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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
January 22, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Allen, Kulp, Brandtjen,
Duchow, Edming, Magnafici, Mursau, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Thiesfeldt,
Wichgers, Gundrum, Skowronski, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski and Ballweg,
cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Nass and Kapenga. Referred to
Committee on Education.
AB779,1,3 1An Act to amend 118.133 (1) (a), 118.133 (1) (b) and 118.133 (2); and to create
2118.133 (1) (c) of the statutes; relating to: participation in interscholastic
3athletics and extracurricular activities.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill allows a pupil who attends a virtual charter school to participate in
interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities in the pupil's resident school
district. The bill also provides that school districts are not allowed to be members
of an interscholastic athletic association unless the association requires school
district members to allow homeschooled pupils and virtual charter school pupils
residing in a school district to participate in school district athletics.
Under current law, a school board must allow a homeschooled pupil who resides
in the school district to participate in interscholastic athletics and extracurricular
activities. Current law further provides that a school board may charge a
homeschooled pupil a participation fee on the same basis that the school board
charges participation fees to pupils enrolled in the school district. This bill extends
these provisions to pupils who attend a virtual charter school. Under the bill, a
school board may charge a virtual charter school pupil a participation fee on the same
basis it charges participation fees to pupils enrolled in the school district.

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:
AB779,1 1Section 1. 118.133 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB779,2,62 118.133 (1) (a) A school board shall permit a pupil who resides in the school
3district and is enrolled in a home-based private educational program or a virtual
4charter school
to participate in interscholastic athletics in the school district on the
5same basis and to the same extent that it permits pupils enrolled in the school district
6to participate.
AB779,2 7Section 2. 118.133 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB779,2,148 118.133 (1) (b) Upon request, the home-based educational program or virtual
9charter school
in which the pupil is enrolled shall provide the school board with a
10written statement that the pupil meets the school board's requirements for
11participation in interscholastic athletics based on age and academic and disciplinary
12records. No person may provide a false statement under this paragraph. The school
13board may not question the accuracy or validity of the statement or request
14additional information.
AB779,3 15Section 3. 118.133 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB779,2,1816 118.133 (1) (c) A school district may not be a member of an interscholastic
17athletic association unless the interscholastic athletic association requires member
18school districts to comply with par. (a).
AB779,4 19Section 4. 118.133 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB779,3,320 118.133 (2) Extracurricular activities. A school board shall permit a pupil
21who resides in the school district and is enrolled in a home-based private educational

1program or a virtual charter school to participate in extracurricular activities in the
2school district on the same basis and to the same extent that it permits pupils
3enrolled in the school district to participate.
AB779,5 4Section 5. Effective date.
AB779,3,55 (1) This act takes effect on the July 1 after publication.
AB779,3,66 (End)
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