| 1 | 1 | | LRB-2587/1 |
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| 2 | 2 | | FFK:cjs |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 180 |
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| 5 | 5 | | April 3, 2023 - Introduced by JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Referred to Committee |
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| 6 | 6 | | on Education. |
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| 7 | 7 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT to renumber and amend 120.02 (3) (e); and to create 120.02 (3) (e) 2. |
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| 9 | 9 | | of the statutes; relating to: reducing the number of members on the school |
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| 10 | 10 | | board of a consolidated school district. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 12 | 12 | | This bill is explained in the NOTES provided by the Joint Legislative Council in |
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| 13 | 13 | | the bill. |
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| 14 | 14 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 15 | 15 | | enact as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PREFATORY NOTE: This bill was prepared for the Joint |
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| 17 | 17 | | Legislative Council's Study Committee on Shared School District Services. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Under current law, whenever a school district with more than 3 school board |
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| 19 | 19 | | members votes to reduce the number of school board members, it must do so one member |
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| 20 | 20 | | at a time. Board membership is then reduced by the district electing one less school board |
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| 21 | 21 | | member annually until the school board is reduced to the approved number of members. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The bill creates an exception to this requirement specifically for a consolidated |
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| 23 | 23 | | school district during the first 7 years after consolidation takes effect. Under the bill, if |
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| 24 | 24 | | a school district created by consolidation with more than 5 school board members votes |
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| 25 | 25 | | to reduce the number of board members during the first 7 years following consolidation, |
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| 26 | 26 | | 2 fewer school board members may be elected annually until the board is reduced to the |
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| 27 | 27 | | approved number of members, but at least one member must be elected each year. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 180 |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 1. 120.02 (3) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 120.03 (3) (e) 1. and |
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| 34 | 34 | | amended to read: |
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| 35 | 35 | | 120.03 (3) (e) 1. Whenever Except as provided in subd. 2., whenever a school |
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| 36 | 36 | | district with more than 3 school board members votes to reduce the number of school |
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| 37 | 37 | | board members, one less school board member shall be elected annually thereafter |
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| 38 | 38 | | until the school board is reduced to the approved number of members, but not less |
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| 39 | 39 | | than one member shall be elected each year. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 2. 120.02 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 41 | 41 | | 120.02 (3) (e) 2. If a school district created by consolidation under s. 117.08 or |
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| 42 | 42 | | 117.09 with more than 5 school board members votes to reduce the number of school |
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| 43 | 43 | | board members during the first 7 school years following the date on which the |
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| 44 | 44 | | consolidation takes effect, 2 less school board members may be elected annually |
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| 45 | 45 | | thereafter until the school board is reduced to the approved number of members, but |
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| 46 | 46 | | not less than one member shall be elected each year. |
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| 47 | 47 | | (END) |
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