AB615,37,215 119.48 (1) If the board adopts a resolution by a two-thirds vote of the
6members-elect
superintendent of schools determines to provide funds, in addition
7to receipts from the sale of bonds, to purchase school sites, to construct school
8buildings and additions thereto or to remodel existing buildings, the board he or she
9may include, as part of the budget transmitted to the common council under s. 119.16
10(8) (b), a communication stating the amount of funds needed for such purposes. Upon
11receipt of the communication, the common council shall levy and collect a tax upon
12all property subject to taxation in the city, which shall be equal to the amount of
13money required by the board superintendent of schools for the purposes set forth in
14the communication, at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are
15levied and collected. Such taxes shall be in addition to all other taxes which the city
16is authorized to levy. The taxes so levied and collected and the moneys under s.
17119.60 (1) that are deposited in the school construction fund shall constitute the
18school construction fund. If moneys under s. 119.60 (1) are deposited in the school
19construction fund, the moneys shall be used for the purchase of real property for
20school purposes. The board superintendent of schools may allow the school
21construction fund to accumulate from year to year.
AB615, s. 86 22Section 86. 119.48 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,37,2423 119.48 (2) (intro.) The common council shall have the following options on the
24board's superintendent's communication under sub. (1):
AB615, s. 87 25Section 87. 119.48 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,38,2
1119.48 (2) (a) To levy and collect a tax equal to the amount of money specified
2by the board superintendent of schools under sub. (1).
AB615, s. 88 3Section 88. 119.48 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,38,74 119.48 (4) (a) If the board superintendent of schools deems it necessary to
5exceed the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f), it he or she may by a two-thirds
6vote of the members-elect
include a communication to the common council as part
7of the budget transmitted to the common council under s. 119.16 (8) (b).
AB615, s. 89 8Section 89. 119.485 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,38,17 9119.485 Taxes for state trust fund loans. (1) If the board school district is
10awarded a state trust fund loan under subch. II of ch. 24, the board superintendent
11of schools
shall include in its his or her budget transmitted to the common council
12under s. 119.16 (8) (b) a written notice specifying the amount of money necessary to
13pay the principal and interest on the loan as they become due. The common council
14shall levy and collect a tax upon all property subject to taxation in the city, at the
15same time and in the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected, equal to
16the amount of money required to make such payments. The taxes are in addition to
17all other taxes that the city is authorized to levy.
AB615,38,21 18(2) Annually by December 31, the board superintendent of schools shall
19transfer to the city an amount which, when added to the interest that will accrue on
20the amount, is sufficient to meet the anticipated costs of debt service on the loan in
21the ensuing year.
AB615, s. 90 22Section 90. 119.49 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,39,223 119.49 (1) (a) If the board superintendent of schools deems it necessary to
24construct buildings or additions to buildings, to remodel buildings or to purchase
25school sites or to provide funds for any such purpose as a participant in a contract

1under s. 120.25, it may by a two-thirds vote of the members-elect he or she shall send
2a written communication to the common council of the city and issue a public notice.
AB615, s. 91 3Section 91. 119.49 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,39,134 119.49 (2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file the
5communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of issuing such
6school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school purposes to be submitted
7to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city. The question of issuing
8such school bonds shall be submitted so that the vote upon issuing such school bonds
9is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority
10of the electors voting on the school bond question favors issuing such school bonds,
11the common council shall cause the school bonds to be issued immediately or within
12the period permitted by law, in the amount requested by the board superintendent
13of schools
and in the manner other bonds are issued.
AB615, s. 92 14Section 92. 119.49 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,39,1915 119.49 (3) The proper city officials shall sell or dispose of the bonds in the same
16manner as other bonds are disposed of. The entire proceeds of the sale of the bonds
17shall be placed in the city treasury, subject to the order of the board superintendent
18of schools
for the purposes named in the communication under sub. (1). Such school
19bonds shall be payable within 20 years from the date of their issue.
AB615, s. 93 20Section 93. 119.495 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,40,421 119.495 (2) The board shall include in its budget transmitted to the common
22council under s. 119.16 (8) (b), 2007 stats., a written notice specifying the amount of
23borrowing to be authorized in the budget for the ensuing year. The common council
24shall issue the notes and levy a direct annual irrepealable tax sufficient to pay the
25principal and interest on the notes as they become due. The common council may

1issue the notes by private sale. The common council shall make every effort to
2involve a minority investment firm certified under s. 560.036 as managing
3underwriter of the notes or to engage a minority financial adviser certified under s.
4560.036 to advise the city regarding any public sale of the notes.
AB615, s. 94 5Section 94. 119.496 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,40,156 119.496 (2) The board shall include in its budget transmitted to the common
7council under s. 119.16 (8) (b), 2007 stats., a written notice specifying the amount of
8borrowing to be authorized in the budget for the ensuing year. The common council
9shall issue the notes and levy a direct annual irrepealable tax sufficient to pay the
10principal and interest on the notes as they become due. The common council may
11issue the notes by private sale. The common council shall establish goals of involving
12minority investment firms certified under s. 560.036 as managing underwriters for
13at least 50% of the total amount financed by the notes and of engaging a minority
14financial adviser certified under s. 560.036 to advise the city regarding any public
15sale of the notes.
AB615, s. 95 16Section 95. 119.496 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,40,2317 119.496 (6) (b) The board adopts a resolution declaring its intention, beginning
18in 1992 and annually thereafter until all notes issued under this section are repaid,
19to include as part of its budget transmitted to the common council under s. 119.16
20(8) (b), 2007 stats., a communication under s. 119.48 , 2007 stats., stating an amount
21needed for a school construction fund that is sufficient to require the common council
22to levy 0.6 mills on each dollar of the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the
23city, and notifies the secretary of administration of its action.
AB615, s. 96 24Section 96. 119.498 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,41,5
1119.498 (1) Subject to s. 119.499 (1), the board superintendent of schools may
2adopt a resolution requesting request the common council of the city to authorize the
3issuance of promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12) for school purposes consisting of
4paying unfunded prior service liability contributions under the Wisconsin
5Retirement System.
AB615, s. 97 6Section 97. 119.498 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,41,127 119.498 (2) If the board adopts a resolution superintendent of schools makes
8a request
under sub. (1) and the city issues the notes, annually the board
9superintendent of schools shall include in its the budget transmitted to the common
10council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest
11and redemption premium on the notes as they become due. The common council may
12authorize the issuance of the notes at public or private sale.
AB615, s. 98 13Section 98. 119.499 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,41,18 14119.499 Borrowing; unfunded prior service liability. (1) The board
15superintendent of schools may not request the redevelopment authority of the city
16to issue bonds under s. 66.1333 (5s) or adopt a resolution under s. 119.498 (1) unless
17it he or she develops information on both options and chooses the option that is in the
18best public interest.
AB615,41,24 19(1m) If the redevelopment authority of the city issues bonds under s. 66.1333
20(5s), the board superintendent of schools may borrow money from the redevelopment
21authority to pay unfunded prior service liability contributions under the Wisconsin
22Retirement System for the board. If the board superintendent of schools borrows
23money from the redevelopment authority of the city to make such payments, it he or
24she
may use any school district revenues, including state aid, to repay the loan.
AB615,42,6
1(2) (a) If the board superintendent of schools decides to use school district
2revenues to repay the loan, it he or she may request the city to remit designated
3revenues of the school district to the redevelopment authority of the city at such
4times and in such amounts as the board he or she determines. The city may agree
5to the request, which is irrevocable while any amount due under the loan remains
6outstanding.
AB615,42,127 (b) If the board superintendent of schools decides to use state aid to repay the
8loan, it he or she may request the department to remit the aid to the redevelopment
9authority of the city in an annual amount agreed to by the board superintendent of
10schools
and the department, and the department shall ensure that the aid
11remittance does not affect the amount determined to be received by the board school
12district
as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
AB615, s. 99 13Section 99. 119.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,42,1514 119.50 (2) The board superintendent of schools shall provide by resolution for
15the manner in which the payroll shall be certified, audited, approved and paid.
AB615, s. 100 16Section 100. 119.53 of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,42,18 17119.53 Budget committee. (1) There is created a budget committee
18consisting of the following members:
AB615,42,1919 (a) The city comptroller or his or her designee.
AB615,42,2020 (b) The president of the common council or his or her designee.
AB615,42,2121 (c) The president of the board or his or her designee.
AB615,42,2222 (d) The state superintendent or his or her designee.
AB615,42,2323 (e) Three members appointed by the mayor to serve at his or her pleasure.
AB615,42,25 24(2) The budget committee shall advise the superintendent of schools on the
25formulation of the annual school budget.
AB615, s. 101
1Section 101. 119.55 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,43,7 2119.55 Youth service centers, truancy abatement and burglary
3suppression.
(1) (a) The board superintendent of schools shall establish one or
4more youth service centers for the counseling of children who are taken into custody
5under s. 938.19 (1) (d) 10. for being absent from school without an acceptable excuse
6under s. 118.15. The board superintendent of schools shall contract with the boys and
7girls clubs of Greater Milwaukee for the operation of the centers.
AB615,43,98 (b) The board superintendent of schools shall establish 2 youth service centers
9under par. (a).
AB615,43,12 10(2) The board superintendent of schools shall pay the city a sum sufficient to
11pay the costs of salaries and fringe benefits of 4 law enforcement officers to work on
12truancy abatement and burglary suppression on a full-time basis.
AB615, s. 102 13Section 102. 119.60 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,43,17 14119.60 Real property. (1) If any real property within the city which is used
15for school purposes is sold, the board superintendent of schools shall determine
16whether the proceeds of the sale are deposited in the school operations fund under
17s. 119.46 or are deposited in the school construction fund under s. 119.48.
AB615,44,2 18(2) City-owned property used for school purposes shall be sold by the city upon
19written request of the board superintendent of schools if the common council adopts
20a resolution approving the sale. If, within 12 months after a written request by the
21board superintendent of schools, the city has not disposed of the property, has failed
22to obtain a written agreement to dispose of the property or has not provided the board
23superintendent of schools with a written report giving specific reasons, which are not
24identified by the city attorney as constituting a conflict of interest, for its failure to
25dispose of the property or to obtain an agreement to dispose of the property, the board

1superintendent of schools may retain a real estate agent to represent the board
2superintendent of schools in its his or her real estate transactions.
AB615,44,7 3(3) The board's superintendent's authority to retain a real estate agent under
4sub. (2) is limited to the actual sale of property. The board superintendent of schools
5may compensate the real estate agent for his or her services only on the basis of a
6commission for specific property sold, and no property taxes may be levied for the
7purpose of providing funds to pay such commissions.
AB615,44,9 8(4) The city is not liable for any action of the board superintendent of schools
9or its his or her real estate agent in the sale of property under this section.
AB615, s. 103 10Section 103. 119.66 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,44,25 11119.66 Interest in contracts forbidden. During the term for which elected
12or appointed and for 2 years after the expiration of the term, no member of the board
13may be employed by the board school district or by the department of employee trust
14funds in any capacity for which a salary or emolument is provided by the board school
15district
or the department of employee trust funds. For 2 years after leaving office,
16the superintendent of schools may not be employed by the school district or by the
17department of employee trust funds in any capacity for which a salary or emolument
18is provided by the school district or the department of employee trust funds.
No
19board member, superintendent of schools, assistant superintendent, other assistant,
20teacher or other employee of the board may have any interest in the purchase or sale
21of property by the city for the use or convenience of the schools. No contract made
22in violation of this section is valid. Any consideration paid by the city for a purchase
23or sale prohibited by this section may be recovered in an action at law in the name
24of the city. Any person violating this section shall be removed from any position held
25under this chapter.
AB615, s. 104
1Section 104. 119.68 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,45,102 119.68 (1) All claims against the city or board school district shall be audited
3for sufficiency of funds by the auditing officer of the city. The superintendent of
4schools shall furnish the auditing officer of the city a complete list of the claims.
5Before a warrant is issued therefor, the auditing officer of the city shall countersign
6it. Within 20 days after each regular or special meeting of the board Monthly, the
7superintendent of schools shall make and file with the auditing officer of the city
8statements of on the condition of the funds for the support of the schools and of the
9financial transactions of the board school district during the period next preceding
10any such statement.
AB615, s. 105 11Section 105. 119.70 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 119.70 (1) (a) and
12amended to read:
AB615,45,2213 119.70 (1) (a) The board superintendent of schools may establish and maintain
14for children and adults, in the school buildings and on the school grounds, evening
15schools, vacation schools, reading rooms, library stations, debating clubs,
16gymnasiums, public playgrounds, public baths and similar activities and
17accommodations to be determined by the board superintendent of schools. The board
18superintendent of schools may cooperate, by agreement, with other commissions or
19boards having the custody and management of public parks, libraries, museums and
20public buildings and grounds of whatever sort to provide the equipment, supervision,
21instruction and oversight necessary to carry on such public educational and
22recreational activities in and upon such other buildings and grounds.
AB615, s. 106 23Section 106. 119.70 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,46,724 119.70 (1) (b) The board may establish and maintain for adults, in the school
25buildings and on the school grounds, evening schools, vacation schools, reading

1rooms, library stations, debating clubs, gymnasiums, public playgrounds, public
2baths and similar activities and accommodations to be determined by the board. The
3board may cooperate, by agreement, with other commissions or boards having the
4custody and management of public parks, libraries, museums and public buildings
5and grounds of whatever sort to provide the equipment, supervision, instruction and
6oversight necessary to carry on such public educational and recreational activities
7in and upon such other buildings and grounds.
AB615, s. 107 8Section 107. 119.70 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,46,159 119.70 (3) The board superintendent of schools shall report to the common
10council on or before the first Monday in August of each year the amount of money
11required during the ensuing school year for the support of activities under sub. (1).
12The common council shall levy and collect a special tax in the manner that other
13taxes are levied and collected, equal to the amount of money so required for the
14activities. The tax shall not be used or appropriated, directly or indirectly, for any
15other purpose.
AB615, s. 108 16Section 108. 119.70 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,46,1917 119.70 (5) Nothing in this section prohibits the board or the superintendent of
18schools
from granting the use of school property to religious organizations under s.
19120.13 (17).
AB615, s. 109 20Section 109. 119.71 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,47,221 119.71 (3) (a) Annually, the board superintendent of schools shall spend at least
22$5,090,000 to expand its the half-day 5-year-old kindergarten program to a
23full-day program, as provided under par. (b), and shall enroll in the expanded
24program only pupils who meet the income eligibility standards for a free lunch under

142 USC 1758 (b). The board superintendent of schools shall select pupils for the
2expanded program based on the order in which the pupils register for the program.
AB615,47,83 (b) The board superintendent of schools shall use the funds specified under par.
4(a) to pay the costs of teachers, aides and other support staff, transportation of staff
5to pupils' homes, in-service programs, parental involvement programs and
6instructional materials. The board superintendent of schools may not use the funds
7to provide facilities to house the program or to pay pupil transportation or indirect
8administrative costs associated with the program.
AB615, s. 110 9Section 110. 119.73 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,47,16 10119.73 Kindergarten programs. The board superintendent of schools shall
11evaluate the effectiveness of the expanded 5-year-old kindergarten programs under
12s. 119.71 in meeting the needs of disadvantaged children. Annually by January 1,
13the board superintendent of schools shall submit a report summarizing its his or her
14findings to the state superintendent and to the chief clerk of each house of the
15legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172
16(3).
AB615, s. 111 17Section 111. 119.74 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,47,20 18119.74 Extended-day elementary grade, 4-year-old kindergarten and
19alcohol and other drug abuse programs.
(intro.) The board superintendent of
20schools
shall spend at least $430,000 for the following programs in each school year:
AB615, s. 112 21Section 112. 119.75 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,47,24 22119.75 First grade programs. (1) The board superintendent of schools shall
23provide expanded educational opportunities for first grade pupils who have
24participated in an expanded 5-year-old kindergarten program under s. 119.71.
AB615,48,7
1(2) Annually, the board superintendent of schools shall spend at least
2$1,070,000 to pay the costs of teachers, aides and other support staff, transportation
3of staff to pupils' homes, in-service programs, parental involvement programs and
4instructional materials related to the programs under sub. (1). The board
5superintendent of schools may not use the funds to provide facilities to house the
6programs under sub. (1) or to pay pupil transportation or indirect administrative
7costs associated with the programs under sub. (1).
AB615, s. 113 8Section 113. 119.78 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,48,13 9119.78 Family resource center. The board superintendent of schools shall
10establish a family resource center to distribute parent education materials, conduct
11workshops on child development, facilitate communication between school
12personnel and parents of pupils enrolled in the school district and provide volunteer
13opportunities for parents within the schools.
AB615, s. 114 14Section 114. 119.82 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,48,1815 119.82 (1m) (intro.) Upon the request of the child or the child's parent or
16guardian, the board superintendent of schools shall provide an alternative
17educational program for any child who resides in the city and satisfies all of the
18following:
AB615, s. 115 19Section 115. 119.90 of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,48,24 20119.90 Referendum; effect of adoption. (1) There shall be submitted to the
21electors of the city of Milwaukee at the April 2017 spring election the following
22question: "Shall the law be changed so that the board of directors of the Milwaukee
23Public Schools is in charge of the public schools in the city and appoints the
24superintendent of schools?"
AB615,49,4
1(2) The chairperson of the government accountability board or the
2chairperson's designee shall certify the result of the referendum to the secretary of
3administration. If the question is adopted, beginning on the day after the
4certification, all of the following apply:
AB615,49,75 (a) Notwithstanding ss. 119.02 (1) and (4), 119.04 (2), 119.16 (1m) and (2), and
6119.18 (1g) and (1r), the board is in charge of the school district operating under this
7chapter and s. 119.44 (4) does not apply.
AB615,49,118 (b) Notwithstanding s. 119.32 (1) and (7), the board shall appoint the
9superintendent of schools, and the superintendent of schools acts under the direction
10of the board, and the superintendent of schools may be removed from office as
11provided in s. 119.36, 2007 stats.
AB615,49,1512 (c) Notwithstanding ss. 40.02 (41) and (55) (b), 63.235, 63.36 (2), 63.53, 111.70
13(4) (m) 1., 2., and 4., 118.22 (1) (b), 119.16 (6), 119.18 (10), (12), and (13), 119.28 (2),
14the board may employ and determine the qualifications, duties, and compensation
15of all school district staff.
AB615,49,1916 (d) Notwithstanding ss. 24.66 (3) (a) and (5) (a), 66.1333 (5r) (b) 1. a. and (55)
17(a), 119.16 (3) (c), 119.49, 119.498, and 119.499, the board may apply for loans and
18request the issuance of bonds and promissory notes and the prohibition in s. 119.18
19(25) applies to the board.
AB615,49,2220 (e) Notwithstanding s. 119.04 (1), all powers conferred and duties imposed
21upon a school board in the statutory sections specified in that subsection are
22conferred or imposed upon the board.
AB615,50,223 (f) Notwithstanding s. 119.18 (24), the city attorney is the legal advisor of and
24attorney for the board; the superintendent of schools may not retain an attorney; the

1board may retain an attorney in the circumstances specified for the superintendent
2of schools; and s. 119.14 (13) does not apply.
AB615,50,63 (g) Notwithstanding ss. 119.16 (8) (a) and (b), 119.46 (1), 119.47 (1), 119.48 (1),
4(2), and (4) (a), 119.485, and 119.70 (3), the board formulates the budget and submits
5it to the common council; s. 119.16 (8) (am) does not apply; and the budget committee
6under s. 119.53 is terminated.
AB615,50,97 (h) Notwithstanding ss. 111.70 (4) (m) 1., 2., and 4. and 119.16 (11) (a), the board
8is in charge of collective bargaining on behalf of the school district, and the
9prohibition in s. 119.16 (11) (b) applies to the board.
AB615,50,1110 (i) Notwithstanding s. 119.18 (23) (a), the board has the powers conferred upon
11the superintendent of schools in that paragraph, and s. 119.18 (23) (b) does not apply.
AB615,50,1412 (j) Notwithstanding s. 120.13 (1) (b) 1., neither the superintendent of schools
13nor any person designated by the superintendent of schools may make rules without
14consent of the board.
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