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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
2023 SENATE BILL 502
October 16, 2023 - Introduced by Senators LARSON, SMITH, ROYS, HESSELBEIN,
AGARD, SPREITZER and CARPENTER, cosponsored by Representatives SHELTON,
JOERS, C. ANDERSON, CLANCY, JACOBSON, CONSIDINE, MYERS, VINING, MADISON,
BALDEH, SUBECK, SINICKI, RATCLIFF and J. ANDERSON. Referred to Committee
on Education.
AN ACT to create 115.7915 (4m) (em), 118.40 (2r) (e) 3n., 118.40 (2x) (e) 3., 118.60
(4) (d) and 119.23 (4) (d) of the statutes; relating to: payments for pupils who
withdraw from a parental choice program, the Special Needs Scholarship
Program, or an independent charter school.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, for each pupil attending a private school under the parental
choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program and for each pupil
attending an independent charter school, the Department of Public Instruction pays
a per pupil amount to the private school participating in a parental choice program
or the Special Needs Scholarship Program or the independent charter school. DPI
pays the annual per pupil amount to the private school or independent charter school
in four equal installments. Under the bill, if, during the school year, a pupil
withdraws from a private school participating in a parental choice program or the
Special Needs Scholarship Program or from an independent charter school and
enrolls in a school district, DPI must pay any remaining amount due to the private
school or independent charter school for that pupil to the school district in which the
pupil is enrolled.
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For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 115.7915 (4m) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
115.7915 (4m) (em) Notwithstanding pars. (a), (cm), and (e), if a child attending
a private school under the scholarship program under this section withdraws from
the private school under this section during a school year and enrolls in a school
district, the department shall pay the remainder of the scholarship amount due to
the private school for the child for that school year to the school district in which the
child enrolls.
SECTION 2. 118.40 (2r) (e) 3n. of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (2r) (e) 3n. Notwithstanding subd. 2p., if a pupil attending a charter
school established by or under a contract with an entity under par. (b) 1. for whom
a payment is due under this paragraph withdraws from the charter school during the
school year and enrolls in a school district, the department shall pay any remaining
amount due to the operator for that pupil for that school year to the school district
in which the pupil enrolls.
SECTION 3. 118.40 (2x) (e) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (2x) (e) 3. Notwithstanding subd. 1m., if a pupil attending a charter
school established under this subsection for whom a payment is due under this
paragraph withdraws from the charter school during the school year and enrolls in
a school district, the department shall pay any remaining amount due to the operator
for that pupil for that school year to the school district in which the pupil enrolls.
SECTION 4. 118.60 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60 (4) (d) Notwithstanding par. (bg), if a pupil attending a private school
under this section for whom a payment is due under this subsection withdraws from
the private school during the school year and enrolls in a school district, the
department shall pay any remaining amount due to the private school for that pupil
for that school year to the school district in which the pupil enrolls.
SECTION 5. 119.23 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
119.23 (4) (d) Notwithstanding par. (bg), if a pupil attending a private school
under this section for whom a payment is due under this subsection withdraws from
the private school during the school year and enrolls in a school district, the
department shall pay any remaining amount due to the private school for that pupil
for that school year to the school district in which the pupil enrolls.
SECTION 6.0Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2024.
(END)
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