AB693,17,1023 119.23 (7) (b) 7. b. If the private school is affiliated with an organization that
24will maintain the progress records of each pupil who attended the school under this
25section for at least 5 years after the private school ceases operation as a private

1school, the private school may transfer a pupil's progress records to the organization
2if the pupil, or the parent or guardian of a minor pupil, consents in writing to the
3release of the progress records to the affiliated organization. The private school shall
4send to the department a copy of the consent form for each pupil who consents to the
5transfer of progress records under this subd. 7. b. The written notice shall be signed
6by the pupil, or the parent or guardian of a minor pupil, and shall include the name,
7phone number, mailing address, and other relevant contact information of the
8organization that will maintain the progress records, and a declaration by the
9affiliated organization that the organization agrees to maintain the progress records
10for at least 5 years after the private school ceases operation as a private school.
AB693,30 11Section 30 . 119.23 (7) (b) 7m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB693,17,1712 119.23 (7) (b) 7m. If the private school ceases operating as a private school,
13immediately transfer all of the behavioral records of each pupil who attended the
14school under this section to the school board of the school district within which the
15pupil resides. The private school shall send written notice to each pupil, or to the
16parent or guardian of a minor pupil, of the transfer of behavioral records under this
17subdivision.
AB693,31 18Section 31. 120.12 (24m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB693,18,1619 120.12 (24m) Assistance and leave benefits for victims of physical assault.
20Ensure that a school district employee or teacher who is injured as a result of
21physical assault, as defined in s. 118.129 (1) (b), or of a violent crime, as defined in
22s. 939.632 (1) (e), upon the person of the employee or teacher while the employee or
23teacher is in the performance of any duties as a school district employee or teacher
24is provided with a reasonable paid leave of absence from employment with the school
25district without a loss of leave benefits. Where inpatient care involving an overnight

1stay is required, a reasonable paid leave of absence is the longer of one workweek or
2the duration of the employee's or teacher's inpatient care. Where inpatient care
3involving an overnight stay is not required but medical treatment is needed, a
4reasonable paid leave of absence is the duration of time necessary to receive medical
5treatment or, if a health care provider certifies in writing that the employee or
6teacher is unable to return to work due to the injury, the duration of time specified
7by the health care provider. The school board is entitled to the right of subrogation
8for reimbursement to the extent that an employee or teacher who sustains injuries
9while the employee or teacher is in the performance of his or her duties may recover
10the reimbursed items in an action or claim in tort against any 3rd party. A repayment
11made under this subsection shall be limited to the total sum credited to the injured
12employee or teacher as damages for pay and fringe benefits actually received in the
13settlement of any claim caused by the negligence of the 3rd party. The school board
14shall designate a school district employee to provide assistance to the school district
15employee or teacher with insurance and benefits questions related to a leave of
16absence taken under this subsection.
AB693,32 17Section 32 . 120.12 (29) of the statutes is created to read:
AB693,18,1918 120.12 (29) Notice of teacher protections. Provide to each teacher employed
19by the school board the summary described in s. 115.28 (54t).
AB693,33 20Section 33. 120.13 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB693,19,2421 120.13 (1) (a) 5. A procedure under which a teacher may submit a request, in
22writing, to the president of the school board to request that the school board schedule
23a suspension hearing before the school board or, if applicable, under par. (e) 3. or s.
24119.25 (2) (b) before an independent hearing panel or independent hearing officer
25appointed by the school board under par. (e) 1. or s. 119.25 (1). The procedure under

1this subdivision may be used by a teacher only if the teacher has made a request in
2writing that a pupil be suspended under par. (b) 2. and the teacher's request has been
3denied by the school district administrator, principal, or teacher designated by the
4school district administrator to make the determination under par. (b) 2.
5Notwithstanding par. (b) 4., the school board shall include in the procedure required
6under this subdivision a requirement that the school district administrator,
7principal, or teacher designated by the school district administrator shall approve
8or deny the suspension request within 24 hours. The school board shall also include
9in the procedure required under this subdivision a requirement that, if the school
10district administrator, principal, or teacher designated by the school district
11administrator denies the request for a suspension, the school board president or, if
12the president is not available, the vice president of the school board, shall approve
13or deny the teacher's request to schedule a suspension hearing within 24 hours. The
14school board shall also include in the procedure required under this subdivision a
15requirement that, if the school board president agrees to schedule a suspension
16hearing as requested, the school board may either schedule the suspension hearing
17at the next regularly scheduled meeting or at a special meeting called for that
18purpose. The school board shall comply with the provisions under par. (b) 3. and
19shall, upon the request of the pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian, conduct the
20suspension hearing in a closed session. If a suspension hearing is held under the
21procedure established under this subdivision, the school board may suspend a pupil,
22including through an in-school suspension, for any of the reasons under par. (b) 2.
23If a school board suspends a pupil following a suspension hearing held under the
24procedure under this subdivision, the suspension may not exceed 5 school days.
AB693,34 25Section 34 . 120.13 (1) (b) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1120.13 (1) (b) 2. (intro.) The school district administrator or any principal or
2teacher designated by the school district administrator may suspend a pupil,
3including through an in-school suspension,
for not more than 5 school days or, if a
4notice of expulsion hearing has been sent under par. (c) 4. or (e) 4. or s. 119.25 (2) (c),
5for not more than a total of 15 consecutive school days for any of the following
6reasons:
AB693,35 7Section 35 . 120.13 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB693,20,198 120.13 (1) (b) 4. The suspended pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian may,
9within 5 school days following the commencement of the suspension, have a
10conference with the school district administrator or his or her designee who shall be
11someone other than a principal, administrator or teacher in the suspended pupil's
12school. If the school district administrator or his or her designee finds that the pupil
13was suspended unfairly or unjustly, or that the suspension was inappropriate, given
14the nature of the alleged offense, or that the pupil suffered undue consequences or
15penalties as a result of the suspension, reference to the suspension on the pupil's
16school record shall be expunged. The administrator, or the administrator's designee,
17shall make a finding within 15 days of the conference. This subdivision does not
18apply to a pupil suspended by a school board under the procedure established under
19par. (a) 5.
AB693,36 20Section 36 . 938.396 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB693,20,2421 938.396 (1) (a) Confidentiality. Law enforcement agency records of juveniles
22shall be kept separate from records of adults. Law enforcement agency records of
23juveniles may not be open to inspection or their contents disclosed except under par.
24(b) or, (c), or (cm), sub. (1j), (2m) (c) 1p., or (10), or s. 938.293 or by order of the court.
AB693,37 25Section 37 . 938.396 (1) (c) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1938.396 (1) (c) 3. (intro.) At the request of a school district administrator,
2administrator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
3administrator of a private school, or administrator of a tribal school, or designee of
4a school district administrator, charter school administrator, private school
5administrator, or tribal school administrator, or on its own initiative, a law
6enforcement agency may, subject to official agency policy, provide to the school
7district administrator, charter school administrator, private school administrator, or,
8provided the official agency policy specifies that the information may not be provided
9to an administrator of a tribal school or a tribal school administrator's designee
10unless the governing body of the tribal school agrees that the information will be used
11by the tribal school as provided in s. 118.127,
tribal school administrator or designee,
12for use as provided in s. 118.127, any information in its records relating to any of the
13following if the official agency policy specifies that the information may not be
14provided to an administrator of a tribal school or a tribal school administrator's
15designee unless the governing body of the tribal school agrees that the information
16will be used by the tribal school as provided in s. 118.127
:
AB693,38 17Section 38 . 938.396 (1) (c) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB693,21,2018 938.396 (1) (c) 3. a. The use, possession, or distribution of alcohol or a controlled
19substance or controlled substance analog by a juvenile enrolled in the public school
20district, charter school, private school, or tribal school.
AB693,39 21Section 39 . 938.396 (1) (c) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB693,21,2522 938.396 (1) (c) 3. c. An act for which a juvenile enrolled in the school district,
23charter school, private school, or tribal school was taken into custody under s. 938.19
24based on a law enforcement officer's belief that the juvenile was committing or had
25committed a violation of any state or federal criminal law.
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1Section 40. 938.396 (1) (c) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB693,22,32 938.396 (1) (c) 3. d. An act for which a juvenile enrolled in the public school
3district, charter school, private school, or tribal school was adjudged delinquent.
AB693,41 4Section 41 . 938.396 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB693,22,115 938.396 (1) (c) 4. A law enforcement agency may enter into an interagency
6agreement with a school board, the governing board of a charter school established
7under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the governing body of
a private school, a tribal school, a
8social welfare agency, or another law enforcement agency providing for the routine
9disclosure of information under subs. (1) pars. (b) 2. and 2m. and (c) 3. to the school
10board, private school governing board, governing body, tribal school, social welfare
11agency, or other law enforcement agency.
AB693,42 12Section 42. 938.396 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB693,22,2413 938.396 (1) (cm) Duty to disclose. 1. Notwithstanding par. (a) and subject to
14subd. 2., a law enforcement agency shall, following the act and within 24 hours after
15ascertaining the public school, charter school, or private school the pupil attends,
16provide to the administrator of a school district, the administrator of a charter school
17established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), or the administrator of a private school, as
18defined in s. 115.001 (3r), for use as provided in s. 118.127, any information in its
19records relating to an act for which a pupil enrolled in the school district, charter
20school, or private school was taken into custody based on a law enforcement officer's
21belief that the pupil was committing or had committed a felony or a misdemeanor
22under s. 939.632 (1) (e) 3. The law enforcement agency shall make a reasonable effort
23to ascertain the public school, charter school, or private school attended by the pupil
24taken into custody as described in this subdivision.
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12. a. Except as provided in subd. 2. b., a law enforcement agency is not required
2to provide the information required under subd. 1. if providing the information would
3jeopardize an ongoing investigation.
AB693,23,64 b. The exception provided in subd. 2. a. does not apply if failure to provide the
5information required under subd. 1. would place a person or property in imminent
6danger of harm.
AB693,43 7Section 43 . 938.396 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB693,23,228 938.396 (1) (d) Law enforcement access to school records. On petition of a law
9enforcement agency to review pupil records, as defined in s. 118.125 (1) (d), other
10than pupil records that may be disclosed without a court order under s. 118.125 (2)
11or (2m), for the purpose of pursuing an investigation of any alleged delinquent or
12criminal activity or on petition of a fire investigator under s. 165.55 (15) to review
13those pupil records for the purpose of pursuing an investigation under s. 165.55 (15),
14the court may order the school board of the school district, the governing board of the
15charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x),
or the governing body of the
16private school, in which a juvenile is enrolled to disclose to the law enforcement
17agency or fire investigator the pupil records of that juvenile as necessary for the law
18enforcement agency or fire investigator to pursue the investigation. The law
19enforcement agency or fire investigator may use the pupil records only for the
20purpose of the investigation and may make the pupil records available only to
21employees of the law enforcement agency or fire investigator who are working on the
22investigation.
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