Senate Bill 67
Preparation time as a mandatory subject of collective bargaining
Topics: Collective bargaining, Public employee, School: Employee, Teacher
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 18, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, there are three categories of subjects of collective bargaining under the Municipal Employment Relations Act (MERA). A mandatory subject of bargaining is one primarily related to wages, hours, and conditions of employment; the employer is required to bargain over this subject. A permissive subject of bargaining is one primarily related to the management and direction of the municipal employer; an employer may, but need not, bargain over this subject. A prohibited subject of bargaining is one that would violate a law; there may be no bargaining over such a subject.
This bill creates a new mandatory subject of collective bargaining under MERA in school districts. Under the bill, in a school district, the employer is required to bargain collectively with respect to time spent during the school day, separate from pupil contact time, to prepare lessons, labs, or educational materials, to confer or collaborate with other staff, or to complete administrative duties.
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . All 9 are Democrats.
17 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (17)
- Chuck Benedict · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Kim Hixson · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Toles · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Labor vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Apr 14, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 14, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Mar 19, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 5, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 3, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 2, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 18, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
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Feb 18, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 18, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Erpenbach, Lehman, Taylor, Wirch, Hansen, Vinehout, Coggs, Risser and Miller;Cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Mason, Toles, Berceau, Smith, Soletski, Zepnick, Benedict, Vruwink, Hixson, Pocan, Zigmunt, Pope-Roberts, Young, Milroy, Turner and Bernard Schaber
- Feb 18, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs
- Mar 2, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 3, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 5, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 19, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 14, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 14, 2009 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Apr 14, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 3, 2009 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-9-2009 by committee on Senate Organization
- Jun 9, 2009 · Senate
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote