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Bills · January 2017 Special Session

AB 6

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Relating to: authorizing the director of the Office of Educational Opportunity in the University of Wisconsin System to contract for the operation of a recovery charter school, insurance coverage of mental health treatment provided by a recovery charter school, and making appropriations. (FE)

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes the director of the Office of Educational Opportunity in the

University of Wisconsin System to contract with a person to operate, as a four-year

pilot project, one recovery charter school for no more than 15 high school pupils in

recovery from substance use disorder or dependency. Under the bill, the operator

must provide an academic curriculum that satisfies the requirement for graduation

from high school as well as therapeutic programming and support for pupils

attending the charter school. The bill requires a pupil who wishes to attend the

recovery charter school to apply and to agree to all of the following: 1) that the pupil

has begun treatment in a substance use disorder or dependency program; 2) that the

pupil has maintained sobriety for at 30 days prior to attending the charter school;

and 3) that the pupil will submit to a drug screening assessment and, if appropriate,

a drug test prior to being admitted. The operator of the charter school may not admit

a pupil who tests positive for the presence of a drug in his or her system. In addition,

a pupil who enrolls in the school must receive counseling from substance use disorder

or dependency counselors while enrolled in the charter school.

The contract between the operator of the recovery charter school and OEO must

contain a requirement that, as a condition of continuing enrollment, an applicant for

enrollment in the recovery charter school submit claims for coverage of certain

services provided by the recovery charter school to his or her health care plan for

which the applicant is covered for mental health services. The bill also requires the

director of OEO to, following the fourth year of the operation of the charter school,

submit a written report to the Department of Health Services regarding the

operation and effectiveness of the charter school.

The bill permits the state superintendent to award a start-up grant towards

the establishment of the recovery charter school of up to $50,000 in fiscal year

2017-18 if the director of OEO procures matching funds equal to the amount of the

grant. Under the bill, the Department of Public Instruction must pay to the operator

of the recovery charter school the same per pupil amount as is paid to the operator

of other charter schools.

The bill prohibits a health care policy, plan, or contract from excluding coverage

for mental health or behavioral health treatment or services provided by the recovery

charter school if the policy, plan, or contract covers mental health or behavior health

treatment or services when provided by another health care provider.

This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and

financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

10 cosponsors

Bowen (D) , Carpenter (D) , Darling (R) , Harsdorf (R) , Kapenga (R) , Lasee (R) , Marklein (R) , Testin (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Mar 16, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Mar 16, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Mar 16, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Mar 30, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Mar 30, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Mar 30, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s.16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Mar 30, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 63–34 Apr 4, 2017 official source full page

Aye · 63

Not voting · 2

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 95–2 Apr 4, 2017 official source full page

Aye · 95

Nay · 2

Not voting · 2

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 6, Noes 1

Passed 6–1 Apr 24, 2017 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 32–1 May 2, 2017 official source full page

Nay · 1

Full history

  1. Feb 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Committee on Assembly Organization, Nygren, Born, Felzkowski, Skowronski, Novak, Quinn, Steffen, Murphy, Ripp, Ballweg, Swearingen, Mursau, Subeck, Brostoff, Kleefisch, Petryk, Tittl, Spiros, Rohrkaste, E. Brooks, Bernier, Billings, Zepnick, Sinicki, Doyle, Krug, Petersen, Kolste, Jagler, Rodriguez, Vruwink, Fields, Kulp, Sargent, Allen and Wachs; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Vukmir, Harsdorf, Marklein, Testin, Wanggaard, Kapenga, Lasee and Carpenter, by request of Governor Scott Walker

  2. Feb 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Feb 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  4. Feb 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes

  6. Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Nygren

  7. Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  10. Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Bowen added as a coauthor

  11. Mar 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Bowen

  12. Mar 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  13. Mar 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  14. Mar 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  15. Mar 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  16. Mar 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  17. Mar 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  18. Mar 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  19. Mar 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  20. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  21. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  22. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  23. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s.16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  24. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 4-4-2017 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93

  25. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  26. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  27. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  28. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 adopted

  29. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representatives C. Taylor and Barca

  30. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Amendment 5 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  31. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  32. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 63, Noes 34

  33. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  34. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  35. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 2

  36. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  37. Apr 5, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  38. Apr 6, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  39. Apr 20, 2017 · Senate

    Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk-3139

  40. Apr 20, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  41. Apr 24, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  42. Apr 24, 2017 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  43. Apr 24, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  44. Apr 28, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-2-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  45. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  46. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  47. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  48. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1

  49. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  50. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  51. May 11, 2017 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-11-2017

  52. Jul 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 7-13-2017

  53. Jul 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-17-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 30

  54. Jul 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Published 7-18-2017