The district attorney representative on the county truancy planning committee
must participate in reviewing and developing any recommendations regarding
revisions to the portions of the school districts' truancy plans relating to the types of
cases to be referred to the district attorney for the filing of information or prosecution
and the time periods within which the district attorney will respond to and take
actions on the referrals.
Each county truancy planning committee must write a report to accompany its
recommendations to school districts that describes the factors that contribute to
truancy in the county and any state statutes, municipal ordinances or school, social
services, law enforcement, district attorney, court or other policies that contribute to
or inhibit the response to truancy in the county. The committee must submit copies
of the report to all of the entities designating representatives to the committee.
School districts' truancy plans must include all of the following:
1. Procedures to be followed for notifying the parents or guardians of the
unexcused absences of habitual truants and for meeting and conferring with such
parents or guardians.
2. Plans and procedures for identifying truant children and returning them to
school, including the identity of school personnel to whom a truant child must be
returned.
3. Methods to increase and maintain public awareness of and involvement in
responding to truancy within the school district.
4. The immediate response to be made by school personnel when a truant child
is returned to school.
5. The types of truancy cases to be referred to the district attorney for the filing
of information or prosecution and the time periods within which the district attorney
will respond to and take action on the referrals.
6. Plans and procedures to coordinate the responses to the problems of habitual
truants with public and private social services agencies.
7. Methods to involve the truant child's parent or guardian in dealing with and
solving the child's truancy problem.
Finally, under current law, subject to certain exceptions, all pupil records
maintained by a public school are confidential. Current law, however, permits a
school to disclose directory data about a pupil if the school has informed the pupil's
parent, guardian or guardian ad litem (GAL) of the information that the school has
designated as directory data and has allowed 14 days for the parent, guardian or
GAL to inform the school that any or all of the directory data may not be released
without the prior consent of the parent, guardian or GAL. Directory data includes
such information as a pupil's name and address, telephone number, participation in
sports and other extracurricular activities and dates of attendance. This bill
requires a school also to notify a pupil's parent, guardian or GAL that he or she has

14 days to inform the school that any or all of the pupil's directory data may not be
released without the prior consent of the parent, guardian or GAL.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB686-engrossed, s. 1 1Section 1. 49.26 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB686-engrossed,6,22 49.26 (1) (a) 1. "Habitual truant" has the meaning given in s. 118.16 (1) (a).
AB686-engrossed, s. 2 3Section 2. 103.72 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,6,144 103.72 (2) Whenever it appears to the department that a permit has been
5improperly or illegally issued, or that the physical or moral welfare or school
6attendance of the minor would be best served by the revocation of the permit or that
7the failing school performance of the minor would be remedied by the revocation of
8the permit, the department may immediately, without notice, revoke the permit. The
9department shall revoke a permit if ordered to do so under s. 938.342 (1) (1g) (e). If
10the department revokes a permit, the department shall, by registered mail, notify
11the person employing the minor and the minor holding the permit of the revocation.
12Upon receipt of the notice, the employer employing the minor shall immediately
13return the revoked permit to the department and discontinue the employment of the
14minor.
AB686-engrossed, s. 3 15Section 3. 118.125 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 118.125 (2) (c) 1.
AB686-engrossed, s. 4 16Section 4. 118.125 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB686-engrossed,6,1817 118.125 (2) (c) 2. Names of dropouts shall be provided to a court in response to
18an order under s. 118.163 (2m) (b).
AB686-engrossed, s. 4m 19Section 4m. 118.125 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,7,820 118.125 (2) (j) 1. Except as provided under subds. 2. and 3., directory data may
21be disclosed to any person, if the school has notified the parent, legal guardian or

1guardian ad litem of the categories of information which it has designated as
2directory data with respect to each pupil, has informed the parent, legal guardian or
3guardian ad litem of that pupil that he or she has 14 days to inform the school that
4all or any part of the directory data may not be released without the prior consent
5of the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem
and has allowed 14 days for the
6parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem of that pupil to inform the school that
7all or any part of the directory data may not be released without the prior consent
8of the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem.
AB686-engrossed,7,209 2. If a school has notified the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem that
10a pupil's name and address has been designated as directory data, has informed the
11parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem of the pupil that he or she has 14 days
12to inform the school that the pupil's name and address may not be released without
13the prior consent of the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem,
has allowed 14
14days for the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem of the pupil to inform the
15school that the pupil's name and address may not be released without the prior
16consent of the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem and the parent, legal
17guardian or guardian ad litem has not so informed the school, the school district clerk
18or his or her designee, upon request, shall provide a technical college district board
19with the name and address of each such pupil who is expected to graduate from high
20school in the current school year.
AB686-engrossed,8,1121 3. If a school has notified the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem of the
22information that it has designated as directory data with respect to any pupil, the
23school
has informed the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem of the pupil that
24he or she has 14 days to inform the school that such information may not be released
25without the prior consent of the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem,
has

1allowed 14 days for the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem of the pupil to
2inform the school that such information may not be released without the prior
3consent of the parent, legal guardian or guardian ad litem and the parent, legal
4guardian or guardian ad litem has not so informed the school, the school district clerk
5or his or her designee, upon request, shall provide any representative of a law
6enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (b), district attorney , city attorney or
7corporation counsel, county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 or a court of
8record or municipal court with such information relating to any such pupil enrolled
9in the school district for the purpose of enforcing that pupil's school attendance,
10investigating alleged criminal or delinquent activity by the pupil or responding to a
11health or safety emergency.
AB686-engrossed, s. 5 12Section 5. 118.15 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB686-engrossed,8,1813 118.15 (1) (am) Except as provided under par. (d) and sub. (3m), unless the child
14is excused under sub. (3), any person having under control a child who is under the
15age of 6 and who is attending a public school, including a prekindergarten program,
16shall cause the child to continue to attend that school regularly during the full period
17and hours, religious holidays excepted, that the program in which the child is
18enrolled is in session.
AB686-engrossed, s. 6 19Section 6. 118.15 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB686-engrossed,8,2220 118.15 (3m) (a) Subsection (1) (am) applies only if the school board of the school
21district in which the child is enrolled has adopted a resolution specifying that it
22applies.
AB686-engrossed,8,2523 (b) Subsection (1) (am) does not apply if the person in control of the child notifies
24the school board of the school district in which the child is enrolled that the child will
25no longer be attending the program in which the child is enrolled.
AB686-engrossed, s. 7
1Section 7. 118.15 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.15 (5) (a) 1. (intro.)
2and amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,9,123 118.15 (5) (a) 1. (intro.) Except as provided under par. (b) or if a person has been
4found guilty of a misdemeanor under s. 948.45, whoever violates this section may be
5fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both penalized
6as follows
, if evidence has been provided by the school attendance officer that the
7activities under s. 118.16 (5) have been completed or were not required to be
8completed due to the child's absence from school as provided in s. 118.16 (5m). In a
9prosecution under this paragraph, if the defendant proves that he or she is unable
10to comply with the law because of the disobedience of the child, the action shall be
11dismissed and the child shall be referred to the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction
12under chs. 48 and 938.
:
AB686-engrossed, s. 8 13Section 8. 118.15 (5) (a) 1. a. and b. of the statutes are created to read:
AB686-engrossed,9,1514 118.15 (5) (a) 1. a. For the first offense, by a fine of not more than $500 or
15imprisonment for not more than 30 days or both.
AB686-engrossed,9,1716 b. For a 2nd or subsequent offense, by a fine of not more than $1,000 or
17imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both.
AB686-engrossed, s. 9 18Section 9. 118.15 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB686-engrossed,9,2419 118.15 (5) (a) 2. The court may require a person who is subject to subd. 1. to
20perform community service work for a public agency or a nonprofit charitable
21organization in lieu of the penalties specified under subd. 1. Any organization or
22agency to which a defendant is assigned pursuant to an order under this subdivision
23acting in good faith has immunity from any civil liability in excess of $25,000 for any
24act or omission by or impacting on the defendant.
AB686-engrossed, s. 9g 25Section 9g. 118.15 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,10,3
1118.15 (5) (am) The court may order any person who violates this section to
2participate in counseling at the person's own expense or to attend school with his or
3her child, or both
.
AB686-engrossed, s. 10 4Section 10. 118.15 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.15 (5) (b) 1.
AB686-engrossed, s. 11 5Section 11. 118.15 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB686-engrossed,10,96 118.15 (5) (b) 2. In a prosecution under par. (a), if the defendant proves that he
7or she is unable to comply with the law because of the disobedience of the child, the
8action shall be dismissed and the child shall be referred to the court assigned to
9exercise jurisdiction under ch. 48.
AB686-engrossed, s. 12 10Section 12. 118.16 (1) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
11renumbered 118.16 (1) (a) and amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,10,1512 118.16 (1) (a) "Habitual truant" means a pupil who is absent from school
13without an acceptable excuse under sub. (4) and s. 118.15 for either of the following:
141. Part
part or all of 5 or more days out of 10 consecutive days on which school is held
15during a school semester.
AB686-engrossed, s. 13 16Section 13. 118.16 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB686-engrossed, s. 14 17Section 14. 118.16 (2) (cg) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,10,1918 118.16 (2) (cg) 1. A statement of the parent's or guardian's responsibility, under
19s. 118.15 (1) (a) and (am), to cause the child to attend school regularly.
AB686-engrossed, s. 15 20Section 15. 118.16 (2) (cg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,11,321 118.16 (2) (cg) 3. A request that the parent or guardian meet with appropriate
22school personnel to discuss the child's truancy. The notice shall include the name of
23the school personnel with whom the parent or guardian should meet, a date, time and
24place for the meeting and the name, address and telephone number of a person to
25contact to arrange a different date, time or place. The date for the meeting shall be

1within 5 school days after the date that the notice is sent, except that with the consent
2of the child's parent or guardian the date for the meeting may be extended for an
3additional 5 school days.
AB686-engrossed, s. 16 4Section 16. 118.16 (2) (cg) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,11,75 118.16 (2) (cg) 4. A statement of the penalties, under s. 118.15 (5), that may be
6imposed on the parent or guardian if he or she fails to cause the child to attend school
7regularly as required under s. 118.15 (1) (a) and (am).
AB686-engrossed, s. 17m 8Section 17m. 118.16 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,11,139 118.16 (5m) Subsection (5) (a) does not apply if a meeting under sub. (2) (cg)
103. is not held within 10 school days after the date that the notice under sub. (2) (cg)
11is sent.
Subsection (5) (b), (c) and (d) does not apply if the school attendance officer
12provides evidence that appropriate school personnel were unable to carry out the
13activity due to the child's absences from school.
AB686-engrossed, s. 19 14Section 19. 118.16 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,11,2115 118.16 (6) If the school attendance officer receives evidence that activities
16under sub. (5) have been completed or were not required to be completed due to the
17child's absence from school
as provided in sub. (5m), the school attendance officer
18may file information on any child who continues to be truant with the court assigned
19to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 in accordance with s. 938.24. Filing
20information on a child under this subsection does not preclude concurrent
21prosecution of the child's parent or guardian under s. 118.15 (5).
AB686-engrossed, s. 20 22Section 20. 118.162 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,12,623 118.162 (1) (intro.) On July 1, 1988 At least once every 4 years, in each county,
24the superintendent school district administrator of the school district which contains
25the county seat designated under s. 59.05, or his or her designee, shall convene a

1committee under this section. At its first meeting, the committee shall elect a
2chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary. Not later than February 1, 1989, the
3committee shall
to review and make recommendations to the school boards of all of
4the school districts in the county on the items to be included in revisions to the school
5districts' truancy plans under sub. (4) (4m). The committee shall consist of the
6following members:
AB686-engrossed, s. 21 7Section 21. 118.162 (2) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are repealed.
AB686-engrossed, s. 22 8Section 22. 118.162 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.162 (2) and
9amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,12,1210 118.162 (2) The district attorney representative on the committee shall
11participate in reviewing and developing any recommendations regarding revisions
12to
the portions of the plan school districts' plans under sub. (4) (e).
AB686-engrossed, s. 23 13Section 23. 118.162 (3) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
14renumbered 118.162 (3) and amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,12,2215 118.162 (3) The committee shall write a report to accompany the
16recommendations under sub. (1). The report shall include all of the following: (a)
17A
a description of the factors that contribute to truancy in the county. (b)
18Identification
and a description of any state statutes, municipal ordinances or school
19or, social services, law enforcement, district attorney, court or other policies that
20contribute to or inhibit the response to truancy in the county. A copy of the report
21shall be submitted to each of the entities identified in sub. (1) (b) to (h) and any other
22entity designating members on the committee under sub. (1) (i)
.
AB686-engrossed, s. 24 23Section 24. 118.162 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB686-engrossed, s. 25 24Section 25. 118.162 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB686-engrossed,13,2
1118.162 (4m) At least once every 2 years, each school board shall review and,
2if appropriate, revise the truancy plan adopted by the school board under sub. (4).
AB686-engrossed, s. 26 3Section 26. 118.162 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB686-engrossed, s. 27 4Section 27. 118.163 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB686-engrossed,13,55 118.163 (1) (b) "Habitual truant" has the meaning given in s. 118.16 (1) (a).
AB686-engrossed, s. 28 6Section 28. 118.163 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB686-engrossed,13,77 118.163 (1) (c) "Operating privilege" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (40).
AB686-engrossed, s. 29 8Section 29. 118.163 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB686-engrossed,13,119 118.163 (1) (d) "Truant" means a pupil who is absent from school without an
10acceptable excuse under ss. 118.15 and 118.16 (4) for part or all of any day on which
11school is held, including a summer session.
AB686-engrossed, s. 30 12Section 30. 118.163 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB686-engrossed,13,1513 118.163 (1m) A county, city, village or town may enact an ordinance prohibiting
14a person under 18 years of age from being a truant. The ordinance shall provide
15which of the following dispositions are available to the court:
AB686-engrossed,13,1616 (a) An order for the person to attend school.
AB686-engrossed,13,2117 (b) A forfeiture of not more than $50 plus costs for a first violation, or a
18forfeiture of not more than $100 plus costs for any 2nd or subsequent violation
19committed within 12 months of a previous violation, subject to s. 938.37. All or part
20of the forfeiture plus costs may be assessed against the person, the parents or
21guardian of the person, or both.
AB686-engrossed, s. 31 22Section 31. 118.163 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,14,223 118.163 (2) (a) Suspension of the person's operating privilege, as defined in s.
24340.01 (40),
for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days one year. The court shall
25immediately take possession of any suspended license and forward it to the

1department of transportation together with a notice stating the reason for and the
2duration of the suspension.
AB686-engrossed, s. 32 3Section 32. 118.163 (2) (b) of the statutes, is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,14,134 118.163 (2) (b) An order for the person to participate in counseling or a
5supervised work program or other community service work under as described in s.
6938.34 (5g). The costs of any such counseling, supervised work program or other
7community service work may be assessed against the person, the parents or
8guardian of the person, or both. Any county department of human services or social
9services, community agency, public agency or nonprofit charitable organization
10administering a supervised work program or other community service work to which
11a person is assigned pursuant to an order under this paragraph acting in good faith
12has immunity from any civil liability in excess of $25,000 for any act or omission by
13or impacting on that person.
AB686-engrossed, s. 33 14Section 33. 118.163 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,14,1615 118.163 (2) (d) An order for the person to attend an educational program under
16as described in s. 938.34 (7d).
AB686-engrossed, s. 34 17Section 34. 118.163 (2) (f) of the statutes, is amended to read:
AB686-engrossed,14,1918 118.163 (2) (f) An order for the person to be placed in a teen court program as
19described in s. 938.342 (1) (1g) (f).
AB686-engrossed, s. 35 20Section 35. 118.163 (2) (g) to (k) of the statutes are created to read:
AB686-engrossed,14,2121 118.163 (2) (g) An order for the person to attend school.
AB686-engrossed,14,2422 (h) A forfeiture of not more than $500 plus costs, subject to s. 938.37. All or part
23of the forfeiture plus costs may be assessed against the person, the parents or
24guardian of the person, or both.
AB686-engrossed,15,3
1(i) Any other reasonable conditions consistent with this subsection, including
2a curfew, restrictions as to going to or remaining on specified premises and
3restrictions on associating with other children or adults.
AB686-engrossed,15,54 (j) An order placing the person under formal or informal supervision, as
5described in s. 938.34 (2), for up to one year.
AB686-engrossed,15,86 (k) An order for the person's parent, guardian or legal custodian to participate
7in counseling at the parent's, guardian's or legal custodian's own expense or to attend
8school with the person, or both.
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