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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 588

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

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

Legislature — Finance joint committee on Organization miscellaneous Public instruction department of Teacher Teacher — Certificate

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

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

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jagler (R)

5 cosponsors

Franklin (R) , Knodl (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 9, 2026 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. Oct 24, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Jagler; cosponsored by Representatives Franklin, Knodl, Novak, O'Connor and Penterman

  2. Oct 24, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Nov 11, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jagler

  5. Jan 6, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1