LRB-5765/1
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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
February 5, 2024 - Introduced by Representative Schraa, cosponsored by Senator
Stroebel. Referred to Committee on Education.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
2023 Wisconsin Act 20 requires teachers who teach grades kindergarten to 3,
reading specialists, school principals, and certain University of Wisconsin System
faculty and academic staff members to receive specific training in science-based
reading instruction by July 1, 2025. Act 20 requires that the training be both 1) the
Lexia Learning Systems, LLC, Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and
Spelling or another program endorsed by the Center for Effective Reading
Instruction and 2) offered by the Leadership in Literacy Institute or a provider that
meets specific criteria.
This bill expands who may offer the required training. Under the bill, the
training may be offered by LLI, a provider that meets the specific criteria, or a
cooperative educational service agency that has at least two years of experience
providing training related to science-based early reading instruction to school
principals, administrators, and literacy teams.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB1069,2,43[
2023 Wisconsin Act 20] Section 27 (2) (a) 2m. am.
Offered by the The
4Leadership in Literacy Institute
or a .
AB1069,2,5
5bm. A provider that meets all of the following requirements:
AB1069,2,1110[
2023 Wisconsin Act 20] Section 27 (2) (a) 2m. (intro.) Offered by one of the
11following:
AB1069,2,1613[
2023 Wisconsin Act 20] Section 27 (2) (a) 2m. cm. A cooperative educational
14service agency that has at least 2 years of experience conducting literacy trainings
15on science-based early reading instruction, as defined in s. 118.015 (1c) (b), for school
16principals, administrators, and literacy teams.
