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Bills from the Dec 2009 Special Session

Assembly Bill 1

Authorizing the state superintendent of public instruction to direct a school district to implement a new curriculum or instructional design, make personnel changes, or adopt accountability measures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 16, 2009

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 4, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill provides that if the state superintendent of public instruction determines that a school or school district is in need of improvement, the state superintendent may direct the school board to do one or more of the following in the school or school district:

1. Implement a new curriculum.

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2. Implement a new instructional design, including expanded school hours, additional pupil supports and services, and individual learning plans for pupils.

3. Implement professional development programs focused on improving pupil academic achievement.

4. Make personnel changes that are consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements.

5. Adopt accountability measures to monitor the school district's finances or to monitor other interventions directed by the state superintendent.

The bill directs the state superintendent to promulgate rules establishing criteria and a procedure for determining whether a school or school district is in need of improvement for the purpose of exercising this authority. The school board must seek input from school district staff on implementing any of the above directives.

The bill also authorizes the state superintendent to withhold state aid from any school district that fails to comply to the state superintendent's satisfaction with any of the above directives.

Who's behind it

2 lawmakers are its ⁠. 2 have no party on record.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

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Authors (2)

  • Committee on Assembly Organization
  • by request of Governor James E. Doyle

Signed on in support (1)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Mar 4, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 7, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Dec 16, 2009

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  4. Dec 16, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  5. Dec 16, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor James E. Doyle

  2. Dec 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  3. Dec 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Senator Taylor added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 7, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly

    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.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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