120.13(27)
(27) Transportation of persons who are not pupils. 120.13(27)(a)(a) Subject to
par. (b), the school board may use or allow the use of school buses owned and operated by the school district to transport persons who are not pupils of the school district. School buses may be used by persons who are not pupils of the school district during school hours if such use does not interfere with the transportation of pupils of the school district. The school board shall charge a fee for use of the school buses under this subsection. The fee shall be an amount equal to the actual cost of transportation under this subsection, including but not limited to costs for depreciation, maintenance, insurance, fuel and compensation of vehicle operators. If the school board denies a written request for use of the school buses, the school board shall provide the requester a written statement of the basis for the denial within 14 days after the denial.
120.13(27)(b)
(b) No school bus may be used to provide transportation under this subsection unless the vehicle is insured by a policy providing property damage coverage and bodily injury liability coverage for such transportation in the amounts specified in
s. 121.53 (1).
120.13(27m)
(27m) Transportation of indigent pupils. Provide transportation to and from school for indigent pupils who reside in the school district and who are not required to be transported under
s. 121.54. In this subsection, "indigent pupils" means pupils eligible for free lunches or reduced-price lunches under
42 USC 1758 or aid to 18-year-old students under
s. 49.20 or for whom aid to families with dependent children is being received under
s. 49.19 or who are members of a Wisconsin works group, as defined in
s. 49.141 (1) (s), with a member who is participating in Wisconsin works under
s. 49.147 (3) to
(5) or any combination thereof, as determined by the school board. If a school board determines to provide transportation under this subsection, there shall be reasonable uniformity in the transportation furnished such pupils whether they attend public or private schools. The cost of transporting pupils under this subsection may not be included in the school district's shared cost under
s. 121.07 (6) (a).
120.13(28)
(28) Records custodian. On behalf of any school district authority as defined in
s. 19.32 (1), including the school board, school district officers and any subunit of the school board or school district, designate one or more persons to be legal custodians of records.
120.13(29)
(29) Borrowing. Borrow money and issue municipal obligations, as provided in
chs. 24 and
67.
120.13(31)
(31) School crossing guards. Upon the adoption of a resolution to do so and approval of the resolution by the governing bodies of all of the cities, villages and towns located in whole or in part within the school district, provide for the appointment of adult school crossing guards for the protection of persons who are crossing a highway in the vicinity of a school. The school crossing guards shall wear insignia or uniforms which designate them as school crossing guards and shall be equipped with signals or signs to direct traffic to stop at school crossings.
120.13(32)
(32) School board orientation. Provide for the orientation and continuing education of school board members and persons who have been elected to the school board but have not yet taken office in the general duties and responsibilities of the school board and the school district, and pay for the actual and necessary expenses incurred.
120.13(33)
(33) Spending authority. During the period between July 1 and the final adoption of a budget by the school board after the budget hearing under
s. 65.90, spend money as needed to meet the immediate expenses of operating and maintaining the public instruction in the school district.
120.13(35)(a)(a) A school board may adopt rules applicable to persons who enter or remain in a building operated by the school board, including requirements that such persons identify themselves and sign in when entering or remaining in the building or any specified portion of the building and designating time periods during which such persons may enter or remain in the building or any portion of the building.
120.13(35)(b)1.1. Except as provided in
subd. 2., any person entering or remaining in a building or portion of a building in violation of the school board's rules is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $1,000. Any person entering or remaining in a building or portion of a building in violation of the school board's rules under circumstances tending to create or provoke a breach of the peace may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both.
120.13(35)(b)2.
2. Subdivision 1. does not apply to pupils, parents of pupils, school district employes or officials or agents of a certified or recognized representative of school district employes who are included in a collective bargaining unit.
120.13(36)
(36) Prekindergarten and kindergarten program agreements. Enter into an agreement with a licensed public or private nonsectarian day care center to lease space for prekindergarten or kindergarten programs offered by the school district or to place school district employes in day care centers to provide instruction in prekindergarten or kindergarten programs offered by the school district.
120.13 History
History: 1973 c. 94,
290;
1975 c. 115,
321;
1977 c. 206,
211,
418,
429;
1979 c. 20,
202,
221,
301,
355;
1981 c. 96,
314,
335;
1983 a. 27,
193,
207,
339,
370,
518,
538;
1985 a. 29 ss.
1725e to
1726m,
1731;
1985 a. 101,
135,
211;
1985 a. 218 ss.
12,
13,
22;
1985 a. 332;
1987 a. 88,
187;
1989 a. 31,
201,
336,
359;
1991 a. 39,
226,
269;
1993 a. 16,
27,
284,
334,
399,
450,
481,
491;
1995 a. 27 ss.
4024,
9126 (19),
9145 (1);
1995 a. 29,
32,
33,
65,
75,
225,
235,
289,
439;
1997 a. 27,
155,
164,
191,
237,
335.
120.13 Annotation
School board may issue subpoena to compel attendance of witness at expulsion hearing. Expulsion may be partially based on hearsay statements by school staff. Due process discussed. Racine Unified School Dist. v. Thompson, 107 W (2d) 657, 321 NW (2d) 334 (Ct. App. 1982).
120.13 Annotation
Neither sub. (1) (c) or (e) expressly or impliedly authorizes the state superintendent to review a challenged suspension when the superintendent reviews an expulsion decision under those provisions. Madison Metropolitan School District v. DPI, 199 W (2d) 1, 543 NW (2d) 843 (Ct. App. 1995).
120.13 Annotation
Because of lack of statutory authority, speech therapists may not supply services to students attending therapy sessions in parochial school buildings. 63 Atty. Gen. 8.
120.13 Annotation
Students may have bus riding privileges suspended without being suspended or expelled from school. However, both public and private school students must be afforded due process under (1) before such suspension can take place. 63 Atty. Gen. 526.
120.13 Annotation
School boards have authority to enforce policies which mandate the manner, conditions and content of police interviews with students on school premises during school hours.
81 Atty. Gen. 126.
120.13 Annotation
Democracy in the classroom: due process and school discipline. 58 MLR 705.
120.14
120.14
Audit of school district accounts. In a common or union high school district:
120.14(1)
(1) At the close of each fiscal year, the school board of each school district shall employ a licensed accountant to audit the school district accounts and certify the audit. The audit shall include information concerning the school district's self-insurance plan under
s. 120.13 (2) (b), as specified by the commissioner of insurance. If required by the state superintendent under
s. 115.28 (18), the audit shall include an audit of the number of pupils reported for membership purposes under
s. 121.004 (5). The cost of the audit shall be paid from school district funds. Annually by September 15, the school district clerk shall file a financial audit statement with the state superintendent.
120.14(3)
(3) The annual meeting may authorize and direct an audit of the school district accounts by a licensed accountant.
120.14(4)
(4) The department shall establish by rule a standard contract and minimum standards for audits performed under this section.
120.15
120.15
School district president; duties. The school district president of a common or union high school district shall:
120.15(1)
(1) Countersign all checks, share drafts or other drafts for disbursement of school district moneys.
120.15(2)
(2) Defend on behalf of the school district all actions brought against the school district.
120.15(3)
(3) Prosecute, when authorized by an annual meeting or the school board, actions brought by the school district.
120.15(4)
(4) Prosecute an action for the recovery of any forfeiture incurred under
chs. 115 to
121 in which the school district is interested. If the school district president has incurred the forfeiture, such action shall be prosecuted by the school district treasurer. Of the net sum recovered under such action, one-half shall be paid into the school district treasury and one-half to the county treasury for the benefit of the school fund.
120.15(5)
(5) Act as chairperson of school board meetings and see that minutes of the meetings are properly recorded, approved and signed. In the absence of the president, the vice president or, in the case of a 3-member board, another school board member selected by the school board, shall act as chairperson of school board meetings.
120.16
120.16
School district treasurer; duties. The school district treasurer of a common or union high school district shall:
120.16(2)
(2) Apply for, receive and sue for all money appropriated to or collected for the school district and disburse the same in accordance with this subsection and
s. 66.042. Disbursements from the school district treasury shall be made by the school district treasurer upon the written order of the school district clerk after proper vouchers have been filed with the school district clerk. Such disbursements shall be by order check, share draft or other draft and no order check, share draft or other draft is valid nor may it be released to the payee unless signed by the school district clerk and school district treasurer and countersigned by the school district president. In a school district having 5 or more school board members, another school board member may countersign such order checks, share draft or other draft in lieu of the school district president. No order check, share draft or other draft may be drawn for the payment of which money has not been appropriated according to law. The school district treasurer may receive money raised in extracurricular activities. The school board may by resolution authorize the use of facsimile signatures as provided in
s. 66.042 (3). A certified copy of the resolution shall be filed with the school district clerk and each public depository concerned.
120.16(3)
(3) Enter in the treasurer's account books all money received and disbursed by the treasurer, specifying the source from which it was received, the person to whom it was paid and the object for which it was paid.
120.16(4)
(4) Present to the annual meeting a written statement of all money received and disbursed by the treasurer during the preceding year.
120.16(5)
(5) Immediately upon receipt, deposit the funds of the school district in the name of the school district in a public depository deposit designated by the school board under
s. 120.12 (7). Failure to comply with this subsection shall be prima facie grounds for removal from office. When such funds are so deposited, the school district treasurer and his or her bonders are not liable for losses as defined in
s. 34.01 (2). The interest derived from such funds shall be paid into the school district treasury.
120.16(6)
(6) Withdraw funds of the school district deposited in savings or time deposits by written transfer order in accordance with this subsection and
s. 66.042. Written transfer orders may be executed only for the purpose of transferring deposits to an authorized deposit of the school district in the same or another authorized public depository. The transfer shall be made directly by the public depository from which the withdrawal is made. No transfer order is valid unless signed by the school district clerk and school district treasurer and countersigned by the school district president. In a school district having 5 or more school board members, another school board member may countersign transfer orders in lieu of the school district president. The school board may, by resolution, authorize the use of facsimile signatures as provided in
s. 66.042 (3). A certified copy of the resolution shall be filed with the school district clerk and each public depository concerned.
120.17
120.17
School district clerk; duties. The school district clerk of a common or union high school district shall:
120.17(1)
(1) Report the name and post-office address of each officer of the school district, within 10 days after the election or appointment of the officer, to the clerk and treasurer of each municipality having territory within the school district.
120.17(2)
(2) Act as clerk and record the proceedings of annual and special meetings.
120.17(3)
(3) Enter in the record book provided by the school board the minutes of its meetings, orders, resolutions and other proceedings.
120.17(4)
(4) Enter in the record book copies of all the school district clerk's reports to the municipal clerks and the certificate of the proceedings of a meeting returned by a temporary school district clerk.
120.17(5)
(5) Draw orders on the school district treasurer as directed by an annual or special meeting or the school board and record all orders drawn on the school district treasurer.
120.17(7)
(7) Furnish each teacher with a copy of the contract between the teacher and the school board.
120.17(8)(a)(a) Annually on or before November 6, deliver to the clerk of each municipality having territory within the school district a certified statement showing that proportion of the amount of taxes voted and not before reported, and that proportion of the amount of tax to be collected in such year, if any, for the annual payment of any loan to be assessed on that part of the school district territory lying within the municipality. Such proportion shall be determined from the full values certified to the school district clerk under
s. 121.06 (2).
120.17(8)(bm)
(bm) If the equalized valuation of that part of a municipality lying within a school district is reduced due to the removal of property from the tax roll because the imposition of the property tax on that property is found unconstitutional, the school district clerk shall notify the supervisor of equalization. The supervisor of equalization shall reduce the equalized valuation by the full value of the property so removed and certify the resulting equalized valuation to the state superintendent and the school district clerk for use in computing the tax levy certifications under this subsection. Corrections may be made under this paragraph only for the valuations used by the department for the last 2 school years.
120.17(8)(c)
(c) If an order of school district reorganization under
ch. 117 is effective after January 1 and before July 1 of any year, the school district clerks of the school districts affected shall prepare the statement under
par. (a) based on the equalized valuation of the school districts as altered by the order and related to the equalized valuation of the year upon which the tax levy is required to be made. If the school district clerk has filed the statement prior to the effective date of the order, the clerk shall file a corrected certification which shall be accepted by the clerks of the municipalities affected and acted upon by them as provided in
par. (a). Failure of the school district clerk to file a corrected certification of the levy based on the equalized valuation of each of the municipalities or portions thereof within the school district shall be corrected by the school district clerk by an appropriate adjustment in the levy certified in the following year.
120.17(9)
(9) Within 5 days after receipt of notification from the school board of the name of a new school, notify the proper postmaster of the name and location of the school and the number of the school district. If a school is not located on a mail route, the school district clerk shall furnish the postmaster with the names of persons to whom the mail for the school may be delivered. The school board may rent a lock box at school district expense for each school not on a mail route. The school district clerk shall notify the postmaster of school vacations and shall direct what disposition shall be made of the school mail during vacations.
120.17(10)
(10) Have authority to administer the oath of office to school board members.
120.17 Annotation
Sub. (8) (b) applies only when equalized valuation decreases. 60 Atty. Gen. 251.
120.18
120.18
Annual school district report. 120.18(1)
(1) Annually at such time as the department prescribes but after the end of the school year and no later than September 1, the school district clerk of a common or union high school district shall file a verified annual school district report with the department, on forms supplied by the department. The school district clerk shall send a copy of the annual school district report to the school district administrator and shall notify the person in charge of each school in the school district that the reports are on file in the school district clerk's office. Accounting and financial information provided by the school district in the annual report shall be prepared from the system of accounts prescribed by the department. If the school district clerk neglects to make the annual report, the clerk shall be liable to the school district for the whole amount of money lost by the school district because of such neglect. The annual report shall contain:
120.18(1)(a)
(a) The school count, showing the numbers and ages of persons who are at least 4 years old but not yet 14 years old and who reside in a school district operating only elementary grades, showing the number and ages of persons between the ages of 14 and 20 residing in a union high school district and showing the number and ages of persons between the ages of 4 and 20 residing in any other school district. Children cared for at a charitable or penal institution of this state may not be included in the report. The school district clerk may employ a competent person to take the school count. The count may be determined by using any of the following methods:
120.18(1)(a)1.
1. Conducting a school census on the preceding June 30.
120.18(1)(a)2.
2. Adding the number of persons under this paragraph who were residents of the school district and were enrolled in the school district on the 3rd Friday of September of the previous school year; plus the number of persons under this paragraph who were residents of the school district and who were enrolled in private schools, home-based private educational programs or other school districts on the 3rd Friday of September of the previous school year; plus the number or an estimate of the number of those persons under this paragraph who were residents of the school district and not enrolled in the school district, private schools, home-based private educational programs or other school districts on the 3rd Friday of September of the previous school year.
120.18(1)(b)
(b) The number of children between the ages of 4 and 20 taught in the schools of the school district during the school year.
120.18(1)(c)
(c) The number of children attending the schools of the school district during the school year under the age of 4 and over the age of 20 years.
120.18(1)(d)
(d) The number of school days taught, including holidays, by teachers legally qualified to teach.
120.18(1)(e)
(e) The names of all teachers employed by the school district during the school year; the number of days taught by each, including holidays; the monthly salary paid to each; and the time allowed each teacher for attendance at an educational convention for which no wages were deducted.
120.18(1)(f)
(f) The amount of money received during the school year, designating separately the amount received from the school fund income, from taxes levied by the county board, from taxes voted by the school district and from all other sources and the manner in which such money was expended, showing separately the expenditure of school money received from the state.
120.18(1)(g)
(g) The amount and character of school district debts.
120.18(1)(gm)
(gm) Payroll and related benefit costs for all school district employes in the previous school year. Costs for represented employes shall be based upon the costs of any collective bargaining agreements covering such employes for the previous school year. If, as of the time specified by the department for filing the report, the school district has not entered into a collective bargaining agreement for any portion of the previous school year with the recognized or certified representative of any of its employes and the school district and the representative have been required to submit final offers under
s. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6., increased costs limited to the lower of the school district's offer or the representative's offer shall be reflected in the report. The school district shall amend the annual report to reflect any change in such costs as a result of any award or settlement under
s. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. between the date of filing the report and October 1. Any such amendment shall be concurred in by the licensed accountant certifying the school district audit.
120.18(1)(i)
(i) A description of the educational technology used by the school district, including the uses made of the technology, the cost of the technology and the number of persons using or served by the technology. In this paragraph, "educational technology" has the meaning given in
s. 44.70 (3).
120.18(1)(s)
(s) Such other facts and statistics in relation to the schools, public or private, in the school district as the department requires.
120.18(3)
(3) The state superintendent may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
120.21
120.21
School board contracts for courses. 120.21(1)
(1) The school board of a union high school district or a common school district operating elementary and high school grades may contract:
120.21(1)(a)
(a) With the university extension division of the university of Wisconsin for extension courses for pupils enrolled in high school.
120.21(1)(b)
(b) With flight operator schools, approved by the U.S. civil aeronautics administration, for courses in flight instruction approved by the state superintendent.
120.21(2)
(2) The cost of such contracts shall be paid out of the school district general fund.
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
120.40
120.40
Applicability. This subchapter applies to unified school districts.
120.40 History
History: 1985 a. 225 s.
80; Stats. 1985 s. 120.40.
120.41
120.41
Composition of school board. 120.41(1)
(1) A school board of a unified school district may have 5, 7 or 9 members.
120.41(2)
(2) The number of school board members may be changed in accordance with
s. 120.02 (1). A plan of apportionment of school board members may be adopted in accordance with
s. 120.02 (2).
120.41 History
History: 1981 c. 20;
1985 a. 225 s.
84; Stats. 1985 s. 120.41.
120.42
120.42
Election of school board members.
