Senate Bill 828
Administration of the online early learning pilot program in the 2022-23 school year
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 31, 2022. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 6, 2022
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 21 to 12
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 22, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 215
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 31, 2022: “Published 4-1-2022”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
2019 Wisconsin Act 170 requires the Department of Public Instruction to award a three-year contract to a service provider to administer an online early learning pilot program to low-income children who reside in certain school districts. Act 170 provides that the service provider must administer the program during the 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23 school years and specifies that the service provider must administer the program in the following school districts:
1. A first class city school district (currently, only Milwaukee Public Schools).
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2. The two urban school districts that have the largest reading achievement gaps.
3. Three rural school districts selected by DPI that have reading achievement gaps.
This bill provides that, in the 2022-23 school year, the service provider may, after giving first preference to low-income children who reside in the school districts specified in Act 170, extend administration of the program to low-income children who reside in school districts other than those specified in Act 170. The bill provides that, if the contract DPI awarded to the service provider contains provisions inconsistent with the bill, then the service provider may extend administration of the program only if DPI consents.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 3 · Jan 21, 2022
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 21 to 12 · Jan 25, 2022
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (21)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (12)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 31, 2022
The new law was published.
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Mar 31, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 215.
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Mar 30, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 22, 2022
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 17, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 25, 2022
The Assembly received it.
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Jan 25, 2022
The Senate passed it, 21 to 12.
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Jan 21, 2022
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 3.
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Jan 18, 2022
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 6, 2022
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Jan 6, 2022
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 6, 2022 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Darling and Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Wittke and L. Myers
- Jan 6, 2022 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 18, 2022 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 21, Noes 12
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 17, 2022 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 25, 2022 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 30, 2022 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-30-2022
- Mar 31, 2022 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-31-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 215
- Mar 31, 2022 · Senate
Published 4-1-2022
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote