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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 793

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Relating to: the teacher loan program. (FE)

County Higher educational aids board Loan Rural planning Teacher

  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

This bill modifies the teacher loan program to provide for loan forgiveness to

certain teachers employed in school districts in rural counties.

Under current law, the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) administers a

teacher loan program for students who meet certain eligibility criteria, including

enrollment in a program of study leading to a teacher's license in a teacher shortage

field. Under the program, HEAB may award, to an eligible student, a loan of up to

$10,000 annually for up to three years. HEAB must forgive 25 percent of the loan

for each school year that the loan recipient 1) is employed in the city of Milwaukee

as a full-time elementary or secondary school teacher in a high-demand, teacher

shortage field; and 2) receives a teacher rating of proficient or distinguished.

This bill provides for loan forgiveness under the teacher loan program for

teachers employed in school districts in rural counties, not only for those employed

in the city of Milwaukee.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Czaja (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Macco (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Nerison (R) , Novak (R) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Swearingen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vorpagel (R)

2 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Tiffany (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Mining and Rural Development, Ayes 12, Noes 3

Passed 12–3 Feb 12, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 33

Passed 62–33 Feb 18, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0, Paired 2

Passed 94–0 Feb 18, 2016 official source full page

Aye · 94

Not voting · 3

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 14, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 1

Passed 31–1 Mar 15, 2016 official source full page

Nay · 1

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Quinn, E. Brooks, Tranel, Ballweg, Bernier, Czaja, Edming, Kitchens, Krug, Kulp, T. Larson, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Ripp, Spiros, Swearingen, Tauchen, VanderMeer, Kremer, Jarchow, Macco, A. Ott, Skowronski and Vorpagel; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Tiffany

  2. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mining and Rural Development

  3. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mining and Rural Development, Ayes 12, Noes 3

  7. Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:55 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  9. Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Danou, Hesselbein, Doyle, Considine, Ohnstad, Spreitzer, Hebl, Pope, Berceau and Kahl

  10. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  11. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  12. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 33

  13. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0, Paired 2

  16. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Feb 19, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  20. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Universities and Technical Colleges and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  21. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  23. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 1

  28. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Mar 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-21-2016

  31. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-13-2016

  32. Apr 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-14-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 359

  33. Apr 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 4-15-2016