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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 379

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notification of school closings and reopenings.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a school district administrator may close a school because

of inclement weather or because of a threat to the health or safety of pupils or school

personnel. In addition, a local health officer and the Department of Health Services

(DHS) may close a school to control outbreaks and epidemics.

This bill requires a school board, within 24 hours of a school being closed by a

local health officer or DHS, or by a school district administrator because of a threat

to the health or safety of pupils or school personnel, and within 24 hours of reopening

a closed school, to notify the Department of Public Instruction that the school was

closed. The first notice must include the reason for the closure; the second must

specify the number of days the school was closed.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Hansen (D) , Taylor (D)

2 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Apr 5, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 3, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Taylor and Hansen;Cosponsored by Representatives Bernard Schaber and Berceau

  2. Nov 3, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  3. Mar 25, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 31, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 5, 2010 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  6. Apr 5, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-13-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  12. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:14 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22

  13. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  16. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  20. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Apr 16, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  22. Apr 23, 2010 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-23-2010

  23. May 11, 2010 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 5-11-2010

  24. May 12, 2010 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-12-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 305

  25. May 13, 2010 · Senate

    Published 5-26-2010