Wisconsin Legislature: School

UI law: transactions between employer and DWD by electronic means made mandatory; funding for modernization of UI information technology systems [S.Sub.Amdt.1: original provisions replaced with update of UI IT systems, civil liability exemption re COVID-19, UI waiting period, noncharging of benefits, eligibility when participating in a work-share program, and certain extended benefit requirement waived] - Jr1 SB1

Virtual charter school pupil: participation in interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities in resident school district [removed by S.Sub.Amdt.1 and restored by A.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1] - AB1

Voter education instruction required in each elementary and high school grade and incorporated into model academic standards for social studies - AB460

Voter education instruction required in each elementary and high school grade and incorporated into model academic standards for social studies - SB459

Voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools: provisions prior to 2011 WisAct 240 reinstated; qualified voter provision - AB459

Voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools: provisions prior to 2011 WisAct 240 reinstated; qualified voter provision - SB446

Voter registration forms and information provided to high school students eligible to register to vote - AB462

Voter registration forms and information provided to high school students eligible to register to vote - SB447

Wisconsin Student Assessment System not required to be administered in 2020-21 school year; DPI prohibited from publishing accountability report in 2021-22 school year - AB31

Youth apprenticeship program: schools to include in educational options information provided to parents and guardians - AB220

Youth apprenticeship program: schools to include in educational options information provided to parents and guardians - SB231

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program and former SAGE program eliminated; new SAGE program created; parental choice programs and Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out - AB1049

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program and former SAGE program eliminated; new SAGE program created; parental choice programs and Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out - SB983

American Indian studies: curriculum requirements for public schools, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program; teaching license requirement [Sec. 2012, 2030, 2047, 2114, 2140, 2169, 2170] [original bill only] - AB68

American Indian studies: curriculum requirements for public schools, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program; teaching license requirement [Sec. 2012, 2030, 2047, 2114, 2140, 2169, 2170] - SB111

Annual adjustments for per pupil payments re parental choice programs, Special Needs Scholarship Program, independent charter schools, full-time open enrollment program, and whole grade sharing agreements [Sec. 1911, 1962, 2031, 2033, 2038, 2057, 2058, 2066, 2067, 2071, 2110-2112, 2136-2138] [original bill only] - AB68

Annual adjustments for per pupil payments re parental choice programs, Special Needs Scholarship Program, independent charter schools, full-time open enrollment program, and whole grade sharing agreements [Sec. 1911, 1962, 2031, 2033, 2038, 2057, 2058, 2066, 2067, 2071, 2110-2112, 2136-2138] - SB111

Application of Wisconsin Student Assessment System, reading test, and reading readiness assessment do not apply in the 2020-21 school year; pupil performance when evaluating teachers and principals provision - AB31

Child abuse and neglect reporting hotline posted in schools required - AB222

Child abuse and neglect reporting hotline posted in schools required - SB238

County children with disabilities education boards: state aid and revenue limit revisions re participants in the full-time open enrollment program [Sec. 2178, 2195; A.Sub.Amdt.2: Sec. 355, 361] - AB68

County children with disabilities education boards: state aid and revenue limit revisions re participants in the full-time open enrollment program [Sec. 2178, 2195] - SB111

DPI prohibited from reducing state aid to school district re RCPC or WPCP unless approved by electors in a referendum - AB1042

DPI prohibited from reducing state aid to school district re RCPC or WPCP unless approved by electors in a referendum - SB961

Early admission to 4K, 5K, or first grade for a private school participating in a parental choice program permitted - AB617

Early admission to 4K, 5K, or first grade for a private school participating in a parental choice program permitted - SB597

Full-time open enrollment application to a virtual charter school does not count against limit on applications - AB119

Full-time open enrollment application to a virtual charter school does not count against limit on applications - SB110

Full-time open enrollment to attend fully virtual program offered by nonresident school district or charter school from the 2021-22 school year - AB118

Full-time open enrollment to attend fully virtual program offered by nonresident school district or charter school from the 2021-22 school year - SB109

Holocaust and other genocides: incorporation into model academic standards for social studies and instruction in specified grades required - AB55

Holocaust and other genocides: incorporation into model academic standards for social studies and instruction in specified grades required - SB69

Internet-based parental choice program applications and enrollment process: DPI required to contract with a service provider - AB1102

Internet-based parental choice program applications and enrollment process: DPI required to contract with a service provider - SB1029

Opportunity Schools and Partnership Programs repealed [Sec. 53-57, 315, 704, 1078, 1087, 1108, 1109, 1134, 1208, 1897, 1898, 1992-2001, 2003, 2023-2027, 2116-2126, 2142, 2143, 2145, 2148-2159, 2165, 2281, 2282, 3289] [original bill only] - AB68

Opportunity Schools and Partnership Programs repealed [Sec. 53-57, 315, 704, 1078, 1087, 1108, 1109, 1134, 1208, 1897, 1898, 1992-2001, 2003, 2023-2027, 2116-2126, 2142, 2143, 2145, 2148-2159, 2165, 2281, 2282, 3289] - SB111

Parental choice program: family income limits and pupil participation limits eliminated; threshold for private school to charge tuition increased; education expense reimbursement program - AB970

Parental choice program: family income limits and pupil participation limits eliminated; threshold for private school to charge tuition increased; education expense reimbursement program - SB974

Parental choice program, Special Needs Scholarship Program, independent charter schools, and certain private schools: DPI authority to waive education statute and rules granted in 2019 WisAct 185 extended; alternate deadlines for parental choice and Special Needs Scholarship Program [S.Sub.Amdt.1] - AB1

Parental choice program, Special Needs Scholarship Program, participating private schools, and independent charter schools: DPI authority to waive education statutes and rules and establish alternate deadlines re 2019 WisAct 185 extended to October 31, 2021 - AB261

Parental choice program, Special Needs Scholarship Program, participating private schools, and independent charter schools: DPI authority to waive education statutes and rules and establish alternate deadlines re 2019 WisAct 185 extended to October 31, 2021 [S.Amdt.1 and S.Amdt.1 to S.Amdt.1: DPI cannot waive requirement re certain pupil assessment program and standardized reading test] - SB302

Parental opt-out re face covering requirement in schools and on school grounds; school boards required to offer full-time, in-person instruction option to all enrolled pupils - AB995

Parental opt-out re face covering requirement in schools and on school grounds; school boards required to offer full-time, in-person instruction option to all enrolled pupils - SB1011

Participation in MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, the statewide parental choice program, or the Special Needs Scholarship Program: cap on pupils set; waiting list provision [Sec. 1944-1946, 1948, 1949, 1951-1959, 2091, 2093, 2096, 2097, 2099-2109, 2113, 2115, 2127, 2130, 2132-2135, 2139, 2141, 9134 (3), 9334 (5)-(8)] [original bill only] - AB68

Participation in MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, the statewide parental choice program, or the Special Needs Scholarship Program: cap on pupils set; waiting list provision [Sec. 1944-1946, 1948, 1949, 1951-1959, 2091, 2093, 2096, 2097, 2099-2109, 2113, 2115, 2127, 2130, 2132-2135, 2139, 2141, 9134 (3), 9334 (5)-(8)] - SB111

Per pupil payments to private schools participating in parental choice programs: calculation changed - AB1041

Private schools participating in parental choice program or Special Needs Scholarship Program: teachers required to hold DPI issued license of permit; exception and waiver provisions - AB1039

Property tax bill required to include information re gross reduction in state aid to school districts - AB1047

Property tax bill required to include information re gross reduction in state aid to school districts [Sec. 1405] [original bill only] - AB68

Property tax bill required to include information re gross reduction in state aid to school districts [Sec. 1405] - SB111

Property tax bill required to include information re gross reduction in state aid to school districts - SB971

Pupil transfers based on the existence or absence of COVID-19 mandates allowed one time per school year under set conditions, state aid payment provisions; interscholastic athletic association 2021-22 membership prohibited unless the association rules allow for a transfer exception re method of delivering educational programming - AB600

Pupil transfers based on the existence or absence of COVID-19 mandates allowed one time per school year under set conditions, state aid payment provisions; interscholastic athletic association 2021-22 membership prohibited unless the association rules allow for a transfer exception re method of delivering educational programming - SB587

Reading readiness and literacy: promoting pupils from third to fourth grade based on standardized reading test; diagnostic reading assessment; grants to increase licensure of reading teachers; Achievement Gap Reduction program sunsetted; programs to identify and address pupils with dyslexia; parental opt-out from standardized tests for pupils in kindergarten to third grade prohibited - AB971

Reimbursements for transportation costs re Open Enrollment Program and Early College Credit Program: appropriation modified [Sec. 305, 306, 2087] [original bill only] - AB68

Reimbursements for transportation costs re Open Enrollment Program and Early College Credit Program: appropriation modified [Sec. 305, 306, 2087] - SB111

School Choice Week declared January 24-30, 2021 - AJR3

School Choice Week declared January 24-30, 2021 - SJR6

School closure to in-person instruction through June 30, 2022: limited to 14 consecutive days; extension requires two-thirds vote by school board; full-time, in-person option after certain COVID-19 vaccination phase - SB6

School for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years: open enrollment program application modifications, reports on virtual instruction, and interscholastic athletic association transfer rules [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, open enrollment and interscholastic athletic association provisions removed and restored by A.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.1] - AB1

Special Needs Scholarship Program phased out; pupil enrollment cap in parental choice programs; DPI duties - AB1040

Special Needs Scholarship Program: private schools required to also participate in a parental choice program [Sec. 1947] [original bill only] - AB68

Special Needs Scholarship Program: private schools required to also participate in a parental choice program [Sec. 1947] - SB111

Special Needs Scholarship Program pupil payments and full-time Open Enrollment Program transfer amounts: determination revised [Sec. 298, 301, 1942, 1943, 1960, 1961, 1963-1967, 2059-2065, 2068-2070, 2072-2075, 2189, 2217] [original bill only] - AB68

Special Needs Scholarship Program pupil payments and full-time Open Enrollment Program transfer amounts: determination revised [Sec. 298, 301, 1942, 1943, 1960, 1961, 1963-1967, 2059-2065, 2068-2070, 2072-2075, 2189, 2217] - SB111

Statewide and Racine Parental Choice programs: previous year public school enrollment criteria modified [Sec. 2092, 9334 (11)] [original bill only] - AB68

Statewide and Racine Parental Choice programs: previous year public school enrollment criteria modified [Sec. 2092, 9334 (11)] - SB111

Statistics on certain ordinance violations and crimes that occur on school property or transportation: public high schools and private high school participating in a parental choice program required to report to DPI; school district accountability report provision - AB602

Statistics on certain ordinance violations and crimes that occur on school property or transportation: public high schools and private high school participating in a parental choice program required to report to DPI; school district accountability report provision - SB585

Teacher licensure requirement for private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program [Sec. 1896, 1950, 2007-2011, 2013-2019, 2094, 2095, 2098, 2128, 2129, 2131, 9434 (1)] [original bill only] - AB68

Teacher licensure requirement for private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program [Sec. 1896, 1950, 2007-2011, 2013-2019, 2094, 2095, 2098, 2128, 2129, 2131, 9434 (1)] - SB111

WPCP and RPCP prior year pupil attendance requirement to include Special Needs Scholarship Program pupils; transfers from RPCP or MPCP to WPCP when pupil’s residence changes - AB621

WPCP and RPCP prior year pupil attendance requirement to include Special Needs Scholarship Program pupils; transfers from RPCP or MPCP to WPCP when pupil’s residence changes - SB608

WPCP family income requirement for 2021-22 school year and full-time open enrollment applications for 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years modified - AB59

WPCP family income requirement for 2021-22 school year and full-time open enrollment applications for 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years modified - SB41

Microschool defined and provisions created which satisfy compulsory school attendance requirement [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, "microschool" changed to "micro education pod" and sunset added; A.Amdt.2: sunset modified] - AB122

Microschool defined and provisions created which satisfy compulsory school attendance requirement - SB201

MPS youth service centers for truancy abatement and burglary suppression requirement eliminated [Sec. 2005, 2146] [original bill only] - AB68

MPS youth service centers for truancy abatement and burglary suppression requirement eliminated [Sec. 2005, 2146] - SB111

Academic and career planning services for pupils: school boards may use of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Career Exploration Program - AB992

Academic and career planning services for pupils: school boards may use of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Career Exploration Program - SB950

American Indian studies: curriculum requirements for public schools, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program; teaching license requirement [Sec. 2012, 2030, 2047, 2114, 2140, 2169, 2170] [original bill only] - AB68

American Indian studies: curriculum requirements for public schools, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program; teaching license requirement [Sec. 2012, 2030, 2047, 2114, 2140, 2169, 2170] - SB111

Child abuse and neglect reporting hotline posted in schools required - AB222

Child abuse and neglect reporting hotline posted in schools required - SB238

Child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for kindergarten through sixth grade: DPI to develop and school boards required to adopt - AB764