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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 7,
TO 2009 SENATE BILL 437
April 20, 2010 - Offered by Representatives Pridemore, Knodl, Suder and
Newcomer.
SB437-AA7,1,21 At the locations indicated, amend the bill, as shown by senate substitute
2amendment 1, as follows:
SB437-AA7,1,4 31. Page 1, line 5: after "conditions," insert "the terms of teacher employment
4contracts,".
SB437-AA7,1,5 52. Page 1, line 7: before that line insert:
SB437-AA7,1,6 6" Section 1b. 111.70 (4) (m) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB437-AA7,1,87 111.70 (4) (m) 5. Any reason for renewal or nonrenewal of a contract under s.
8118.22.
SB437-AA7, s. 1f 9Section 1f. 118.22 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB437-AA7,1,1310 118.22 (1) (a) "Board" means a school board, technical college district board,
11board of control of a cooperative educational service agency or county children with
12disabilities education board, but does not include any board of school directors in a
13city of the 1st class
.
SB437-AA7,2,5
1(b) "Teacher" means any person who holds a teacher's certificate or license
2issued by the state superintendent or a classification status under the technical
3college system board and whose legal employment requires such certificate, license
4or classification status, but does not include part-time teachers or teachers
5employed by any board of school directors in a city of the 1st class
.
SB437-AA7, s. 1k 6Section 1k. 118.22 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB437-AA7,2,87 118.22 (1m) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), the term of each teacher's
8contract entered into by a board shall be one year.
SB437-AA7,2,129 (b) After a teacher's continuous employment by a board for 5 years, the term
10of the teacher's contract shall be 2 years. The term of a contract of a teacher who has
11been continuously employed by a board for 5 or more years as of the effective date
12of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], shall be 2 years.
SB437-AA7, s. 1L 13Section 1L. 118.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB437-AA7,3,514 118.22 (2) On or before March 15 of the school last year during which of a
15teacher holds a teacher's contract, the board by which the teacher is employed or an
16employee at the direction of the board shall give the teacher written notice of renewal
17or refusal to renew the teacher's contract for the ensuing school year. If no such
18notice is given on or before March 15, the contract then in force shall continue for the
19ensuing school year, or for the ensuing 2 school years if the teacher has been
20employed continuously by the board for 5 or more years
. A teacher who receives a
21notice of renewal of contract for the ensuing school year, or a teacher who does not
22receive a notice of renewal or refusal to renew the teacher's contract for the ensuing
23school year
on or before March 15 of the last year of the contract, shall accept or reject
24in writing such contract not later than the following April 15. No teacher may be
25employed or dismissed except by a majority vote of the full membership of the board.

1A refusal to renew a teacher's contract may not be for arbitrary or capricious reasons.
2Nothing in this section prevents the modification or termination of a contract by
3mutual agreement of the teacher and the board. No such board may enter into a
4contract of employment with a teacher for any period of time as to which the teacher
5is then under a contract of employment with another board.
SB437-AA7, s. 1s 6Section 1s. 118.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB437-AA7,3,137 118.22 (3) At least 15 days prior to giving written notice of refusal to renew a
8teacher's contract for the ensuing school year, the employing board shall inform the
9teacher by preliminary notice in writing that the board is considering nonrenewal
10of the teacher's contract and that, if the teacher files a request therefor with the
11board within 5 days after receiving the preliminary notice, the teacher has the right
12to a private conference with the board prior to before being given written notice of
13refusal to renew the teacher's contract.
SB437-AA7, s. 1w 14Section 1w. 118.22 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB437-AA7,3,1915 118.22 (4) A Except as provided in s. 111.70 (4) (m) 5., a collective bargaining
16agreement may modify, waive or replace any of the provisions of this section as they
17apply to teachers in the collective bargaining unit, but neither the employer nor the
18bargaining agent for the employees is required to bargain such modification, waiver
19or replacement.".
SB437-AA7,3,20 203. Page 1, line 7: delete " Section 1" and substitute "Section 1y".
SB437-AA7,3,21 214. Page 6, line 19: after "118.20," insert "118.22,".
SB437-AA7,3,22 225. Page 9, line 11: after that line insert:
SB437-AA7,4,3
1"(2) The treatment of sections 111.70 (4) (m) 5. and 118.22 (4) of the statutes
2first applies to a collective bargaining agreement that is entered into, modified, or
3renewed on the effective date of this subsection.
SB437-AA7,4,54 (3) The treatment of section 118.22 (1m), (2), and (3) of the statutes first applies
5to teachers who hold a license to teach on the effective date of this subsection.".
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