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38.12 District board duties.38.12(1)
(1) Control of district schools. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the district board shall have exclusive control of the district schools established by it and of property acquired for the use of such schools.38.12(2)
(2) District funds and treasurer. The district board shall deposit all moneys received by it with the district board treasurer who shall be accountable for such funds. All expenditures exceeding $2,500 shall be approved by the district board. Disbursement of such funds shall be made in accordance with s. 66.0607 (6).38.12(3)
(3) District director and other employees.38.12(3)(a)
(a) The district board shall employ and fix the compensation of:38.12(3)(a)1.
1. A district director who shall have general supervision and management of the development and work of the district schools.38.12(3)(a)2.
2. Such supervisors, coordinators, teachers and technical advisers and experts as are necessary.38.12(3)(a)3.
3. Such clerical assistants, custodians and other employees as are necessary.38.12(3)(b)
(b) Employees under par. (a) 1. and 2. shall meet the requirements established by the board and, where applicable, the qualifications determined under s. 38.04 (4) (a).38.12(3)(d)
(d) Employment of the district director under par. (a) 1. shall be by written contract which shall be filed with the district board secretary. The contract shall set forth all of the terms and conditions of employment.38.12(4)
(4) Publication of proceedings; open records. The proceedings of the district board meetings shall be published within 45 days after the meeting as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, in a newspaper published in the district. If no newspaper is published in the district, the proceedings may be publicized as the district board directs. The publication of the proceedings shall include a statement of receipts and expenditures in the aggregate. The district board shall make a detailed record of all receipts and expenditures available to the public for inspection at each district board meeting and upon request.38.12(5)
(5) Annual audit. The district board shall annually authorize an audit of the district in accordance with rules promulgated by the board under s. 38.04 (11) (b). The district board shall submit the audit report to the board no later than 6 months following the end of each fiscal year.38.12(5m)
(5m) Annual budget. The district board shall prepare its annual budget in compliance with rules promulgated by the board under s. 38.04 (11) (a). The district board shall submit an approved copy of its budget to the board by July 1 of each year and shall report any subsequent budget modification to the board within 30 days of approval of the modification by the district board.38.12(6)
(6) Transportation planning. The district board shall work with the regional planning commissions and the local authorities of the community in which the district school is located to evaluate the transportation needs of the district school population. The district board shall develop a transportation plan for the district school to effect energy resource conservation and efficient use of transportation resources. The plan shall include pedestrian walkways, bikeways, bike routes, bicycle storage racks, car and van pools, and to the extent feasible, improved mass transit services. The transportation plans shall detail parking management strategies and parking fee policies which provide incentives for the use of mass transit and high occupancy vehicles.38.12(7)
(7) District policies. The district boards shall establish specific written policies on district matters, including all of the matters enumerated under s. 38.04 (14), which are consistent with the rules promulgated under s. 38.04 (14). The policies may not conflict with any collective bargaining agreement and are subject to review and approval by the board.38.12 - ANNOT.
Cross Reference: See also ch. TCS 6, Wis. adm. code.38.12(8)
(8) Cooperation with other state agencies.38.12(8)(a)
(a) The district boards shall actively coordinate, with the department of public instruction and the school boards, the responsibility for providing vocational training to pupils attending high school and for providing education to persons who have dropped out of high school.38.12(8)(b)
(b) The district boards shall actively coordinate, with the institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, the sharing of programs and facilities, including the collegiate transfer program, adult education and evening courses and part-time student and associate degree programs, in order to reduce the duplication of such programs and facilities.38.12(8)(c)
(c) Annually by July 1, the district board shall report to the school boards of every school district located in whole or in part within the boundaries of the district on the steps the district board has taken in the previous year to satisfy its responsibility under par. (a).38.12(9)
(9) Fire fighter training programs. The district board shall make available to members of volunteer and paid fire departments maintained by cities, villages and towns located in the district a fire fighter training program approved by the board and funded under s. 20.292 (1) (gr). No district board may charge a fee for training provided under this subsection.38.12(10)
(10) Controlled substances and controlled substance analogs; discipline. Each district board shall adopt rules providing nonacademic misconduct disciplinary sanctions for any student who engages in an activity, on district premises or at a district-sponsored event, that constitutes a violation of ch. 961. In determining the appropriate sanction, the district board or its designee shall consider those penalties, including suspension and expulsion, that will contribute most effectively to maintaining a school environment free from controlled substances, as defined in s. 961.01 (4), and controlled substance analogs, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m).38.12(11)
(11) Orientation program; information on sexual assault and sexual harassment. The district board shall:38.12(11)(a)
(a) Incorporate in its orientation program for newly entering students oral and written information on sexual assault and sexual harassment, as defined in s. 111.32 (13), including information on sexual assault by acquaintances of the victims and on all of the following:38.12(11)(a)1.
1. The legal definitions of, and penalties for, sexual assault under ss. 940.225, 948.02 and 948.025, sexual exploitation by a therapist under s. 940.22 and harassment under s. 947.013.38.12(11)(a)2.
2. Generally available national and state statistics on sexual assaults and on sexual assaults by acquaintances of the victims.38.12(11)(a)3.
3. The rights of victims under ch. 950 and the services available at the district school and in the community to assist a student who is the victim of sexual assault or sexual harassment.38.12(11)(a)4.
4. Protective behaviors, including methods of recognizing and avoiding sexual assault and sexual harassment and locations in the community where courses on protective behaviors are provided.38.12(11)(b)
(b) Annually supply all students enrolled in the district printed material that includes all of the information under par. (a).38.12(11)(c)
(c) Annually, submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). The report shall indicate the methods the district board used to comply with pars. (a) and (b).38.12(13)
(13) Armed forces. If a student who is a member of a national guard or a member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces withdraws from school after September 11, 2001, because he or she is called into state active duty or into active service with the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days, the district board shall reenroll the student beginning in the semester in which he or she is discharged, demobilized, or deactivated from active duty or the next succeeding semester, whichever the student prefers, shall give the student the same priority in registering for courses that the student would have had if he or she had registered for courses at the beginning of the registration period, and, at the student's request, do one of the following for all courses from which the student had to withdraw:38.12 - ANNOT.
NOTE: Sub. (13) (intro.) is affected by 2005 Wis. Acts 324 and 470. The 2 treatments are mutually inconsistent. Sub. (13) (intro.) is shown as affected by the last enacted act, 2005 Wis. Act 470. As affected by 2005 Wis. Act 324, it reads:38.12 - ANNOT.
(13) Armed forces. If a student who is a member of a national guard or a member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces withdraws from school after September 11, 2001, because he or she is called into state active duty or into active service with the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days, the district board shall reenroll the student beginning in the semester following his or her discharge from active duty or the next succeeding semester, whichever the student prefers, and, at the student's request, do one of the following for all courses from which the student had to withdraw:38.12(13)(a)
(a) Reimburse the student all tuition and fees paid for all the courses.38.12(13)(b)
(b) Grant the student an incomplete in all the courses and permit the student to complete the courses, within 6 months after leaving state service or active service, without paying additional tuition or fees.38.12 - ANNOT.
History: 1971 c. 154; 1975 c. 198 s. 65; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 221; 1981 c. 20, 269; 1981 c. 391 s. 210; 1983 a. 27, 192; 1983 a. 379 ss. 2, 5, 6, 7; 1983 a. 391; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (1), (3); 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 56, 121, 177, 359; 1993 a. 227; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1995 a. 448; 1997 a. 27, 237; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2001 a. 22; 2003 a. 69; 2005 a. 324, 470.38.12 - ANNOT.
Cross Reference: See also ch. TCS 7, Wis. adm. code.