county and you’ll see the estimated change for the county as a whole and for each district.
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Lasee: Changes to Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems Coming Out
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | July 7, 2015
From WisPolitics.com . . .
Senator Frank Lasee, co-chair of the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems, said a move to have the body comprised entirely of political appointments is coming out of the budget.
The committee is now made up of 10 members, including lawmakers, a member of the public appointed by the guv, an assistant attorney general and others. But the Joint Finance Committee’s wrap-up motion included a provision to have five members of the Assembly and five from the Assembly to serve on the body. “Taking those members off and making it more of a political issue long-term is not a good idea,” Lasee said. “I think it’s a little short-sighted.”
A spokeswoman for Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, confirmed the change will be made.
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