Amendment AA1-AB970

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 970

February 22, 2022 - Offered by Representatives Emerson, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Goyke, Hebl, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck, Vining, Vruwink and Haywood.

AB970-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB970-AA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 8: after “program;" insert “including with the property tax bill information about state aid reduction to school districts;".

AB970-AA1,1,4 2. Page 3, line 1: before that line insert:

AB970-AA1,1,5 “ Section 1b. 74.09 (3) (gb) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

AB970-AA1,1,10 74.09 (3) (gb) 1. Include information from the school district where the property is located regarding the amount of any gross reduction in state aid to the district under ss. 115.7915 (4m), 118.60 (4d), and 121.08 (4) (b) in the previous year and the current year and the percentage change between those years, except that this paragraph does not apply in any year in which such a reduction does not occur.

AB970-AA1,1,12 2. In addition to the information provided under subd. 1., include the following insert in substantially similar form:

AB970-AA1,2,5 “The gross reduction in state aid to your school district in the .... (current year) is $ .... as a result of pupils enrolled in the .... (statewide choice program) (Racine choice program) (Milwaukee choice program) or as a result of payments to .... (a private school) under the special needs scholarship program. Your school district had the option to increase property taxes to replace this aid reduction.”” .

AB970-AA1,2,6 (End)