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Governor’s proposed budget eyes significant changes to school employee benefits

by | Mar 3, 2021 | Legislative Update Blog, State Budget, State Issue

Significant changes to the way public school employees receive their health insurance could be in the works if Gov. Evers’ proposed budget is adopted as proposed.  

The budget bill includes provisions calling for a:

Study of Requiring School District Health Insurance to be provided through the State Group Health Insurance Program: In his proposed 2021-23 biennial budget the Governor recommends requiring the state Group Insurance Board to conduct an actuarial study assessing potential costs and savings that could be incurred by school districts and plan participants if all Wisconsin school districts were required to participate in the department’s Group Health Insurance Program, effective January 1, 2024. (more…)

Gov. Evers suggests waiver from start date to help students catch up; rejects GOP request to provide funding based on in-person instruction

Gov. Evers suggests waiver from start date to help students catch up; rejects GOP request to provide funding based on in-person instruction

by | Mar 3, 2021 | Legislative Update Blog, State Issue

Gov. Tony Evers suggested a waiver from the Sept. 1 start date and robust summer school offerings to help address pandemic -related learning loss for Wisconsin’s K-12 students.

From The Cap Times (Briana Reilly):

“There’s no question that there is a learning loss, and I’m not blaming anybody for this,” the Democratic governor said at a virtual WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday. “This is a pandemic … and so it’s just one of the byproducts of that and we have to face it and make sure that our kids get caught up.” (more…)

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