2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO SENATE BILL 743
February 25, 2020 - Offered by Senator Darling.
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1An Act to create 115.28 (13m) of the statutes;
relating to: making school
2district and school financial information available to the public.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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3Section
1. 115.28 (13m) of the statutes is created to read:
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115.28
(13m) Financial transparency of school district and school
5information; Internet. (a) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, make detailed
6information related to the receipt and expenditure data collected through the
7uniform accounting system under sub. (13) and financial information collected under
8s. 120.18 available on a single web page of the department's Internet site in a format
9that allows the public to download, sort, search, and access the information at no
10cost.
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(b) Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, to the extent feasible without
12requiring additional information solely for this purpose from charter schools
1established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), include on the web page required under par.
2(a) detailed information related to receipt and expenditure data collected from
3charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
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(c) Ensure that information required to be available on the department's
5Internet site under par. (a) is updated at least annually.
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(d) Annually, conduct a public information campaign on the availability of
7financial information on the department's Internet site.
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(1)
Committee on school district and school financial information
10transparency.
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(a)
Definitions. In this subsection:
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121. “Advisory committee” means the school district and school financial
13information transparency advisory committee created under par. (b).
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142. “Department” means the department of public instruction.
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153. “Financial information portal” means the single web page required under s.
16115.28 (13m).
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(b)
Creation.
There is created a school district and school financial information
18transparency advisory committee to advise the department on the creation and
19design of the financial information portal. The members under par. (c) shall be
20appointed or designated by no later than the 60th day after the effective date of this
21paragraph.
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(c)
Members. The advisory committee shall consist of the following members:
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231. The state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee.
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242. The speaker of the assembly or his or her designee.
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253. The minority leader of the assembly or his or her designee.
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14. The majority leader of the senate or his or her designee.