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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 965

The components, methods, and formulas the Department of Public Instruction uses to publish school and school district accountability reports and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Apr 8, 2022. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 8, 2022

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 60 to 33

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 20 to 11

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Apr 8, 2022.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 17, 2022: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

Read the governor's veto message · All vetoes this session

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law requires the Department of Public Instruction to annually, by November 30, publish a school and school district accountability report, commonly referred to as school and school district report cards. DPI must establish an index system and, using this index system, place each school and school district in a performance category based upon certain measures, including pupil achievement, growth in pupil achievement, and graduation rates, for the preceding school year.

This bill requires DPI, for school and school district report cards published for the 2021-22 school year, to use the measures, index system, and other components, methods, and formulas that DPI used to publish the school and school district report cards for the 2018-19 school year. Going forward, DPI may change the measures, index system, and other components, methods, and formulas that DPI uses only by promulgating rules.

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The bill also specifies that, in determining a school's overall score on a school report card, DPI may not give more weight to measures of growth in pupil achievement in reading and mathematics than to measures of actual pupil achievement in reading and mathematics.

Who's behind it

10 representatives are its ⁠. All 10 are Republicans.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 17 names

Authors (10)

Signed on in support (7)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 5 · Feb 17, 2022

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 9, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 60 to 33 · Feb 22, 2022 · 4 didn't vote

See how each of the 97 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (60)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 3 · Mar 4, 2022

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 4, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 4, 2022

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 20 to 11 · Mar 8, 2022 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 17, 2022

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Apr 8, 2022

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Apr 4, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 8, 2022

    The Senate passed it too, 20 to 11.

  5. Mar 4, 2022

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

  6. Mar 4, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 3.

  7. Feb 24, 2022

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.

  8. Feb 22, 2022

    The Senate received it.

  9. Feb 22, 2022

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  10. Feb 22, 2022

    The Assembly passed it, 60 to 33.

  11. Feb 17, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Feb 17, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 5.

  13. Feb 16, 2022

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Feb 11, 2022

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  15. Feb 10, 2022

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Feb 8, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.

  17. Feb 8, 2022

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Thiesfeldt, Allen, Brandtjen, Gundrum, Knodl, Macco, Magnafici, Murphy and Neylon; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Roth, Stroebel, Wanggaard and Ballweg

  2. Feb 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Feb 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 11, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 16, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 16, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 5

  8. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules

  10. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 33, Paired 2

  14. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  15. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  18. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  19. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  20. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

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

  22. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 11

  27. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Mar 9, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Mar 11, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-11-2022

  30. Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  31. Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022

  32. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  33. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Terms on this page

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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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

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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