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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 372

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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.

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Committee on Education

1 cosponsors

Taylor (D)

Votes

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2 by committee on Education

Passed 5–2 Oct 30, 2009 official source full page

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

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 47, Noes 46

Passed 47–46 Nov 5, 2009 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 50, Noes 43

Passed 50–43 Nov 5, 2009 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 50, Noes 43

Passed 50–43 Nov 5, 2009 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

Passed 17–15 Nov 5, 2009 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate amendment 4 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

Passed 17–15 Nov 5, 2009 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate amendment 5 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Nov 5, 2009 official source full page

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

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Nov 5, 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. Oct 28, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by committee on Education

  2. Oct 28, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  3. Oct 28, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 29, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 30, 2009 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2 by committee on Education

  6. Oct 30, 2009 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  7. Oct 30, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Nov 3, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Nov 3, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Nov 4, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  11. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 offered by Senator Olsen

  12. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 offered by Senator Grothman

  13. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Senator Taylor added as a coauthor

  14. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

  16. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 withdrawn and returned to author

  17. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 4 offered by Senators Grothman, Olsen, Lazich, Hopper and Darling

  18. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 4 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 15

  19. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 5 offered by Senators Lazich and Darling

  20. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 5 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  21. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  24. Nov 5, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  26. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Read

  27. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended and taken up

  28. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  29. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives Davis and Vukmir

  30. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 50, Noes 43

  31. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representatives Davis and Vukmir

  32. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 50, Noes 43

  33. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  34. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  35. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 47, Noes 46

  36. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  37. Nov 6, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  38. Nov 9, 2009 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-9-2009

  39. Nov 9, 2009 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-9-2009

  40. Nov 9, 2009 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-9-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 60

  41. Nov 12, 2009 · Senate

    Published 11-23-2009.