Assembly Bill 460 proposes changes to the eligibility criteria for pupils wishing to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), Racine Parental Choice Program (RPCP), and Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP). The bill allows pupils to qualify for these programs if their sibling or a dependent child of their parent or guardian participated in a parental choice program in the previous school year. This amendment removes the existing family income and grade level or prior year attendance requirements for these pupils, which currently stipulate that family income must not exceed 300% of the federal poverty limit for MPCP and RPCP, and 220% for WPCP.

The bill introduces new statutory language under sections 118.60 (2) (ac) and 119.23 (2) (ac), specifying that pupils in grades K-12 residing outside of a first-class city school district or within the city, respectively, may attend any private school participating in the program if their sibling or dependent child attended a participating private school in the previous year. This change aims to expand access to parental choice programs by simplifying eligibility based on family connections rather than strict income and attendance criteria. The provisions of this act will first apply to applications for the 2026-27 school year.