Chapter 117 — SCHOOL DISTRICT REORGANIZATION

117.01 Applicability. This chapter does not apply to any school district reorganization affecting a school district operating under ch. 119. History: 1989 a. 114.

117.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Affected school district” means the entire territory of any of the following school districts: (a) A school district from which any territory is detached or proposed to be detached. (b) A school district to which any territory is attached…

117.05 General provisions. (1) APPEAL PANELS. The state superintendent shall appoint 3 members of the board to hear appeals filed under ss. 117.12 (4) and 117.13 (3). No 2 members of the appeal panel may be board members from any of the following kinds of school districts: those …

117.08 (3) (a) 2., 117.09 (3) (a) 2., 117.105 (1) (a), 117.11 (2) or (4) (a) 2. or 117.12 (2), at the time the petition is filed. (9) BOARD AND APPEAL PANEL FEES. (a) The state superintendent may charge the following persons a fee sufficient to reimburse the department for the co…

117.09 Consolidation of union high and elementary school districts. (1) INITIATION OF PROCEDURES. The school board of a union high school district and the school boards of any of the school districts operating only elementary grades whose territory is included in the union high s…

117.10 that dissolves a school district shall state the school district that is dissolved and describe the territory, assets and liabilities of the school district. Every order of school district reorganization issued under s. 117.10 (4) shall describe the territory, assets and l…

117.105 if they fail to reach agreement under s. 117.105 (1m) (b). 1m. The village boards of villages and the affected school district under s. 117.105 (4m). 2. A person who files a petition requesting review by the board under s. 117.105 (2m). 3. A school board that adopts a res…

117.11 (2) or 117.12 (2) for any reorganization that includes any of the same territory. 2. The limitation under subd. 1. does not apply if the school board of each affected school district adopts a resolution waiving the limitation. If a school board denies a request for a waive…

117.12 (5), and 117.132. The 7 members shall include the state superintendent or his or her designee on the board, 2 board members from school districts with small enrollments, 2 board members from school districts with medium enrollments, and 2 board members from school district…

117.13 or 117.132 unless the existing school district operates only elementary grades. (6) LIMITATION ON FURTHER REORGANIZATION. No school district created by a reorganization under this section may consolidate with another school district under s. 117.08 or 117.09, or have all o…

117.132 (4) (a) 1. 5. A person who files a petition requesting review by the board under s. 117.132 (4) (a) 2. Updated 23-24 Wis. Stats. 2 6. A school board requesting resolution of a boundary dispute under s. 117.35 (2). (b) The clerk of the school district ordering the dissolut…

117.14 Appeal to court. (1) Any person aggrieved by the denial of a consolidation under s. 117.08 (2) or 117.09 (2), the granting of a detachment and attachment of territory under s. 117.11 (3) or any order of the board or an appeal panel under this chapter may, within 30 days af…

117.15 Criteria for school district reorganizations. In making any decision under ss. 117.08 to 117.132, a school board, the board and an appeal panel shall consider the following factors as they affect the educational welfare of all of the children residing in all of the affecte…

117.17 (2). If the school board of each affected school district adopts a resolution ordering the consolidation, the consolidation shall take effect on the following July 1, unless a referendum under sub. (3) is required. (3) REFERENDUM. (a) If the school board of each affected s…

117.20 Referendum procedures. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a referendum is required under ss. 117.08 to 117.11, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November following receipt of the petition or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.08 (3) (a)…

117.22 School boards in new school districts. (1) JOINT INTERIM SCHOOL BOARDS. (a) If school districts are consolidated under s. 117.08 or 117.09, the school boards of the consolidating school districts shall constitute the joint interim school board of the new school district. (…

117.25 Transfer of assets, liabilities and employees; agreements between consolidating school districts. (1) CONSOLIDATIONS. On the effective date of a consolidation of school districts under s. 117.08 or 117.09, all of the following apply: (a) The school districts that were cons…

117.27 (1) and 117.35 (3). If an appeal is made to court under s. 117.14, the court may stay enforcement under s. 227.54 of the order if a showing is made that there is substantial probability that the party seeking review will prevail on the merits and will suffer irreparable ha…

117.30 Attachment upon failure to operate school. (1) (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) to (d), if a school district for 2 or more successive years has failed to operate sufficient classes at each grade level to provide all pupils who reside in the school district an opportu…

117.35 School district boundary disputes. (1) SCHOOL BOARD ACTION. (a) If there is a boundary dispute, the school boards of the interested school districts may resolve the dispute by the adoption, by each of the school boards, of a resolution resolving the dispute. Before adoptin…