March 31, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Penterman, Schutt, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O’Connor, Schmidt and Tittl, cosponsored by Senators Nass, Testin, Marklein, Stroebel and Tomczyk. Referred to Committee on Education.
AB138,,22An Act to create 115.28 (66) of the statutes; relating to: issuing a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation or a general educational development certificate. AB138,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, the state superintendent of public instruction issues high school equivalency diplomas and general education development certificates to eligible individuals. Current law allows the state superintendent to charge a fee for an HSED or a GED. This bill requires that, upon determining an applicant is eligible and has paid any required fee, the state superintendent immediately issue an HSED or GED to the applicant by posting the HSED or GED, in a manner that maintains confidentiality, to the Department of Public Instruction’s website.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
AB138,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB138,15Section 1. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read: AB138,,66115.28 (66) High school graduation equivalency. Upon granting a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation or a general educational development certificate under s. 115.29 (4) (a) to an individual and receipt of any applicable fee under s. 115.29 (4) (b), immediately provide the declaration of equivalency of high school graduation or general educational development certificate to the individual by posting the declaration or certificate on the department’s website, in a manner that maintains the confidentiality of the record. AB138,27Section 2. Initial applicability. AB138,,88(1) This act first applies to applications for declarations of equivalency of high school graduation or general educational development certificates received on the effective date of this subsection. AB138,,1010(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after publication.
