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Joint Finance Committee Action & Final Day of Session
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | March 12, 2024
ACT 20 Update
Yesterday, the Joint Committee on Finance rejected the DPI list of 11 recommendations for the new Wisconsin reading curriculum. Instead, JFC went with a much shorter list that had been approved by the Early Literacy Curriculum Council (ELCC). The curricula selected by the ELCC are Core Knowledge Language Arts K-3, Our EL Education Language Arts, Wit and Wisdom with Pk-3 Reading Curriculum, and Bookworms Reading and Writing K-3.
It is important to note that Act 20 does not mandate that districts choose from the curriculum list approved by the ELCC and JFC – if a district does, they can apply for grant funding to pay for a portion of the cost. It remains unclear how much of the $50 million provided under Act 20 would be allocated to the purchase of approved curriculum vs. other approved areas of expenditure under Act 20 including providing funding for reading coaches and a DPI appointee to oversee the implementation of Act 20.
2023-25 Session Wrap Up
Today the Senate is meeting in what will be the last floor session of the 2023-25 legislative session. We are closely watching SB 990, which is a trailer bill to Act 20 and provides an extension of the implementation timeline for the reading assessment to be administered, and AB 1050 which provides the ongoing funding for the Office of School Safety to continue its current operation and service levels until the next budget can be passed. All bills will be sent to Governor Evers by April 4, 2024, for his signature or veto.
Please stay tuned – updated district maps will be forthcoming as they relate to the new district boundaries that will be in place for the legislature during the fall election cycle.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
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