Bill > AB51

This bill establishes new regulations for interscholastic athletic associations in Wisconsin, primarily focusing on transparency and public records access. The legislation defines an interscholastic athletic association as a nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation that coordinates athletic events for high school students (grades 9-12). Under the bill, school districts can only be members of an interscholastic athletic association if that association chooses to be governed by the state's public records and open meetings laws. The bill also creates specific exceptions to public records requirements, allowing these associations to withhold records about individual referees and individual students. By amending existing statutes, the bill ensures that if an interscholastic athletic association opts into these transparency requirements, it will be treated similarly to other governmental bodies for the purposes of public records and open meetings regulations. This approach provides a voluntary mechanism for athletic associations to become more transparent while protecting certain sensitive individual information.

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab51