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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
November 1, 1995 - Introduced by Senators Rude, Darling, Huelsman, Schultz,
Breske, Cowles and
Clausing, cosponsored by Representatives Olsen,
Kreibich, Kelso, Krusick, Plache, Seratti, R. Young, Hanson, Cullen,
Urban, Hahn, Kreuser, Plombon, Ladwig, La Fave, Murat, Huber and Owens.
Referred to Committee on Education and Financial Institutions.
SB401,1,3
1An Act to create 119.23 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes;
relating to: background
2investigations of applicants for employment in, and employes of, private
3schools participating in the Milwaukee parental choice program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the department of public instruction (DPI) may not grant
a license to an individual who has been convicted of any of a number of specified
crimes. With the assistance of the department of justice, DPI must conduct a
background investigation of each applicant for issuance or renewal of a license or
permit to determine whether the applicant has been convicted of any of those crimes.
This bill requires each private school that wishes to participate in the
Milwaukee parental choice program (which allows a certain number of pupils in the
city of Milwaukee to attend a private school at state expense) to conduct a
background investigation of each applicant for employment in the private school
and, once every 5 years, of each private school employe, that is similar to the
background investigation conducted by DPI for license issuance or renewal. The
requirement applies only to those applicants and employes who are not licensed by
DPI but who would be required to be licensed if employed in a public school.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB401, s. 1
4Section
1. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
SB401,2,45
119.23
(2) (a) 6. The private school conducts a background investigation of each
6applicant for employment in the private school and, once every 5 years, of each
1private school employe, that is similar to the investigations conducted under s.
2118.19 (10). This subdivision applies only to those applicants and employes who are
3not licensed by the department but who would be required to be licensed if employed
4in a public school.
