Assembly Bill 126
Contracts for additional charter schools
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 4, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a school board may enter into a contract with an individual, group, business, or governmental body to establish a charter school, which operates with fewer constraints than traditional public schools. Current law also permits the University of Wisconsin (UW) Milwaukee, UW-Parkside, the Milwaukee Area Technical College, and the city of Milwaukee to operate charter schools (independent charter schools) directly or to contract for the operation of charter schools.
This bill requires a school board or other entity that has contracted with a person to operate a charter school to amend the contract or enter into a new contract with the operator to allow the operator to establish an additional charter school if, in the school report published by the Department of Public Instruction for the two most recent school years, each of the charter schools operated by the person in this state received a rating of "significantly exceeds expectations" or "exceeds expectations."
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . All 9 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Paul F. Farrow · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 18, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 4, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Apr 4, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 4, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kooyenga, Honadel, J. Ott, Kleefisch, Stone, Hutton, Pridemore, Sanfelippo and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Vukmir, Farrow and Grothman
- Apr 4, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kooyenga
- Oct 21, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kooyenga
- Dec 11, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Kestell
- Dec 18, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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