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Superintendent reports Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on revenue limits, flags several bills affecting school boards
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Robinson briefed the board on a state Supreme Court decision upholding the governor’s partial veto to raise per‑pupil revenue limits by $325 until 2425; local boards must decide whether to increase levies. He also summarized pending bills SB134, SB126 and AB166 and a resolution recognizing School Nutrition Professionals Week.
Dr. Robinson, superintendent of the West Allis‑West Milwaukee School District, told the board on April 28 that the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the governor’s partial veto authority to raise revenue limits by $325 per pupil, temporarily extending that authority until year 2425, and that the decision leaves it to local school boards to decide whether to raise levies to use the new revenue authority.
Dr. Robinson said the court rejected arguments that the partial veto increased appropriations and that rules about digit deletion applied; the board discussion focused on the timing and potential property tax implications as the state budget process continues.
The superintendent also listed bills pending in the Legislature that could affect school operations: Senate Bill 134 (creates an alternative open‑enrollment application process for children of military families who change residencies because of orders), Senate Bill 126 (would delay the effective date of 2023 Wisconsin Act 126 from July 1 to Dec. 1, 2027) and Assembly Bill 166 (would require higher education institutions to report and distribute certain post‑graduation cost and outcomes data). Dr. Robinson said both chambers would also consider a resolution designating April 28–May 2 as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week.
Board members did not take formal action on the legal ruling at the meeting; the superintendent said the conservations and legal outcome mean local boards must consider whether to use the new per‑pupil revenue authority in upcoming levy decisions.
