Sent:	Thursday, April 28, 2011 8:27 AM

To – District Administrators and Open Enrollment Coordinators
 
From – Mary Jo Cleaver, Open Enrollment Consultant
 
Subject – Senate Bill 2
 
Senate Bill 2, which would extend the open enrollment application period and provide some specific exceptions to 
the open enrollment application period, was reported out of the Assembly Education Committee, which also 
adopted two amendments to the bill.  
 
-- The Assembly Education Committee amendment would provide that the parent and both the resident and 
nonresident school districts would all have to agree that it is the best interest of the child.   SB 2, as passed by the 
Senate, would allow a parent to request an exception to the application period if the parent and the nonresident 
school districts all agree it is in the best interest of the child.    
 
--The Assembly Education Committee also changed, from March 15 to May 15, the by which school districts must 
notify of nonrenewal.  
 
The bill has been referred to the Assembly Rules Committee, which may schedule a vote in the Assembly.   If passed 
by the Assembly, the amended bill would have to be approved by the Senate (in an up or down vote) and signed by 
the Governor in order to become law.  
 
You may view the history of the bill as well as the text of the bill and all proposed and adopted amendments at 
http://legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/data/SB2hst.html.  
 
As always, if you have any questions, please contact me (information below) or Merry Larsen, 
merry.larsen@dpi.wi.gov, 608-266-2146.  
 
 
Mary Jo Cleaver 
Public School Open Enrollment Consultant 
Department of Public Instruction 
608-267-9101 or toll-free 888-245-2732 
fax:  608-267-9207 
email: maryjo.cleaver@dpi.wi.gov 
website: http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/psctoc.html