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Wisconsin Statutes

•Chapter 43 (PDF from WI Legislature)

Wisconsin Administrative Code

•Chapter PI6 (PDF from WI Legislature)

More about Chapter 43

•Chapter 43: Outline

•Chapter 43: Summaries of Sections (PDF)

•Summary of 2006 Changes to Chapter 43 (Acts 226 and 420, formerly known as SB 273 and 272, or the Language and Reform Bills)

•"Non-Local Borrowing” and Wisconsin State Law

•Parental Access to Library Records:  Frequently Asked Questions – Act 207, Parental Access to Library Records

•Library board powers (PDF)(from legal staff of DPI)

Other state law topics

•Sales Tax Issues for Wisconsin Public Libraries (from DPI)

•Wisconsin Open Meetings Law:  Compliance Outline (PDF) (from WI Department of Justice)

•Wisconsin Public Records Law: Compliance Outline (PDF) (from WI Department of Justice)

Additional Resources

•Library Legislation and Funding, Law, Standards, Policies and Planning (from DPI)

•Considerations for individual libraries purchasing online resources (with access for their own patrons only)

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