2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 843
March 20, 2018 - Offered by Senator Fitzgerald.
AB843-SSA2,1,12 1An Act to repeal 115.33 (4), 118.035 (5), 118.07 (4) (a) 2., 118.38 (4), 118.51 (4)
2(a) 4., 118.51 (6), 118.51 (7) (a) and 121.91 (5) (b); to renumber 118.51 (7) (b)
3and 121.91 (5) (a); to renumber and amend 118.07 (4) (a) 1.; to amend 51.17
4(2), 115.28 (43), 118.07 (4) (b), 118.07 (4) (d), 118.07 (5), 118.126 (1) (c), 118.126
5(2), 118.51 (3) (a) 4., 118.51 (9), 118.57 (2), 119.04 (1), 904.085 (4) (d), 905.045
6(4) and 905.06 (4); and to create 15.253 (3), 20.455 (2) (f), 20.455 (2) (im), 20.923
7(4) (c) 6., 118.07 (4) (bm) 1., 118.07 (4) (bm) 3., 118.07 (4) (cf), 118.07 (4) (cm),
8118.07 (4) (cp), 118.07 (4) (e), 146.816 (2) (b) 5., 165.28, 165.88, 175.32, 230.08
9(2) (wc) and 905.04 (4) (em) of the statutes; relating to: school safety; open
10enrollment; repealing outdated or expired reporting requirements;
11tuberculosis screening; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures;
12providing a criminal penalty; and making appropriations.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB843-SSA2,1 1Section 1. 15.253 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,2,32 15.253 (3) Office of school safety. There is created an office of school safety.
3The director of the office shall be appointed by the attorney general.
AB843-SSA2,2 4Section 2 . 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
5the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
AB843-SSA2,3 6Section 3 . 20.455 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,2,87 20.455 (2) (f) School safety. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the
8schedule to provide grants under s. 165.88 (2).
AB843-SSA2,4 9Section 4 . 20.455 (2) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,2,1110 20.455 (2) (im) Training to school staff. All moneys received from fees collected
11under s. 165.28 (3) to provide training to school staff under s. 165.28 (3).
AB843-SSA2,5 12Section 5 . 20.923 (4) (c) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,2,1313 20.923 (4) (c) 6. Justice, department of: director of the office of school safety.
AB843-SSA2,6 14Section 6 . 51.17 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2017 Wisconsin Act 140, is
15amended to read:
AB843-SSA2,3,216 51.17 (2) Authorization. Any health care provider, as permitted by s. 146.816
17(2) (b) 4. or 5., and any law enforcement officer may make a disclosure of information
18evidencing that an individual poses a substantial probability of serious bodily harm

1to any other person in a good faith effort to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent
2threat to the health or safety of a person or the public.
AB843-SSA2,6j 3Section 6j. 115.28 (43) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2,3,104 115.28 (43) School safety funding. With the department of justice, seek and
5apply for federal funds relating to school safety and reducing violence and disruption
6in schools, including funds for alternative schools or programs. Each department
7shall make a report by January 1, 2001, and January 1, 2003, of its progress in
8applying for and obtaining funds under this subsection. The report shall be provided
9to the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2) to the cochairpersons
10of the joint committee on finance and to the governor.
AB843-SSA2,6p 11Section 6p. 115.33 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB843-SSA2,6r 12Section 6r. 118.035 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB843-SSA2,7 13Section 7. 118.07 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 118.07 (4) (a) and
14amended to read:
AB843-SSA2,3,1715 118.07 (4) (a) Each school board and the governing body of each private school
16shall have in effect a school safety plan for each public or private school in the school
17district within 3 years of May 27, 2010
.
AB843-SSA2,8 18Section 8. 118.07 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB843-SSA2,9 19Section 9. 118.07 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2,4,520 118.07 (4) (b) A school safety plan shall be created with the active participation
21of appropriate parties, as specified by the school board or governing body of the
22private school. The appropriate parties may include the department of justice, local
23law enforcement officers, fire fighters, school administrators, teachers, pupil
24services professionals, as defined in s. 118.257 (1) (c), and mental health
25professionals. Before creating or updating a school safety plan, a school board or

1governing body of a private school shall, in consultation with a local law enforcement
2agency, conduct an on-site safety assessment of each school building, site, and
3facility that is regularly occupied by pupils. The on-site assessment shall include
4playgrounds, athletic facilities or fields, and any other property that is occupied by
5pupils on a regular basis.
AB843-SSA2,4,6 6(bm) A school safety plan shall include general all of the following:
AB843-SSA2,4,8 72. General guidelines specifying procedures for emergency prevention and
8mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The plan shall also specify the
AB843-SSA2,4,10 94. The process for reviewing the methods for conducting drills required to
10comply with the plan.
AB843-SSA2,10 11Section 10. 118.07 (4) (bm) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,4,1512 118.07 (4) (bm) 1. An individualized safety plan for each school building and
13facility that is regularly occupied by pupils. The individualized safety plan shall
14include any real property related to the school building or facility that is regularly
15occupied by pupils.
AB843-SSA2,11 16Section 11. 118.07 (4) (bm) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,4,2117 118.07 (4) (bm) 3. Guidelines and procedures to address school violence and
18attacks, threats of school violence and attacks, bomb threats, fire, weather-related
19emergencies, intruders, parent-student reunification, and threats to non-classroom
20events, including recess, concerts and other performances, athletic events, and any
21other extracurricular activity or event.
AB843-SSA2,12 22Section 12 . 118.07 (4) (cf) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,5,623 118.07 (4) (cf) Upon the creation of a school safety plan under par. (a) and upon
24each review of a school safety plan under par. (d), a school board shall submit a copy
25of the most recent blueprints of each school building and facility in the school district

1to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over any portion of the school
2district and to the office of school safety. Upon the creation of a school safety plan
3under par. (a) and upon each review of a safety plan under par. (d), a governing body
4of a private school shall submit a copy of the most recent blueprints of the private
5school and all of its facilities to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction
6over the private school and to the office of school safety.
AB843-SSA2,13 7Section 13. 118.07 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,5,98 118.07 (4) (cm) Neither a school board nor a governing body of a private school
9may include in a school safety plan any of the following:
AB843-SSA2,5,1110 1. A requirement for an employee to contact a school administrator, school
11official, or any other person before calling the telephone number “911” .
AB843-SSA2,5,1312 2. A prohibition against an employee reporting school violence or a threat of
13school violence directly to a law enforcement agency.
AB843-SSA2,5,1514 3. A prohibition against an employee reporting a suspicious individual or
15activity directly to a law enforcement agency.
AB843-SSA2,14 16Section 14. 118.07 (4) (cp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,6,217 118.07 (4) (cp) Each school board and the governing body of each private school
18shall ensure that, at each school building regularly occupied by pupils, pupils are
19drilled, at least annually, in the proper response to a school violence event in
20accordance with the school safety plan in effect for that school building. The person
21having direct charge of the school building at which a drill is held under this
22paragraph shall submit a brief written evaluation of the drill to the school board or
23governing body of the private school within 30 days of holding the drill. The school
24board or governing body of the private school shall review all written evaluation

1submitted under this paragraph. A drill under this paragraph may be substituted
2for a school safety drill required under sub. (2) (a).
AB843-SSA2,15 3Section 15. 118.07 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2,6,64 118.07 (4) (d) Each school board and the governing body of each private school
5shall review and approve the school safety plan at least once every 3 years after the
6plan goes into effect.
AB843-SSA2,16 7Section 16. 118.07 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,6,128 118.07 (4) (e) Before January 1, 2019, and before each January 1 thereafter,
9each school board and the governing body of each private school shall file a copy of
10its school safety plan with the office of school safety. At the time a school board or
11governing body files a school safety plan, the school board or governing body shall
12also submit all of the following to the office of school safety:
AB843-SSA2,6,1413 1. The date of the annual drill or drills under par. (cp) held during the previous
14year.
AB843-SSA2,6,1615 2. Certification that a written evaluation of the drill or drills under par. (cp) was
16reviewed by the school board or governing body under par. (cp).
AB843-SSA2,6,1817 3. The date of the most recent school training on school safety required under
18par. (c) and the number of attendees.
AB843-SSA2,6,2019 4. The most recent date on which the school board or governing body reviewed
20and approved the school safety plan.
AB843-SSA2,6,2321 5. The most recent date on which the school board or governing body consulted
22with a local law enforcement agency to conduct on-site safety assessments required
23under par. (b).
AB843-SSA2,17 24Section 17 . 118.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1118.07 (5) Each school board shall require every employee of the school district
2governed by the school board to receive training provided by the department in
3identifying children who have been abused or neglected and, in the laws and
4procedures under s. 48.981 governing the reporting of suspected or threatened child
5abuse and neglect, and in the laws under s. 175.32 governing the reporting of a threat
6of violence
. A school district employee shall receive that training within the first 6
7months after commencing employment with the school district and at least once
8every 5 years after that initial training.
AB843-SSA2,18 9Section 18 . 118.126 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2,7,1110 118.126 (1) (c) The information is required to be reported under s. 48.981 or
11175.32
.
AB843-SSA2,19 12Section 19 . 118.126 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2,7,1813 118.126 (2) A school psychologist, counselor, social worker, or nurse, or any
14teacher or administrator designated by the school board who engages in alcohol or
15drug abuse program activities, who in good faith discloses or fails to disclose
16information under sub. (1) is immune from civil liability for such acts or omissions.
17This subsection does not apply to information required to be reported under s. 48.981
18or 175.32.
AB843-SSA2,19f 19Section 19f. 118.38 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB843-SSA2,19h 20Section 19h. 118.51 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2,7,2521 118.51 (3) (a) 4. On or before the 2nd Friday following the first Monday in June
22following receipt of a copy of the application, if a resident school board denies a pupil's
23enrollment in a nonresident school district under sub. (6) or (7), the resident school
24board shall notify the applicant and the nonresident school board, in writing, that
25the application has been denied and include in the notice the reason for the denial.
AB843-SSA2,19j
1Section 19j. 118.51 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB843-SSA2,19k 2Section 19k. 118.51 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB843-SSA2,19L 3Section 19L. 118.51 (7) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB843-SSA2,19m 4Section 19m. 118.51 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.51 (7).
AB843-SSA2,19n 5Section 19n. 118.51 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59,
6is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2,8,177 118.51 (9) Appeal of rejection. If the nonresident school board rejects an
8application under sub. (3) (a) or (7), the resident school board prohibits a pupil from
9attending public school in a nonresident school district under sub. (3m) (d), (6), or (7),
10or the nonresident school board prohibits a pupil from attending public school in the
11nonresident school district under sub. (11), the pupil's parent may appeal the
12decision to the department within 30 days after the decision. If the nonresident
13school board provides notice that the special education or related service is not
14available under sub. (12) (b), the pupil's parent may appeal the required transfer to
15the department within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The department shall
16affirm the school board's decision unless the department finds that the decision was
17arbitrary or unreasonable.
AB843-SSA2,19p 18Section 19p. 118.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2,8,2519 118.57 (2) The school board shall include in the notice under sub. (1) the most
20recent performance category assigned under s. 115.385 (2) (1) (b) to each school
21within the school district boundaries, including charter schools established under s.
22118.40 (2r) or (2x) and private schools participating in a parental choice program
23under s. 118.60 or 119.23. The notice published by the school board shall inform
24parents that the full school and school district accountability report is available on
25the school board's Internet site.
AB843-SSA2,19q
1Section 19q. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59,
2is amended to read:
AB843-SSA2,9,153 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
466.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
5115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 118.001
6to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to
7118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18,
8118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10),
9118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43,
10118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15)
11to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37),
12(37m), (38), and (39), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable
13to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this
14chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred
15to an opportunity schools and partnership program.
AB843-SSA2,19r 16Section 19r. 121.91 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 121.91 (5).
AB843-SSA2,19s 17Section 19s. 121.91 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB843-SSA2,20 18Section 20 . 146.816 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,9,2219 146.816 (2) (b) 5. For purposes of disclosing under s. 175.32 any threat made
20by a patient regarding violence in or targeted at a school in a good faith effort to
21prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of a student
22or school employee or the public.
AB843-SSA2,21 23Section 21. 165.28 of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,9,25 24165.28 Office of school safety. The office of school safety shall do all of the
25following:
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1(1) In conjunction with the department of public instruction, create model
2practices for school safety. The department of public instruction shall provide any
3resources or staff requested by the office to create the model practices. The office
4shall also consult the Wisconsin School Safety Coordinators Association and the
5Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Training and Technical Assistance Center.
AB843-SSA2,10,9 6(2) Coordinate with schools under s. 118.07 (4) (cf) and the department of
7administration to compile blueprints and geographic information system maps for
8all schools. The office shall keep all blueprints and maps confidential unless a law
9enforcement agency requests access to the blueprints or maps.
AB843-SSA2,10,14 10(3) Offer, or contract with another party to offer, training to school staff on
11school safety. Training subjects may include trauma informed care and how adverse
12childhood experiences have an impact on a child's development and increase needs
13for counseling or support. If a school receives under s. 165.88 (2) (b) a grant for the
14training under this subsection, the office may charge a fee for the training.
AB843-SSA2,22 15Section 22 . 165.88 of the statutes is created to read:
AB843-SSA2,10,16 16165.88 Grants for school safety. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB843-SSA2,10,1817 (a) “Independent charter school” means a charter school established under s.
18118.40 (2r) or (2x).
AB843-SSA2,10,1919 (b) “Private school” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3r).
AB843-SSA2,10,2020 (c) “School board” has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (7).
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