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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 354

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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 2029-30 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 2029-30 school year.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Brooks (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Kaufert (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Snodgrass (D)

6 cosponsors

Dassler-Alfheim (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Jacque (R) , Keyeski (D) , Quinn (R) , Spreitzer (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 8

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Nov 20, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Nov 20, 2025 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. Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Gustafson, Goeben, O'Connor, Armstrong, Maxey, Behnke, Brill, Penterman, Brooks, Murphy, Mursau, Melotik, Green, Kaufert, Snodgrass and Anderson; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Quinn, Spreitzer, Keyeski and Dassler-Alfheim

  2. Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Jul 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gustafson

  5. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gustafson

  7. Nov 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Nov 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  9. Nov 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  10. Nov 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  12. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1