Skip to content

Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 742

Became law Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: an alternative teacher certification program for an initial license to teach.

Organization miscellaneous Public instruction department of Teacher — Certificate

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 Department of Public Instruction must grant an initial

license to teach to an individual who meets certain eligibility requirements,

possesses a bachelor's degree, and has completed an alternative teacher certification

program that is operated by a nonstock, nonprofit organization and satisfies certain

criteria. This bill removes the requirement that an alternative teacher certification

program be operated by a nonstock, nonprofit organization for purposes of an initial

license to teach.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Knodl (R)

9 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Snyder (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2

Passed 5–2 Feb 5, 2024 official source full page

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

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 23–9 Feb 13, 2024 official source full page

Full history

  1. Dec 8, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Knodl; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Allen, Armstrong, Bodden, Brandtjen, Goeben, Murphy, O'Connor and Dittrich

  2. Dec 8, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Jan 23, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 5, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 5, 2024 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  6. Feb 5, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Feb 9, 2024 · Senate

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

  8. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 23, Noes 9

  9. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 13, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  14. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:28 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28

  16. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  20. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Feb 22, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  22. Feb 27, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  23. Mar 18, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  24. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-22-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 197

  25. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-23-2024