Assembly Resolution 23
The closing of LifeSkills Academy in the city of Milwaukee
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 21, 2014
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Adopted, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Assembly Organization. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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Roll call
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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.
On or about December 12, 2013, the LifeSkills Academy in the city of Milwaukee ceased operations. LifeSkills Academy was a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Newspaper reports indicated that the owners of the school relocated to Florida and have started another private school in Daytona Beach. This resolution does the following:
1. Requests that the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) immediately contact the relevant state agency in the state of Florida that regulates the operation of private schools in that state to inform the agency of the closing of LifeSkills Academy.
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2. Directs the Committee on Assembly Organization to contact the appropriate Wisconsin state agencies to request that the agencies immediately commence proceedings to recover any state funds that may be collectible from LifeSkills Academy or its agents.
3. Requests that DPI provide the assembly with all information relating to whether any other private schools that participate in a parental choice program in this state have abruptly closed and relocated to another state after receiving state funding.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . All 11 are Democrats.
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Authors (11)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this proposal. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Assembly vote to take it up right away
Failed, 39 to 59 · Jan 21, 2014
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Assembly Organization and take up, Ayes 39, Noes 59”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Jan 21, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Assembly Organization.
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Jan 21, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Goyke, Zamarripa, Barca, Pasch, Pope, Sinicki, Wright, C. Taylor, Clark, Hesselbein and Kolste
- Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly
Read and referred to Committee on Assembly Organization
- Jan 21, 2014 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Assembly Organization and take up, Ayes 39, Noes 59
- Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly
Failed to adopt 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
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote