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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 240

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Relating to: the school attendance requirement under Learnfare. (FE)

School — Attendance — Compulsory

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Learnfare program requires school age children of

Wisconsin Works (W-2) participants, with some exceptions, to meet certain school

enrollment standards. An individual who fails to meet the school attendance

requirement may be subject to sanctions determined by the Department of Children

and Families by rule. Under current law, an individual fails to meet the school

attendance requirement if the individual is not enrolled in school or was not enrolled

in the immediately preceding semester. Under this bill, an individual who is

habitually truant or who in the immediately preceding semester was habitually

truant also fails to meet the school attendance requirement.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Gannon (R) , Jagler (R) , Krug (R) , Ott (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

4 cosponsors

Kapenga (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Apr 25, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 36

Passed 60–36 May 10, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

Passed 61–35 May 10, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

Passed 61–35 May 10, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

Passed 61–35 May 10, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 62–35 May 10, 2017 official source full page

Aye · 62

Not voting · 2

Full history

  1. Apr 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, R. Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Skowronski, Gannon, Jagler, Krug and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Kapenga and Nass

  2. Apr 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

  3. Apr 18, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Tusler added as a coauthor

  7. Apr 25, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  8. Apr 25, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. May 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-10-2017 by Committee on Rules

  10. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Subeck, Berceau, Hesselbein, Pope and Sinicki

  11. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 36

  12. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Barca, Considine, Doyle, Subeck, Hebl, Hesselbein, Brostoff, Zepnick, Pope, Vruwink and Meyers

  13. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  14. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representatives Hebl, Vruwink, Pope, Considine, Barca, Berceau, Hesselbein, Genrich, Ohnstad, Meyers, Subeck, Brostoff, Anderson and Sinicki

  15. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  16. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representatives Subeck, Hebl, Berceau and Hesselbein

  17. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  18. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  21. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. May 11, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1