Assembly Bill 595
Grants for teachers who receive certain credentials in advanced structured literacy and making an appropriation. (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
Nov 7, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Public Instruction administers a grant program for teachers who are certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or licensed by DPI as a master educator (NBPTS/master educator grant program). Under the NBPTS/master educator grant program, an eligible teacher receives an initial grant, not to exceed $2,000, to reimburse the teacher for the costs the teacher incurred to obtain the certification or licensure. In each of the nine school years following the initial award, DPI awards the teacher a grant in the amount of $2,500 or, if the individual is teaching in a high-poverty school, $5,000 if the teacher maintains the certification or licensure, remains licensed to teach in this state, remains employed as a teacher in this state, and is placed in the effective or highly effective performance category under the applicable educator effectiveness system.
This bill expands the NBPTS/master educator grant program to include a teacher who is certified 1) at the fellow level by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators, 2) by the Center for Effective Reading Instruction as a structured literacy interventionist or a structured literacy specialist, or 3) by the Academic Language Therapy Association as an instructor of certified academic language practitioner, certified academic language therapist, certified academic language practitioner, or qualified instructor of certified academic language therapists and practitioners. Under the bill, a teacher who satisfies one of these requirements is eligible for the same grants as a teacher who is certified by the NBPTS or is licensed as a master educator by DPI.
Who's behind it
8 representatives are its . 7 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 25, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 7, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Nov 7, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kulp, Wittke, Tusler, Mursau, Skowronski, Krug, Bowen and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Bernier and Carpenter
- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Nov 25, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
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