Wis. Stat. § 36.12
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 36.12, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Student discrimination prohibited.
Official statutory text
(1) No student may be denied admission to, participation in or the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any service, program, course or facility of the system or its institutions because of the student’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status or parental status.
(2)
(a) The board shall direct each institution to establish policies and procedures to protect students from discrimination under sub. (1) . The policies and procedures shall do all of the following:
1. Provide criteria for determining whether sub. (1) has been violated.
2. Provide remedies and sanctions for violations of sub. (1) .
3. Require a complainant to file a complaint with the institution within 300 days of the alleged violation of sub. (1) .
4. Provide periods within which the complainant and the institution must act for each procedural step leading to the issuance of a final decision and for appeal of the final decision to the chancellor of the institution.
(b) The board shall establish policies and procedures for the appeal of the chancellor’s or dean’s decision to the board.
History: 1989 a. 186 ; 1997 a. 237 ; 2015 a. 55 .
(2)
(a) The board shall direct each institution to establish policies and procedures to protect students from discrimination under sub. (1) . The policies and procedures shall do all of the following:
1. Provide criteria for determining whether sub. (1) has been violated.
2. Provide remedies and sanctions for violations of sub. (1) .
3. Require a complainant to file a complaint with the institution within 300 days of the alleged violation of sub. (1) .
4. Provide periods within which the complainant and the institution must act for each procedural step leading to the issuance of a final decision and for appeal of the final decision to the chancellor of the institution.
(b) The board shall establish policies and procedures for the appeal of the chancellor’s or dean’s decision to the board.
History: 1989 a. 186 ; 1997 a. 237 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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