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2023 SENATE BILL 180
April 3, 2023 - Introduced by JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Referred to Committee
on Education.
1 AN ACT to renumber and amend 120.02 (3) (e); and to create 120.02 (3) (e) 2.
2 of the statutes; relating to: reducing the number of members on the school
3 board of a consolidated school district.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill is explained in the NOTES provided by the Joint Legislative Council in
the bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PREFATORY NOTE: This bill was prepared for the Joint
Legislative Council's Study Committee on Shared School District Services.
Under current law, whenever a school district with more than 3 school board
members votes to reduce the number of school board members, it must do so one member
at a time. Board membership is then reduced by the district electing one less school board
member annually until the school board is reduced to the approved number of members.
The bill creates an exception to this requirement specifically for a consolidated
school district during the first 7 years after consolidation takes effect. Under the bill, if
a school district created by consolidation with more than 5 school board members votes
to reduce the number of board members during the first 7 years following consolidation,
2 fewer school board members may be elected annually until the board is reduced to the
approved number of members, but at least one member must be elected each year.
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SENATE BILL 180 SECTION 1
1 SECTION 1. 120.02 (3) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 120.03 (3) (e) 1. and
2 amended to read:
3 120.03 (3) (e) 1. Whenever Except as provided in subd. 2., whenever a school
4 district with more than 3 school board members votes to reduce the number of school
5 board members, one less school board member shall be elected annually thereafter
6 until the school board is reduced to the approved number of members, but not less
7 than one member shall be elected each year.
8 SECTION 2. 120.02 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
9 120.02 (3) (e) 2. If a school district created by consolidation under s. 117.08 or
10 117.09 with more than 5 school board members votes to reduce the number of school
11 board members during the first 7 school years following the date on which the
12 consolidation takes effect, 2 less school board members may be elected annually
13 thereafter until the school board is reduced to the approved number of members, but
14 not less than one member shall be elected each year.
15 (END)