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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 1092

Requirements for an initial license to teach grades kindergarten to five

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 16, 2024

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “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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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, an applicant for certain initial teaching licenses, as a condition for receiving the license, must pass an examination identical to the Foundations of Reading test, commonly called the FORT, in addition to all other requirements for licensure by the Department of Public Instruction. The FORT requirement applies to the following licenses:

1. An initial teaching license that authorizes the holder to teach in grades kindergarten to five.

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2. An initial teaching license that authorizes the holder to teach in special education.

3. An initial license as a reading teacher.

4. An initial license as a reading specialist.

Current law also provides an exception to the FORT requirement for an applicant for a special education initial teaching license, under which the applicant may demonstrate to DPI that the applicant completed a course of study in the teaching of reading and reading comprehension, rather than passing the FORT. This bill extends the exception to applicants for an initial license to teach grades kindergarten to five. Under current law and the bill, a teacher who passes the FORT exam must notify DPI and DPI must add a notation to the teacher's license indicating that the teacher passed the FORT.

Who's behind it

5 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 5 are Democrats.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

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Authors (5)

Signed on in support (1)

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 16, 2024

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.

  3. Feb 16, 2024

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Feb 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Myers, Conley, Ratcliff, Stubbs and Drake; cosponsored by Senator Larson

  2. Feb 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor