Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin SB569: An Act to amend 115.7915 (6) (h) of the statutes; Relating to: implementation of an individualized education program or services plan under the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE)
Status: Failed, April 21, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 115.7915 (6) (h) of the statutes; relating to: implementation 2of an individualized education program or services plan under the Special 3Needs Scholarship Program…
From the introduced text, October 24, 2025:
to amend 115.7915 (6) (h) of the statutes; relating to: implementation 2of an individualized education program or services plan under the Special 3Needs Scholarship Program. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, for each child with a disability who attends a private school under the Special Needs Scholarship Program, the private school participating in the SNSP must implement 1) the child's most recent individualized education program or services plan, as modified by agreement between the private school and the child's parent, and 2) related services not included in the child's individualized education program or services plan, as agreed to by the private school and the child's parent. Under the bill, a private school participating in the SNSP must implement a participating child's most recent IEP or services plan. Under current law and the bill, a private school may choose to submit to the Department of Public Instruction a financial statement that documents the costs incurred to comply with the requirement described above for a participating child. If a private school submits the financial statement, the private school receives an annual SNSP payment for the child that is greater than the standard annual payment amount set by law. For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill. The people of …
Sponsors
- Larson, Chris (D, SD-007) · primary sponsor
- Hesselbein, Dianne (D, SD-027)
- Dassler-Alfheim, Kristin (D, SD-018)
- Carpenter, Tim (D, SD-003)
- Habush Sinykin, Jodi (D, SD-008)
- Johnson, LaTonya (D, SD-006)
- Keyeski, Sarah (D, SD-014)
- Ratcliff, Melissa (D, SD-016)
- Spreitzer, Mark (D, SD-015)
- Hong, Francesca (D, HD-076)
- Clancy, Ryan (D, HD-019)
- Sheehan, Joe (D, HD-026)
Latest actions
- : Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
- : Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- : Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- : Fiscal estimate received
- : Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- : Introduced by Senators Larson , Hesselbein , Dassler-Alfheim , Carpenter , Habush Sinykin , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Ratcliff and Spreitzer ; cosponsored by Representatives Hong , Clancy , Sheehan , Neubauer , Andraca , Bare , DeSanto , DeSmidt , Fitzgerald , Hysell , Joers , Johnson , Madison , Mayadev , Miresse , Moore Omokunde , Palmeri , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Spaude , Stroud , Tenorio and Udell
Common questions
- What is SB569?
- SB569 is a bill in the Wisconsin Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act to amend 115.7915 (6) (h) of the statutes; Relating to: implementation of an individualized education program or services plan under the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE).
- What does SB569 do?
- In its own words: To amend 115.7915 (6) (h) of the statutes; relating to: implementation 2of an individualized education program or services plan under the Special 3Needs Scholarship Program…
- What is the status of SB569?
- Failed as of April 21, 2026. Latest action: Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor (April 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB569?
- Larson, Chris (D, SD-007), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB569?
- On the Wisconsin Legislature website: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/sb569
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