2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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October 31, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Knodl, Murphy, Gustafson, O'Connor, Tittl, Gundrum, Behnke, Brill, Kreibich and Mursau, cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Nass. Referred to Committee on Education.
AB613,1,3
1An Act to renumber and amend 118.164 (1); to create 118.164 (1) (a), 2118.164 (4) and 118.164 (5) of the statutes; relating to: notifying parents if a
3pupil is removed from the classroom. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires a school principal employed by a school district to notify the parent or guardian of each pupil in a class each time that a pupil is removed from the class and, as a result of the removal, the quality or quantity of instructional time provided to the pupils in the class in diminished. Under the bill, the notice to parents and guardians must be in writing and delivered as soon as is practicable following the removal. In general, the notice must be provided electronically and by no later than 5 p.m. on the day of the removal. However, if a parent or guardian has refused to accept electronic communication, the notice must be provided by first class mail. The bill also specifies that this type of notice is required if an entire class is removed from the classroom for purposes of safety drills that are required by law. Finally, the bill requires each principal to annually report to the school board the number of removals at the principal’s school that required parental notification in the previous school year, and each school board to annually report the same information for all the schools under its charge to the Department of Public Instruction.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB613,1
1Section 1. 118.164 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.164 (1) (intro.) and 2amended to read: AB613,2,33118.164 (1) (intro.) In this section, “teacher”: AB613,2,64(b) “Teacher” means a person holding a license or permit issued by the state 5superintendent whose employment by a school district requires that he or she hold 6that license or permit. AB613,27Section 2. 118.164 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read: AB613,2,108118.164 (1) (a) “School principal” means a person holding a principal license 9issued by the state superintendent whose employment by a school district requires 10that he or she hold that license. AB613,311Section 3. 118.164 (4) of the statutes is created to read: AB613,2,1912118.164 (4) The school principal or the school principal’s designee shall 13ensure the parent and guardian of each pupil in a class is notified any time a pupil 14is removed from the classroom and the quality or quantity of instructional time 15offered to the pupils in the class is diminished or reduced as a result of the removal. 16Notice is required under this paragraph if an entire class of pupils is removed from 17the classroom for purposes of a drill under s. 118.07 (2) or (4). The school principal 18or the school principal’s designee shall ensure that notice under this subsection 19satisfies all of the following criteria: AB613,2,2020(a) It is in writing. AB613,3,3
1(b) It is delivered electronically, unless the parent or guardian has refused to 2receive electronic communication from the school or school district, in which case it 3is delivered by 1st class mail. AB613,3,64(c) It is delivered as soon as is practicable following the removal from class, 5but for a notice that is delivered electronically by no later than 5 p.m. on the day of 6the removal. AB613,3,77(d) It does not include personally identifiable information. AB613,48Section 4. 118.164 (5) of the statutes is created to read: AB613,3,129118.164 (5) (a) By October 1, 2027, and each October 1 thereafter, the 10principal of each school or the principal’s designee shall report to the school board 11the total number of removals from class that required a notification under sub. (4) 12in the previous school year. AB613,3,1613(b) By December 1, 2027, and each December 1 thereafter, each school board 14shall submit to the state superintendent a report that includes the information 15reported to the school board under par. (a) for each school under the school board’s 16charge. AB613,517Section 5. Effective date. AB613,3,1818(1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2026.
