Assembly Bill 474
A contract between a school board and a parent or guardian to transport a pupil to and from school. (FE)
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 bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 26, 2019
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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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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 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires that, if a school board contracts with a parent or guardian to transport a pupil to and from school, the contract must compensate the parent or guardian a total amount for all pupils residing in the household who attend the same school, rather than a per pupil amount.
Under current law, a school board is generally required to provide transportation to a public or private school pupil residing in the school district two miles or more from the pupil's school. Currently, a school board may meet its transportation obligation using a variety of methods, including by contract with the parent or guardian of the public or private school pupil. Current law also provides that, if the cost of transporting a private school pupil is more than 1.5 times a school district's average cost per pupil for bus transportation in the previous year (average cost), and the school district contracts with the pupil's parent or guardian to transport the pupil, the contract must provide for an annual payment for each pupil of not less than the greater of the following amounts (minimum contract amount):
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1) $5 multiplied by the distance in miles between the pupil's residence and the pupil's private school; and 2) the school district's average cost. Current law also provides that, if the school district is Milwaukee Public Schools, the board of school directors of MPS may pay the minimum contract amount for all pupils who reside in the same household and attend the same private school, rather than paying the minimum contract amount for each pupil in the household.
The bill provides that, for a contract between a school board and a parent or guardian to transport a pupil, the amount of compensation must be a single amount for all pupils residing in the household who attend the same school, rather than a per pupil amount. That requirement applies to transportation contracts for both public and private school pupils, and the requirement applies to the minimum contract amount applicable to the transportation of a private school pupil that costs more than 1.5 times a school district's average cost.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (6)
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 15, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 26, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 26, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Novak, Duchow, Horlacher, Knodl, Murphy and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senator Marklein
- Sep 26, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Oct 15, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate