Senate Bill 999
The voluntary surrender of a license issued by the Department of Public Instruction during an investigation of immoral conduct, prohibited agreements related to information related to an investigation of immoral conduct, and records related to an investigation of immoral conduct
Topics: Public Instruction, Department of, Public record, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Teacher: Certificate
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 12, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Education. The committee's chair at the time was John Jagler. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 1003. That version died when the session ended.
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under this bill, if the Department of Public Instruction investigates an individual who holds a license issued by DPI 1) for immoral conduct or 2) because DPI receives a report that the licensee has been dismissed or their employment contract has not been renewed based in whole or in part on evidence that the licensee engaged in immoral conduct, DPI is prohibited from ending the investigation without a determination about whether to proceed with revocation or terminating a subsequent revocation hearing unless the licensee permanently surrenders the license and waives the licensee’s appeal rights related to the investigation and revocation hearing. Additionally, if a licensee surrenders a license under these circumstances, DPI must post on its website the name of the licensee, that the license is surrendered permanently, and that the surrender occurred during an investigation related to immoral conduct. With regard to a license, the bill defines “surrender” as voluntarily relinquishing a license for an amount of time.
Under current law, during an investigation of a licensee, DPI must keep all information related to the investigation confidential, except DPI must post on its website the name of the individual who is being investigated. Upon completion of the investigation, DPI’s records related to the investigation are subject to open records laws. Under the bill, if the result of a completed investigation of a licensee for immoral conduct is revocation or permanent surrender, DPI must provide records related to the investigation by no later than 14 days after receiving an open records request for the records. Additionally, the bill expressly states that the open records exception for certain information in an individual’s personnel file does not apply to a request made to DPI for these records.
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Lastly, the bill prohibits the state superintendent of public instruction from entering into any agreement that 1) has the effect of suppressing or destroying information related to an investigation of immoral conduct by a licensee or 2) requires the state superintendent or DPI to expunge or keep confidential information about substantiated allegations or findings of immoral conduct by a licensee.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 12, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Feb 12, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators James, Jacque and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Tusler, Wichgers, Goeben and Knodl
- Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
LRB correction
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor