Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive 4 R cosponsors

AB 967 — Relating to: high-performing charter schools authorized by school boards. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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31 added · 64 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to AB 967 allow school boards to approve contracts for charter schools that include a provision enabling the charter school's governing board to open additional charter schools, provided that their existing schools rank in the top two performance categories in state accountability reports. This update makes it easier for high-performing charter schools to grow and expand, fostering more educational opportunities in Wisconsin. Essentially, if a charter school is doing well, it can open more schools without waiting for new contracts, promoting effective educational models.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-5984/1 KRP:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 967 February 8, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives W ITTKE, HIESFELDT , ITTRICH, BRANDTJEN , KNODL , MACCO , MAGNAFICI , MURPHY and R OZAR , cosponsored by Senators D ARLING, ROTH , TROEBEL and W ANGGAARD .
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 967 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to amend 118.40 (2m) (a) and 118.40 (3) (a) of the statutes;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 118.40 (2m) (a) and 118.40 (3) (a) of the statutes;
high-performing charter schools authorized by school boards.
high−performing charter schools authorized by school boards.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, a school board, the Office of Educational Opportunity in the UW System (OEO), the City of Milwaukee, the chancellor of an institution in the UW System, a technical college district board, the county executive of Waukesha County, the college of Menominee Nation, and the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa community college may contract with a person to operate a charter school.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in 118.40 (3) (a) If the school board grants the petition senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Those entities are commonly referred to as charter school authorizers.
under sub.
This bill provides that a contract to operate a charter school between a school board and a charter school governing board must allow the governing board to open additional charter schools if all of the charter schools operated by the governing board are in one of the top two performance categories on the Department of Public Instruction's most recent school and school district accountability report.
Current law requires that a contract between a charter school governing body and an authorizer other than a school board or the OEO must include such a provision.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
- 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5984/1 KRP:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 967 SECTION 1 SECTION 1.
118.40 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (2m) (a) A school board may on its own initiative contract with a person to operate a school as a charter school.
The contract shall include all of the provisions specified under sub.
(1m) (b) and may include other provisions agreed to by the parties.
The contract also shall include a provision allowing the governing board of the charter school to open one or more additional charter schools if all of the charter schools operated by the governing board were assigned to one of the top 2 performance categories in the most recent school and school district accountability report published under s.
115.385.
If the charter school governing board opens one or more additional charter schools, the existing contract applies to the new school or schools unless the parties agree to amend the existing contract or enter into a new contract.
SECTION 2.
118.40 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.40 (3) (a) If the school board grants the petition under sub.
to operate the school as a charter school under this section.
to SECTION 1.
The contract shall include all of the provisions specified in the petition and may include other provisions agreed to by the parties.
118.40 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended operate the school as a charter school under this section.
The contract also shall include a provision allowing the governing board of the charter school to open one or more additional charter schools if all of the charter schools operated by the governing board were assigned to one of the top 2 performance categories in the most recent school and school district accountability report published under s.
to read:
118.40(2m) (a) Aschoolboardmayonitsowninitia- The contract shall include all of the provisions specified tive contract with a person to operate a school as a charter in the petition and may include other provisions agreed school.
The contract shall include all of the provisions to by the parties.
The contract also shall include a provi- sion allowing the governing board of the charter school specified under sub.
(1m) (b) and may include other pro- to open one or more additional charter schools if all of the visions agreed to by the parties.
The contract also shall charter schools operated by the governing board were include a provision allowing the governing board of the charter school to open one or more additional charter assigned to one of the top 2 performance categories in the schools if all of the charter schools operated by the gov- most recent school and school district accountability erning board were assigned to one of the top 2 perfor- report published under s.
If the charter school governing board opens one or more additional charter schools, the existing contract applies to the new school or schools unless the parties agree to amend the existing contract or enter into a new contract.
If the charter school mance categories in the most recent school and school governing board opens one or more additional charter district accountability report published under s.
LRB-5984/1 - 2022 Legislature - 3 - KRP:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 967 SECTION 3 SECTION 3.Initial applicability.
115.385.
(1) This act first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or modified on the effective date of this subsection.
schools, the existing contract applies to the new school or schools unless the parties agree to amend the existing If the charter school governing board opens one or more additional charter schools, the existing contract applies to contract or enter into a new contract.
(END)
the new school or schools unless the parties agree to SECTION 3.0Initial applicability.
amend the existing contract or enter into a new contract.
(1) This act first applies to a contract that is entered SECTION 2.
118.40 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended into, renewed, or modified on the effective date of this to read:
subsection.
* Section 991.11,ISCONSISTATUTES:
Effective date of acts.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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The bill allows charter school governing boards to open additional charter schools if they meet performance criteria in accountability reports.

  • 118.40 (2m) (a)

    The contract also shall include a provision allowing the governing board of the charter school to open one or more additional charter schools if all of the charter schools operated by the governing board were assigned to one of the top 2 performance categories in the most recent school and school district accountability report published under s. 115.385.

    This change allows charter school governing boards to expand their operations based on performance.

  • 118.40 (3) (a)

    The contract also shall include a provision allowing the governing board of the charter school to open one or more additional charter schools if all of the charter schools operated by the governing board were assigned to one of the top 2 performance categories in the most recent school and school district accountability report published under s. 115.385.

    This change requires similar performance-based provisions in contracts for schools that are formed from granted petitions.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022

  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 3-10-2022

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 11

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  14. Available for scheduling

  15. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  16. Executive action taken

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  18. Received from Assembly

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  21. Read a third time and passed

  22. Rules suspended

  23. Ordered to a third reading

  24. Read a second time

  25. Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules

  26. Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 5

  28. Executive action taken

  29. Public hearing held

  30. Fiscal estimate received

  31. Fiscal estimate received

  32. Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  33. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  34. Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Thiesfeldt, Dittrich, Brandtjen, Knodl, Macco, Magnafici, Murphy and Rozar; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Roth, Stroebel and Wanggaard

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9 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on · 8 voted No

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Not signed on (123)

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CONCURRENCE

Passed 20 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 13000
Unaffiliated 7302
Democrat 0800
Total 201102
% of votes cast 61%33%0%6%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
ROTH — Yea
BERNIER — Yea
COWLES — Yea
KOOYENGA — Yea
DARLING — Yea
PETROWSKI — Yea
AGARD — Nay
STROEBEL — Yea
BEWLEY — Nay
RINGHAND — Nay
BALLWEG — Not Voting
ERPENBACH — Not Voting
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 967?
AB 967 is sponsored by Rozar, Murphy, David (Republican), Magnafici, Macco, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Brandtjen, Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Thiesfeldt, and Wittke, Robert (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 967?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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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