Wisconsin Legislature: School

Early absenteeism pilot program: DCF to award grants to public elementary schools for reducing chronic absenteeism [Sec. 844, 917; original bill only] - AB64

Early absenteeism pilot program: DCF to award grants to public elementary schools for reducing chronic absenteeism [Sec. 844, 917] - SB30

Learnfare program: school attendance requirement re habitual truancy - AB240

Learnfare program: school attendance requirement re habitual truancy [Sec. 922, 923] - AB64

Learnfare program: school attendance requirement re habitual truancy [Sec. 922, 923] - SB30

Pupil with extended absence from school: school attendance officer required to direct pupil services professional to determine if child should be referred for disability evaluation; notification to parent or guardian re requesting a disability evaluation - AB700

Pupil with extended absence from school: school attendance officer required to direct pupil services professional to determine if child should be referred for disability evaluation; notification to parent or guardian re requesting a disability evaluation - SB556

Truant pupil: school attendance officer permitted to notify parent or guardian by electronic communication - AB341

Truant pupil: school attendance officer permitted to notify parent or guardian by electronic communication [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1506m] - AB64

Truant pupil: school attendance officer permitted to notify parent or guardian by electronic communication - SB252

Child care programs established or contracted for by school boards with Wisconsin Shares funding: DCF oversight [Sec. 785, 834, 1625] - AB64

Child care programs established or contracted for by school boards with Wisconsin Shares funding: DCF oversight [Sec. 785, 834, 1625] - SB30

Child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for kindergarten through sixth grade: DPI to develop and school boards required to adopt DPI program or their own policy and program - AB535

Child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for kindergarten through sixth grade: DPI to develop and school boards required to adopt DPI program or their own policy and program - SB439

Class space determinations modified re open enrollment [Sec. 1535; original bill only] - AB64

Class space determinations modified re open enrollment [Sec. 1535] - SB30

Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required - SB282

Competitive bidding threshold for public works projects increased, public road and improvements donated to local government exceptions; school boards and MPS required to use competitive bidding - AB307

Competitive bidding threshold for public works projects increased, public road and improvements donated to local government exceptions; school boards and MPS required to use competitive bidding - SB236

Construction project in a school building: school board notification requirements created - AB510

Construction project in a school building: school board notification requirements created - SB427

Electronic smoking device: DPI to develop model policy regulating use of on school property and school boards required to adopt a policy; definition provision - AB159

Financial literacy: school boards required to adopt standards and incorporate into K-12 curriculum - AB280

Financial literacy: school boards required to adopt standards and incorporate into K-12 curriculum - SB212

Firearm possession at school: exceptions to expelling or suspending pupils created re lawfully stored in locked vehicle and activities approved and authorized by the school board - AB496

Firearm possession at school: exceptions to expelling or suspending pupils created re lawfully stored in locked vehicle and activities approved and authorized by the school board - SB402

Four-year-old kindergarten: all school boards to make available to eligible pupils; exception and state aid provisions - AB709

Hmong history from the Vietnam War to emigration to the U.S.: school boards directed to include in the instructional program - AB34

Individualized education program (IEP) team for pupil attending public school in nonresident school district: requirement to include person from pupil's resident school board eliminated [Sec. 1485; original bill only] - AB64

Individualized education program (IEP) team for pupil attending public school in nonresident school district: requirement to include person from pupil's resident school board eliminated [Sec. 1485] - SB30

Local government property insurance fund sunsetted [Sec. 2213-2218] - AB64

Local government property insurance fund sunsetted [Sec. 2213-2218] - SB30

Long-term capital improvement trust fund: DPI required to provide matching funds for deposits made by school boards - AB279

Long-term capital improvement trust fund: DPI required to provide matching funds for deposits made by school boards - SB192

Nomination papers for school district officer candidate in district with territory in a second class city: number of signatures may be reduced by resolution, conditions set - AB332

Nomination papers for school district officer candidate in district with territory in a second class city: number of signatures may be reduced by resolution, conditions set - SB260

Online courses in public schools: reciprocity for teachers licensed in another state; DPI duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1507m, 1532x, 1633g, i] - AB64

Open enrollment program expired provision eliminated; 2017 WisAct 107 tuberculosis screening requirement correction; expired or outdated DPI reporting requirements eliminated (remedial legislation) [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, Office of School Safety created in DOJ, school safety plan provisions including on-site assessment by law enforcement and annual drills, mandatory reporting of threats of violence, DOJ grants for school safety, reports and penalty provisions] - AB843

Publication of proceedings of meetings held by certain governmental bodies: posting a copy on the Internet in lieu of publishing in a newspaper authorized - AB70

Publication of proceedings of meetings held by certain governmental bodies: posting a copy on the Internet in lieu of publishing in a newspaper authorized - SB42

Referendum to exceed school district revenue limit: recurring and nonrecurring distinction and authority to include excess revenue eliminated; five-year limit on number of consecutive years a school board can seek approval to exceed limit - AB268

Referendum to exceed school district revenue limit: recurring and nonrecurring distinction and authority to include excess revenue eliminated; five-year limit on number of consecutive years a school board can seek approval to exceed limit - SB195

Revenue limits for school districts increased for making certain school safety expenditures - AB1011

Revenue limits for school districts increased for making certain school safety expenditures - SB858

Safety camera footage: school board may share with law enforcement if it serves a legitimate safety interest - AB1033

Safety camera footage: school board may share with law enforcement if it serves a legitimate safety interest - Mr8 AB6

Scheduling of referendum to exceed school district revenue limit concurrent with a spring election or general election required; exceptions and bond issue provision - AB269

Scheduling of referendum to exceed school district revenue limit concurrent with a spring election or general election required; exceptions and bond issue provision - SB194

Scheduling of referendum to exceed school district revenue limit: concurrent with regularly-scheduled election days and limited to 2 per year, exception and bond issue provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1c, d, 996pm-t, 1640i-r, 9335 (1f), (1g), 9435 (1w)] - AB64

School-based mental health services grants: DPI funding increased - AB1055

School board may contract with other school boards re obligation to provide various services and programs; reading specialist provision [Sec. 1505, 1629; original bill only] - AB64

School board may contract with other school boards re obligation to provide various services and programs; reading specialist provision [Sec. 1505, 1629] - SB30

School board member or member-elect may refuse salary - AB95

School board member or member-elect may refuse salary [S.Amdt.1: notification provisions revised, appointed members included] - SB62

School board resolution and referendum question to exceed revenue limits: specific information on the debt and interest to be included - AB274

School board resolution and referendum question to exceed revenue limits: specific information on the debt and interest to be included - SB187

School boards allowed to go into closed session re school safety plan discussion or approval; open records law exemption - AB1059

School boards authorized to offer profit-generating courses - AB810

School district requirements eliminated re minimum number of hours of direct pupil instruction, monthly school board meetings, common and union high school districts' default annual meeting time and date, school administrator contract exceeding two years, and statement on school district's indebtedness to the Secretary of State [Sec. 983, 997, 1461, 1526-1528, 1530, 1531, 1533, 1583, 1600, 1603, 1619, 1621, 1622, 1630-1634, 1636, 1637; original bill only] - AB64

School district requirements eliminated re minimum number of hours of direct pupil instruction, monthly school board meetings, common and union high school districts' default annual meeting time and date, school administrator contract exceeding two years, and statement on school district's indebtedness to the Secretary of State [Sec. 983, 997, 1461, 1526-1528, 1530, 1531, 1533, 1583, 1600, 1603, 1619, 1621, 1622, 1630-1634, 1636, 1637] - SB30

School district revenue limit increased by referendum: school aid payment reduced re approved operating referenda and school board allowed to rescind a portion or all of the increase - AB285

School district revenue limit increased by referendum: school aid payment reduced re approved operating referenda and school board allowed to rescind a portion or all of the increase - SB193

School safety plans required of all public and private schools; requirements revised to include on-site assessment by local law enforcement and annual drills to respond to a school violence event; schools required to submit plans to DOJ - AB1032

School safety plans required of all public and private schools; requirements revised to include on-site assessment by local law enforcement and annual drills to respond to a school violence event; schools required to submit plans to DOJ - Mr8 AB5

School safety teams: school boards and governing bodies of private schools required to establish; school safety plan, comprehensive security site assessment, and minimum standards established by DPI provisions - AB1057

Shared services pilot program created re school boards sharing administrative personnel, DPI duties, report required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 208t, 1475p] - AB64

Summary of pupil assessment examinations: school board, independent charter school operator, and opportunity school managing entity required to provide to parent or guardian on annual basis; private school participating in a parental choice program provision - AB300

Summary of pupil assessment examinations: school board, independent charter school operator, and opportunity school managing entity required to provide to parent or guardian on annual basis; private school participating in a parental choice program provision - SB222

Superintendent of Public Instruction may revoke a license for immoral conduct, definition revised re pornographic material; governing bodies of schools (public, private, charter) prohibited from aiding an employee, contractor, or agent in obtaining a new job if there is reason to believe child sexual abuse has been committed - AB329

Superintendent of Public Instruction may revoke a license for immoral conduct, definition revised re pornographic material; governing bodies of schools (public, private, charter) prohibited from aiding an employee, contractor, or agent in obtaining a new job if there is reason to believe child sexual abuse has been committed [S.Amdt.1: new job in a school or educational agency specified] - SB253

Teacher licensure renewal requirements revised; periodic background check responsibility transferred from DPI to school board [Sec. 1462, 1463, 1474, 1475, 1509-1519, 1525, 1623; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, lifetime license and administrator license and pupil services license provisions added, transfer of background check responsibility removed, 1506n, 1512d-t, deletes 1513-1515, 1623] - AB64

Teacher licensure renewal requirements revised; periodic background check responsibility transferred from DPI to school board [Sec. 1462, 1463, 1474, 1475, 1509-1519, 1525, 1623] - SB30

Tuberculosis screening questionnaire required of school district employees, including MPS; practitioner duties specified - AB382

Tuberculosis screening questionnaire required of school district employees, including MPS; practitioner duties specified - SB382

Whole grade sharing agreement revisions re when a school board may enter, extend, or renew and when it can adopt a resolution stating its intention to do so [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1534f, g] - AB64

Youth Options Program modified and renamed Early College Credit Program; part-time Open Enrollment Program restored with some exceptions [Sec. 209, 210, 400, 599, 629, 630, 631, 633, 642, 1396, 1465, 1471, 1473, 1536-1576, 1635; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, private schools may participate and conditions set, DPI duties, 1554d-p, 1556m, 1560g, r, 1561m, 1564m, 1566g, r, 1570b-y, 1572m, 9135 (1p), 9435 (1p), (1q), deletes 599, 642, 1555, 1557, 1562, 1570] - AB64

Youth Options Program modified and renamed Early College Credit Program; part-time Open Enrollment Program restored with some exceptions [Sec. 209, 210, 400, 599, 629-631, 633, 642, 1396, 1465, 1471, 1473, 1536-1576, 1635] - SB30

Common and union high school district electors may vote for bond issue resolution only at the annual meeting; school district revenue limit resolution vote prohibited at special meetings - AB282

Common and union high school district electors may vote for bond issue resolution only at the annual meeting; school district revenue limit resolution vote prohibited at special meetings - SB191

Concealed weapon licensee may possess a firearm on school grounds but not in a school building unless the school adopts a policy to allow it; penalty provisions - AB1026

Construction project in a school building: school board notification requirements created - AB510

Construction project in a school building: school board notification requirements created - SB427

DSPS revisions re uniform professional credentialing and occupational licensing procedures, multifamily dwelling code, safety glazing material in hazardous locations, aging school buildings program, alternative dispute resolution for manufactured housing industry disputes, temporary revocable permits for master and journeyman plumbers, septic tank installers, public swimming pool definition, and other changes - AB905

DSPS revisions re uniform professional credentialing and occupational licensing procedures, multifamily dwelling code, safety glazing material in hazardous locations, aging school buildings program, alternative dispute resolution for manufactured housing industry disputes, temporary revocable permits for master and journeyman plumbers, septic tank installers, public swimming pool definition, and other changes - SB749

Electronic smoking device: DPI to develop model policy regulating use of on school property and school boards required to adopt a policy; definition provision - AB159