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WI Stat § 119.49 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.49 - Bond issues.

119.49  Bond issues. (1) (a) If the board deems it necessary to construct buildings or additions to buildings, to remodel buildings or to purchase school sites or to provide funds for any such purpose as a participant in a contract under s. 120.25, it may by a two-thirds vote of the members-elect send a communication to the common council of the city.(b) The communication shall state the amount of funds needed under par. (a) and the purposes for which the funds will be used and shall request the common council to submit to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city the question of issuing school bonds in the amount and for the purposes stated in the communication. (2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file the communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of issuing such school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school purposes to be submitted to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city. The question of issuing such school bonds shall be submitted so that the vote upon issuing such school bonds is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the school bond question favors issuing such school bonds, the common council shall cause the school bonds to be issued immediately or within the period permitted by law, in the amount requested by the board and in the manner other bonds are issued.  (3) The proper city officials shall sell or dispose of the bonds in the same manner as other bonds are disposed of. The entire proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be placed in the city treasury, subject to the order of the board for the purposes named in the communication under sub. (1). Such school bonds shall be payable within 20 years from the date of their issue. (4) The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all taxable property in the city, in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are levied and collected, which shall be sufficient to pay the interest on all school bonds issued under this subchapter which are outstanding and to pay such part of the principal of such school bonds as becomes due during the ensuing school year.  (5) The sum of the amount of such school bonds outstanding and the amount of notes under s. 119.498 outstanding at any time shall not be greater than 2 percent of the total value of all taxable property in the city as certified under s. 121.06 (2). The tax levied to pay the interest and principal on such school bonds shall be in addition to the tax levied for general purposes upon all the taxable property of the city. The limit under s. 67.03 (1) (a) does not apply to bonds under this section.History:  1973 c. 92, 172; 1975 c. 353; 1977 c. 418; 1989 a. 290; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 1999 a. 182; 2003 a. 43; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 119.495 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.495 - Borrowing on promissory notes; 1989 to 1993.

119.495  Borrowing on promissory notes; 1989 to 1993. (1) Between July 1, 1989, and the first Monday in August, 1993, upon adopting a resolution by a two-thirds vote of the members elect, the board may direct the common council to issue promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12) for the purpose of providing additional classroom space to accommodate anticipated school enrollments. (2) The board shall include in its budget transmitted to the common council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) a written notice specifying the amount of borrowing to be authorized in the budget for the ensuing year. The common council shall issue the notes and levy a direct annual irrepealable tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the notes as they become due. The common council may issue the notes by private sale. The common council shall make every effort to involve a minority investment firm certified under s. 16.287 as managing underwriter of the notes or to engage a minority financial adviser certified under s. 16.287 to advise the city regarding any public sale of the notes.  (3) The common council may not issue a note under this section or sell a note issued under this section after June 30, 1994. The total amount of notes issued under this section may not exceed $27,500,000. (4) The board may enter into a contract in anticipation of the sale of the notes on the same basis upon which a 1st class city may contract in anticipation of the sale of bonds under s. 67.10 (6). (5) The city's budgetary authorization for borrowing in 1989 is increased by $10,000,000 for the purpose of this section.History:  1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 314; 2011 a. 32.
WI Stat § 119.496 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.496 - Borrowing on promissory notes; 1992 to 1995.

119.496  Borrowing on promissory notes; 1992 to 1995. (1) Subject to sub. (6), between June 1, 1992, and June 30, 1995, upon adopting a resolution by a two-thirds vote of the members elect and receipt of written approval by the mayor of the city, the board may direct the common council to issue promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12) for the purpose of providing additional classroom space to accommodate anticipated school enrollments and for educational programming. (2) The board shall include in its budget transmitted to the common council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) a written notice specifying the amount of borrowing to be authorized in the budget for the ensuing year. The common council shall issue the notes and levy a direct annual irrepealable tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the notes as they become due. The common council may issue the notes by private sale. The common council shall establish goals of involving minority investment firms certified under s. 16.287 as managing underwriters for at least 50 percent of the total amount financed by the notes and of engaging a minority financial adviser certified under s. 16.287 to advise the city regarding any public sale of the notes.  (3) The common council may not issue a note under this section or sell a note issued under this section after June 30, 1995. The total amount of notes issued under this section may not exceed $35,000,000. (4) The board may enter into a contract in anticipation of the sale of the notes on the same basis upon which a 1st class city may contract in anticipation of the sale of bonds under s. 67.10 (6). (5) The city's budgetary authorization for borrowing in 1992 is increased by $8,000,000 for the purpose of this section. (6) The board may not direct the common council to issue promissory notes under this section unless all of the following occur:(a) The board adopts a resolution declaring its intention to comply with s. 119.497, 1995 stats., and notifies the secretary of administration of its action.(b) The board adopts a resolution declaring its intention, beginning in 1992 and annually thereafter until all notes issued under this section are repaid, to include as part of its budget transmitted to the common council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) a communication under s. 119.48 stating an amount needed for a school construction fund that is sufficient to require the common council to levy 0.6 mills on each dollar of the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the city, and notifies the secretary of administration of its action.History:  1991 a. 314; 1997 a. 113; 2011 a. 32.
WI Stat § 119.498 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.498 - Promissory notes; unfunded prior service liability contributions.

119.498  Promissory notes; unfunded prior service liability contributions. (1) Subject to s. 119.499 (1), the board may adopt a resolution requesting the common council of the city to authorize the issuance of promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12) for school purposes consisting of paying unfunded prior service liability contributions under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (2) If the board adopts a resolution under sub. (1) and the city issues the notes, annually the board shall include in its budget transmitted to the common council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest and redemption premium on the notes as they become due. The common council may authorize the issuance of the notes at public or private sale. (3) The sum of the amount of notes under this section that are outstanding and the amount of bonds under s. 119.49 that are outstanding at any time may not exceed 2 percent of the total value of all taxable property in the city as certified under s. 121.06 (2). The limit under s. 67.03 (1) (a) does not apply to notes under this section. (4) The city's budgetary authorization for borrowing in 2003 is increased by $200,000,000 for the purposes of this section, and notes in that amount may be omitted from the city's 2003 budget.History:  1995 a. 358; 2003 a. 43.
WI Stat § 119.499 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.499 - Borrowing; unfunded prior service liability.

119.499  Borrowing; unfunded prior service liability. (1) The board may not request the redevelopment authority of the city to issue bonds under s. 66.1333 (5s) or adopt a resolution under s. 119.498 (1) unless it develops information on both options and chooses the option that is in the best public interest. (1m) If the redevelopment authority of the city issues bonds under s. 66.1333 (5s), the board may borrow money from the redevelopment authority to pay unfunded prior service liability contributions under the Wisconsin Retirement System for the board. If the board borrows money from the redevelopment authority of the city to make such payments, it may use any school district revenues, including state aid, to repay the loan. (2) (a) If the board decides to use school district revenues to repay the loan, it may request the city to remit designated revenues of the school district to the redevelopment authority of the city at such times and in such amounts as the board determines. The city may agree to the request, which is irrevocable while any amount due under the loan remains outstanding.(b) If the board decides to use state aid to repay the loan, it may request the department to remit the aid to the redevelopment authority of the city in an annual amount agreed to by the board and the department, and the department shall ensure that the aid remittance does not affect the amount determined to be received by the board as state aid under s. 121.08 for any other purpose.History:  2003 a. 43.
WI Stat § 119.50 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.50 - Disbursement of moneys.

119.50  Disbursement of moneys. (1) All moneys received by or raised in the city for school district purposes shall be paid over to the city treasurer. Such moneys shall be disbursed by the city treasurer on the written order of the superintendent of schools, countersigned by the auditing officer of the city. (2) The board shall provide by resolution for the manner in which the payroll shall be certified, audited, approved and paid. (3) The superintendent of schools shall keep separate accounts of all money raised and apportioned for 1st class city school district purposes. The money shall be disbursed in accordance with this section and s. 66.0607 (5) and shall be paid from the proper funds.History:  1971 c. 291; 1985 a. 225 s. 72; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 59; 1999 a. 150 s. 672.One who deals with a municipality does so at his or her own risk and may be subject to any provisions of law that might prevent him or her from being paid by a municipality even though the services were rendered. Unless the power to bind the municipality financially has been specifically delegated, the only entity with the statutory authority to contract is the municipality. The statutes do not authorize anyone other than the board to enter into contracts. The board may delegate that authority, but it must do so clearly and specifically. For an MPS employee to have such power, it must be specifically delegated by the board to that employee or class of employees. Holzbauer v. Safway Steel Products, Inc. 2005 WI App 240, 288 Wis. 2d 250, 708 N.W.2d 36, 04-2058.
WI Stat § 119.55 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.55 - Youth service centers, truancy abatement and burglary suppression.

119.55  Youth service centers, truancy abatement and burglary suppression. (1) (a) The board shall establish one or more youth service centers for the counseling of children who are taken into custody under s. 938.19 (1) (d) 10. for being absent from school without an acceptable excuse under s. 118.15. The board shall contract with the boys and girls clubs of Greater Milwaukee for the operation of the centers.(b) The board shall establish 2 youth service centers under par. (a). (2) The board shall pay the city a sum sufficient to pay the costs of salaries and fringe benefits of 4 law enforcement officers to work on truancy abatement and burglary suppression on a full-time basis.History:  1995 a. 27 ss. 4017t, 4017u, 7299m; 1997 a. 35, 113.
WI Stat § 119.66 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.66 - Interest in contracts forbidden.

119.66  Interest in contracts forbidden. During the term for which elected or appointed and for 2 years after the expiration of the term, no member of the board may be employed by the board or by the department of employee trust funds in any capacity for which a salary or emolument is provided by the board or the department of employee trust funds. No board member, superintendent of schools, assistant superintendent, other assistant, teacher or other employee of the board may have any interest in the purchase or sale of property by the city for the use or convenience of the schools. No contract made in violation of this section is valid. Any consideration paid by the city for a purchase or sale prohibited by this section may be recovered in an action at law in the name of the city. Any person violating this section shall be removed from any position held under this subchapter. History:  1981 c. 96; 1991 a. 39; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 119.68 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.68 - Claims against the city or board.

119.68  Claims against the city or board. (1) All claims against the city or board shall be audited for sufficiency of funds by the auditing officer of the city. The superintendent of schools shall furnish the auditing officer of the city a complete list of the claims. Before a warrant is issued therefor, the auditing officer of the city shall countersign it. Within 20 days after each regular or special meeting of the board, the superintendent of schools shall make and file with the auditing officer of the city statements of the condition of the funds for the support of the schools and of the financial transactions of the board during the period next preceding any such statement. (2) No action may be brought or maintained against the school upon a claim or cause of action unless the claimant complies with s. 893.80. This subsection does not apply to actions commenced under s. 19.37, 19.97 or 281.99.History:  1971 c. 40, 291; 1977 c. 285; 1979 c. 323 s. 33; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 59; 1995 a. 158; 1997 a. 27.The Milwaukee Public Schools are not a suable entity. That a complaint should have named the Milwaukee Board of School Directors or City of Milwaukee as defendant did not require dismissal. Amendment to name and serve the appropriate defendant was allowed. Kleckley v. Milwaukee Public Schools, 20 F Supp. 2d 1264 (1998).
WI Stat § 119.70 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.70 - Use of school buildings and grounds for civic purposes.

119.70  Use of school buildings and grounds for civic purposes. (1) The board may establish and maintain for children and adults, in the school buildings and on the school grounds, evening schools, vacation schools, reading rooms, library stations, debating clubs, gymnasiums, public playgrounds, public baths and similar activities and accommodations to be determined by the board. The board may cooperate, by agreement, with other commissions or boards having the custody and management of public parks, libraries, museums and public buildings and grounds of whatever sort to provide the equipment, supervision, instruction and oversight necessary to carry on such public educational and recreational activities in and upon such other buildings and grounds. (3) The board shall report to the common council on or before the first Monday in August of each year the amount of money required during the ensuing school year for the support of activities under sub. (1). The common council shall levy and collect a special tax in the manner that other taxes are levied and collected, equal to the amount of money so required for the activities. The tax shall not be used or appropriated, directly or indirectly, for any other purpose. (4) All moneys received by or raised in the school district for the activities under sub. (1) shall be paid to the city treasurer, to be disbursed in the manner that other school district funds are disbursed. (5) Nothing in this section prohibits the board from granting the use of school property to religious organizations under s. 120.13 (17).History:  1971 c. 152 s. 31; 1973 c. 290; 1975 c. 353; 1983 a. 339 s. 10; 1985 a. 225 ss. 74, 75, 78; Stats. 1985 s. 119.70; 1989 a. 192, 290.
WI Stat § 119.71 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.71 - Five-year-old kindergarten programs.

119.71  Five-year-old kindergarten programs. (1) In this section, “full-day" has the meaning given in s. 121.004 (7) (c) 2. (3) (a) Annually, the board shall spend at least $5,090,000 to expand its half-day 5-year-old kindergarten program to a full-day program, as provided under par. (b), and shall enroll in the expanded program only pupils who meet the income eligibility standards for a free lunch under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1). The board shall select pupils for the expanded program based on the order in which the pupils register for the program.(b) The board shall use the funds specified under par. (a) to pay the costs of teachers, aides and other support staff, transportation of staff to pupils' homes, in-service programs, parental involvement programs and instructional materials. The board may not use the funds to provide facilities to house the program or to pay pupil transportation or indirect administrative costs associated with the program.History:  1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 119.73 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.73 - Kindergarten programs.

119.73  Kindergarten programs. The board shall evaluate the effectiveness of the expanded 5-year-old kindergarten programs under s. 119.71 in meeting the needs of disadvantaged children. Annually by January 1, the board shall submit a report summarizing its findings to the state superintendent and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).History:  1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 56 s. 259; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27, 113; 2003 a. 33.
WI Stat § 119.74 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.74 - Extended-day elementary grade, 4-year-old kindergarten and alcohol and other drug abuse programs.

119.74  Extended-day elementary grade, 4-year-old kindergarten and alcohol and other drug abuse programs. The board shall spend at least $430,000 for the following programs in each school year: (1) Extended-day preschool to grade 6 programs. (2) Four-year-old kindergarten programs. (3) Alcohol and other drug abuse programs at 68th Street school.History:  1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9.
WI Stat § 119.75 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.75 - First grade programs.

119.75  First grade programs. (1) The board shall provide expanded educational opportunities for first grade pupils who have participated in an expanded 5-year-old kindergarten program under s. 119.71. (2) Annually, the board shall spend at least $1,070,000 to pay the costs of teachers, aides and other support staff, transportation of staff to pupils' homes, in-service programs, parental involvement programs and instructional materials related to the programs under sub. (1). The board may not use the funds to provide facilities to house the programs under sub. (1) or to pay pupil transportation or indirect administrative costs associated with the programs under sub. (1).History:  1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9.
WI Stat § 119.78 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.78 - Family resource center.

119.78  Family resource center. The board shall establish a family resource center to distribute parent education materials, conduct workshops on child development, facilitate communication between school personnel and parents of pupils enrolled in the school district and provide volunteer opportunities for parents within the schools.History:  1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9.
WI Stat § 119.82 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.82 - Alternative educational programs for learnfare pupils.

119.82  Alternative educational programs for learnfare pupils. (1m) Upon the request of the child or the child's parent or guardian, the board shall provide an alternative educational program for any child who resides in the city and satisfies all of the following:(a) Is at least 13 years of age but not more than 18 years of age.(b) Is receiving aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19 or is a member of a Wisconsin works group, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (s), with a member who is participating in Wisconsin works under s. 49.147 (3) to (5).(c) Has been or is being sanctioned under s. 49.26 (1) (h). (2m) Programs under sub. (1m) shall be designed to meet the high school graduation requirements under s. 118.33.History:  1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27 ss. 4021, 9145 (1); 1995 a. 289; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 104; 2003 a. 33; 2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 119.9000 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 119 - First class city school system.|119.9000 - Definitions.

119.9000  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Commissioner" means the individual in charge of the opportunity schools and partnership program under this subchapter. (2) “Council" means the opportunity schools and partnership program advisory council. (3) “County" means a county having a population of 750,000 or more. (4) “County executive" means the chief elected official of a county. (5) “Eligible school" means a public school in the school district operating under this chapter identified on the annual report submitted by the state superintendent under s. 115.28 (10m) (a).History:  2015 a. 55.