Senate Bill 796
Persons disqualified from having certain responsibilities in a private school participating in a parental choice program
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
Apr 4, 2016
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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. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill broadens the authority of the Department of Public Instruction to bar from participation in a parental choice program a private school that hires or retains a disqualified person. The bill also modifies the definition of disqualified person to include the following persons: 1) a person for whom a license to operate a child care center was denied, revoked, suspended, not renewed, or not continued; 2) a person who has been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving an act of fraud or dishonesty against an agency or political subdivision of this state or against a federal agency; and 3) a person who would not be eligible under current law to be employed or licensed as a teacher for reasons including conviction of a felony for a crime against life or bodily security or public health and safety.
Current law permits DPI to issue an order that bars a private school from participating in a parental choice program or that terminates the participation of a private school in a parental choice program under certain circumstances, including if the school misrepresents information, fails to maintain accreditation or meet certain academic standards, or retains a disqualified person. Under current law, a "disqualified person" is one who satisfied one of the following at the time that a private school was barred or terminated from a parental choice program by an order of the department: 1) the person had a controlling ownership interest in, or was the administrator or an officer, director, or trustee of, the private school; 2) the person was designated by the administrator of the private school to assist in processing pupil applications; or 3) the person was responsible for an action or circumstance that led to the private school being barred or terminated from participation in the program.
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Currently, DPI may bar the participation of a private school in a choice program if the private school retains, for compensation or as a volunteer, a disqualified person within seven years after the date of an order issued by DPI. This bill eliminates the seven-year limit on the person's status as a disqualified person; as a result, DPI may bar from participation in a parental choice program a private school that hires or retains a disqualified person regardless of the amount of time that has passed since the person engaged in the disqualifying activity.
Who's behind it
Chris Larson, a Democrat, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 4, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Apr 4, 2016
Introduced in the Senate.
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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
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