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PG:kmg:cph
2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
April 8, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Jensen, Ziegelbauer, Vukmir,
Grothman, Hahn, McCormick, J. Wood, Nischke, Hines, Van Roy, Ott, Nass,
Vrakas, Albers, Owens and Towns, cosponsored by Senators Darling, Welch,
Reynolds, Kanavas and
Stepp. Referred to Committee on Education Reform.
AB259,1,3
1An Act to repeal 119.23 (2) (a) 2. and 119.23 (2) (b);
to amend 119.23 (2) (a)
2(intro.); and
to create 119.23 (2) (e) of the statutes;
relating to: eligibility for
3participation in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a pupil is eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental
Choice Program (MPCP) if he or she is a member of a family that has a total family
income that does not exceed 175% of the federal poverty level. This bill provides that
a pupil who participates in the MPCP may continue to participate in subsequent
years even if the pupil's family income rises above the threshold.
Under current law, a pupil may participate in the MPCP only if, in the previous
school year, the pupil was enrolled in the Milwaukee Public Schools, was attending
a private school under the MPCP, was enrolled in grades kindergarten to three in a
private school located in the city of Milwaukee other than under the MPCP, or was
not enrolled in school. This bill eliminates this eligibility requirement.
Under current law, no more than 15% of a school district's enrollment may
attend private schools under the MPCP. This bill eliminates this restriction.
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:
AB259, s. 1
1Section
1. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.23
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to par.
(b) pars. (b) and
(e), any pupil in grades
3kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend, at no charge, any private
4school located in the city if all of the following apply:
AB259, s. 2
5Section
2. 119.23 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB259, s. 3
6Section
3. 119.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB259, s. 4
7Section
4. 119.23 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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119.23
(2) (e) A pupil who attends a private school under this section is eligible
9to attend a private school under this section in succeeding school years even if the
10pupil no longer meets the criterion under par. (a) 1.
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(1)
Milwaukee parental choice program. This act first applies to pupils and
13private schools who intend to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
14in the 2004-05 school year.
