July 8, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Pope, Sinicki, Genrich, Considine,
Barnes, Mason, Jorgensen, Spreitzer, Berceau, Kolste, Riemer, Ohnstad,
Goyke, Meyers, Doyle, Wachs and Zamarripa, cosponsored by Senators
Harris Dodd, Miller, C. Larson and Vinehout. Referred to Committee on
Education.
AB283,1,6 1An Act to repeal 118.60 (2) (bs); to amend 118.60 (1) (bn) 1. a., 118.60 (2) (a)
2(intro.), 118.60 (3) (b), 118.60 (3) (c), 119.23 (1) (ai) 1. a., 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.)
3and 119.23 (3) (b); and to create 118.60 (2) (a) 9., 118.60 (2) (d), 119.23 (2) (a)
49. and 119.23 (2) (d) of the statutes; relating to: the requirements for
5participation in a parental choice program and the percentage of pupils who
6may attend a private school under such a program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides that a private school may participate in a parental choice
program (PCP) only if it has been in operation for the attendance of pupils for at least
two school years. This requirement does not apply to any private school participating
in or otherwise eligible to participate in a PCP on the effective date of the bill. The
bill also provides that no more than 49 percent of a private school's enrollment may
consist of pupils attending the private school under a parental choice program. This
requirement does not apply to a private school participating in a PCP on the effective
date of the bill. These provisions are effective July 1, 2016.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB283,1
1Section 1. 118.60 (1) (bn) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB283,2,32 118.60 (1) (bn) 1. a. The school has been in continuous operation in this state
3for less than 12 24 consecutive months.
AB283,2 4Section 2. 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB283,2,105 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (d), any pupil in grades
6kindergarten to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may attend any
7private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bm), and (bs)
8(d), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district, other than
9an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may attend any private
10school under this section if all of the following apply:
AB283,3 11Section 3. 118.60 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB283,2,1712 118.60 (2) (a) 9. The private school has been in operation for the attendance of
13pupils for at least 2 school years. This requirement does not apply to a private school
14that is participating in the program under this section or under s. 119.23 on the
15effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], or that, subject to sub. (2) (ar),
16has complied with sub. (2) (ag) prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
17inserts date].
AB283,4 18Section 4. 118.60 (2) (bs) of the statutes is repealed.
AB283,5 19Section 5. 118.60 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB283,2,2520 118.60 (2) (d) No more than 49 percent of a private school's enrollment may
21consist of pupils attending the private school under this section or s. 119.23. This
22requirement does not apply to a private school that is participating in the program
23under this section or under s. 119.23 on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
24inserts date], so long as the private school continues to participate in one of those
25programs.
AB283,6
1Section 6. 118.60 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB283,3,122 118.60 (3) (b) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides
3within an eligible school district because the private school has too few available
4spaces, the applicant may, subject to sub. (2) (d), transfer his or her application to a
5participating private school that has space available. An applicant rejected under
6this paragraph may, subject to sub. (2) (d), be admitted to a private school
7participating in the program under this section for the following school year,
8provided that the applicant continues to reside within an eligible school district. The
9department may not require, in that following school year, the private school to
10submit financial information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the
11applicant to participate in the program under this section on the basis of family
12income.
AB283,7 13Section 7. 118.60 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB283,3,2014 118.60 (3) (c) If a participating private school rejects an applicant who resides
15in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school
16district, because the private school has too few available spaces, the applicant may,
17subject to sub. (2) (d),
transfer his or her application to a participating private school
18that has space available. An applicant rejected under this paragraph may, subject
19to sub. (2) (be) and, (bm), and (d), be admitted to a private school participating in the
20program under this section for the following school year.
AB283,8 21Section 8. 119.23 (1) (ai) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB283,3,2322 119.23 (1) (ai) 1. a. The school has been in continuous operation in this state
23for less than 12 24 consecutive months.
AB283,9 24Section 9. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB283,4,3
1119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and, (ar), and (d), any pupil in grades
2kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all
3of the following apply:
AB283,10 4Section 10. 119.23 (2) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB283,4,105 119.23 (2) (a) 9. The private school has been in operation for the attendance of
6pupils for at least 2 school years. This requirement does not apply to a private school
7that is participating in the program under this section or under s. 118.60 on the
8effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], or that, subject to sub. (2) (ar),
9has complied with sub. (2) (ag) prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
10inserts date].
AB283,11 11Section 11. 119.23 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB283,4,1712 119.23 (2) (d) No more than 49 percent of a private school's enrollment may
13consist of pupils attending the private school under this section or s. 118.60. This
14requirement does not apply to a private school that is participating in the program
15under this section or under s. 118.60 on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
16inserts date], so long as the private school continues to participate in one of those
17programs.
AB283,12 18Section 12. 119.23 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB283,5,219 119.23 (3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because it has too few
20available spaces, the applicant may, subject to sub. (2) (d), transfer his or her
21application to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant
22rejected under this paragraph may, subject to sub. (2) (d), be admitted to a private
23school participating in the program under this section for the following school year,
24provided that the applicant continues to reside within the city. The department may
25not require, in that following school year, the private school to submit financial

1information regarding the applicant or to verify the eligibility of the applicant to
2participate in the program under this section on the basis of family income.
AB283,13 3Section 13. Effective date.
AB283,5,44 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2016.
AB283,5,55 (End)
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