LRB-2658/1
PG:cjs:rs
2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
August 23, 2013 - Introduced by Representatives Ringhand, Shankland, Kolste,
Johnson, Mason, Sinicki, Berceau, Richards, Wright, Pope, Hesselbein,
Doyle, C. Taylor, Kahl, Wachs, Jorgensen, Ohnstad, Barnes, Hebl, Milroy
and Barca. Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.
AB325,1,3
1An Act to create 118.33 (1) (f) 5., 118.60 (10) (a) 9. and 119.23 (10) (a) 9. of the
2statutes;
relating to: high school graduation requirements for pupils
3attending a private school under a parental choice program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires the governing body of each private school participating
in a parental choice program (PCP) to develop a policy specifying criteria for granting
a high school diploma to pupils attending the school under the PCP. The criteria
must include the pupil's academic performance and the recommendations of
teachers. The private school may not grant a high school diploma to any pupil
attending the school under the PCP unless the pupil satisfies the criteria specified
in the policy.
Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, this bill requires a private school
participating in a PCP to include in its policy the requirements for granting a high
school diploma to public school pupils. These requirements include earning a
specified minimum number of credits in certain subjects and, in grades 9 to 12, being
enrolled in a class or participating in an activity approved by the school board during
each class period of each school day.
The bill also authorizes the state superintendent of public instruction to issue
an order barring a private school from participating in a PCP if the private school
fails to include these new requirements in its high school graduation policy.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB325,1
1Section
1. 118.33 (1) (f) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB325,2,62
118.33
(1) (f) 5. Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the governing body of
3each private school participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or
4119.23 shall include in its policy under subd. 2m. or 2r. the requirements for granting
5a high school diploma specified in pars. (a) and (b), with the exceptions provided in
6pars. (d) and (e).
AB325,2
7Section
2. 118.60 (10) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB325,2,88
118.60
(10) (a) 9. Violated s. 118.33 (1) (f) 5.
AB325,3
9Section
3. 119.23 (10) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB325,2,1010
119.23
(10) (a) 9. Violated s. 118.33 (1) (f) 5.
