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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
March 22, 2019 - Introduced by Joint Legislative Council. Referred to Committee
on Education.
AB108,1,4 1An Act to create 118.40 (2r) (d) 3., 118.40 (2x) (d) 3., 118.60 (7) (b) 2g. and 119.23
2(7) (b) 2g. of the statutes; relating to: requiring private schools participating
3in a parental choice program and independent charter schools to provide
4instruction in American Indian history, culture, and tribal sovereignty.
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 Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations.
Current law provides a list of standards by which public school boards must abide,
including standards relating to curriculum and instruction. The list of standards includes
a requirement that each school board provide, as part of its social studies curriculum,
instruction in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized
American Indian tribes and bands located in Wisconsin at least twice in the elementary
grades and at least once in the high school grades.
The bill requires that each private school participating in a parental choice
program and each independent charter school include instruction in the history, culture,
and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands

located in Wisconsin in its curriculum at least twice in the elementary grades and at least
once in the high school grades.
AB108,1 1Section 1. 118.40 (2r) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB108,2,62 118.40 (2r) (d) 3. Ensure that each charter school established under this
3subsection includes in its curriculum instruction in the history, culture, and tribal
4sovereignty of the federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands located in
5this state at least twice in the elementary grades and at least once in the high school
6grades.
AB108,2 7Section 2. 118.40 (2x) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB108,2,128 118.40 (2x) (d) 3. Ensure that each charter school established under this
9subsection includes in its curriculum instruction in the history, culture, and tribal
10sovereignty of the federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands located in
11this state at least twice in the elementary grades and at least once in the high school
12grades.
AB108,3 13Section 3. 118.60 (7) (b) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB108,2,1714 118.60 (7) (b) 2g. As part of the private school's curriculum, include instruction
15in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized American
16Indian tribes and bands located in this state at least twice in the elementary grades
17and at least once in the high school grades.
AB108,4 18Section 4. 119.23 (7) (b) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB108,2,2219 119.23 (7) (b) 2g. As part of the private school's curriculum, include instruction
20in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized American
21Indian tribes and bands located in this state at least twice in the elementary grades
22and at least once in the high school grades.
AB108,2,2323 (End)
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