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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 299

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Relating to: an initial teaching license based on completion of a Montessori teacher education program.

Public instruction, department of Teacher — Certificate

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill expands the teacher education programs that satisfy a requirement for

obtaining an initial teaching license under the alternative teacher licensure path

described below to include teacher education programs approved by the Association

Montessori Internationale.

Under current law, the Department of Public Instruction must issue an initial

license to teach to an individual who satisfies the following requirements:

1. The individual has a bachelor's degree.

2. The individual successfully completed a teacher education program

accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education.

3. The individual successfully completed a three-credit introductory course in

special education.

4. The individual received a passing score on any standardized examination

DPI requires to obtain an equivalent license under the traditional licensing path and

the Foundations of Reading test.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Olsen (R)

11 cosponsors

Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Ripp (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Aug 31, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jun 15, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Olsen, L. Taylor, Darling and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Bowen, Brostoff, Horlacher, Kooyenga, Kremer, Murphy, Ripp, Spreitzer, Tittl and Tusler

  2. Jun 15, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Aug 17, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Aug 31, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Aug 31, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  6. Aug 31, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules

  16. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  17. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Nov 9, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  24. Nov 28, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-28-2017

  25. Dec 4, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-30-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 106

  26. Dec 4, 2017 · Senate

    Published 12-1-2017