Assembly Bill 809
Transportation of private school pupils
Topics: Parochial and private educational institutions, School: Conveyance of pupil
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Apr 15, 2010, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 4, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 15, 2010
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law, with some exceptions, requires a school district to provide transportation to and from school for a pupil attending a private school that is located at least two miles from the pupil's residence.
This bill requires a school district to provide transportation for private school pupils only during the school term of the school district. A school term is the time beginning on the first school day and ending on the last school day that the schools of a school district are in operation for the attendance of pupils in a school year, excluding summer classes.
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Under current law, if the estimated cost of transporting a pupil to a private school is more than 1.5 times the school district's average cost per pupil for bus transportation, the school board may fulfill its obligation to transport the pupil by contracting with the pupil's parent or guardian. Except as provided below, the contract must provide for an annual payment for each pupil of at least $5 times the number of miles between the pupil's residence and the private school, or the school district's average cost per pupil for bus transportation, whichever is greater.
In a first class city school district (currently, only the Milwaukee Public Schools), if two or more pupils reside in the same household and attend the same private school, the contract may, at the discretion of the school board, provide for a total annual payment of the amount described above for all of the pupils instead of for each of the pupils. This bill extends this provision to all school districts.
Currently, annually by May 15 each private school must notify each school board of the names, grade levels, and locations of all pupils eligible to be transported by the school board during the succeeding school term. This bill changes the notification date to July 15.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . All 12 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristen Dexter · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Education vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 3 · Mar 31, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 16, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Apr 16, 2010
The Senate received it.
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Apr 15, 2010
The Assembly passed it.
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Apr 15, 2010
The Assembly adopted it.
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Mar 31, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 31, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 4.
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Mar 18, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 9, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 4, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Mar 4, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Dexter, Danou, Clark, Garthwaite, Hilgenberg, Hraychuck, Pope-Roberts, Roys, Sinicki, Smith, Staskunas and Zigmunt;Cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Vinehout and Holperin
- Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 18, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 19, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Dexter
- Mar 23, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 3
- Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:46 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 adopted
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 16, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Apr 16, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote