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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 1053
February 24, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
Larson
and
Dassler-Alfheim
, cosponsored by Representatives
DeSanto
,
Fitzgerald
,
Clancy
,
McCarville
,
Sheehan
,
Stroud
,
Udell
,
Emerson
,
Tenorio
,
Sinicki
,
Hysell
,
Kirsch
,
Miresse
,
Joers
,
Stubbs
,
Palmeri
,
Bare
,
Arney
,
Andraca
and
Roe
. Referred to Committee on Education.
SB1053,1,5
1
An Act
to renumber
120.01;
to amend
117.105 (4m) (e) 1. a., 117.17 (1) (a),
2
119.08 (title), 119.08 (3), 119.10 (3), 120.01 (title), 120.11 (2) (a), 120.11 (2) (b),
3
120.11 (2) (c) and 120.13 (32);
to create
119.08 (1m), 120.01 (2m), 120.065 and
4
120.41 (3) of the statutes;
relating to:
adding a teacher representative to
5
school boards.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, each school board must, in addition to its regular elected members, have one teacher representative who is not a member and does not vote at school board meetings but who is entitled to attend all school board meetings. The bill provides that the teacher representative to a school board must be an employee of the school district who is employed in a teaching role. The teacher representative is selected by the employees of the school district who are employed in teaching roles by secret ballot held no later than the spring election, which is the election at which school board members are elected. The bill directs each school district clerk to establish the timelines and procedures for providing notice of and conducting the secret ballot and for notifying interested persons regarding the result of the secret ballot.
The bill provides that a teacher representative takes office on the same date that school board members take office, which is the fourth Monday in April. The regular term of a teacher representative is three years, except that, in a first class city school district (currently only Milwaukee Public Schools), the term of a teacher representative is four years.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB1053,1
1
Section
1
.
117.105 (4m) (e) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1053,2,3
2
117.105
(4m)
(e) 1. a. The number of school board members under s. 120.01
3
(1m)
or 120.41.
SB1053,2
4
Section
2
.
117.17 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1053,3,2
5
117.17
(1)
(a) Every order of school district reorganization under s. 117.08,
6
117.09
,
or 117.105 that creates a new school district shall state the school districts
7
which
that
are dissolved or from which territory is detached to create the new
8
school district, name the new school district, state the type of school district and the
9
grades to be taught by the new school district pursuant to s. 115.01 (2), (3)
,
and (5),
10
designate the number of school board members under s. 120.01
(1m)
or 120.41,
11
designate the terms of initial members of the school board under s. 120.02 (3) (a),
12
designate the method of election of school board members under s. 120.06 or 120.42,
13
direct the election of school board members under s. 120.06 or 120.42, insofar as
14
applicable, designate the date of the first election of school board members, as
15
provided under s. 117.22 (2) (b), and fix the time and place for the first annual
16
meeting of the new school district, if one is to be held. The secretary of the board
17
shall give notice of the first annual meeting, if one is to be held, under s. 120.08 (1)
1
(c), and shall designate a person to act as temporary chairperson of the annual
2
meeting until a chairperson is elected.
SB1053,3
3
Section
3
.
119.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1053,3,5
4
119.08
(title)
Election of board members
; nonvoting teacher
5
representative
.
SB1053,4
6
Section
4
.
119.08 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1053,3,11
7
119.08
(1m)
In addition to the members under sub. (1) (a), the board shall
8
have one teacher representative selected as provided under s. 120.065. The teacher
9
representative is not a member of the board and does not vote. The teacher
10
representative is entitled to attend all board meetings, including any meeting
11
convened in closed session under s. 19.85 (1).
SB1053,5
12
Section
5
.
119.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1053,3,15
13
119.08
(3)
The regular terms of board members shall be 4 years.
14
Notwithstanding s. 120.065 (4), the regular term of the teacher representative shall
15
be 4 years.
SB1053,6
16
Section
6
.
119.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1053,3,23
17
119.10
(3)
The board shall hold a regular meeting at least once each month at
18
times fixed and published by the board in its rules. If a regular board meeting falls
19
on a legal holiday, it shall be held on the next business day. Special meetings may
20
be called and held as provided by the rules of the board. No business may be
21
transacted at a special meeting other than that specified in the notice of the
22
meeting, which shall be delivered personally or by mail to each member
and the
23
teacher representative
at least 24 hours before the time of such meeting.
SB1053,7
1
Section
7
.
120.01 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1053,4,3
2
120.01
(title)
Number of school board members
; nonvoting teacher
3
representative
.
SB1053,8
4
Section
8
.
120.01 of the statutes is renumbered 120.01 (1m).
SB1053,9
5
Section
9
.
120.01 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1053,4,10
6
120.01
(2m)
In addition to the members under sub. (1m), a school board of a
7
common or union high school district shall have one teacher representative selected
8
under s. 120.065. The teacher representative is not a member of the school board
9
and does not vote. The teacher representative is entitled to attend all school board
10
meetings, including any meeting convened in closed session under s. 19.85 (1).
SB1053,10
11
Section
10
.
120.065 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1053,4,14
12
120.065
Selection of teacher representative.
In a common or union high
13
school district, the teacher representative to the school board shall be selected as
14
follows:
SB1053,4,17
15
(1)
No later than the spring election, the teacher representative shall be
16
selected by the employees of the school district who are employed in teaching roles
17
by secret ballot.
SB1053,4,19
18
(2)
The teacher representative shall be an employee of the school district who
19
is employed in a teaching role.
SB1053,5,2
20
(3)
At least 30 days before a secret ballot is held under sub. (1), the school
21
district clerk shall inform all school district employees who are eligible to serve as
22
the teacher representative of the date of the secret ballot and shall solicit the names
23
of candidates for the position. The school district clerk shall establish the timelines
1
and procedures for providing notice of and conducting the secret ballot and for
2
notifying interested persons regarding the result of the secret ballot.
SB1053,5,7
3
(4)
The regular term of the teacher representative shall be for 3 years. A
4
teacher representative selected for a regular or unexpired term shall take office on
5
the 4th Monday in April. The selection process to fill an unexpired term shall be
6
held in the same manner as the selection of a teacher representative under a
7
regular term.
SB1053,11
8
Section
11
.
120.11 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1053,5,20
9
120.11
(2)
(a) The school board shall hold a special school board meeting upon
10
the written request of a school board member filed with the school district clerk or,
11
in the school district clerk’s absence, the school district president. The school
12
district clerk or, in the school district clerk’s absence, the president shall fix a
13
reasonable date, time, and place for the meeting. Except as provided under pars. (b)
14
and (c), the school district clerk or, in the school district clerk’s absence, the
15
president shall notify each school board member
and the teacher representative
of
16
the date, time, and place of the meeting at least 24 hours before the meeting.
17
Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), the school district clerk or, in the school
18
district clerk’s absence, the president shall give the notice to each school board
19
member
and the teacher representative
in a manner likely to give the school board
20
member
or teacher representative
notice of the meeting.
SB1053,12
21
Section
12
.
120.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1053,6,5
22
120.11
(2)
(b) If the school district clerk or, in the school district clerk’s
23
absence, the school district president determines that providing notice at least 24
1
hours before a special school board meeting under par. (a) is, for good cause shown
2
by the school district clerk or president, impossible or impractical, the school
3
district clerk or president may notify each school board member
and the teacher
4
representative
of the date, time, and place of the meeting less than 24 hours, but not
5
less than 2 hours, before the meeting.
SB1053,13
6
Section
13
.
120.11 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1053,6,11
7
120.11
(2)
(c) The school board may hold a special school board meeting under
8
par. (a) without prior notice if all school board members
and the teacher
9
representative
are present and consent or if every school board member
and the
10
teacher representative
consents in writing even though the school board member
or
11
teacher representative
does not attend.
SB1053,14
12
Section
14
.
120.13 (32) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1053,6,18
13
120.13
(32)
School board orientation.
Provide for the orientation and
14
continuing education of school board members
, the teacher representative,
and
15
persons who have been elected
or selected under s. 120.065
to the school board but
16
have not yet taken office in the general duties and responsibilities of the school
17
board and the school district, and pay for the actual and necessary expenses
18
incurred.
SB1053,15
19
Section
15
.
120.41 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1053,7,2
20
120.41
(3)
In addition to the members under sub. (1) or (2), a school board of
21
a unified school district shall have one teacher representative selected under s.
22
120.065. The teacher representative is not a member of the school board and does
1
not vote. The teacher representative is entitled to attend all school board meetings,
2
including any meeting convened in closed session under s. 19.85 (1).
SB1053,7,3
3
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