Senate Bill 202
School policies on bullying
Topics: Holidays and special dates, Public Instruction, Department of, School: Board, School: Discipline
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 14, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill directs the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to develop a model school policy on bullying by pupils. The policy must define bullying, prohibit pupils from bullying, describe where and the circumstances in which the prohibition applies, and provide penalties for bullying. The policy must also include procedures for reporting bullying and for investigating such reports. The bill also directs DPI to develop a model education and awareness program on bullying.
The bill directs each school board to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying by pupils. The school board may adopt DPI's model policy. Once each year, the school board must distribute the policy to all pupils enrolled in the school district and to their parents.
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Finally, this bill adds Wednesday of the fourth week in September, Bullying Awareness Day, to the list of special observance days for schools.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Jim Sullivan · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 17, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 14, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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May 14, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 14, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kedzie, Coggs, Sullivan, Carpenter and Schultz;Cosponsored by Representatives Young, Berceau, Richards, Bies, Lothian, Staskunas, Spanbauer and Smith
- May 14, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Jun 17, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate