SB 452

Under this bill, a pupil is eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, Racine Parental Choice Program, or Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (parental choice program) if the pupil’s sibling or a dependent child of the pupil’s parent or guardian participated in a parental choice program in the previous school year. Under current law, pupils must meet certain family income requirements and grade level or prior year attendance requirements to be eligible to participate in a parental choice program. Specifically, under current law, to participate in the MPCP or RPCP, a pupil’s family income cannot exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty limit, and to participate in the WPCP, a pupil’s family income cannot exceed 220 percent of the federal poverty limit. In addition, to be eligible for the RPCP or WPCP under current law, a pupil must be entering kindergarten, first grade, or ninth grade or, in the previous school year, must have been enrolled in a public school, not been enrolled in school, attended school in another state, participated in a parental choice program, or been on a waiting list to participate in a parental choice program. Under the bill, the family income and grade level or prior year attendance requirements do not apply to a pupil whose sibling or whose parent’s or guardian’s dependent child participated in a parental choice program.