38.08 Annotation
Office of commissioner on policy board of consortium of counties under federal comprehensive employment and training act and office of president of district VTAE (technical college) board which would be applicant and competitor for funds allocated are incompatible; however, counties under present statutes do not have power to form consortium for purposes of federal act where Governor has not designated them as participating units of government under 16.54 (6). 63 Atty. Gen. 453.
38.08 Annotation
Criteria for appointment to district VTAE (technical college) boards discussed, including changes in status of "employer," "employe" and "elected official" representatives and incompatibility between board membership and offices of sheriff and circuit judge.
77 Atty. Gen. 256.
38.10
38.10
Appointment of district board members. 38.10(1)
(1) District board members shall be appointed by an appointment committee constituted as follows:
38.10(1)(a)
(a) If the petition for creation of a district was filed by the governing bodies of school districts or municipalities, the school board presidents of school districts having territory within the district shall constitute the appointment committee.
38.10(1)(b)
(b) If the petition for creation of a district was filed by the governing bodies of counties or any combination of school districts, counties and municipalities, the county board chairpersons of counties having territory within the district shall constitute the appointment committee.
38.10(1)(c)
(c) If the board created a district, the heads of the governing bodies designated by the board shall constitute the appointment committee. The designation shall be made in accordance with
par. (a) or
(b) depending upon which governmental units comprise the district.
38.10(1m)
(1m) An appointment committee member may designate another officer of his or her governmental unit to represent the member at appointment committee meetings.
38.10(2)(a)1.1. On or before the first Monday in March, or within 30 days of the date on which a vacancy on the district board occurs, the district board secretary shall notify each member of the appointment committee, each governing body having a member on the appointment committee and the board of the vacancy or of terms of office which will expire during the year.
38.10(2)(a)2.
2. The chairperson of the appointment committee shall fix a date, to be no later than 60 days after receipt of notification of the vacancy or term expiration, or 60 days after a spring election if a vacancy occurs within 120 days preceding a spring election, and a time and place for a public hearing and meeting of the appointment committee to approve a representation plan and to appoint district board members, and shall send written notice of the public hearing and meeting to each district board member, each governing body having a member on the appointment committee, each member of the appointment committee and the board.
38.10(2)(b)
(b) The appointment committee member from the appropriate governmental unit specified under
sub. (1) (a),
(b) or
(c) having the largest population in the district shall act as chairperson of the appointment committee.
38.10(2)(c)
(c) At the meeting and prior to the appointment of district board members, the appointment committee shall formulate a plan of representation for the membership of the district board. The plan shall give equal consideration to the general population distribution within the district and the distribution of women and minorities within the district. The plan of representation for the membership of the district board that governs a district encompassing a 1st class city shall also give equal consideration to the distribution of minorities within the 1st class city. The plan shall form the basis upon which membership of the district board is determined. The board shall review district board appointments to determine whether they comply with the provisions of the plan and the requirements of
s. 38.08 (1) (a).
38.10(2)(d)1.1. Upon receiving notice of the vacancy or term expiration under
par. (a) 1. and at least 14 days before publication of the notice required under
subd. 3., the appointment committee shall publish a notice announcing the intent to appoint district board members, including the criteria for selection, and soliciting the submission of names and qualifications of candidates.
38.10(2)(d)2.
2. In order to be eligible for consideration for appointment to the district board, a candidate shall submit his or her name and qualifications to the appointment committee within 14 days of the date of publication of the notice under
subd. 1.
38.10(2)(d)3.
3. Notwithstanding
s. 19.84 (3), the appointment committee shall publish a notice of any meeting or public hearing at which the appointment committee will consider the filling of any vacancy on the district board or any other matter pertaining to the appointment of district board members at least 14 days before the meeting or public hearing. The subject matter of the meeting or public hearing as specified in the notice shall contain the names of individuals being considered for appointment. Prior to the meeting at which an appointment is made, the appointment committee shall hold a public hearing at which the names and qualifications of individuals being considered for appointment to the district board shall be discussed. No person may be appointed to a district board by an appointment committee unless his or her name appeared in at least one notice of a public hearing or meeting of the committee and he or she provided references to the committee, was interviewed by the committee and attended the public hearing at which his or her appointment to the district board was discussed.
38.10(2)(d)4.
4. All notices under this paragraph are class 1 notices under
ch. 985, except that they shall be 8-point type or larger.
38.10(2)(e)
(e) Within 5 days of the appointment of district board members, the chairperson of the appointment committee shall send written notice of the appointments and lengths of terms to the board, to the members appointed to the district board and to the district board secretary.
38.10(2)(f)
(f) Selection of district board members and approval of a representation plan by the appointment committee shall be by majority vote of a quorum under
par. (g). If the appointment committee cannot reach agreement on the representation plan and district board membership within 30 days after their first meeting, the board shall formulate the plan of representation and appoint the district board members in accordance with the plan.
38.10(2)(fm)
(fm) If the board determines under
par. (c) that district board appointments do not comply with the plan of representation under
par. (c) or do not comply with
s. 38.08 (1) (a), the board shall notify the appointment committee that the district board appointments are in noncompliance. Within 45 days after receipt of the board's determination that the district board appointments are in noncompliance, the appointment committee shall make district board appointments that comply with the provisions of the plan of representation under
par. (c) and with
s. 38.08 (1) (a). The board shall review any appointments made under this paragraph. If the board determines that the appointments made under this paragraph do not comply with a plan of representation under
par. (c) or do not comply with
s. 38.08 (1) (a), the board shall formulate a plan of representation that conforms with
par. (c) and the board shall appoint the district board members in accordance with the plan of representation and with
s. 38.08 (1) (a).
38.10(2)(g)
(g) County board chairpersons from counties having a combined population exceeding 50% of the population of the district constitute a quorum to do business for appointment committees composed of county board chairpersons under
sub. (1) (b). School board presidents from school districts having a combined population exceeding 50% of the population of the district constitute a quorum to do business for appointment committees composed of school board presidents under
sub. (1) (a). In no case may fewer than 2 people constitute a quorum.
38.10 Annotation
The county board chair acts for the county on special groups which appoint members of district boards of vocational, technical and adult education (technical colleges), even where there is a county administrator or executive. 60 Atty. Gen. 257.
38.12
38.12
District board duties. 38.12(1)
(1)
Control of district schools. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the district board shall have exclusive control of the district schools established by it and of property acquired for the use of such schools.
38.12(2)
(2) District funds and treasurer. The district board shall deposit all moneys received by it with the district board treasurer who shall be accountable for such funds. All expenditures exceeding $2,500 shall be approved by the district board. Disbursement of such funds shall be made in accordance with
s. 66.042 (6).
38.12(3)
(3) District director and other employes. 38.12(3)(a)(a) The district board shall employ and fix the compensation of:
38.12(3)(a)1.
1. A district director who shall have general supervision and management of the development and work of the district schools.
38.12(3)(a)2.
2. Such supervisors, coordinators, teachers and technical advisers and experts as are necessary.
38.12(3)(a)3.
3. Such clerical assistants, custodians and other employes as are necessary.
38.12(3)(b)
(b) Employes under
par. (a) 1. and
2. shall meet the requirements established by the board and, where applicable, the qualifications determined under
s. 38.04 (4) (a).
38.12(3)(d)
(d) Employment of the district director under
par. (a) 1. shall be by written contract which shall be filed with the district board secretary. The contract shall set forth all of the terms and conditions of employment.
38.12(4)
(4) Publication of proceedings; open records. The proceedings of the district board meetings shall be published within 45 days after the meeting as a class 1 notice, under
ch. 985, in a newspaper published in the district. If no newspaper is published in the district, the proceedings may be publicized as the district board directs. The publication of the proceedings shall include a statement of receipts and expenditures in the aggregate. The district board shall make a detailed record of all receipts and expenditures available to the public for inspection at each district board meeting and upon request.
38.12(5)
(5) Annual audit. The district board shall annually authorize an audit of the district in accordance with rules promulgated by the board under
s. 38.04 (11) (b). The district board shall submit the audit report to the board no later than 6 months following the end of each fiscal year.
38.12(5m)
(5m) Annual budget. The district board shall prepare its annual budget in compliance with rules promulgated by the board under
s. 38.04 (11) (a). The district board shall submit an approved copy of its budget to the board by July 1 of each year and shall report any subsequent budget modification to the board within 30 days of approval of the modification by the district board.
38.12(6)
(6) Transportation planning. The district board shall work with the regional planning commissions and the local authorities of the community in which the district school is located to evaluate the transportation needs of the district school population. The district board shall develop a transportation plan for the district school to effect energy resource conservation and efficient use of transportation resources. The plan shall include pedestrian walkways, bikeways, bike routes, bicycle storage racks, car and van pools, and to the extent feasible, improved mass transit services. The transportation plans shall detail parking management strategies and parking fee policies which provide incentives for the use of mass transit and high occupancy vehicles.
38.12(7)
(7) District policies. The district boards shall establish specific written policies on district matters, including all of the matters enumerated under
s. 38.04 (14), which are consistent with the rules promulgated under
s. 38.04 (14). The policies may not conflict with any collective bargaining agreement and are subject to review and approval by the board.
38.12(8)
(8) Cooperation with other state agencies. 38.12(8)(a)(a) The district boards shall actively coordinate, with the department of public instruction and the school boards, the responsibility for providing vocational training to pupils attending high school and for providing education to persons who have dropped out of high school.
38.12(8)(b)
(b) The district boards shall actively coordinate, with the institutions within the university of Wisconsin system, the sharing of programs and facilities, including the collegiate transfer program, adult education and evening courses and part-time student and associate degree programs, in order to reduce the duplication of such programs and facilities.
38.12(8)(c)
(c) Annually by July 1, the district board shall report to the school boards of every school district located in whole or in part within the boundaries of the district on the steps the district board has taken in the previous year to satisfy its responsibility under
par. (a).
38.12(9)
(9) Fire fighter training programs. The district board shall make available to members of volunteer and paid fire departments maintained by cities, villages and towns located in the district a fire fighter training program approved by the board and funded under
s. 20.292 (1) (gr). No district board may charge a fee for training provided under this subsection.
38.12(10)
(10) Controlled substances and controlled substance analogs; discipline. Each district board shall adopt rules providing nonacademic misconduct disciplinary sanctions for any student who engages in an activity, on district premises or at a district-sponsored event, that constitutes a violation of
ch. 961. In determining the appropriate sanction, the district board or its designee shall consider those penalties, including suspension and expulsion, that will contribute most effectively to maintaining a school environment free from controlled substances, as defined in
s. 961.01 (4), and controlled substance analogs, as defined in
s. 961.01 (4m).
38.12(11)
(11) Orientation program; information on sexual assault and sexual harassment. The district board shall:
38.12(11)(a)
(a) Incorporate in its orientation program for newly entering students oral and written information on sexual assault and sexual harassment, as defined in
s. 111.32 (13), including information on sexual assault by acquaintances of the victims and on all of the following:
38.12(11)(a)2.
2. Generally available national and state statistics on sexual assaults and on sexual assaults by acquaintances of the victims.
38.12(11)(a)3.
3. The rights of victims under
ch. 950 and the services available at the district school and in the community to assist a student who is the victim of sexual assault or sexual harassment.
38.12(11)(a)4.
4. Protective behaviors, including methods of recognizing and avoiding sexual assault and sexual harassment and locations in the community where courses on protective behaviors are provided.
38.12(11)(b)
(b) Annually supply all students enrolled in the district printed material that includes all of the information under
par. (a).
38.12(11)(c)
(c) Annually, submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3). The report shall indicate the methods the district board used to comply with
pars. (a) and
(b).
38.12 History
History: 1971 c. 154;
1975 c. 198 s.
65;
1977 c. 29;
1979 c. 221;
1981 c. 20,
269;
1981 c. 391 s.
210;
1983 a. 27,
192;
1983 a. 379 ss.
2,
5,
6,
7;
1983 a. 391;
1985 a. 332 s.
251 (1), (3);
1987 a. 399;
1989 a. 56,
121,
177,
359;
1993 a. 227;
1995 a. 27 s.
9145 (1);
1995 a. 448;
1997 a. 27,
237.
38.125
38.125
Public broadcasting stations. If the district board governing the Milwaukee area technical college determines to relinquish its public broadcasting licenses, it shall offer to assign the licenses to the educational communications board, subject to approval of the federal communications commission.
38.125 History
History: 1985 a. 29;
1987 a. 399.
38.14
38.14
District board powers. 38.14(1)
(1)
Legal proceedings. The district board may sue and be sued in the name of the district and may prosecute or defend all suits brought by or against the district.
38.14(2)(a)(a) For the use of the district schools, the district board may:
38.14(2)(a)1.
1. Purchase or lease materials, supplies and equipment.
38.14(2)(a)2.
2. Purchase or lease suitable land and buildings and rent to others any portion of such land and buildings not needed for school purposes.
38.14(2)(a)3.
3. Construct, enlarge and improve buildings. Existing school buildings and equipment shall be used as far as practicable.
38.14(2)(b)
(b) If there is a county teachers college in the district which is no longer in operation, the district board shall utilize the existing buildings and equipment of the college to the extent possible.
38.14(2)(bm)
(bm) With the approval of the director under
s. 38.04 (2), the district board may sell any property which it finds to be no longer needed by the district.
38.14(2)(c)
(c) All conveyances, leases and contracts under this subsection shall be in the name of the district.
38.14(2)(d)1.
1. Lease facilities to others for school purposes. The district board may not enter into a lease under this subdivision after June 30, 1999.
38.14(2)(d)2.
2. Lease land to others for the construction of a building for school purposes if any future acquisition of the building by the district board will not expose the district board to an expenditure exceeding $500,000, excluding moneys received from gifts, grants or federal funds. The district board may not enter into a lease under this subdivision after June 30, 1991.
38.14(3)(a)(a) The district board may enter into contracts to provide educational services to public and private educational institutions, federal and state agencies, local governmental bodies, industries and businesses.
38.14(3)(am)
(am) If a district board contracts with a school board to provide youth apprenticeship instruction to pupils enrolled in the school district, the district board may not charge the school board an amount that is greater than the technical college district's direct instructional costs associated with providing the instruction.
38.14(3)(b)
(b) The district board may enter into contracts with local community-based organizations for basic skills instruction.
38.14(3)(bm)
(bm) The district board may enter into contracts to provide fiscal and management services to public and private educational institutions, federal and state agencies and local governmental units.
38.14(3)(c)
(c) A district board may contract with a foreign government or any business which is not operating in this state, if a district board demonstrates that the district will receive a direct and measurable benefit from the contract and that the contract will not result in a reduction in the quality of education at district schools and if all of the following conditions are met:
38.14(3)(c)1.
1. The contract meets all of the requirements for a district board contract under this subsection.
38.14(3)(c)2.
2. The contract provides for full cost recovery so that no direct or indirect costs under the contract will be funded by the district.
38.14(3)(c)3.
3. The district board reviews all cost allocation and record-keeping systems for all services provided under the contract, which shall be subject to audit by the district board, and provides guidelines which conform with the requirements of this paragraph.
38.14(3)(c)4.
4. The district board agrees to conduct an audit, on at least an annual basis, to determine that no state aids or district tax funds are spent in the execution of the contract.
38.14(3)(d)
(d) No district employe may receive compensation from a contract under
par. (c) in excess of the compensation that he or she receives as compensation as a district employe, and any compensation that a district employe receives from a contract under
par. (c) shall be paid in proportion to the percentage of an employe's workload that represents the amount of time that an employe is assigned to work under a contract.
38.14(3)(e)
(e) The district board shall establish and file with the board policies governing contracting under this subsection. By December 1, 1990, and annually by December 1 thereafter, the district board shall submit to the board, in a form determined by the board, a report identifying all contracts under which the district board provided services under this subsection in the preceding fiscal year, and any other information requested by the board.
38.14(4)
(4) Gifts and grants. The district board may accept gifts, grants and bequests to be used in the execution of its functions and may accept grants to provide fiscal and management services for the office of justice assistance in the department of administration or its subsidiaries or, if applicable, its successor agency.
38.14(5)
(5) Advisory committees. The district board may establish advisory committees representing every occupation in the district. Each advisory committee shall consist of equal numbers of employers and employes selected by the district board from recommendations submitted by representative organizations and associations of each occupation. The district board and the district director may request the advice and assistance of these advisory committees in selecting, purchasing and installing equipment, in preparing course materials, in developing instructional methods and vocational guidance programs and for such other purposes as the district board desires.
38.14(6)
(6) Transportation. The district board may provide transportation for students within the district, but no state aid may be paid for this service.
38.14(7)
(7) Sale of articles. The district board may sell at market value articles manufactured in district schools. The proceeds from such sales shall be paid to the district treasurer.
38.14(9)
(9) Activity, incidental and vocational-adult seminar and workshop fees. The district board may establish student activity and incidental fees to fund, in whole or in part, the cost of services and activities offered as support services for regular instruction. With the approval of the state director, the district board may establish fees for vocational-adult seminars and workshops, not to exceed the full cost of the seminar or workshop less the fee charged under
s. 38.24 (1m).
38.14(10)
(10) Bonds for officers and employes. The district board may require an officer or employe of the district board to give security for the faithful performance of his or her duties in such form and amount as the district board determines, and may require at any time additional bonds and sureties of any officer or employe.
