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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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.
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(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:
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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:
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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.
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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?"
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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:
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(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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(k) The board has the powers and duties given to the superintendent of schools
16in ss. 119.25 (1) and (2) (a) (intro.), (b), and (d) 2., relating to pupil expulsion.
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(L) Notwithstanding s. 119.14 (6), the board need not provide the
18superintendent of schools with a summary of comments received at a board meeting.
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(m) Notwithstanding s. 119.16 (10), the prohibitions in that subsection apply
20equally to the board.
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(n) Notwithstanding s. 119.14 (4), the board may exercise the powers in that
22subsection without the involvement of the superintendent of schools.
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(o) Notwithstanding s. 119.42 (1m), the board has the powers and duties given
24to the superintendent of schools in that subsection.
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1(p) 1. The superintendent of schools on April 4, 2017, may continue to hold that
2office and exercise the powers and duties of that office until his or her successor is
3appointed by the board and qualifies.
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2. The employment of the person holding the position of superintendent of
5schools on April 4, 2017, terminates on the date that his or her successor is appointed
6by the board and qualifies.
AB615, s. 116
7Section
116. 120.115 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.115
(1) (a) Within 10 days after adopting a resolution that authorizes the
9school board to incur debt
, or
that authorizes within 10 days of issuing a written
10communication to the common council of a 1st class city
that authorizes it to incur
11debt on behalf of the school district operating under ch. 119, the school board
or
12superintendent of schools shall notify the department of the scheduled date of the
13referendum and submit a copy of the resolution to the department.
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(b) Within 10 days after holding a referendum that would authorize the school
15district to incur debt or that would authorize the common council of a 1st class city
16to incur debt on behalf of the school district operating under ch. 119, the school board
17or superintendent of schools shall notify the department of the approval or rejection
18of the referendum.
AB615, s. 117
19Section
117. 120.13 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.13
(1) (b) 1. In addition to rule-making authority granted school boards
21under par. (a), the school district administrator, or any principal or teacher
22designated by the school district administrator, may make rules with the consent of
23the school board
, except that the superintendent of schools in a school district
24operating under ch. 119, or any principal or teacher designated by the
1superintendent of schools, may make rules without the consent of the board of school
2directors.
AB615, s. 118
3Section
118. 120.13 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.13
(17) Temporary use of school property. Grant the temporary use of
5school grounds, buildings, facilities
, or equipment, upon such conditions, including
6fees not to exceed actual costs, as determined by the school board, to any responsible
7person for any lawful nonschool purpose if such use does not interfere with use for
8school purposes or school-related functions. Fees received under this subsection
9shall be paid into the school district treasury and accounted for as prescribed under
10s. 115.28 (13). The user shall be primarily liable, and the school board secondarily
11liable, for any damage to property and for any expense incurred in consequence of
12any use of school grounds, buildings, facilities
, or equipment under this subsection.
13In the school district operating under ch. 119, both the board and the superintendent
14of schools have the authority granted to the school board under this subsection, and
15the school district is secondarily liable for damage to property and for any expense
16incurred in consequence of any use of school grounds, buildings, facilities, or
17equipment under this subsection.
AB615, s. 119
18Section
119. 120.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.14
(1) At the close of each fiscal year, the school board of each school district
20shall employ a licensed accountant to audit the school district accounts and certify
21the audit. The audit shall include information concerning the school district's
22self-insurance plan under s. 120.13 (2) (b), as specified by the commissioner of
23insurance. If required by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (18), the audit
24shall include an audit of the number of pupils reported for membership purposes
25under s. 121.004 (5). The cost of the audit shall be paid from school district funds.
1The superintendent of schools of a school district operating under ch. 119 shall
2provide a copy of the audit to the budget committee under s. 119.53. Annually by
3September 15, the school district clerk shall file a financial audit statement with the
4state superintendent.
AB615, s. 121
7Section
121. 121.137 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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121.137
(1) (c) "Superintendent of schools" means the superintendent of
9schools of the school district operating under ch. 119.
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121.137
(2) Annually, the department shall calculate the amount of the state
13aid reduction under s. 121.08 (4) (b) 2. in the current school year and shall notify the
14board superintendent of schools, in writing, of the result.
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121.137
(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac), annually the
18department shall pay the amount calculated under sub. (2) to the city in installments
19according to the schedule used by the
board school district operating under ch. 119 20for the distribution of state aid under s. 121.15 (1) or (1g). The city shall pay an
21amount equal to the amount received under this subsection to the
board school
22district operating under ch. 119.
AB615, s. 124
23Section
124. 121.85 (6) (am) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1121.85
(6) (am) 1. a. Subtract from 75% the percentage of pupils whose parents
2or guardians have provided the
board of school directors superintendent of schools 3with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.
AB615, s. 125
4Section
125. 121.85 (6) (am) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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121.85
(6) (am) 2. a. Subtract from 80% the percentage of pupils whose parents
6or guardians have provided the
board of school directors superintendent of schools 7with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.
AB615, s. 126
8Section
126. 121.85 (6) (am) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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121.85
(6) (am) 3. a. Subtract from 90% the percentage of pupils whose parents
10or guardians have provided the
board of school directors superintendent of schools 11with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.
AB615, s. 127
12Section
127. 121.85 (6) (am) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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121.85
(6) (am) 4. a. Subtract from 95% the percentage of pupils whose parents
14or guardians have provided the
board of school directors superintendent of schools 15with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.
AB615, s. 128
16Section
128. 121.85 (6) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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121.85
(6) (am) 5. In the 2004-05 school year, the number of pupils whose
18parents or guardians have not provided the
board of school directors superintendent
19of schools with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.
AB615, s. 129
20Section
129. 121.85 (6) (am) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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121.85
(6) (am) 6. a. Subtract from 95% the percentage of pupils whose parents
22or guardians have provided the
board of school directors superintendent of schools 23with written consent to a pupil transfer to another attendance area.
AB615, s. 130
24Section
130. 121.85 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1121.85
(6m) Use of aid for lease or loan payments. If the
board of directors 2superintendent of schools of the school district operating under ch. 119 leases
3buildings or sites from the redevelopment authority of the city or borrows money
4from the redevelopment authority of the city under s. 119.16 (3) (c),
it he or she may
5use intradistrict transfer aid under sub. (6) to make lease payments or repay the
6loan. If the
board of school directors superintendent of schools decides to use the aid
7to make lease payments or repay the loan,
it he or she may request the department
8to remit the intradistrict transfer aid under sub. (6) to the redevelopment authority
9of the city of Milwaukee in an annual amount agreed to by the
board of school
10directors superintendent of schools and the department, and the department shall
11ensure that the aid remittance does not affect the amount determined to be received
12by the
board of school directors school district operating under ch. 119 as state aid
13under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.
AB615, s. 131
14Section
131. 121.87 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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121.87
(3) In addition to the report under sub. (1), annually by May 1 the
board
16of school directors superintendent of schools of the school district operating under ch.
17119 shall submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that specifies the
18number, percentage, race, sex, grade and attendance area of pupils transferred
19outside their attendance area without written consent under s. 121.85 (6) (am).
AB615, s. 132
20Section
132. 200.23 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,55,2221
200.23
(2) (a) 6. Members of the board of school directors in
charge of the public
22schools of the a 1st class city
school district.
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(1)
Mayoral appointments.
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1(a) The mayor of a 1st class city shall make the appointment under section
2119.32 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, within 90 days after the effective
3date of this paragraph.