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The State Senate on March 12, 2008, voted to pass new compromise legislation that keeps online schools available for Wisconsin families while increasing quality and accountability standards. The measure, which was negotiated between Sen. John Lehman, Governor Doyle’s office, and Rep. Brett Davis, passed in the State Assembly on Tuesday and the Governor is expected to be sign it into law soon.
The virtual charter school legislation, SB 396, was amended by the Assembly to include an audit and a 5,250 permanent enrollment cap.
WEAC President Mary Bell spoke in favor of the virtual charter school compromise agreement.
“Since the Court of Appeals ruled in December 2007 that virtual charter schools were operating in violation of Wisconsin's education laws, WEAC has called upon the Legislature to pass legislation that considers the needs of all of Wisconsin's public school students, including the students currently enrolled in virtual charter schools and the 876,000 students enrolled in traditional public schools,” Bell said. “This compromise agreement does that.”