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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
March 25, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Jagler, Murphy, Brandtjen,
Brooks, Dittrich, Horlacher, Hutton, Katsma, Knodl, Kulp, Sanfelippo,
Skowronski, Tusler, Zimmerman and Plumer, cosponsored by Senators
Kooyenga, Kapenga, Craig, Cowles, Jacque and Stroebel. Referred to
Committee on Education.
AB129,1,3 1An Act to amend 118.60 (2) (a) 8. and 119.23 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes; relating
2to:
allowing private schools participating in a parental choice program to
3provide hours of direct pupil instruction virtually.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to count hours of
instruction that are offered virtually when a private school participating in a
parental choice program is closed because of an emergency or inclement weather.
Additionally, the bill specifically authorizes a private school participating in a
parental choice program to provide hours of direct pupil instruction by providing
instruction virtually or in another alternative setting if the method of providing the
instruction applies to the entire school or an entire grade. Current law requires a
private school participating in a parental choice program to provide at least 1,050
hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and at least 1,137 hours of direct
pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB129,1 4Section 1. 118.60 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB129,2,115 118.60 (2) (a) 8. Notwithstanding s. 118.165 (1) (c), the private school annually
6provides at least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and at least

11,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12. Hours provided under this
2subdivision include recess and time for pupils to transfer between classes but do not
3include the lunch periods. Hours provided under this subdivision may include hours
4of instructional programming provided virtually, outside of the normal school day,
5or in another alternative setting if the method of providing the instructional
6programming applies to the entire school or an entire grade level.
Annually, no more
7than 140 hours of work under s. 118.56 may be counted as hours of direct pupil
8instruction. In computing the number of instructional hours provided under this
9subdivision, the department shall count hours of instruction offered virtually on days
10and parts of days on which schools are closed because of inclement weather or an
11emergency.
AB129,2 12Section 2. 119.23 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB129,2,2513 119.23 (2) (a) 8. Notwithstanding s. 118.165 (1) (c), the private school annually
14provides at least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and at least
151,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12. Hours provided under this
16subdivision include recess and time for pupils to transfer between classes but do not
17include the lunch periods. Hours provided under this subdivision may include the
18hours of instructional programming provided virtually, outside of the normal school
19day, or in another alternative setting if the method of providing instructional
20programming applies to the entire private school or an entire grade level.
Annually,
21no more than 140 hours of work under s. 118.56 may be counted as hours of direct
22pupil instruction. In computing the number of instructional hours provided under
23this subdivision, the department shall count hours of instruction offered virtually on
24a day or during part of day on which the private school is closed because of inclement
25weather or an emergency.
AB129,3
1Section 3. Initial applicability.
AB129,3,22 (1) This act first applies to the school year beginning after publication.
AB129,3,33 (End)
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