Wis. Stat. § 120.125 Before- and After-School Child Care

• Library: Wisconsin Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 86
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Wis. Stat. § 120.125

(1) In this section, "before- and after-school child care program" means a program that provides child care services before school, after school, or both before and after school.

(2)

(a) A school board shall permit a child care provider who has submitted a request which meets all of the requirements under sub. (3) to administer a before- and after-school child care program in any elementary school within the school district unless:

1. There is a limitation of reasonably available space within the elementary school;

2. The school board has previously accepted a request which was submitted under this subsection;

3. Before- and after-school child care programs exist in the elementary school;

4. The school board intends to provide before- and after-school child care services in the elementary school;

5. The requirements under sub. (3) have not been met; or

6. Paragraph (b) applies.

(b) The school board may deny a request under par. (a) 6. if the school board intends to solicit child care providers to submit requests to provide before- and after-school child care programs in the elementary school for which a request under par. (a) was submitted. If a school board denies a request under this paragraph, the request submitted under par. (a) shall be considered along with requests that are submitted as a result of the school board solicitation.

(c) If a school board denies a request under par. (a) or (b), the school board shall specify the reasons for denial, in writing, to the child care provider within 60 days after the date on which the request is received.

(3)

(a) A request submitted to a school board under sub. (2) shall be in writing, shall name the elementary school in which the before- and after-school child care program is to be provided, and shall specify the amount of space needed, the number and ages of the pupils to be served, and the time the provider intends to operate the program. The request shall also contain all of the following assurances:

1. That the child care provider will be responsible for all actual incremental costs incurred by the school as a result of permitting the child care provider to provide a before- and after-school child care program in the school building.

2. That the child care provider will be liable to the school district for any damage to property in the operation of the before- and after-school child care program, that the child care provider shall hold the school district harmless from any liability, claim, or damages caused by the acts or omissions of the child care provider, and that the child care provider will acquire adequate insurance coverage, as determined by the school district.