School Choice Wisconsin Action

Registered Principal Details

Business Or Interest:
K-12 education issues, especially those pertaining to vouchers and charter schools.

Lobbying Interests:
K-12 education issues, especially those pertaining to the Parental Choice Programs, Special Needs Scholarship Program, and charter schools.

Contact
CS
Carol Shires
10427 W. Lincoln Ave., #1800
West Allis, WI 53227
414-319-9160
shires@parentchoice.org

Authorized Lobbyists

Lobbyist Name Exclusive Duties Authorized On Withdrawn On

Lobbying Interests

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Assembly Bill 24
Assembly Bill 24
Relating to: posting the child abuse and neglect reporting hotline in school buildings. (FE)

Bill Text and History

Other
Notification Date
11/1/2023
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Assembly Bill 77
Assembly Bill 77
Relating to: pupil applications to attend a private school participating in a parental choice program.

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
3/15/2023
First Communication Date
3/15/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Comments
We support as amended.
Assembly Bill 305
Assembly Bill 305
Relating to: increasing the per pupil payments in parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship program and the per pupil payments made to independent charter schools and increasing the revenue ceiling for school districts. (FE)

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
6/11/2023
First Communication Date
6/9/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Assembly Bill 308
Assembly Bill 308
Relating to: protection from prosecution for employees of libraries and educational institutions possessing obscene materials.

Bill Text and History

Against
Notification Date
12/30/2023
First Communication Date
12/20/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Assembly Bill 321
Assembly Bill 321
Relating to: reading instruction in public schools and private schools participating in parental choice programs, an early literacy assessment and intervention program, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority....

Bill Text and History

2023 Wisconsin Act 20

Against
Notification Date
6/13/2023
First Communication Date
6/9/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Assembly Bill 341
Assembly Bill 341
Relating to: sexual misconduct against a pupil by a school staff member or volunteer and providing a penalty.

Bill Text and History

Other
Notification Date
11/30/2023
First Communication Date
11/29/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Assembly Bill 370
Assembly Bill 370
Relating to: guaranteed admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and requiring high schools to prepare class rankings for certain pupils. (FE)

Bill Text and History

Other
Notification Date
11/1/2023
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Assembly Bill 639
Assembly Bill 639
Relating to: issuing a license to teach based on equivalency and granting rule-making authority.

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
1/3/2024
First Communication Date
1/2/2024
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Assembly Bill 642
Assembly Bill 642
Relating to: parental notification related to school library materials. (FE)

Bill Text and History

Undisclosed
Notification Date
11/29/2023
First Communication Date
11/29/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Assembly Bill 646
Assembly Bill 646
Relating to: requirements for an initial license to teach grades kindergarten to five, an initial license as a reading teacher, and an initial license as a reading specialist.

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
1/3/2024
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.
Assembly Bill 900
Assembly Bill 900
Relating to: reductions to state aid paid to school districts for payments made under parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE)

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
1/5/2024
First Communication Date
1/4/2024
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Assembly Bill 1042
Assembly Bill 1042
Relating to: combining the choice programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
2/5/2024
First Communication Date
2/2/2024
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Assembly Joint Resolution 105
Assembly Joint Resolution 105
Relating to: declaring the week of January 21 to 27, 2024, School Choice Week and recognizing the right of parents to select the best educational path for their children.

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
1/25/2024
First Communication Date
1/18/2024
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Senate Bill 23
Senate Bill 23
Relating to: posting the child abuse and neglect reporting hotline in school buildings. (FE)

Bill Text and History

Other
Notification Date
11/1/2023
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Senate Bill 74
Senate Bill 74
Relating to: pupil applications to attend a private school participating in a parental choice program.

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
4/3/2023
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Comments
We support this bill being amended to address re-enrollment and change to opt out.
Senate Bill 305
Senate Bill 305
Relating to: protection from prosecution for employees of libraries and educational institutions possessing obscene materials.

Bill Text and History

Against
Notification Date
12/30/2023
First Communication Date
12/20/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Senate Bill 329
Senate Bill 329
Relating to: reading instruction in public schools and private schools participating in parental choice programs, an early literacy assessment and intervention program, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority....

Bill Text and History

Against
Notification Date
6/13/2023
First Communication Date
6/9/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Senate Bill 330
Senate Bill 330
Relating to: increasing the per pupil payments in parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship program and the per pupil payments made to independent charter schools and increasing the revenue ceiling for school districts. (FE)

Bill Text and History

2023 Wisconsin Act 11

For
Notification Date
6/11/2023
First Communication Date
6/9/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Senate Bill 333
Senate Bill 333
Relating to: sexual misconduct against a pupil by a school staff member or volunteer and providing a penalty.

Bill Text and History

2023 Wisconsin Act 200

Other
Notification Date
11/6/2023
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Senate Bill 367
Senate Bill 367
Relating to: guaranteed admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and requiring high schools to prepare class rankings for certain pupils. (FE)

Bill Text and History

2023 Wisconsin Act 95

Other
Notification Date
11/1/2023
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.
Senate Bill 597
Senate Bill 597
Relating to: parental notification related to school library materials. (FE)

Bill Text and History

Undisclosed
Notification Date
11/29/2023
First Communication Date
11/29/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Senate Bill 607
Senate Bill 607
Relating to: issuing a license to teach based on equivalency and granting rule-making authority.

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
1/3/2024
First Communication Date
1/2/2024
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Senate Bill 609
Senate Bill 609
Relating to: requirements for an initial license to teach grades kindergarten to five, an initial license as a reading teacher, and an initial license as a reading specialist.

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
1/3/2024
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal do not intend to communicate on this matter.
Senate Bill 838
Senate Bill 838
Relating to: reductions to state aid paid to school districts for payments made under parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE)

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
12/30/2023
First Communication Date
12/26/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Senate Bill 989
Senate Bill 989
Relating to: combining the choice programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
2/5/2024
First Communication Date
2/2/2024
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.
Senate Joint Resolution 100
Senate Joint Resolution 100
Relating to: declaring the week of January 21 to 27, 2024, School Choice Week and recognizing the right of parents to select the best educational path for their children.

Bill Text and History

For
Notification Date
1/25/2024
First Communication Date
1/18/2024
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.

Budget Bill Subjects

Public Instruction: Departmentwide
Biennial budget bill treatment of matter relating to
Public Instruction: Departmentwide

Notification Date
3/7/2023
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.

Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

Substitute teaching
Agency Name
Department of Public Instruction (PI)
Subject
Substitute teaching
Scope Statement
SS 106_23
Other
Notification Date
4/17/2024
First Communication Date
4/10/2024
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

K-12 Funding Transparency
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
K-12 Funding Transparency

Action Intended To Affect
Legislative matter

Notification Date
8/11/2023
First Communication Date
8/8/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.

Literacy
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
Literacy

Action Intended To Affect
Legislative matter

Notification Date
5/9/2023
First Communication Date
N/A
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has not yet communicated on this matter, but intends to do so at a later date.

DPI administrative rules and processes related to the Parental Choice Program
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
DPI administrative rules and processes related to the Parental Choice Program

Action Intended To Affect
Rule (by a state agency)

Notification Date
1/12/2023
First Communication Date
1/5/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.

Parental Choice Program
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
Parental Choice Program

Action Intended To Affect
Both Legislative matter and rule

Notification Date
1/12/2023
First Communication Date
1/5/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.

Special Needs Scholarship Program
Development, drafting or introduction of a proposal relating to
Special Needs Scholarship Program

Action Intended To Affect
Both Legislative matter and rule

Notification Date
1/5/2023
First Communication Date
1/5/2023
Communication Information
The principal, a lobbyist authorized by the principal, or another individual acting on behalf of the principal has communicated on this matter.

Total Lobbying Effort

  2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
Total
Total Lobbying Expenditures 2023
January - June
$22,028.10
2023
July - December
$7,445.46
2024
January - June
$5,541.54
Total $35,015.10
Total Hours Communicating 2023
January - June
97.50
2023
July - December
77.75
2024
January - June
48.50
Total 223.75
Total Hours Other 2023
January - June
281.80
2023
July - December
52.00
2024
January - June
38.75
Total 372.55

Percent Allocation of Lobbying Effort

Legislative Bills/Resolutions

Relating to: pupil applications to attend a private school participating in a parental choice program.
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
4%
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total 3%
Relating to: pupil applications to attend a private school participating in a parental choice program.
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
4%
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total 3%
Relating to: reading instruction in public schools and private schools participating in parental choice programs, an early literacy assessment and intervention program, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
5%
2023
July - December
8%
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total 5%
Relating to: reading instruction in public schools and private schools participating in parental choice programs, an early literacy assessment and intervention program, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
5%
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total 3%
Relating to: increasing the per pupil payments in parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship program and the per pupil payments made to independent charter schools and increasing the revenue ceiling for school districts. (FE)
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
14%
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total 9%
Relating to: increasing the per pupil payments in parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship program and the per pupil payments made to independent charter schools and increasing the revenue ceiling for school districts. (FE)
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
14%
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total 9%
Relating to: posting the child abuse and neglect reporting hotline in school buildings. (FE)
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
1%
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total < 1%
Relating to: protection from prosecution for employees of libraries and educational institutions possessing obscene materials.
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2%
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total < 1%
Relating to: sexual misconduct against a pupil by a school staff member or volunteer and providing a penalty.
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
4%
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total < 1%
Relating to: parental notification related to school library materials. (FE)
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
4%
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total < 1%
Relating to: declaring the week of January 21 to 27, 2024, School Choice Week and recognizing the right of parents to select the best educational path for their children.
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
1%
2024
July - December
Total < 1%
Relating to: declaring the week of January 21 to 27, 2024, School Choice Week and recognizing the right of parents to select the best educational path for their children.
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
1%
2024
July - December
Total < 1%
Relating to: reductions to state aid paid to school districts for payments made under parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE)
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
13%
2024
July - December
Total 2%
Relating to: reductions to state aid paid to school districts for payments made under parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE)
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
14%
2024
July - December
Total 2%
Relating to: combining the choice programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
25%
2024
July - December
Total 4%
Relating to: combining the choice programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
26%
2024
July - December
Total 4%

Budget Bill Subjects

2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
25%
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total 16%

Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

No administrative rulemaking proceedings found.

Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
1%
2023
July - December
9%
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total 3%
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
5%
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total 3%
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
10%
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
11%
2024
July - December
Total 8%
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
12%
2023
July - December
47%
2024
January - June
9%
2024
July - December
Total 19%
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
24%
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total 5%

Minor Efforts

(Time spent on matters each of which accounted for less than 10% of the organization's lobbying.)

Minor Efforts
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
1%
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total < 1%

Other Matters

Includes time spent on:

  • Gubernatorial nominations
  • Matters on which the organization made no lobbying communication

Other Matters
2023
January - June
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total
2023
January - June
1%
2023
July - December
2024
January - June
2024
July - December
Total < 1%

Filed Statements of Lobbying Activity and Expenditures