AB615,16,21 19(4) Competitive bidding. The board superintendent of schools shall establish
20competitive bidding policies and procedures for purchases and for construction
21contracts.
AB615,17,5 22(5) Special courses. Within budgetary limitations, the board superintendent
23of schools
shall establish in any public school, in grade 7 and higher, such classes of
24instruction consistent with the educational goals and objectives adopted by the board
25superintendent of schools under sub. (1) as are petitioned for by the parents of a

1number of pupils attending the school sufficient to form one or more classes of
2instruction. Petition by the parents of 30 or more pupils of like classification
3attending any such school requesting the establishment of instruction in a specified
4subject is prima facie evidence of the sufficiency of the number of pupils to commence
5instruction therein.
AB615,17,9 6(6) Custodians of school premises. The board superintendent of schools shall
7fix the duties and responsibilities of principals, as custodians of the school premises,
8and of the school engineers. Each principal shall have general supervision of and
9shall be custodian of all school premises over which the principal presides.
AB615,17,24 10(8) Budget. (a) Annually before adopting its the budget for the ensuing school
11year and at least 5 60 days before transmitting its the completed budget under par.
12(b), the board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed school budget at a time and
13place fixed by the board. At least one week before the public hearing, the board shall
14publish a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of the public hearing.
superintendent of
15schools shall submit the proposed budget to the board for its review. If the board
16objects to one or more items, it shall return the budget to the superintendent of
17schools within 15 days, indicating the items to which it objects in writing. The
18superintendent of schools shall respond to the board's objections, in writing, within
1925 days. The response may include revised versions of the items to which the board
20objected. The board may hold one or more public hearings on the superintendent's
21response. At the board's request, the superintendent of schools shall participate in
22the public hearings. If the board holds one or more public hearings, it shall provide
23to the superintendent of schools a written report on the hearings within 15 days of
24receiving the superintendent's response.
AB615,18,5
1(b) The board superintendent of schools shall transmit its the completed budget
2to the common council on or before the first Monday in August of each year on forms
3furnished by the auditing officer of the city. Such completed budget shall be
4published with the budget summary under s. 65.04 (2) or 65.20 and budget under s.
565.05 (7).
AB615,18,8 6(10) School facilities. (a) The board superintendent of schools may not
7demolish any school facility that is 50 years old or older without the approval of the
8city historic preservation commission.
AB615,18,109 (b) The board superintendent of schools may construct new school facilities
10only in the areas of greatest local need for such facilities.
AB615, s. 34 11Section 34. 119.16 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,18,1412 119.16 (8) (am) At least 5 days before transmitting the completed budget to the
13common council under par. (b), the superintendent of schools shall hold a public
14hearing on the proposed budget.
AB615, s. 35 15Section 35. 119.16 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,18,2016 119.16 (11) Collective bargaining agreements. (a) Within 5 days of signing
17a collective bargaining agreement, the superintendent of schools shall submit a copy
18of the agreement to the board for its review. The superintendent of schools shall meet
19with the board to discuss the agreement if the board requests such a meeting within
2030 days of receiving a copy of the agreement.
AB615,18,2321 (b) The superintendent of schools may not enter into a contract specifying
22wages, hours, or conditions of employment with any organization that is not a labor
23organization, as defined in s. 111.70 (1) (h).
AB615, s. 36 24Section 36. 119.18 (title), (1g) and (1r) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB615,19,4
1119.18 (title) Board Superintendent of schools; powers. (1g) Generally.
2The board superintendent of schools may do all things reasonable to promote the
3cause of education, including establishing, providing and improving school district
4programs, functions and activities for the benefit of pupils.
AB615,19,8 5(1r) Rules. The board superintendent of schools may adopt and modify or
6repeal rules for its own government the administration of the school district and for
7the organization, discipline and management of the public schools which shall
8promote the good order and public usefulness of the public schools.
AB615, s. 37 9Section 37. 119.18 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 119.14 (3).
AB615, s. 38 10Section 38. 119.18 (3) to (5), (6) (intro.) and (b) and (7) to (10) of the statutes
11are amended to read:
AB615,19,1312 119.18 (3) Transportation. The board superintendent of schools may provide
13for the transportation of pupils to and from any school within the city.
AB615,19,15 14(4) Insurance. The board superintendent of schools may provide for accident
15insurance covering pupils in the school district.
AB615,19,24 16(5) Textbooks for indigent pupils. The board superintendent of schools may
17purchase textbooks for pupils whose parents, guardians or other persons having
18control or custody of such pupils are without means to furnish them with textbooks,
19if the indigency of such pupils have been investigated and certified by a welfare
20worker or attendance officer. The local governmental authority administering poor
21relief in the city shall reimburse the board superintendent of schools for all
22expenditures by the board superintendent of schools for such textbooks. Such
23textbooks shall be the property of the city and subject to the disposal of the board
24superintendent of schools.
AB615,20,3
1(6) School calendar. (intro.) The board superintendent of schools may
2determine the school calendar and vacation periods for each school year for the
3regular day schools, summer schools, social centers and playgrounds, except that:
AB615,20,54 (b) The board superintendent of schools may close any school or dismiss any
5class in the event of an emergency, fire or other casualty, quarantine or epidemic.
AB615,20,9 6(7) School hours. The board superintendent of schools may establish rules
7scheduling the hours of each school day during which the schools shall be in session.
8The board superintendent of schools may differentiate between the various grades
9in scheduling such school hours.
AB615,20,13 10(8) Schools closed. The board superintendent of schools may determine on
11which national, state and local legal holidays and for which educational conventions
12the public schools shall be closed. There shall be no deductions from the annual or
13monthly compensation of employees not rendering services on such days.
AB615,20,16 14(9) Enrollment under legal name. The board superintendent of schools may
15require that any pupil attending public school shall be enrolled under the pupil's
16legal name.
AB615,20,20 17(10) Employees. (b) Subject to ss. 63.18 to 63.53 when applicable, the board
18superintendent of schools may employ and determine the qualifications, duties and
19compensation of any persons as are required in the operation and management of the
20schools.
AB615,20,2421 (c) The board superintendent of schools may employ a staff to aid it in its his
22or her
duties. The board superintendent of schools shall determine the
23compensation, duties and qualifications of its his or her staff, including whether or
24not employment of such staff shall be subject to ss. 63.18 to 63.53.
AB615, s. 39 25Section 39. 119.18 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 119.14 (14).
AB615, s. 40
1Section 40. 119.18 (12), (13) (intro.), (b) and (c) and (14) of the statutes are
2amended to read:
AB615,21,63 119.18 (12) Employer contribution. The board superintendent of schools may
4make as the employer agency the contributions to the city retirement system payable
5under chapter 396, laws of 1937, in respect to its his or her employees who are
6members of such system.
AB615,21,15 7(13) Exchange teachers. (intro.) The board superintendent of schools may
8make an agreement with the managing body of the schools in any city or school
9district in the United States or another country for the exchange of one of the board's
10teachers
a teacher for a teacher of such other city or school district for a period not
11exceeding one school year. The board superintendent of schools shall determine the
12qualifications and compensation of the teacher rendering service under the
13agreement in the schools under its his or her jurisdiction, who shall be counted as
14a regular teacher in the city in the computation of state and county school aids. The
15agreement shall state:
AB615,21,1916 (b) That any teacher regularly employed by the board superintendent of schools
17under this chapter shall receive credit for the year of exchange teaching service in
18the computation of any benefits to which the teacher is entitled under ch. 40 and the
19manner in which the monthly reservations shall be paid under that subchapter.
AB615,21,2120 (c) Such other provisions as the board superintendent of schools and the other
21managing body deem appropriate.
AB615,22,2 22(14) Sales and charges. The board superintendent of schools may establish
23and maintain, in any of the schools or playgrounds under its his or her jurisdiction,
24cafeterias and stores for the sale of schoolbooks, candies, refreshments and supplies.
25The board superintendent of schools also may charge or permit the making of a

1charge for admission to any school, social center or athletic entertainment or activity,
2under such terms and conditions as the board prescribes.
AB615, s. 41 3Section 41. 119.18 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 119.14 (4) and amended
4to read:
AB615,22,85 119.14 (4) Lease school property. In addition to any other authority, the board
6may lease school sites, buildings and equipment not needed for school purposes, as
7determined by the superintendent of schools,
to any person for any lawful use at a
8reasonable rental for a term not exceeding 15 years.
AB615, s. 42 9Section 42. 119.18 (16) to (22) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB615,22,1910 119.18 (16) Gifts and grants. The board superintendent of schools may
11receive, accept and use gifts or grants of furniture, books, equipment, supplies,
12moneys, securities or other property used or useful for school and educational
13purposes. The board superintendent of schools shall make such use of gifts or grants,
14or invest the same in the case of moneys, as the donor or grantor specifies. In the
15absence of any specific direction as to the use of such gifts or grants by a donor or
16grantor, the board superintendent of schools may determine the use of or may invest
17the same in accordance with the law applicable to trust investments. In the use,
18control or investment of such gifts or grants, the board superintendent of schools may
19exercise the rights and powers generally conferred upon trustees.
AB615,22,25 20(17) Purchases from house of correction. The board superintendent of
21schools
may purchase for use in the schools, from any county in which the city is
22located, furniture, furnishings and equipment manufactured in any house of
23correction under s. 303.16 (1). The board superintendent of schools may waive the
24furnishing by the county or institution of bid bonds and performance bonds otherwise
25required by the statutes in connection with any such purchase.
AB615,23,3
1(18) Copyright materials. The board superintendent of schools may copyright
2under the applicable federal laws any book, pamphlet, bulletin or record form edited
3and published by or under the direction of the board superintendent of schools.
AB615,23,6 4(19) Fences. The board superintendent of schools may construct around any
5schoolhouse or playground site a fence of materials and design approved by the board
6superintendent of schools.
AB615,23,9 7(20) Diplomas. The board superintendent of schools may grant diplomas in
8testimony of the completion of high school or special education requirements,
9including the requirements of special schools established under s. 119.28.
AB615,23,12 10(21) Rules on conduct and dress. The board superintendent of schools may
11establish rules pertaining to conduct and dress of pupils in order to maintain good
12decorum and a favorable academic atmosphere.
AB615,23,16 13(22) Records custodian. On Except as provided in s. 119.14 (15), on behalf of
14any school district authority as defined in s. 19.32 (1), including the board, school
15district officers and any subunit of the board or school district,
the superintendent
16of schools may
designate one or more persons to be legal custodians of records.
AB615, s. 43 17Section 43. 119.18 (23) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB615,23,2318 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.
AB615,24,824 (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.
AB615, s. 44 9Section 44. 119.19 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,24,20 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.
AB615,24,22 21(2) The board superintendent of schools is not responsible for transporting a
22pupil to or from religious instruction under sub. (1).
AB615,24,24 23(3) The board superintendent of schools is released from all liability for a pupil
24who is absent from school under sub. (1).
AB615, s. 45
1Section 45. 119.23 (4r) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin
2Act 28
, is amended to read:
AB615,25,103 119.23 (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:
AB615, s. 46 11Section 46. 119.23 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,25,1412 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.
AB615, s. 47 15Section 47. 119.23 (7) (b) 7. a. of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin
16Act 28
, is amended to read:
AB615,25,2217 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.
AB615, s. 48 23Section 48. 119.235 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,26,624 119.235 (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.
AB615, s. 49 7Section 49. 119.235 (2) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB615,26,98 119.235 (2) (intro.) Each private school or agency under contract with the board
9superintendent of schools shall do all of the following:
AB615,26,1110 (b) Participate in the board's superintendent of schools' parent information
11program.
AB615, s. 50 12Section 50. 119.235 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,26,1413 119.235 (2) (d) Meet insurance and financial requirements established by the
14board superintendent of schools.
AB615, s. 51 15Section 51. 119.235 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,26,1816 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.
AB615, s. 52 19Section 52. 119.235 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,26,2120 119.235 (2) (f) Report to the board superintendent of schools any information
21requested by the board superintendent of schools.
AB615, s. 53 22Section 53. 119.235 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,27,223 119.235 (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.
AB615, s. 54 3Section 54. 119.235 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,27,74 119.235 (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.
AB615, s. 55 8Section 55. 119.235 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,27,139 119.235 (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.
AB615, s. 56 14Section 56. 119.24 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,27,23 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.
AB615, s. 57 24Section 57. 119.245 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 58,
25is amended to read:
AB615,28,12
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.
AB615, s. 58 13Section 58. 119.245 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 58,
14is amended to read:
AB615,28,1915 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.
AB615, s. 59 20Section 59. 119.245 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 58,
21is amended to read:
AB615,28,2322 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).
AB615, s. 60 24Section 60. 119.25 (1) and (2) (a) (intro.), (b) and (d) 2. of the statutes are
25amended to read:
AB615,29,4
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):
AB615,29,65 (a) An independent hearing panel appointed by the board superintendent of
6schools
.
AB615,29,87 (b) An independent hearing officer appointed by the board superintendent of
8schools
.
AB615,29,11 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:
AB615,30,1312 (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.
AB615,30,2214 (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.
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