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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
March 27, 1996 - Introduced by Representatives Cullen, Porter, Carpenter,
Hahn and Freese, cosponsored by Senator Moen. Referred to Committee on
Urban Education.
AB1085,1,3
1An Act to amend chapter 119 (title), 119.01 and 119.02 (1) and (2) of the statutes;
2relating to: reorganizing the Milwaukee Public School System into 5 school
3districts and creating a Milwaukee Public School Districts governing board.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Effective July 1, 1998, this bill dissolves the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS)
and creates in its place 5 Milwaukee public school districts. Each new school district
must operate grades kindergarten to 12. Each new school board must consist of 7
members elected at large for 4-year terms. The initial election of school board mem
bers occurs at the 1998 spring election.
The bill creates a Milwaukee Public School Districts Governing Board consist
ing of one member of each Milwaukee public school board, and a 5-member Milwau
kee Public School Districts Implementation Commission. Commission members are
appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction. A majority must be resi
dents of the city of Milwaukee.
By July 1, 1997, the commission must submit to the legislature recommenda
tions on any statutory changes deemed necessary by the commission. The commis
sion must include recommendations on the allocation of the powers and duties of
MPS between the Milwaukee Public School Districts Governing Board and the new
Milwaukee school boards. The bill directs the commission to assign to the Milwaukee
Public School Districts Governing Board only those powers and duties that are best
exercised on a city-wide basis.
Finally, the bill requires the state superintendent, by January 1, 1997, to ap
point a 15-member advisory council for each new Milwaukee school district. Each
council must prepare a plan for the operation of the school district and submit the
plan to the appropriate school board when it takes office in July, 1998.
For further information see the state and 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:
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1Section
1. Chapter 119 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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Chapter 119
3FIRST CLASS CITY School
SYSTEM
4SYSTEMS IN LIMITED-POPULATION
5
FIRST CLASS CITIES
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6Section
2. 119.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
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7119.01 Applicability. This chapter applies only to cities
of the 1st class.
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8Section
3. 119.02 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
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119.02
(1) "Board" means the board of school directors in charge of the public
10schools of a city
of the 1st class.
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11(2) "City" means a
1st class city
of the 1st class with a population of less than
12500,000.
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14(1)
Creation of Milwaukee public school districts.
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15(a) The Milwaukee Public School System is dissolved. The territory compris
16ing the dissolved school district is divided into 5 separate school districts as follows:
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171. The territory consisting of the combined attendance districts of all of the fol
18lowing elementary schools shall be Milwaukee Public School District No. 1:
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19a. Granville.
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20b. Goodrich.
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21c. Happyhill.
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1d. Maple Tree.
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4g. River Trail.
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9l. Engleburg.
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10m. Browning.
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12o. Emerson.
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13p. Grantosa Drive.
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14q. Kilbourn.
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15r. Lancaster.
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16s. 95th Street.
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17t. 65th Street.
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18u. Congress.
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19v. 81st Street.
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20w. 53rd Street.
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212. The territory consisting of the combined attendance districts of all of the fol
22lowing elementary schools shall be Milwaukee Public School District No. 2:
