---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: the department of public instruction's waiver authority related to parental choice programs, the Special Needs Scholarship Program, and independent charter schools."
description: "Relating to: the department of public instruction's waiver authority related to parental choice programs, the Special Needs Scholarship Program, and independent charter schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 302"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 302 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stroebel"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/263bec2c-5379-4523-b0f3-74b3e010c5e5"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb302"
source_hash: "a1e9c29f51905bbf970d21cd71a60bca38a03997ea6cf9d865fbd283cadc5e54"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin SB 302 (2021) — Relating to: the department of public instruction's waiver authority related to parental choice programs, the Special Needs Scholarship Program, and independent charter schools.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/SB302)
2. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/SB302-SA1)

## Votes

- Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stroebel — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senator Stroebel; cosponsored by Representative Wittke `introduction`
- **2021-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stroebel
- **2021-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stroebel
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2021-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-06-28T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2021-06-29T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 6-29-2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-30T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 6-29-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 56 `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T05:00:00+00:00** Published 6-30-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/263bec2c-5379-4523-b0f3-74b3e010c5e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).