Assembly Passes Bill to Expand Eligibility for Wisconsin Parental Choice Program
Milwaukee, Wisc. May 11, 2021 — This afternoon, Assembly Bill 59 passed the Wisconsin Assembly with a 60-36 vote. The bill increases the income threshold for parents who want to enroll in Wisconsin’s Parental Choice program to 300% of the federal poverty level, or about $78,000 a-year for a family of four. “We are pleased to see that the bill has passed and will progress to the Senate,” says Wisconsin Federation for Children State Director Justin Moralez. “Thank you to the bill’s authors and sponsors as well as the assembly members who voted to support educational choice for f...
Source: urbanmilwaukee.com