Wisconsin 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 19 R · 7 D cosponsors

AB 780 — Relating to: notice to a school of a permanency review or hearing, notice to a school district of a foster home or group home license or out-of-home care placement, and transfer of pupil records.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill enhances school notification requirements related to children's permanency reviews, foster home and group home licensing, and transfer of pupil records.

  • 48.38 (5) (b)

    the person's counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special advocate → the child's counsel, the child's guardian ad litem, and the child's court-appointed special advocate, and the child's school

    Schools are added to the list of entities notified about permanency reviews.

  • 48.38 (5m) (b)

    and the child’s school → the child’s school;

    The child's school is now notified of the hearing details in permanency proceedings.

  • 48.62 (3)

    clerk of the school district in which the foster home is located that a foster home has been licensed in the school district. → a school district of a newly licensed foster home located in the school district.

    Changes the notification process by no longer specifically requiring notice to the clerk of the school district.

  • 48.625 (2m)

    clerk of the district in which the group home is located that a group home has been licensed in the school district. → of a newly licensed group home located in the school district.

    Changes the notification process to no longer specifically require notice to the clerk of the school district.

  • 48.64 (1r)

    clerk of the school district in which the foster home, group home, or shelter care facility is located → give notification of the out-of-home care placement to the school district in which the foster home, group home, shelter care facility, or home of the relative is located that a school-age child has been placed

    Requires agencies to notify both the school district and the specific school the child will attend following placement.

  • 118.125 (4)

    Within 5 days, a school district → No later than the next working day, a school district

    Shortens the deadline for schools to transfer pupil records from five working days to the next working day.

Action History

  1. Public hearing held

  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez, Crowley, Neylon, Billings, Katsma, Doyle, Novak, Meyers, Ballweg, Subeck, Kitchens, Pronschinske, Snyder, Anderson, Berceau, Born, E. Brooks, Felzkowski, Fields, Genrich, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Schraa, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Steineke, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Zepnick and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Johnson, Carpenter, Darling, Larson, Olsen, L. Taylor and Vinehout

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 780?
AB 780 is sponsored by Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Spiros, John (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Doyle, Steve (Democrat), Sargent, Fields, Tranel, Travis (Republican), Krug, Scott (Republican), Meyers, Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Swearingen, Rob (Republican), Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Neylon, Adam (Republican), Zepnick, Berceau, VanderMeer, Nancy (Republican), Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), Katsma, Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Kulp, Genrich, Billings, Jill (Democrat), Ballweg, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Steineke, Novak, Todd (Republican), Ripp, Petryk, Crowley, Rodriguez, Jessie (Republican), Petersen, Kevin (Republican), Rohrkaste, Pronschinske, Treig (Republican), Schraa, Born, Mark (Republican), Tauchen, Tittl, Paul (Republican), Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat), Brooks, Robert (Republican), and Anderson, Clinton (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 780?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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