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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
April 8, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Barnes,
Mason, Pope, Johnson,
Sargent, Goyke, Genrich, Riemer, Brostoff, Jorgensen, Billings, Hebl,
Kahl, Zamarripa, Kessler, Subeck, Ohnstad, Berceau, Milroy, Kolste,
Sinicki, Hesselbein, Danou, C. Taylor and Wachs, cosponsored by Senators
C. Larson, Wirch, Risser, Ringhand, Harris Dodd, Carpenter, Hansen,
Erpenbach and L. Taylor. Referred to Committee on Education.
AB148,1,5
1An Act to create 118.60 (7) (h), 118.60 (7) (i), 118.60 (10) (a) 9., 119.23 (7) (h),
2119.23 (7) (i) and 119.23 (10) (a) 9. of the statutes;
relating to: requiring a
3private school participating in a parental choice program to employ certain
4special education staff and to comply with certain provisions of the Americans
5with Disabilities Act.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires a private school participating in a parental choice program
(PCP) that enrolls a child with a disability to employ a teacher or therapist who is
licensed by DPI to provide special education or related services. The bill also requires
a private school participating in a PCP to comply with Part A of Title II of the
Americans with Disabilities Act. Finally, DPI may prohibit a private school from
participating in a PCP if the private school fails to satisfy these requirements.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB148,1
6Section
1. 118.60 (7) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB148,2,3
1118.60
(7) (h) A private school participating in the program under this section
2that enrolls a pupil who is a child with a disability, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), shall
3employ a teacher or therapist who is licensed under s. 115.28 (7) (c).
AB148,2
4Section
2. 118.60 (7) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB148,2,75
118.60
(7) (i) Each private school participating in the program under this
6section shall comply with the requirements under
42 USC 12131 to
12134 and
28
7CFR part 35.
AB148,3
8Section
3. 118.60 (10) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(10) (a) 9. Failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (h) or
10(i).
AB148,4
11Section
4. 119.23 (7) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB148,2,1412
119.23
(7) (h) A private school participating in the program under this section
13that enrolls a pupil who is a child with a disability, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), shall
14employ a teacher or therapist who is licensed under s. 115.28 (7) (c).
AB148,5
15Section
5. 119.23 (7) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB148,2,1816
119.23
(7) (i) Each private school participating in the program under this
17section shall comply with the requirements under
42 USC 12131 to
12134 and
28
18CFR part 35.
AB148,6
19Section
6. 119.23 (10) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
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119.23
(10) (a) 9. Failed to comply with the requirements under sub. (7) (h) or
21(i).
AB148,7
22Section
7.
Initial applicability.
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(1) This act first applies to a private school participating in a parental choice
24program under section 118.60 or 119.23 of the statutes in the 2016-17 school year.
