Today (2/16/21) the state Senate approved Senate Bill 55 on a bipartisan vote. The bill would modernize the publication of minutes (proceedings) of meetings held by school boards and other governmental bodies. The WASB supports this bill based on our member-approved resolutions and commends Sen. Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) and Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac) for authoring the bill.
For more on the bill and the WASB’s position see this previous post.
Action now moves to the Assembly where the companion bill (Assembly Bill 60) has been referred to the Assembly Committee on Local Government, chaired by Rep. Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville). No notices for a public hearing have been released as of this writing. The bill must still pass the Assembly and be signed by Gov. Evers to become law.
