AB191: Bill Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Assembly BILL 191

March 10, 2005 - Introduced by Representatives Molepske, Gronemus, Kerkman, Seidel, Staskunas, Hines, Albers, Bies, Lehman, Ainsworth, Sheridan, Jeskewitz and Ott, cosponsored by Senators Decker, Roessler, Lassa and Darling. Referred to Committee on Education.

AB191,1,2 An Act to amend 120.11 (4) of the statutes; relating to: posting the proceedings of a school board meeting on the school district's Internet site.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the proceedings of a school board meeting must be published in a newspaper published in the school district or publicized by school district-wide distribution. This bill allows a school board to post the proceedings on the school district's Internet site.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB191, s. 1 Section 1. 120.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB191,2,6 120.11 (4) The proceedings of a school board meeting shall be published within 45 days after the meeting as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, in a newspaper published in the school district, if any, or publicized by school district-wide distribution prepared and directed by the school board, or posted on the school district's Internet site, and paid out of school funds. If there is no newspaper published in the school district, the proceedings shall be posted or published as the school board directs. For the purpose of publication, the proceedings shall include the substance of every official action taken by the school board at the meeting and a statement of receipts and expenditures in the aggregate. The school board shall make a detailed record of all receipts and expenditures available to the public for inspection at each school board meeting and upon request.

AB191,2,7 (End)