Total Lobbying Effort

Hours Lobbied on Each Matter

• Legislative Bills/Resolutions

  Lobbying Effort On Legislative Bills And Resolutions

  Senate Bill 22

  Relating to: creating a Charter School Authorizing Board, providing additional charter school authorizers, eliminating the limit on the number of pupils who may attend virtual charter schools, modifying teacher licensure requirements, eliminating the limit on the reduction in general school aid used to fund independent charter schools, covering certain charter school employees under the Group Insurance Board health coverage plan for local government employees, allowing a charter school to elect to participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  8.00 (1%)	53.00 (16%)	9.00 (3%)		70.00 (5%)

  Assembly Bill 92

  Relating to: eliminating the enrollment cap for the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and extending the program to permit private schools located in Milwaukee County to participate.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  8.00 (1%)				8.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 94

  Relating to: the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  8.00 (1%)				8.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 2

  Relating to: changes to timing of application process under the open enrollment program.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  16.00 (2%)	3.00 (1%)			19.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 110

  Relating to: creating the Special Needs Scholarship Program for disabled pupils, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  145.00 (18%)	145.00 (44%)	209.00 (73%)		499.00 (34%)

  Senate Bill 174

  Relating to: closing the parental choice program for eligible school districts to additional school districts.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  	3.00 (1%)	9.00 (3%)		12.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 314

  Relating to: closing the parental choice program for eligible school districts to additional school districts.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  	3.00 (1%)			3.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 324

  Relating to: preaccreditation and accreditation of private schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the choice program for eligible school districts, certificates of occupancy for participating private school buildings, verification of income eligibility for pupils to participate in the programs, fees and tuition charged to pupils attending participating private schools, and standards of conduct for administrators of participating private schools.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  	7.00 (2%)			7.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 234

  Relating to: preaccreditation and accreditation of private schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the choice program for eligible school districts, certificates of occupancy for participating private school buildings, verification of income eligibility for pupils to participate in the programs, fees and tuition charged to pupils attending participating private schools, and standards of conduct for administrators of participating private schools.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  	20.00 (6%)			20.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 51

  Relating to: creating a Charter School Authorizing Board, providing additional charter school authorizers, eliminating the limit on the number of pupils who may attend virtual charter schools, modifying teacher licensure requirements, eliminating the limit on the reduction in general school aid used to fund independent charter schools, covering certain charter school employees under the Group Insurance Board health coverage plan for local government employees, allowing a charter school to elect to participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  	56.00 (17%)	3.00 (1%)		59.00 (4%)

  Senate Bill 364

  Relating to: creating an individual income tax deduction for certain contributions to a Coverdell Education Savings Account.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  		3.00 (1%)		3.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 486

  Relating to: creating the Special Needs Scholarship Program for disabled pupils, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  		46.00 (16%)		46.00 (3%)

• Budget Bill Subjects

  Lobbying Effort On Budget Bill Subjects

  Public Instruction: Choice and Charter

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  242.00 (30%)	7.00 (2%)			249.00 (17%)

• Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

  Lobbying Effort On Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

  The strengthening and expansion of parental education options in Milwaukee and elsewhere in Wisconsin.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  88.72 (11%)	33.00 (10%)		36.12 (84%)	157.84 (11%)

  Creation of a Wisconsin Special Needs Scholarship.

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  282.28 (35%)			6.88 (16%)	289.16 (20%)

  Wisconsin ESEA Waiver Proposal

  2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
  		8.60 (3%)		8.60 (< 1%)