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SB 2

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changes to timing of application process under the open enrollment program.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under the Open Enrollment Program (OEP), a pupil may apply to attend a

public school in a school district other than the pupil's resident school district

(nonresident school district) if certain conditions are met. Current law establishes

a time line for filing and processing applications under the OEP. An application to

attend a school in a nonresident school district is due between the first Monday in

February and the third Friday following the first Monday in February. A school

board that receives an application must forward a copy of the application to the

pupil's resident school board by the fourth Monday in February, and may not act on

the application until after the third Friday following the first Monday in February.

The resident school board may, under certain conditions, deny the pupil's enrollment

in the nonresident school district; the resident school board must notify the applicant

that its application has been rejected by the first Friday following the first Monday

in April.

The nonresident school board must notify the pupil whether it has accepted the

application by the first Friday following the first Monday in April and must provide

the pupil with information about the specific program or school the pupil would

attend by the second Friday following the first Monday in May. The pupil must

inform the nonresident school board whether he or she will attend a school in the

nonresident school district by the first Friday following the first Monday in June.

By June 30, the nonresident school board must report the name of each pupil

accepted under the OEP to the pupil's resident school board. Current law permits

a nonresident school district to deny enrollment to a pupil who has been expelled

from school for certain reasons, including for engaging in conduct while at school that

endangered the health safety or property of others. A resident school district must

provide copies of the disciplinary records of a pupil who has applied under the OEP

to a nonresident school district that makes a request for such records.

This bill changes the time line for filing and processing applications under the

OEP. Under the new time line, the nonresident school district must determine the

number of regular education and special education spaces available within the

school district at the January meeting of the nonresident school board (and, for the

2011-12 school year, at the February meeting of the nonresident school board). An

application to attend a school in a nonresident school district is due between the first

Monday in February and the last weekday in April. A nonresident school board that

receives an application must forward a copy of the application to the pupil's resident

school district by the end of the first weekday following the last weekday in April.

The nonresident school board may not act on the application before May 1. The bill

requires a resident school district to provide to a nonresident school district records

pertaining to disciplinary proceedings involving a pupil who has applied to the

nonresident school district under the OEP by the first Friday following the first

Monday in May. This bill requires the nonresident school district to prepare an

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Grothman (R) , Lazich (R) , Olsen (R) , Vukmir (R)

4 cosponsors

Jacque (R) , Pridemore (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

Votes

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Education

Passed 7–0 Jan 20, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate amendment 3 to Senate amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 20, Noes 11

Passed 20–11 Feb 2, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 11

Passed 20–11 Feb 2, 2011 official source full page

Not voting · 2

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 3

Passed 8–3 Apr 27, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 60, Noes 35

Passed 60–35 May 17, 2011 official source full page

Aye · 60

Not voting · 3

Senate: Refused to refer to committee on Education, Ayes 15, Noes 17

Failed 15–17 Jan 17, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 3 adopted, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Jan 17, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 11, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Olsen, Darling, Grothman, Lazich and Vukmir;Cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Pridemore and Thiesfeldt

  2. Jan 11, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  3. Jan 13, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 13, 2011 · Senate

    Representative Spanbauer added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 20, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  6. Jan 20, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 20, 2011 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Education

  8. Jan 20, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  9. Jan 20, 2011 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Education

  10. Jan 20, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  11. Jan 20, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  12. Jan 24, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  13. Jan 26, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 2 offered by Senator Olsen

  14. Jan 26, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 to Senate amendment 2 offered by Senator Olsen

  15. Jan 31, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-2-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. Feb 1, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 offered by Senators Olsen and Jauch

  17. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  18. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  19. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 2 withdrawn and returned to author

  20. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 to Senate amendment 2 adopted

  21. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 to Senate amendment 2 offered by Senators C. Larson, Taylor, Miller and Risser

  22. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 to Senate amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 20, Noes 11

  23. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 adopted

  24. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 adopted

  25. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 11

  28. Feb 2, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Feb 4, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  30. Feb 4, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  31. Feb 16, 2011 · Assembly

    Printed engrossed by the direction of the Assembly Chief Clerk

  32. Feb 17, 2011 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Senate amendment 1)

  33. Feb 17, 2011 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Senate amendment 2)

  34. Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  35. Apr 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Clark

  36. Apr 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  37. Apr 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by committee on Education

  38. Apr 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 3 offered by committee on Education

  39. Apr 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 3

  40. Apr 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  41. Apr 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 4

  42. Apr 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  43. May 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2011 by committee on Rules

  44. May 17, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  45. May 17, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 adopted

  46. May 17, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 3 adopted

  47. May 17, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  48. May 17, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  49. May 17, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 60, Noes 35

  50. May 17, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  51. May 18, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly amendment 2 and Assembly amendment 3 adopted

  52. May 18, 2011 · Senate

    Referred to committee on Senate Organization

  53. May 18, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  54. Jun 7, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-8-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  55. Jun 8, 2011 · Senate

    Assembly amendment 2 concurred in

  56. Jun 8, 2011 · Senate

    Assembly amendment 3 nonconcurred in

  57. Jun 8, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  58. Jun 9, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate: Assembly amendment 2 concurred in, Assembly amendment 3 nonconcurred in

  59. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:01 A.M. on 11-3-2011 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 18

  60. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly adheres to its position on Assembly amendment 3

  61. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  62. Nov 4, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly: Assembly adheres to its position on Assembly amendment 3

  63. Jan 12, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-17-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  64. Jan 17, 2012 · Senate

    Read

  65. Jan 17, 2012 · Senate

    Senate recedes from its position on Assembly amendment 3

  66. Jan 17, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 3 offered by Senator Olsen

  67. Jan 17, 2012 · Senate

    Refused to refer to committee on Education, Ayes 15, Noes 17

  68. Jan 17, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 3 adopted, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  69. Jan 17, 2012 · Senate

    Assembly amendment 3 concurred in as amended

  70. Jan 17, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  71. Jan 17, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate: Senate recedes from its position on Assembly amendment 3; Assembly amendment 3 concurred in as amended by Senate amendment 1

  72. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

    Senate amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 3 concurred in

  73. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  74. Jan 27, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  75. Jan 30, 2012 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-30-2012

  76. Jan 30, 2012 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 1-30-2012

  77. Feb 1, 2012 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-1-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 114

  78. Feb 2, 2012 · Senate

    Published 2-15-2012