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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 234

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Relating to: allowing a pupil's parent or guardian to opt out of certain statewide examinations.

Milwaukee — School Parochial and private schools School School — Attendance School — Evaluation and testing

  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, upon request of a parent or guardian, a school board, operator

of an independent charter school, governing body of a private school participating in

a parental choice program, and managing entity of an opportunity school to excuse

a pupil enrolled in any grade from 3 to 12 from taking any examination required

under state or federal law, except the civics test that is a requirement for high school

graduation. Under current law, upon request from a parent or guardian, a school

board, an operator of an independent charter school, and a governing body of a

private school participating in a parental choice program must excuse a pupil in 4th,

8th, 9th, 10th, or 11th grade from taking the knowledge and concepts examination

adopted by the state superintendent of public instruction that is required to be

administered to pupils in that grade.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

7 cosponsors

Gannon (R) , Hutton (R) , Kremer (R) , Kulp (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Dec 22, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 11, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Hutton, Kulp, Kremer, R. Brooks, Tusler and Gannon

  2. May 11, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Dec 19, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Dec 21, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Dec 22, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  6. Dec 22, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1