Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 12 R cosponsors

AJR 105 — Relating to: declaring the week of January 21 to 27, 2024, School Choice Week and recognizing the right of parents to select the best educational path for their children.

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The updated version of Assembly Joint Resolution 105 now officially recognizes January 21 to 27, 2024, as School Choice Week and emphasizes parents' rights to choose their children's educational paths. It highlights the significance of Wisconsin's school choice programs, which began in Milwaukee in 1990 and have since expanded to support over 124,000 students across various options, including private, charter, and homeschooling. This resolution matters because it aims to raise awareness about the educational choices available to families, promoting the idea that parents should have the freedom to select the best fit for their children's education.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-5621/1 CMH:emw ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 105 January 19, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives W ITTKE, SCHUTT, TUSLER , P LUMER, ROZAR, CHMIDT , ETTINGER, MELOTIK, ALLEN, ENTERMAN , ITTRICH, D UCHOW , USTAFSON , MURPHY, CALLAHAN, GREEN and O'CONNOR , cosponsored by Senators T OMCZYK, W ANGGAARD , BRADLEY and F ELZKOWSKI.
Assembly Joint Resolution 105 ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to:
Referred to Committee on Rules.
Relating to:
and Whereas, Wisconsin's pioneering school choice program was launched in Milwaukee in 1990 to offer scholarships to low-income students wishing to attend a private school;
and Whereas, Wisconsin’s pioneering school choice program was launched in Milwaukee in 1990 to offer scholarships to low−income students wishing to attend a private school;
and LRB-5621/1 - 2024 Legislature - 2 - CMH:emw Whereas, the Racine Parental Choice Program educates more than 4,000 students in 35 schools, the Special Needs Scholarship Program educates more than 2,700 students in 160 schools, and the statewide choice program educates over 19,000 students in 330 schools;
and Whereas, the Racine Parental Choice Program educates more than 4,000 students in 35 schools, the Special Needs Scholarship Program educates more than 2,700 students in 160 schools, and the statewide choice program educates over 19,000 students in 330 schools;
and Whereas, over 124,000 students attend private schools in Wisconsin, and approximately 44 percent of private school students receive a state-supported scholarship via the four Wisconsin parental choice programs;
and Whereas, over 124,000 students attend private schools in Wisconsin, and approximately 44 percent of private school students receive a state−supported scholarship via the four Wisconsin parental choice programs;
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Senator Chris Kapenga Representative Robin J.
Vos President of the Senate Speaker of the Assembly Date Edward A.
Blazel Assembly Chief Clerk
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Action History

  1. Report correctly enrolled on 2-19-2024

  2. Received from Senate concurred in

  3. Ordered immediately messaged

  4. Concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10

  5. Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  6. Available for scheduling

  7. Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  8. Received from Assembly

  9. Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Representatives Edming and Schraa added as coauthors

  11. Adopted, Ayes 67, Noes 31

  12. Senator Testin added as a cosponsor

  13. Made a special order of business at 10:32 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  14. Read and referred to Committee on Rules

  15. Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Schutt, Tusler, Plumer, Rozar, Schmidt, Rettinger, Melotik, Allen, Penterman, Dittrich, Duchow, Gustafson, Murphy, Callahan, Green and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Bradley and Felzkowski

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17 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 31 voted No

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 22 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Republican 19000
Democrat 0800
Total 221000
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
AGARD — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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ADOPTION

Passed 67 Yea · 31 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 44000
Democrat 22200
Unaffiliated 21900
Total 673100
% of votes cast 68%32%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BINSFELD — Yea
BODDEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONLEY — Yea
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
JOHNSON — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MICHALSKI — Yea
MYERS — Yea
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
RETTINGER — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SAPIK — Yea
SCHMIDT — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SCHUTT — Yea
SHANKLAND — Nay
SHELTON — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
ANDERSON, J — Nay
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AJR 105?
AJR 105 is sponsored by Wittke, Robert (Republican), Schutt, Tusler, Ron (Republican), Plumer, Rozar, Schmidt, Rettinger, Melotik, Paul (Republican), Allen, Scott (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Gustafson, Nate (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), and O'Connor, Jerry (Republican).
What is the current status of AJR 105?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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