2005 WISCONSIN ACT 398
An Act to renumber 118.291 (1); to renumber and amend 118.291 (2); and to create 118.291 (1g) and 118.291 (2) (b) of the statutes; relating to: the possession and use of inhalers in private schools.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 118.291 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.291 (1r).
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2. 118.291 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
118.291 (1g) In this section:
(a) "Asthma" means a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, characterized by airway obstruction, which is at least partially reversible and which manifests as increased bronchial responsiveness to a variety of stimuli.
(b) "School" includes a public and a private school.
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3. 118.291 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 118.291 (2) (a) and amended to read:
118.291 (2) (a) No school district, school board or school district employee is civilly liable for damage injury to a pupil caused by a school district employee who prohibits a pupil from using an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the requirements of sub. (1) (1r) had not been satisfied or who allows a pupil to use an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the requirements of sub. (1) (1r) had been satisfied.
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4. 118.291 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
118.291 (2) (b) No private school or private school employee is civilly liable for injury to a pupil caused by a private school employee who prohibits a pupil from using an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the requirements of sub. (1r) had not been satisfied or who allows a pupil to use an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the requirements of sub. (1r) had been satisfied.
