AB56-ASA1-AA3,92,86
119.02
(1) “Board" means the board of school directors in charge of the public
7schools of a city of the 1st class
other than those public schools transferred to the
8opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 or subch. II.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,92,2512
119.04
(1) Subchapters IV, V
, and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121
, and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
1366.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
14115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445,
115.447,
15115.448, 115.449, 115.457, 115.458, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07,
16118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153,
17118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225,
18118.237, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258,
19118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53,
20118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to
21(g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20,
22120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board
but
23not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the
24commissioner or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership
25program.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1639
1Section
1639
. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,93,133
119.04
(1) Subchapters IV, V, and
VII VIII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235
4(3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
5115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 115.447,
6115.448, 115.449, 115.457, 115.458, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07,
7118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153,
8118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225,
9118.237, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258,
10118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53,
11118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3),
12(14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21
13(3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,93,2116
119.16
(2) Establish schools and districts. The board shall maintain the
17public schools in the city
, other than those public schools transferred to the
18opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II, and
19shall establish, organize
, and maintain such schools as the board determines are
20necessary to accommodate the children entitled to instruction therein. The board
21shall divide the city into attendance districts for such schools.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,94,423
119.16
(8) (a) Annually before adopting its budget for the ensuing school year
24and at least 5 days before transmitting its completed budget under par. (b), the board
25shall hold a public hearing on the proposed school budget at a time and place fixed
1by the board. At least 45 days before the public hearing, the board shall notify the
2superintendent of schools
and the commissioner of the date, time, and place of the
3hearing. At least one week before the public hearing, the board shall publish a class
41 notice, under ch. 985, of the public hearing.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,94,146
119.16
(8) (b) The board shall transmit its completed budget to the common
7council on or before the first Monday in August of each year on forms furnished by
8the auditing officer of the city
, and shall include in the budget the information
9specified under s. 119.46 (1) for all public schools in the city under this chapter
,
10including the schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership
11programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II. The board shall itemize those portions of the
12budget allocated to schools transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership
13programs under s. 119.33 and subch. II. Such completed budget shall be published
14with the budget summary under s. 65.04 (2) or 65.20 and budget under s. 65.05 (7).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,94,1916
119.16
(9) School budget. Annually, the board shall prepare a budget for each
17school in the school district operating under this chapter
, other than the schools
18transferred to the opportunity schools and partnership programs under s. 119.33 and
19subch. II.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1646
21Section
1646. 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,94,2422
119.23
(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag)
and, (ar),
and (b), any pupil in grades
23kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school if all
24of the following apply:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1647
25Section
1647. 119.23 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,95,10
1119.23
(2) (a) 1. a. The pupil is a member of a family that has a total family
2income that does not exceed an amount equal to 3.0 times the poverty
level
3determined in accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal
4office of management and budget line, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2). In this
5subdivision and sub. (3m), family income includes income of the pupil's parents or
6legal guardians. Except as provided in subd. 1. d., the family income of the pupil shall
7be verified as provided in subd. 1. b. A pupil attending a private school under this
8section whose family income increases, including a pupil who attended a private
9school under this section in the 2010-11 school year and whose family income has
10increased, may continue to attend a private school under this section.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1648
11Section
1648. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,95,1612
119.23
(2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c., all of the private school's
13teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's degree or
14a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree, including a
15masters or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher
16education.
This subd. 6. a. does not apply after June 30, 2022.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,95,2018
119.23
(2) (a) 6m. a. Except as provided in subd. 6m. b., beginning on July 1,
192022, all of the private school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by
20the department.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,96,521
b. Any teacher employed by the private school on July 1, 2022, who has been
22teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2022, and
23who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 6m. a. on July 1, 2022, applies to
24the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
25nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 6m. a. The department
1shall promulgate rules to implement this subd. 6m. b., including the form of the
2application and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The
3application form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the
4requirements under subd. 6m. a. No waiver granted under this subd. 6m. b. is valid
5after July 1, 2027.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1650
6Section
1650. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. bg. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,96,197
119.23
(2) (a) 7. bg.
Each
If the private school
that begins participation in the
8program under this section on or after April 10, 2014,
and before the 2021-22 school
9year, and
that the private school is not accredited by an accrediting entity,
shall
10obtain the private school obtains preaccreditation by a preaccrediting entity by
11August 1 before the first school term in which the private school begins participation
12in the program under this section, or by May 1 if the private school begins
13participating in the program during summer school. In any school year, a private
14school to which this subd. 7. bg. applies may apply for and seek to obtain
15preaccreditation from only one preaccrediting entity. A private school to which this
16subd. 7. bg. applies that fails to obtain preaccreditation as required under this subd.
177. bg. may not participate in the program under this section or under s. 118.60 until
18preaccreditation has been obtained, but the private school may apply for and seek
19to obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity for the following school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1651
20Section
1651. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. br. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,97,521
119.23
(2) (a) 7. br.
A private school to which If subd. 7. bg. applies
shall apply 22to the private school, the private school applies for accreditation by an accrediting
23entity by December 31 of the first school year that begins after April 10, 2014, in
24which the private school begins participation in the program under this section
, and
25shall achieve obtains accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the
13rd school year following the school year in which the private school begins
2participation in the program under this section. If the private school is accredited
3under this subd. 7. br., the private school is not required to obtain preaccreditation
4as a prerequisite to providing instruction under this section in additional grades or
5in an additional or new school.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1652
6Section
1652. 119.23 (2) (a) 7. f. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,97,107
119.23
(2) (a) 7. f. If the private school begins participation in the program
8under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any school year thereafter, the
9private school is accredited by an accrediting entity by August 1 of the school year
10in which the private school begins participation in the program under this section.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,97,2012
119.23
(2) (ag) 4.
Notwithstanding If the new private school begins
13participation in the program under this section before the 2021-22 school year,
14notwithstanding the deadline to obtain preaccreditation under
sub. (2) par. (a) 7. bg.,
15by December 15 of the school year immediately preceding the school year in which
16the new private school intends to participate in the program under this section,
17obtain preaccreditation from a preaccrediting entity.
If the new private school begins
18participation in the program under this section in the 2021-22 school year or in any
19school year thereafter, the new private school shall comply with the requirement
20under par. (a) 7. f.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,97,2422
119.23
(2) (b) 1. In this paragraph, “program cap” means the total number of
23pupils residing in the city who attended a private school under this section in the
242019-20 school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,98,3
12. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, the total number of pupils residing
2in the city who may attend a private school under this section during a school year
3may not exceed the program cap.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,98,85
119.23
(2) (c) 3. Notwithstanding par. (a) 6m., a teacher employed by a private
6school participating in the program under this section who teaches only courses in
7rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
8department.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1656
9Section
1656. 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,98,2310
119.23
(3) (a) (intro.) The pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian shall submit
11an application, on a form provided by the state superintendent, to the participating
12private school that the pupil wishes to attend. If more than one pupil from the same
13family applies to attend the same private school, the pupils may use a single
14application. No later than 60 days after the end of the application period during
15which an application is received
and subject to par. (ar), the private school shall
16notify each applicant, in writing, whether his or her application has been accepted.
17If the private school rejects an application, the notice shall include the reason.
A 18Subject to par. (ar), a private school may reject an applicant only if
it the private
19school has reached its maximum general capacity or seating capacity.
The Except
20as provided in par. (ar), the state superintendent shall ensure that the private school
21determines which pupils to accept on a random basis, except that the private school
22may give preference to the following in accepting applications, in order of preference
23listed:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,99,2
1119.23
(3) (ar) All of the following apply to applications to attend a private
2school under this section submitted by pupils who reside in the city:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,99,93
1. A private school that has submitted a notice of intent to participate under
4sub. (2) (a) 3. may accept applications for a school year during application periods
5determined by the department from pupils who reside in the city. For each school
6year, the department shall establish one or more application periods under this
7subdivision, the first of which begins no later than February 1 of the school year
8before the applicable school year, and the last of which ends no later than September
914 of the applicable school year.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,99,1610
2. Each private school that received applications under subd. 1. shall report to
11the department the number of pupils who applied under subd. 1. to attend the private
12school under this section and the names of those applicants who have siblings who
13also applied under subd. 1. to attend the private school under this section. The
14private school shall submit the report no later than 10 days after each application
15period described under subd. 1. during which the private school received
16applications.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,99,2417
3. After the end of each application period described under subd. 1, upon receipt
18of the information under subd. 2., the department shall determine the sum of all
19applicants for pupils residing in the city. In determining the sum, the department
20shall count a pupil who has applied to attend more than one private school under the
21program only once. If, after the end of an application period described under subd.
221., the sum of all applicants for pupils residing in the city exceeds the program cap
23under sub. (2) (b), the department shall determine which applications submitted
24during the application period to accept on a random basis, except that the
1department shall give preference to the applications of pupils described in par. (a)
21. to 5., in the order of preference listed in that paragraph.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,100,53
4. If the sum under subd. 3. exceeds the program cap under sub. (2) (b), the
4department shall establish a waiting list in accordance with the preferences required
5under subd. 3.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,100,126
5. A private school that has accepted a pupil who resides in the city under this
7paragraph shall notify the department whenever the private school determines that
8a pupil will not attend the private school under this paragraph. If, upon receiving
9notice under this subdivision, the department determines that the number of pupils
10attending private schools under this section falls below the program cap under sub.
11(2) (b), the department shall fill any available slot with a pupil selected from the
12waiting list established under subd. 4., if such a waiting list exists.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,100,2314
119.23
(3) (b) If the private school rejects an applicant because
it the private
15school has too few available spaces, the applicant may transfer his or her application
16to a participating private school that has space available. An applicant rejected
17under this paragraph
or an applicant who is on the waiting list under par. (ar) 4. may
,
18subject to sub. (2) (b), be admitted to a private school participating in the program
19under this section for the following school year, provided that the applicant continues
20to reside within the city. The department may not require, in that following school
21year, the private school to submit financial information regarding the applicant or
22to verify the eligibility of the applicant to participate in the program under this
23section on the basis of family income.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,101,5
1119.23
(3m) (a) 2. The pupil is enrolled in a grade from 9 to 12 and the family
2income of the pupil, as determined under sub. (2) (a) 1., does not exceed an amount
3equal to 2.2 times the poverty
level determined in accordance with criteria
4established by the director of the federal office of management and budget line, as
5defined in 42 USC 9902 (2).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,101,107
119.23
(3m) (b) 2. The family income of the pupil, as determined under sub. (2)
8(a) 1., exceeds an amount equal to 2.2 times the poverty
level determined in
9accordance with criteria established by the director of the federal office of
10management and budget line, as defined in 42 USC 9902 (2).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,101,2312
119.23
(4) (bg) 3. In the 2015-16
, 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school
year
13and in each school year thereafter years, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or
14guardian of proof of the pupil's enrollment in the private school during a school term,
15except as provided in subd. 5., the state superintendent shall pay to the private
16school in which the pupil is enrolled on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from
17the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the
18maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under
19this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled;
20the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current
21school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per
22pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined
23under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,102,11
1119.23
(4) (bg) 6. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year and in each school year
2thereafter, upon receipt from the pupil's parent or guardian of proof of the pupil's
3enrollment in the private school during a school term, except as provided in subd. 7.,
4the state superintendent shall pay to the private school in which the pupil is enrolled
5on behalf of the pupil's parent or guardian, from the appropriation under s. 20.255
6(2) (fu), an amount equal to the sum of the maximum amount per pupil the state
7superintendent paid a private school under this section in the previous school year
8for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the per pupil revenue
9adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the
10change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the previous school
11year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,102,1713
119.23
(4) (bg) 7. If the pupil described in subd. 6. is enrolled in a private school
14that enrolls pupils under the program in any grade between kindergarten to 8 and
15also in any grade between 9 to 12, the state superintendent shall substitute for the
16amount described in subd. 6. the amount determined under subd. 4. a. to d., with the
17following modifications:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,102,2418
a. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
19in the private school in any grade between kindergarten to 8 by the sum of the
20maximum amount per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under
21this section in the previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled;
22the amount of the per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current
23school year, if positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2)
24(a) between the previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,103,7
1b. Multiply the number of pupils participating in the program who are enrolled
2in the private school in any grade between 9 to 12 by the sum of the maximum amount
3per pupil the state superintendent paid a private school under this section in the
4previous school year for the grade in which the pupil is enrolled; the amount of the
5per pupil revenue adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if
6positive; and the change in the per pupil amount under s. 115.437 (2) (a) between the
7previous school year and the current school year, if positive.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,103,149
119.23
(4v) (b) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of the city
10under par. (a)
for a school year, the department shall ensure that the pupil is not
11counted
for that school year for purposes of determining whether a school district has
12exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be)
and that the pupil is not
13counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether a program cap
14under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. a. or b. has been exceeded.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,1665
15Section
1665. 119.23 (4v) (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes are created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,103,1916
119.23
(4v) (c) The department may consider a pupil enrolled in a private
17school participating in the program under this section who satisfies all of the
18following as a resident of a school district, other than a 1st class city school district,
19who is enrolled in the private school under this section:
AB56-ASA1-AA3,103,2120
1. The pupil was a resident of the city when the pupil applied to participate in
21the program under this section.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,103,2322
2. The pupil accepted a space at a private school participating in the program
23under this section as a resident of the city.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,103,2524
3. The pupil resides in a school district, other than a 1st class city school
25district, on the 3rd Friday in September.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,104,2
14. The private school at which the pupil accepted a space under this section is
2participating in the program under s. 118.60.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,104,73
(d) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of an eligible school
4district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), under par. (c) for a school year, the
5department shall ensure that the pupil is not counted for that school year for
6purposes of determining whether a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh)
72. a. has been exceeded.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,104,148
(e) If the department considers a pupil as a resident of a school district, other
9than an eligible school district, as defined in s. 118.60 (1) (am), or a 1st class city
10school district, under par. (c) for a school year, the department shall ensure that the
11pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether the
12school district has exceeded its pupil participation limit under s. 118.60 (2) (be) and
13that the pupil is not counted for that school year for purposes of determining whether
14a program cap under sub. (2) (b) or s. 118.60 (2) (bh) 2. b. has been exceeded.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,104,2516
119.23
(7) (ad) 1. If a private school participating in the program under this
17section or s. 118.60 and accredited under sub. (2) (a) 7. to offer instruction in any
18elementary grade, but not any high school grade, seeks to offer instruction in any
19high school grade, the private school shall apply for
and achieve accreditation
by an
20accrediting entity to offer instruction in the additional grades
in the manner
21established under sub. (2) (a) 7. br by December 31 of the first school year in which
22the private school begins offering instruction in the additional grades and shall
23obtain accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the 3rd school year
24following the first school year in which the private school begins offering instruction
25in the additional grades.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,105,112
119.23
(7) (ad) 2. If a private school participating in the program under this
3section or s. 118.60 and accredited under sub. (2) (a) 7. to offer instruction in any high
4school grade, but not any elementary grade, seeks to offer instruction in any
5elementary grade, the private school shall apply for
and achieve accreditation
by an
6accrediting entity to offer instruction in the additional grades
in the manner
7established under sub. (2) (a) 7. br by December 31 of the first school year in which
8the private school begins offering instruction in the additional grades and shall
9obtain accreditation by an accrediting entity by December 31 of the 3rd school year
10following the first school year in which the private school begins offering instruction
11in the additional grades.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,105,15
13119.313 Mathematics Partnership.
(1) The board, in consultation with the
14University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, shall develop and implement a plan to improve
15mathematics instruction in schools in the school district.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,105,20
16(2) Annually, beginning in the 2020-21 school year, from the appropriation
17under s. 20.255 (2) (ah), the department shall award a grant to the board to develop
18and implement the plan under sub. (1). The board may use grant proceeds for
19personnel costs associated with developing and implementing the plan under sub.
20(1).
AB56-ASA1-AA3,105,22
21(3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this
22section.
AB56-ASA1-AA3,107,2
1119.46
(1) As part of the budget transmitted annually to the common council
2under s. 119.16 (8) (b), the board shall report the amount of money required for the
3ensuing school year to operate all public schools in the city under this chapter
,
4including the schools transferred to the superintendent of schools opportunity
5schools and partnership program under s. 119.33 and to the opportunity schools and
6partnership program under subch. II, to repair and keep in order school buildings
7and equipment,
including school buildings and equipment transferred to the
8superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s.
9119.33 and to the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II, to
10make material improvements to school property, and to purchase necessary
11additions to school sites. The report shall specify the amount of net proceeds from
12the sale or lease of city-owned property used for school purposes deposited in the
13immediately preceding school year into the school operations fund as specified under
14s. 119.60 (2m) (c) or (5) and the net proceeds from the sale of an eligible school
15building deposited in the immediately preceding school year into the school
16operations fund as specified under s. 119.61 (5). The amount included in the report
17for the purpose of supporting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program under s.
18119.23 shall be reduced by the amount of aid received by the board under s. 121.136
19and by the amount specified in the notice received by the board under s. 121.137 (2).
20The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all the property subject to
21taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the amount of money required by the
22board for the purposes set forth in this subsection, at the same time and in the same
23manner as other taxes are levied and collected. Such taxes shall be in addition to all
24other taxes
which that the city is authorized to levy. The taxes so levied and collected,
25any other funds provided by law and placed at the disposal of the city for the same
1purposes, and the moneys deposited in the school operations fund under ss. 119.60
2(1), (2m) (c), and (5) and 119.61 (5) shall constitute the school operations fund.
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119.49
(4) The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all taxable
5property in the city, in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are
6levied and collected,
which that shall be sufficient to pay the interest on all school
7bonds issued under this
subchapter which chapter that are outstanding and to pay
8such part of the principal of such school bonds as becomes due during the ensuing
9school year.
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119.61
(2) (b) The board shall submit a copy of the inventory required under
12par. (a) to
the commissioner, the superintendent of schools, the city clerk, the
13department, and the joint committee on finance.