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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Senate Bill 510

Additional positions in the Department of Public Instruction related to licensing school and public library personnel and making an appropriation. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 16, 2023

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly 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 Senate 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, school districts must ensure that every teacher, supervisor, administrator, and professional staff member holds a certificate, license, or permit to teach issued by the Department of Public Instruction before beginning such a position. Additionally, under current law, independent charter schools must ensure that all instructional staff hold a license or permit to teach issued by DPI. While a license issued by DPI is not required to teach in a private school, DPI also issues licenses to teach to teachers in private schools. Under current law, DPI is also responsible for licensing related to public library personnel.

This bill increases the number of positions for DPI by 10.0 positions in fiscal year 2023-24 and provides $1,000,000 for those positions in fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25. The new positions are for licensing school and public library personnel.

Who's behind it

8 senators are its ⁠. All 8 are Democrats.

20 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (8)

Signed on in support (20)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 13, 2024 to Feb 21, 2024

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  3. Nov 15, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Oct 27, 2023

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. Oct 16, 2023

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.

  6. Oct 16, 2023

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 16, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Smith, Agard, Roys, Hesselbein, Spreitzer and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Shelton, C. Anderson, Shankland, J. Anderson, Baldeh, Cabrera, Clancy, Conley, Haywood, Hong, Joers, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Sinicki, Snodgrass and Stubbs

  2. Oct 16, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Oct 27, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  4. Nov 15, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  6. Feb 21, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  7. Apr 15, 2024 · 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.

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Public hearing

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

More in the glossary

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

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate