Assembly Bill 745
Participation in an apprenticeship program by a high school senior and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 12, 2018. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 13, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 20, 2018
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 20, 2018
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2017 Wisconsin Act 273
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 12, 2018: “Published 4-13-2018”
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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
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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill allows a high school senior to begin an apprenticeship program during the student's senior year of high school.
Under current law, any individual 16 years of age or over may enter into an apprentice contract whereby the individual is to receive from his or her employer, in consideration for the individual's services, instruction in any trade, craft, or business. That instruction must include a minimum number of hours of related classroom instruction and on-the-job training.
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Under the bill, a high school senior may enter into an apprentice contract if the school district in which the student is enrolled does all of the following:
1. Certifies that the student is expected to graduate high school no later than the end of the current school year.
2. Certifies that the student's proposed on-the-job training schedule allows adequate time for the student to complete any high school graduation requirements no later than the end of the current school year.
3. Agrees to award the student high school credit for the hours of related instruction and on-the-job training the student completes during the first year of the contract.
At the end of the first year of the contract, the student must have earned his or her high school diploma or its equivalent in order to continue in the apprenticeship program.
Who's behind it
28 lawmakers are its . 27 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (28)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Jarchow · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · Jan 24, 2018
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 Workforce Development, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 15, 2018
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 12, 2018
The new law was published.
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Apr 12, 2018
The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 273.
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Apr 11, 2018
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 20, 2018
The Senate passed it too.
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Mar 15, 2018
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Mar 12, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 21, 2018
The Senate received it.
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Feb 20, 2018
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 20, 2018
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 24, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 24, 2018
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Jan 10, 2018
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 10, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 21, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 13, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.
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Dec 13, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 13, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Quinn, Kulp, E. Brooks, Tranel, Ballweg, Bernier, Felzkowski, Edming, Kitchens, Krug, Macco, Mursau, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Pronschinske, Ripp, Spiros, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Tusler, Zimmerman, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Horlacher, Jarchow and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Marklein, Feyen and Stroebel
- Dec 13, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development
- Dec 21, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 10, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 10, 2018 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 24, 2018 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Jan 24, 2018 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 1:40 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Representative Barca added as a coauthor
- Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 21, 2018 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Mar 12, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 12, 2018 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 15, 2018 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 15, 2018 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 20, 2018 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 20, 2018 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 20, 2018 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 20, 2018 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Mar 20, 2018 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 29, 2018 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-29-2018
- Apr 11, 2018 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-11-2018
- Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-12-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 273
- Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly
Published 4-13-2018
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
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
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
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