Assembly Bill 247
Granting high school diplomas to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 22, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 30, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 25, 2010
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Apr 13, 2010
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 208
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 27, 2010: “Published 5-5-2010”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a school board may award a high school diploma to a person who attended high school in that school district or attended high school in the state and resides in the school district if the person is 65 years or older, left high school to join the U.S. armed forces during a war, and served on active duty under honorable conditions.
This bill authorizes a school board to award a high school diploma to a person who is 55 years or older if that person has a service-connected disability and, with the exception of age, meets the above conditions.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . 14 are Democrats and 6 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Benedict · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Sheridan · Democrat, Assembly
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 1 · Feb 19, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Apr 5, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 27, 2010
The new law was published.
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Apr 22, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 208.
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Apr 20, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Apr 13, 2010
The Senate passed it too.
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Apr 5, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Mar 25, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 1, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Feb 26, 2010
The Senate received it.
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Feb 25, 2010
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 19, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 19, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 1.
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Jan 12, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 30, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Apr 30, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Milroy, Radcliffe, Barca, Berceau, Brooks, Benedict, Danou, Gunderson, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Petrowski, Nerison, Sheridan, Soletski, Spanbauer, Steinbrink, Strachota, Turner, A. Williams and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Lehman, Schultz, Vinehout, Taylor, A. Lasee, Grothman and Coggs
- Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 19, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 1
- Feb 19, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-25-2010 by committee on Rules
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 26, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Mar 1, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Mar 25, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 31, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 5, 2010 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Apr 5, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 8, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-13-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-20-2010
- Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-21-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 208
- Apr 27, 2010 · Assembly
Published 5-5-2010
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote