2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-3317/1
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June 4, 2025 - Introduced by Senators Roys, Larson, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Phelps, Andraca, Arney, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Subeck, Tenorio and Vining. Referred to Committee on Education.
SB314,1,3
1An Act to repeal 118.60 (2) (be) 1. a. and 118.60 (2) (be) 3.; to amend 118.60 2(2) (be) 1. c. and 118.60 (2) (be) 2. of the statutes; relating to: the pupil
3participation limit in the state parental choice program. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law limits the percentage of pupils in each school district who may attend a private school under the statewide parental choice program. The pupil participation limit started in the 2015-16 school year at 1 percent of a school district’s membership and increased gradually to 10 percent of a school district’s membership in the 2025-26 school year. Under current law, the pupil participation limit sunsets after the 2025-26 school year. This bill repeals the sunset and continues the pupil participation limit at 10 percent of a school district’s membership.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB314,14Section 1. 118.60 (2) (be) 1. a. of the statutes is repealed. SB314,25Section 2. 118.60 (2) (be) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read: SB314,2,3
1118.60 (2) (be) 1. c. “Pupil participation limit” means a school district’s 2membership in the previous school year multiplied by the applicable percentage for 3the current school year 0.1. SB314,34Section 3. 118.60 (2) (be) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: SB314,2,105118.60 (2) (be) 2. Except as provided in subd. 2m., beginning with the 2015-16 6school year and ending with the 2025-26 school year, the total number of pupils 7residing in a school district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city 8school district, who may attend a private school under this section during a school 9year may not exceed the school district’s pupil participation limit for that school 10year. SB314,411Section 4. 118.60 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
