LRB-4188/1
PG:skg:lpa
1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
November 14, 1995 - Introduced by Senator Wineke. Referred to Committee on
Education and Financial Institutions.
SB424,1,3
1An Act to repeal 119.23 (7) (c); and
to amend 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the
2statutes;
relating to: restricting the Milwaukee parental choice program to
3nonsectarian private schools.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law allows up to 7% (up to 15% beginning in the 1996-97 school year)
of the enrollment of the Milwaukee public schools (MPS) to attend, at no charge, any
private school located in the city of Milwaukee under certain circumstances. The
state pays the parent or guardian of the pupil (who must endorse the check to the
private school) an amount equal to the amount of per pupil aid that MPS receives
from the state, or an amount equal to the private school's cost per pupil that is related
to educational programming, whichever is less.
This bill specifies that only nonsectarian private schools may participate in the
program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB424,1,96
119.23
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (b), beginning in the 1990-91 school year,
7any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend, at no
8charge, any
nonsectarian private school located in the city if all of the following
9apply:
SB424,2,5
4(1) This act first applies to the participation of pupils in the Milwaukee
5parental choice program in the 1996-97 school year.
