Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that requires school districts to comply with requests within 14 days in Wisconsin.

Highlights:

• Requires a school board to comply with a school district resident's written request to inspect a textbook, curriculum, or instructional material within 14 days (Sec. 1-4)

• Specifies school boards must comply with a school district resident’s written request to inspect curricula or instructional materials used in a school in the school district by no later than 14 days after the school board receives the written request (Sec. 1-4).

• Requires each school board to adopt procedures under which the school board can produce for inspection any curriculum or instructional material used in a school in the school district in fewer than 14 days (Sec. 1-4).

• Defines “curriculum” as a curriculum plan adopted by a school board to comply with state law and defines “instructional material” as any course content or resource included in a curriculum (Sec. 1-4).

• Requires a school board to comply with a school district resident’s written request to inspect a textbook on the school board’s list of adopted textbooks by no later than 14 days after the school board receives the written request (Sec. ).

• Specifies school boards must also adopt procedures under which the school board is capable of producing for inspection any textbook included on the school board’s list of adopted textbooks in no more than 14 days (Sec. 1-4).

• Specifies that nothing in the bill may be construed to require a school board to take an action that would violate federal copyright law and that the bill does not limit any rights a school district resident has to inspect or copy records under open records law (Sec. 1-4).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires school districts to comply with requests within 14 days in Wisconsin.

Highlights:

• Requires a school board to comply with a school district resident's written request to inspect a textbook, curriculum, or instructional material within 14 days (Sec. 1-4)

• Specifies school boards must comply with a school district resident’s written request to inspect curricula or instructional materials used in a school in the school district by no later than 14 days after the school board receives the written request (Sec. 1-4).

• Requires each school board to adopt procedures under which the school board can produce for inspection any curriculum or instructional material used in a school in the school district in fewer than 14 days (Sec. 1-4).

• Defines “curriculum” as a curriculum plan adopted by a school board to comply with state law and defines “instructional material” as any course content or resource included in a curriculum (Sec. 1-4).

• Requires a school board to comply with a school district resident’s written request to inspect a textbook on the school board’s list of adopted textbooks by no later than 14 days after the school board receives the written request (Sec. ).

• Specifies school boards must also adopt procedures under which the school board is capable of producing for inspection any textbook included on the school board’s list of adopted textbooks in no more than 14 days (Sec. 1-4).

• Specifies that nothing in the bill may be construed to require a school board to take an action that would violate federal copyright law and that the bill does not limit any rights a school district resident has to inspect or copy records under open records law (Sec. 1-4).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text