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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
March 23, 1999 - Introduced by Representative Williams. Referred to Committee
on Education Reform.
AB233,1,2
1An Act to create 119.23 (2) (a) 6. and 119.23 (7) (d) of the statutes;
relating to:
2the Milwaukee parental choice program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill makes the following changes to the statutes governing the Milwaukee
parental choice program (MPCP), which allows certain pupils to attend participating
private schools in Milwaukee at state expense:
1. This bill requires that, in order to participate in the MPCP, a private school
must have a formal governance structure, including a board of directors, and bylaws
that specify the selection process and the terms of board members.
2. Currently, a school board must administer the fourth, eighth and tenth grade
pupil assessments and the third grade reading test to all pupils enrolled in the
appropriate grades in the school district, including pupils enrolled in charter schools
located in the school district. This bill requires each private school participating in
the MPCP to administer these examinations to pupils who are enrolled in the
appropriate grades in the private school and are participating in the MPCP.
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:
AB233, s. 1
3Section
1. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB233,2,3
1119.23
(2) (a) 6. The private school has a formal governance structure,
2including a board of directors, and bylaws that specify the selection process for and
3the terms of board members.
AB233, s. 2
4Section
2. 119.23 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB233,2,65
119.23
(7) (d) Each private school participating in the program under this
6section shall do all of the following:
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1. Administer a standardized reading test developed by the department to all
83rd grade pupils enrolled in the private school under this section.
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2. Administer the 4th and 8th grade examinations adopted or approved by the
10state superintendent under s. 118.30 (1) (a) or the 4th and 8th grade examinations
11developed or adopted by the board under s. 118.30 (1g) (c) to all 4th and 8th grade
12pupils enrolled in the private school under this section.
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3. Administer the 10th grade examination adopted or approved by the state
14superintendent under s. 118.30 (1) (a) to all 10th grade pupils enrolled in the private
15school under this section. This subdivision does not apply after the 2000-01 school
16year.
AB233,2,1918
(1) This act first applies to private schools and pupils participating in the
19Milwaukee parental choice program in the 2000-01 school year.
