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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 183

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

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

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: Darling (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Marklein (R) , Testin (R) , Tiffany (R)

14 cosponsors

Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kurtz (R) , L. Myers (D) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Ramthun and Quinn , Rohrkaste (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Wittke (R)

Full history

  1. Apr 24, 2019 · Senate

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

  2. Apr 24, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. May 30, 2019 · Senate

    Representatives Ramthun and Quinn added as cosponsors

  4. Jul 29, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein

  5. Aug 22, 2019 · Senate

    LRB correction

  6. Sep 4, 2019 · Senate

    Representative L. Myers added as a cosponsor

  7. Sep 17, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1