Wisconsin Legislature: Teacher

Minority teacher grant program created for school districts to attract minority teachers; minority teacher loan program sunsetted [Sec. 163, 389, 1442, 9320 (1); original bill only] - AB56

Minority teacher loan program eligibility modified [A.Amdt.1: tribal school provision added] - AB51

Minority teacher loan program eligibility modified - SB55

Online dyslexia awareness training for school district employees: DPI to develop or adopt and school boards must require - AB601

Online dyslexia awareness training for school district employees: DPI to develop or adopt and school boards must require - SB552

Teacher Appreciation Week: May 6-10 recognized as - AJR42

Teacher Appreciation Week: May 6-10 recognized as - SJR40

Teacher development, training, and recruitment grants combined and transferred from DWD to DPI [Sec. 224, 225, 230, 1328, 1329, 1340-1342, 1550-1553; original bill only] - AB56

Teacher development, training, and recruitment grants combined and transferred from DWD to DPI [Sec. 224, 225, 230, 1328, 1329, 1340-1342, 1550-1553] - SB59

Teacher loan program expanded to include persons seeking a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and is employed full-time in that area in a school or certain child care centers - SB826

Teacher loan program expanded to include persons seeking a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and is employed full-time in that area in a school or certain child care centers - AB938

Teacher planning time requirements [Sec. 1555] - SB59

Teacher planning time requirements [Sec. 1555; original bill only] - AB56

Advanced structured literacy training for teachers: DPI grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure expanded to include - SB555

Advanced structured literacy training for teachers: DPI grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure expanded to include - AB595

American Indian studies requirement for teacher licensure modified - AB107

Certification or licensure of school and public library personnel: all fees credited back to DPI [Sec. 138; original bill only] - AB56

Certification or licensure of school and public library personnel: all fees credited back to DPI [Sec. 138] - SB59

DPI-issued teachers license required for teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice program or Special Needs Scholarship Program, exception provision - AB728

DPI-issued teachers license required for teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice program or Special Needs Scholarship Program, exception provision - SB660

Eliminate Opportunity Schools and Partnership Programs, teacher licensure based on alternative teacher certification program, limit on school district referenda in a calendar year, and certain Open Enrollment Program transfer amount; annual adjustment to Open Enrollment Program transfer amount formula revised [Sec. 32-36, 151, 164, 400, 755, 761, 769, 770, 776, 823-826, 1410, 1412, 1413, 1480, 1481, 1525-1534, 1536, 1541, 1554, 1556-1560, 1580-1599, 1634-1638, 1640-1645, 1669-1684, 1689, 1719, 1743, 1745, 1769, 1770, 2179] - SB59

Eliminate Opportunity Schools and Partnership Programs, teacher licensure based on alternative teacher certification program, limit on school district referenda in a calendar year, and certain Open Enrollment Program transfer amount; annual adjustment to Open Enrollment Program transfer amount formula revised [Sec. 32-36, 151, 164, 400, 755, 761, 769, 770, 776, 823-826, 1410, 1412, 1413, 1480, 1481, 1525-1534, 1536, 1541, 1554, 1556-1560, 1580-1599, 1634-1638, 1640-1645, 1669-1684, 1689, 1719, 1743, 1745, 1769, 1770, 2179; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, all provisions removed except repeal of Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program, deletes all sections except 761; A.Amdt.1: deletes 761] - AB56

Foundations of Reading test scores re certain initial teaching license: DPI required to publish - AB603

Foundations of Reading test scores re certain initial teaching license: DPI required to publish - SB569

Parental choice programs: changes re teacher licensure, private school accreditation, MPS general school aid, and certain information included on property tax bills [Sec. 1035, 1411, 1494, 1538-1540, 1542-1549, 1605-1610, 1614, 1632, 1633, 1648-1653, 1655, 1666, 1667, 1694, 1699, 1700, 1707, 1721, 9434 (6); original bill only] - AB56

Parental choice programs: changes re teacher licensure, private school accreditation, MPS general school aid, and certain information included on property tax bills [Sec. 1035, 1411, 1494, 1538-1540, 1542-1549, 1605-1610, 1614, 1632, 1633, 1648-1653, 1655, 1666, 1667, 1694, 1699, 1700, 1707, 1721, 9434 (6)] - SB59

Reciprocal teaching license provisions revised - SB184

Reciprocal teaching license provisions revised - AB195

Special education teacher: initial licensure requirement modified - SB183

Special education teacher: initial licensure requirement modified - AB194

Student teacher hourly wage: school boards required to pay and DPI to reimburse - SB849

Student teaching semester: full remission of UW System resident undergraduate tuition - SB360

Student teaching semester: full remission of UW System resident undergraduate tuition - AB391

Teacher preparatory program: Superintendent of Public Instruction may approve, conditions set - AB232

Teacher preparatory program: Superintendent of Public Instruction may approve, conditions set - SB230

Teacher prepatory program approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction: requirements modified - AB594

Teacher prepatory program approved by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction: requirements modified - SB554

Urban school district grant opportunities re early childhood education, summer school, national teacher certification or master educator licensure, community engagement, and principal training [Sec. 157-159, 161, 1443-1450, 1466-1471, 9334 (6), (7); original bill only] - AB56

Urban school district grant opportunities re early childhood education, summer school, national teacher certification or master educator licensure, community engagement, and principal training [Sec. 157-159, 161, 1443-1450, 1466-1471, 9334 (6), (7)] - SB59

Academic credits transferred from military transcripts to UW System schools or TCS schools: the student may object to the transfer - SB205

Academic credits transferred from military transcripts to UW System schools or TCS schools: the student may object to the transfer - AB230

Application fees at UW System schools and technical colleges: exemption for veterans and armed forces members - AB663

Application fees at UW System schools and technical colleges: exemption for veterans and armed forces members - SB588

Apprenticeship expenses grants: TCS Board may award to technical college students, conditions set - AB36

Apprenticeship expenses grants: TCS Board may award to technical college students, conditions set - SB44

Career and Technical Education Month: February 2019 recognized as - AR3

Career and Technical Education Month: February 2020 recognized as - AR19

Dental therapy training program: one time grants to educational institutions [Sec. 9119 (1)] - SB59

Dental therapy training program: one time grants to educational institutions [Sec. 9119 (1); original bill only] - AB56

Early College Credit Program and dual enrollment program in technical colleges replaced with requirement that the UW System and technical college district boards implement programs to provide tuition-free courses to eligible high school students [Sec. 154, 229, 352-354, 360, 363, 375-379, 381, 384, 1325, 1418, 1438, 1439, 1561, 1600, 1601, 1685, 1693; original bill only] - AB56

Early College Credit Program and dual enrollment program in technical colleges replaced with requirement that the UW System and technical college district boards implement programs to provide tuition-free courses to eligible high school students [Sec. 154, 229, 352-354, 360, 363, 375-379, 381, 384, 1325, 1418, 1438, 1439, 1561, 1600, 1601, 1685, 1693] - SB59

Farmer tuition assistance grants for low-income farmers: DATCP appropriation - SB505

Farmer tuition assistance grants for low-income farmers: DATCP appropriation - AB524

Fee remission program for certain veterans enrolled in a UW System school or TCS school: expanded to include noncredit courses - AB218

Human trafficking: commercial driver education courses must include instruction on recognizing and preventing - SB25

Human trafficking: commercial driver education courses must include instruction on recognizing and preventing - AB22

Independent charter school authorizers cannot contract with new charter schools until set date [Sec. 1567, 1568, 1573-1577] - SB59

Independent charter school authorizers cannot contract with new charter schools until set date [Sec. 1567, 1568, 1573-1577; original bill only] - AB56

Late receipt of student’s veterans benefits: UW System school or technical college prohibited from taking adverse action - SB142

Late receipt of student’s veterans benefits: UW System school or technical college prohibited from taking adverse action - AB161

National guard and other service members who withdraw from college when called to active duty: responsibilities of colleges revised and expands protections to students at all private institutions - AB361

National guard and other service members who withdraw from college when called to active duty: responsibilities of colleges revised and expands protections to students at all private institutions - SB334

Nonresident tuition exemption for technical college and UW System students who are citizens of another country, not legal permanent residents of the U.S., and meet specified requirements [Sec. 364, 382, 9342 (2), 9347 (2); original bill only] - AB56

Nonresident tuition exemption for technical college and UW System students who are citizens of another country, not legal permanent residents of the U.S., and meet specified requirements [Sec. 364, 382, 9342 (2), 9347 (2)] - SB59

Northcentral Technical College: DWD grant for workforce training in county jail facilities [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9150 (7i)] - AB56

Student ID cards: contact information for suicide prevention and crisis support hotlines required [S.Amdt.1: private school provision removed, higher education institution limited to UW System and technical colleges] - AB531

Student victims of sexual violence and harassment: UW System and TCS to provide reasonable accommodations - AB1000

Student victims of sexual violence and harassment: UW System and TCS to provide reasonable accommodations - SB882

TCS appropriation for the 2019-21 fiscal biennium - AB388

TCS appropriation for the 2019-21 fiscal biennium - SB358

Tuition and fee remission program for certain veterans and their spouses and children at UW System schools and technical colleges: residency requirement modified - SB597

Tuition and fee remission program for certain veterans and their spouses and children at UW System schools and technical colleges: residency requirement modified - AB689

Tuition remission to students who were in foster care or other out-of-home placements: UW and technical college district boards to grant; DCF and HEAB provisions - AB659

Tuition repayment incentive program created and HEAB to administer re graduates of UW institutions or technical colleges who were charged nonresident tuition and resided and worked in this state after graduation, conditions specified and sunset and report provisions; DWD and DOR duties - AB174

Tuition repayment incentive program created and HEAB to administer re graduates of UW institutions or technical colleges who were charged nonresident tuition and resided and worked in this state after graduation, conditions specified and sunset and report provisions; DWD and DOR duties - SB181

Veteran-related tuition grants for certain students enrolled at private nonprofit institutions that are Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members: HEAB required to offer, conditions set [S.Amdt.1: UW and TCS fee remission provisions added] - SB537

Voter ID card requirements and time period to complete in-person absentee ballots revised [Sec. 6, 13, 2013, 9112 (2)] - SB59

Voter ID card requirements and time period to complete in-person absentee ballots revised [Sec. 6, 13, 2013, 9112 (2); original bill only] - AB56

W-2 educational and training components: time limitations removed [Sec. 620, 626, 627; original bill only] - AB56

W-2 educational and training components: time limitations removed [Sec. 620, 626, 627] - SB59

Wisconsin Grants for UW System and TCS students: 2019-21 fiscal biennium appropriation increased - AB390

Wisconsin Grants for UW System and TCS students: 2019-21 fiscal biennium appropriation increased - SB359

Wisconsin Promise Program: grants for eligible students to Wisconsin public institutions of higher education, conditions specified; HEAB duties - SB885

Wisconsin Promise Program: grants for eligible students to Wisconsin public institutions of higher education, conditions specified; HEAB duties - AB1003

Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority created, student loan counseling provision; DFI, HEAB, and institutions of higher education duties; report required - SB444