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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
March 18, 2009 - Introduced by Senator Jauch, cosponsored by Representative
Sherman. Referred to Committee on Education.
SB125,1,3
1An Act to renumber and amend 118.40 (3) (c) 1.; and
to create 118.40 (3) (c)
21. c. of the statutes;
relating to: establishing a charter school in conjunction
3with an Indian tribe.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, with two exceptions, a school board may not enter into a
contract for the establishment of a charter school located outside the school district.
If two or more school districts jointly establish a charter school, the school must be
located within one of the school districts. If one or more school districts enter into
an agreement with a cooperative educational service agency (CESA) to establish a
charter school, the school must be located within the boundaries of the CESA.
This bill provides that if one or more school districts enter into an agreement
with a federally recognized Indian tribe or band to establish a charter school, the
school must be located within one of the school districts or within the boundaries of
the tribe's or band's reservation.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB125, s. 1
4Section
1. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 118.40 (3) (c) 1. (intro.)
5and amended to read:
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1118.40
(3) (c) 1. (intro.) A school board may not enter into a contract for the
2establishment of a charter school located outside the school district, except
that if as
3follows:
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4a. If 2 or more school boards enter into an agreement under s. 66.0301 to
5establish a charter school, the charter school shall be located within one of the school
6districts
, and if.
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7b. If one or more school boards enter into an agreement with the board of control
8of a cooperative educational service agency to establish a charter school, the charter
9school shall be located within the boundaries of the cooperative educational service
10agency
. This subdivision
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111m. Subdivision 1. does not apply to the establishment of a virtual charter
12school.
SB125, s. 2
13Section
2. 118.40 (3) (c) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.40
(3) (c) 1. c. If one or more school boards enter into an agreement with
15a federally recognized Indian tribe or band in this state to establish a charter school,
16the charter school shall be located within one of the school districts or within the
17boundaries of the tribe's or band's reservation.
