LRB-4569/1
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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
February 5, 2016 - Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Vos, Kooyenga,
Knudson, Czaja, Schraa, Krug, Skowronski, Kremer, Jagler, Rohrkaste,
Duchow, Kerkman, Murphy, A. Ott, Allen, Knodl and Kahl, cosponsored by
Senators Roth, Vukmir, Stroebel and Cowles. Referred to Committee on
State Affairs and Government Operations.
AB873,1,4 1An Act to amend 19.32 (1) and 19.82 (1); and to create 19.32 (1db), 19.82 (1m)
2and 118.1335 of the statutes; relating to: participation in interscholastic
3athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to
4interscholastic athletic associations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits a school district from being a member of an interscholastic
athletic association unless the association elects to be governed by the state's public
records and open meetings laws. An interscholastic athletic association that elects
to be governed by the public records and open meetings laws is subject to those laws.
Under the bill, an interscholastic athletic association can be either a nonprofit,
unincorporated association or a nonstock, nonprofit corporation, if the
unincorporated association or corporation coordinates athletic events or contests for
students enrolled in grades 9 to 12 in the public schools.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB873,1 5Section 1. 19.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB873,2,96 19.32 (1) "Authority" means any of the following having custody of a record: a
7state or local office, elective official, agency, board, commission, committee, council,

1department or public body corporate and politic created by the constitution or by any
2law, ordinance, rule or order; a governmental or quasi-governmental corporation
3except for the Bradley center sports and entertainment corporation; a special
4purpose district; any court of law; the assembly or senate; a nonprofit corporation
5which receives more than 50% of its funds from a county or a municipality, as defined
6in s. 59.001 (3), and which provides services related to public health or safety to the
7county or municipality; a university police department under s. 175.42; an
8interscholastic athletic association that elects to be governed by this subchapter;
or
9a formally constituted subunit of any of the foregoing.
AB873,2 10Section 2. 19.32 (1db) of the statutes is created to read:
AB873,2,1411 19.32 (1db) "Interscholastic athletic association" means a nonprofit
12association, as defined in s. 184.01 (2), or a nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized
13under ch. 181, that coordinates athletic events or contests for students enrolled in
14grades 9 to 12 in the public schools.
AB873,3 15Section 3. 19.82 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB873,2,2516 19.82 (1) "Governmental body" means a state or local agency, board,
17commission, committee, council, department or public body corporate and politic
18created by constitution, statute, ordinance, rule or order; a governmental or
19quasi-governmental corporation except for the Bradley center sports and
20entertainment corporation; a local exposition district under subch. II of ch. 229; a
21long-term care district under s. 46.2895; an interscholastic athletic association that
22elects to be governed by this subchapter;
or a formally constituted subunit of any of
23the foregoing, but excludes any such body or committee or subunit of such body which
24is formed for or meeting for the purpose of collective bargaining under subch. I, IV,
25or V of ch. 111.
AB873,4
1Section 4. 19.82 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB873,3,52 19.82 (1m) "Interscholastic athletic association" means a nonprofit
3association, as defined in s. 184.01 (2), or a nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized
4under ch. 181, that coordinates athletic events or contests for students enrolled in
5grades 9 to 12 in the public schools.
AB873,5 6Section 5. 118.1335 of the statutes is created to read:
AB873,3,9 7118.1335 Participation in interscholastic athletics. No school district
8may be a member of an interscholastic athletic association, as defined in s. 19.32
9(1db), unless the association elects to be governed by subchs. II and V of ch. 19.
AB873,3,1010 (End)
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