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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 80

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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 2027-28 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 2027-28 school year.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Baldeh (D) , Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Gustafson (R) , Knodl (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R)

3 cosponsors

Jacque (R) , Nass (R) , Spreitzer (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Gustafson, Rozar, Allen, C. Anderson, Baldeh, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Rettinger and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Nass and Spreitzer

  2. Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Mar 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1