Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session
Relating to: allowing pupils in grades 7 and 8 to earn high school credit.
School — Board School — Curriculum
- Introduced, completed
- Passes Senate, completed
- Passes Assembly, completed
- Governor signs, completed
- Law, completed
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
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.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Grothman (R) , Gudex (R) , Lazich (R) , Miller (D) , Olsen (R) , Risser (D)
23 cosponsors
Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Brooks (R) , Endsley (R) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kestell (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Krug (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Pridemore (R) , Schraa (R) , Spiros (R) , Stone (R) , Strachota (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R) , Wright (D)
Votes
Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 1
Passed 8–1 Oct 11, 2013 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- 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
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 15, 2013 · Senate
Read a second time
- 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