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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
June 5, 2009 - Introduced by Senators Miller and Decker, cosponsored by
Representatives Pocan and Sheridan. Referred to Joint Committee on
Finance.
SB232,1,1
1An Act relating to: the payment of state school aid in June 2009.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law lapses $291,000,000 in the 2008-09 fiscal year from the state
school aid appropriation to the general fund and directs the Department of Public
Instruction (DPI) to use $291,000,000 in federal funds received under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to make payments to school districts
in June 2009.
This bill lapses an additional $261,278,000 in school aid to the general fund in
the 2008-09 fiscal year and directs DPI to use an additional $261,278,000 in federal
funds received under ARRA to make payments to school districts in June 2009.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB232,2,93
(1)
State school aid; June 2009. In the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium
4in which this subsection takes effect, in addition to the lapse required in
2009
5Wisconsin Act 11, section
9139 (1f), there is lapsed to the general fund $261,278,000
1from the appropriation account under section 20.255 (2) (ac) of the statutes.
2Notwithstanding sections 121.07 and 121.08 of the statutes, in addition to the
3amount specified in
2009 Wisconsin Act 11, section
9139 (1f), the department of
4public instruction shall use the balance in the appropriation account under section
520.255 (2) (ac) of the statutes and $261,278,000 of the amount appropriated in the
6second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect under
7section 20.255 (2) (p) of the statutes, as created by
2009 Wisconsin Act 11, to make
8payments to school districts in June 2009 under section 121.15 (1) and (1g) of the
9statutes.
