Senate Bill 372
Using the results of standardized examinations to evaluate teachers and requiring the development of a teacher evaluation plan to be a mandatory subject of collective bargaining
Topics: Collective bargaining, School: Board, School: Branches of instruction, Teacher
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 9, 2009. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 28, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 18 to 14
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 47 to 46
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 60
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 12, 2009: “Published 11-23-2009.”
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Wisconsin Act
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Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law directs school districts to administer certain standardized examinations to pupils enrolled in the 4th, 8th, and 10th grades. Current law prohibits a school board from using the results of the examinations to evaluate teacher performance; to discharge, suspend, or formally discipline a teacher; or as the reason for the nonrenewal of a teacher's contract.
This bill allows the results of the state-required standardized examinations and the standardized examinations required under the federal No Child Left Behind Act to be used for the evaluation of teacher performance if certain conditions are met.
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The school board must develop a teacher evaluation plan that includes a description of the evaluation process, multiple criteria in addition to examination results, the rationale for using examination results for evaluating teachers, and an explanation of how the school board intends to use the evaluations to improve pupil academic achievement. This bill also requires a school district to bargain collectively over the development of the teacher evaluation plan.
Who's behind it
Committee on Education is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Committee on Education
Signed on in support (1)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 8 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Education vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 2 · Oct 30, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2 by committee on Education”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 47 to 46 · Nov 5, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 47, Noes 46”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote on an amendment
Passed, 50 to 43 · Nov 5, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 50, Noes 43”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote on an amendment
Passed, 50 to 43 · Nov 5, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Assembly amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 50, Noes 43”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote on an amendment
Passed, 17 to 15 · Nov 5, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Senate amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote on an amendment
Passed, 17 to 15 · Nov 5, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Senate amendment 4 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote on an amendment
Passed, 18 to 14 · Nov 5, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Senate amendment 5 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 18 to 14 · Nov 5, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 14”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 12, 2009
The new law was published.
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Nov 9, 2009
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 60.
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Nov 9, 2009
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 5, 2009
The Assembly passed it too, 47 to 46.
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Nov 5, 2009
“Read” (the official wording)
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Nov 5, 2009
The Assembly received it.
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Nov 5, 2009
The Senate passed it, 18 to 14.
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Nov 5, 2009
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Nov 3, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 30, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 1.
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Oct 30, 2009
“Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2 by committee on Education” (the official wording)
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Oct 28, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 28, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Oct 28, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 28, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by committee on Education
- Oct 28, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Oct 28, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 29, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 30, 2009 · Senate
Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2 by committee on Education
- Oct 30, 2009 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 6, Noes 1
- Oct 30, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 3, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 3, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 4, 2009 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-5-2009 by committee on Senate Organization
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Senate amendment 2 offered by Senator Olsen
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Senate amendment 3 offered by Senator Grothman
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Senator Taylor added as a coauthor
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Senate amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Senate amendment 3 withdrawn and returned to author
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Senate amendment 4 offered by Senators Grothman, Olsen, Lazich, Hopper and Darling
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Senate amendment 4 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Senate amendment 5 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 14
- Nov 5, 2009 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Read
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended and taken up
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives Davis and Vukmir
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 50, Noes 43
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representatives Davis and Vukmir
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 50, Noes 43
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 47, Noes 46
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 6, 2009 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 9, 2009 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 11-9-2009
- Nov 9, 2009 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-9-2009
- Nov 9, 2009 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 11-9-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 60
- Nov 12, 2009 · Senate
Published 11-23-2009.
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote