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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 162

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Relating to: the timing of equalization aid payments to school districts. (FE)

Public instruction department of School — State aid

  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 Department of Public Instruction pays equalization aid

to school districts for each school year in the following four installments: 15 percent

in September, 25 percent in December, 25 percent in March, and 35 percent in June.

This bill increases the percentage of equalization aid distributed in September by 2

points each school year, and decreases the percentage of equalization aid distributed

in June by 2 points each school year, until the 2025-26 school year, at which time the

amount of equalization aid distributed in both September and June will be 25

percent. The result is that equalization aid will be paid to school districts in four

equal installments beginning in the 2025-26 school year.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Andraca (D) , Armstrong (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Hintz (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Murphy (R) , Rozar (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Vruwink (D)

4 cosponsors

Felzkowski (R) , Jacque (R) , Knodl (R) , Schraa (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 May 14, 2021 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Andraca, Armstrong, Hintz, Kuglitsch, Murphy, Rozar, Tusler, Vruwink and Brandtjen; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Felzkowski

  2. Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Apr 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Knodl added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 30, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Schraa added as a coauthor

  7. May 5, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. May 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  9. May 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1