Wisconsin Legislature: School

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

Child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for kindergarten through sixth grade: DPI to develop and school boards required to adopt - SB746

Community school start-up grants created; additional funding for UW System - AB813

Community school start-up grants created; additional funding for UW System - SB782

Credit recovery courses taken by pupils: school boards and DPI reports - AB561

Credit recovery courses taken by pupils: school boards and DPI reports - SB567

Critical incident mapping data: grants to schools to submit data to public safety officials - AB482

Critical incident mapping data: grants to schools to submit data to public safety officials - SB449

Driver education aid appropriation for qualified driver education provider [Sec. 304, 2181, 2182] [original bill only] - AB68

Driver education aid appropriation for qualified driver education provider [Sec. 304, 2181, 2182] - SB111

Gender identity and sexual orientation programs: independent charter schools and school boards required to notify pupils’ parents or guardians - AB562

Gender identity and sexual orientation programs: independent charter schools and school boards required to notify pupils’ parents or guardians - SB598

Gifted and talented pupils: school board report to DPI on programs for; DPI audit and DWD Fast Forward Program provisions - AB903

Gifted and talented pupils: school board report to DPI on programs for; DPI audit and DWD Fast Forward Program provisions - SB860

Human growth and development instructional program: add legal process in which a parent relinquishes a newborn to list of topics covered - AB560

Human growth and development instructional program: add legal process in which a parent relinquishes a newborn to list of topics covered - SB555

Illegally passing a school bus: use of photographic or video information in issuance of traffic violation citations allowed; forfeiture and recording equipment provisions - AB1144

Learning materials and educational activities used in pupil instruction in the school district: school board required to post on its Internet site; action in circuit court provision - AB488

Learning materials and educational activities used in pupil instruction in the school district: school board required to post on its Internet site; action in circuit court provision - SB463

Minimum salaries for public school teachers established - AB1161

Minimum salaries for public school teachers established - SB1059

Nonclassroom teacher time: compensation requirements - AB1159

Nonclassroom teacher time: compensation requirements - SB1057

Opening additional charter schools: contract between school board and charter school governing board must allow, top performance categories provision - AB967

Opening additional charter schools: contract between school board and charter school governing board must allow, top performance categories provision - SB965

Owner-initiated petition to detach territory from a school district and attach to adjoining district: school board authority revised - AB854

Owner-initiated petition to detach territory from a school district and attach to adjoining district: school board authority revised - SB808

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

School board may close schools to in-person instruction for 14 days, extension requires two-thirds vote, expires June 30, 2022 [A.Amdt.1; removed by S.Sub.Amdt.1] - AB1

School boards to provide instruction on human relations re Hmong Americans and Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans - AB381

School boards to provide instruction on human relations re Hmong Americans and Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans - SB379

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 extension learning recovery programs at the end of the 2020-21 school year - AB286

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

Student teacher hourly wage: school boards required to pay and DPI to reimburse - AB1157

Student teacher hourly wage: school boards required to pay and DPI to reimburse - SB1062

Teacher preparation time: school board required to provide - AB1160

Teacher preparation time: school board required to provide - SB1056

Teacher representative added to school boards - AB1158