AB615, s. 28 12Section 28. 119.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,12,1913 119.10 (2) Annually, no earlier than the 4th Monday in April and no later than
14the first Monday in May, the board shall hold its organizational meeting, shall elect
15a president from among its members to serve for one year and until a successor is
16chosen, and shall designate an individual to serve as clerk and an individual to serve
17as assistant clerk
. In the absence or during the disability of the board president, the
18board shall elect an acting president. The board president shall appoint standing
19committees to serve for one year.
AB615, s. 29 20Section 29. 119.12 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 119.18 (25) and amended
21to read:
AB615,12,2422 119.18 (25) Limit on debt and expenses. The board superintendent of schools
23shall not in any one year contract any debt or incur any expense greater than the
24amount of the school funds subject to its his or her order.
AB615, s. 30
1Section 30. 119.12 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 119.18 (24) and amended
2to read:
AB615,13,123 119.18 (24) Attorney. The city attorney of the city shall be the legal adviser
4of and attorney for the board superintendent of schools, except that the board
5superintendent of schools may retain an attorney to represent the board
6superintendent of schools in any matter if the board superintendent of schools
7determines that it he or she requires specialized legal expertise not possessed by the
8city attorney, the city attorney does not have sufficient staff to adequately represent
9the interests of the board superintendent of schools or a conflict of interest exists.
10The board superintendent of schools shall provide the city attorney with reasonable
11notice of any board meeting at which the board will whenever he or she intends to
12consider retention of an attorney.
AB615, s. 31 13Section 31. 119.14 (title), (1), (2) and (6) to (13) of the statutes are created to
14read:
AB615,13,18 15119.14 (title) Board; powers and duties. (1) General supervision. The
16board may visit and examine the schools of the school district and advise the
17superintendent of schools regarding the instruction, government, and progress of the
18pupils.
AB615,13,20 19(2) Rules. The board may adopt and modify or repeal rules for its own
20government.
AB615,14,2 21(6) Public input. The board shall allocate time at each board meeting for public
22comment on issues of concern or interest to residents of the school district regarding
23the education of pupils, management of the school district, the school district's
24budget, or other issues of interest or concern. The board shall provide a written

1summary of public comments received at each board meeting to the superintendent
2of schools within 2 weeks of the board meeting.
AB615,14,7 3(7) Discussion of public questions. Upon the written application of one-half
4of the electors of the school district, the board shall allow the use of the school
5buildings or grounds for the free discussion of public questions so far as such use does
6not interfere, as determined by the superintendent of schools, with the prime
7purpose of the school buildings or grounds.
AB615,14,11 8(8) Funds for rewards. The board may establish a reward, not exceeding $500,
9for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons who damage or destroy
10school property or who injure any person while at school or under the supervision of
11a school authority.
AB615,14,14 12(9) School board organization; fee. The board may pay the membership fee
13in an organization of school boards in this state and the actual and necessary
14expenses of its representatives incurred in attending meetings of such organization.
AB615,14,21 15(10) Community programs and services. The board may establish and
16maintain community education, training, recreational, cultural, or athletic
17programs and services, outside the regular curricular and extracurricular programs
18for pupils, under such terms and conditions as the board prescribes. The board may
19establish and collect fees to cover all or part of the costs of such programs and
20services. Costs associated with such programs and services shall not be included in
21the school district's shared cost under s. 121.07 (6).
AB615,15,2 22(11) Lectures. The board may provide free lectures on educational subjects in
23school buildings, public library buildings, or other suitable places, and provide for
24the further education of the adult residents of the school district. The superintendent

1of schools may purchase books, stationery, charts, and other things necessary to
2conduct such lectures. The board may designate a person to manage such lectures.
AB615,15,7 3(12) School board orientation. The board may provide for the orientation and
4continuing education of board members and persons who have been elected to the
5board but have not yet taken office in the general duties and responsibilities of the
6board and the school district, and pay for the actual and necessary expenses
7incurred.
AB615,15,11 8(13) Attorney. The board may retain an attorney to advise and represent it
9on matters relating to board governance and to subchs. II and V of ch. 19 if the city
10attorney approves. The board shall provide the city attorney with reasonable notice
11of any board meeting at which the board will consider retention of an attorney.
AB615, s. 32 12Section 32. 119.14 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,15,1413 119.14 (15) Records custodian. The board may designate one or more persons
14to be legal custodians of the board's records.
AB615, s. 33 15Section 33. 119.16 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,15,21 16119.16 Board Superintendent of schools; duties. (1) Educational
17priorities and objectives.
The board and the superintendent of schools shall identify
18broad yearly objectives and assess priorities for education in the school district and
19shall issue an annual report and such additional reports as the board and
20superintendent deem deems desirable on the status of academic programs in the
21school district and the
progress of pupils enrolled in the public schools.
AB615,15,24 22(1m) Management of school district. The board superintendent of schools
23shall have the possession, care, control and management of the schools, facilities,
24operations, property and affairs of the school district.
AB615,16,5
1(2) Establish schools and districts. The board superintendent of schools shall
2maintain the public schools in the city and shall establish, organize and maintain
3such schools as the board superintendent of schools determines are necessary to
4accommodate the children entitled to instruction therein. The board superintendent
5of schools
shall divide the city into attendance districts for such schools.
AB615,16,9 6(3) Buildings and sites. (a) The board superintendent of schools shall
7construct, purchase, lease, improve or enlarge buildings and purchase furniture and
8sites for the public schools, shall purchase, install and maintain heating systems in
9public schools and may contract for carrying out any of these purposes.
AB615,16,1410 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), schoolhouses and the sites on which they are
11situated shall be the property of the city. No site may be purchased or leased and no
12schoolhouse may be constructed unless a resolution therefor is duly adopted by the
13board
the superintendent of schools issues an order to do so. Except as provided in
14par. (c), deeds of conveyance and leases shall be made to the city.
AB615,16,1815 (c) If the redevelopment authority of the city issues bonds under s. 66.1333 (5r),
16the board superintendent of schools may lease buildings or sites from the
17redevelopment authority or borrow money from the redevelopment authority for the
18purposes of par. (a).
AB615,16,21 19(4) Competitive bidding. The board superintendent of schools shall establish
20competitive bidding policies and procedures for purchases and for construction
21contracts.
AB615,17,5 22(5) Special courses. Within budgetary limitations, the board superintendent
23of schools
shall establish in any public school, in grade 7 and higher, such classes of
24instruction consistent with the educational goals and objectives adopted by the board
25superintendent of schools under sub. (1) as are petitioned for by the parents of a

1number of pupils attending the school sufficient to form one or more classes of
2instruction. Petition by the parents of 30 or more pupils of like classification
3attending any such school requesting the establishment of instruction in a specified
4subject is prima facie evidence of the sufficiency of the number of pupils to commence
5instruction therein.
AB615,17,9 6(6) Custodians of school premises. The board superintendent of schools shall
7fix the duties and responsibilities of principals, as custodians of the school premises,
8and of the school engineers. Each principal shall have general supervision of and
9shall be custodian of all school premises over which the principal presides.
AB615,17,24 10(8) Budget. (a) Annually before adopting its the budget for the ensuing school
11year and at least 5 60 days before transmitting its the completed budget under par.
12(b), the board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed school budget at a time and
13place fixed by the board. At least one week before the public hearing, the board shall
14publish a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of the public hearing.
superintendent of
15schools shall submit the proposed budget to the board for its review. If the board
16objects to one or more items, it shall return the budget to the superintendent of
17schools within 15 days, indicating the items to which it objects in writing. The
18superintendent of schools shall respond to the board's objections, in writing, within
1925 days. The response may include revised versions of the items to which the board
20objected. The board may hold one or more public hearings on the superintendent's
21response. At the board's request, the superintendent of schools shall participate in
22the public hearings. If the board holds one or more public hearings, it shall provide
23to the superintendent of schools a written report on the hearings within 15 days of
24receiving the superintendent's response.
AB615,18,5
1(b) The board superintendent of schools shall transmit its the completed budget
2to the common council on or before the first Monday in August of each year on forms
3furnished by the auditing officer of the city. Such completed budget shall be
4published with the budget summary under s. 65.04 (2) or 65.20 and budget under s.
565.05 (7).
AB615,18,8 6(10) School facilities. (a) The board superintendent of schools may not
7demolish any school facility that is 50 years old or older without the approval of the
8city historic preservation commission.
AB615,18,109 (b) The board superintendent of schools may construct new school facilities
10only in the areas of greatest local need for such facilities.
AB615, s. 34 11Section 34. 119.16 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,18,1412 119.16 (8) (am) At least 5 days before transmitting the completed budget to the
13common council under par. (b), the superintendent of schools shall hold a public
14hearing on the proposed budget.
AB615, s. 35 15Section 35. 119.16 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,18,2016 119.16 (11) Collective bargaining agreements. (a) Within 5 days of signing
17a collective bargaining agreement, the superintendent of schools shall submit a copy
18of the agreement to the board for its review. The superintendent of schools shall meet
19with the board to discuss the agreement if the board requests such a meeting within
2030 days of receiving a copy of the agreement.
AB615,18,2321 (b) The superintendent of schools may not enter into a contract specifying
22wages, hours, or conditions of employment with any organization that is not a labor
23organization, as defined in s. 111.70 (1) (h).
AB615, s. 36 24Section 36. 119.18 (title), (1g) and (1r) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB615,19,4
1119.18 (title) Board Superintendent of schools; powers. (1g) Generally.
2The board superintendent of schools may do all things reasonable to promote the
3cause of education, including establishing, providing and improving school district
4programs, functions and activities for the benefit of pupils.
AB615,19,8 5(1r) Rules. The board superintendent of schools may adopt and modify or
6repeal rules for its own government the administration of the school district and for
7the organization, discipline and management of the public schools which shall
8promote the good order and public usefulness of the public schools.
AB615, s. 37 9Section 37. 119.18 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 119.14 (3).
AB615, s. 38 10Section 38. 119.18 (3) to (5), (6) (intro.) and (b) and (7) to (10) of the statutes
11are amended to read:
AB615,19,1312 119.18 (3) Transportation. The board superintendent of schools may provide
13for the transportation of pupils to and from any school within the city.
AB615,19,15 14(4) Insurance. The board superintendent of schools may provide for accident
15insurance covering pupils in the school district.
AB615,19,24 16(5) Textbooks for indigent pupils. The board superintendent of schools may
17purchase textbooks for pupils whose parents, guardians or other persons having
18control or custody of such pupils are without means to furnish them with textbooks,
19if the indigency of such pupils have been investigated and certified by a welfare
20worker or attendance officer. The local governmental authority administering poor
21relief in the city shall reimburse the board superintendent of schools for all
22expenditures by the board superintendent of schools for such textbooks. Such
23textbooks shall be the property of the city and subject to the disposal of the board
24superintendent of schools.
AB615,20,3
1(6) School calendar. (intro.) The board superintendent of schools may
2determine the school calendar and vacation periods for each school year for the
3regular day schools, summer schools, social centers and playgrounds, except that:
AB615,20,54 (b) The board superintendent of schools may close any school or dismiss any
5class in the event of an emergency, fire or other casualty, quarantine or epidemic.
AB615,20,9 6(7) School hours. The board superintendent of schools may establish rules
7scheduling the hours of each school day during which the schools shall be in session.
8The board superintendent of schools may differentiate between the various grades
9in scheduling such school hours.
AB615,20,13 10(8) Schools closed. The board superintendent of schools may determine on
11which national, state and local legal holidays and for which educational conventions
12the public schools shall be closed. There shall be no deductions from the annual or
13monthly compensation of employees not rendering services on such days.
AB615,20,16 14(9) Enrollment under legal name. The board superintendent of schools may
15require that any pupil attending public school shall be enrolled under the pupil's
16legal name.
AB615,20,20 17(10) Employees. (b) Subject to ss. 63.18 to 63.53 when applicable, the board
18superintendent of schools may employ and determine the qualifications, duties and
19compensation of any persons as are required in the operation and management of the
20schools.
AB615,20,2421 (c) The board superintendent of schools may employ a staff to aid it in its his
22or her
duties. The board superintendent of schools shall determine the
23compensation, duties and qualifications of its his or her staff, including whether or
24not employment of such staff shall be subject to ss. 63.18 to 63.53.
AB615, s. 39 25Section 39. 119.18 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 119.14 (14).
AB615, s. 40
1Section 40. 119.18 (12), (13) (intro.), (b) and (c) and (14) of the statutes are
2amended to read:
AB615,21,63 119.18 (12) Employer contribution. The board superintendent of schools may
4make as the employer agency the contributions to the city retirement system payable
5under chapter 396, laws of 1937, in respect to its his or her employees who are
6members of such system.
AB615,21,15 7(13) Exchange teachers. (intro.) The board superintendent of schools may
8make an agreement with the managing body of the schools in any city or school
9district in the United States or another country for the exchange of one of the board's
10teachers
a teacher for a teacher of such other city or school district for a period not
11exceeding one school year. The board superintendent of schools shall determine the
12qualifications and compensation of the teacher rendering service under the
13agreement in the schools under its his or her jurisdiction, who shall be counted as
14a regular teacher in the city in the computation of state and county school aids. The
15agreement shall state:
AB615,21,1916 (b) That any teacher regularly employed by the board superintendent of schools
17under this chapter shall receive credit for the year of exchange teaching service in
18the computation of any benefits to which the teacher is entitled under ch. 40 and the
19manner in which the monthly reservations shall be paid under that subchapter.
AB615,21,2120 (c) Such other provisions as the board superintendent of schools and the other
21managing body deem appropriate.
AB615,22,2 22(14) Sales and charges. The board superintendent of schools may establish
23and maintain, in any of the schools or playgrounds under its his or her jurisdiction,
24cafeterias and stores for the sale of schoolbooks, candies, refreshments and supplies.
25The board superintendent of schools also may charge or permit the making of a

1charge for admission to any school, social center or athletic entertainment or activity,
2under such terms and conditions as the board prescribes.
AB615, s. 41 3Section 41. 119.18 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 119.14 (4) and amended
4to read:
AB615,22,85 119.14 (4) Lease school property. In addition to any other authority, the board
6may lease school sites, buildings and equipment not needed for school purposes, as
7determined by the superintendent of schools,
to any person for any lawful use at a
8reasonable rental for a term not exceeding 15 years.
AB615, s. 42 9Section 42. 119.18 (16) to (22) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB615,22,1910 119.18 (16) Gifts and grants. The board superintendent of schools may
11receive, accept and use gifts or grants of furniture, books, equipment, supplies,
12moneys, securities or other property used or useful for school and educational
13purposes. The board superintendent of schools shall make such use of gifts or grants,
14or invest the same in the case of moneys, as the donor or grantor specifies. In the
15absence of any specific direction as to the use of such gifts or grants by a donor or
16grantor, the board superintendent of schools may determine the use of or may invest
17the same in accordance with the law applicable to trust investments. In the use,
18control or investment of such gifts or grants, the board superintendent of schools may
19exercise the rights and powers generally conferred upon trustees.
AB615,22,25 20(17) Purchases from house of correction. The board superintendent of
21schools
may purchase for use in the schools, from any county in which the city is
22located, furniture, furnishings and equipment manufactured in any house of
23correction under s. 303.16 (1). The board superintendent of schools may waive the
24furnishing by the county or institution of bid bonds and performance bonds otherwise
25required by the statutes in connection with any such purchase.
AB615,23,3
1(18) Copyright materials. The board superintendent of schools may copyright
2under the applicable federal laws any book, pamphlet, bulletin or record form edited
3and published by or under the direction of the board superintendent of schools.
AB615,23,6 4(19) Fences. The board superintendent of schools may construct around any
5schoolhouse or playground site a fence of materials and design approved by the board
6superintendent of schools.
AB615,23,9 7(20) Diplomas. The board superintendent of schools may grant diplomas in
8testimony of the completion of high school or special education requirements,
9including the requirements of special schools established under s. 119.28.
AB615,23,12 10(21) Rules on conduct and dress. The board superintendent of schools may
11establish rules pertaining to conduct and dress of pupils in order to maintain good
12decorum and a favorable academic atmosphere.
AB615,23,16 13(22) Records custodian. On Except as provided in s. 119.14 (15), on behalf of
14any school district authority as defined in s. 19.32 (1), including the board, school
15district officers and any subunit of the board or school district,
the superintendent
16of schools may
designate one or more persons to be legal custodians of records.
AB615, s. 43 17Section 43. 119.18 (23) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB615,23,2318 119.18 (23) School closings. (a) Subject to par. (b), the superintendent of
19schools may close any school that he or she determines is low in performance. If the
20superintendent of schools closes a school, he or she may reassign the school's staff
21members without regard to seniority in service. If the superintendent of schools
22reopens the school, he or she may reassign staff members to the school without
23regard to seniority in service.
AB615,24,824 (b) At least 60 days before closing a school, the superintendent of schools shall
25submit the proposal to close the school to the board for its review. If the board objects

1to the closing, it shall return the proposal to the superintendent of schools within 15
2days, indicating in writing the reasons for its objection. The superintendent of
3schools shall respond to the board's objection, in writing, within 25 days. The
4response may include a revised proposal. The board may hold one or more public
5hearings on the superintendent's response. At the board's request, the
6superintendent of schools shall participate in the public hearings. If the board holds
7one or more hearings, it shall provide to the superintendent of schools a written
8report on the hearings within 15 days of receiving the superintendent's response.
AB615, s. 44 9Section 44. 119.19 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,24,20 10119.19 Released time for religious instruction. (1) The board
11superintendent of schools may permit a pupil, with the written permission of the
12pupil's parent or guardian, to be absent from school for up to 180 minutes per week
13to obtain religious instruction outside the school during the required school period.
14The board superintendent of schools shall determine periods allotted for the pupil
15to be absent from school for the purpose of religious instruction. Monthly, the
16supervisor of the religious instruction shall report the names of the pupils who
17attended such weekly religious instruction to the principal of the school that the
18pupil regularly attends. The board superintendent of schools may withdraw
19permission to be absent from school if a pupil does not attend the religious
20instruction.
AB615,24,22 21(2) The board superintendent of schools is not responsible for transporting a
22pupil to or from religious instruction under sub. (1).
AB615,24,24 23(3) The board superintendent of schools is released from all liability for a pupil
24who is absent from school under sub. (1).
AB615, s. 45
1Section 45. 119.23 (4r) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin
2Act 28
, is amended to read:
AB615,25,103 119.23 (4r) (intro.) If, after the 3rd Friday in September in any school year, a
4private school participating in the program under this section closes, for each
5installment under sub. (4) (c) that was not paid to the private school in that school
6year, the state superintendent shall pay to the board school district operating under
7this chapter
, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (fv), the amount determined
8as follows for each pupil who had been attending the private school under this section
9in that school year and who enrolls in the school district operating under this chapter
10in that school year:
AB615, s. 46 11Section 46. 119.23 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,25,1412 119.23 (6) The board superintendent of schools shall provide transportation to
13pupils attending a private school under this section if required under s. 121.54 and
14may claim transportation aid under s. 121.58 for pupils so transported.
AB615, s. 47 15Section 47. 119.23 (7) (b) 7. a. of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin
16Act 28
, is amended to read:
AB615,25,2217 119.23 (7) (b) 7. a. Except as provided in subd. 7. b., if the private school ceases
18operating as a private school, immediately transfer all of the progress records of the
19pupils who attended the school under this section to the board superintendent of
20schools
. The private school shall send written notice to each pupil, or to the parent
21or guardian of a minor pupil, of the transfer of progress records under this subd. 7.
22a.
AB615, s. 48 23Section 48. 119.235 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,26,624 119.235 (1) The board superintendent of schools may contract with any
25nonsectarian private school located in the city or any nonsectarian private agency

1located in the city to provide educational programs to pupils enrolled in the school
2district operating under this chapter. The board superintendent of schools shall
3ensure that each private school or agency under contract with the board
4superintendent of schools complies with ss. 118.125 and 118.13, 20 USC 1232g, 20
5USC 1681
to 1688, 20 USC 3171 to 3197, 29 USC 794, 42 USC 2000d and 42 USC
66101
to 6107, and all health and safety laws and rules that apply to public schools.
AB615, s. 49 7Section 49. 119.235 (2) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB615,26,98 119.235 (2) (intro.) Each private school or agency under contract with the board
9superintendent of schools shall do all of the following:
AB615,26,1110 (b) Participate in the board's superintendent of schools' parent information
11program.
AB615, s. 50 12Section 50. 119.235 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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