2023 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act to amend 119.04 (1); and to create 118.065 of the statutes; relating to: allowing representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations to provide information to pupils on public school property.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB549,1Section 1. 118.065 of the statutes is created to read: 118.065 Federally chartered youth membership organizations. (1) In this section:
(a) “School” means a public school, including a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
(b) “Youth membership organization” means an organization identified in chapter 301, 309, 311, 709, or 803 of title 36 of the U.S. Code that has an educational purpose and that promotes civic involvement.
(2) Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, at the beginning of a school term, a youth membership organization may request that the principal of a school allow representatives of the organization to provide oral information or written information, or both, regarding the organization to pupils during a school day on school property, including information about how the organization furthers the educational interests and civic involvement of pupils consistent with good citizenship, for the purpose of encouraging pupils to join the youth membership organization.
(3) If a youth membership organization submits a request under sub. (2) to the principal of a school, the principal shall schedule at least one date and time, which may be noninstructional time as determined by the principal, during the beginning of the school term for representatives of the organization to provide information as described under sub. (2).
SB549,2Section 2. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, is amended to read: 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, to 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.124, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.2935, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program.
