AB2, s. 43 17Section 43. 119.18 (23) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB2,23,2318 119.18 (23) School closings. (a) Subject to par. (b), the superintendent of
19schools may close any school that he or she determines is low in performance. If the
20superintendent of schools closes a school, he or she may reassign the school's staff
21members without regard to seniority in service. If the superintendent of schools
22reopens the school, he or she may reassign staff members to the school without
23regard to seniority in service.
AB2,24,824 (b) At least 60 days before closing a school, the superintendent of schools shall
25submit the proposal to close the school to the board for its review. If the board objects

1to the closing, it shall return the proposal to the superintendent of schools within 15
2days, indicating in writing the reasons for its objection. The superintendent of
3schools shall respond to the board's objection, in writing, within 25 days. The
4response may include a revised proposal. The board may hold one or more public
5hearings on the superintendent's response. At the board's request, the
6superintendent of schools shall participate in the public hearings. If the board holds
7one or more hearings, it shall provide to the superintendent of schools a written
8report on the hearings within 15 days of receiving the superintendent's response.
AB2, s. 44 9Section 44. 119.19 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,24,20 10119.19 Released time for religious instruction. (1) The board
11superintendent of schools may permit a pupil, with the written permission of the
12pupil's parent or guardian, to be absent from school for up to 180 minutes per week
13to obtain religious instruction outside the school during the required school period.
14The board superintendent of schools shall determine periods allotted for the pupil
15to be absent from school for the purpose of religious instruction. Monthly, the
16supervisor of the religious instruction shall report the names of the pupils who
17attended such weekly religious instruction to the principal of the school that the
18pupil regularly attends. The board superintendent of schools may withdraw
19permission to be absent from school if a pupil does not attend the religious
20instruction.
AB2,24,22 21(2) The board superintendent of schools is not responsible for transporting a
22pupil to or from religious instruction under sub. (1).
AB2,24,24 23(3) The board superintendent of schools is released from all liability for a pupil
24who is absent from school under sub. (1).
AB2, s. 45
1Section 45. 119.23 (4r) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin
2Act 28
, is amended to read:
AB2,25,103 119.23 (4r) (intro.) If, after the 3rd Friday in September in any school year, a
4private school participating in the program under this section closes, for each
5installment under sub. (4) (c) that was not paid to the private school in that school
6year, the state superintendent shall pay to the board school district operating under
7this chapter
, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fv), the amount determined
8as follows for each pupil who had been attending the private school under this section
9in that school year and who enrolls in the school district operating under this chapter
10in that school year:
AB2, s. 46 11Section 46. 119.23 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,25,1412 119.23 (6) The board superintendent of schools shall provide transportation to
13pupils attending a private school under this section if required under s. 121.54 and
14may claim transportation aid under s. 121.58 for pupils so transported.
AB2, s. 47 15Section 47. 119.23 (7) (b) 7. a. of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin
16Act 28
, is amended to read:
AB2,25,2217 119.23 (7) (b) 7. a. Except as provided in subd. 7. b., if the private school ceases
18operating as a private school, immediately transfer all of the progress records of the
19pupils who attended the school under this section to the board superintendent of
20schools
. The private school shall send written notice to each pupil, or to the parent
21or guardian of a minor pupil, of the transfer of progress records under this subd. 7.
22a.
AB2, s. 48 23Section 48. 119.235 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,26,624 119.235 (1) The board superintendent of schools may contract with any
25nonsectarian private school located in the city or any nonsectarian private agency

1located in the city to provide educational programs to pupils enrolled in the school
2district operating under this chapter. The board superintendent of schools shall
3ensure that each private school or agency under contract with the board
4superintendent of schools complies with ss. 118.125 and 118.13, 20 USC 1232g, 20
5USC 1681
to 1688, 20 USC 3171 to 3197, 29 USC 794, 42 USC 2000d and 42 USC
66101
to 6107, and all health and safety laws and rules that apply to public schools.
AB2, s. 49 7Section 49. 119.235 (2) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB2,26,98 119.235 (2) (intro.) Each private school or agency under contract with the board
9superintendent of schools shall do all of the following:
AB2,26,1110 (b) Participate in the board's superintendent of schools' parent information
11program.
AB2, s. 50 12Section 50. 119.235 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,26,1413 119.235 (2) (d) Meet insurance and financial requirements established by the
14board superintendent of schools.
AB2, s. 51 15Section 51. 119.235 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,26,1816 119.235 (2) (e) 2. A pupil selection process that gives preference to the siblings
17of enrolled pupils and that gives no other preferences except those approved by the
18board superintendent of schools.
AB2, s. 52 19Section 52. 119.235 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,26,2120 119.235 (2) (f) Report to the board superintendent of schools any information
21requested by the board superintendent of schools.
AB2, s. 53 22Section 53. 119.235 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,27,223 119.235 (3) Any pupil enrolled in the school district operating under this
24chapter may attend, at no charge, any private school or agency with which the board

1superintendent of schools has contracted under sub. (1) if space is available in the
2private school or agency.
AB2, s. 54 3Section 54. 119.235 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,27,74 119.235 (4) The board superintendent of schools shall establish appropriate,
5quantifiable performance standards for pupils at each private school or agency with
6which it he or she contracts in such areas as attendance, reading achievement, pupil
7retention, pupil promotion, parent surveys, credits earned and grade point average.
AB2, s. 55 8Section 55. 119.235 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,27,139 119.235 (5) Annually, the board superintendent of schools shall monitor the
10performance of the program under this section. The board superintendent of schools
11may use the results of standardized basic educational skills tests to do so. The board
12superintendent of schools shall include a summary of its his or her findings in its the
13annual report to the state superintendent under s. 119.44.
AB2, s. 56 14Section 56. 119.24 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,27,23 15119.24 Admission of pupils. A pupil may attend a school in an attendance
16district other than the one in which he or she resides with the written permission of
17the superintendent of schools. Beginning in the 2000-01 school year, the board The
18superintendent of schools
shall provide spaces in each school for pupils who reside
19outside the attendance district for the school, but shall fill any unused spaces with
20pupils who reside in the attendance district. A pupil who attends a school may
21continue to attend that school until he or she graduates from the school and each
22sibling of that pupil shall be given priority over other pupils in the process of
23admission for that school.
AB2, s. 57 24Section 57. 119.245 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 58,
25is amended to read:
AB2,28,12
1119.245 (2) Beginning in the 2008-09 school year, the board superintendent
2of schools
may apply to the department for an annual grant of up to $10,000,000 to
3implement initiatives to improve pupil academic achievement in all grades, such as
4employing licensed teachers to tutor pupils who are struggling academically, or
5employing persons to coordinate the district's instructional programs and provide
6ongoing professional development for teachers. The board superintendent of schools
7shall submit with its his or her application a plan for the department's approval
8describing the initiatives for which the grant will be used, describing the research
9showing that the initiatives have a positive effect on pupil academic achievement,
10and including criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the initiatives, such as high
11school graduation rates or the results of the statewide pupil assessments under s.
12118.30.
AB2, s. 58 13Section 58. 119.245 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 58,
14is amended to read:
AB2,28,1915 119.245 (3) The department may approve the plan submitted under sub. (2) in
16whole or in part. If the department approves a plan in part, the board superintendent
17of schools
may submit an additional plan for the same school year and the
18department may award the board school district operating under ch. 119 all or part
19of the balance of grant funds.
AB2, s. 59 20Section 59. 119.245 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 58,
21is amended to read:
AB2,28,2322 119.245 (4) The department shall award grants to the board school district
23operating under ch. 119
from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (df).
AB2, s. 60 24Section 60. 119.25 (1) and (2) (a) (intro.), (b) and (d) 2. of the statutes are
25amended to read:
AB2,29,4
1119.25 (1) The board superintendent of schools may adopt a resolution issue
2a directive
, which is effective only during the school year in which it is adopted
3issued, authorizing any of the following to determine pupil expulsion from school
4under sub. (2) instead of using the procedure under s. 120.13 (1) (c):
AB2,29,65 (a) An independent hearing panel appointed by the board superintendent of
6schools
.
AB2,29,87 (b) An independent hearing officer appointed by the board superintendent of
8schools
.
AB2,29,11 9(2) (a) (intro.) During any school year in which a resolution adopted directive
10issued
under sub. (1) is effective, the independent hearing officer or independent
11hearing panel appointed by the board superintendent of schools:
AB2,30,1312 (b) No administrator may be designated to participate in an expulsion hearing
13if he or she was involved in the incident that led to the expulsion proceeding. Prior
14to expelling a pupil, the hearing officer or panel shall hold a hearing. Upon request
15of the pupil and, if the pupil is a minor, the pupil's parent or guardian, the hearing
16shall be closed. The pupil and, if the pupil is a minor, the pupil's parent or guardian,
17may be represented at the hearing by counsel. The hearing officer or panel shall keep
18a full record of the hearing. The hearing officer or panel shall inform each party of
19the right to a complete record of the proceeding. Upon request, the hearing officer
20or panel shall direct that a transcript of the record be prepared and that a copy of the
21transcript be given to the pupil and, if the pupil is a minor, the pupil's parent or
22guardian. Upon the ordering by the hearing officer or panel of the expulsion of a
23pupil, the school district shall mail a copy of the order to the board, the pupil and, if
24the pupil is a minor, the pupil's parent or guardian. A school board, hearing officer
25or panel may disclose the transcript to the parent or guardian of an adult pupil, if the

1adult pupil is a dependent of his or her parent or guardian under section 152 of the
2internal revenue code. Within 30 days after the date on which the order is issued,
3the board shall review the expulsion order and shall, upon review, approve, reverse
4or modify the order. The order of the hearing officer or panel shall be enforced while
5the board reviews the order. The expelled pupil or, if the pupil is a minor, the pupil's
6parent or guardian may appeal the board's decision to the state superintendent. If
7the board's decision is appealed to the state superintendent, within 60 days after the
8date on which the state superintendent receives the appeal, the state superintendent
9shall review the decision and shall, upon review, approve, reverse or modify the
10decision. The decision of the board shall be enforced while the state superintendent
11reviews the decision. An appeal from the decision of the state superintendent may
12be taken within 30 days to the circuit court for the county in which the school is
13located.
AB2,30,2214 (d) 2. An independent hearing panel or independent hearing officer appointed
15by the board superintendent of schools may specify one or more early reinstatement
16conditions in the expulsion order under par. (b) if the early reinstatement conditions
17are related to the reasons for the pupil's expulsion. Within 15 days after the date on
18which the expulsion order is issued, the expelled pupil or, if the pupil is a minor, the
19pupil's parent or guardian may appeal the determination regarding whether an early
20reinstatement condition specified in the expulsion order is related to the reasons for
21the pupil's expulsion to the board. The decision of the board regarding that
22determination is final and not subject to appeal.
AB2, s. 61 23Section 61. 119.26 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,31,5 24119.26 Partial annexation of school district. When the city has annexed
25a portion of the territory of a school district and such annexation does not include the

1site of any school building of such school district, the school board of the district and
2the board superintendent of schools may enter into an agreement to permit pupils
3residing in the annexed territory to continue to attend school in the school district,
4and the board superintendent of schools shall pay tuition to the school district for the
5pupils in accordance with s. 121.78.
AB2, s. 62 6Section 62. 119.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,31,117 119.28 (1) The board superintendent of schools shall establish and maintain
8such special schools for children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5), as are
9required to accommodate pupils of school age desiring to attend school. The board
10superintendent of schools shall prescribe the courses of study and the educational
11and other activities in special schools.
AB2, s. 63 12Section 63. 119.28 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,31,1413 119.28 (2) The board superintendent of schools may employ teachers to give
14instruction in homes or hospitals to pupils unable to attend special schools.
AB2, s. 64 15Section 64. 119.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,31,1816 119.28 (3) The board superintendent of schools may provide transportation for
17pupils attending special schools and provide school lunches for pupils under such
18terms as it he or she determines.
AB2, s. 65 19Section 65. 119.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,31,2220 119.28 (4) The superintendent of schools shall prescribe, with the approval of
21the committee on instruction, the periods of instruction at special schools subject to
22amendment, rejection or confirmation by the board
.
AB2, s. 66 23Section 66. 119.30 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,32,4 24119.30 Trade schools. (1) The board superintendent of schools may
25establish, conduct and maintain one or more schools for the purpose of giving

1practical instruction in the useful trades and may purchase the proper machinery,
2tools and equipment and employ a sufficient number of teachers and other necessary
3employees in such schools. Such schools shall be known as senior trade schools and
4junior trade schools.
AB2,32,9 5(2) Until otherwise determined by the board superintendent of schools, only
6pupils who have completed the 8th grade in an accredited school whose graduates
7are eligible for admission to a high school in the city shall be admitted to the senior
8trade schools. Only pupils who have attained the age of 14 years or have completed
9at least 6 grades in elementary school shall be admitted to the junior trade schools.
AB2,32,16 10(3) The board superintendent of schools may require pupils in trade schools to
11pay the cost of all materials consumed in the course. In lieu of that requirement, the
12board superintendent of schools may establish a fixed sum to be paid by each pupil
13in a course which shall be sufficient to cover the cost of materials to be consumed by
14the pupil in the course. The board superintendent of schools may sell any articles
15made or manufactured in a trade school and determine the use of the proceeds from
16the sale.
AB2, s. 67 17Section 67. 119.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,32,2218 119.32 (1) The board mayor shall elect by roll call vote at a regular meeting
19appoint a superintendent of schools, to serve at his or her pleasure, whenever that
20office becomes vacant. The superintendent of schools shall be a person of suitable
21learning and experience in the art of instruction and shall have practical familiarity
22with the most approved methods of organizing and conducting a system of schools.
AB2, s. 68 23Section 68. 119.32 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,32,2524 119.32 (2) (intro.) Under the direction of the board, the The superintendent of
25schools shall have general supervision of:
AB2, s. 69
1Section 69. 119.32 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,33,72 119.32 (3) Subject to confirmation by the board, the The superintendent of
3schools shall appoint the deputy superintendent of schools, associate superintendent
4of schools, executive assistant to the superintendent of schools, assistant to the
5superintendent of schools, assistant superintendent, division director, department
6director and any other supervisory or administrative employees designated by the
7board
.
AB2, s. 70 8Section 70. 119.32 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,33,119 119.32 (4) The superintendent of schools shall be an advisory member of every
10committee of the board, except when an inquiry into his or her acts or an
11investigation of his or her official conduct is under consideration by such committee
.
AB2, s. 71 12Section 71. 119.32 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,33,1513 119.32 (5) The superintendent of schools shall assign all teachers and engage
14and assign substitute teachers at the per diem compensation fixed by the board
15superintendent of schools.
AB2, s. 72 16Section 72. 119.32 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,33,1917 119.32 (6) The superintendent of schools shall collect such statistics and
18information relating to schools and the population entitled to school privileges in the
19city as the board directs he or she deems necessary.
AB2, s. 73 20Section 73. 119.32 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,33,2321 119.32 (7) Notwithstanding ss. 115.28 (7), 118.19 (1) and 121.02 (1) (a), the
22board mayor may elect appoint a superintendent of schools, and the superintendent
23of schools
may employ a business manager, who are not licensed by the department.
AB2, s. 74 24Section 74. 119.36 of the statutes is repealed.
AB2, s. 75 25Section 75. 119.40 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,34,3
1119.40 (1) (a) Annually, the board superintendent of schools shall establish a
2schedule of salaries for all classroom teachers, not including principals and vice
3principals, in the schools of the city.
AB2,34,54 (b) Annually, the board superintendent of schools may establish one or more
5schedules of salaries for all its employees not covered under par. (a).
AB2,34,8 6(2) All schedules of salaries annually fixed by the board superintendent of
7schools
shall be adopted for the same period and on the same year basis as the annual
8school budget is adopted by the board superintendent of schools.
AB2, s. 76 9Section 76. 119.42 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,34,1710 119.42 (1m) The appointment of a teacher in a 1st class city school district shall
11be probationary. After successful probation by completing 3 years of continuous
12service, the appointment shall be permanent during efficiency and good behavior.
13A teacher who has a permanent appointment shall not be discharged, except for
14cause upon written charges. After 10 days' written notice to the teacher of the
15charges and upon the teacher's written request, the charges shall be investigated,
16heard and determined by the board superintendent of schools. The action of the
17board superintendent of schools on the matter shall be final.
AB2, s. 77 18Section 77. 119.42 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,35,219 119.42 (2) Any teacher employed in a public school in territory annexed to the
20city, who at the time of the annexation possesses the qualifications required by law
21and by the rules of the board superintendent of schools for probationary or
22permanent appointment to a teaching position in the city, shall have the status of a
23regularly appointed teacher in the schools of the city and shall be entitled to all the
24rights and privileges of regularly appointed teachers in the city. Time spent in

1teaching in the annexed territory prior to annexation shall be credited to each such
2teacher as time spent in teaching in the city.
AB2, s. 78 3Section 78. 119.44 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,35,5 4119.44 (title) Board Superintendent of schools report; meetings with
5mayor
.
AB2, s. 79 6Section 79. 119.44 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,35,97 119.44 (1) The board superintendent of schools shall file its the annual
8financial report with the city clerk and shall send a copy of the report to the state
9superintendent.
AB2, s. 80 10Section 80. 119.44 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,35,1411 119.44 (2) (intro.) Annually at such times as the department prescribes but on
12or before September 1, the board superintendent of schools shall file a verified
13annual report with the department, on forms supplied by the department. The
14annual report shall contain all of the following:
AB2, s. 81 15Section 81. 119.44 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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