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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 177

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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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: Felzkowski (R) , Jacque (R)

12 cosponsors

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

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 May 4, 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 3, 2021 · Senate

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

  2. Mar 3, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Mar 12, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 2, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 21, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. May 3, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. May 4, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  8. May 4, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. May 5, 2021 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  10. Jan 31, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1