Note: Permits certain tribal school pupils to serve as inspectors at a polling place
under certain conditions.
AB199, s. 3 13Section 3. 15.377 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,6,1514 15.377 (4) (f) Representatives of private schools and, charter schools, and tribal
15schools, as defined in s. 115.001 (16)
.
Note: Provides that representatives of tribal schools may serve on the DPI council
on special education.
AB199, s. 4 16Section 4. 15.377 (8) (c) 14. of the statutes is created to read:
AB199,6,1917 15.377 (8) (c) 14. One person licensed as a teacher and actively employed in a
18tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (16), recommended by a federally recognized
19American Indian tribe or band in this state that has a tribal school.
Note: Current law permits one licensed teacher actively employed in a private
school, recommended by the Wisconsin council of religious and independent schools, to
serve on the DPI professional standards council for teachers. The council currently has
19 members who, with one limited exception, are appointed for 3-year terms. With 3
exceptions, a vacancy in any category is filled by having the entity that is authorized to
make a recommendation in that category provide 3 names to the state superintendent,
who then makes the selection for that category.

The bill increases the number of members to 20 by adding a provision for a licensed
teacher employed by a tribal school. The state superintendent must select this teacher
based on the recommendation of a tribe that has a tribal school.
AB199, s. 5 1Section 5 . 15.57 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,7,32 15.57 (3) One representative of public schools and one representative of private
3schools or of tribal schools, as defined in s. 115.001 (16), appointed for 4-year terms.
Note: The educational communications board has 16 members who, with limited
exceptions not applicable to this provision, are nominated by the governor and confirmed
by the senate. This provision permits the governor to nominate a representative who may
represent either a tribal school or private school.
AB199, s. 6 4Section 6 . 16.971 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,7,75 16.971 (15) Provide private schools and tribal schools, as defined in s. 115.001
6(16),
with telecommunications access under s. 16.997 and contract with
7telecommunications providers to provide that access.
Note: Requires the department of administration (DOA) to include tribal schools
in the educational telecommunication access program under s. 16.997, stats., which
provides access to data lines and video links under certain conditions to certain
educational agencies (including private schools) at certain costs. This program is the part
of the technology for educational achievement (TEACH) program that applies to private
schools.
AB199, s. 7 8Section 7 . 16.972 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB199,7,109 16.972 (1) (cm) "Qualified tribal school" means a tribal school as defined in s.
10115.001 (16).
AB199, s. 8 11Section 8 . 16.972 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,8,1012 16.972 (2) (b) Except as provided in par. (a), provide such computer services and
13telecommunications services to local governmental units and the broadcasting
14corporation and provide such telecommunications services to qualified private
15schools, tribal schools, postsecondary institutions, museums, and zoos, as the
16department considers to be appropriate and as the department can efficiently and
17economically provide. The department may exercise this power only if in doing so
18it maintains the services it provides at least at the same levels that it provides prior

1to exercising this power and it does not increase the rates chargeable to users served
2prior to exercise of this power as a result of exercising this power. The department
3may charge local governmental units, the broadcasting corporation, and qualified
4private schools, tribal schools, postsecondary institutions, museums, and zoos, for
5services provided to them under this paragraph in accordance with a methodology
6determined by the department. Use of telecommunications services by a qualified
7private school, tribal school, or postsecondary institution shall be subject to the same
8terms and conditions that apply to a municipality using the same services. The
9department shall prescribe eligibility requirements for qualified museums and zoos
10to receive telecommunications services under this paragraph.
AB199, s. 9 11Section 9 . 16.974 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB199,8,1712 16.974 (2) Subject to s. 16.972 (2) (b), enter into and enforce an agreement with
13any agency, any authority, any unit of the federal government, any local
14governmental unit, or any entity in the private sector , or any tribal school, as defined
15in s. 115.001 (16),
to provide services authorized to be provided by the department
16to that agency, authority, unit, or entity, or tribal school at a cost specified in the
17agreement.
AB199,9,6 18(3) Develop or operate and maintain any system or device facilitating Internet
19or telephone access to information about programs of agencies, authorities, local
20governmental units, or entities in the private sector, or any tribal schools, as defined
21in s. 115.001 (16), or
otherwise permitting the transaction of business by agencies,
22authorities, local governmental units, or entities in the private sector, or tribal
23schools
by means of electronic communication. The department may assess
24executive branch agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of
25Wisconsin System, for the costs of systems or devices relating to information

1technology or telecommunications that are developed, operated, or maintained
2under this subsection in accordance with a methodology determined by the
3department. The department may also charge any agency, authority, local
4governmental unit, or entity in the private sector , or tribal school for such costs as
5a component of any services provided by the department to that agency, authority,
6local governmental unit, or entity, or tribal school.
Note: Sections 7 to 9 permit DOA to provide telecommunications services to tribal
schools that DOA considers appropriate and charge for such services. Also see s. 20.505
(1) (is), stats., below.
AB199, s. 10 7Section 10. 16.9785 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,9,14 816.9785 Purchases of computers by teachers. The department shall
9negotiate with private vendors to facilitate the purchase of computers and other
10educational technology, as defined in s. 24.60 (1r), by public and, private, and tribal
11elementary and secondary school teachers for their private use. The department
12shall attempt to make available types of computers and other educational technology
13under this section that will encourage and assist teachers in becoming
14knowledgeable about the technology and its uses and potential uses in education.
Note: Includes tribal school teachers in the DOA program to facilitate the
purchase of computers by school teachers.
AB199, s. 11 15Section 11. 16.99 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,9,2116 16.99 (2g) "Educational agency" means a school district, charter school
17sponsor, juvenile correctional facility, private school, tribal school, as defined in s.
18115.001 (16),
cooperative educational service agency, technical college district,
19private college, public library system, public library board, public museum, the
20Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Wisconsin Educational
21Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Note: Includes tribal schools under the educational telecommunications access
program which is part of the TEACH program. See s. 16.971 (15), stats., above.
AB199, s. 12 1Section 12. 20.505 (1) (is) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,10,72 20.505 (1) (is) Information technology and communications services; nonstate
3entities.
From the sources specified in ss. 16.972 (2) (b) and (c), 16.974 (2) and (3),
4and 16.997 (2) (d), to provide computer, telecommunications, electronic
5communications, and supercomputer services to state authorities, units of the
6federal government, local governmental units, tribal schools, and entities in the
7private sector, the amounts in the schedule.
Note: Amends the appropriation to DOA for technology and communications
services provided to tribal schools to reflect the amendment to ss. 16.972 (2) (b) and 16.974
(2) and (3), stats., above.
AB199, s. 13 8Section 13. 27.01 (7) (c) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,10,199 27.01 (7) (c) 10. Any motor vehicle operated for the purpose of transporting
10pupils to or from curricular or extracurricular activities of a public or private school
11or, a home-based private educational program under s. 118.15 (4), or a tribal school,
12as defined in s. 115.001 (16)
. The operator of a motor vehicle transporting pupils
13under this subdivision shall possess and exhibit for inspection a written
14authorization from an administrator of the school or home-based private
15educational program indicating that admission to the vehicle admission area is part
16of an official school or home-based private educational program function and
17indicating the date for which the authorization is applicable. A separate
18authorization is required for each date on which the motor vehicle is admitted to the
19vehicle admission area under this subdivision.
Note: Exempts a motor vehicle transporting tribal school pupils to a state park or
recreational area from the requirement to display a state park admission receipt.
AB199, s. 14 20Section 14. 28.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,11,5
128.06 (1) Limitation. Only planting stock of species and sizes suitable for forest
2and woodlot planting and for planting by school pupils, including pupils at a tribal
3school, as defined in s. 115.001 (16),
to celebrate arbor day under s. 118.025 shall be
4produced in state forest nurseries. The department may employ labor at prevailing
5local wages for nursery operation or reforestation.
Note: Current law provides that the state forest nurseries may plant stock
suitable for planting by school pupils to celebrate arbor day and authorizes distribution
of the stock for arbor day plantings by school pupils. The bill specifies that tribal school
pupils are included.
AB199, s. 15 6Section 15. 29.301 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,11,97 29.301 (1) (a) In this subsection, "school" means a public or private elementary
8or secondary school, including a charter school, a tribal school, as defined in s.
9115.001 (16),
or a technical college.
Note: Adds tribal school to the definition of "school" that is used in s. 29.301 (1)
(b), stats., which prohibits hunting within 1,700 feet of certain facilities, including a
school.
AB199, s. 16 10Section 16. 30.74 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,11,1711 30.74 (1) (a) The department shall create comprehensive courses on boating
12safety and operation. These courses shall be offered in cooperation with schools,
13including tribal schools, as defined in s. 115.001 (16), private clubs and
14organizations, and may be offered by the department in areas where requested and
15where other sponsorship is unavailable. The department shall issue certificates to
16persons 10 years of age or older successfully completing such courses. The
17department shall prescribe the course content and the form of the certificate.
Note: Requires the department of natural resources to create boating safety
courses and offer them in cooperation with, among others, schools, including tribal
schools.
AB199, s. 17 18Section 17. 36.11 (36m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,12,7
136.11 (36m) School safety research. The board shall direct the schools of
2education and other appropriate research-oriented departments within the system,
3to work with the technical college system board under s. 38.04 (27), school districts,
4private schools, tribal schools, as defined in s. 115.001 (16), and the department of
5public instruction to present to school districts and , private schools, and tribal
6schools
the results of research on models for and approaches to improving school
7safety and reducing discipline problems in schools and at school activities.
Note: Requires the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin (UW) system
to direct the UW schools of education to work with tribal schools, among others, on
researching improving school safety and reducing school discipline problems and to share
with tribal schools the results of such research.
AB199, s. 18 8Section 18. 38.001 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,12,129 38.001 (3) (a) 1. Contract with secondary schools, including tribal schools, to
10provide educational opportunities for high school age students in order to enhance
11their potential for benefiting from postsecondary education and for obtaining
12employment.
AB199,12,1513 2. Coordinate and cooperate with secondary schools, including tribal schools,
14to facilitate the transition of secondary school students into postsecondary technical
15college education through curriculum articulation and collaboration.
Note: Provides that the purposes of the technical college system include
contracting, coordinating, and cooperating with tribal schools.
AB199, s. 19 16Section 19. 38.01 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB199,12,1717 38.01 (9m) "Tribal school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (16).
AB199, s. 20 18Section 20. 38.04 (27) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,13,319 38.04 (27) School safety. The board shall work with schools of education and
20other departments of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 36.11 (36m),
21school districts, private schools, tribal schools, and the department of public

1instruction to present to school districts and , private schools, and tribal schools the
2results of research on models for and approaches to improving school safety and
3reducing discipline problems in schools and at school activities.
Note: Requires the technical college system board to additionally work with tribal
schools on researching improving school safety and reducing school discipline problems
and to share with tribal schools the results of such research.
AB199, s. 21 4Section 21. 38.14 (3) (a) and (bm) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB199,13,75 38.14 (3) (a) The district board may enter into contracts to provide educational
6services to public and private educational institutions, tribal schools, federal and
7state agencies, local governmental bodies, industries, and businesses.
AB199,13,108 (bm) The district board may enter into contracts to provide fiscal and
9management services to public and private educational institutions, tribal schools,
10federal and state agencies, and local governmental units.
Note: Authorizes a technical college district board to contract with tribal schools,
among others, to provide educational services or fiscal and management services.
AB199, s. 22 11Section 22 . 39.41 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,13,1512 39.41 (1) (bm) "Senior" means a pupil enrolled in the 12th grade in a public or
13private high school, a tribal school, the school operated by the Wisconsin Educational
14Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or the school operated by the
15Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
AB199, s. 23 16Section 23 . 39.41 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB199,13,1717 39.41 (1) (br) "Tribal school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (16).
AB199, s. 24 18Section 24 . 39.41 (1m) (a) (intro.), (b), (c) 4. and 5., (e), (em), (g) and (j) of the
19statutes are amended to read:
AB199,13,2220 39.41 (1m) (a) (intro.) Subject to par. (d), by February 15 of each school year,
21the school board of each school district operating one or more high schools and the
22governing body of each private high school and of each tribal high school shall:
AB199,14,6
1(b) By February 15 of each school year, the school board of each school district
2operating one or more high schools and the governing body of each private high
3school and of each tribal high school may, for each high school with an enrollment of
4less than 80 pupils, nominate the senior with the highest grade point average in all
5subjects who may be designated as a scholar by the executive secretary under par.
6(c) 3.
AB199,14,107 (c) 4. For each public or, private, or tribal high school with an enrollment of at
8least 80 pupils, notify the school board of the school district operating the public high
9school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school of the number of
10scholars to be designated under par. (a).
AB199,14,1511 5. For each public or, private, or tribal high school with an enrollment of less
12than 80 pupils, notify the school board of the school district operating the public high
13school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school that the school board
14or governing body may nominate a senior under par. (b) who may be designated as
15a scholar by the executive secretary.
AB199,15,416 (e) Except as provided under par. (em), if 2 or more seniors from the same high
17school of less than 80 pupils have the same grade point average and, except for the
18limitation of one nominated senior, are otherwise eligible for nomination under par.
19(b), the faculty of the high school shall select the senior who may be nominated by
20the school board of the school district operating the public high school or the
21governing body of the private or tribal high school for designation under par. (b) as
22a scholar by the executive secretary. If that senior is designated as a scholar by the
23executive secretary and does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under
24sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), faculty of the high school shall select one or more of the
25remaining seniors with the same grade point average for certification as a scholar

1and the school board of the school district operating the high school or the governing
2body of the private or tribal high school shall certify to the board one or more of these
3seniors as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a)
4or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the board.
AB199,15,145 (em) If the high school weights different courses differently to determine a
6pupil's grade point average, and the senior designated as a scholar by the executive
7secretary under par. (e) does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under
8sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), the faculty of the high school shall select one senior with the
9same grade point average for certification as a scholar, or, if there is no senior with
10the same grade point average, one senior with the next highest grade point average
11for certification as a scholar, and the school board of the school district operating the
12high school or the governing body of the private or tribal high school shall certify to
13the board the selected senior as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a
14scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the board.
AB199,15,2315 (g) Notwithstanding par. (a), if a high school of at least 80 pupils closes or
16merges in the 1991-92 school year or in any school year thereafter, the school board
17of the school district operating the high school or the governing body of the private
18or tribal high school shall, subject to par. (d), for each of the 2 school years following
19the closure or merger, designate the same number of scholars from among the pupils
20enrolled in the high school at the time of closure or merger as the number of scholars
21designated for that high school in the school year the high school closed or merged.
22Any seniors designated under this paragraph shall be eligible for an original
23scholarship under this section.
AB199,16,324 (j) In the event that 2 or more seniors from the same high school of at least 80
25pupils have the same grade point average and are otherwise eligible for designation

1under par. (a), the school board of the school district operating the high school or the
2governing body of the private or tribal high school shall make the designation of the
3faculty of the high school for purposes of par. (d) or (i).
Note: Sections 22 to 24 include seniors at a tribal high school in the academic
excellence higher education scholarships program that provides certain seniors with
academic scholarships at the UW, technical college, or participating private institutions
of higher education.
AB199, s. 25 4Section 25. 45.20 (2) (a) 1., (c) 1. and (d) 1. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB199,16,115 45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement
6program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of
7higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03
8(11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50, enrolling in a
9public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.011 (16),
10that operates high school grades,
or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under
11s. 39.47.
AB199,17,212 (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b) 1. may
13be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any
14institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of a
15course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school that
16is approved under s. 38.50, any public or private high school, any tribal school, as
17defined in s. 115.001 (16), that operates high school grades,
or any institution from
18which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47. Except as
19provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed the total cost of
20the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the veteran receives
21specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an undergraduate
22semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of tuition for a

1state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of
2Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.
AB199,17,83 (d) 1. A veteran's eligibility for reimbursement under this subsection at any
4institution of higher education in this state, at a school that is approved under s.
545.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50, at a public or
6private high school, at a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (16), that operates high
7school grades,
or at an institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident
8tuition under s. 39.47 is limited to the following:
Note: Provides that a veteran is eligible for reimbursement for a course taken at
a tribal high school under certain circumstances.
AB199, s. 26 9Section 26. 46.275 (3r) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,17,1310 46.275 (3r) (a) 3. The person will be relocated into the home of the person's
11parent or guardian and will be receiving state monitoring of the relocation and
12services provided by a public or private school or a tribal school, as defined in s.
13115.001 (16)
.
Note: Current law permits the department of health and family services (DHFS)
to relocate a resident of a state center for the developmentally disabled to the community
without county participation under certain circumstances, including the circumstance in
s. 46.275 (3r) (a) 3., stats., which is amended to include a tribal school.
AB199, s. 27 14Section 27. 48.02 (18m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB199,17,1515 48.02 (18m) "Tribal school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (16).
AB199, s. 28 16Section 28. 48.345 (12) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB199,17,1817 48.345 (12) (a) 5. Pursuant to a contractual agreement with the school district
18in which the child resides, an educational program provided by a tribal school.
AB199, s. 29 19Section 29. 48.345 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB199,18,520 48.345 (12) (c) The judge shall order the county department, department, in
21a county having a population of 500,000 or more, or licensed child welfare agency

1responsible for supervising the child to disclose to the school board, technical college
2district board, tribal school, or private, nonprofit, nonsectarian agency which is
3providing an educational program under par. (a) 3. records or information about the
4child, as necessary to assure the provision of appropriate educational services under
5par. (a).
Note: Under current law, a child in need of protection or services (CHIPS)
dispositional order may include an order that a child attend an educational program
provided by the school district or one of several programs under contract with the school
district. Current law does not include a tribal school.
Section 48.345 (12) (a) 5., stats., specifies that the court is permitted to order a child
to attend a tribal school if the school district has a contract with the tribal school for such
placements. Section 48.345 (12) (c), stats., is amended to require the court to order the
supervising agency to disclose information to the tribal school necessary to assure
appropriate educational services in such cases. Also see ss. 121.78 (4) and 938.34 (7d) (a)
5. and (c), stats., below.
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