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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 283

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Relating to: the requirements for participation in a parental choice program and the percentage of pupils who may attend a private school under such a program.

Milwaukee — School Milwaukee bucks Parochial and private schools School — Attendance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Considine (D) , Doyle (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Meyers (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D)

4 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Harris Dodd (D) , Miller (D) , Vinehout (D)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Assembly: Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Education and take up, Ayes 35, Noes 62

Failed 35–62 Feb 9, 2016 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. Jul 8, 2015 · Assembly

    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

  2. Jul 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Education and take up, Ayes 35, Noes 62

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1