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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 251

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Relating to: a tier I license issued by the Department of Public Instruction and modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction.

Administrative rules — Revisions Advertising — State Marriage and family therapist Mental health Public instruction department of School — Health program

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the state superintendent of public instruction must

promulgate rules to license all teachers and individuals employed to provide publicly

funded special education and related services in public schools. Additionally, under

current law, school boards must ensure that teachers, supervisors, administrators

and professional staff members hold a license or permit issued by the Department

of Public Instruction. Similarly, under current law, charter school authorizers must

ensure that all charter school instructional staff hold a license or permit issued by

DPI.

Under current DPI administrative rules, an individual is eligible for a tier I

license as a clinically trained social worker issued by DPI if the individual holds 1)

a master's degree in social work and 2) a valid social work certificate or license issued

by the social worker section of the marriage and family therapy, professional

counseling, and social work examining board. This bill creates a similar tier I license

issued by DPI for clinically trained marriage and family therapists. Under the bill,

an individual is eligible for such a tier I license if the individual holds 1) a master's

degree in marriage and family therapy and 2) a valid marriage and family therapy

certificate, training license, or clinical license issued by the marriage and family

therapy section of the marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and

social work examining board. A tier I license is valid for one year but may be

renewed. Under the bill, a clinically trained marriage and family therapist license

may be renewed as long as the individual continues to meet the eligibility

requirements for the license.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Donovan (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Hurd (R) , Kitchens (R) , Macco (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Plumer (R) , Rettinger (R) , Schraa (R) , Steffen (R) , Tusler (R)

8 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Cowles (R) , Gustafson and O'Connor , James (R) , Quinn (R) , Testin (R) , Tomczyk (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 11, Noes 1

Passed 11–1 Nov 9, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 11, Noes 1

Passed 11–1 Nov 9, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Dec 14, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 9, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Armstrong, Behnke, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Kitchens, Macco, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Plumer, Rettinger, Schraa and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Quinn, Testin and Tomczyk

  2. May 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  3. Jun 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen

  4. Nov 1, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen

  6. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 11, Noes 1

  8. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 11, Noes 1

  9. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 by Committee on Rules

  11. Nov 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Representatives Gustafson and O'Connor added as coauthors

  12. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers

  14. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  15. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Nov 15, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Nov 21, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  22. Dec 13, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  23. Dec 14, 2023 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  24. Dec 14, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Feb 9, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  26. Feb 9, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  30. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  31. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Feb 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-16-2024

  34. Mar 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  35. Mar 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-22-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 196

  36. Mar 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Published 3-23-2024