After a couple of school board members in southern Wisconsin realized it would be illegal for them to pitch in as a school bus driver, district officials and bipartisan lawmakers worked quickly to make a fix.
As school board members see it, stepping in to transport students is just another way to serve their communities as districts face critical shortages of the profession. But something called the “doctrine of incompatibility” prevents people from holding two public positions where one could supervise the other.
The bill, enacted in August, carves out an exception in state law. School districts may soon utilize the change as they face uncertain bus driver availability.
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