Senate Bill 425
Requiring an evaluation by a local educational agency of whether a pupil with an extended absence from school is a child with a disability
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.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 3, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires a school attendance officer to direct the school board to determine whether to refer a child who has been excused absent for ten or more days for an evaluation as to whether the child is a child with a disability. Under current law, a child who has been evaluated and determined to be a child with a disability may be eligible for certain special education and related services. Current law defines a school attendance officer as an employee designated by the school board to deal with matters relating to school attendance and truancy. The bill requires the school attendance officer to notify the parent or guardian of a pupil that has been excused absent for ten or more days that the parent or guardian may request an evaluation of whether the child is a child with a disability.
Who's behind it
Bob Wirch, a Democrat, is its .
9 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 28, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 3, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Dec 3, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 3, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Berceau, Bowen, Hintz, Meyers, Milroy, Sinicki and C. Taylor
- Dec 3, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Dec 28, 2015 · Senate
Representative Genrich added as a cosponsor
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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.
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. 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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor