Senate Bill 554
Requirements for teacher preparatory programs in this state, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (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 8, 2019
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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, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families. 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
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, an individual must complete a teacher preparatory program approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to qualify for a license to teach under the traditional licensure pathway. A teacher preparatory program is a sequence of courses included in a bachelor's degree program or post baccalaureate degree program designed to prepare individuals for licensure. Current law requires the SSPI to establish standards, requirements, and procedures related to approving teacher preparatory programs.
Under the bill, in order to be approved by the SSPI, a teacher preparatory program must provide at least six credits of instruction in literacy theory, skills, and processes (literacy instruction) to individuals in the program who intend to apply for a license to teach kindergarten to fifth grade, a license to teach special education, a reading teacher license, or a reading specialist license. Under the bill, the literacy instruction must align with the Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading from the International Dyslexia Association. The bill also requires each teacher preparatory program to submit syllabi, names of textbooks, and other instructional material that will be used in the literacy instruction to the Department of Public Instruction prior to offering the required literacy instruction. Finally, under the bill, the SSPI must post on DPI's Internet site the information received from a teacher preparatory program related to the literacy instruction before the teacher preparatory program offers the literacy instruction.
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Under current law, DPI must consult with the governor's office, the chairpersons and ranking members of the education committees in the assembly and senate, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities when performing specific duties related to evaluating teacher preparatory programs. Under the bill, DPI must also consult with the chairpersons and ranking members of the higher education committees in the assembly and senate.
Who's behind it
Kathleen Bernier, a Republican, is its .
9 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
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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Dec 3, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 8, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families.
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Nov 8, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 8, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Kulp, Wittke, Tusler, Dittrich, Skowronski, Wichgers, Krug, Kerkman and Murphy
- Nov 8, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families
- Dec 3, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · 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