Senate Bill 267
A grant program for recovery high schools and making an appropriation. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 7, 2023. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 2, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Nov 14, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 14, 2023
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 72
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 7, 2023: “Published 12-7-2023”
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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
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Signed on in support
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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
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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.
This bill creates a grant program for recovery high schools. The bill defines a recovery high school as a public, private, or tribal school operating only high school grades that 1) is specifically designed for pupils in recovery from a substance use disorder or a mental health disorder that coexists with a substance use disorder, 2) awards high school credits that count towards a high school diploma awarded by the school or high school credits that will transfer and count towards a high school diploma awarded by a school district, and 3) is located in a physical location that is separate from any other public, private, or tribal school. Under the bill, to be eligible for a grant, a recovery high school must meet the following criteria:
1. The recovery high school must be governed by a governing board of no fewer than five members.
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2. The recovery high school must limit its enrollment to no more than 10, 20, or 30 pupils, depending on the number of years that the recovery high school has been in operation.
3. The recovery high school must employ a director who is responsible for the recovery school's daily operations.
4. If the recovery high school is a private school, the private school is a nonprofit organization.
5. The recovery high school provides evidence that it has at least one other source of funding to support its operations.
6. The recovery high school requires prospective pupils to apply and conditions eligibility for enrollment on the following: that pupil desires to be sober; that the pupil commits to attend the recovery high school daily; that the pupil consents to weekly drug testing; and that the pupil agrees to a 30-day probationary period at the end of which the pupil's enrollment may be terminated.
The bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to annually award a grant in the amount of $500,000 to each recovery high school that applies to DPI and meets the eligibility requirements listed above. If in any fiscal year the amount appropriated for this purpose is insufficient to pay the full amount of the grant to all eligible recovery high schools, DPI must prorate the amount of the grants among the eligible recovery high schools. Under the bill, if a recovery high school closes during a school year during which it receives a grant, the recovery high school is required to return any unused grant proceeds to DPI.
Finally, the bill requires a recovery high school that receives a grant to report various information to DPI by August 1 following the school year in which the recovery high school received the grant. The information a recovery high school is required to report includes an independent financial audit of the recovery high school conducted by an independent certified public accountant and a written report on the recovery high school's operations in the previous school year.
Who's behind it
Jesse James, a Republican, is its .
6 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Johnson · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Mental Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Nov 8, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Mental Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · Nov 8, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Nov 13, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Nov 13, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 7, 2023
The new law was published.
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Dec 7, 2023
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 72.
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Nov 30, 2023
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 14, 2023
The Assembly passed it.
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Nov 14, 2023
“Read” (the official wording)
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Nov 14, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Nov 14, 2023
The Senate passed it.
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Nov 14, 2023
The Senate adopted it.
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Nov 14, 2023
“Placed on the foot of the 14th order of business on the calendar of 11-14-2023” (the official wording)
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Nov 14, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 13, 2023
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Nov 13, 2023
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Nov 8, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 8, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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Nov 8, 2023
“Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Jun 8, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 8, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 2, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
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May 2, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 2, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senator James; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Brandtjen, S. Johnson and Murphy
- May 2, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
- May 8, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 8, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 31, 2023 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
- Nov 8, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Nov 8, 2023 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Nov 8, 2023 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Nov 8, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 8, 2023 · Senate
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
- Nov 13, 2023 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Nov 13, 2023 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Nov 13, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 14, 2023 · Senate
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Nov 14, 2023 · Senate
Placed on the foot of the 14th order of business on the calendar of 11-14-2023
- Nov 14, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 14, 2023 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Nov 14, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 14, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Nov 14, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 14, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Read
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 15, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 16, 2023 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 30, 2023 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023
- Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 72
- Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Published 12-7-2023
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