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1989 Wisconsin Act 336

1989 Wisconsin Act 336. Permitted up to 1% of MPS Enrollment to Attend Non Sectarian Private Schools in 1990-91 SY No More Than 49% of School ’ s Enrollment Could be Voucher Students Income Eligibility 175% of Federal Poverty Level Program Funded Totally By Reducing State Aid Paid to MPS.

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1989 Wisconsin Act 336

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  1. 1989 Wisconsin Act 336 • Permitted up to 1% of MPS Enrollment to Attend Non Sectarian Private Schools in 1990-91 SY • No More Than 49% of School’s Enrollment Could be Voucher Students • Income Eligibility 175% of Federal Poverty Level • Program Funded Totally By Reducing State Aid Paid to MPS

  2. Performance Standards • At Least 70% of the Pupils in the Program Must Advance One Grade Level Each Year • Average Attendance Rate for Pupils in Program Must be at at least 90% • At Least 80% of the Pupils In the Program Must Demonstrate Significant Academic Progress • At Least 70% of Families Must Meet School’s Parent Participation Criteria

  3. 1992 Davis V. Grover • Program was Not Private or Local School Law Improperly Enacted As Part of Budget Bill • Appropriate Experimental Legislation Aimed at Improving Educational Opportunities for Low Income Students in Milwaukee

  4. 1993 Wisconsin Act 16 • Allow a Maximum of 1.5% of MPS Enrollment • Permitted Up to 65% of School’s Population to be Voucher Students

  5. 1995 Wisconsin Act 27 • Authorized Religious Schools to Participate in the Program • Increased Enrollment Maximum to 7% of MPS Population for 1995-96 SY and 15% in Subsequent Years • Restrictions on Number of Voucher Students at Individual School was Removed

  6. 1998 Jackson v. Benson • Program Did Not Violate Wisconsin’s Constitutional Provision Against Spending State Fund for Religious Purposes. • Program Did Not Violate US Constitution’s First Amendment Guarantee of Separation of Church and State

  7. Three Prong Test • The Government’s Expenditure Must Have a Legitimate Secular Purpose • It Must Not Have the Primary Effect of Advancing Religion • It Must Not Lead to Excessive Entanglement Between State and the Schools

  8. 1999 Wisconsin Act 9 • Revised the Funding Mechanisms and Authorized Payments for Academically Necessary Summer Classes • Funding by Reducing MPS State Aids and 50% By Cutting Aid to Other School District Throughout the State

  9. 2001 Wisconsin Act 16 • Outside Districts Removed From Calculations • MPS Reduced by 45% and State Appropriations Cover Remaining 55%

  10. 2003 Wisconsin Act 155 • Schools In Program Were Required to Submit to DPI Evidence of Sound Fiscal Practices and Financial Viability • Schools Had to Submit to DPI Certificate of Occupancy • Schools Administrator Had to Participate in DPI Fiscal Management Training • DPI Was Given Expanded Authority to Bar Schools

  11. 2005 Wisconsin Act 25 • MPCP Teachers Had to Possess at Least a High School Degree

  12. 2005 Act 125 • Increased the Number of Pupils Allowed to Participate from 15% of MPS Population to 22,500 • Family Already In Program Could Go Up to 220% of Poverty • Accreditation • Standardized Tests • Longitudinal Study

  13. 2009 Wisconsin Act 28 • Preaccreditation • WKCE • Accountability Measures

  14. 2011 Wisconsin Act 40 • Income Eligibility increased to 300% of poverty, If Married 325% • Eliminates the Cap • Expands Program to Racine • WKCE • Expands to Milwaukee County • Once You’re In You’re In

  15. 2011 Wisconsin Act 47 • Bad-Actor Provision • Removal of NCPSA Approved Agencies from Pre-Accreditation • Clarification of Allowable Fees

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