AB 642 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: legal action against certain private postsecondary schools.

AB 642 allows students to sue private postsecondary schools that violate enrollment rules or provide false/misleading information about their programs. Students who paid fees to such schools can recover those fees plus costs and reasonable attorney fees through civil court. The bill directly affects students enrolled in private schools that engage in deceptive practices, creating a clear legal remedy for financial harm. It amends Wisconsin Statute 440.52(10)(f) to establish this specific civil action as an additional remedy. The law applies to violations occurring on or after its effective date.
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Introduced Nov 7, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Tenorio, DeSmidt, Arney, Bare, Madison, Miresse, Phelps, Sheehan, Stroud and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Roys and Spreitzer
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