Relating to: changes to amount of, and criteria for designating recipients of, academic excellence higher education scholarships. (FE)
SB 210 changes Wisconsin's academic excellence scholarship program for high school seniors. It adjusts how many students qualify based on school size: schools with 80-500 students can name one top-performing senior (highest GPA), while larger schools may name multiple scholars. The bill also adds new rules for handling tied GPAs, requiring faculty to select alternates if multiple seniors have identical high scores. These changes directly affect public and private Wisconsin high schools with 80+ students and their top academic performers. The bill repeals outdated criteria and creates new provisions to streamline scholarship designations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
Nov 2025
Assembly Passage
Nov 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced Apr 16, 2025
Signed Dec 10, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Dec 10, 2025
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 80
upper
Nov 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
Nov 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to joint committee on Finance
upper
Nov 18, 2025
Amended
Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
upper
Nov 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 18, Noes 15
upper
Nov 18, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer
upper
Oct 16, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, James, Quinn and Marklein;
cosponsored by Representatives Green, Brill, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, O'Connor, Snyder, Spiros, Swearingen and Wittke
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cory Tomczyk
RRepublican
P
Howard Marklein
RRepublican
P
Jesse James
RRepublican
P
Romaine Quinn
RRepublican
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