AB669,9,2518 119.06 (3) Four of the combined aldermanic district Except as provided in sub.
19(4), the
members first appointed to the board by the commission shall serve for a
20term
terms beginning on the 4th Monday of the month next following their
21appointment and. The 5 members representing the odd-numbered election districts
22shall be appointed for terms
expiring on the 4th first Monday in April in December
23of
the 4th first odd-numbered year following the year in which a city becomes a 1st
24class city and the 4 members representing the even-numbered election districts
25shall be appointed for terms expiring on the first Monday in December of the 2nd

1odd-numbered
year following the year in which a city becomes a city of the 1st class
2city.
AB669, s. 20 3Section 20. 119.06 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB669,10,94 119.06 (4) (b) The board members elected at the special election shall be
5nominated and elected to succeed the board members appointed for the terms
6expiring
under sub. (3) (a) and (b) (2) and for the same terms. The terms of office of
7the board members appointed under sub. (2) shall expire on the 4th Monday
8following the special election.
The terms of office of the board members elected at the
9special election shall begin on the 4th Monday following the special election.
AB669, s. 21 10Section 21. 119.06 (4) (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB669,10,1311 119.06 (4) (c) Candidates for the board at the special election shall be
12nominated in the same manner as for the spring general election, except that the
13nomination paper format under s. 8.10 (2) (b) shall apply
.
AB669,10,1514 (d) The special election shall be held at the polling places and shall be conducted
15in the manner of and by the election officials for the spring general election.
AB669, s. 22 16Section 22. 119.06 (5) and (6) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB669,10,2117 119.06 (5) The board first appointed under sub. (2) or first elected at a special
18election under sub. (4) shall hold an organizational meeting under s. 119.10 (2) on
19the 4th Monday of the month following its appointment or election, or the next day
20if the 4th Monday is a legal holiday, following their appointment or election, and
21annually thereafter shall meet in accordance with s. 119.10 (2).
AB669,10,24 22(6) Successors to board members appointed under sub. (3) (2) or elected under
23sub. (4) shall be elected at the spring general election immediately preceding the
24expiration of the terms of such board members and shall serve for 4-year terms.
AB669, s. 23 25Section 23. 119.07 of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,11,8
1119.07 Revised method of election of board; transitional provisions. (1)
2Notwithstanding s. 119.08 (1) to (3), in each 1st class city in existence on the effective
3date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], members of the board of school directors
4whose terms expire on the 4th Monday in April, 2013, shall serve for terms expiring
5on the first Monday in December, 2012, and members of the board of school directors
6of each such city who are elected at the spring election to be held in April 2011, to
7succeed those members whose terms expire on the 4th Monday in April, 2011, shall
8serve for terms expiring on the 1st Monday in December, 2014.
AB669,11,15 9(2) At the general election to be held in November 2012, there shall be elected
10in each 1st class city in existence on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB
11inserts date], 4 members of the board of school directors, who shall be elected from
12even-numbered election districts prescribed under s. 119.08 (1) (b). At the general
13election to be held in November 2014, there shall be elected in each such city 5
14members of the board of school directors who shall be elected from odd-numbered
15election districts prescribed under s. 119.08 (1) (b).
AB669,11,21 16(3) Notwithstanding s. 119.10 (1) and (2), the board of school directors of each
171st class city in existence on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts
18date], shall hold an organizational meeting on the 4th Monday in April 2012. On that
19date, the board of school directors of each such city shall elect officers, who shall hold
20office until the board holds its next organizational meeting under s. 119.10 (2) in
21December of 2012.
AB669, s. 24 22Section 24. 119.07 of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this
23act), is repealed.
AB669, s. 25 24Section 25. 119.08 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB669,12,5
1119.08 (1) (a) The board shall consist of one member elected at-large and 8 9
2members elected from numbered election districts determined by the board. The
3election districts shall consist of whole contiguous wards and shall be substantially
4equal in population and the. The boundaries of the election districts shall be drawn
5so as to reflect a balanced representation of citizens in all areas within the city.
AB669,12,146 (b) Within 60 days after the common council of the city enacts an ordinance
7determining or adopts a resolution adjusting the boundaries of the aldermanic
8districts
wards in the city following the federal decennial census under s. 62.08 (1)
95.15 (1), the board shall, by vote of a majority of the membership of the board, adopt
10an election district apportionment plan for the election of board members which shall
11be effective until the city enacts a new ordinance under s. 62.08 (1) redetermining
12the aldermanic district
adjusting the boundaries of its wards under s. 5.15 (1) and
13(2). The territory included within election district 9 shall encompass the
14southeasternnmost point in the school district
.
AB669, s. 26 15Section 26. 119.08 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB669,13,316 119.08 (2) The electors of each election district shall elect one member residing
17within the election district to represent the election district. The at-large member
18shall be elected by the electors of the city.
Board members shall be electors of the city
19and shall be elected on a nonpartisan ballot at the spring general election. The
20primary, when required, shall be held concurrently with the September primary.

21Candidates shall file nomination papers for full terms or, when vacancies are to be
22filled, for unexpired terms. The format for the nomination papers shall be the same
23as prescribed in s. 8.10 (2) (b) except that the election referenced in the papers shall
24be the general election.
The primary and spring elections election for board members
25shall be conducted by the election officials for the election of judicial or other officers

1held on that date. The polling places for the state, municipal or judicial September
2primary and general
election shall be the polling places for the board election and the
3municipal election hours shall apply
.
AB669,13,6 4(3) The regular terms of board members shall be 4 years. The term of each
5member expires on the first Monday in December of the 4th year following the year
6in which the member's office is regularly filled.
AB669, s. 27 7Section 27. 119.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB669,13,238 119.08 (4) A vacancy on in the membership of the board may be filled by
9temporary appointment of the mayor, subject to disapproval by the board. Upon
10making a temporary appointment under this subsection, the mayor shall file a letter
11of appointment with the president of the board. If, within 15 days of receipt of the
12letter by the board, the board, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the current
13membership, rejects the appointment, the appointment is not effective. In such case,
14the president of the board shall promptly notify the mayor and the mayor may
15appoint another person to fill the vacancy under this subsection. If an appointment
16is not rejected by the board, the appointment becomes effective on the 16th day
17beginning after receipt of notice of the appointment by the president of the board.
18A temporary appointee under this subsection may serve until his or her successor is
19elected and qualified. If a vacancy occurs on or before June 1 immediately preceding
20expiration of the member's term of office, the vacancy
shall be filled on a permanent
21basis
by a special election ordered by the board. At such election the vacancy shall
22be filled for the unexpired term. The board shall follow procedures under s. 8.50, so
23far as applicable.
AB669, s. 28 24Section 28. 119.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB669,14,11
1119.10 (1) The board is a continuing body. Any unfinished business before the
2board or any of its standing or special committees on the date of the annual meeting
3under sub. (2) shall be considered as pending before the board newly organized on
4such date. At its annual meeting, after the election of the new board president and
5the designation of the clerk, the clerk shall report to the board items of business
6pending before the board as a whole. After the annual April meeting, unless
7otherwise directed by the board, the clerk shall report items of business which had
8been pending before committees of the board to the corresponding committees of the
9board appointed by the new president. Matters thus reported may be acted upon by
10the board in the same manner and with the same effect as if the board had not been
11newly organized.
AB669, s. 29 12Section 29. 119.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB669,14,1913 119.10 (2) Annually, no earlier than the 4th first Monday in April December
14and no later than the first 3rd Monday in May December, the board shall hold its
15organizational meeting, shall elect a president from among its members to serve for
16one year 2 years and until a successor is chosen and shall designate an individual to
17serve as clerk. In the absence or during the disability of the board president, the
18board shall elect an acting president. The board president shall appoint standing
19committees to serve for one year 2 years.
AB669, s. 30 20Section 30. 119.11 of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,15,2 21119.11 Partnership for success committee. (1) There is established a
22partnership for success committee. The committee shall consist of the mayor, the
23president of the common council, the board president, and the superintendent of
24schools. The mayor and the board president shall serve as cochairpersons of the

1committee. The committee shall meet quarterly and may meet at other times on the
2call of the cochairpersons.
AB669,15,4 3(2) The committee shall foster collaboration between the school district and the
4city. The committee shall seek grants for education purposes.
AB669,15,6 5(3) The common council and the board shall each pay one-half of the
6committee's costs.
AB669, s. 31 7Section 31. 119.16 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,15,138 119.16 (1c) Standards for literacy and mathematics curricula. The board
9shall establish minimum standards for literacy and mathematics curricula
10employed in schools in the school district. The board shall require each school in the
11district to annually submit a report to the board regarding the literacy and
12mathematics curricula employed in the school and shall annually evaluate the
13efficacy of the curricula employed in schools in the district.
AB669, s. 32 14Section 32. 119.16 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,15,2215 119.16 (3m) Master facilities plan. (a) No later than December 1, 2010, the
16board shall evaluate all school buildings in the school district operating under this
17chapter according to the criteria established under par. (b), and shall develop a
18master plan governing the use, repair, renovation, and demolition of buildings in the
19school district. The master plan shall include procedures for notifying the
20partnership for success committee, created under s. 119.11, in the event that the
21board determines that one or more school buildings will be closed or demolished and
22the pupils in those buildings reassigned to other buildings in the school district.
AB669,16,223 (b) The board shall establish criteria to evaluate the safety, structural integrity,
24utility, and costs of maintenance and repair of school buildings in the school district.
25Subject to the requirements under sub. (10), the criteria shall include consideration

1of the advantages and disadvantages of repairing versus demolishing older buildings
2having high maintenance or operating costs.
AB669, s. 33 3Section 33. 119.16 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,16,64 119.16 (7) Parent involvement committee. The board shall establish a parent
5involvement committee to handle parent issues and complaints and to foster
6parental involvement in the schools.
AB669, s. 34 7Section 34. 119.16 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,16,108 119.16 (9) Financial reporting; budgeting; accountability. (a) The board
9shall submit quarterly financial reports to all of the following and shall make the
10financial reports available to the public on the school district's Internet Web site:
AB669,16,1111 1. The state superintendent.
AB669,16,1212 2. The mayor.
AB669,16,1313 3. The city comptroller.
AB669,16,1414 4. The personnel and finance committee of the common council.
AB669,16,1515 5. The joint committee on finance.
AB669,16,1716 (b) The board shall annually prepare a budget for each school in the school
17district operating under this chapter.
AB669,16,1918 (c) The board shall maintain a chief accountability office to ensure financial
19accountability.
AB669, s. 35 20Section 35. 119.16 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,16,2321 119.16 (11) Board training. Each member of the board shall annually attend
22a professional training program related to the duties of their position on the board
23offered by a national or locally recognized association of school boards.
AB669, s. 36 24Section 36. 119.16 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,17,4
1119.16 (12) Professional development and training. (a) The board shall
2establish a professional development and training program for principals employed
3by the board and may require a principal employed by the board to attend the
4program.
AB669,17,85 (b) The board shall establish training programs related to teaching
6multicultural pupils and children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5). The
7board shall require all teachers, support staff, and administrators employed by the
8board to annually complete the training programs established under this paragraph.
AB669, s. 37 9Section 37. 119.16 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,17,1310 119.16 (13) Public transportation for middle school pupils. The board shall
11ensure that pupils enrolled in the school district operating under this chapter in the
12middle school grades are able to be transported to and from school by a mass transit
13system, as defined in s. 85.20 (1) (e), at a reduced fare.
AB669, s. 38 14Section 38. 119.16 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,17,2415 119.16 (14) Allocation of bonding authority under American recovery and
16reinvestment act of 2009.
The board shall send a communication to the common
17council of the city regarding any unsecured bonding authority allocated to the board
18under section 2, division B, title I, subtitle F, part III of P.L. 111-5, stating the amount
19of unsecured bonding authority allocated to the board under section 2, division B,
20title I, subtitle F, part III of P.L. 111-5, and directing that the unsecured bonding
21authority be assigned to the department for reallocation as provided under this
22subsection. The department shall reallocate the bonding authority under this
23subsection to school districts that meet the following criteria and shall collaborate
24with the board regarding the reallocation of that bonding authority:
AB669,18,3
1(a) At least 50 percent of the school district's membership in the previous school
2year was eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b). In this
3paragraph, "membership" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (5).
AB669,18,54 (b) 1. The school board has identified school buildings requiring significant
5maintenance or improvements.
AB669,18,86 2. The school board proposes improvements to the buildings identified in subd.
71. that are cost effective, technically feasible, and meet nationally recognized green
8building performance standards.
AB669, s. 39 9Section 39. 119.16 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,18,1510 119.16 (15) Parent survey. Annually, the board shall conduct a survey of
11parents of pupils enrolled in the school district operating under this chapter and use
12the results of the survey to develop or modify parent involvement and school
13improvement plans. The board shall provide the results of the survey to the
14partnership for success committee under s. 119.11 and the parent involvement
15committee under sub. (7).
AB669, s. 40 16Section 40. 119.16 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,19,217 119.16 (16) Transition campuses. Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, the
18board shall designate at least 2 schools as transition campuses and provide for the
19assignment to a transition campus of disruptive pupils enrolled in the high school
20grades. The transition campuses shall provide the pupils with additional services
21and academic assistance in order to address their problems and facilitate their
22return to their previous schools. The board shall seek to establish partnerships
23between the transition campuses and local civic organizations or nonprofit
24corporations in order to provide comprehensive services to pupils attending a

1transition campus for the purpose of improving their stability, education, health, and
2economic opportunities.
AB669, s. 41 3Section 41. 119.185 of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,19,5 4119.185 School governance councils. (1) In this section, "parent" has the
5meaning given in s. 115.76 (12) (a).
AB669,19,12 6(2) The board shall ensure that each school in the school district operating
7under this chapter establishes a school governance council to provide a forum in
8which pupils enrolled in the school, the parents of pupils enrolled in the school,
9teachers, administrators, and other employees at the school, and members of the
10community may work together to analyze and make recommendations for the
11improvement of school policies, curricula, and educational plans at the school and the
12well-being of pupils enrolled in the school.
AB669,19,16 13(3) (a) Members of a school governance council shall be elected in the manner
14provided under sub. (5) (a). Except as provided in par. (b), the number of members
15of a school governance council shall be determined by multiplying 0.01 by the number
16of pupils enrolled in the school. Each council shall consist of the following members:
AB669,19,2017 1. Parents of pupils enrolled in the school, except that no parent elected to the
18council under this subdivision may be a paid employee of the school. At least 51
19percent of the members of a school governance council shall be elected under this
20subdivision.
AB669,19,2121 2. The principal of the school or his or her designee.
AB669,19,2322 3. If the school has pupils enrolled in the middle school, junior high school, or
23high school grades, one pupil who is enrolled in the school in grade 6 or higher.
AB669,19,2524 4. At least one person who is employed at the school as a teacher or support
25staff.
AB669,20,2
15. At least one person who is a resident of the city and who does not qualify for
2membership on the council under subds. 1. to 4.
AB669,20,63 (b) 1. Subject to the requirement under par. (a) 1., if the number of members
4determined under par. (a) is an even number, the board shall increase the
5membership of the council by one member in any one category, to be determined by
6the board.
AB669,20,77 2. No school governance council may have fewer than 9 members.
AB669,20,108 3. A school governance council may vote to increase the number of members on
9the council, but the number of members on the council shall always be an odd
10number.
AB669,20,14 11(4) A school governance council may, on its own initiative or upon the written
12petition of a majority of the teachers of the school for which the council is established,
13direct the principal of the school to attend a professional development and training
14program established under s. 119.16 (12).
AB669,20,16 15(5) The board shall establish policies and procedures governing all of the
16following:
AB669,20,1917 (a) The nomination and election of initial members to a school governance
18council and for the transfer of the nomination and election process to the council
19following the first election.
AB669,20,2420 (b) The manner of filling vacancies in the membership of the council that occur
21prior to the expiration of a term. The board shall permit the partnership for success
22committee, created under s. 119.11, to nominate persons to fill vacancies on the
23council. A person nominated by the partnership for success committee may fill a
24vacancy only upon the approval of a majority of the members serving on the council.
AB669,20,2525 (c) The terms of office of council members.
AB669,21,1
1(d) The selection of officers.
AB669,21,22 (e) The location and frequency of meetings.
AB669,21,43 (f) The powers, duties, and responsibilities of councils and the powers and
4duties of individual council members.
AB669,21,65 (g) The reimbursement of expenses incurred by council members in connection
6with their powers and duties.
AB669, s. 42 7Section 42. 119.23 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 119.23 (11) (a).
AB669, s. 43 8Section 43. 119.23 (11) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB669,21,159 119.23 (11) (b) 1. The department and the board shall jointly develop a survey
10to be taken by a parent who moves his or her child from a private school participating
11in the program under this section to a public school in the city or from a public school
12in the city to a private school participating in the program under this section. The
13survey shall include questions related to the decision of the parent to enroll the child
14in the private or public school and move the child from one educational setting to the
15other and shall be taken during the enrollment process.
AB669,21,2016 2. a. Beginning in the 2010-11 school year, the board shall annually administer
17the survey developed under subd. 1. to the parent of a pupil who was enrolled in the
18program under this section after the effective date of this subd. 2. a. .... [LRB inserts
19date], if the parent withdraws the pupil from the program under this section and
20enrolls the pupil instead in a public school in the city.
AB669,22,221 b. Beginning in the 2010-11 school year, each private school participating in
22the program under this section shall annually administer the survey developed
23under subd. 1. to the parent of a pupil who was enrolled in a public school in the city
24after the effective date of this subd. 2. b. .... [LRB inserts date], if the parent

1withdraws the pupil from a public school in the city and enrolls the pupil instead in
2the private school.
AB669,22,73 3. Annually, by July 1, the board shall submit to the department, the
4cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance, and the appropriate standing
5committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) the results of the surveys
6administered under subd. 2., and shall, subject to s. 118.125, upon request by any
7person, make information obtained from the surveys available for review.
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