LRB-3316/1
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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
October 27, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Pope and Barca. Referred to
Committee on Education.
AB461,1,2 1An Act to amend 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.); and to create 118.60 (12) of the statutes;
2relating to: ending the statewide parental choice program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill phases out the statewide parental choice program.
Under this bill, beginning in the 2016-17 school year, no pupil may attend a
private school under the statewide parental choice program unless the pupil was
attending the private school under the statewide parental choice program in the
2015-16 school year. Also under the bill, beginning in the 2016-17 school year, no
private school participating in the statewide parental choice program or the Racine
parental choice program may accept a pupil who resides in a school district other
than the Racine Unified School District or the Milwaukee Public School District
unless the pupil attended that private school under the statewide parental choice
program in the 2015-16 school year. In other words, no pupil may enter the
statewide parental choice program after the 2015-16 school year. This limitation
effectively ends the statewide parental choice program when all of the pupils who
attended a private school under the statewide parental choice program during the
2015-16 school year have exited the program.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB461,1
1Section 1. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB461,2,72 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and (ar), any pupil in grades
3kindergarten to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may attend any
4private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bm), and (bs)
5and sub. (12), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district,
6other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any
7private school under this section if all of the following apply:
AB461,2 8Section 2. 118.60 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB461,2,139 118.60 (12) (a) Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, a pupil who resides in a
10school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district,
11may not attend a participating private school under this section unless the pupil
12attended that participating private school under this section in the 2015-16 school
13year.
AB461,2,1714 (b) Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, a private school participating in the
15program under this section may not accept a pupil who resides in a school district
16other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district unless the pupil
17attended the private school under this section in the 2015-16 school year.
AB461,2,1818 (End)
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