Legislative Issues Position Papers

2011-13 ISSUE PAPERS

• Federal Education Funding-Title I and IDEA 130.98 Kb
• Initiatives for 21st Century Learning - E-Rate Program 141.86 Kb
• Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education 146.58 Kb

2009-11 Issue Papers

• Alternative Education
  • Charter Schools 111.11 Kb
  • Virtual Education 93.76 Kb
    
• Assessment
  • Assembly Bill 533
    WASB Memo (.pdf) (149.10 KB) opposes the bill.
• Collective Bargaining
  • Contract Hiatus
    Senate Bill 46
    WASB Testimony for Senate Bill 46 (Senate Commtee) (90.31 KB), which would make it a prohibited practice for an employer to end any grievance arbitration agreement or fair-share agreement during a contract hiatus period.
  • Assembly Bill 105
    WASB Testimony for Assembly Bill 105 (Assembly Committee.) (93.66 KB), which would make it a prohibited practice for an employer to end any grievance arbitration agreement or fair-share agreement during a contract hiatus period.
  • LRB 3100/1 (23.71 KB), which would restore the greatest and greater weight criteria for revenue limits and local economic conditions in school district arbitrations.
  • Preparation Time
    • Senate Bill 67
      WASB Testimony for Senate Bill 67 (Senate Cmte.) (104.02 KB), which would make preparation time a mandatory subject of collective bargaining. WASB Floor Memo (.pdf)(93.64 KB) strongly opposes the bill.
    • Assembly Bill 95
      WASB Testimony for Assembly Bill 95 (Assembly Cmte.) (93.66 KB), which would make preparation time a mandatory subject of bargaining.
      WASB AB 95 Veto Request Letter to Gov. Doyle (105.56 KB)
  • Vacating an Award
    • Assembly Bill 609
      WASB Memo (.pdf) (153.21 KB) opposes the bill.
• Curriculum
  • Assembly Bill 236
    WASB Memo Memo (.pdf) (135.45 KB) raises concerns about requiring certain high school agriculture courses be counted as science credits.
• Environment

  • Green Cleaning
    Assembly Bill 578
    WASB Assembly Committee Testimony (94.02 KB) opposes the bill in its current form.
  • Green Buildings
    Assembly Bill 843
    WASB Testimony (.pdf) (167.09 KB) opposes bill as an unnecessary mandate.
• Physical Fitness and Nutrition
  • Assembly Bill 620
    WASB Memo (.pdf) (113.42 KB)requests a fiscal estimate relating to physical fitness assessments.
  • Senate Bill 313
    WASB Testimony and Fiscal Note.pdf (134.48 KB) addresses WASB concerns about the bill.
• Possible Mayoral Takeover of Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Governance
  • WASB Response Letter from WASB Executive Director John Ashley (114.54 KB) to Gov. Doyle, Mayor Barrett and State Supt. Evers re: proposed mayoral takeover of MPS
• Names, Nicknames, Logos and Mascots
  • Assembly Bill 35
    WASB Assembly Bill 35 (Assembly_Committee_Testimony).pdf (107.76 KB), which creates a process for a school district resident to object to a school district's use of a race-based name, nickname, logo or mascot.
• Recycling
  • Electronic Devices
    • Assembly Bill 278
      WASB request for an Amendment (.pdf) (89.94 KB) allows electronic waste collected from Wisconsin's K-12 schools to be counted toward manufacturers' recycling obligations.
    • Senate Bill 107
      WASB Memo (.pdf) (114.47 KB) supports an amendment that will benefit local schools and taxpayers with disposing of electronic waste cheaply, effectively and ethically.
    • WASB Amendment.pdf (84.11 KB) requests allowing electronic waste collected from Wisconsin's K-12 schools to be counted toward manufacturers' recycling obligations.
• School Choice
  • School Choice 112.05 Kb
• School Closings
  • Assembly Bill 316
    WASB Memo (.pdf) (92.33 KB)requests an amendment to address the minimum number of hours of direct pupil instruction required under state statute in the event of an emergency. WASB testimony (92.33 KB) requests the same.
  • Senate Bill 226
    WASB Testimony (.pdf) (83.46 KB) supports the bill.
• Seclusion and Restraint
  • Senate Bill 468
    WASB Memo (.pdf) (106.68 KB) opposes the bill.
• Sign Language Interpreters
  • Senate Bill 389
    WASB Memo (.pdf) (114.73 KB) supports the amendment to the bill.
• State Superintendent Authority
  • Senate Bill 437
    WASB Memo (.pdf) (107.55 KB) is a sample resolution.
• Teacher Evaluations
  • Senate Bill 372
    WASB Memo (.pdf) (144.50 KB) opposes the bill.
• Transportation
  • Memo (121.99 KB) to the Joint Finance Committee opposing the 2009-11 state budget proposal which would require the State Patrol to charge fees for school bus inspection.
• Wisconsin Youth Options Program
  • Youth Options 173.80 Kb