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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
December 30, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives La Fave, Duff, Montgomery,
M. Lehman, Bock, Sinicki, Staskunas, J. Lehman, Nass, Gunderson, Goetsch,
Walker, Gronemus, Musser and Ryba, cosponsored by Senators Darling,
Grobschmidt and Panzer. Referred to Committee on Education Reform.
AB628,1,2
1An Act to amend 118.51 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes;
relating to: the number of
2school districts to which a pupil may apply under the open enrollment program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a pupil may attend school in a school district other than the
one in which he or she resides under certain circumstances. This bill provides that,
beginning with applications submitted for attendance in a nonresident school
district in the 2001-02 school year, a pupil may apply for admittance to no more than
three nonresident school districts in any school year.
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:
AB628, s. 1
3Section
1. 118.51 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB628,2,74
118.51
(3) (a) 1. The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend a public school in
5a nonresident school district under this section shall submit an application, on a form
6provided by the department under sub. (15) (a), to the school board of the nonresident
7school district that the pupil wishes to attend, not earlier than the first Monday in
1February and not later than the 3rd Friday in February of the school year
2immediately preceding the school year in which the pupil wishes to attend.
3Applications may be submitted to no more than 3 nonresident school boards in any
4school year. On the 4th Monday in February, the nonresident school board shall send
5a copy of the application to the pupil's resident school board and the department. The
6application may include a request to attend a specific school or program offered by
7the nonresident school district.
AB628,2,109
(1) This act first applies to applications submitted for attendance in the
102001-02 school year.
