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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
January 16, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, Rodriguez, L.
Myers
, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Jagler, Kulp, Steffen, Wichgers,
Brooks, Mursau and Skowronski, cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Kooyenga
and Darling. Referred to Committee on Education.
AB737,1,2 1An Act to amend 118.51 (3) (a) 1. and 118.51 (3m) (a); and to create 118.51 (3)
2(a) 1d. of the statutes; relating to: applications for full-time open enrollment.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law limits the number of nonresident school boards to which parents
may apply for a pupil to attend a public school in a nonresident school district under
the full-time open enrollment program. Currently, full-time open enrollment
applications for a pupil may be submitted to no more than three nonresident school
boards in any school year. This bill specifies that an application submitted to a
nonresident school board for a pupil to attend a virtual charter school does not count
for purposes of this limitation.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB737,1 3Section 1. 118.51 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB737,2,84 118.51 (3) (a) 1. The parent of a pupil who wishes to attend a public school in
5a nonresident school district under this section shall submit an application, on a form
6provided by the department under sub. (15) (a), to the school board of the nonresident
7school district that the pupil wishes to attend, not earlier than the first Monday in

1February and not later than the last weekday in April of the school year immediately
2preceding the school year in which the pupil wishes to attend. Applications Except
3as provided in subd. 1d., applications
may be submitted to no more than 3
4nonresident school boards in any school year. The nonresident school board shall
5send a copy of the application to the pupil's resident school board and the department
6by the end of the first weekday following the last weekday in April. The application
7may include a request to attend a specific school or program offered by the
8nonresident school district.
AB737,2 9Section 2. 118.51 (3) (a) 1d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB737,2,1310 118.51 (3) (a) 1d. For purposes of determining whether applications have been
11submitted to more than 3 nonresident school boards, the department may not count
12an application submitted to a nonresident school board for a pupil to attend a virtual
13charter school.
AB737,3 14Section 3 . 118.51 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB737,2,2415 118.51 (3m) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (3), the parent of a pupil who wishes to
16attend a public school in a nonresident school district under this section may, in lieu
17of applying under sub. (3), submit an application under this subsection, on a form
18provided by the department under sub. (15) (a), to the school board of the nonresident
19school district that the pupil wants to attend if the pupil satisfies at least one of the
20criteria under par. (b). Applications may be submitted to no more than 3 nonresident
21school boards in any school year. For purposes of determining whether applications
22have been submitted to more than 3 nonresident school boards, the department may
23not count an application submitted to a nonresident school board for a pupil to attend
24a virtual charter school.
AB737,4 25Section 4. Initial applicability.
AB737,3,2
1(1) The treatment of s. 118.51 (3) (a) 1. and 1d. first applies to an application
2submitted under s. 118.51 (3) (a) for the 2020-21 school year.
AB737,3,43 (2) The treatment of s. 118.51 (3m) (a) first applies to an application submitted
4under s. 118.51 (3m) on the effective date of this subsection.
AB737,3,55 (End)
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