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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Senate BILL 661

January 8, 2020 - Introduced by Senators Bewley, Erpenbach, Larson, Wirch, Smith, Risser, Ringhand and Miller, cosponsored by Representatives Pope, Considine, Emerson, Kolste, Sargent, Spreitzer, Billings, Milroy, Stubbs, Subeck, Neubauer, Gruszynski, Vruwink, Ohnstad, Sinicki, L. Myers and Brostoff. Referred to Committee on Education.

SB661,1,4 An Act to amend 118.60 (4d) (b) 1. (intro.) and 121.91 (4) (n) 1.; and to create 118.60 (4e) of the statutes; relating to: state aid to the resident school district of a pupil attending a private school under the Racine or statewide parental choice program.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the Department of Public Instruction from making certain reductions in state aid paid to a school district until the electors of the school district have approved the reduction in state aid by a referendum vote. Current law requires DPI to reduce the state aid paid to a school district in a school year by the amount paid in that school year to a private school participating in the Racine or statewide parental choice program for each pupil who resides in that school district but who attends a private school under the Racine or statewide parental choice program.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.