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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 420

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: teacher preparatory programs.

State superintendent of public instruction Teacher — Certificate

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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 may approve a teacher preparatory program only if students in the program are required to complete student teaching that consists of full days for a full semester at a cooperating elementary or secondary school. This bill authorizes the state superintendent to also approve a teacher preparatory program if the program requires students to complete student teaching that consists of full days for a full summer session at a cooperating elementary or secondary school.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Behnke (R) , Duchow (R) , Goeben (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R)

2 cosponsors

Marklein (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 7

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 2

Passed 10–2 Nov 12, 2025 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. Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Duchow, Behnke, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Marklein and Keyeski

  2. Sep 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Sep 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Keyeski withdrawn as a cosponsor

  4. Oct 2, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 2

  7. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Nov 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  9. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  10. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1