Senate Bill 250
Accepting pupils under the full-time Open Enrollment Program
Topics: School, School: Attendance
Became law
The governor signed it on May 12, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Aug 5, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 4, 2010
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 15, 2010
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 303
Latest entry in the official record, May 13, 2010: “Published 5-26-2010”
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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
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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under the current full-time Open Enrollment Program, a pupil may apply to attend a public school in a school district other than the pupil's resident school district if certain conditions are met. If a nonresident school district receives more applications than there are spaces available, the school district must determine which pupils to accept on a random basis after giving preference to pupils and to siblings of pupils who are already attending the nonresident school district.
This bill also requires a nonresident school district that is a union high school district (a district operating only grades 9 to 12) to give preference to pupils who are attending an underlying elementary school district (a district operating only grades kindergarten to 8) of the nonresident school district under the Open Enrollment Program.
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Current law establishes criteria that a school district must use to determine whether to accept or reject a nonresident pupil. For example, a school board may consider the availability of space in the school or program to which the nonresident pupil has applied. The school board may include in its count of occupied spaces pupils attending the school district for whom tuition is paid, and pupils and their siblings who have applied to attend the school district and are already attending public school in the nonresident school district.
This bill allows a school board of a union high school district to include in its count of occupied spaces pupils who are currently attending an underlying elementary school district of the nonresident school district under the Open Enrollment Program.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Mar 2, 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 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Mar 31, 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 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 13, 2010
The new law was published.
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May 12, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 303.
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May 11, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Apr 15, 2010
The Assembly passed it too.
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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, 12 to 0.
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Mar 9, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 5, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Mar 5, 2010
The Assembly received it.
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Mar 4, 2010
The Senate passed it.
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Mar 2, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Feb 18, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 5, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Aug 5, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 5, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Darling and Kedzie;Cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, Nass and Townsend
- Aug 5, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Feb 18, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 24, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 2, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Mar 2, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 3, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-4-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 4, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 4, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 4, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 4, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Mar 4, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 5, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Mar 5, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Mar 31, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:59 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 16, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Apr 23, 2010 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 4-23-2010
- May 11, 2010 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 5-11-2010
- May 12, 2010 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 5-12-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 303
- May 13, 2010 · Senate
Published 5-26-2010
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