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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0633/1 FFK:wlj ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 613 November 11, 2025 - Offered by RepresentatiOEBEN.
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-5234/1 FFK:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 613 October 31, 2025 - Introduced by 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 .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Education.
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A N A CT to renumber and amend 118.164 (1);
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to create 118.164 (1) (a), 118.164 (4) and 118.164 (5) of the statutes;
before that line insert:
relating to:
“SECTION 1c.
notifying parents if a pupil is removed from the classroom.
115.787 (2) (es) of the statutes is created to read:
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires a school principal employed by a school district to notify the parent or guardian of each pupil in a class each time that a pupil is removed from the class and, as a result of the removal, the quality or quantity of instructional time provided to the pupils in the class in diminished.
115.787 (2) (es) A statement of whether a behavior that is consistent with the child’s disability is likely to be a behavior for which the child may be removed from a teacher’s class under s.
Under the bill, the notice to parents and guardians must be in writing and delivered as soon as is practicable following the removal.
118.164 and whether it is appropriate for a teacher to remove the child from the teacher’s class under s.
In general, the notice must be provided electronically and by no later than 5 p.m.
118.164 (2) for the behavior.”.
on the day of the removal.
2.
However, if a parent or guardian has refused to accept electronic communication, the notice must be provided by first class mail.
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The bill also 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.
after that line insert:
Finally, the bill requires each principal to annually report to the school board the number of removals at the principal’s school that required 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.
118.164 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
118.164 (2) Subject 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.
S ECTION 1.
120.13 (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 teacher to teach effectively, as specified in the code of classroom conduct.
118.164 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 118.164 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
The teacher shall send the pupil to 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.
118.164 (1) (intro.) In this section, “teacher”:
In addition, the teacher shall provide to the principal or his or her designee within 24 hours after the pupil’s removal from the class a written explanation of the reasons for the removal.
(b) “Teacher” means a person holding a license or permit issued by the state superintendent whose employment by a school district requires that he or she hold that license or permit.
A teacher may not remove a pupil who is a child with a disability, as defined in s.
S ECTION 2.
115.76 (5), from the teacher’s class if the pupil’s individualized education program, as defined in s.
118.164 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
115.76 (9), states that the behavior that is the basis for the removal is consistent with the child’s disability and removal under this subsection for that behavior is not appropriate.”.
118.164 (1) (a) “School principal” means a person holding a principal license issued by the state superintendent whose employment by a school district requires that he or she hold that license.
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S ECTION 3.
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118.164 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
after “(2) or (4).” insert “Notice need not be provided under this subsection if the behavior that would otherwise trigger the notice is conducted by a child with a disability, as defined in s.
118.164 (4) The school principal or the school principal’s designee shall ensure the parent and guardian of each pupil in a class is notified any time a pupil is removed from the classroom and the quality or quantity of instructional time offered to the pupils in the class is diminished or reduced as a result of the removal.
115.76 (5), who has an individualized education program, as defined in s.
Notice is required under this paragraph if an entire class of pupils is removed from the classroom for purposes of a drill under s.
115.76 (9), in effect 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.”.
118.07 (2) or (4).
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The 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.
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Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2026.
(END)
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