SB 10 — Relating to: access to public high schools for military recruiters.

-Date 2026of LEGISLATUREenactment: LRB-0488/1 FFK:emw SENATE BILL 10 February 3, 2025 - Introduced by Senators ABRAL -GUEVARA , BRADLEY, FEYEN, NASS and T OMCZYK , cosponsored by Representatives PENTERMAN , BRILL, BROOKS , CALLAHAN , DITTRICH, FRANKLIN , GREEN, B.

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ReferredWISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to Committeeamend on119.04 Education.(1);

A N A CT to amend 119.04 (1);

AnalysisThe bypeople the Legislative Reference Bureau In general, federal law requires local educational agencies, such as school boards and charter schools, that receive federal assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide military recruiters the samestate access to secondary school students that the local educational agencies provide to postsecondary educational institutions or to prospective employersThis bill requires school boards and governing boards of charterWisconsin, schoolsrepresented to, in additionsen- to(4), complying118.15, with118.153, federal118.16, law,118.162, specifically118.163, allowate military recruiters access to common areas in high schools and toassembly, allowdo accessenact duringas afollows: school day and to school- sanctioned events.

Nothing118.164, in118.18, the118.19, bill118.196, requires118.20, a118.223, school118.225, board118.24 or(1), governing(2) board(c) of a charter school to provide(f), a(6), military(8), recruiterand access(10), toSECTION a1. high school classroom during instructional time.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

of the statutes is createdcre- 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, ated to read:

- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-0488/1 FFK:emw SENATE BILL 10 SECTION 1 118.40 (4) (ar) 3.

Allow military recruiters access to 118.293, 118.2935, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, high schools operated by the governing board as requiredre- 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 118.58, 120.12 quired under 10 USC 503 (c), except that regardless of (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), and (29), 120.125, the access the governing board provides to postsecondarypostsec- 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, ondary educational institutions or to prospective employers,em- ployers, the governing board shall allow a military recruiterre- 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st cruiter access to all of the following:

class city school district and board but not, unless ex- a.

Common areas of a high school building while plicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a con- the military recruiter visits a high school for recruitment tract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to purposes.

b.an opportunity schools and partnership program.

AS highECTION school3. during a school day or a school-sanctioned event.

120.12 (29) of the statutes is created to b.

A high school during a school day or a school- sanctioned event.

requires a schoolread: board to allow a military recruiter access to a high school classroom during instructional time.

Sschool ECTIONboard 2.to allow a military recruiter access to a 120.12 (29) M ILITARY RECRUITERS .

119.04Allow (1)military ofhigh theschool statutesclassroom isduring amendedinstructional totime. read:

119.04recruiters (1)access Subchaptersto IV,high Vschools andoperated VIIby ofthe ch.school SECTION 2.

119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to board as required under 10 USC 503 (c), except that re- read:

gardless of the access the school board provides to post- 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch.

121secondary educational institutions or to prospective em- and ss.

66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1)ployers, andthe (2),school 115.28,board 115.31,shall 115.33,allow 115.34,a 115.343,military 115.345,recruiter 115.363,(1) 115.364,and 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415,115.28, 115.445,115.31, 118.001115.33, to115.34, 118.04,115.343, 118.045,access 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.124, 118.125 to 118.14,all 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.2935, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 118.58, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), and (29), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-0488/1 FFK:emw SENATE BILL 10 SECTION 2 of a contract, to the commissionerfollowing: or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program.

S115.345, ECTION115.363, 3.115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, (a) Common areas of a high school building while 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 118.001 to the military recruiter visits a high school for recruitment 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, purposes.

120.12118.10, (29)118.12, of118.124, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (b) A high school during a school day or a school- ernor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the statutestime iswhen createdit totakes read:effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” Wisconsin Act - 2 - 2025 Senate Bill 10 sanctioned event.

120.12Nothing (29)in MILITARYthis RECRUITERS.paragraph requires a S ECTION 4.

Allow military recruiters access to high schools operated by the school board as required under 10 USC 503 (c), except that regardless of the access the school board provides to postsecondary educational institutions or to prospective employers, the school board shall allow a military recruiter access to all of the following:

(a) Common areas of a high school building while the military recruiter visits a high school for recruitment purposes.

(b) A high school during a school day or a school-sanctioned event.

Nothing in this paragraph requires a school board to allow a military recruiter access to a high school classroom during instructional time.

S ECTION 4.

school board to allow a military recruiter access to a (1) This act first applies to access provided to militarymili- recruitershigh duringschool theclassroom 2025-26during schoolinstructional year.time.

(END)tary recruiters during the 2025-26 school year.