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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 554

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Relating to: requiring a private school participating in a parental choice program to employ certain special education staff and to comply with certain provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Children — Special educational needs Parochial and private educational institutions Persons with disabilities Public instruction, department of School — Attendance School — Employee School — Evaluation and testing

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires a private school participating in a parental choice program

(PCP) that enrolls a child with a disability to employ a teacher or therapist who is

licensed by DPI to provide special education or related services. The bill also requires

a private school participating in a PCP to comply with Title II of the Americans with

Disabilities Act. Finally, DPI may prohibit a private school from participating in a

PCP if the private school fails to satisfy these requirements.

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harris (D) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Risser (D) , Schultz (R) , Shilling (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

24 cosponsors

Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Billings (D) , Clark (D) , Danou (D) , Doyle (D) , Goyke (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Kahl (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pasch (D) , Pope (D) , Richards (D) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Vruwink (D) , Wachs (D) , Wright (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 3, 2014 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Shilling, Wirch, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Risser, Vinehout and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Wright, Barnes, Bernard Schaber, Berceau, Billings, Clark, Danou, Doyle, Goyke, Hesselbein, Kahl, Kolste, Milroy, Pasch, Pope, Richards, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Vruwink, Wachs and Zamarripa

  2. Feb 3, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Feb 5, 2014 · Senate

    Representative Ohnstad added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1