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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2007 SENATE BILL 251
March 4, 2008 - Offered by Senator Lehman.
SB251-SSA1,1,5 1An Act to renumber and amend 118.164 (2); to amend 118.164 (title), 118.164
2(3) (a) (intro.), 118.164 (3) (a) 4. and 120.13 (1) (a); and to create 118.164 (2) (a)
34., 118.164 (2m), 118.164 (4), 118.164 (5) and 120.13 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes;
4relating to: removal of a pupil from class and sending a pupil from any portion
5of school district property to the principal.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB251-SSA1, s. 1 6Section 1. 118.164 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB251-SSA1,1,8 7118.164 (title) Removal of pupils a pupil from the class or sending a
8pupil from any portion of school district property
.
SB251-SSA1, s. 2 9Section 2. 118.164 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 118.164 (2) (a) (intro.) and
10amended to read:
SB251-SSA1,2,211 118.164 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to sub. (4), 20 USC 1415 (k) and beginning
12August 1, 1999
, and a pupil's individualized education program under s. 115.787, a

1teacher or teacher's aide may remove a pupil from the teacher's class if the pupil
2violates does any of the following:
SB251-SSA1,2,3 31. Violates the code of classroom conduct adopted under s. 120.13 (1) (a) or is.
SB251-SSA1,2,4 42. Exhibits behavior that is dangerous, unruly, or disruptive or exhibits.
SB251-SSA1,2,6 53. Exhibits behavior that interferes with the ability of the a teacher to teach
6effectively, as specified in the code of classroom conduct under s. 120.13 (1) (a).
SB251-SSA1,2,12 7(b) The teacher or teacher's aide shall send the a pupil removed from class to
8the school principal or his or her designee and notify the school principal or his or her
9designee immediately of the reasons for the removal. In addition, the teacher or
10teacher's aide
shall provide to the principal or his or her designee within 24 hours
11after the pupil's removal from the class a written explanation of the reasons for the
12removal.
SB251-SSA1, s. 3 13Section 3. 118.164 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB251-SSA1,2,1614 118.164 (2) (a) 4. Exhibits behavior that interferes with the ability of a teacher's
15aide to effectively perform his or her job in class, as specified in the code of classroom
16conduct under s. 120.13 (1) (a).
SB251-SSA1, s. 4 17Section 4. 118.164 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB251-SSA1,2,2018 118.164 (2m) (a) Subject to sub. (4), a teacher or teacher's aide may send a pupil
19from any portion of school district property other than class to the school principal
20or his or her designee if the pupil does any of the following:
SB251-SSA1,2,2221 1. Violates any code of conduct, other than the code of classroom conduct,
22adopted under s. 120.13 (1) (a) .
SB251-SSA1,2,2323 2. Exhibits behavior that is dangerous, unruly, or disruptive.
SB251-SSA1,3,3
13. Exhibits behavior that interferes with the ability of a teacher or teacher's
2aide to effectively perform his or her job, as specified in any code of conduct, other
3than the code of classroom conduct, adopted under s. 120.13 (1) (a).
SB251-SSA1,3,84 (b) If a teacher or teacher's aide sends a pupil to the school principal or his or
5her designee under this subsection, the teacher or teacher's aide shall immediately
6notify the school principal or his or her designee of the reasons for sending the pupil
7and shall provide to the principal or his or her designee a written explanation of the
8reasons within 24 hours after sending the pupil.
SB251-SSA1, s. 5 9Section 5. 118.164 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB251-SSA1,3,1210 118.164 (3) (a) (intro.) The Subject to s. 115.79, the school principal or his or
11her designee shall place the a pupil who has been removed from class under sub. (2)
12in one of the following:
SB251-SSA1, s. 6 13Section 6. 118.164 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB251-SSA1,3,1814 118.164 (3) (a) 4. The class from which the pupil was removed if, after weighing
15the interests of the removed pupil, the other pupils in the class and, the teacher of
16the class from which the pupil was removed, and the teacher's aide if the school
17teacher's aide removed the pupil
, the school principal or his or her designee
18determines that readmission to the class is the best or only alternative.
SB251-SSA1, s. 7 19Section 7. 118.164 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB251-SSA1,3,2120 118.164 (4) A teacher's aide may act under sub. (2) or (2m) only when he or she
21is not under the direct supervision of a teacher.
SB251-SSA1, s. 8 22Section 8. 118.164 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB251-SSA1,4,323 118.164 (5) The school board shall establish policies specifying what
24constitutes dangerous, disruptive, or unruly behavior under sub. (2m) (a) 2. or
25behavior that interferes with the ability of a teacher or teacher's aide to effectively

1perform his or her job under sub. (2m) (a) 3. The policies may also specify additional
2grounds for sending a pupil to the school principal or his or her designee under sub.
3(2m) (a).
SB251-SSA1, s. 9 4Section 9. 120.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB251-SSA1,4,185 120.13 (1) (a) Make rules for the organization, gradation and government of
6the schools of the school district, including rules pertaining to conduct and dress of
7pupils in order to maintain good decorum and a favorable academic atmosphere,
8which shall take effect when approved by a majority of the school board and filed with
9the school district clerk. Subject to 20 USC 1415 (k), the school board shall adopt a
10code to govern pupils' classroom conduct beginning in the 1999-2000 school year.
11The
. Except for that portion of the code of classroom conduct required under subd.
125., the
code of classroom conduct shall be developed in consultation with a committee
13of school district residents that consists of parents, pupils, members of the school
14board, school administrators, teachers, pupil services professionals and other
15residents of the school district who are appointed to the committee by the school
16board. The code of classroom conduct may provide different standards of conduct for
17different schools and may provide additional placement options under s. 118.164 (3).
18The code of classroom conduct shall include all of the following:
SB251-SSA1,4,2119 1. A specification of what constitutes dangerous, disruptive, or unruly behavior
20under s. 118.164 (2) (a) 2. or behavior that interferes with the ability of the teacher
21to teach effectively under s. 118.164 (2) (a) 3.
SB251-SSA1,4,2322 2. Any grounds in addition to those under subd. 1. for the removal of a pupil
23from the class under s. 118.164 (2).
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13. The procedures for determining the appropriate educational placement of a
2pupil who has been removed from the class and assigned a placement by the school
3principal or his or her designee under s. 118.164 (3).
SB251-SSA1,5,54 4. A procedure for notifying the parent or guardian of a minor pupil who has
5been removed from the class under s. 118.164 (2).
SB251-SSA1, s. 10 6Section 10. 120.13 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB251-SSA1,5,97 120.13 (1) (a) 5. A specification of what constitutes behavior that interferes
8with the ability of a teacher's aide to effectively perform his or her or job in class
9under s. 118.164 (2) (a) 4.
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