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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
September 2, 2015 - Introduced by Senator Wanggaard, cosponsored by
Representatives Weatherston, E. Brooks and Murphy. Referred to
Committee on Education.
SB244,1,5 1An Act to renumber 17.26 (2) and 17.26 (4); to renumber and amend 17.26
2(intro.) and 17.26 (1); to amend 17.26 (3) and 120.42 (3); and to create 17.26
3(1m) of the statutes; relating to: allowing a school board president to fill
4certain vacancies on a school board of a common, union high, or unified school
5district.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill allows the school board president of a common, union high, or unified
school district to appoint a person to fill a vacancy on the school board if the
remaining school board members fail to fill the vacancy within 60 days.
Under current law, if a vacancy occurs on a school board of a common, union
high, or unified school district, the remaining school board members appoint a
person to fill the vacancy. This bill allows the school board president of one of these
school districts to appoint a person to fill a vacancy on the school board if the
remaining school board members do not fill the vacancy within 60 days of the date
on which the vacancy first occurs. A school board member appointed to fill a vacancy,
whether by remaining school board members or by a school board president, serves
until his or her successor is elected and takes office.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB244,1
1Section 1. 17.26 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 17.26 (1g) (intro.) and
2amended to read:
SB244,2,43 17.26 (1g) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 9.10 and sub. (1m), vacancies in a
4school board shall be filled as follows:
SB244,2 5Section 2. 17.26 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 17.26 (1g) (a) and amended
6to read:
SB244,2,177 17.26 (1g) (a) In Except as provided in sub. (1m), in a common, union high, or
8unified school district, by appointment by the remaining members. Each An
9appointee under this subsection or sub. (1m) shall hold office until a successor is
10elected and takes office under s. 120.06 (4) or 120.42 (2). When a vacancy occurs in
11the office of a board member who is in the last year of his or her term, or when a
12vacancy occurs after the spring election but on or before the last Tuesday in
13November in the office of a board member who is not in the last year of his or her term,
14the successor shall be elected at the next spring election. When a vacancy occurs
15after the last Tuesday in November and on or before the date of the next spring
16election in the office of a board member who is not in the last year of his or her term,
17the successor shall be elected at the 2nd following spring election.
SB244,3 18Section 3. 17.26 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB244,2,2319 17.26 (1m) The school district president of a common, union high, or unified
20school district may, by appointment, fill a vacancy in the school board if the
21remaining members of the school board do not appoint an individual to fill the
22vacancy under sub. (1g) (a) within 60 days of the date on which the vacancy first
23exists.
SB244,4 24Section 4. 17.26 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 17.26 (1g) (b).
SB244,5 25Section 5 . 17.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,3,4
117.26 (3) Any person selected under sub. (1) (1g) (a) or (1m), upon being notified
2of his or her selection, shall be deemed to have accepted the selection unless within
35 days after notification he or she files with the clerk or director a written refusal to
4serve.
SB244,6 5Section 6. 17.26 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 17.26 (1g) (c).
SB244,7 6Section 7. 120.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB244,3,87 120.42 (3) All vacancies shall be filled by appointment, in accordance with s.
817.26 (1) (1g) (a) or (1m).
SB244,3,99 (End)
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