Wisconsin § 118.065 - Federally chartered youth membership organizations.

§ 118.065. Federally chartered youth membership organizations.

118.065(1) (1) In this section: 118.065(1)(ag) (ag) “Governing body” means any of the following: 118.065(1)(ag)1. 1. For a public school other than a charter school that is not an instrumentality of a school board, a school board. 118.065(1)(ag)2. 2. For a charter school that is not an instrumentality of a school board, including a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) , the governing board of the charter school. 118.065(1)(as) (as) “School” means a public school, including a charter school authorized under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) . 118.065(1)(b) (b) “Youth membership organization” means an organization identified in 36 USC ch. 301 , 309 , 311 , 709 , or 803 that has an educational purpose and that promotes civic involvement. 118.065(2) (2) Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, at the beginning of a school term, a youth membership organization may request that the governing body of a school allow representatives of the youth membership organization to provide oral information or written information, or both, regarding the youth membership organization to pupils during a school day on school property, including information about how the youth membership organization furthers the educational interests and civic involvement of pupils consistent with good citizenship, for the purpose of encouraging pupils to join the youth membership organization. 118.065(3) (3) If a youth membership organization submits a request under sub. (2) to the governing body of a school, the governing body or its designee may schedule at least one date and time, which may be noninstructional time as determined by the governing body or its designee, during the beginning of the school term for representatives of the youth membership organization to provide information as described under sub. (2) . 118.065 History History: 2025 a. 79 ; 35.17 correction in (1) (b).