Court affirms part of Walker rules law unconstitutional

MADISON - A state appeals court says a portion of a law that gives the governor the power to block new education rules is unconstitutional.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed a law in 2011 that requires state agencies to get gubernatorial approval before drafting new administrative rules that create policy.

Teachers and parents filed a lawsuit in 2011 alleging the law was unconstitutional as applied to the state Department of Public Instruction, arguing it gives other state officers more power than the elected DPI superintendent.

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