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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 91

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Relating to: allowing each technical district board to authorize independent charter schools focused on occupational education and training or science, technology, engineering, and math. (FE)

School School — Curriculum Technical college

  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

Under current law, school boards may enter into contracts to establish charter

schools, which operate with fewer constraints than traditional public schools.

Current law also permits the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Milwaukee,

UW-Parkside, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), and the city of

Milwaukee to establish charter schools directly or to contract for the operation of

charter schools. A charter school established by an entity other than a school board

is known as an independent charter school.

This bill allows each technical college district board, including the MATC

district board, to authorize independent charter high schools that provide a

curriculum focused on occupational education and training or science, technology,

engineering, and math (independent charter technical schools). An independent

charter technical school must be located within the boundaries of the authorizer's

technical college district or in a county adjacent to the district. This bill does not

otherwise affect MATC's authority under current law to authorize independent

charter schools.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Gudex (R) , Wanggaard (R)

14 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Nygren (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Weatherston (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 27, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard and Gudex; cosponsored by Representatives Weatherston, Ballweg, Bernier, Horlacher, Jacque, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kremer, Macco, Murphy, Nygren, A. Ott and Rohrkaste

  2. Mar 27, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  3. Apr 2, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 2, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1