AB 261

During the period beginning on March 12, 2020, and ending on October 31,

2020,

2019 Wisconsin Act 185

granted the Department of Public Instruction the

authority to waive state education statutes, and rules promulgated under those

statutes, related to 1) a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship

Program, 2) private schools participating in a parental choice program or the SNSP,

and 3) independent charter schools. This bill extends the period of time that DPI is

authorized to waive these state statutes and rules to October 31, 2021.

During the period beginning on March 12, 2020, and ending on October 31,

2020,

2019 Wisconsin Act 185

also allowed DPI to establish alternate deadlines for

requirements related to parental choice programs or the SNSP if the original

deadline occurred between March 12, 2020, and October 31, 2020, or the original

deadline related to another event that occurred between the same dates. The bill

extends the period of time that DPI has the authority to establish such alternate

deadlines to October 31, 2021, and extends DPI's authority to deadlines that would

otherwise occur or are related to events that would otherwise occur on or before

October 31, 2021.