Assembly Bill 420
Payments to an independent charter school authorized by a tribal college. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 8, 2022. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jun 25, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Sep 28, 2021
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 22, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 219
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2022: “Published 4-9-2022”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Office of Educational Opportunity in the UW System, the City of Milwaukee, the chancellor of an institution in the UW System, a technical college district board, the county executive of Waukesha County, the college of Menominee Nation, and the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa community college may contract with a person to operate a charter school. A charter school authorized by one of these entities is commonly known as an independent charter school.
Currently, the Department of Public Instruction pays a different per pupil amount to an independent charter school authorized by a tribal college than it pays to other independent charter schools. Under current law, the per pupil payment to an independent charter school authorized by a tribal college is based on the per pupil academic base funding the federal Bureau of Indian Education provides to tribal schools under federal law. In the 2020-21 school year, the per pupil amount paid to an independent charter school authorized by a tribal college is $8,719. The per pupil amount paid to an independent charter school authorized by an authorizer other than a tribal college is set by law. In the 2020-21 school year, the per pupil payment amount to an independent charter school authorized by an authorizer other than a tribal college is $9,165.
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This bill eliminates the different per pupil amount paid to independent charter schools authorized by a tribal college. Under the bill, beginning in the 2021-22 school year, the Department of Public Instruction pays the same per pupil amount to all independent charter schools.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . All 13 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Sep 23, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 21, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2022
The new law was published.
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Apr 8, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 219.
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Apr 4, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 22, 2022
The Senate passed it too.
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Oct 21, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Oct 14, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 8, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Sep 29, 2021
The Senate received it.
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Sep 28, 2021
The Assembly passed it.
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Sep 23, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 23, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Sep 22, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 14, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 18, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 12, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 1, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 28, 2021 to Jun 29, 2021
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 25, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Jun 25, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 25, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Duchow, Edming, Mursau, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Novak, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Skowronski, Tusler and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga and Felzkowski
- Jun 25, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Jun 28, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Loudenbeck added as a coauthor
- Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
- Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 12, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 18, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 14, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 22, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Sep 22, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Penterman added as a coauthor
- Sep 23, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Sep 23, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Sep 23, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 9-28-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 29, 2021 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Oct 8, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Oct 14, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 21, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 21, 2021 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 21, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 18, 2022 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 28, 2022 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-28-2022
- Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker
- Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 219
- Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly
Published 4-9-2022
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote