Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: paid preparation time for teachers. (FE)
School — Administration Teacher Teacher — Certificate
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires each school board to ensure that a teacher’s daily schedule includes self-directed preparation time of at least 45 minutes or the equivalent of one class period, whichever is greater.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Hong (D) , Hysell (D) , Joers (D) , Kirsch (D) , Mayadev (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Palmeri (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D)
Registered lobbying interests · 1
Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record
Full history
- Mar 13, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bare, McCarville, Sheehan, Clancy, Stroud, Udell, Andraca, Arney, DeSmidt, Emerson, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Kirsch, Mayadev, Miresse, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Stubbs, Tenorio, Vining and Brown; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Roys, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Smith and Wirch
- Mar 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 17, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1