Assembly Bill 5
School safety plans. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 16, 2018
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 29, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, school boards of school districts and governing bodies of private schools that were in existence on May 27, 2010, are required to have a school safety plan in effect. Current law requires the school board of any school district or the governing body of any private school created or opened after May 27, 2010, to have a school safety plan in effect within three years of the creation or opening of the school district or private school. This bill eliminates this three-year period and requires all school boards and governing bodies of private schools to have a school safety plan in effect. Under the bill, before creating or updating a school safety plan, a school board or governing body of a private school must work with local law enforcement to conduct an on-site safety assessment of each school building, site, and facility that is regularly occupied by pupils. The on-site assessment must include any playgrounds, athletic facilities or fields, and any other property occupied by pupils on a regular basis.
Under current law, a school safety plan must include general guidelines specifying procedures for emergency prevention and mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery and must specify a process for reviewing drills required to comply with the plan. Under the bill, a school safety plan must also include an individualized safety plan for each school building and facility that is regularly occupied by pupils and specify guidelines and procedures to address specific types of school safety incidents, including school violence and attacks, threats of school violence and attacks, parent-student reunification, and threats to non-classroom events. Under the bill, a school safety plan may not include restrictions on how school district or private school employees report emergencies, school violence or threats of school violence, or suspicious individuals or activities to law enforcement.
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This bill requires each school board and the governing body of each private school to ensure that pupils at each school building regularly occupied by pupils are drilled annually in the proper response to a school violence event. The bill requires the individual having charge of the school building at which a drill is held to submit a written evaluation of the drill to the school board or governing body of the private school and requires the school board or governing body of the private school to review the written evaluation.
Under current law, the school board and the governing body of each private school must review its school safety plan at least once every three years. This bill also requires the school board or governing body to approve its school safety plan at least once every three years.
Finally, the bill requires each school board and governing body of a private school to annually submit its school safety plan, and various information related to the implementation of the school safety plan, to the Department of Justice.
Who's behind it
The Committee on Assembly Organization and Representative Ott introduced it at the governor's request.
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 29, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 26, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 20, 2018
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 16, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Mar 16, 2018
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 16, 2018 · Assembly
Introduced by Committee on Assembly Organization and Representative Ott, by request of Governor Scott Walker
- Mar 16, 2018 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 20, 2018 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 26, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 29, 2018 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate