Senate Bill 78
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
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 23, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Education, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c). See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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.
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . All 9 are Democrats.
25 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (25)
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 2, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education, by the Senate President,.
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Apr 23, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education Reform, by the Senate President,.
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Mar 23, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education Reform and Government Operations.
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Mar 23, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- 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
- Mar 23, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education Reform and Government Operations
- Apr 23, 2015 · Senate
Rereferred to committee on Education Reform, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c)
- Sep 2, 2015 · Senate
Rereferred to committee on Education, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c)
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor