| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
|
 Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Parental Choice Program - Limits Participation of School Districts
S.B. 174
Closing the parental choice program for eligible school districts to additional school districts. Provides that no school district that has ...
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Curriculum--Sex Education |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Partnership Between Parents and Schools to Promote the Optimal Health and Well-Being of Pupils
S.B. 237
Repeals provisions that encouraged boards to ensure that pupils were provided age-appropriate instruction in human growth and development. R...
| More... |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Multiple Sections: Educator Effectiveness and Preparation Program Effectiveness
S.B. 461
Requires that beginning July 1, 2012, each teacher preparatory program in the state submit to the department a list of individuals who have ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Membership of Technical College Board(s)
S.B. 275
Establishes and requires the governing board for the Milwaukee area technical college to include 9 members who are residents of the distric...
| More... |
Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Reading Section
S.B. 461
Creates the Governor's Read to Lead Development Fund and the Read to Lead Development Council. Sets membership of the Council. Allows for aw...
| More... |
School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 | Use of Law enforcement or Juvenile Court Records for Discipline
S.B. 315
Prohibits use of law enforcement or juvenile court records to expel or suspend a pupil or as the sole basis for taking any other disciplinar...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Contracts to Second Chance Partners for Education and Other Nonprofit Corporations
S.B. 361
An Act to renumber and amend 115.28. Allows school boards to contract with the Second Chance Partners for Education or any other nonprofit t...
| More... |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Technical Education High School Diploma
S.B. 335
Act 156 (amends 115.787) Requires that an individualized education program that indicates a goal of a technical education high school diplom...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Use of Seclusion and Physical Restraint in Public Schools, Including Charter Schools
S.B. 353
Creates a new provision relating to the use of seclusion and physical restraint on pupils in public schools, including charter schools. Defi...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 02/2012 |
P-12 | Timelines for Application to Nonresident Schools
S.B. 2 - Choice of Schools Provision
This portion of S.B. 2 establishes timelines for student application to nonresident school and for schools to respond to students making the...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 02/2012 |
P-12 | Notification of nonrewal or renewal
S.B. 2 - Contract Renewal Elements
Moves date for notification of teacher contract renewals/nonrenewals from March 15 to May 15.
https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Issued 01/2012 |
P-12 | College and Workforce Readiness Council
E.O. #56
Creates the 15-member College and Workforce Readiness Council. Tasks the council with recommending policies and programs to improve student ...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 12/2011 |
P-12 | Charter Contracts May Include Grounds for Expulsion
S.B. 95 - Section 9 - 118.40 (2r) (b)
This new section of law allows a charter or contract to include grounds for expelling a pupil from the charter school. If such grounds are i...
| More... |
Curriculum--Physical Education |
Signed into law 12/2011 |
P-12 | Course Substitution for Physical Education
S.B. 95 - Section 8 (118.33)
Authorizes local boards to allow a pupil who participates in sports or in another organized physical activity, as determined by the school b...
| More... |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 12/2011 |
Postsec. | Composition of Board of Regents
S.B. 28
Amends 15.91 of the statutes regarding composition of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. At least one of the citize...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 12/2011 |
P-12 | Value-Added Analyses of Scores to Evaluate Teachers
S.B. 95 - Section 5 (118.225)
Among other provisions, allows use of value-added analyses of scores on the results of examinations administered to pupils to evaluate teach...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Signed into law 11/2011 |
P-12 | Changes to the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the Choice Program for Eligible School Districts
S.B. 234
Requires private schools participating in either the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program or the Choice Program for Eligible School districts t...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 11/2011 |
P-12 | Clarifies "Immoral Conduct" for License Revocation
S.B. 49
Relates to revocation for immoral conduct of a license issued by the Department of Public Instruction. Clarifies that "Immoral conduct" incl...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 | Parental Choice Program
A.B. 40 (Act 32) - Budget Bill
Appropriates funding for the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) and choice programs in other eligible school districts (the latter is ...
| More... |
Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 | Assessing and Improving Literacy Section
A.B. 40 (Act 32) - Budget Bill
Provided over $600,000 for costs to develop and implement a program to assess and improve literacy in elementary school
children (section 91...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Amends Collective Bargaining
Act 10 (A.B. 11)
Prohibits bargaining collectively with a collective bargaining unit containing a general municipal employee with respect to any factor or co...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 | Voucher Programs
A.B. 75
Requires the governing board of every private school participating in the Milwaukee parental choice program to adopt pupil academic standard...
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Habitual Truants Need Not Be Readmitted Through Open Enrollment
S.B. 342
If a pupil attending the school district under open enrollment (OEP) is habitually truant (absent from school without an acceptable
excuse f...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Student Webcam Conversations With Careers
S.B. 121
Requires the Center on Education and Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to establish a program for students enrolled in grades 7 to...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Open Enrollment Admissions Process
S.B. 250
Requires a nonresident school district that is a union high school district (a district operating only grades 9 to 12) to give preference to...
| More... |
Class Size |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Class Size Reduction
A.B. 808
Previous law allowed an eligible school board that has entered into a five-year renewable student achievement guarantee (SAGE) contract with...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Instruction in Resuscitation
A.B. 725
Requires offering of approved instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiocerebral resuscitation, and the use of an automated extern...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Health-Related School Closures
S.B. 379
Requires a school board, within 24 hours of a school being closed by a local health officer or DHS, or by a school district administrator be...
| More... |
Health--Nutrition |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | "Farm to School" Program
A.B. 746
Requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to promote "farm to school" programs, the purposes of which in...
| More... |
Postsecondary Accountability |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
S.B. 431
Prohibits a person that holds itself out to the public in any way as a legitimate institution of higher education from using the term "colle...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
S.B. 407
Under the Act, if a designated scholar declines a scholarship, a high school must designate as alternate scholars any seniors with the same ...
| More... |
School Climate/Culture |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Objections to Race-Based Nicknames, Logos, etc.
S.B. 25
Under the Act (Act No. 250), a school district resident may object to the use of a race-based nickname, logo, mascot, or team name by a scho...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Safety Plans
S.B. 154
Expands current statutory requirements by providing specific details regarding school safety plans. The Act requires both public and private...
| More... |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Revenues to Support Educational Services for Inmates
A.B. 633
Permits counties to use the monies collected from jail surcharges for costs related to educational and medical services to inmates.
http://w...
| More... |
Special Populations--Military |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
S.B. 681
Relates to adopting the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and making an appropriation.
http://www.legis.st...
| More... |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Act 215 - Multiple Provisions
S.B. 437
Act 215. For a district in need of improvement for 4 consecutive years, new section requires district boards to take certain actions (additi...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Act 215 - Misc. Provisions
S.B. 437
Requires boards annually to prepare budgets for each school in the district. Requires boards to collaborate with nonprofits and government a...
| More... |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Act 215 - Multiple Provisions
S.B. 437
Act 215. Section 118.24 (10) prohibits awarding of tenure to principals or assistant principals.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Act 215 - Facilities Provision
S.B. 437
Creates Section 119.16 to require local boards to evaluate all buildings using certain criteria and to develop a master plan governing the u...
| More... |
STEM |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Act 215 - STEM Pilot Programs K-5
S.B. 437
Creates Section 119.315 to make schools that enroll pupils in grades K-5 eligible to apply for funding (if state or federal funding is avail...
| More... |
Curriculum--Arts Education |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 | Incentives for Community Theaters to Serve Arts Programs
A.B. 375
Relates to a property tax exemption for certain nonprofit community theaters that have a specified seating capacity and include facilities u...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. | School Nurses, Medication Administration
S.B. 414
Relates to school nurses and the administration of drugs to pupils; requires nurses to meet the qualifications for school nurses; includes a...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 02/2010 |
P-12 | Human Growth and Development Instruction
A.B. 458
The purpose of the statute on instruction in human growth and development instruction is to encourage all school boards to ensure that pupil...
| More... |
Curriculum--Science |
Signed into law 02/2010 |
P-12 | Science Credit for Agriculture Courses
A.B. 236
Act 114 requires school boards to award a science credit to a pupil for each agriculture course the pupil successfully completes in the high...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 12/2009 |
P-12 | History of Organized Labor and Collective Bargaining
A.B. 172
Requires social studies instruction in public schools to include the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining pro...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 12/2009 |
P-12 | Protects Health Care Volunteers from Liability
S.B. 80
Relates to liability of volunteer health care providers providing services for a nonprofit agency, a school board or governing body; include...
| More... |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Vetoed 12/2009 |
Postsec. | Board of Regents
S.B. 223
Relates to composition of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System; provides for membership. Would have created a board of...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 12/2009 |
P-12 | Environmental Quality in Schools Task Force
S.B. 41
Establishes the Indoor Environmental Quality in Schools Task Force; directs the task force to make recommendations to the Department of Publ...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 11/2009 |
P-12 | Standards for Quality Charter Schools
S.B. 373
Extends the duty to consider the principles and standards for quality charter schools established by the National Association of Charter Sch...
| More... |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 11/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | P-20 Longitudinal Data System
S.B. 371
Longitudinal data system. 2009 Wisconsin Act 59 requires the Department of Public Instruction, the Board of Regents of
the University of Wis...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 11/2009 |
P-12 | Evaluation of Teacher Performance
S.B. 372
Current law directs school districts to administer certain standardized examinations to pupils enrolled in the 4th, 8th, and 10th grades. Cu...
| More... |
P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 10/2009 |
P-12 |
A.B. 119
Beginning on September 1, 2011, a school board may not enroll a child in the first grade in a school in the school district, including in a ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Planning Time for Teachers
A.B. 95
Relates to the Municipal Employment Relations Act (MERA); provides for school districts and preparation time for teachers. From Legislative ...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Native American Charter School
A.B. 75
Provides that if a school board enters into an agreement with an American Indian tribe to establish a charter school, the board must, upon r...
| More... |
Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Adult Literacy Grants
A.B. 75
Eliminates provision that no adult literacy grant may exceed $10,000. Page 468 of 692: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act28.p...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Principles and Standards for Quality Charter Schools
A.B. 75
Provides that when the city of Milwaukee, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Milwaukee area technical college dist...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Charter School Finance
A.B. 75
Adjusts method of determining funding for charter schools, effective with the 2011-12 school year.
Page 471 of 692: http://www.legis.state.w...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Vetoed 06/2009 |
P-12 | Open Enrollment Finance
A.B. 75
Line-item veto: Provision would have provided a 10% bonus to districts that would be willing to take in students from outside of their distr...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Vetoed 06/2009 |
P-12 | Open Enrollment
A.B. 75
Line-item veto: Provides that no school district located in whole or in part in Milwaukee County may receive more in additional state aid in...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
A.B. 75
Requires that a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program adhere to policies that apply to public schools/distri...
| More... |
Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Tribal Language Revitalization Grants
A.B. 75
Permits a school board or cooperative educational service agency, in conjunction with a tribal education authority, to apply to the state de...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Pupil Counts
A.B. 75
Provides that the school district clerk of a first-class city school system must include in its annual financial report filed with the city ...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | School Consolidation Funding
A.B. 75
Creates 121.91 (2m) (t) to provide exceptions to methods of determining the revenue limit of two or more districts that consolidate.
Page 48...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Funding Adjustments for School Safety Plans, School Nurses, Transportation, and Energy Efficiency
A.B. 75
Adds 121.91 (4) (L). Defines "local law enforcement agency". Provides additional funding if a local board and local law enforcement agency (...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | District Spending Limits
A.B. 75
Caps the amount that districts can raise/spend for the 2010-11, 2011-12 & 2012-13 school years. Provides that districts can increase their s...
| More... |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | ARRA Funds
S.B. 232
Act No. 23. STATE SCHOOL AID; JUNE 2009. In the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect, in addition...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
Postsec. | Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program
A.B. 75
Provides that the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration is to assist the board in administer...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
Postsec. | Military Family Financial Aid
A.B. 75
Requires that financial aid be provided to eligible members of the immediate family of service members.
Page 544 of 692: http://www.legis.s...
| More... |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
Postsec. | Labor Relations at the University of Wisconsin
A.B. 75
Enacts provisions related to labor relations and collective bargaining for faculty and academic staff at the University of Wisconsin. Establ...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | School Safety Plans
A.B. 75
Provides that if a school district is created or a public or private school opens after the effective date of this paragraph, the school boa...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | School Safety Plans
A.B. 75
Repeals 120.12(26), which required the school board of a common or union high school district to have a school safety plan for each school i...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Contracts for Transporting Private School Pupils
A.B. 75
Adds new provision relating to transportation contracts for two or more private school pupils living in the same household.
Page 479 of 692:...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Limitations on Salary and Fringe Benefit Costs
A.B. 75
Repeals section 118.245, which established limitations on the salary and fringe benefit costs for professional employees. Page 469 of 692: h...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 | Collective Bargaining Agreements
A.B. 75
Provides that no collective bargaining agreement covering school district employees may exceed four years. Also provides that upon the expir...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 02/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Act 2 - Finances and Appropriations
S.B. 62
Provides a total of $2,630,000 in grant moneys to certain organizations in the building trades to provide job training and retraining progra...
| More... |
P-3 |
Issued 10/2008 |
P-12 | Governor's State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care
Executive Order 269
(Executive Order No. 269) Creates the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care to conduct a periodic statewide needs ass...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council
A.B. 83
Bill creates in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection the agricultural education and workforce development council. T...
| More... |
Health--Suicide Prevention |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Suicide Prevention for Public and Private School Professional Staff
S.B. 493
Bill directs the local school boards and governing bodies of private schools to inform their professional staffs of the resources available ...
| More... |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Virtual Charter Schools
S.B. 396
The bill requires that anyone who teaches in a public school or charter school must hold a teaching license issued by the department of publ...
| More... |
Special Education--Finance |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | State Reimbursement for Special Educational Services by Certain Employees
A.B. 906
Directs the department of public instruction to determine the average percentage of work time of school nurses, social workers, psychologist...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 | Renewable Resource Facility
A.B. 625
Authorizes a school board to construct or acquire, own, operate, and maintain a renewable resource facility. The energy generated by the fac...
| More... |
High School--Advanced Placement |
Signed into law 12/2007 |
P-12 | Subsidized Advanced Placement Tests
S.B. 249
Relates to payment of the costs of advanced placement examinations taken by certain pupils. Allows the use of federal, state, local, or priv...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
Postsec. | Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology
S.B. 40
Directs the joint committee on information policy and technology to review any University of Wisconsin System, institution or college campus...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 10/2007 |
Postsec. | Promoting Postsecondary Attendance
S.B. 40
Directs the department of administration to: (1) Serve as the state's liaison agency between the higher educational aids board, the departme...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 | Ratification of Collective Bargaining Agreement
S.B. 581
Relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Education Association Council, for the ...
| More... |
School Safety |
Issued 05/2007 |
Postsec. | Task Force on Campus Safety
Executive Order No. 196
Relates to the creation to the Governor's Task Force on Campus Safety which will address coordination between campus officials and local law...
| More... |
State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
Issued 04/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Governor's Business Council
Executive Order No. 193
Relates to the creation of the Governor's Business Council to collaborate on regional and statewide development priorities to support econom...
| More... |
Civic Education |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | High School Poll Workers
Act. No. 451
Eliminates the minimum grade point average requirement for poll workers who are high school students. Authorizes school boards to develop c...
| More... |
Curriculum--Sex Education |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Abstinence Education
S.B. 286
Provides that, if a district provides instruction in human sexuality, reproduction, or family planning, it must ensure that all course mater...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Use of Inhalers in Private Schools
A.B. 1132
Provides that no private school or private school employee is civilly liable for injury to a pupil caused by a private school employee who p...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Registration of Military Personnel
S.B. 436
Relates to college student reenrollment and the registration priority of persons called into active military service; provides that the reen...
| More... |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Teachers Negotiations
Act No. 373
Relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state and the Teaching Assistants' Association, AFT, Local 3220, AFL-CIO, fo...
| More... |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
Postsec. | Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association Collective Bargaining
Act No. 384
Relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state and the Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association, AFT/WFT, Local 2169...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Collective Bargaining
Act No. 376
Relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state and the Education Association Council, for the 2005-07 biennium, cover...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 | Collective Bargaining
Act No. 375
Relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state and the Wisconsin Education Association Council, for the 2003-05 bienn...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Teaching Assistants Collective Bargaining
Act No. 374
Relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state and the Teaching Assistants' Association, AFT, Local 3220, AFL-CIO, fo...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Single-Sex Schools
A.B. 114
Authorizes a school board to operate single-sex schools, other than charter schools, or provide single-sex courses if the school board makes...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 04/2006 |
P-12 | University-Operated Charter Schools
A.B. 730
Allows any baccalaureate or graduate degree granting institution within the University of Wisconsin System to operate or to contract for the...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
Vetoed 04/2006 |
P-12 | Virtual Charter Schools
A.B. 1060
Defines a virtual charter school as a charter school in which instruction is provided primarily through means of the Internet and the pupils...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Vetoed 04/2006 |
P-12 | Number of Eligible Voucher Students
A.B. 3
Relates to the number of pupils eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program regarding entry into private schools. Bill:...
| More... |
Class Size |
Vetoed 04/2006 |
P-12 | Class Size Reduction Funding
S.B. 68
Under current law, a school district may enter into a five-year, renewable student achievement guarantee (SAGE) contract with the Department...
| More... |
Curriculum--Sex Education |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Instruction in Marriage and Parental Responsibility
A.B. 309
Provides that if a school board provides instruction in the areas of human sexuality, reproduction, family planning, AIDS, prenatal developm...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Reenrollment of Students Called to Active Duty
A.B. 378
Relates to college reenrollment of students called into active military service. Requires colleges and universities to reenroll the student...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Scholarship Eligibility for Vocational Students
S.B. 370
Relates to eligibility of a student enrolled in a 2- year full-time vocational diploma program at a technical college for an academic excell...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Vetoed 04/2006 |
P-12 | Minimum Hours in School Year
A.B. 84
Eliminates provision that school year include 180 school days. Replaces with provisions defining school year as minimum hours of instructio...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Sexual Assault
S.B. 349
Expands penalities for sexual assault on a child from instructional staff position to staff person or a person who works or volunteers with ...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | Students with Disabilities
Act No. 258
Clarifies that an assistive technology device does not include a medical device that is surgically implanted or the replacement of such a de...
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Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP)
Act. No. 125
Under current law, the number of pupils who may attend a private school under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) is capped at 15 p...
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Health |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Volunteer Health Care Provider Program
A.B. 829
Expands the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program to include provision of services to students from 4- year-old kindergarten to grade 6 in ...
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Health |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Information on Meningococcal Disease
A.B. 589
2005 Wisconsin Act 221 requires the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to make available to school districts, private schools, and chart...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Reporting of Hours of Direct Pupil Instruction
Act No. 252
Current law requires at least 437 hours of direct pupil instruction in kindergarten, at least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in gra...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Fees for Transportation
S.B. 324
Relates to allowing school boards to charge a fee for transporting certain pupils not required to be transported to a public or private scho...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 | Clearinghouse on Special Education Transition Services
A.B. 308
Establishes a clearinghouse for information about special education transition services and vocational opportunities that are available in e...
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Finance--District |
Vetoed 01/2006 |
P-12 | Referendum Authorizing Borrowing
S.B. 171
Under current law, with certain exceptions, if a school board wishes to borrow money or exceed the revenue limit otherwise applicable to th...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 01/2006 |
P-12 | District Funds Held in Trust
A.B. 167 (Act No. 99)
Restricts the manner in which a school district may invest its funds and to whom it may delegate its investment authority.
Expands the inves...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 01/2006 |
P-12 | Disclosure of District Investments
A.B. 167 -- Act 99
Relates to the investment by school districts of funds held in trust to provide post-employments benefits; relates to deferred compensation ...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 01/2006 |
P-12 | Drug Crime Revenue for School Fund
A.B. 40 (Act No. 91)
Relates to the forfeiture of money derived from a drug crime; provides that forfeiture expenses includes all expenses of the
proceedings for...
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Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 12/2005 |
P-12 | Notification of Right to Request Performance Reports
A.B. 425
From Legislative Council Memo: Prior law required each school board to annually distribute, by January 1, to the parent or guardian of each ...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 12/2005 |
P-12 | Transportation, Open Enrollment
S.B. 206 (Act. No. 68)
From Legislative Council Memo: Current law, in s. 121.54 (10), Stats., authorizes a school board to provide transportation under the Open En...
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Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 12/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Student Members, Board of Regents
S.B. 121 (Act. No. 76)
Relates to the appointment of student members of the Board of Regents of the State University; provides that the term of the student member...
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Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Vetoed 09/2005 |
P-12 | Pupils Eligible for Milwaukee Parental Choice
H.B. 3
An Act to amend 119.23 (2) (b), relating to: the number of pupils eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. This bil...
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Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Vetoed 05/2005 |
P-12 | Cap on Milwaukee Vouchers
AB 3
Under current law, the number of pupils who may attend a private school under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program is capped at 15 percent ...
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Curriculum--Arts Education |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 | Property Tax Exemption for Arts/Arts Education Centers
S.B. 3
An Act to create 70.11 (43) of the statutes; creates a property tax exemption for arts and arts education centers. http://www.legis.state.wi...
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Curriculum |
Issued 03/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Creation of the Governor's Council on Financial Literacy
Executive Order # 92
Creates the governor's council on financial literacy. The council's mission is to measurably improve the financial literacy of Wisconsin ci...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Vetoed 03/2005 |
P-12,
Community College,
Postsec. | School District Revenue Limits
A.B. 58
Relates to school district revenue limits and levy limits for cities, villages, towns, counties, and technical college districts. Generally,...
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Class Size |
Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2005 |
P-12 | Student Achievement Guaranteed in Education Program (SAGE)
PI 24
Amends class size reduction funding under the Student Achievement Guaranteed in Education Program (SAGE). WISCONSIN REG 20485 (SN) http://ww...
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Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 |
P-12 | Financial Reporting Requirements
PI 35
Establishes emergency rules regarding financial reporting requirements under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. WISCONSIN REG 20410 (SN)...
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Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Assembly Sustained Governor's Veto 05/2004 |
P-12 | Parental Choice Program
A.B. 259
Relates to eligibility for participation in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. (Governor vetoed in November 2003; veto sustained in May ...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 04/2004 |
P-12 | Charter Schools Established by Colleges
S.B. 253
From Legislative Reference Bureau analysis: Under current law, school boards may enter into contracts with individuals,
groups, businesses, ...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Vetoed 04/2004 |
Community College | Revenue Bonds to Finance Services
S.B. 384
From Legislative Reference Bureau: This bill authorizes a technical college district board, with the approval of the state Technical College...
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Health |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 | HIV Testing
S.B. 230
Authorizes an employee of a school district, cooperative educational service agency, charter school, private school, the State Educational S...
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Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Rule Adoption 04/2004 |
Postsec. | For-Profit Postsecondary Schools/Out of State/Colleges
EAB 3 and 4
Establishes rules relating to the regulation of for- profit postsecondary schools; out-of-state, non-profit colleges and universities; and i...
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Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 | Special Observance Days and Schools
S.B. 526
Relates to special observance days and schools; adds March 17th to the list of special days for the The Great Hunger in Ireland from 1845 to...
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Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
Postsec. | Student Identification Numbers
A.B. 84
Relates to the use of a person's social security number in his or her student identification number at a private institution of higher educa...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 03/2004 |
P-12 | Independent Charter Schools
A.B. 746
Relates to eligibility to attend an independent charter school and payments made to independent charter schools....
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Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Vetoed 03/2004 |
P-12 | Milwaukee Parental Choice Program Amendments
A.B. 836
Requires a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program to conduct a criminal background check on each new employee...
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Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
A.B. 847
Relate the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program; requires a private school to conduct a criminal background check on all persons employed as in...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
Postsec. | Student Orientation Information
S.B. 247
Provides certain orientation information regarding sexual assault or sexual harassment, including information on sexual assault by acquainta...
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High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 02/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | School District Youth Options Programs
A.B. 183
Amends dual/concurrent enrollment options, which allow pupils to attend an institution of higher education under certain circumstances; prov...
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Attendance |
Signed into law 11/2003 |
P-12 | Dispositional Orders for Truancy
A.B. 62
Provides for the specifications for school attendance of a dispositional order for truant or habitual truant and the disclosure of juvenile ...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 11/2003 |
P-12 | Charter Schools
A.B. 261
Relates to charter schools located in a 1st class city school district....
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Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Vetoed 11/2003 |
P-12 | Parental Choice Program
A.B. 260
Extends the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program to all private schools in Milwaukee County....
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Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Vetoed 11/2003 |
P-12 | Milwaukee Parental Choice Program Study
A.B. 126
Directs the Legislative Audit Bureau to administer a study of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program....
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Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Vetoed 11/2003 |
P-12 | Milwaukee Parental Choice Program Income Limit
A.B. 472
Relates to the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program income limit. (Governor vetoed in November 2003; Assembly sustained veto in May 2004)...
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Health |
Signed into law 10/2003 |
Postsec. | Meningococcal Disease Vaccinations
A.B. 344
Requires college students to be informed about meningococcal disease and hepatitis B; requires colleges to maintain certain records about th...
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Health |
Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Immunization of Students
HFS 144
Establishes emergency rules relating to immunization of students. WISCONSIN REG 20282 (SN)...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 08/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Students Who Sound Taps
A.B. 74
Under this bill, a student in grades 6 to 12 or at a University of Wisconsin (UW) System school, in–state technical college, or in–state, pr...
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Background Checks |
Vetoed 07/2003 |
P-12 | Unpardoned Felons
A.B. 41
Permits an educational agency to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon....
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No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Active 10/2002 |
P-12 | Supplemental Education Services
N/A
- Supplemental Services web page: (http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/esea/supplemental.html)
- Supplement services application; deadline 11/15/...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Crossing Gates on School Buses
S.B. 179
Requires crossing gates on school buses; grants rule making authority; provides a penalty; requires Department of Transportation to prescrib...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | School for the Deaf
S.B. 176
Changes the name of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf to the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; specif...
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At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | At-Risk Programs
S.B. 241
Changes names of program from children at risk to "children at risk of not graduating from high school." Changes definition to "at risk of ...
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Open Enrollment
A.B. 367
Relates to school district open enrollment and tuition waivers and payments....
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Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Restricts Applications for Open Enrollment
S.B. 309
Relates to the number of school districts to which a pupil may apply under the open enrollment program....
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Parent/Family |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Modifies Definition of Parent
A.B. 412
Parent" means any of the following: biological parent; husband who has consented to the artificial insemination of his wife; male who is pre...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
Postsec. | Fee Waivers for Persons Over 60
A.B. 432
, Relates to auditing the University of Wisconsin System and technical college system courses by persons who are 60 years of age or older; p...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | School Personnel Liability
A.B. 100
Protects teachers from being charged criminally when they act reasonably in dealing with disruptive students. Acknowledges a common-law def...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Conditional Reinstatement of Expelled Pupils
A.B. 447
Relates to the conditional early reinstatement to school of a pupil who has been expelled from school....
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School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Laser Pointers
A.B. 154
Relates to restrictions on the use of laser pointers and providing penalty....
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Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Eligible Ages for Special Education
A.B. 394
Relates to the eligible ages for special education; provides that an individual with a disability must be between the ages of three and 21 y...
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Students--Records/Rights |
Vetoed 05/2000 |
P-12 | Disclosure of Pupil Records
A.B. 663
Relates to disclosure of pupil records by the department of public instruction; conforms an exception to federal law; allows DPI to disclose...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Loan Program
A.B. 629
Relates to a loan program for teachers and orientation and mobility instructors of visually impaired pupils; grants rule-making authority; m...
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