Senate Bill 599
Grants to school districts for efficiency and consolidation feasibility studies, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation
Topics: Public Instruction, Department of, School: Consolidation or reorganization
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 8, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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.
This bill authorizes the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to award grants of up to $10,000 to consortia of two or more school districts to study ways of improving efficiency and reducing costs by working cooperatively or to study the feasibility of consolidating the school districts. A consortium awarded a grant to study ways of improving efficiency must provide an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of the grant. The bill prohibits DPI from awarding more than one grant to the same consortium in the same school year.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristen Dexter · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
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.
Senate Committee on Education vote on an amendment
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 adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. 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 8, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Apr 5, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 2.
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Apr 5, 2010
“Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Mar 25, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 11, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 8, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Mar 8, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 8, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vinehout, Holperin, Kreitlow and Olsen;Cosponsored by Representatives Clark, Hraychuck, Pope-Roberts, Hilgenberg, Dexter, Milroy, Zigmunt, Garthwaite, Smith, Molepske Jr., Mursau and M. Williams
- Mar 8, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Mar 11, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 25, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 30, 2010 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Vinehout
- Mar 31, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 5, 2010 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Apr 5, 2010 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2
- Apr 5, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 8, 2010 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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