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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 341

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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 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: Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Jacque (R) , Keyeski (D) , Quinn (R) , Spreitzer (D)

17 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Brooks (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , Kaufert (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Snodgrass (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

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

Full history

  1. Jun 27, 2025 · Senate

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

  2. Jun 27, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Jul 8, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 19, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  5. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1