Wisconsin Legislature: School

Mail containing person’s immunization status: specified entities required to ensure mail is sealed and information is not visible on outside of mail - AB783

Milk dispensers: DATCP grants to schools for purchase of - AB956

Nonresident tuition exemption for technical college and UW System students who are citizens of another country, not legal permanent residents of the U.S., and meet specified requirements [Sec. 364, 382, 9342 (2), 9347 (2); original bill only] - AB56

Nonresident tuition exemption for technical college and UW System students who are citizens of another country, not legal permanent residents of the U.S., and meet specified requirements [Sec. 364, 382, 9342 (2), 9347 (2)] - SB59

Part-time open enrollment program expanded and renamed the course choice program; DPI duties - AB849

Part-time open enrollment program expanded and renamed the course choice program; DPI duties - SB789

Peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs for public, private, and tribal high schools: DPI competitive grant program established - AB528

Peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs for public, private, and tribal high schools: DPI competitive grant program established - SB498

Physical restraint and seclusion of pupils in schools: laws revised - AB585

Physical restraint and seclusion of pupils in schools: laws revised - SB527

Private school choice programs, independent charter schools, Special Needs Scholarship Program re 2020 public health emergency: DPI may waive state education statutes and administrative rules; not withholding program payments; cash and investment balance requirement does not apply; hours of instruction waiver; and parental choice program application deadline for 2020-2021 extended [Sec. 57, 60-66, 105 (22), (23)] [A.Amdt.4: further revisions] - AB1038

Private school choice programs, independent charter schools, Special Needs Scholarship Program re 2020 public health emergency: DPI may waive state education statutes and administrative rules; not withholding program payments; cash and investment balance requirement does not apply; hours of instruction waiver; and parental choice program application deadline for 2020-2021 extended [Sec. 57, 60-66, 105 (22), (23)] - SB932

Pupil examination requirements do not apply and DPI prohibited from publishing school accountability reports in the 2019-2020 school year [Sec. 54-56, 58, 59, 67-74, 105 (21)] - SB932

Pupil examination requirements do not apply and DPI prohibited from publishing school accountability reports in the 2019-2020 school year [Sec. 54-56, 58, 59, 67-74, 105 (21)] - AB1038

Pupil transportation aid to school districts and independent charter school operators, summer class provision [Sec. 1713, 1714, 9334 (3); original bill only] - AB56

Pupil transportation aid to school districts and independent charter school operators, summer class provision [Sec. 1713, 1714, 9334 (3)] - SB59

Reading readiness of pupils in 4K to 2nd grade: assessment modified and voluntary questionnaire added - SB578

Reading readiness of pupils in 4K to 2nd grade: assessment modified and voluntary questionnaire added - AB632

Reciprocal teaching license provisions revised - AB195

School and school district accountability report to include information on music, dance, drama, and visual arts participation - SB64

School and school district accountability report to include information on music, dance, drama, and visual arts participation - AB67

School breakfast program: eligibility expanded and reimbursement to schools that ceased operations prohibited [Sec. 1424, 1425] - SB59

School breakfast program: eligibility expanded and reimbursement to schools that ceased operations prohibited [Sec. 1424, 1425; original bill only] - AB56

School choking rescue devices: DHS grants - AB354

School choking rescue devices: DHS grants - SB330

School day milk program expanded [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1425f] - AB56

School Safety, Office of, transferred from DOJ to DPI [Sec. 41, 236, 239, 313, 1414, 1415, 1517, 1518, 1524, 1535, 1639, 1785-1788, 1792-1797, 1855, 9127 (1), 9427 (1); original bill only] - AB56

School Safety, Office of, transferred from DOJ to DPI [Sec. 41, 236, 239, 313, 1414, 1415, 1517, 1518, 1524, 1535, 1639, 1785-1788, 1792-1797, 1855, 9127 (1), 9427 (1)] - SB59

School safety plan requirements applied to operators of independent charter schools; frequency of plans submitted to Office of School Safety revised and random sampling reviewed annually - SB824

School safety plan requirements applied to operators of independent charter schools; frequency of plans submitted to Office of School Safety revised and random sampling reviewed annually - AB965

Student ID cards: contact information for suicide prevention and crisis support hotlines required [S.Amdt.1: private school provision removed, higher education institution limited to UW System and technical colleges] - AB531

Student ID cards: contact information for suicide prevention and crisis support hotlines required - SB496

TEACH program changes: information technology block grant program extended and revised; certain grants eliminated; and educational telecommunications access program data line speed increased [Sec. 87-117, 275, 1570, 1811] - SB59

TEACH program changes: information technology block grant program extended and revised; certain grants eliminated; and educational telecommunications access program data line speed increased [Sec. 87-117, 275, 1570, 1811; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, eliminated grants and data line speed provisions removed, 96m, 1811m, deletes 87, 92-104, 1570, 1811; A.Amdt.1: adds back 1570 with revisions, 1570f, 9434 (4)] - AB56

Uniform School Budget and Accounting, Committee on, created in DPI to advise and create a computerized uniform budget and accounting system, report required, JCF provision - AB810

Uniform School Budget and Accounting, Committee on, created in DPI to advise and create a computerized uniform budget and accounting system, report required, JCF provision - SB743

Virtual charter school pupils allowed to participate in interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities at resident school district, fee provision - AB779

Virtual charter school pupils allowed to participate in interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities at resident school district, fee provision - SB705

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program and former SAGE program eliminated; new SAGE program created; parental choice programs and Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out - SB816

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program and former SAGE program eliminated; new SAGE program created; parental choice programs and Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out - AB935

American Indian history, culture, and tribal sovereignty: parental choice program schools and independent charter schools required to include instruction on - AB108

Annual adjustment for per pupil payments [Sec. 1428, 1569, 1571, 1572, 1578, 1579, 1627-1629, 1661-1663; original bill only] - AB56

Annual adjustment for per pupil payments [Sec. 1428, 1569, 1571, 1572, 1578, 1579, 1627-1629, 1661-1663] - SB59

Child abuse and neglect reporting hotline posted in schools required - SB692

Child abuse and neglect reporting hotline posted in schools required - AB761

DPI-issued teachers license required for teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice program or Special Needs Scholarship Program, exception provision - AB728

DPI-issued teachers license required for teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice program or Special Needs Scholarship Program, exception provision - SB660

DPI per pupil payments to private schools participating in parental choice programs: calculation changed - SB659

DPI per pupil payments to private schools participating in parental choice programs: calculation changed - AB727

Driver education courses: DPI to reimburse school districts, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in parental choice programs; conditions set - SB831

Driver education courses: DPI to reimburse school districts, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in parental choice programs; conditions set - AB675

Eliminate Opportunity Schools and Partnership Programs, teacher licensure based on alternative teacher certification program, limit on school district referenda in a calendar year, and certain Open Enrollment Program transfer amount; annual adjustment to Open Enrollment Program transfer amount formula revised [Sec. 32-36, 151, 164, 400, 755, 761, 769, 770, 776, 823-826, 1410, 1412, 1413, 1480, 1481, 1525-1534, 1536, 1541, 1554, 1556-1560, 1580-1599, 1634-1638, 1640-1645, 1669-1684, 1689, 1719, 1743, 1745, 1769, 1770, 2179] - SB59

Eliminate Opportunity Schools and Partnership Programs, teacher licensure based on alternative teacher certification program, limit on school district referenda in a calendar year, and certain Open Enrollment Program transfer amount; annual adjustment to Open Enrollment Program transfer amount formula revised [Sec. 32-36, 151, 164, 400, 755, 761, 769, 770, 776, 823-826, 1410, 1412, 1413, 1480, 1481, 1525-1534, 1536, 1541, 1554, 1556-1560, 1580-1599, 1634-1638, 1640-1645, 1669-1684, 1689, 1719, 1743, 1745, 1769, 1770, 2179; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, all provisions removed except repeal of Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program, deletes all sections except 761; A.Amdt.1: deletes 761] - AB56

Full-time open enrollment applications: virtual charter schools do not count in the nonresident school board limitation - AB737

Full-time open enrollment applications: virtual charter schools do not count in the nonresident school board limitation - SB688

Holocaust and other genocides: incorporation into model academic standards for social studies and instruction in specified grades required - AB816

Holocaust and other genocides: incorporation into model academic standards for social studies and instruction in specified grades required - SB744

Hours of direct pupil instruction provided virtually by private schools participating in a parental choice program permitted; inclement weather and DPI provisions - AB129

Hours of direct pupil instruction provided virtually by private schools participating in a parental choice program permitted; inclement weather and DPI provisions - SB111

Hours of direct pupil instruction requirement: exception for high performing schools when school is closed due to emergency or inclement weather - SB112

Hours of direct pupil instruction requirement: exception for high performing schools when school is closed due to emergency or inclement weather - AB115

Mental health program aids for schools to hire and retain pupil services professionals, mental health and school climate training programs and grants, and bullying prevention grants [Sec. 137, 155, 1417, 1419, 1420, 1426, 1427, 1429-1437] - SB59

Mental health program aids for schools to hire and retain pupil services professionals, mental health and school climate training programs and grants, and bullying prevention grants [Sec. 137, 155, 1417, 1419, 1420, 1426, 1427, 1429-1437; original bill only] - AB56

Open enrollment program: various deadlines modified for the 2020-2021 school year [Sec. 105 (24)] - AB1038

Open enrollment program: various deadlines modified for the 2020-2021 school year [Sec. 105 (24)] - SB932

Parental choice programs: changes re teacher licensure, private school accreditation, MPS general school aid, and certain information included on property tax bills [Sec. 1035, 1411, 1494, 1538-1540, 1542-1549, 1605-1610, 1614, 1632, 1633, 1648-1653, 1655, 1666, 1667, 1694, 1699, 1700, 1707, 1721, 9434 (6); original bill only] - AB56

Parental choice programs: changes re teacher licensure, private school accreditation, MPS general school aid, and certain information included on property tax bills [Sec. 1035, 1411, 1494, 1538-1540, 1542-1549, 1605-1610, 1614, 1632, 1633, 1648-1653, 1655, 1666, 1667, 1694, 1699, 1700, 1707, 1721, 9434 (6)] - SB59

Part-time open enrollment program expanded and renamed the course choice program; DPI duties - AB849

Part-time open enrollment program expanded and renamed the course choice program; DPI duties - SB789

Private school choice programs, independent charter schools, Special Needs Scholarship Program re 2020 public health emergency: DPI may waive state education statutes and administrative rules; not withholding program payments; cash and investment balance requirement does not apply; hours of instruction waiver; and parental choice program application deadline for 2020-2021 extended [Sec. 57, 60-66, 105 (22), (23)] [A.Amdt.4: further revisions] - AB1038

Private school choice programs, independent charter schools, Special Needs Scholarship Program re 2020 public health emergency: DPI may waive state education statutes and administrative rules; not withholding program payments; cash and investment balance requirement does not apply; hours of instruction waiver; and parental choice program application deadline for 2020-2021 extended [Sec. 57, 60-66, 105 (22), (23)] - SB932

Property tax bill required to include information re gross reduction in state aid to school districts - AB299

Pupil enrollment cap in statewide, Milwaukee, and Racine parental choice programs; counting pupils in 4K for state aid and revenue purposes [Sec. 1602, 1604, 1611, 1612, 1615-1624, 1630, 1631, 1646, 1654, 1656-1658, 1664, 1665, 9334 (4), (5)] - SB59

Pupil enrollment cap in statewide, Milwaukee, and Racine parental choice programs; counting pupils in 4K for state aid and revenue purposes [Sec. 1602, 1604, 1611, 1612, 1615-1624, 1630, 1631, 1646, 1654, 1656-1658, 1664, 1665, 9334 (4), (5); original bill only] - AB56

Pupil examination requirements do not apply and DPI prohibited from publishing school accountability reports in the 2019-2020 school year [Sec. 54-56, 58, 59, 67-74, 105 (21)] - SB932

Pupil examination requirements do not apply and DPI prohibited from publishing school accountability reports in the 2019-2020 school year [Sec. 54-56, 58, 59, 67-74, 105 (21)] - AB1038

School board in charge of the School District of New Berlin allowed to give preference to pupils residing in the City of New Berlin re the full-time open enrollment program - AB702

School board in charge of the School District of New Berlin allowed to give preference to pupils residing in the City of New Berlin re the full-time open enrollment program - SB639

Sexual assault: kit collection, processing, and storage procedures created; victim bill of rights created; DOJ collection of certain data and publishing, data bank, and report provisions; citizenship of individuals arrested and convicted of; attendance in private school participating in the parental choice program for certain victims; reimbursement of certain costs - SB809

Sexual assault: kit collection, processing, and storage procedures created; victim bill of rights created; DOJ collection of certain data and publishing, data bank, and report provisions; citizenship of individuals arrested and convicted of; attendance in private school participating in the parental choice program for certain victims; reimbursement of certain costs - AB844

Special Needs Scholarship Program changes [Sec. 144, 1482-1493, 1495-1509, 1603, 1613, 1625, 1626, 1647, 1659, 1660, 9134 (3); original bill only] - AB56

Special Needs Scholarship Program changes [Sec. 144, 1482-1493, 1495-1509, 1603, 1613, 1625, 1626, 1647, 1659, 1660, 9134 (3)] - SB59

Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out; pupil enrollment cap in statewide, Milwaukee, and Racine parental choice programs; DPI duties - AB730

Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out; pupil enrollment cap in statewide, Milwaukee, and Racine parental choice programs; DPI duties - SB658

State aid to resident school district of pupil attending private school under the parental choice program: DPI cannot make certain reductions unless electors approve by referendum - SB661

State aid to resident school district of pupil attending private school under the parental choice program: DPI cannot make certain reductions unless electors approve by referendum - AB729

Statewide parental choice program revisions re application and reporting deadlines, and evidence of accreditation for participating private school - SB495

Statewide parental choice program revisions re application and reporting deadlines, and evidence of accreditation for participating private school - AB554