LRB-4775/1
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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
February 17, 2016 - Introduced by Senator Gudex, cosponsored by Representative
Schraa. Referred to Committee on Education.
SB757,1,4
1An Act to amend 118.60 (2) (a) 6. a. and 119.23 (2) (a) 6. a.; and
to create 118.60
2(2) (a) 6. e. and 119.23 (2) (a) 6. d. of the statutes;
relating to: licensure for
3substitute teachers at private schools participating in a parental choice
4program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill exempts certain substitute teachers from the requirement to have a
bachelor's degree or higher educational credential, or a teaching license issued by the
Department of Public Instruction, as a prerequisite to teaching at a private school
participating in a parental choice program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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118.60
(2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c.
and, d.
, and e., all of the
8private school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a
1bachelor's degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's
2degree, including a masters or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
3institution of higher education.
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4Section
2. 118.60 (2) (a) 6. e. of the statutes is created to read:
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118.60
(2) (a) 6. e. The requirement under subd. 6. a. does not apply to an
6individual employed as a substitute teacher at a private school in the 2015-16 school
7year or in any school year thereafter if the individual has been employed as a
8substitute teacher at the same private school for at least 5 consecutive school years
9preceding the 2015-16 school year and the private school first participated in the
10program under this section after July 1, 2015.
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119.23
(2) (a) 6. a. Except as provided in subd. 6. c.
and d., all of the private
14school's teachers have a teaching license issued by the department or a bachelor's
15degree or a degree or educational credential higher than a bachelor's degree,
16including a masters or doctorate, from a nationally or regionally accredited
17institution of higher education.
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18Section
4. 119.23 (2) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is created to read:
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119.23
(2) (a) 6. d. The requirement under subd. 6. a. does not apply to an
20individual employed as a substitute teacher at a private school in the 2015-16 school
21year or in any school year thereafter if the individual has been employed as a
22substitute teacher at the same private school for at least 5 consecutive school years
23preceding the 2015-16 school year and the private school first participated in the
24program under this section after July 1, 2015.
