Senate Bill 696
Acceptance of credit for International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme courses by University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges. (FE)
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
Jan 19, 2018
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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, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges to accept academic credits for completing International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) courses if 1) the student completes the IB course with a score of four or higher and requests that the course be accepted by the UW System school or technical college for credit; and 2) the general subject matter of the IB course is similar to a course offered by the UW System school or technical college. Credits accepted must be applied to satisfy general education requirements at the UW System school or technical college.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 2, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 19, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.
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Jan 19, 2018
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 19, 2018 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Hansen, Carpenter and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Genrich, Anderson, Berceau, Crowley, Macco, Sargent, Sinicki and Pope
- Jan 19, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
- Mar 2, 2018 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2018 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate