University
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents' proposed action to raise by one percent the pay range minima and maxima of the academic staff for the 1991-1992 fiscal year requires prior approval by the Secretary of the Department of Employment Relations. 80-138
Veterans Affairs, Secretary of
Salary adjustment for the incumbent Secretary discussed. 67-257, 262
Water and Light Commission
Where Water and Light Commission has power to fix compensation of employes, it may meet in closed session to discuss and vote upon increases for non-union employes. A record must be made of motions and roll-call votes at open and closed meetings. Such record is open to inspection and copying subject to sec. 19.21, Stats., and common-law limitations with respect thereto. 67-117
Wisconsin Housing Finance Authority
The Wisconsin Housing Finance Authority does not have the power to increase the salary of its Executive Director up to the maximum of the executive group range established under sec. 20.923(1), Stats., for positions assigned to Wisconsin state executive salary group 6 until February 1, 1983. 71-186
SANITARIANS
See COUNTY SANITARIANS
SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
Commissioners
Constitutionality of ch. 45, Laws of 1981, delegating authority to commissioners of various financial institutions, discussed. 71-195
Interest
Charges imposed on a seller of property as a condition of the granting of a loan to a buyer of the property are includable as part of the interest under sec. 138.05, Stats., to the extent that such charges are passed on by the seller to the buyer. 68-398
Investment of deposited funds
Section 112.05, Stats., does not apply to or restrict the investment of deposited funds by a savings and loan association except when it acts as trustee. 70-218
Municipal funds
Municipal funds may be invested in savings and loan associations to the extent permitted by sec. 219.05(1), Stats. 62-312
Prepayment penalty
Imposition of a prepayment penalty on mortgage loans can only be made when the conditions of sec. 215.21(11), Stats., are met. Section 215.21(19), Stats., also discussed. 66-90
Public records
Salary information submitted to the state commission of savings and loan in connection with an absorption application is not exempt from disclosure under the state public records law. 77-20
Second mortgage
Second mortgage constitutes equivalent security interest when held by savings and loan association which holds first mortgage, and there are no intervening liens. Sections 428.101, 428.106(5), 227.014(2)(a), Stats., discussed. 63-557
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS
See also EDUCATION; PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, SUPERINTENDENT OF; STUDENTS; TUITION; VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION; UNIVERSITY
Board member and employment by Board of spouse
The enactment of the marital property law does not change the applicability of section 946.13, Stats., to the member of a governmental body when that body employs the member's spouse. As was the case before the marital property law, the member of the governmental body avoids violation of section 946.13 if in his private capacity he does not negotiate, bid on or enter into the employment contract and in his public capacity he does not participate in the making of the contract and does not exercise discretion in the performance of the contract. 76-15
Borrowing
A school board of a union or common school may incur debt to erect suitable buildings or additions to them without a referendum if such debt is incurred under section 67.05(6a)(b) or 67.12(12)(e)2g., Stats. However, the electorate through an annual or special meeting must independently approve the building or addition under section 120.10(5) and (5m) unless that requirement is relieved by the language of section 67.05(7)(d) or 67.12(12)(e)3. (Revised) 79-201
Building construction
A school board of a union or common school may incur debt to erect suitable buildings or additions to them without a referendum if such debt is incurred under section 67.05(6a)(b) or 67.12(12)(e)2g., Stats. However, the electorate through an annual or special meeting must independently approve the building or addition under section 120.10(5) and (5m) unless that requirement is relieved by the language of section 67.05(7)(d) or 67.12(12)(e)3. (Revised) 79-201
Buses
See School buses
CESA and purchase of real estate
School district members of cooperative educational service agencies who unsuccessfully oppose purchase of real estate are obliged to pay their share of the costs of the acquisition of that real estate, and the CESA may sue those districts if they do not fulfill their financial obligation. The board of control may set the appropriate share for the school districts if the money used for acquisition is not state or local aids under section 116.08(1), Stats. 80-296
Charitable and penal institutions
The nonagricultural lands at the Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled and other similar institutions are not subject to taxation for school purposes under sec. 70.114, Stats. (Unpub.). 110-1977
Church schools
In the administration of Title IV, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended, funds may not be spent to provide educational services on the premises of church affiliated private schools but such funds may be spent to provide services through "dual enrollment" or "shared time" programs, nor may school districts be required to equalize, on a per enrollee basis, expenditures as between private and public school students; nor may the Department of Public Instruction administer Title IV programs if local school districts refuse or are legally unable to do so. 64-139
Compatibility
The offices of Register of Deeds and school board member of a common school district are compatible. (Unpub.). 79-1976
Compulsory education statute
Parents who unilaterally remove a child from an exceptional educational needs placement violate the compulsory education statute. 79-105
Confidential reports
See Student records
Contracts
Multiple year contract renewal provisions under section 118.24(1) and (1m), Stats., do not apply to personnel and curriculum administrators and their assistants. (Unpub.). 37-1984
Counties
Counties are liable for proportionate share of tax certified to them prior to repeal of sec. 59.07(21), by sec. 300m of ch. 90, Laws of 1973. 63-300
Damage and interest provisions on tax payments
School districts may not invoke the damage and interest provisions of section 74.22, Stats., to penalize a township for failing to settle tax payments within the time required by law. 74-84
Destruction of obsolete school district records
Common school districts are presently without authority to destroy records which fall within sec. 19.21(1), Stats., and which are not pupil records under sec. 118.125(1), Stats. Where city school district is involved, city council could by ordinance provide for destruction of obsolete school district records under sec. 19.21(5)(a), Stats. Meaning of public records as related to school districts discussed. 63-272
Discrimination
Discrimination such as the use by public schools of American Indian logos, mascots or nicknames does come within the purview of section 118.13 of the Wisconsin statutes. 80-321
