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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 224

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authorizing school boards and libraries to transfer a gift or grant to certain charitable organizations.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the school board of a school district may receive gifts or

grants of money, furniture, and other property, and must use or invest the gift or

grant in the manner specified by the donor or grantor. In the absence of specific

direction regarding the use or investment of the gift or grant, the school board may

determine how to use the gift or grant in accordance with the law applicable to trust

investments.

This bill allows a school board to transfer unrestricted donations made to the

school board to a charitable organization exempt from federal income tax under the

Internal Revenue Code (IRC), provided the organization agrees in writing to use the

donation to provide financial or material support for the school district and to comply

with any terms of the donation.

Under current law, the library board of a public library may transfer donations

made to the library to the treasurer of the municipality or county in which the library

is located; entrust them to a public depository; transfer them to the library board's

financial secretary; or transfer them to a charitable organization exempt from

federal income tax under the IRC that has as its purpose providing financial or

material support to the public library. This bill permits the library to transfer a

donation to any charitable organization exempt from federal income tax, provided

the organization agrees in writing to use the donation to provide financial or material

support for the public library and to comply with any terms of the donation.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Brooks (R) , Hintz (D) , Kaufert (R) , Molepske Jr (D) , Mursau (R) , Petrowski (R) , Ringhand (D) , Strachota (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

6 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Lassa (D) , Schultz (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Taylor (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Oct 25, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Education

Passed 7–0 Jan 12, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Senate amendment 2 concurred in, Ayes 93, Noes 2

Passed 93–2 Feb 21, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Aug 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kaufert, Hintz, Thiesfeldt, Brooks, Petrowski, Molepske Jr, A. Ott, Strachota, Mursau and Ringhand;Cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Taylor, Wanggaard and Lassa

  2. Aug 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  3. Sep 16, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Ballweg added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 4, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Knudson

  6. Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  8. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  9. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Oct 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-1-2011 by committee on Rules

  11. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  13. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Spanbauer added as a coauthor

  14. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  20. Dec 14, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Dec 16, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Olsen

  22. Jan 11, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  23. Jan 12, 2012 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Education

  24. Jan 12, 2012 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  25. Jan 12, 2012 · Senate

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  26. Jan 12, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  27. Feb 13, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-14-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 adopted

  30. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  32. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  33. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 2 adopted)

  35. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  36. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 by committee on Rules

  37. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Senate amendment 2 concurred in, Ayes 93, Noes 2

  38. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  39. Mar 1, 2012 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly amendment 1)

  40. Mar 1, 2012 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  41. Mar 28, 2012 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-28-2012

  42. Mar 30, 2012 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-29-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 163

  43. Mar 30, 2012 · Assembly

    Published 4-11-2012