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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
January 28, 1997 - Introduced by Senators Wineke and Moen, cosponsored by
Representatives R. Young, Meyer, Hanson and La Fave. Referred to
Committee on Education.
SB28,1,3
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 statutes allow up to 15% 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. In Thompson v. Jackson, 199 Wis. 2d 715 (1996), the Wisconsin Supreme
Court continued the preliminary injunction against the expansion of the Milwaukee
parental choice program to sectarian schools that had been issued by the Dane
County circuit court.
This bill modifies the statutes by specifying 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:
SB28, s. 1
4Section
1. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB28,2,4
1119.23
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (b), beginning in the 1990-91 school year,
2any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend, at no
3charge, any
nonsectarian private school located in the city if all of the following
4apply:
SB28, s. 2
5Section
2. 119.23 (7) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB28,2,87
(1) This act first applies to the participation of pupils in the Milwaukee
8parental choice program in the 1998-99 school year.
