For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB414, s. 1
1Section 1. 115.001 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 115.001 (11) (intro.) and
2amended to read:
SB414,3,63 115.001 (11) School nurse. (intro.) "School nurse" means a registered nurse
4licensed under ch. 441 s. 441.06 or in a party state, as defined in s. 441.50 (2) (j), who
5is also certified by the department as being qualified to perform professional nursing
6services in a public school.
satisfies one or both of the following:
SB414, s. 2 7Section 2. 115.001 (11) (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
SB414,3,88 115.001 (11) (a) Has a baccalaureate in nursing.
SB414,3,129 (b) Was employed by, or under contract with, a school board, a board of control
10of a cooperative educational service agency, a county children with disabilities
11education board, or an operator of a charter school established under s. 118.40 (2r),
12as a nurse, on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
SB414, s. 3 13Section 3. 115.88 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB414,4,214 115.88 (1) Personnel. A school board, board of control of a cooperative
15educational service agency or, upon authorization of the county board, a county
16children with disabilities education board may employ, for a special education
17program, either full- or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of special
18education, licensed school nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed school
19psychologists, licensed school counselors, paraprofessionals, licensed consulting
20teachers to work with any teacher of regular education programs who has a child
21with a disability in a class and any other personnel approved by the department. The
22board may contract with private or public agencies for physical or occupational
23therapy services on the basis of demonstrated need. A school board may contract
24with a charter school to provide special education services to pupils attending the

1charter school if the charter school is under contract with the school board under s.
2118.40 (2m) and the charter school is not an instrumentality of the school district.
SB414, s. 4 3Section 4. 115.88 (1m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB414,4,174 115.88 (1m) (am) Subject to par. (b), if the operator of a charter school
5established under s. 118.40 (2r) operates a special education program and the state
6superintendent is satisfied that the operator of the charter school is complying with
720 USC 1400 to 1491o, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of
8administration in favor of the operator of the charter school a sum equal to the
9amount that the operator of the charter school expended during the previous school
10year for salaries of full-time or part-time licensed teachers, licensed coordinators of
11special education, licensed school nurses, licensed school social workers, licensed
12school psychologists, licensed school counselors, paraprofessionals, licensed
13consulting teachers to work with any teacher of regular education programs who has
14a child with a disability in a class and any other personnel, as determined by the state
15superintendent, as costs eligible for reimbursement from the appropriation under s.
1620.255 (2) (b). The state superintendent may audit costs under this paragraph and
17adjust reimbursement to cover only actual, eligible costs.
SB414, s. 5 18Section 5. 115.88 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB414,4,2519 115.88 (1m) (b) The department shall promulgate rules establishing the
20percentage of the salaries of licensed school nurses, licensed school social workers,
21licensed school psychologists, and licensed school counselors that may be certified
22under pars. (a) and (am) as costs eligible for reimbursement. For each category of
23personnel, the department shall base the percentage on the average percentage of
24work time that the category spends providing services to children with disabilities,
25including conducting evaluations under s. 115.782.
SB414, s. 6
1Section 6. 118.29 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB414,5,42 118.29 (1) (a) "Administer" means the direct application of a nonprescription
3drug product or prescription drug, whether by injection, ingestion or other means,
4to the human body.
SB414, s. 7 5Section 7. 118.29 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB414,5,86 118.29 (1) (b) "Drug" means any substance recognized as a drug in the official
7U.S. pharmacopoeia and national formulary or official homeopathic pharmacopoeia
8of the United States or any supplement to either of them.
SB414, s. 8 9Section 8. 118.29 (1) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB414,5,1110 118.29 (1) (bg) "Drug product" means a specific drug or drugs in a specific
11dosage form and strength from a known source of manufacture.
SB414, s. 9 12Section 9. 118.29 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB414,5,1613 118.29 (1) (dm) "Nonprescription drug product" means any nonnarcotic drug
14product which may be sold without a prescription order and which is prepackaged
15for use by consumers and labeled in accordance with the requirements of state and
16federal law.
SB414, s. 10 17Section 10. 118.29 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 118.29 (2) (a) 1. a.
18and amended to read:
SB414,5,2519 118.29 (2) (a) 1. a. May Except as provided in subd. 1. b., may administer any
20nonprescription drug which may lawfully be sold over the counter without a
21prescription
product to a pupil in compliance with the written instructions of the
22pupil's parent or guardian if the pupil's parent or guardian consents in writing, the
23nonprescription drug product is supplied by the pupil's parent or guardian in the
24original sealed manufacturer's package, and the package lists the ingredients and
25recommended therapeutic dose in a legible format
.
SB414, s. 11
1Section 11. 118.29 (2) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
SB414,6,42 118.29 (2) (a) 1. b. May administer a nonprescription drug product to a pupil
3in a dosage other than the recommended therapeutic dose only if the request to do
4so is accompanied by the written approval of the pupil's practitioner.
SB414, s. 12 5Section 12. 118.29 (2) (a) 2., 2r. and 3. and (b) of the statutes are amended to
6read:
SB414,6,127 118.29 (2) (a) 2. May administer a prescription drug to a pupil in compliance
8with the written instructions of a practitioner if the pupil's parent or guardian
9consents in writing; the prescription drug is supplied by the pupil's parent or
10guardian in the original pharmacy-labeled package; and the package specifies the
11name of the pupil, the name of the prescriber, the name of the prescription drug, the
12dose, the effective date, and the directions in a legible format
.
SB414,6,1913 2r. Except for glucagon administered under subd. 2., may administer glucagon
14to any pupil who the school bus driver, employee, or volunteer knows is diabetic and
15who
appears to be experiencing a severe hypoglycemic low blood sugar event with
16altered consciousness
if, as soon as practicable, the school bus operator, employee,
17or volunteer reports the event to by dialing the telephone number "911" or, in an area
18in which the telephone number "911" is not available, the telephone number for
an
19emergency medical service provider.
SB414,6,2320 3. Is immune from civil liability for his or her acts or omissions in administering
21a nonprescription drug product or prescription drug to a pupil under subd. 1., 2., 2m.,
22or 2r. unless the act is in violation of sub. (6) or the act or omission constitutes a high
23degree of negligence. This subdivision does not apply to health care professionals.
SB414,7,624 (b) Any school district administrator, county children with disabilities
25education board administrator, cooperative educational service agency

1administrator, public or private school principal, or private school administrator who
2authorizes an employee or volunteer to administer a nonprescription drug product
3or prescription drug to a pupil under par. (a) is immune from civil liability for the act
4of authorization unless it constitutes a high degree of negligence or the administrator
5or principal authorizes a person who has not received the required training under
6sub. (6) to administer a nonprescription drug product or prescription drug to a pupil
.
SB414, s. 13 7Section 13. 118.29 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB414,7,258 118.29 (4) Written policies. Any school board, county children with
9disabilities education board, cooperative educational service agency or governing
10body of a private school whose employees or volunteers may be authorized to
11administer drugs nonprescription drug products or prescription drugs to pupils
12under this section shall adopt a written policy governing the administration of drugs
13nonprescription drug products and prescription drugs to pupils. In developing the
14policy, the school board, board, agency or governing body shall seek the assistance
15of one or more appropriate health care professionals school nurses who are
16employees of the school board, board, agency or governing body or are providing
17services or consultation under s. 121.02 (1) (g). The policy shall include procedures
18for obtaining and filing in the school or other appropriate facility the written
19instructions and consent required under sub. (2) (a), for the periodic review of such
20written instructions by a registered nurse licensed under s. 441.06 or in a party state,
21as defined in s. 441.50 (2) (j)
, for the storing of drugs nonprescription drug products
22and prescription drugs, and for record keeping and for the appropriate instruction
23of persons who may be authorized to administer drugs or prescription drugs to pupils
24under this section
, including documenting the administration of each dose, including
25errors
.
SB414, s. 14
1Section 14. 118.29 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB414,8,42 118.29 (5) Exemption. No employee except a health care professional may be
3required to administer a nonprescription drug product or prescription drug to a pupil
4under this section by any means other than ingestion.
SB414, s. 15 5Section 15. 118.29 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB414,8,126 118.29 (6) Training. Notwithstanding sub. (2) (a) 1. to 2r., no school bus driver,
7employee, or volunteer may administer a nonprescription drug product or
8prescription drug under sub. (2) (a) 1. or 2., use an epinephrine auto-injector under
9sub. (2) (a) 2m., or administer glucagon under sub. (2) (a) 2r. unless he or she has
10received training, approved by the department, in administering nonprescription
11drug products and prescription drugs. This subsection does not apply to health care
12professionals
SB414, s. 16 13Section 16. Effective date.
SB414,8,1514 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 12th month beginning after
15publication.
SB414,8,1616 (End)
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