Bills by subject

School: Consolidation or reorganization

20 bills and resolutions. 2 became law and 8 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

AB 644 State aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 645 Grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 646 Requiring a school district consolidation study. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 648 Supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 649 Supplemental funding for whole grade sharing grants, supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts, grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 9

Mar 23, 2026
AB 644: State aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 645: Grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 646: Requiring a school district consolidation study. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 648: Supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 649: Supplemental funding for whole grade sharing grants, supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts, grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 655: Requiring a school district consolidation study. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 656: State aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 668: Supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 669: Grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 3

Mar 23, 2012
AB 139: Loans to study or implement the consolidation, or cooperation for the provision, of local governmental unit services or the consolidation of local governmental units and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 140: Exceptions to county and municipal levy limits and school district revenue limits for expenditures related to the implementation of service consolidation or cooperation, or to the implementation of political subdivision or school district consolidation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 41: Different property tax levy rates for parts of cities, villages, towns, counties, and school districts added by attachments to school districts, consolidations, and boundary changes under cooperative agreements (first consideration).
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.

2009–10 session: 8

May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 437: Reorganizing the Milwaukee Public School System into eight school districts and creating a Milwaukee Public Schools Redistricting and Implementation Commission.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 805: Grants to school districts for efficiency and consolidation feasibility studies, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 806: The procedure for school district consolidations.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 65: Different property tax levy rates for parts of cities, villages, towns, counties, and school districts added by attachments to school districts, consolidations, and boundary changes under cooperative agreements (first consideration).
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 177: Reorganizing the Milwaukee Public School System into eight school districts and creating a Milwaukee Public Schools Redistricting and Implementation Commission.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2010
SB 598: The procedure for school district consolidations.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 599: Grants to school districts for efficiency and consolidation feasibility studies, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

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