SB70-SSA2-SA3,53,620 115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of
21applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the
22state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private
23schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such
24certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private,

1or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the
2state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the
3applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the
4applicant's teaching therein. Private Except as provided in ss. 115.7915 (2) (i), 118.60
5(2) (a) 6m., and 119.23 (2) (a) 6m., private
schools are not obligated to employ only
6licensed or certified teachers.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,137 7Section 137. 115.7915 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,53,108 115.7915 (2) (i) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., beginning on July 1, 2026, all
9of the eligible school's teachers have a teaching license or permit issued by the
10department.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,53,1911 2. a. A teacher employed by the eligible school on July 1, 2026, who has been
12teaching for at least the 5 consecutive years immediately preceding July 1, 2026, and
13who does not satisfy the requirements under subd. 1. on July 1, 2026, may apply to
14the department on a form prepared by the department for a temporary,
15nonrenewable waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. The department shall
16promulgate rules to implement this subd. 2. a., including the form of the application
17and the process by which the waiver application will be reviewed. The application
18form shall require the applicant to submit a plan for satisfying the requirements
19under subd. 1. No waiver granted under this subd. 2. a. is valid after July 1, 2031.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,53,2220 b. A teacher employed by the eligible school who teaches only courses in
21rabbinical studies is not required to hold a license or permit to teach issued by the
22department.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,138 23Section 138. 118.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,54,424 118.19 (1) Except as provided in subs. (1b) and (1c) and s. 118.40 (8) (b) 1. and
252., any person seeking to teach in a public school, including a charter school, or in a

1school or institution operated by a county or the state, in a private school
2participating in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private
3school participating in the program under s. 115.7915
shall first procure a license or
4permit from the department.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,139 5Section 139. 118.19 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,54,116 118.19 (1b) An individual may teach an online course in a subject and level in
7a public school, including a charter school, in a private school participating in a
8parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or in a private school
9participating in the program under s. 115.7915
without a license or permit from the
10department if the individual holds a valid license or permit to teach the subject and
11level in the state from which the online course is provided.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,140 12Section 140. 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,54,1913 118.19 (1c) (b) (intro.) A faculty member of an institution of higher education
14may teach in a public high school, including a charter school that operates only high
15school grades, in a private school participating in a parental choice program under
16s. 118.60 or 119.23 that operates only high school grades, or in a private school
17participating in the program under s. 115.7915 that operates only high school grades

18without a license or permit from the department if the faculty member satisfies all
19of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,141 20Section 141. 118.19 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,55,1921 118.19 (3) (a) No license to teach in any public school may be issued unless the
22applicant possesses a bachelor's degree including such professional training as the
23department by rule requires, except as permitted under par. (b) and ss. 115.28 (17)
24(a), 118.191, 118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, and 118.197. Notwithstanding s.
2536.11 (16), no teacher preparatory program in this state may be approved by the state

1superintendent under s. 115.28 (7) (a), unless each student in the program is
2required to complete student teaching consisting of full days for a full semester
3following the daily schedule and semester calendar of the cooperating school or the
4equivalent, as determined by the state superintendent. No license to teach in any
5public school may be granted to an applicant who completed a professional training
6program outside this state unless the applicant completed student teaching
7consisting of full days for a full semester following the daily schedule and semester
8calendar of the cooperating school or the equivalent, as determined by the state
9superintendent. The state superintendent may grant exceptions to the student
10teaching requirements under this paragraph when the midyear calendars of the
11institution offering the teacher preparatory program and the cooperating school
12differ from each other and would prevent students from attending classes at the
13institution in accordance with the institution's calendar. The state superintendent
14shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection. If for the purpose of granting
15a license to teach or for approving a teacher preparatory program the state
16superintendent requires that an institution of higher education be accredited, the
17state superintendent shall accept accreditation by a regional or national
18institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of education or
19by a programmatic accrediting organization.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,142 20Section 142. 118.19 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,56,521 118.19 (3) (b) The state superintendent shall permanently certify any
22applicant to teach Wisconsin native American languages and culture who has
23successfully completed the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee school of education
24approved Wisconsin native American languages and culture project certification
25program at any time between January 1, 1974, and December 31, 1977. School

1districts shall
A school district, the governing body of a private school participating
2in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or the governing body of a
3private school participating in the program under s. 115.7915 may
not assign
4individuals certified under this paragraph to teach courses other than Wisconsin
5native American languages and culture, unless they qualify under par. (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,143 6Section 143. 118.19 (10) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,56,107 118.19 (10) (b) 1. Conduct a background investigation of each applicant for
8issuance or renewal of a license or permit, including a license or permit issued to a
9pupil services professional, and for a faculty member seeking to teach in a public high
10school without a license or permit.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,144 11Section 144. 118.191 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,56,2012 118.191 (2) (a) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
13an initial teaching license to teach a technical education subject to an individual who
14is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points on
15the point system under sub. (5), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 1. and
16at least 25 points are from sub. (5) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete during the term
17of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the school district, by
18the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program
19under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
20in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will teach.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,145 21Section 145. 118.191 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,57,622 118.191 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (7) to (9), the department shall grant
23an initial teaching license to teach a vocational education subject to an individual
24who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10), who scores at least 100 points
25on the point system under sub. (5m), of which at least 25 points are from sub. (5m)

1(a) 1. and at least 25 points are from sub. (5m) (a) 2., and who agrees to complete
2during the term of the license a curriculum determined by the school board of the
3school district, by the governing body of the private school participating in a parental
4choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private
5school participating in the program under s. 115.7915
in which the individual will
6teach.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,146 7Section 146. 118.191 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,57,118 118.191 (2m) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) authorizes an
9individual to teach only in the school district controlled by the school board, or in the
10private school controlled by the governing body,
that determined the curriculum the
11individual agreed to complete in order to qualify for the initial teaching license.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,147 12Section 147. 118.191 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,57,1613 118.191 (3) An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is valid for 3 years.
14An initial teaching license issued under sub. (2) is void if the license holder ceases
15to be employed as a teacher in the school district or private school in which the license
16holder is authorized to teach under sub. (2m).
SB70-SSA2-SA3,148 17Section 148. 118.191 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,58,318 118.191 (4) Upon the expiration of the 3-year term of an initial teaching license
19issued under sub. (2), the department shall issue to the license holder a professional
20teaching license to teach the technical education subject or vocational education
21subject if the individual successfully completed the curriculum that the individual
22agreed to under sub. (2), as determined by the school board of the school district, by
23the governing body of the private school participating in a parental choice program
24under s. 118.60 or 119.23, or by the governing body of the private school participating
25in the program under s. 115.7915
that established the curriculum. The department

1shall indicate on a professional teaching license issued under this subsection that the
2license was obtained under the experience-based licensure program under this
3section.
SB70-SSA2-SA3,149 4Section 149. 118.192 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA3,58,85 118.192 (4) A school board or private school participating in a parental choice
6program under s. 118.60 or 119.23
that employs a person who holds a professional
7teaching permit shall ensure that no regularly licensed teacher is removed from his
8or her position as a result of the employment of persons holding permits.