AB 613 — Relating to: notifying parents if a pupil is removed from the classroom. (FE)

- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0633/1LRB-5234/1 FFK:wljFFK:skw ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 613 NovemberOctober 11,31, 2025 - OfferedIntroduced by RepresentatiOEBEN.Representatives G OEBEN, K NODL , MURPHY , GUSTAFSON , O'CONNOR , TITTL, GUNDRUM , BEHNKE , B RIL, K REIBICH and M URSAU, cosponsored by Senators CABRAL -GUEVARA and NASS .

AtReferred theto locationsCommittee indicated,on amendEducation. the bill as follows:

1.A N A CT to renumber and amend 118.164 (1);

Pageto 2,create line118.164 1:(1) (a), 118.164 (4) and 118.164 (5) of the statutes;

beforerelating thatto: line insert:

“SECTIONnotifying 1c.parents if a pupil is removed from the classroom.

115.787Analysis (2)by (es)the ofLegislative Reference Bureau This bill requires a school principal employed by a school district to notify the statutesparent or guardian of each pupil in a class each time that a pupil is createdremoved from the class and, as a result of the removal, the quality or quantity of instructional time provided to read:the pupils in the class in diminished.

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2.However, if a parent or guardian has refused to accept electronic communication, the notice must be provided by first class mail.

PageThe 2,bill linealso 10:specifies that this type of notice is required if an entire class is removed from the classroom for purposes of safety drills that are required by law.

afterFinally, the bill requires each principal to annually report to the school board the number of removals at the principal’s school that linerequired insert:parental notification in the previous school year, and each school board to annually report the same information for all the schools under its charge to the Department of Public Instruction.

“SECTION- 2m.2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5234/1 FFK:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 613 SECTION 1 For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

118.164The (2)people of the statutesstate isof amendedWisconsin, torepresented read:in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

118.164S (2)ECTION Subject1. to 20 USC 1415 (k) and beginning August 1, 1999, a teacher may remove a pupil from the teacher’s class if the pupil violates the code of classroom conduct adopted under s.

120.13118.164 (1) (a) or is dangerous, unruly or - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRBa0633/1 FFK:wlj disruptive or exhibits behavior that interferes with the ability of the teacherstatutes tois teachrenumbered effectively,118.164 as(1) specified(intro.) inand theamended codeto ofread: classroom conduct.

The118.164 teacher(1) shall(intro.) sendIn thethis pupilsection, to“teacher”: the school principal or his or her designee and notify the school principal or his or her designee immediately of the reasons for the removal.

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AS teacherECTION may2. not remove a pupil who is a child with a disability, as defined in s.

115.76118.164 (5),(1) from(a) theof teacher’s class if the pupil’sstatutes individualizedis educationcreated program,to asread: defined in s.

115.76118.164 (9),(1) states(a) that“School theprincipal” behaviormeans thata isperson theholding basisa forprincipal thelicense removalissued isby consistent with the child’sstate disabilitysuperintendent andwhose removalemployment underby thisa subsectionschool fordistrict requires that behaviorhe isor notshe appropriate.”.hold that license.

S ECTION 3.

Page118.164 2,(4) lineof 17:the statutes is created to read:

after118.164 “(2)(4) orThe (4).”school insertprincipal “Noticeor needthe notschool beprincipal’s provideddesignee undershall thisensure subsectionthe ifparent theand behaviorguardian thatof wouldeach otherwisepupil triggerin thea noticeclass is conductednotified byany time a childpupil withis aremoved disability,from asthe definedclassroom and the quality or quantity of instructional time offered to the pupils in s.the class is diminished or reduced as a result of the removal.

115.76Notice (5),is whorequired hasunder this paragraph if an individualizedentire educationclass program,of aspupils definedis inremoved from the classroom for purposes of a drill under s.

115.76118.07 (9),(2) inor effect(4). that states that a behavior that is consistent with the child’s disability is likely to be a behavior for which a pupil may be removed from a teacher’s class under this section, except that notice shall be provided under this subsection if the result of the behavior is a violent incident.”.

(ENDThe )school principal or the school principal’s designee shall ensure that notice under this subsection satisfies all of the following criteria:

(a) It is in writing.

- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-5234/1 FFK:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 613 SECTION 3 (b) It is delivered electronically, unless the parent or guardian has refused to receive electronic communication from the school or school district, in which case it is delivered by 1st class mail.

(c) It is delivered as soon as is practicable following the removal from class, but for a notice that is delivered electronically by no later than 5 p.m.

on the day of the removal.

(d) It does not include personally identifiable information.

S ECTION 4.

118.164 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

118.164 (5) (a) By October 1, 2027, and each October 1 thereafter, the principal of each school or the principal’s designee shall report to the school board the total number of removals from class that required a notification under sub.

(4) in the previous school year.

(b) By December 1, 2027, and each December 1 thereafter, each school board shall submit to the state superintendent a report that includes the information reported to the school board under par.

(a) for each school under the school board’s charge.

S ECTION 5.