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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
September 28, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Kelso, Suder, Musser,
Ladwig, Schooff, Hasenohrl, Stone, Goetsch, Ainsworth, Handrick, Sykora,
Gunderson, Albers, Vrakas, Nass, Kedzie and Seratti, cosponsored by
Senator Darling. Referred to Committee on Education Reform.
AB485,1,3
1An Act to create 118.129 of the statutes;
relating to: requiring school employes
2to notify school principals and school principals to notify local law enforcement
3officials if dangerous weapons are brought to school.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires an employe of a school district, a charter school or a private
school who has reason to believe that a person possesses a dangerous weapon (a
firearm or other device capable of causing death or great bodily harm) while at school
or under the supervision of school authorities to notify immediately the school
principal, or his or her designee, who must then notify immediately a local law
enforcement agency. A person who in good faith provides either kind of notification
and his or her employer are immune from civil liability for the act of notification.
This bill provides an exception from the notification requirement if a person is
possessing or using a firearm or bow as part of a hunter education or bow hunter
education program or is using a tool to fulfill a requirement of a class.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB485, s. 1
4Section
1. 118.129 of the statutes is created to read:
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1118.129 Dangerous weapons; notification requirement. (1) Except as
2provided under sub. (3), if an employe of a school district, a charter school or a private
3school has reason to believe that a person possesses, while at school or under the
4supervision of school authorities, a dangerous weapon, as defined in s. 939.22 (10),
5the employe shall immediately notify the school principal, or his or her designee.
6After being notified, the school principal, or his or her designee, shall immediately
7notify a local law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (b).
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8(2) A person who in good faith notifies the school principal, the school
9principal's designee or a local law enforcement agency under sub. (1) and his or her
10employer are immune from civil liability for the act of notification.
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11(3) A person is not required to notify the school principal, the school principal's
12designee or a local law enforcement agency under sub. (1) of any of the following
13situations:
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(a) A person who is enrolled in a class under a hunter education program and,
15while under the supervision of a parent or guardian, is carrying an unloaded firearm
16to or from that class.
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(b) A person who, while under the supervision of an instructor of a class under
18a hunter education class, is handling or operating a firearm.
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(c) A person who is enrolled in a class under a bow hunter education program
20and, while under the supervision of a parent or guardian, is carrying a bow that is
21unstrung and enclosed within a carrying case to or from that class.
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(d) A person who, while under the supervision of an instructor of a class under
23a bow hunter education program, is handling or using a bow.
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1(e) A person who is enrolled in a class and, while under the supervision of the
2instructor, is using a tool to fulfill a requirement of the class.
