The report noted that seventy-six of the 86 schools in the program have obtained or are actively seeking independent accreditation or used standardized testing. Sixty-eight schools offer a standardized test to measure student performance. The report further noted that quality of the school and the ability of the teachers were the reasons parents of voucher students cited most frequently in explaining why they chose the nonpublic schools. There is no automatic follow up to audit reports. However, it is anticipated that the Legislature s Joint Audit Committee will hold a hearing on the report.
Several bills are under consideration.
One of these is Assembly Bill 588 which would substantially revise regulation of cemeteries including elimination of regulatory exemptions for religious cemeteries. Other proposals are being developed by the City of Milwaukee and representatives of the funeral industry. Discussions regarding comprehensive revisions of cemetery regulations are primarily in response to the well-publicized case of an abandoned cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, in the City of Milwaukee. The Evergreen situation has prompted state legislators and the state Department of Regulation and Licensing to revisit the statutes that govern cemetery administration. While Evergreen is not a religious cemetery, all cemeteries in the state have been targeted for closer scrutiny and regulation.