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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 78

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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 schools Persons with disabilities Public instruction, department of School — Attendance School — Employee

  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 Part A of 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) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harris Dodd (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Wirch (D)

25 cosponsors

Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Danou (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Johnson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kahl (D) , Kessler (D) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 23, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators C. Larson, Wirch, Risser, Ringhand, Harris Dodd, Carpenter, Hansen, Erpenbach and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Barnes, Mason, Pope, Johnson, Sargent, Goyke, Genrich, Riemer, Brostoff, Jorgensen, Billings, Hebl, Kahl, Zamarripa, Kessler, Subeck, Ohnstad, Berceau, Milroy, Kolste, Sinicki, Hesselbein, Danou, C. Taylor and Wachs

  2. Mar 23, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education Reform and Government Operations

  3. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Rereferred to committee on Education Reform, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c)

  4. Sep 2, 2015 · Senate

    Rereferred to committee on Education, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c)

  5. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1