Assembly Bill 601
Requiring an online dyslexia awareness training for school district employees. (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 15, 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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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Public Instruction, in consultation with the International Dyslexia Association–Wisconsin Branch, Inc., to develop or adopt an online dyslexia awareness training. The training must cover the indicators of dyslexia and evidence-based interventions and adaptations for dyslexia.
Additionally, if DPI develops the online dyslexia awareness training, the bill requires DPI to design the training so that it can be completed in no more than two hours.
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Under the bill, in the 2020-21 school year, each school board must require each teacher, supervisor, administrator, professional staff member, and paraprofessional staff member in the school district to complete the online dyslexia awareness training. Beginning in the 2021-22 school year, the bill requires each school board to require each newly hired teacher, supervisor, administrator, professional staff member, and paraprofessional staff member to complete the online dyslexia training within six months of becoming an employee of the school district.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . All 11 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (11)
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, 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 15, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Nov 15, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 15, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kulp, Quinn, Wittke, Tusler, Mursau, Skowronski, Wichgers, Krug, Kerkman, Murphy and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senator Tiffany
- Nov 15, 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