Application and reporting deadlines for the statewide parental choice program and evidence of accreditation for a private school participating in a parental choice program. (FE)

2. Under current law, a private school that receives applications from pupils for the statewide parental choice program must, no later than the May 1 immediately following the application period, report the number of applicants to the Department of Public Instruction so that DPI may determine whether a pupil participation limitation has been exceeded. The bill changes that reporting deadline to the first weekday in May.

3. Under current law, a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, the Racine Parental Choice Program, or the statewide parental choice program must annually provide DPI with evidence that the private school remains accredited for the current school year, including a letter from an accrediting entity that confirms that the private school is accredited by that entity as of the date of the letter. The bill requires that a private school must submit a “notice” from an accrediting entity, rather than a “letter.”