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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.13 - Purchase of land for airports and spaceports.

114.13
Purchase of land for airports and spaceports.
Private property needed by a county, city, village or town for an airport or landing field or landing and take-off strip, or for a spaceport or spacecraft launch or landing area, or property or rights for the protection of the aerial approaches thereof, shall be acquired by purchase if the city, village, town or county is able to agree with the owners on the terms thereof, and otherwise by condemnation, as provided in s. 32.05. The purchase price or award for real property acquired for an airport or landing field or landing and take-off strip, or for a spaceport or spacecraft launch or landing area, or property or rights for the protection of the aerial approaches thereof, may be paid for the appropriation of moneys available therefor, or wholly or partly from the proceeds of the sale of bonds of the city, village, town or county, as the governing body of such city, village, town or county determines, subject to ch. 67. Such property or rights may be acquired by gift, which the respective governing bodies are authorized to accept.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.134 - Airport and spaceport standards and approval.

114.134
Airport and spaceport standards and approval.
(1)
Public airport and spaceport information. No person shall operate an airport or spaceport within this state that is open to the general public unless effective runway and landing strip lengths are properly reported, published and marked in accordance with applicable federal aviation regulations and federal obstruction standards.
(2)
Traverse way clearance. No person shall operate an airport or spaceport within this state unless all runways and landing strips are so located that approaching and departing aircraft or spacecraft clear all public roads, highways, railroads, waterways or other traverse ways by a height which complies with applicable federal standards.
(3)
Airport and spaceport site approval. No person shall construct or otherwise establish a new airport or spaceport or activate an airport or spaceport within this state unless the secretary of transportation issues a certificate of approval for the location of the proposed airport or spaceport. No charge shall be made for application or approval. The secretary may issue a certificate of approval if the secretary determines that the location of the proposed airport or spaceport is compatible with existing and planned transportation facilities in the area.
(4)
Public hearings, notice and review.
(a)
The secretary may hold a public hearing before the issuance of a certificate of approval.
(b)
The secretary shall grant a hearing at the request of any applicant after any refusal to issue a certificate. Upon receipt of a request for hearing, the matter shall be referred to the division of hearings and appeals which shall hear and decide the matter.
(c)
At least 15 days before the date of the hearing a class 1 notice of any public hearing shall be published, under ch. 985, in the official state newspaper and in a paper of general circulation printed and published near the location of the proposed airport or spaceport.
(d)
Any order or decision of the secretary or division of hearings and appeals is subject to review under ch. 227.
(5)
Penalty. Each day on which any person violates any provision of this section shall be considered a separate violation in determining penalties under s. 114.27.
History:  1973 c. 242; 1977 c. 29; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (2); 1993 a. 16, 492; 2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.15 - Appropriation, taxation for airports.

114.15
Appropriation, taxation for airports.
The local authorities of a city, village, town or county to which this chapter is applicable having power to appropriate money therein may annually appropriate and cause to be raised by taxation in such city, village, town or county, a sum sufficient to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.151 - Union airports and spaceports.

114.151
Union airports and spaceports.
All powers conferred upon any county, city, village or town by ss. 114.11 to 114.15, relating to the acquisition, establishment, construction, ownership, control, lease, equipment, improvement, maintenance, operation and regulation of airports or landing fields, or spaceports or spacecraft launch or landing areas, may be exercised by any 2 or more municipalities in the establishment, acquisition, equipment and operation of joint airports or landing fields, or spaceports or spacecraft launch or landing areas. The governing body of any county, city, village or town participating in the ownership or operation of a joint airport or spaceport as provided in this section may by resolution withdraw from such joint operation or control and may relinquish its interest in the airport or spaceport.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.16 - Pilots; federal license or permit.

114.16
Pilots; federal license or permit.
It shall be unlawful for any person to pilot within this state any civil aircraft, unless such person is the holder of a currently effective pilot's license or student's permit issued by the government of the United States; but this restriction shall not apply to any person operating any aircraft licensed by a foreign country with which the United States has a reciprocal agreement covering the operation of such licensed aircraft.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.17 - Mechanic's license, issue, presentation.

114.17
Mechanic's license, issue, presentation.
Any person repairing, adjusting, inspecting or overhauling aircraft or aircraft engines within this state shall be in possession of a mechanic's license issued to the person by the federal government, which must be presented for inspection upon demand of any passenger, peace officer of this state, or any official, manager or person in charge of any airport or landing field in this state.
History:  1971 c. 192; 1993 a. 492.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.18 - Aircraft; airworthiness; federal license.

114.18
Aircraft; airworthiness; federal license.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, pilot or navigate, or cause or authorize to be operated, piloted or navigated within this state any civil aircraft, unless such aircraft has a currently effective license issued by the government of the United States or has been duly identified by the government of the United States but this restriction shall not apply to aircraft licensed by a foreign country with which the United States has a reciprocal agreement covering the operations of such licensed aircraft, or to a nonpassenger-carrying flight solely for inspection or test purposes authorized by the United States to be made without such license.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.19 - Display of licenses.

114.19
Display of licenses.
The certificate of the license or permit respectively required of a pilot or a student shall be kept in the personal possession of the licensee or permittee when the licensee or permittee is operating an aircraft within this state. The certificate of the license required for an aircraft shall be carried in the aircraft at all times and shall be conspicuously posted therein in clear view of passengers. Such certificate of pilot's license, student's permit or aircraft license shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any passenger, any peace officer of this state, any authorized official, or any official, manager or person in charge of any airport in this state upon which it shall land, or upon the reasonable request of any other person. In any criminal prosecution under any of the provisions of this chapter, a defendant who relies upon a license or permit of any kind shall have the burden of proving that he or she is properly licensed or is the possessor of a proper license or permit. The fact of nonissuance of such license or permit may be evidenced by a certificate signed by the official having power of issuance, or the official's deputy, under seal of office, stating that the official or deputy has made diligent search in the records of the official's office and that from the records it appears that no such license or permit was issued.
History:  1993 a. 492.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.195 - Ultralight identification.

114.195
Ultralight identification.
(1)
In this section, “ultralight aircraft" means an aircraft which meets all of the following requirements:
(a)
Is used or intended to be used for manned operation in the air by a single occupant.
(b)
Is used or intended to be used for recreation or sport purposes only.
(c)
Does not have any U.S. or foreign air-worthiness certificate.
(d)
If unpowered weighs less than 155 pounds or if powered weighs less than 254 pounds empty weight excluding floats and safety devices which are intended for use in catastrophic situation, has a fuel capacity not exceeding 5 gallons, is not capable of more than 55 knots calibrated air speed at full power in level flight and has a power-off stall-speed which does not exceed 24 knots calibrated air speed.
(2)
No person may operate an ultralight aircraft within this state unless the aircraft displays an identification number assigned by an organization, approved by the department, which issues identification numbers for ultralight aircraft. The department shall maintain a list of organizations which qualify under this subsection. Any industry registration program approved by the federal aviation administration shall be approved by the department.
(3)
Any person violating sub. (2) shall be required to forfeit not more than $500.
History:  1983 a. 151.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.27 - Penalty.

114.27
Penalty.
Except as provided in ss. 114.103 and 114.40, any person failing to comply with the requirements or violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both.
History:  1987 a. 225; 1991 a. 269.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.316 - Use of department airplanes for transportation.

114.316
Use of department airplanes for transportation.
Acting upon its own discretion, the department may, either in the interest of furthering aeronautics or for other reasons, use airplanes owned or rented by it to transport persons and property of state institutions, departments or officials. In such instance the department may make charges therefor to such institutions or departments.
History:  1971 c. 125; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (5).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.34 - State and sponsor's share of cost.

114.34
State and sponsor's share of cost.
(1)
The costs of airport improvement projects involving federal aid, in excess of the federal government's share, shall be borne by the sponsor and the state, except that the state shall pay not more than one-half of the excess costs, nor more than $1,250,000 for the cost of a building project or building improvement project and no part of the cost of hangars. The secretary, upon agreement with the sponsor, may advance up to 10 percent of the amount of any federal aid grant agreement for the payment of project costs of a federal aid project from unallocated state airport funds, subject to reimbursement upon final liquidation and settlement of the project with the sponsor and federal government.
(2)
The costs of projects not involving federal aid shall be borne by the sponsor and the state. The state shall pay not more than 80 percent of the costs, which may include the cost of the land, the cost of lands or interest in lands deemed necessary for the protection of the aerial approaches, the cost of formulating the project application and preparing the plans and specifications, and the cost of construction and of all facilities deemed necessary for the operation of the airport. The state shall not contribute more than $1,250,000 for the cost of a building project or building improvement project and no part of the cost of hangars.
(3)
The percentage of the costs borne by the state shall be determined by the department on the basis of the relative importance of the specific project to the state airport development program as a whole.
History:  1971 c. 164 s. 84; 1971 c. 192; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (5); 1977 c. 348; 1983 a. 27; 1985 a. 283; 1987 a. 27; 1993 a. 16; 2011 a. 248.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.35 - Federal aid; state and local funds.

114.35
Federal aid; state and local funds.
(1)
It is declared to be the policy of the state to promote the development of an airport system in this state and to promote the development of joint airports in this state and in adjoining states which mutually benefit citizens of this state and those of adjoining states. The secretary may use the funds provided by the state to assist sponsors in matching the federal aid that may become available to the state or available for specific projects or joint projects within this state or in an adjoining state.
(2)
The secretary may also use the funds provided by the state independent of the availability of federal funds to aid sponsors in the development of approved projects on the state system or joint projects; for air marking and air navigation facilities; and for the purposes of 1991 Wisconsin Act 269, section 9155 (1x).
History:  1971 c. 125, 192, 228; 1973 c. 148; 1977 c. 418; 1983 a. 27; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39, 269.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.37 - Advance land acquisition loan program for airport projects.

114.37
Advance land acquisition loan program for airport projects.
(1)
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the state's interest in preserving and improving a safe and efficient air transportation system by means of a program to provide loans for advance land acquisition for airport projects planned under s. 114.33.
(2)
Administration. The department shall administer an advance land acquisition loan program to assist a county, city, village, town or an owner of a public-use airport in acquiring land necessary for airport projects under s. 114.33. The department shall have all powers necessary and convenient to implement this section, including the following powers:
(a)
To specify conditions of eligibility for loans under this section. Such conditions shall include the requirement that the land to be acquired must be part of a planned airport improvement project or a land acquisition project that is essential to future airport development or to the safety of aircraft using the airport.
(b)
To receive applications for loans under this section and to prescribe the form, nature and extent of the information which shall be contained in applications.
(c)
To establish standards for the approval of loans under this section. No loan may be made for an amount greater than 80 percent of the department's assessment of the value of the property.
(d)
To enter into loan agreements with applicants to ensure the proper use and prompt repayment of loans under this section. The loan agreement shall include the requirements that the loan be repaid within a period not to exceed 5 years and that the proceeds of any state or federal land acquisition funding received under s. 114.33 be fully pledged to repayment of the loan. The department may not make a loan for more than 80 percent of the estimated land acquisition costs, including the costs of any necessary project plans and environmental studies. The loan agreement shall require that the department be designated to act as the loan recipient's agent in the acquisition of the land. Title to the land acquired shall be held by the loan recipient, but the department may retain a security interest in the land until the loan is repaid. The loan agreement shall require the payment of interest and reasonable costs incurred by the department.
(e)
To acquire lands under s. 114.33 (6) and (7) as the designated agent of a loan recipient.
(f)
To audit and inspect the records of loan recipients.
(3)
Funds. The department may make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (dv). The total outstanding balance of loans under this subsection may not exceed $6,500,000.
(4)
Rules. The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
History:  1981 c. 20; 1985 a. 29; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.375 - Advance land acquisition loan program for spaceport projects.

114.375
Advance land acquisition loan program for spaceport projects.
(1)
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the state's interest in aerospace programs by providing loans for advance land acquisition for spaceport projects.
(2)
Administration. The department shall administer an advance land acquisition loan program to assist a county, city, village, town, or an owner of a spaceport in acquiring land necessary for spaceport projects. The department shall have all powers necessary and convenient to implement this section, including the following powers:
(a)
To specify conditions of eligibility for loans under this section. Such conditions shall include the requirement that the land to be acquired must be part of a planned spaceport improvement project or a land acquisition project that is essential to future spaceport development or to the safety of spacecraft using the spaceport.
(b)
To receive applications for loans under this section and to prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information which shall be contained in applications.
(c)
To establish standards for the approval of loans under this section. No loan may be made for an amount greater than 80 percent of the department's assessment of the value of the property.
(d)
To enter into loan agreements with applicants to ensure the proper use and prompt repayment of loans under this section. The loan agreement shall include the requirements that the loan be repaid within a period not to exceed 10 years and that the proceeds of any state or federal land acquisition funding received be fully pledged to repayment of the loan. The department may not make a loan for more than 80 percent of the estimated land acquisition costs, including the costs of any necessary project plans and environmental studies. The loan agreement shall require that the department be designated to act as the loan recipient's agent in the acquisition of the land. Title to the land acquired shall be held by the loan recipient, but the department may retain a security interest in the land until the loan is repaid. The loan agreement shall require the payment of interest and reasonable costs incurred by the department.
(e)
To acquire lands as the designated agent of a loan recipient.
(f)
To audit and inspect the records of loan recipients.
(3)
Funds. The department may make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (mv). The total outstanding balance of loans under this subsection may not exceed $10,000,000.
(4)
Rules. The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.64 - Annual reports.

114.64
Annual reports.
(1)
The authority shall keep an accurate account of all of its activities and of all of its receipts and expenditures, and shall annually in January make a report of its activities, receipts, expenditures, and financial condition to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The reports shall be in a form approved by the state auditor.
(2)
(a)
Within 180 days after April 29, 2006, or within 60 days after the authority receives from any public or private source money sufficient to fund the cost of preparing a business plan, whichever is later, the authority shall submit to the department of administration the business plan specified under s. 114.63 (9) and an estimate of the costs of and funding for any planned projects of the authority described in s. 114.62 (10).
(b)
The authority shall update and resubmit the plan under par. (a) upon the request of the department of administration.
(3)
For each fiscal year in which the authority receives operating revenues, the authority shall submit to the department of administration an audited financial statement, which shall include notes that explain in detail the specific sources of funding contained in the financial statement.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.67 - Cooperation with governmental units.

114.67
Cooperation with governmental units.
To enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the authority, the state, any political subdivision of the state, municipality, or other governmental unit may enter into cooperative agreements with the authority for furnishing any facility or service of the state, political subdivision, body politic, or other governmental unit to the authority, including fire and police protection, and may otherwise provide, to the extent permitted by law, any funds, property, or services to the authority.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.68 - Political activities.

114.68
Political activities.
(1)
No employee of the authority may directly or indirectly solicit or receive subscriptions or contributions for any partisan political party or any political purpose while engaged in his or her official duties as an employee. No employee of the authority may engage in any form of political activity calculated to favor or improve the chances of any political party or any person seeking or attempting to hold partisan political office while engaged in his or her official duties as an employee or engage in any political activity while not engaged in his or her official duties as an employee to such an extent that the person's efficiency during working hours will be impaired or that he or she will be tardy or absent from work. Any violation of this section is adequate grounds for dismissal.
(2)
If an employee of the authority declares an intention to run for partisan political office, the employee shall be placed on a leave of absence for the duration of the election campaign and if elected shall no longer be employed by the authority on assuming the duties and responsibilities of such office.
(3)
An employee of the authority may be granted, by the executive director, a leave of absence to participate in partisan political campaigning.
(4)
Persons on leave of absence under sub. (2) or (3) shall not be subject to the restrictions of sub. (1), except as they apply to the solicitation of assistance, subscription, or support from any other employee in the authority.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.69 - Liability limited.

114.69
Liability limited.
(1)
Neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state nor any officer, employee, or agent of the state or of a political subdivision who is acting within the scope of employment or agency is liable for any debt, obligation, act, or omission of the authority.
(2)
All of the expenses incurred by the authority in exercising its duties and powers under this chapter shall be payable only from funds of the authority.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.71 - Bond security.

114.71
Bond security.
The authority may secure any bonds issued under this chapter by a trust agreement, trust indenture, indenture of mortgage, or deed of trust by and between the authority and one or more corporate trustees. The bond resolution providing for the issuance of bonds so secured shall pledge some or all of the revenues to be received by the authority, including to the extent permitted by law any grant, aid, loan, or other contribution, or shall mortgage, assign, or grant security interests in some or all of the property of the authority, or both, and may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders that are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law. A bond resolution may contain any other provisions that are determined by the board to be reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.72 - Bonds not public debt.

114.72
Bonds not public debt.
(1)
The state is not liable on bonds of the authority and the bonds are not a debt of the state. Each bond of the authority shall contain a statement to this effect on the face of the bond. The issuance of bonds under this chapter does not, directly, indirectly, or contingently, obligate the state or any political subdivision of the state to levy any tax or to make any appropriation for payment of the bonds. Nothing in this section prevents the authority from pledging its full faith and credit to the payment of bonds issued under this chapter.
(2)
Nothing in this chapter authorizes the authority to create a debt of the state, and all bonds issued by the authority under this chapter are payable, and shall state that they are payable, solely from the funds pledged for their payment in accordance with the bond resolution authorizing their issuance or in any trust indenture or mortgage or deed of trust executed as security for the bonds. The state is not liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement which may be undertaken by the authority. The breach of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement undertaken by the authority does not impose any pecuniary liability upon the state or any charge upon its general credit or against its taxing power.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.73 - State pledge.

114.73
State pledge.
The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds, and persons that enter into contracts with the authority under this chapter, that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the authority by this chapter before the authority has fully met and discharged the bonds, and any interest due on the bonds, and has fully performed its contracts, unless adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the bondholders or those entering into contracts with the authority.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.74 - Refunding bonds.

114.74
Refunding bonds.
(1)
The authority may issue bonds to fund or refund any outstanding bond, including the payment of any redemption premium on the outstanding bond and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or any subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity.
(2)
The authority may apply the proceeds of any bond issued to fund or refund any outstanding bond to purchase, retire at maturity, or redeem any outstanding bond. The authority may, pending application, place the proceeds in escrow to be applied to the purchase, retirement at maturity, or redemption of any outstanding bond at any time.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.76 - Bonds exempt from taxation.

114.76
Bonds exempt from taxation.
The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent holders and transferees of bonds issued by the authority, in consideration of the acceptance of any payment for the bonds, that its fees, charges, gifts, grants, revenues, receipts, and other moneys received or to be received, pledged to pay or secure the payment of such bonds shall at all times be free and exempt from all state, city, county, or other taxation provided by the laws of the state.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.77 - Funding of certain project costs.

114.77
Funding of certain project costs.
(1)
In this section, “spaceport improvement project" means any project to acquire, construct, develop, plan, design, establish, create, improve, enlarge, reconstruct, or equip any spaceport or spaceport facility.
(2)
The costs of spaceport improvement projects involving federal aid, in excess of the federal government's share, shall be borne by the authority and the state, except that the state shall pay not more than 50 percent of such excess costs, nor more than $10,000,000 for the cost of a building project or building improvement project and no part of the cost of hangars. The secretary, upon agreement with the authority, may advance up to 10 percent of the amount of any federal aid grant agreement for the payment of project costs of a federal aid project, subject to reimbursement upon final liquidation and settlement of the project with the authority and federal government.
(3)
The costs of spaceport improvement projects not involving federal aid shall be borne by the authority and the state. The state shall pay not more than 80 percent of such costs, which may include the cost of the land, the cost of lands or interest in lands deemed necessary for the protection of the aerial approaches, the cost of formulating the project application and preparing the plans and specifications, and the cost of construction and of all facilities deemed necessary for the operation of the spaceport. The state shall contribute not more than $10,000,000 for the cost of a building project or building improvement project and no part of the cost of hangars.
(4)
The percentage of the costs borne by the state shall be determined by the department on the basis of the relative importance of the specific project to any state spaceport development program as a whole.
(5)
The state shall promote the development of a spaceport system in this state and promote the development of joint spaceports in this state and in adjoining states which mutually benefit citizens of this state and those of adjoining states. The secretary may use the funds provided by the state to assist the authority in matching the federal aid that may become available to the state or available for specific projects or joint projects within this state or in an adjoining state.
(6)
All funds provided by the state under this section shall be paid from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.395 (2) (mq), (mv), and (mx).
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 114 - Aeronautics and astronautics. › 114.78 - Tax exemption.

114.78
Tax exemption.
The exercise of the powers granted by this subchapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state and for the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity, and, as the undertaking of the authority's powers and duties under this subchapter will constitute the performance of an essential public function, the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon or in respect to any property acquired or used by the authority under this subchapter and the authority's income therefrom shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind by the state and by political subdivisions of the state.
History:  2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.293 - Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium; Common Core State Standards Initiative; prohibition.

115.293
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium; Common Core State Standards Initiative; prohibition.
(1)
Beginning on July 14, 2015, the state superintendent shall cease all participation in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.
(2)
The state superintendent may not give effect to any academic standard developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative and adopted and implemented in this state before July 14, 2015. The state superintendent may not require any school board to give effect to any such academic standard.
(3)
Beginning on July 14, 2015, the state superintendent may not take any action to adopt or implement any academic standard developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and may not direct any school board to adopt or implement any such standard.
History:  2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.295 - Federal appropriations adjustments.

115.295
Federal appropriations adjustments.
(1)
In this section, “the schedule" means the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) as published in the biennial budget act for the first fiscal year of a fiscal biennium and as approved by the joint committee on finance under s. 20.004 (2) for the 2nd fiscal year of a fiscal biennium.
(2)
(a)
Subject to par. (b), annually by December 1 or within 30 days after the applicable federal appropriation bill for that federal fiscal year has been enacted, whichever is later, the state superintendent shall submit to the joint committee on finance a plan identifying how the state superintendent proposes to adjust the department's federal appropriations for that state fiscal year to reflect the most recent estimate of the amount of federal funds that the department will be appropriated in that state fiscal year.
(b)
The state superintendent is required to submit a plan under par. (a) only if the department's most recent estimate of the amount of federal funds that the department will be appropriated under s. 20.255 in the current state fiscal year is less than 95 percent or more than 105 percent of the amount of federal revenue shown in the schedule for the appropriations under s. 20.255 in that fiscal year.
(3)
After receiving a plan under sub. (2) (a), the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance jointly shall determine whether the plan is complete. If the joint committee on finance meets and either approves or modifies and approves a plan submitted under sub. (2) (a) within 14 days after the cochairpersons determine that the plan is complete, the state superintendent shall implement the plan as approved by the committee. If the joint committee on finance does not meet and either approve or modify and approve a plan submitted under sub. (2) (a) within 14 days after the cochairpersons determine that the plan is complete, the state superintendent shall implement the proposed plan.
History:  1997 a. 86.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.298 - Disclosure of pupil records.

115.298
Disclosure of pupil records.
(1)
(a)
The department of public instruction may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of children and families that permits the department of public instruction to disclose information contained in pupil records, as defined in s. 118.125 (1) (d), that is pertinent to addressing a pupil's educational needs to a caseworker or other representative of the department of children and families, a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23, or a tribal organization, as defined in 25 USC 450b (L), that is legally responsible for the care and protection of the pupil, if the caseworker or other representative is authorized by that department, county department, or tribal organization to access the pupil's case plan.
(b)
A school board may enter into a memorandum of understanding with a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or a tribal organization, as defined in 25 USC 450b (L), that permits the school board to disclose information contained in pupil records as provided under s. 118.125 (2) (q) in cases in which the pupil's parent or guardian, if the pupil is a minor, or the pupil, if the pupil is an adult, does not grant permission for such disclosure.
(2)
A department, county department, or tribal organization that receives information contained in pupil records under sub. (1) (a) or (b) may not further disclose that information except as follows:
(a)
To a person who is engaged in addressing the pupil's educational needs, who is authorized by that department, county department, or tribal organization to receive that disclosure, and to whom that disclosure is authorized under s. 118.125 or under a substantially similar tribal law.
(b)
Upon request, to any court of this state or of the United States that needs to review those records or that information for the purpose of addressing the educational needs of a pupil who is the subject of a proceeding in that court.
(c)
In response to an order of a court conducting proceedings under s. 48.135, 48.21, 938.135, 938.18, 938.183, or 938.21, proceedings related to a petition under s. 48.13, 48.133, 48.42, 938.12, or 938.13, or dispositional proceedings under subch. VI or VIII of ch. 48 or subch. VI of ch. 938 or in response to a subpoena issued in such a proceeding, to any person who is engaged in addressing the educational needs of the pupil and who is authorized to receive that disclosure under that order or subpoena. Except as provided in 20 USC 1232g (b) (2) (B), a department, county department, or tribal organization that is issued an order or subpoena described in this paragraph shall provide notice of the order or subpoena to the pupil's parent or guardian before complying with the order or subpoena.
History:  2015 a. 161.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.315 - Memorandum of understanding; license restriction and suspension.

115.315
Memorandum of understanding; license restriction and suspension.
As provided in the memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857, the department shall restrict or suspend a license or permit granted by the department if the licensee or permit holder is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or if the licensee or permit holder fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings.
History:  1997 a. 191; 2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.33 - Inspection of school buildings.

115.33
Inspection of school buildings.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“In compliance" means in compliance with subchs. I and IV of ch. 101, ch. 145 and ss. 254.11 to 254.178 and the rules promulgated under subchs. I and IV of ch. 101, ch. 145 and ss. 254.11 to 254.178.
(b)
“Proposed use" means a function that the school board has indicated by resolution that it intends to pursue within the current school year or the next 2 succeeding school years.
(2)
(a)
The state superintendent may request the department of safety and professional services to inspect a public school if any of the following occurs:
1.
Any elector in the school district complains in writing to the state superintendent that the school is inadequate or is otherwise unfit for school purposes.
2.
The school board of the school district in which the school is located requests the state superintendent to do so. The school board may also request an opinion as to whether the school is adequate for a proposed use.
3.
The state superintendent determines there is significant evidence that the school is not in compliance.
(b)
The department of safety and professional services shall inspect the school within 30 days after receiving a request from the state superintendent under par. (a).
(3)
(a)
If the state superintendent determines that a school is not in compliance, and the department of safety and professional services, based on its inspection of the school, concurs in the determination, the state superintendent may order the school board to repair, improve, remodel or close the school by a stated date. An order issued under this paragraph constitutes a preliminary finding of noncompliance with the standard under s. 121.02 (1) (i).
(b)
1.
If the state superintendent determines that a school is not in compliance and is not worth repairing, and the department of safety and professional services, based on its inspection of the school, concurs in the determination, the state superintendent may order the school board to develop a plan that describes how the school board will achieve compliance with the standard under s. 121.02 (1) (i). The plan shall specify the time within which compliance with the standard under s. 121.02 (1) (i) shall be achieved. The state superintendent shall hold a public hearing on the plan in the school district and may, as a result of the hearing, recommend changes to the plan. The state superintendent may withhold up to 25 percent of the school district's state aid if the school district fails to achieve compliance with the standard under s. 121.02 (1) (i) within the period specified in the plan.
2.
Section 121.02 (3) does not apply to determinations under subd. 1. or to orders issued under subd. 1.
History:  1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 450; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3867 to 3870, 9116 (5) and 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27, 310; 2011 a. 32; 2017 a. 143.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.34 - School lunch program.

115.34
School lunch program.
(1)
The department may contract for the operation and maintenance of school lunch programs and for the distribution, transportation, warehousing, processing and insuring of food products provided by the federal government. The form and specifications of such contracts shall be determined by the department. Amounts remaining unpaid for 60 days or more after they become payable under the terms of such contracts shall be deemed past due and shall be certified to the department of administration on October 1 of each year and included in the next apportionment of state special charges to local units of government as special charges against the school districts and municipalities charged therewith.
(2)
The state superintendent shall make payments to school districts, private schools, charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) and (2x), tribal schools, the program under s. 115.52, and the center under s. 115.525 for school lunches served to children in the prior year as determined by the state superintendent from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn). Payments shall equal the state's matching obligation under 42 USC 1751 et seq. Payments in the current year shall be determined by prorating the state's matching obligation based on the number of school lunches served to children in the prior year. In this subsection, “private school" means any school defined in s. 115.001 (3r) which complies with the requirements of 42 USC 2000d.
History:  1971 c. 125, 215; 1975 c. 39, 224; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 221 ss. 584m, 2200 (43); 1983 a. 27; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (17m); 1983 a. 512 s. 8; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27; 2005 a. 25; 2009 a. 302; 2015 a. 55.
The U.S. and Wisconsin Constitutions do not prohibit the state from disbursing state matching funds under the National School Lunch Act to private as well as public schools. 69 Atty. Gen. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.341 - School breakfast program.

115.341
School breakfast program.
(1)
From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board 15 cents for each breakfast served at a school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse each governing body of a private school or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast served at the private school or tribal school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.
(2)
If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall prorate state aid payments among the school boards and governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid.
History:  1993 a. 168; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 302.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 115 - State superintendent; general classifications and definitions; children with disabilities. › 115.343 - Wisconsin school day milk program.

115.343
Wisconsin school day milk program.
(1)
The department shall establish a school day milk program. A public, private, or tribal school participating in the program shall offer each eligible child one half-pint of Wisconsin-produced whole milk, 2 percent milk, 1.5 percent milk, one percent milk, 0.5 percent milk, skim milk or chocolate milk on each day in which school is in session. If a child is allergic to milk or has metabolic disorders or other conditions which prohibit him or her from drinking milk, the child shall be offered juice as a substitute. Any school that participates in the program is encouraged to consider bids from local milk suppliers. The school shall keep all information related to the identity of the pupils who receive a beverage under the program confidential. In this subsection, “Wisconsin-produced" means that all or part of the raw milk used by the milk processor was produced in this state. In this section, “public, private, or tribal school” includes a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the program under s. 115.52, the center under s. 115.525, or a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g).
(2)
A child who is enrolled in a school in prekindergarten classes to grade 5 is eligible to receive a beverage specified in sub. (1) if all of the following apply:
(a)
The child does not receive the beverage through the federal special milk program under 42 USC 1772 (b).
(b)
The child meets the income eligibility standard for a free or reduced-price lunch in the federal school lunch program under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1).
(c)
The child does not receive the beverage during the school's breakfast or lunch period.
(3)
The department shall pay each participating school the full cost of beverages under sub. (1) served to children eligible under sub. (2) in the prior school year from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cp).
(4)
If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cp) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount of aid under this section, state aid payments shall be prorated among the schools entitled to such aid.
(5)
The department shall maintain a count of the number of children who are served beverages under this section.
History:  1987 a. 27, 399; 1991 a. 39; 2001 a. 16; 2009 a. 302; 2015 a. 55; 2019 a. 9.