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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 194

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Relating to: requirements for initial licensure as a special education teacher.

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows the Department of Public Instruction to issue an initial license

as a special education teacher to an individual who successfully completes a course

in the teaching of reading and reading comprehension, provided the individual

satisfies all other requirements for licensure by DPI. Specifically, the course must

satisfy all of the following:

1. The course provides rigorous instruction in the teaching of phonemic

awareness, phonics, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and fluency.

2. A student in the course receives feedback and coaching from an individual

who holds either a masters degree in reading or a reading specialist license issued

by DPI.

3. A student in the course demonstrates competence in phonemic awareness,

phonics, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and fluency by providing a portfolio of

work.

Current law requires, as a condition for receiving an initial license to teach in

special education, that an individual passes an examination identical to the

Foundations of Reading test.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kurtz (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Wittke (R)

8 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Kooyenga (R) , L. Myers (D) , Marklein (R) , Quinn (R) , Ramthun (R) , Testin (R) , Tiffany (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 6

Passed 8–6 Jun 18, 2019 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 3

Passed 11–3 Jun 18, 2019 official source full page

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

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Oct 17, 2019 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. Apr 29, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tranel, Rohrkaste, Kuglitsch, Novak, Kurtz, Tittl, Edming, Wittke, Felzkowski, Dittrich, Mursau and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Kooyenga, Testin, Tiffany and Darling

  2. Apr 29, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. May 30, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 30, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor

  5. May 31, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Quinn added as a coauthor

  6. Jun 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tranel

  7. Jun 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-20-2019 by Committee on Rules

  9. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 6

  10. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 3

  11. Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Jun 20, 2019 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Jun 24, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  20. Aug 22, 2019 · Senate

    LRB correction

  21. Sep 4, 2019 · Senate

    Representative L. Myers added as a coauthor

  22. Sep 17, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  23. Oct 17, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  24. Oct 17, 2019 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  25. Oct 17, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Nov 1, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  30. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  31. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Nov 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-13-2019

  34. Nov 14, 2019 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 11-14-2019 by directive of the Speaker

  35. Nov 21, 2019 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-21-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 44

  36. Nov 21, 2019 · Assembly

    Published 11-22-2019