45.13 Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission.

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(a)The Wisconsin commission for the U.S. semiquincentennial commission shall plan, coordinate, and implement a program to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and specifically highlight the role of Wisconsin in that event and the impact of its people on the nation’s past, present, and future.

(b)The commission shall hold public meetings to solicit the input of citizens throughout the state in developing programs for the semiquincentennial.

(c)The program is subject to the support of a majority of the commission, and a majority of the members constitutes a quorum.

(d)Members may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred when performing functions under this section.

(2)The commission shall coordinate with federal, state, local, and private agencies on infrastructural improvements and on projects to welcome regional, national, and international tourists.

(a)The commission shall plan and prepare educational events and opportunities relating to the semiquincentennial for use by public, private, and tribal elementary and secondary schools throughout the state. The commission shall provide informational materials about events and opportunities planned and prepared under this paragraph to the department of public instruction for distribution to public, private, and tribal elementary and secondary schools.

(b)Each public elementary or secondary school, including each charter school, shall provide at least one event or educational opportunity under par.

(a)to pupils in the 2025-26 school year.

(c)For each public elementary or secondary school in a school district, the school board of the school district and, for each charter school established under s. 118.40

(2r)or

(2x), the operator of the charter school shall report to the department of public instruction the event or educational opportunity that the school held to satisfy the requirement under par.

(b). By no later than September 1, 2026, the department of public instruction shall compile and submit to the commission the information the department of public instruction received under this paragraph.

(a)The department and the state historical society shall work together to support the commission in the performance of its functions.