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AB 236

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requiring that certain high school agriculture courses be counted as science credits.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a school board may not grant a high school diploma to any

pupil unless the pupil has earned, in grades 9 to 12, at least four credits of English,

three credits of social studies, two credits of mathematics, two credits of science, and

1.5 credits of physical education.

This bill provides that, if a pupil earns at least two credits in science, the school

board must award the pupil an additional science credit for completing in grades 9

to 12 each course in agriculture that the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has

determined qualifies as science according to criteria established by DPI.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Danou (D) , Davis (R) , Gunderson (R) , Hilgenberg (D) , Hixson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Lothian (R) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Nerison (R) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Radcliffe (D) , Ripp (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Tauchen (R) , Vruwink (D)

7 cosponsors

Hansen (D) , Kapanke (R) , Kedzie (R) , Mursau (R) , Olsen (R) , Taylor (D) , Vinehout (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Jun 23, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Dec 21, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Radcliffe, Danou, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Davis, Hilgenberg, Ripp, A. Ott, Nerison, Lothian, Tauchen, Spanbauer, Molepske Jr., Jorgensen, Gunderson, Hixson and Vruwink;Cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Taylor, Olsen, Hansen and Kedzie

  2. Apr 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  3. Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Education and referred to committee on Agriculture

  4. May 13, 2009 · Assembly

    Representative Mursau added as a coauthor

  5. May 14, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. May 26, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Radcliffe

  7. May 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  9. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  10. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Sep 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-16-2009 by committee on Rules

  12. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  14. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Sep 17, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  20. Dec 3, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Dec 15, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Dec 21, 2009 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  23. Dec 21, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Jan 27, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-28-2010 by committee on Senate Organization

  25. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Senator Kapanke added as a cosponsor

  26. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  29. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  30. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  32. Feb 1, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  33. Feb 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-9-2010

  34. Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-11-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 114

  35. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 2-25-2010