Senate Bill 284
Allowing pupils in grades 7 and 8 to earn high school credit
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 14, 2014. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Sep 5, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 15, 2013
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 20, 2014
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2013 Wisconsin Act 138
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 14, 2014: “Published 3-15-2014”
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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
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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
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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a school board may grant a high school diploma to a pupil if, subject to certain exceptions, the pupil earns a certain number of credits while in grades 9 to 12 (high school credits). This bill allows a school board to count certain credits a pupil earns while in grades 7 and 8 as high school credits for purposes of granting a high school diploma.
Under the bill, a school board may count credit earned by a pupil in grade 7 or 8 as high school credit if the pupil earns the credit in a course that is taught by a teacher who is licensed to teach the subject matter to pupils in grades 9 to 12 and the course is taught using a curriculum and assessments that are used to teach the subject to pupils in grades 9 to 12. The pupil must also demonstrate based on certain exams that he or she is academically prepared for coursework that is offered to pupils in grades 9 to 12.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
23 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (23)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 1 · Oct 11, 2013
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 Education, Ayes 8, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 14, 2014
The new law was published.
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Mar 14, 2014
The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 138.
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Mar 13, 2014
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 20, 2014
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 20, 2014
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 22, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 16, 2013
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 15, 2013
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 11, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 1.
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Oct 3, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 18, 2013 to Sep 26, 2013
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Sep 5, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Sep 5, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 5, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Grothman, Olsen, Lazich, Risser, Miller and Gudex; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Kestell, Tittl, Jacque, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Spiros, Brooks, Weatherston, Pridemore, Nass, Kooyenga, Endsley, Krug, Jagler, Marklein, Bernier, Knodl, Stone and Schraa
- Sep 5, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Sep 18, 2013 · Senate
Representative Ballweg added as a cosponsor
- Sep 26, 2013 · Senate
Representative Loudenbeck added as a cosponsor
- Oct 3, 2013 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 10, 2013 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 11, 2013 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 1
- Oct 11, 2013 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 14, 2013 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-15-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 15, 2013 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 15, 2013 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 15, 2013 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 15, 2013 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 15, 2013 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 16, 2013 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Wright added as a cosponsor
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 21, 2014 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 6, 2014 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 13, 2014 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-13-2014
- Mar 14, 2014 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-14-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 138
- Mar 14, 2014 · Senate
Published 3-15-2014
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote