Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 592

Relating to: professional development for science teachers. (FE)

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Introduced, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

In the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school years, this bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to collaborate with nonprofit organizations to develop and implement a program to provide professional development opportunities to individuals who teach science to pupils in kindergarten to 12th grade. Under the bill, if science equipment is the subject of or related to a professional development opportunity provided under the program, DPI may provide the science equipment, at no cost, to the participating science teachers for use in their respective classrooms. The bill also requires DPI to submit a report on the program to the legislature by no later than October 1, 2027. Finally, by no later than 45 days after the bill becomes law, the bill requires DPI to submit a request to the Joint Committee on Finance for the funding that was put in a JCF supplemental appropriation under

2025 Wisconsin Act 15

, the biennial budget act, for professional development for science teachers.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Fiscal Estimate From DPI

Registered lobbying interests · 3

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 7, Noes 4

Passed 7–4 Nov 13, 2025 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 68–30 Nov 19, 2025 official source full page

Aye · 68

Nay · 30

Not voting · 1

Sequanna Taylor (11)

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 9, 2026 official source full page