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Introduced
10/30/2025
10/30/2025
In Committee
10/30/2025
10/30/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Under current law, per pupil aid is a categorical aid paid to school districts. Per pupil aid is funded from a sum sufficient appropriation and is not considered for purposes of school district revenue limits. Under current law, the amount of per pupil aid paid to a school district is calculated using a three-year average of the number of pupils enrolled in the school district and a per pupil amount set by law. For the 2025-26 school year and each school year thereafter, the per pupil amount is $742. Under this bill, beginning in the 2026-27 school year, the per pupil amount for calculating per pupil aid is the per pupil amount paid in the previous school year plus any increase between the previous school year and the current school year to the per pupil amount paid to a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program for a pupil in a high school grade. Under current law, the per pupil amount paid to a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program for a pupil in a high school grade is adjusted annually in an amount equal to the sum of any per member revenue limit increase that applies to school districts in that school year and any per member increase in categorical aids between the previous school year and the current school year. LRB-4265/1 FFK:ajk 2025 - 2026 Legislature SENATE BILL 603 For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the calculation of per pupil aid for school districts, starting in the 2026-27 school year. Currently, school districts receive a fixed per pupil aid amount of $742, which is calculated using a three-year average of student enrollment. The bill changes this calculation method so that the per pupil aid amount for each school year will be based on the previous year's amount plus any increase in the per pupil amount paid to high school students in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (a school voucher program). Specifically, if the per pupil amount for high school students in the choice program increases between the previous and current school year, that same increase will be applied to the per pupil aid for public school districts. This approach ties the funding for public school districts more closely to changes in funding for private school choice programs, potentially providing a dynamic funding mechanism that could adjust annually based on educational funding changes.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (22)
Tim Carpenter (D)*,
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D)*,
Dianne Hesselbein (D)*,
Chris Larson (D)*,
Melissa Ratcliff (D)*,
Kelda Roys (D)*,
Mark Spreitzer (D)*,
Clint Anderson (D),
Ryan Clancy (D),
Ben DeSmidt (D),
Joan Fitzgerald (D),
Alex Joers (D),
Tara Johnson (D),
Karen Kirsch (D),
Darrin Madison (D),
Vincent Miresse (D),
Greta Neubauer (D),
Ann Roe (D),
Joe Sheehan (D),
Christine Sinicki (D),
Angelito Tenorio (D),
Randy Udell (D),
Last Action
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor (on 01/12/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb603 |
| Fiscal Note - SB603: Fiscal Estimate From DPI | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb603/sb603_dpi.pdf |
| BillText | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB603.pdf |
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