Knowledge and concepts examination: pupil's parent or guardian may opt out of any such exam; certain DPI report revision; requiring summary about exams posted to schools' Internet sites -
SB193Local government policies, ordinances, and regulations: bills to overturn require approval by two-thirds of those members present and voting -
SB616Local governmental units required to establish a civil service system; just cause, grievance procedure, and exception provisions -
AB108Private schools participating in a parental choice program revisions re building inspection, public inspection of certain records, location in this state required, in operation at least two years, enrollment percentage, and meetings of governing board open to the public; DPI duties specified -
AB423Private schools participating in a parental choice program revisions re building inspection, public inspection of certain records, location in this state required, in operation at least two years, enrollment percentage, and meetings of governing board open to the public; DPI duties specified -
AB854Private schools participating in a parental choice program revisions re building inspection, public inspection of certain records, location in this state required, in operation at least two years, enrollment percentage, and meetings of governing board open to the public; DPI duties specified -
SB3Pupil assessment: ninth grade examination in fall session requirement eliminated [Sec. 3249, 3251, 3254, 3257] -
AB21Pupil assessment: ninth grade examination in fall session requirement eliminated [Sec. 3249, 3251, 3254, 3257] -
SB21Pupil assessments: public schools, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program may administer an ARB approved test -
AB1Pupil records pertinent to pupil’s educational needs: disclosure to DCF and certain county departments or tribal organization legally responsible for the pupil permitted; conditions and memorandum of understanding provisions -
AB478Pupil records pertinent to pupil’s educational needs: disclosure to DCF and certain county departments or tribal organization legally responsible for the pupil permitted; conditions and memorandum of understanding provisions -
SB353Pupil transportation aid amount per pupil increased and independent charter school is eligible under certain conditions [Sec. 3280, 3400-3403, 3405, 3406] -
AB21Pupil transportation aid amount per pupil increased and independent charter school is eligible under certain conditions [Sec. 3280, 3400-3403, 3405, 3406] -
SB21Reading readiness assessments: school boards and charter school operators to select, DPI duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3245c-h, k, L] -
SB21School accountability report published by DPI: schools included in the report required to include a link on their Internet page -
AB722School and school district accountability report revisions; low-performing school districts and schools provisions replaced with chronically failing schools and school districts provisions, including improvement plans; charter schools, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in the parental choice program provisions; boards created; DPI and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties; school board required to annually post educational options to its Internet page; LAB audit -
SB1School and school district accountability system replaced with an academic review system; Academic Review Board (ARB) created; DPI to annually review school performance, assign a letter grade, and impose sanctions; administration of pupil examinations approved by ARB; UW--Madison Value-Added Research Center duties; school board required to annually inform parent or guardian of education options; independent charter schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program, reports, and emergency rule provisions -
AB1School board given authority to sell excess school district property [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3387p] -
SB21School district accountability report: DPI prohibited from including data from a virtual charter school -
AB162School district accountability report: DPI prohibited from including data from a virtual charter school -
SB129School district membership defined for state aid and revenue limit purposes; charter schools and parental choice program provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3215d, 3393s, 3395d, 3396n, 3398d, f, 3411s, 3421d, p, t] -
SB21Schools and school districts accountability report revisions; independent charter schools and private schools participating in a parental choice program clarification; LAB audit required -
SB1Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) program re AODA: DPI required to include in training of professional school staff; if school district requests training, it must administer the program to all pupils in the district; report to JCF required -
AB270Special education job development specialists: DPI pilot program to employ in certain school districts re employment outcomes for children with disabilities -
AB943Special education transition grants created [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 563m, 3229p] -
SB21Special Transfer Program (Chapter 220), closed to new pupils [Sec. 3412-3419; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, exceptions modified, intradistrict and interdistrict transfer funding provisions added, 3418c-w] -
SB21Special Transfer Program (Chapter 220) restored -
AB990Special Transfer Program (Chapter 220) restored -
SB784Student loan assistance for critical industry sectors: HEAB to administer and Secretary of DWD and CEO of WEDC to identify the sectors in consultation with UW Board of Regents, Superintendent of Public Instruction, TCS Board, and local workforce investment boards; promotional materials to high schools provision -
AB661Student loan assistance for critical industry sectors: HEAB to administer and Secretary of DWD and CEO of WEDC to identify the sectors in consultation with UW Board of Regents, Superintendent of Public Instruction, TCS Board, and local workforce investment boards; promotional materials to high schools provision -
SB491Summer school: DPI to pay independent charter schools for pupils who attend -
AB951Teacher and principal effectiveness evaluation requirement delayed; DPI prohibited from issuing school accountability report for 2014-15 school year -
AB78Teacher and principal effectiveness evaluation requirement delayed; DPI prohibited from issuing school accountability report for 2014-15 school year [S.Amdt.1: delay changed to prohibition on using pupil assessment in evaluation score for teachers and principals] -
SB67Teacher and school district administrator contract renewal revision re notification deadline [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3247v-y; deleted by S.Amdt.2] -
SB21Technical college districts may jointly provide health care benefits on a self-insured basis; stop loss insurance provision [Sec. 1950-1952, 4046, 4591; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, school districts and local governmental units provisions added, 1912v, 1950p, r, 3389n-r, 3391d] -
SB21Vacancies on a school board of a common, union high, or unified school district: board president allowed to appoint under certain conditions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, primary requirement for election in certain election districts and adoption of apportionment plan after decennial census added] -
AB325Vacancies on a school board of a common, union high, or unified school district: board president allowed to appoint under certain conditions -
SB244Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program created in 2015 WisAct 53 repealed; SAGE program reinstated and expanded; parental choice programs (Milwaukee, Racine, and statewide) phased out -
AB918BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core family income eligibility level changed; DHS to comply with federal requirements and request enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) payment with JCF provision; criminal penalties re false statement on parental choice program application, concealing events to fraudulently participate, or unauthorized use of payments; DOJ and DA duties -
AB855Christian Schools International added to list of choice program accrediting agencies and preaccrediting agencies and Special Needs Scholarship program accrediting entities re qualifying private schools [A.Amdt.1: Association of Christian Schools International added] -
AB602Christian Schools International added to list of choice program accrediting agencies and preaccrediting agencies and Special Needs Scholarship program accrediting entities re qualifying private schools -
SB467Chronically failing schools and school districts provisions replace low-performing schools and school districts provisions; public and charter school accountability board (PCAB) created in DPI; parental choice school accountability board created in DOA; improvement plans, interventions, withholding state aid, not renewing contracts, and no new students under a parental choice program provisions; DPI duties specified -
SB1Civics exam as condition for high school diploma, independent audit of private schools participating in a parental choice program, and school and school district accountability reports: requirements created in 2015 WisAct 55 modified -
AB828Civics exam as condition for high school diploma, independent audit of private schools participating in a parental choice program, and school and school district accountability reports: requirements created in 2015 WisAct 55 modified -
SB640Civics portion of citizenship test: successful completion required to obtain a high school diploma or equivalency diploma -
AB194Corporal punishment provisions extended to and DPI to promulgate rules for the expulsion of pupils attending a private school under a parental choice program; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties -
AB423Corporal punishment provisions extended to and DPI to promulgate rules for the expulsion of pupils attending a private school under a parental choice program; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties -
SB3Crimes and safety-related incidents that occur on school property, school transportation, or school sanctioned events: public high schools and private high schools participating in parental choice program required to collect and report statistics; DPI duties and accountability report provision -
AB517Crimes and safety-related incidents that occur on school property, school transportation, or school sanctioned events: public high schools and private high schools participating in parental choice program required to collect and report statistics; DPI duties and accountability report provision -
SB470Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified -
AB1021Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified -
SB796Family income eligibility level modified for BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core; DHS required to comply with federal requirements and make necessary changes to qualify for enhanced federal MA percentage (or FMAP); private schools participating in parental choice programs revisions re family income limit, per pupil payment, instructional staff license or permit, background checks, reading readiness assessments, high school diploma criteria, corporal punishment, expulsion, building inspections, school data and pupil records, school must be located in this state and in operation for two years, and meetings between school's governing board and pupils, prospective pupils, and their parents -
AB854MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, and statewide parental choice program changes re per pupil amount, financial audit, pupil acceptance preferences, teacher or administrator license, certain reports, pupil assignment council, and notification of intent to participate date [Sec. 3314, 3315, 3320-3322, 3331-3335, 3340, 3353-3355, 3357, 3360-3362, 3365-3382, 3384, 9334 (2), (3)] -
AB21MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, and statewide parental choice program changes re per pupil amount, financial audit, pupil acceptance preferences, teacher or administrator license, certain reports, pupil assignment council, and notification of intent to participate date [Sec. 3314, 3315, 3320-3322, 3331-3335, 3340, 3353-3355, 3357, 3360-3362, 3365-3379, 3380-3382, 3384, 9334 (2), (3); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, independent financial audit provisions modified, continuous operation requirement added, 3323p, 3355c-m, 3358am, 3382c-m, 3384b, deletes 3332, 3355, 3375, 3382; S.Amdt.2: further revision] -
SB21Open enrollment for pupils receiving special education services revisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 563p, 3306e-t, 3307p-3309h, 3411r, 3421q, 9334 (2d)] -
SB21Open Enrollment Program: applicant preference priority revised -
SB116Open enrollment program: delay in applying the per pupil payment adjustment [Sec. 3308, 3309] -
AB21Open enrollment program: delay in applying the per pupil payment adjustment [Sec. 3308, 3309; original bill only] -
SB21Parental choice program: criminal penalties re false statement on application, concealing events to fraudulently participate, or unauthorized use of payments; DOJ and DA duties -
AB69Parental choice program: criminal penalties re false statement on application, concealing events to fraudulently participate, or unauthorized use of payments; DOJ and DA duties -
AB855Parental choice program revisions re family income for pupil eligibility and method for determining per pupil payments to participating private schools -
AB423Parental choice program revisions re family income for pupil eligibility and method for determining per pupil payments to participating private schools -
SB3Parental choice program revisions re instructional staff required to hold a license or permit issued by DPI and participating private schools required to conduct background check of each teacher and administrator; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties -
AB423Parental choice program revisions re instructional staff required to hold a license or permit issued by DPI and participating private schools required to conduct background check of each teacher and administrator; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties -
SB3Parental choice programs: family income of participating pupil does not need to be reverified with DOR under certain conditions [Sec. 3317, 3318, 3363, 3364] -
AB21Parental choice programs: family income of participating pupil does not need to be reverified with DOR under certain conditions [Sec. 3317, 3318, 3363, 3364] -
SB21Parental choice programs, including MPCP and Racine Parental Choice Program: revisions re family income for pupil eligibility, per pupil payments, teacher licensure, background investigations of teachers and administrators, reading readiness assessments, high school diploma criteria, corporal punishment, expulsion, building inspections, public inspection of certain records, location in this state required, meetings of governing board open to the public, in operation at least 2 years, enrollment percentage; DPI and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties -
SB3Parental choice programs, including MPCP and Racine Parental Choice Program: revisions to take effect in 2016-17 school year re family income for pupil eligibility, per pupil payments, teacher licensure, background investigations of teachers and administrators, reading readiness assessments, high school diploma criteria, corporal punishment, expulsion, building inspections, public inspection of certain records, location in this state required, meetings of governing board open to the public, in operation at least 2 years, enrollment percentage; DPI and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties -
AB423Private school participating in a parental choice program: certain special education staff required if enrolling a child with a disability; compliance with Part A of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, DPI duties -
AB148Private school participating in a parental choice program: certain special education staff required if enrolling a child with a disability; compliance with Part A of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, DPI duties -
SB78Private schools participating in a parental choice program must have been in operation for at least two school years and maximum percentage of enrollment from the program set; exceptions provision -
AB283Private schools participating in a parental choice program revisions re building inspection, public inspection of certain records, location in this state required, in operation at least two years, enrollment percentage, and meetings of governing board open to the public; DPI duties specified -
AB423Private schools participating in a parental choice program revisions re building inspection, public inspection of certain records, location in this state required, in operation at least two years, enrollment percentage, and meetings of governing board open to the public; DPI duties specified -
SB3Private schools participating in school choice program revisions re occupancy permit and retaining documents in electronic form [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3355s, t, 3382t] -
SB21Public school pupil taking courses at another educational institution: program revisions and tuition provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3309i-x, 3310g, r] -
SB21Pupil assessment: ninth grade examination in fall session requirement eliminated [Sec. 3249, 3251, 3254, 3257] -
AB21Pupil assessment: ninth grade examination in fall session requirement eliminated [Sec. 3249, 3251, 3254, 3257] -
SB21Pupil assessments: public schools, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program may administer an ARB approved test -
AB1Pupils attending a school out-of-state: tuition and transportation payments revised [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3411e-n, 9334 (3c), (3d)] -
SB21Racine Parental Choice Program and statewide parental choice program changes re cap, payments, equalization aid formula, and new choice pupils [Sec. 562, 566, 567, 3313, 3316, 3319, 3323-3330, 3336-3339, 3341-3352, 3358, 3392, 3395, 3396, 3421, 9134 (3), (4)] -
AB21Racine Parental Choice Program and statewide parental choice program changes re cap, payments, equalization aid formula, and new choice pupils [Sec. 562, 566, 567, 3313, 3316, 3319, 3323-3330, 3336-3339, 3341-3352, 3358, 3392, 3395, 3396, 3421, 9134 (3), (4); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, enrollment cap and state aid payments modified, 3323m, 3328m, 3340g, deletes 562, 566, 567, 3316, 3323, 3328, 3329, 3336-3339, 3341-3351, 3392, 3395, 3396, 3421, 9134 (3), (4); S.Amdt.2: further revisions] -
SB21Reading readiness assessment and high school diploma requirements for public schools extended to private schools participating in a parental choice program; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties -
SB3Reading readiness or grade-level reading achievement and high school diploma requirements for public schools extended to private schools participating in a parental choice program; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties -
AB423School accountability report published by DPI: schools included in the report required to include a link on their Internet page -
AB722School district membership defined for state aid and revenue limit purposes; charter schools and parental choice program provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3215d, 3393s, 3395d, 3396n, 3398d, f, 3411s, 3421d, p, t] -
SB21Schools and school districts accountability report revisions; independent charter schools and private schools participating in a parental choice program clarification; LAB audit required -
SB1Special Needs Scholarship Program changes [A.Amdt.1: revenue limit adjustment for school districts with incoming choice pupils added] -
SB615Statewide parental choice program phased out -
AB461