Welcome to the Policy and Budget team home page.

What We Do

The team performs budget and policy analysis as well as budget, legislative, and federal-state planning functions. Responsibilities of the team include developing the agency's education agenda/budget initiatives; coordinating agency policy development; analyzing and monitoring key legislation affecting schools, libraries, and the department; coordinating and recommending administrative rule development; coordinating the department's federal grant application process; coordinating the payroll management information system; and providing technical assistance in management planning and resource development.

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2013-15 Biennial Budget Information

• DPI's 2013-15 Biennial Budget Page
• Legislative Fiscal Bureau's Summary of 2013-15 Biennial Budget, 2013 Assembly Bill 40
• DPI's PowerPoint Presentation on Governor's Budget Proposal
• DPI's Summary of the Governor's 2013-15 Biennial Budget Request
• DPI's Highlight Summary of the Governor's 2013-15 Biennial Budget Request
• DPI's Biennial Budget Request Highlight Summary
• DPI's Biennial Budget Request

2011-13 Biennial Budget Information

• DPI's Highlight Summary of 2011-13 Biennial Budget, 2011 Wisconsin Act 32.
• DPI's Summary of 2011-13 Biennial Budget, 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, Comparing DPI/Governor/Joint Finance/Legislature.
• Legislative Fiscal Bureau's Summary of 2011-13 Biennial Budget, 2011 Wisconsin Act 32.
• DPI's 2011-13 Biennial Budget Page.
• 2011-13 Biennial Budget - 2011 Wisconsin Act 32 (with vetoes)
• DOA's Summary of Governor's 2011-13 Biennial Budget Request
• 2011 Assembly Bill 40, Governor's Budget Bill
• DPI's School Finance Fair Funding for Our Future
• DPI's Biennial Budget Request (including Fair Funding)

January 2011 Special Session Budget Repair Bill

• Senate Bill 12 (Second Budget Repair. Includes fiscal portions of budget repair bill)
• 2011 Wisconsin Act 10
• Legislative Fiscal Bureau's Analysis of Conference Substitute Amendment 1
• Legislative Fiscal Bureau Summary of the Bill

2009-11 Biennial Budget Information

• Full Summary of 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, the 2009-11 Budget Bill
• 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, 2009-11 Biennial Budget (with vetoes)
• DPI's Highlight Summary of the Governor's 2009-11 Biennial Budget Request
• DPI's Summary of the Governor's 2009-11 Biennial Budget Request
• DOA's Summary of Governor's 2009-11 Biennial Budget Request
• DPI's Biennial Budget Request Highlight Summary
• DPI's Biennial Budget Request

Previous Biennial Budget Information

• Biennial Budget Information Since 2001-2003.

Policy and Budget Resource Directory

• Administrative Rules
• 2009-2011 Biennial Report
• 2007-2009 Biennial Report
• 2005-2007 Biennial Report
• 2003-2005 Biennial Report
• 2001-2003 Biennial Report
• Commencement of School Term
• DPI Budget Overview
• Legislation

Team Members & E-Mail Addresses:

Michael Bormett, Director, (608) 266-2804
Nathan Calverley, Research Analyst, (608) 267-9279
Sheryl Cordell, Budget and Policy Analyst, (608) 266-1344
Jared Knowles, Research Analyst, (608) 266-3569
Katie Schumacher, Budget and Policy Analyst, (608) 267-9127
Don Smith, Budget and Policy Analyst, (608) 267-2003