Senators Darling, Lazich and Schultz have introduced a bill in the Senate (2007 SB 231) that would prohibit the Milwaukee Public Schools District from requiring its teachers to reside in Milwaukee. The bill is cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Vos, Pridemore, Pope-Roberts, Musser, Kestell, Albers, Bies, Mursau and Townsend.
This is a great idea. Residency requirements are a poor idea (other than, perhaps, for top administrators). They limit the talent pool, and having talented employees is far more important than any benefit received from residency.
But here is the important policy question: Why just MPS? If this legislation is good for MPS treachers, why not for Mukwonago, or Cudahy, or Fredonia teachers?
The Wisconsin Statutes devote dozens of pages differentiating Cities of the First Class from other Wisconsin cities. State law should, except in rare instances, not treat big cities better or worse than small cities and villages.
This is a great idea. Residency requirements are a poor idea (other than, perhaps, for top administrators). They limit the talent pool, and having talented employees is far more important than any benefit received from residency.
But here is the important policy question: Why just MPS? If this legislation is good for MPS treachers, why not for Mukwonago, or Cudahy, or Fredonia teachers?
The Wisconsin Statutes devote dozens of pages differentiating Cities of the First Class from other Wisconsin cities. State law should, except in rare instances, not treat big cities better or worse than small cities and villages.
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If memory serves, only MPS and the city of Milwaukee are able to enforce residency requirements on non-elected employees.
Well, now that would make sense, but I cannot find anything like that in the statutes.
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