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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 968

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Relating to: attendance at a private school under a parental choice program and phasing out parental choice programs. (FE)

Children — Special educational needs Children and families, department of Milwaukee — School Parochial and private schools Racine, city of Scholarships and loans 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 prohibits a pupil who has attended a private school under the

Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, the Racine Parental Choice Program, or the

statewide parental choice program (parental choice program) or the Special Needs

Scholarship Program and who has completed the highest grade level at that private

school from attending any other private school under a parental choice program or

the SNSP.

Also under this bill, beginning in the 2020-21 school year, no private school may

participate in a parental choice program unless the school was participating in the

program in the 2019-20 school year. Also under the bill, no pupil may attend a

private school under a parental choice program unless the pupil was attending that

private school under the program in the 2019-20 school year.

Finally, under this bill, beginning in the 2020-21 school year, no private school

may accept pupils under the SNSP unless the school was participating in the

program in the 2019-20 school year, and no pupil may attend a private school under

the SNSP unless the pupil was attending that private school under the program in

the 2019-20 school year. Under current law, a child with a disability who meets

certain eligibility criteria may receive a scholarship to attend a private school

participating in the SNSP.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Sinicki (D)

1 cosponsors

Larson (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Sinicki; cosponsored by Senator Larson

  2. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Feb 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1